Cliff Keers was elected chair of the Loudoun County Planning Commission at the commission’s Jan. 9, 2025, work session, and Commissioner Miller was chosen vice chair in a vote the commission recorded as 6 to 3.

The appointments came at the start of the meeting after nominations and a roll-call voting process. “First, thanks to fellow commissioners for your, support for nominating me as chair. And I will, do my best to earn your respect, in this position,” Keers said after the vote.

Commissioners then reviewed the commission’s 2025 meeting calendar. Staff said the standard rhythm will remain — a second-Thursday work session and a fourth-Tuesday public hearing — with several exceptions: the February public hearing is tentatively set for Monday, Feb. 24 (rather than Tuesday, Feb. 25); March’s work session is planned for Friday, March 14 (instead of Thursday, March 13) with a proposed 5 p.m. start to reduce the impact of an earlier 4 p.m. start; the May public hearing is set for Tuesday, May 27 (adjacent to Memorial Day) with a possible shift to Thursday, May 29 if necessary; the July public hearing will move from July 22 to July 29; the November public hearing will move from Nov. 25 (week of Thanksgiving) to Thursday, Nov. 20; and the December public hearing is tentatively moved from Dec. 23 to Dec. 18, with the work session remaining on Dec. 11 for now. Staff said the calendar will be formally adopted at a future meeting after commissioners double-check individual conflicts.

The commission approved minutes from prior meetings. The Nov. 14 minutes passed 9–0. The commission also approved the Dec. 5 work-session minutes; the transcript does not record a numeric tally for that vote. After discussion about the level of detail in minutes, commissioners asked staff to add the adjourned time to approved minutes; county staff agreed to add the end time.

Commissioners asked staff to circulate the finalized calendar by email and to return the schedule for formal adoption at a subsequent meeting. Staff also requested a short break to swap nameplates following the officer elections; the chair noted staff asked for “90 seconds” to change places.

What’s next: staff will circulate the draft 2025 schedule, bring a formal adoption item to a future meeting, and add the adjourned time to the recently approved minutes per the commission’s request.