* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. VERY GOOD. THANK [00:00:01] YOU, . ALL RIGHT. IT'S, UH, SEVEN O'CLOCK. GOOD [B. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America] EVENING EVERYONE. AND, UM, WELCOME TO OUR, UM, JANUARY 17TH, 2023, ME, UM, MEETING. SO WE'RE GONNA GO AND, UH, START WITH THE OPENING WITH A PR OPENING OF A PRAYER WITH PASTOR BOYETTE, PLEASE. THE MINISTERS WANTED TO LET THE BOARD KNOW THAT, UH, THEY'RE VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE HONOR AND HONOR TO DO THEIR PRAYERS, UH, AT THE OPENING. GRACIOUS HEAVENLY FATHER, YOU ARE A HEALER, OUR PROTECTOR, AND A PROVIDER. WE THANK YOU AND PRAISE YOU FOR YOUR GOODNESS. WE PRAISE YOU FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE. WE THANK YOU FOR BRINGING TOGETHER THESE SERVANTS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO CARE ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR NATION. WE THANK YOU, GOD, FOR THESE CARING LEADERS WHO HAVE GIVEN THEIR TIME TO SERVE AND TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND PLEASING TO YOU, THEIR COMMUNITY, AND THEIR NATION. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE COME TO THE PRAYER THIS MOR THIS AFTERNOON, ASKING FOR YOUR GUIDANCE AND YOUR WISDOM. HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK FOR YOUR PRESENCE IN THIS MEETING. GIVE THOSE THAT CAME HERE TO SERVE THEIR COMMUNITIES, THE KNOWLEDGE AND STRENGTH TO DO YOUR WILL. GOD, GIVE THEM THE RIGHT WORDS TO SAY GOD INSTILL, INSTILL IN ALL HERE A SPIRIT OF LOVE AND KINDNESS TOWARD ONE ANOTHER AS THEY DISCUSS IMPORTANT ISSUES CONCERNING THE LIVELIHOOD OF ALL IN OUR COUNTY. HELP ALL HERE TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND ACT AND SPEAK WITH INTEGRITY AS THEY ADDRESS AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THIS BEAUTIFUL COMMUNITY THAT YOU HAVE BLESSED US WITH. AND ISAIAH, YOUR SCRIPTURE SAYS, FORGET THE FORM OF THINGS. DO NOT DWELL IN THE PAST. SEE, I AM DOING A NEW THING NOW. IT SPRINGS UP. DO YOU NOT PERCEIVE IT? I AM MAKING A WAY IN THE WILDERNESS AND STREAMS IN THE WASTELAND. WE ASK THAT ALL, ALL DURING THIS MEETING. EVERYTHING SAID AND DONE WILL REFLECT NOTHING BUT TRUTH AND JUSTICE. GOD, ALL HEAR, LORD, HELP EVERYONE BE FAITHFUL TO THE TASK AT HAND, THAT THOU HAS GIVEN THEM. INSTILL IN ALL OUR HEARTS, SPEAK THE SPIRIT OF PEACE AND LOVE THAT GOES BEYOND ALL UNDERSTANDING AS WE FOCUS ON THE NEW THINGS THAT YOU ARE DOING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IN OUR LIVES. IN JESUS CHRIST'S NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU. OKAY. UM, LET'S ALL STAND WE'RE THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. PLEDGE, PLEDGE ALLEG TO ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SO, UM, OUR NEXT, UM, ITEM OF BUSINESS IS THAT, UM, WE'RE GONNA BE A, UM, [C. Adoption of Agenda – Additions or Deletions] ADAPTING THE, UM, AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? NOPE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION, PLEASE? UH, ADOPTING THE, UM, THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. SO MOVE MY OWN CHAIR. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND MAY I HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? MR. MABE? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MADAME CHAIR? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. UM, THE NEXT ITEM [D. Public Comment Period (60 Minute Time Limit)] OF BUSINESS IS OUR, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. AND, UM, I'M JUST GONNA GO AHEAD AND READ WHAT WE NORMALLY READ AS WE START THIS PART OF OUR, UM, OUR DISCUSSION. SO THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO GIVE INPUT ON ANY RELEVANT ISSUE, NOT THE SUBJECT OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, AND IS NOT INTENDED AS A QUESTION OR ANSWER PERIOD. THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD SHALL BE LIMITED TO 60 MINUTES WITH THE MAX OF THREE MINUTES FOR ANYONE'S SPEAKER. SPEAKERS WILL ONLY SPEAK ONCE AND SPEAKERS WILL BE HEARD IN ORDER IN WHICH THEY HAVE SIGNED UP. SO, UM, WE'LL GO ON TO THE, UH, FIRST ONE. UM, MR. ROCKY, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP? YES, MADAM