Kanawha County

County Commission meets

Regularly Thursdays (occasionally Monday), typically 4:00 PM — schedule posted per-cycle, not a single fixed weekday.

Meeting location

Henry C. Hoppy Shores Kanawha County Commission Courtroom, 409 Virginia Street East, Charleston, WV.

County Clerk

Vera McCormick · (304) 357-0130 · 415 Quarrier Street, Charleston, WV 25301 · veramccormick@kanawha.us

Agendas posted at

https://kanawha.us/about-us/commission-meetings/

County Commission

Ben Salango (President), Austin Gessel (sworn in Sept 2, 2026, succeeding Lance Wheeler who resigned end of June 2026), Natalie E. Tennant — PO Box 3627, Charleston, WV 25336 (office at 409 Virginia St. E) — (304) 357-0101 — info@kanawha.us.

Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

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Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.