At its assembly of Tuesday, March twenty first, the Warren County Board of Supervisors took motion on a lot of budget-related departmental funding requests, in addition to on annual contract renewals or modifications to current contracts, and on a request from the Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace to approve submission of a non-matching State grant software in assist of a lot of its legislation enforcement features. The board additionally took time to acknowledge and pose for a photograph with its Emergency Administration Group in recognition of Emergency Administration Professionals Week, March nineteenth to twenty fifth. Approval of an official Proclamation in assist of the native assist of the statewide recognition of the very important work of Emergency Administration staffs was faraway from the Consent Agenda for particular person approval, permitting County Emergency Administration employees current to be acknowledged.
Supervisors and County Emergency Administration employees members take part acknowledgement of a statewide recognition of the very important work of Emergency Administration groups across the Commonwealth. ‘All disasters are native’ is considered one of three core principals of Emergency Administration included in supporting documentation. The Virginia Emergency Administration Affiliation (VEMA) and the Virginia Division of Emergency Administration (VDEM) spearheaded the state recognition of the efforts of native emergency providers personnel.
Huge funds gadgets authorized by the supervisors included for a stable waste Switch Station Wheel Loader to the tune of $346,894.80, coupled with an annual preventative upkeep contract payment of $32,740.27. Workers, together with Finance Director Alisa Scott, Public Works Director Mike Berry, and County Administrator Ed Daley described the historical past of the tools and its key position in shifting stable waste out of the county for disposal — “If we have now any incident or accident (with the tools), trash within the county stops” the general public works director noticed. Noting previous points with the tools, taking place for so long as a month-and-a-half with out having the ability to exchange components, Berry famous {that a} prolonged upkeep contract was truly saving the County cash.
The employees abstract of the request famous {that a} switch of $379,635.07 from the Refuse Hauling line merchandise 4-1-42040-3204 to the Asset Substitute fund would cowl the entire price of the 2023 John Deere 624 P 4WD wheel loader to the switch station, together with the upkeep contract. The agenda packet additionally identified the wheel loader value mirrored “a 40% low cost off the automobile’s listing value.” Berry advised the supervisors that the typical lifespan of this tools is 7,500 hours, and that the County’s piece being changed was at 10,000 service hours. With all of the numbers and statistics described, maybe unsurprisingly the board, on a movement by Vice-Chairman Cheryl Cullers, seconded by Walt Mabe, unanimously authorized the switch, buy, and prolonged upkeep contract.
Public Works Director Mike Berry, flanked by Assistant County Lawyer Caitlin Jordan, defined the need of a serious expenditure on an important piece of stable waste disposal tools. Beneath, Sheriff Mark Butler defined the potential profit – as much as $216,000 – of making use of for a Virginia Division of Legal Justice Providers non-matching state grant in assist of legislation enforcement.
After listening to Sheriff Mark Butler clarify the dynamics of the Virginia Division of Legal Justice Providers Non-matching Grantnot requiring any match from the County, and with a rapidly approaching submission deadline of March 24 at 5 p.m., simply three days away, the board additionally unanimously authorized, on a movement by Mabe, seconded by Jay Butler, submission of the grant software. The employees abstract famous if chosen as a recipient, the Sheriff’s Workplace might be awarded as much as $216,000 to numerous makes use of. Makes use of described by the sheriff included an automatic license plate reader that might be arrange at numerous places to ID the automobile tags of individuals on the prison justice needed listing, in addition to upgraded recording methods. Noting the non-matching facet, Sheriff Butler referred to as the grant “very favorable”. And the supervisors agreed.
An eight-item Consent Agenda noticed all however two gadgets eliminated both for particular person dialogue and motion, primarily appointments to numerous boards. One merchandise, approval of the FY 2021-2022 Audit Report of Robinson, Farmer, Cox Associates, the County’s auditing agency, was fully faraway from the agenda, employees citing a delay in receipt of the Complete Annual Monetary Report or annual audit.
Tackling the gadgets faraway from the Consent Agenda to permit particular person consideration and motion, the Board of Supervisors did the next:
On a movement by Mrs. Cullers, seconded by Mr. Mabe, by a unanimous vote the board nominated Jessica Dean to be appointed by the Warren County Circuit Court docket to the Warren County Board of Equalization (BOE) as alternate to preside over appeals associated to the 2023 Basic Evaluation, that the prevailing alternate, Amanda Slate, be made a daily member of the BOE, and that Jennifer Avery be faraway from the BOE.
On a movement by Mrs. Cullers, seconded by Mrs. Oates, once more unanimously, the board nominated John Pennell to the Warren County Board of Zoning Appeals to be appointed by the Warren County Circuit Court docket to fill the unexpired five-year time period starting upon appointment and ending December 31, 2027.
On a movement by Mrs. Cullers, seconded by Mr. Mabe, the supervisors unanimously appointed David Rushton because the Alternate for the Warren County Board of Constructing Code Appeals to fill the unexpired four-year time period starting upon appointment and ending September 30, 2026.
On a movement by Mrs. Cullers, seconded by Mr. Mabe, the Supervisors designated Sergeant David Fogle for the Entrance Royal Police Division, Sergeant Travis Cave for the Warren County Sheriff’s Workplace, and Sergeant Brian Davis for the Virginia State Police as legislation enforcement company representatives on the Entrance Royal/Warren County Joint Tow Board. The vote was once more unanimous.
The 2 gadgets authorized on the Consent Agenda for routine enterprise with out particular person dialogue have been: a Proclamation Recognizing Nationwide Procurement Month and Skilled Purchaser’s Day; and approval of the “Addition of a Half Time Hearth Marshal Place, Job Description, and Grade Placement”.
The assembly started at 6 p.m. with a Closed/Govt Session dialogue of personnel issues associated to the Board of Equalization and Shenandoah Farms Sanitary District Advisory Committee, in addition to authorized issues surrounding the varied EDA-related civil litigations versus “Jennifer McDonald, et al” and the dueling civil litigations initiated by the City of Entrance Royal in opposition to the FR-WC EDA and the County, in addition to associated monetary issues, asset restoration, and potential liabilities. Apart from appointments to the Board of Equalization throughout the open assembly, there was no motion out of closed session.
The supervisors ponder their subsequent determination in a busy assembly agenda.
In different New Enterprise not associated to Consent Agenda gadgets, the board authorized:
Merchandise J: a Proposed FY 2022-2023 Locality Settlement between Warren County and the Virginia Division of Well being;
Merchandise Okay. Request to Approve a Grant from the Virginia Division of Aviation of $17,600.00 for Hangar Website Preparation – Environmental Coordination;
Merchandise M. Workers Advice to Approve Contract Modification: Renew Divaris Actual Property, Inc. Annual Time period Contract for Actual Property Dealer Providers;
The ultimate agenda merchandise “O” was a requested Modification to the Blue Ridge Shadows Subdivision Covenants eradicating a $200 lot payment supporting the availability of County emergency providers to the north-side subdivision. County Administrator Daley knowledgeable the board that no different subdivision within the county has an analogous covenant mandating lot charges, on this case $200 per lot, funding emergency providers to the subdivision. And regardless of the lack of $44,800 per yr of supporting income from the subdivision’s residents, based mostly on that inequity, on a movement by Ms. Oates, seconded by Mr. Butler, the board unanimously authorized the requested modification eradicating the covenant supporting the emergency providers lot payment.
And with no further enterprise introduced ahead, the assembly was adjourned at 8:12 p.m.
See highlights of the assembly within the County video.
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