CHAIR. JEREMIAH GREEN. JEREMIAH GREEN. OKAY. NEXT IS JOHN AND CLAUDIA CAROL, JOHN AND CLAUDIA CAROL. [00:05:01] OKAY. TRACY LANE. HI, MY NAME IS TRACY LANE. I LIVE A 6 45 BRAGG DRIVE, FRONT ROYAL VIRGINIA. AND I AM A RESIDENT. I'M A PROPERTY OWNER OF SHENANDOAH FARMS. I'M A VOTER AND I'M ALSO THE CHAIR OF THE POR, UM, POT, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS OF SHENANDOAH FARMS INCORPORATED. I'VE BEEN IN SERVICE ON THAT BOARD FORS MY THIRD YEAR. AND I HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY TO YOU FOLKS. UM, I WATCHED YOUR, I WATCHED THE ADVISORY BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING FROM JANUARY 5TH, AND THERE WAS SOME CHALLENGES. UM, THERE WAS SOME COMMENTS ABOUT HOW WE'RE NOT RESPONDING TO EMAILS WITH LISTS OF PROPERTIES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. AND MR. MABE, YOU STATED THAT YOU DIDN'T GET AN EMAIL FROM ME, AND I ACTUALLY HAVE A COPY OF THE EMAIL THAT YOU RECEIVED SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE THAT WITH YOUR NAME ON IT. SO YOU DID GET THAT. UM, THERE'S ALSO THE FACT THAT I HAVE REPEATEDLY EMAILED YOU FOLKS AND ASKED TO MEET WITH YOU, TO TALK TO YOU TO HOPEFULLY START A NEW DIALOGUE. AND NOT ONLY YOU HAVEN'T RESPONDED AT ALL. NOTHING. UM, AS A CITIZEN IN THIS COUNTY, UM, I AT LEAST DESERVE A RESPONSE. FOR TWO YEARS, THE P O S F BOARD ASKED FOR DISCLOSURE ON HOW SANITARY DISTRICT FUNDS WERE BEING SPENT. INSTEAD OF ANSWERING OUR BOARD ELECTED BY PROPERTY OWNERS, WE WERE REPLACED BY YOUR APPOINTED BOARD. JANUARY 5TH. YOUR APPOINTED BOARD ASKED AGAIN FOR THAT SAME DISCLOSURE ON HOW FUNDS WERE BEING SPENT REPEATING THEIR REQUEST FROM JULY. INSTEAD OF DISCLOSURES, WE LEARNED THAT THE FOURTH FINANCIAL DIRECTOR OF WARREN COUNTY SINCE 2019 HAD RESIGNED. IN THE PAST THREE YEARS, WE'VE HAD MORE FINANCIAL DIRECTORS THAN 1965 TO 2019 COMBINED. WHY DO THEY KEEP QUITTING? THE FIRST TIME I ADDRESS YOU? I COMPARED THE SLACK OF FINANCIAL REPORTS TO A BANK THAT DOESN'T SEND STATEMENTS TO ITS OWN ACCOUNT. ACCOUNT HOLDERS, THAT WOULD BE A BANK MOST PEOPLE WOULD FIRE. NOW YOU WANT MORE TAX MONEY FROM US. AND ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT NO NEW TAXES, NO NEW TAXES UNTIL WE KNOW EVERY YOU GUYS ACCOUNT FOR EVERY PENNY THAT YOU'VE SPENT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP? YES, MADAM CHAIR NORMA JEAN SHAW. GOOD EVENING. UM, HELLO, MY NAME IS NORMA JEAN SHAW. UH, I LIVE AT 1 39 0 4 K CRAFTON GATE HIGHWAY IN DRAKES BRANCH, VIRGINIA. MOST OF YOU PROBABLY KNOW ME AS A CO-FOUNDER OF THE ROYAL EXAMINER WITH ROGER BIKINI AND PUBLISHER MIKE MCCOLL. AND I DO A LOT OF INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISM IN, UH, 2022. I STARTED IN OCTOBER RESEARCHING THE SHARP UPTICK OF POLICE DECERTIFICATIONS, UH, BASED ON TIGHTER LAWS AFTER A LOT OF MISCONDUCT. THOSE LAWS WERE CHANGED IN 2020. I LEARNED DURING THAT INVESTIGATION THAT WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF MARK BUTLER WAS FACING TWO INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS THAT LIKELY WOULD RESULT IN HIS TERMINATION FROM THE HERNDON POLICE DEPARTMENT AT THE TIME. HE RESIGNED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2019. I LEARNED OF THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS A CHARACTER WITNESS AT A DE-CERTIFICATION HEARING FOR A FRIEND FROM THE HERNAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. CLAUDIA SAW AND HE, UM, WAS THERE. AND, UH, BUTLER DID TELL WORLD EXAMINER IN 2019 IN A VIDEO INTERVIEW WITH ROGER BIKINI THAT HE RESIGNED TO CAMPAIGN FULL-TIME AND NO ONE KNEW THE FACT THAT HE WAS UNDER AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATION. HIS CHIEF MAGGIE DEBO SAID TO ME IN AN EMAIL, AFTER MANY FOYER REQUESTS FOR DECERTIFICATION PAPERWORK, SHE CANNOT DISPUTE WHAT SHERIFF BUTLER FIELDS WAS HIS PERSONAL REASON FOR LEAVING WHEN HE DID. BUT HE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TWO DIFFERENT INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATIONS AT THE TIME OF HIS SUDDEN DEPARTURE AS STATED BY MY DECERTIFICATION HEARING STAFF. THOSE INVESTIGATIONS RESULTED IN TWO DIFFERENT VIOLATIONS. HAD HE NOT RESIGNED, HE WOULD'VE BEEN TERMINATED FROM