Work sessions are held on the first and third Tuesday in the conference room of the council chambers. Currently serving on the Building Board of Appeals are Barry Dunn, Ronald B. Gosnell, Paul LeReche, Gordon Simms and Keith Sinclair. Viki L. Wellershaus is town clerk, with offices in Town Hall on Elden Street. In Virginia, counties and towns are not entirely separate. In Herndon, for example, the county provides fire protection, libraries and schools.
Town government covers police protection, zoning and most public works.
The two governments cooperate on recreation and transportation. Herndon has abolished its personal property tax, but town residents still must pay county taxes on cars and other personal property. Dranesville District includes the Town of Herndon, Great Falls and McLean. Robert B. Dix Jr. represents the Hunter Mill District, which includes Fox Mill, Franklin Farm, subdivisions south of Herndon and those off Dranesville Road, the Stuart Road subdivisions, North Reston, Reston and Vienna. Chairman of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is Katherine Hanley.