County of Northampton

Board of Supervisors

The Northampton County Board of Supervisors is made up of five elected officials who serve for a four-year term. The Board of Supervisors has both administrative and legislative responsibilities. The powers and duties of the board include: preparing the county budget and appropriating funds; levying county taxes; appointing members of various boards and committees; pre-auditing claims against the county and issuing warrants for their settlement; constructing and maintaining county buildings; adopting the county’s comprehensive land use plan and approving and enforcing related ordinances; adopting and enforcing ordinances for police, sanitation, health, and other regulations permitted by state laws.

Board Member Manual

5 Year Strategic Plan Report

Legislative Agenda

Meeting agendas and minutes can be found at Diligent Community Website website. 

THE NORTHAMPTON COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL BE MEETING AT THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING (16404 COURTHOUSE RD) IN EASTVILLE, VIRGINIA ON THE 2ND TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AND THE 4TH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH IN THE BOARD ROOM ON THE SECOND FLOOR, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. PLEASE CALL 757-678-0440 EXT. 516 TO CONFIRM MEETING DATES.

* Date subject to change.

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Northampton County Board of Supervisors

D. Jon Dempster
District 1 

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• Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission
• Eastern Shore Tourism Commission
• Eastern Shore Regional Jail Board
• Regional Navigable Waterways Committee
• Quarterly School Walk-Through Committee
  
  

Ernest Smith, Jr.
District 2

 

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• Eastern Shore of Virginia Housing Alliance
• Northampton Fire & Rescue Commission
• Eastern Shore 911 Commission
• Accomack-Northampton Transportation District Commission
• Social Services Board
  
  
  
  

Oliver H. Bennett
District 3 

Vice Chairman

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Biographical Info 

• Eastern Shore Preparedness Coalition
• Eastern Shore Area Agency on Aging/Community Action Agency
• Accomack-Northampton Transportation District Commission
• School Enhancement Committee
  

L. Dixon Leatherbury
District 4 

Chairman

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• Eastern Shore Groundwater Committee
• Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission
• Accomack-Northampton Transportation District Commission
• Regional Navigable Waterways Committee
• Eastern Shore Regional Jail Board
• Quarterly School Walk-Through Committee
  
  

Betsy Mapp
District 5 

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Biographical Information 

• Accomack-Northampton Community Criminal Justice Board
• Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission
• Eastern Shore Regional Jail Board
• Agricultural-Forestal District Advisory Committee