OUR AGENCY. BUTLER'S TESTIMONY WAS NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT THE HEARING IN SEPTEMBER, BUT THE APPEAL HEARING IN OCTOBER WAS OPEN. AND I ATTENDED BY ZOOM AND THEIR STAFF FROM THE H P D SAID THAT, UM, BUTLER HAD NEVER SUPERVISED SA, HE DID NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES REGARDING SAS PERFORMANCE. AND THEN THEY BROUGHT UP [00:10:01] AGAIN THAT HE HAD BEEN UNDER TWO INTERNAL AFFAIRS INVESTIGATIONS WHEN HE RESIGNED MID-SHIFT. I REACHED OUT TO SHERIFF BUTLER ON NOVEMBER 28TH AFTER ABOUT TWO MONTHS OF INVESTIGATING THIS AND GETTING LOTS AND LOTS OF DOCUMENTS, HE DECLINED TO GO ON THE RECORD ABOUT ANY OF IT. AND THE STORY WAS FINISHED IN EARLY DECEMBER. I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED, BUT FOR SOME REASON THE PUBLISHER MCCOLL SAID HE WOULD NOT PUBLISH IT. UM, MR. BIKINI AND I WORKED ON EDITING IT AND IT WAS NOTHING BUT FACTUAL AND I HAVE THE DOCUMENTS TO BACK THAT UP, WHICH I BROUGHT FOR YOU TO PUT INTO RECORD TONIGHT. BUT, UM, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS STRIKING TO ME IS THAT BUTLER RAN ON A CAMPAIGN OF HONOR, INTEGRITY, COMMITMENT, AND COURAGE. AND AN ELECTION IS COMING UP AT THE END OF THIS YEAR. AND I THINK THE CITIZENS NEED TO HAVE THIS INFORMATION AND THEY NEED TO DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES IF THOSE, UM, CORE VALUES WERE MET. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE SIGNED UP? YES, MADAM CHAIR. SARAH SABER. HEY, I'M SARAH SABER. I LIVE IN 90 REED. UM, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY, SINCE NOBODY RESPONDED TO MY EMAIL FROM THIS AFTERNOON. NOT A SINGLE ONE OF YOU, YOU WERE ALL COPIED. UM, IN ADDITION TO ED DALEY, YOU WERE COPIED AS WELL AS MIKE BERRY. UM, JUST WONDERING WHAT THE JUSTIFICATION WAS BEHIND THE IMPROMPTU SCHEDULING OF THE MEETING, WHICH PER THE BYLAWS THAT YOU ALL WROTE, YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY SCHEDULE A MEETING, BUT EVEN IF YOU WERE GONNA PRETEND YOU COULD SCHEDULE A MEETING, YOU WEREN'T FOLLOWING THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS. NOW, ALL OF THAT OUTLINED IN MY EMAIL TO YOU HAVE PUT IT IN BOLD AND UNDERLINED IT. AND I ASKED WHY THAT WAS. SO, I MEAN, TWO MINUTES AND 12 SECONDS LEFT. I'M JUST GONNA STAND HERE UNTIL SOMEBODY ACKNOWLEDGES IT. AND IS THAT, ARE YOU LIKE THE NEW COUNTY ATTORNEY? WHO ARE YOU? I'M NOT THE NEW COUNTY ATTORNEY. I'M FILLING MY PARTNER. GOTCHA. SO I'D ALSO LIKE IT IF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY WHO HAS COPIED ON THE EMAIL CHAIN BACK FROM JULY, THEY COULD TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AND SEE EXACTLY WHAT PERTAINS TO FOIA SINCE I'VE SENT IT TO DOLORES. YOU IGNORED IT, WALT, YOU IGNORED IT. CHERYL, YOU IGNORED IT. JAY BUTLER, YOU IGNORED IT. AND VICKY, YOU'RE ON THE EMAILS NOW TOO, JUST WONDERING. I ASKED SEVERAL QUESTIONS AND NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, NO RESPONSES. SO A MINUTE AND 20 SECONDS LEFT INTERVIEW. ARE YOU PLANNING TO RESPOND? DID YOU JUST THINK NOBODY WAS GONNA NOTICE? WE'RE GONNA SLIDE THROUGH A IMPROMPTU MEETING THAT YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY DO. NOBODY'S GONNA NOTICE. DID YOU SEE HOW FULL THE HALLWAY WAS AT SIX? WHICH IS THE TIME YOU SET THE MEETING FOR, EVEN THOUGH YOU CAN'T SET A MEETING TIME, CUZ YOU CAN'T SET THE MEETING PER THE RULES THAT YOU SET FOR YOURSELF AFTER YOU DISBANDED THE LAST CITIZEN ELECTED COMMITTEE? NO EXPLANATION. NOT A ONE OF YOU. IT, EXCUSE ME, DIDN'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT. UM, THIS IS NOT A QUESTION OR ANSWER PERIOD. IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. GOTCHA. OKAY. SO, SO I'LL JUST KEEP TALKING SINCE IT'S 30 SECONDS LEFT. THE FACT THAT YOU ARE ARE UNWILLING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IS REPREHENSIBLE. IT IS DISGUSTING, AND IT SPEAKS OF AN ABSOLUTE DISREGARD OF ANY CITIZEN REQUEST ANY PARTNERSHIP WITH CITIZEN ADVISORY BOARDS. ANY TRANSPARENCY, IT SPEAKS VOLUMES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NO APPLAUSE, PLEASE. WE DON'T NEED APPLAUSE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANYBODY ELSE TO SPEAK? NO ONE ELSE HAS SIGNED UP. MADAME CHAIR. OKAY. VERY GOOD. SO IS THERE ANYONE IN THE, THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO COME AND SPEAK? YEP. [00:15:01] DAVE JONES. 14 CHESTER STREET, FRONT ROW, VIRGINIA WARREN COUNTY RESIDENT FOR 35 YEARS. COUNSEL FOR CLAUDE. SAW I JUST WITNESSED THE MOST HORRENDOUS MUCK RAKING HACKE JOB OF ONE OF THE MOST IN HONORABLE LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THAT I HAD THE HONOR OF REPRESENTING IN RICHMOND ON A PRO BONO BASIS. CLAUDE SAW I HAD THIS HORRIBLE ONE-SIDED ATTACK BY SOMEONE I THOUGHT WAS MY FRIEND, WHO COULD EASILY HAVE CALLED ME AT ANY TIME TO DISCUSS THE BACKGROUND OF WHAT HAD HAPPENED. SHE HAD THE BENEFIT OF A ZOOM MEETING. SHE NEVER MENTIONED MY REPRESENTATION AND THE REST OF THE STORY. I'M JUST TOTALLY OFFENDED THAT SOMEBODY WHO I I CALLED MY FRIEND WOULD DO SO WITHOUT SPEAKING TO ME AT LEAST ASKING A SINGLE QUESTION IN QUESTIONING THE INTEGRITY OF SOMEBODY THAT I WOULD SHARE A FOXHOLE WITH ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. MARK BUTLER. IT JUST SO HAPPENS BY PURE COINCIDENCE THAT HIS OPPONENT BEGAN HER CAMPAIGN AND LAUNCHED THIS MORNING. COINCIDENCE, I THINK NOT. THIS IS APPALLING AND THIS IS NOT THE PROPER FORUM FOR SUCH MUCK, MUCK BREAKING. I AM BEYOND DISAPPOINTED WITH THE SPEAKER THAT YOU JUST HEARD FROM TONIGHT. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK ALL ONE MORE TIME? ANYBODY ELSE? THIS IS OUR FINAL CALL. VERY WELL. PUBLIC COMMENT IS COMPLETED. THANK YOU. WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON [E. Reports – Board Members, County Administrator, County Attorney] TO THE REPORTS. SO, UM, THE, THE FIRST LINE OF ORDER IS GONNA BE OUR BOARD MEMBERS. SO, MR. BUTLER, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I JUST, UH, WANTED TO GO OVER TWO THINGS. ONE IS THAT, UH, WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE, UH, WITH BOTH, UH, THE WARREN COUNTY, UH, AIRPORT AND THE, UH, WINCHESTER AIRPORT ON, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPING THE, UH, UH, DEVELOPING WHAT OUR NICHE IS HERE AT, UH, AT FRONT ROYAL. AND, UH, THE OTHER ONE IS I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE, UH, THE FOLKS OVER AT HIGH KNOB ON THE, UH, UH, ON TRYING TO GET THE, THE, THE INTERSECTION THAT GOES INTO HIGH KNOB. I WAS SUPPOSED TO TO, TO, UH, GO TO A MEETING THIS, UH, UH, LAST WEEK, BUT I HAD AN UNEXPECTED OUT-OF-TOWN MEETING. SO I'VE, I'VE PUSHED THAT TO, UH, TO FEBRUARY. BUT, UH, I'LL BE WORKING WITH THEM TO ADDRESS SOMETHING THAT HAS NEEDED TO BE ADDRESSED FOR SOME TIME AND, AND, UH, SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT MOVED UP ON THE, UM, UH, THE, THE LIST WITH VDOT. SO THAT'S ALL I HAVE. MADAM CHAIR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH MS. CALLERS. UM, AS PART OF MY REPORT OR MY REPORT TONIGHT, UM, JUST WANT TO MENTION A YOUNG LADY IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO IS STRUGGLING, UM, WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF CANCER. AND, UM, SHE'S GOING TO BE, I DON'T THINK SHE'S EVEN 30 YEARS OLD YET. UM, SHE'S A VERY CHRISTIAN, COURAGEOUS YOUNG LADY AND THERE'S GONNA BE A FUNDRAISER. IT'S CALLED, UH, FRIDAY NIGHT WITH FRIENDS AT THE APPLE HOUSE BUSHEL PUB. AND I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS ALL WORKS, BUT FROM SIX TO NINE, IF YOU GO AND YOU HAVE DINNER THERE, UH, PART OF THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TO SUPPORTING HER. UM, AND THE COST OF ALL THE CANCER TREATMENTS AND THINGS. AND MOST OF ALL, IF YOU COULD KEEP HER IN YOUR PRAYERS, I KNOW HER FAMILY, SHE IS, SHE'S JUST A SWEET YOUNG LADY. AND THIS IS, UM, CANCER IS NOT GOOD AT ANY AGE, BUT TO BE SO YOUNG AND TO HAVE TO GO THROUGH AS MUCH AS SHE'S GOING TO BE GOING THROUGH. AND, UM, IF YOU COULD KEEP HER IN YOUR PRAYERS, I KNOW I APPRECIATE IT AND HER FAMILY WOULD TOO. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU MR. OS. I'M SORRY, MS. OATS. YEAH. I JUST HAVE ONE THING. YESTERDAY WAS MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY. UM, AND I'D JUST LIKE TO READ A QUOTE. UM, DARKNESS CANNOT DRIVE OUT DARKNESS. ONLY LIGHT CAN DO THAT. HATE CANNOT DRIVE OUT HATE ONLY LOVE CAN DO THAT. MARTIN, DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. WAS AN EXAMPLE THAT WE ALL SHOULD FOLLOW. THERE WASN'T ANY, UM, EVENTS IN MY COMMUNITY THAT I'M AWARE OF, AND NEXT YEAR I'M GONNA MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S SOMETHING IN OUR COMMUNITY, UM, BECAUSE WE SHOULD ALL REMEMBER SPECIFICALLY THIS QUOTE. THANK YOU MR. MAY. YES, MADAM CHAIR. UM, ON THE NINTH, I VISITED THE BUMPER MEETING OUR, OUR BLUE MOUNTAIN GROUP UP [00:20:01] ON, UH, THE MOUNTAIN THERE. UH, WE HAD A NICE MEETING, UH, WENT OVER LOTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS, WHICH IS WHAT WE DO AT EVERY ONE OF THE MEETINGS WHEN, UH, I'M I DESCENDANTS ON THE 10TH IT WENT TO THE MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION. WE WENT TO, UH, TALK THERE AND JUST VISIT WITH THE MINISTERS THAT WERE A PART OF THAT GROUP TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT THE COUNTY'S DOING, WHAT THE COMMUNITY'S DOING. UM, WE ALSO HAD A BOS MEETING THAT NIGHT ON THE 10TH, ON THE 11TH, THERE WAS A HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, A HOUSE DEDICATION. THAT WAS AN EXCITING EVENT THAT, UM, I ENJOYED SEEING SOMEBODY GET A HOME FOR THE, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER IT'S THE FIRST TIME OR NOT, BUT THEY DESERVED THAT HOME. UH, HE PUT OVER 250 HOURS OF IT, OF HIS OWN TIME INTO BUILDING THAT HOME WITH THEM. SO, UH, I RESPECT THAT. UH, ALSO IN THE EVENING, UM, THERE'S A GROUP CALLED, UM, THIS IS IT. UH, THIS IS, IT IS A COMPUTER CLUB, UH, THAT HAS 25 YOUNG PEOPLE IN IT. YOUNGEST ONE IS A NINTH GRADER. THE OLDEST ONE IS 12TH GRADERS. THERE WAS LIKE FOUR OF THOSE. THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE LEARNING ABOUT IT. THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT. UM, DESIGN, UH, CYBERSECURITY, UH, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN GENERAL. IT'S A GOOD CLUB. AND, UM, I ENJOYED VISITING WITH THAT GROUP AND BEING PART OF IT. UM, THE 12TH, I HAD VA APPOINTMENTS MOST OF THE DAY, SO THAT WAS KIND OF SHOCKED . UM, ON, ON FRIDAY THE 13TH, UM, WE CAME INTO THE OFFICE HERE, TALKED WITH TARAN LOGAN ABOUT, UM, SECONDARY ENTRANCE TO SHANDOR SHORES. WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, UH, WITH TODD JONES ABOUT ADDITIONAL WEBSITE AND WEBSITE EXPOSURE FOR SHANDOR FARMS IN THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. UM, AND, UM, AS OF RIGHT NOW, THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. UM, THE ONLY THING THAT I HAVE TO REPORT IS THAT I WENT OUT TO THE AIRPORT, UM, IT WAS LIKE FRIDAY AND WE HAVE, UM, YOU KNOW, FROM, UH, PRIOR MEETING THAT WE AWARDED THE CONTRACT TO, UM, UH, OUR FBO, SILENT FALCON AND THE OLSEN, THE MAINTENANCE, UM, THE GROUP. AND THEY'RE STARTING TO CHANGE THINGS OUT THERE. LOOKS REALLY NICE. IT'S, UH, IT, IT WAS, UH, A VERY NICE, UM, NICE TO SEE SOME LOCAL FOLKS BEING OUT THERE WORKING, UM, WITH THE AIRPORT TEAM. SO I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR, UM, MY REPORT. UM, SO DR. DALEY, THANK YOU. YES. ON THE VIDEO WE HAVE UH, WANTED TO SHOW THE VIDEO THAT MR. JONES HAS BEEN WORKING ON TO BRING UP SINCE EVERYBODY WILL RECEIVE THEIR NEW NOTICES OF ASSESSMENTS AND WANTED YOU, THE BOARD TO BE ABLE TO VIEW THIS. HELLO, MY NAME IS TODD JONES. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY FOR WARREN COUNTY. I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENT. MOST HOMEOWNERS IN FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY ARE GONNA RECEIVE IN THE MAIL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. NOW, YOU MAY BE ASKING YOURSELF, WHY IS THE DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY TALKING TO ME ABOUT REAL ESTATE TAXES? WELL, IT'S REALLY SIMPLE ACTUALLY. I JUST LIKE YOU AM A HOMEOWNER AND PAY TAXES IN FRONT WARREN, WARREN COUNTY. AND I JUST LIKE YOU AM CONCERNED ABOUT HAVING HIGHER TAXES. AT FIRST GLANCE, IT LOOKED LIKE MY TAXES WERE GOING UP NEARLY 41%. THIS IS A NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT DONE BY A THIRD PARTY WHO PROFESSIONALLY APPRAISEES HOMES IN FRONT ROYAL WARREN COUNTY, AND OTHER MUNICIPALITIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. THEN I NOTICE THIS BIG SENTENCE IN THE UPPER RIGHT CORNER IN ALL CAPS, IT SAYS THIS IS NOT A TAX BILL. SO WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? THIS SECTION IS MOST CONCERNING. IT SAYS THAT MY TAX LEVY IN 2021 WAS $1,817 AND 63 CENTS. AND IT WAS THE SAME IN 2022. BUT THE NEW ASSESSMENT SAYS IN 2023 IT'S GOING TO BE $2,549 AND 91 CENTS. AND THIS LINE SAYS IT'S A 40.29% CHANGE. THAT REALLY FREAKED ME OUT. AND IF THE TAX RATES STAYED THE SAME, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT MY REAL ESTATE TAXES WOULD BE. NOW HERE'S THE GOOD NEWS IN BOLD TAX ON THIS REAL ESTATE ASSESSMENT. IT SAYS THE TAX RATE FOR THE 2023 REASSESS VALUE HAS NOT BEEN SET BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. IN OTHER WORDS, IT'S GOING TO CHANGE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THIS NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY LAW JUST AS IT APPEARS IN THE NOTICE [00:25:01] I RECEIVED. HERE'S THE SECOND PART OF THE GOOD NEWS. AGAIN, IN BOLD TEXT IT SAYS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MAY REDUCE THE TAX RATE. NOW I KNOW EVERYONE ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND I'VE SHARED WITH THEM MY CONCERNS AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU HAVE AS WELL. THEY'RE IN AGREEMENT THAT THEY WANT TO MINIMIZE THE FINANCIAL IMPACT TO OUR COMMUNITY. AFTER YOU RECEIVE YOUR NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT, IF YOU THINK IT MAY BE INACCURATE, YOU CAN CALL 1 8 8 8 5 7 3 2 7 7 6 BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 9:00 AM AND 4:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO DISCUSS IT. THE LAST DAY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT IS FEBRUARY 3RD AT 4:00 PM ALSO, AN APPEAL FORM IS AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE AT WWW.WARRENCOUNTYVA.GOV. AND YOU CAN EMAIL IT TO REASSESSMENT@WARRENCOUNTYVA.GOV. THE INITIAL HEARINGS WILL BEGIN MONDAY, JANUARY 23RD. ALL THIS INFORMATION AND MUCH MORE IS AVAILABLE ON YOUR NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT. THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL SET THE TAX RATE SOMETIME NEAR THE END OF MARCH OR EARLY APRIL. YOU CAN SHARE YOUR CONCERNS AT ANY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING TYPICALLY HELD ON THE FIRST AND THIRD TUESDAYS AT 7:00 PM NOW LET ME GIVE YOU A PRO TIP. MY MOM USED TO SAY TO ME, TODD, YOU'LL GET FARTHER WITH SUGAR THAN YOU WILL WITH VINEGAR. EVERYONE HERE AT THE WARREN COUNTY GOVERNMENT OFFICE IS OPEN TO RECEIVING CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM AND SUGGESTIONS. GREAT IDEAS ARE JUST THAT GREAT IDEAS, BUT JUST LIKE YOU, IT'S HARD TO BE YELLED AT OR TOLD YOU'RE DOING A TERRIBLE JOB. SO IT'S SIMPLE. REALLY BE NICE. ONE LAST DETAIL. IN A FEW DAYS WE'LL RELEASE ANOTHER VIDEO ABOUT HOW THE APPEAL PROCESS WORKS. I'LL GIVE YOU ALL THE DETAILS YOU NEED ON HOW TO SHARE YOUR CONCERNS DIRECTLY WITH THE PEOPLE WHO DID THE ASSESSMENT ON YOUR HOME. THAT'S ALL FOR NOW. WE GOT MORE TO COME STAY SAFE AND STAY HEALTHY AND WE WILL BE FOLLOWING THAT UP WITH MORE INFORMATION ON HOW CITIZENS CAN UH, FILE AN APPEAL WHEN THEY RECEIVE THEIR ASSESSMENT. ASSESSMENT SHOULD BE RECEIVED THIS WEEK. SO I WOULD, WE ANTICIPATE THAT PEOPLE WILL THEN BE ABLE TO BEGIN CALLING OR EMAILING OR WRITING IN ORDER TO BEGIN THE PROCESS OF APPEAL, OF THEIR REVIEW, OF THEIR ASSESSMENT. AND THEN AFTER THE ASSESSMENT REVIEWS ARE COMPLETED, THE END OF IN FEBRUARY, THE BOARD WILL RECEIVE THE FINAL SIGNED BOOK OF THE ASSESSMENT AND THEN THE TAXPAYERS CAN THEN GO AND APPEAL TO THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. AND TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING THE BOARD TO APPOINT THREE MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION ALONG WITH AN ALTERNATE SO THAT THEY CAN GET THEIR TRAINING, WHICH THEY HAVE TO HAVE AND NOMINATE, I SHOULD SAY NOMINATE RATHER THAN APPOINT THEY ARE APPOINTED BY THE JUDGE AND ASK THAT THESE PEOPLE BE NOMINATED TONIGHT SO THAT THEY CAN BEGIN THEIR TRAINING SO THAT THEY'RE READY TO BEGIN WORK AS THE BOARD OF ASSESSMENT. UH, AS SOON AS WE HAVE THE FINAL BOOK AND THEN SECOND ROUND OF HEARINGS BEGIN. AND THEN AS UH, TODD MENTIONED THERE, THE END OF MARCH, EARLY APRIL, THE BOARD WILL HAVE ALL THE INFORMATION TO BE ABLE TO EQUALIZE THE RATE TO SO THAT EVERYBODY WILL KNOW WHAT THE NEW RATE WILL ACTUALLY BE AND HOW IT COMES DOWN FROM WHERE IT IS NOW. UH, WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT UH, WE WILL HAVE THE TOWN LIAISON MEETING ON THURSDAY AND THAT WILL BE AT TOWN HALL AND ALSO YOU ARE MENTIONING THE AIRPORT. YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE LATEST DRAFT C I P FROM OUR CONSULTANT. SO YOU CAN REVIEW THAT AND TALK TO MR. BERRY ABOUT IT WITH ANY QUESTIONS AND WE CAN HAVE A WORK SESSION ON IT IF YOU WOULD LIKE. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MA'AM. THANK YOU. HEY, HEY MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO MENTION THAT, UH, I THINK TODD IS IN THE WRONG JOB. HE SHOULD BE PART OF THE, UH, PR. OH, HE IS SIR. , HE, EVERYBODY'S PART OF EVERY TEAM. WELL, I REALLY ENJOYED THE VIDEO. THANK YOU TODD. OKAY, SO NOW, UH, JASON, THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. I DON'T HAVE A REPORT FOR THIS EVENING. I DO APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE WITH YOU ALL THIS EVENING. OH, SAME HERE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OKAY, SO [F. Appropriations and Transfers] WE'RE GONNA MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS AND THAT'S THE EX, UM, [00:30:01] APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS. UM, DOES ANYBODY ON THE BOARD HAVE ANYTHING TO QUESTION OR, UM, COMMENT ON? NOPE. I WAS GONNA SAY MADAM CHAIR, THE ONLY UM, COMMENT I HAVE IS I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING THOSE LINE ITEMS, UM, BACK FOR US TO SEE LIKE WE USED TO GET INSTEAD OF THE WAY WE'RE GETTING IT NOW. BUT, UM, HOPEFULLY WE'LL HAVE THAT FOR NEXT MONTH. OKAY. YEP. WE'LL WORK ON THAT FOR YOU FOR SURE. OKAY, SO, UM, SO WE WE'RE GONNA GO WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE APPROPRIATIONS AND TRANSFERS. DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE? SO MOVED. SECOND. SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. BUTLER. AYE MRS. COLORS? AYE. MADAME CHAIR? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MR. MABE? AYE. THANK YOU. OKAY, NEXT [G. Approval of Accounts] ORDER BUSINESS IS THE APPROVAL OF OUR ACCOUNTS. IS THERE ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS ON THE BOARD OF WHAT'S BEEN PRESENTED? NOPE. VERY GOOD. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ACCOUNTS? SO MOVE MADAM CHAIR. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. MABE? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MADAME CHAIR? AYE MRS. COLORS? AYE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. THANK YOU. OKAY, WE'RE MOVING INTO NEW BUSINESS. [H. Consent Agenda] UM, SO, UH, THE NEXT ITEM IS, UH, OUR CONSENT AGENDA. DO WE HAVE ANY TOPICS THAT WE'D LIKE TO PULL FOR DISCUSSION? MADAM CHAIR, WE NEED TO PULL ITEM TWO CITIZEN APPOINTMENTS TO THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. THANK YOU. POOL. WE'LL REMOVE, UM, ITEM NUMBER TWO FOR DISCUSSION. OKAY, SO DO I HAVE A MOTION TO THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE REMOVAL OF ITEM TWO? SO MOVE MADAM CHAIR. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MADAME CHAIR. OH, AYE. I'M SORRY. . MRS. OATS. AYE. MR. MABE? HI. THANK YOU. [2. Citizen Appointment(s) to the Board of Equalization - Ed Daley, County Administrator] OKAY, SO WE WANNA UH, DISCUSS ITEM TWO. WE'VE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THAT'S THE CITIZEN APPOINTMENTS OF THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. SO, UM, DO WE, UH, MR. MAY I THINK YEAH, MR. MAY. YEAH, I HAVE A, I HAVE A MOTION. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE'RE GONNA HAVE A DISCUSSION AT ALL, BUT, UM, DO WE WANNA HAVE A DISCUSSION ON OUR NOMINATIONS OF THE BOARD? OKAY. AND VERY GOOD. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOMINATE JENNIFER AVERY, BRIAN COLEY AND THOMAS LOCKHART TO BE APPOINTED BY THE WARREN COUNTY CIRCUIT COURT AS REGULAR MEMBERS OF THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION TO PROVIDE OUR APPEALS RELATED TO THE 2023 GENERAL ASSESSMENT. I FURTHER MOVE THAT, UH, AMANDA SLATE BE APPOINTED BY THE, UH, GROUP AS A, UH, ALTERNATE MEMBER FOR THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION. NOMINATED SAY AGAIN? NOMINATED. OKAY. DO YOU LIKE ME TO REREAD THAT? OKAY. NO, I'M FINE. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. NO OTHER DISCUSSION? VERY GOOD. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT IT'S BRIAN CONLEY. I DON'T KNOW IF I HEARD THE NAME CORRECT THAT WE ARE APPOINTING. OKAY. OKAY, THANKS AND THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ROLL CALL MR. MABE? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MADAM CHAIR? AYE MRS. COLORS? AYE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. THANK YOU. [I. Annual Term Contract for IT Networking and Infrastructure Services - Alisa Scott, Finance Director, Todd Jones, IT Director] NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS ITEM I, WHICH IS THE ANNUAL TERM CONTRACT FOR IT NETWORKING AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES. UM, MS. SCOTT. THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR. THE COUNTY'S FINANCE AND PURCHASING DEPARTMENT RECEIVED A REQUEST FROM THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT TO PROCURE IT NETWORKING SERVICES. THESE SERVICES ARE REQUIRED FOR EXPECTED OR ONGOING CABLING AND INSTALLATION TASKS. THE PROCUREMENT METHOD USED WITH COMPETITIVE NEGOTIATION AND THE COUNTY RECEIVED TWO SEALED PROPOSALS, AN EVALUATION TEAM MET WITH THE TWO FIRMS AND SUCCESS SUCCESSFUL NEGOTIATIONS PROCEEDED WITH THE TOP RINGED FIRM FIRST. UH, THIS WAS A WORK SESSION. IT HAVE BEEN DECEMBER, SO I'LL BE OPEN TO ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE HAS. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS [00:35:01] FOR MS. SCOTT? OKAY. MY COMPUTER DIED AND SO WE'RE THAT'S OKAY. WE'RE TRYING TO RESUSCITATE AND IT'S NOT WORKING. I THINK ALL OF OURS DID . SO THE, THE CIVIC CLERK'S SITE APPEARS TO BE DOWN. YEAH. FOR NO APPARENT REASON. OH, SORRY. OKAY. I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT. NO WORRIES, NO WORRIES AT ALL. OKAY, SO WE HAVE NO DISCUSSION FOR UM, ITEM I. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? UH, NOT BEING ABLE TO GET TO THE MOTION SHEET? I'M NOT SURE I CAN READ IT IF SOMEBODY WANTS ME TO READ IT, IT'S HERE. THANK YOU. I WAS GONNA SAY , I DON'T MIND READING IT BUT YEAH, I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AWARD THE ANNUAL TERM CONTRACT TO ACOM LLC FOR THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, IT NETWORKING AND INFRASTRUCTURE SERVICES. I HAVE FURTHER MOVED THAT THE BOARD AUTHORIZED THE CHAIR AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, EITHER OF WHOM MAY ACT TO EXECUTE UNNECESSARY DOCUMENTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ATTORNEY OR THE ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. MS. ROCA. MS. ROLLCALL ROLLCALL PLEASE. . I'M SORRY MR. BUTLER. AYE. AYE. MS. CUS AYE. MADAME CHAIR. HI MRS. OATS. AYE MR. MABE? AYE. THANK YOU. [J.1. Reclassification of Assistant Director of Parks & Recreation to Recreation Manager - Dan Lenz, Parks and Recreation Director] SO THE NEXT ITEM IS UM, ITEM J RECLASSIFICATION REQUESTS. UM, MS. MEADOWS, HI. HI. GOOD EVENING. I'LL BE GOING THROUGH EACH INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. IS THAT, THAT'S FINE. PERFECT. PERFECT. UM, PER THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS DURING THE DECEMBER AND JANUARY UM, WORK SESSIONS, IT'S BEING RECOMMENDED THAT BASED UPON THE UM, ASSESSMENT OF THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT, THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND REC, UM, BE RECLASSIFIED AS RECREATION MANAGER. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? AND THERE AGAIN WE DON'T HAVE A MOTION SHEET. OH, I'M SORRY. I HAVE IT. I HAVE ALL OF IT HERE. , I'M SO SORRY. SO MOVE. OKAY. I SO MOVE , I GOT THAT DOWN. WELL I THINK THAT IT'S MORE DETAILED THAN THAT. YEAH BECAUSE IT DOES SP STATE. I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT THE RECLASSIFICATION OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF PARKS AND RECREATION TO THE RECREATION MANAGER GRADE 18 POSITION, JOB DESCRIPTION WITH GRADE IN THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PLAN. SO DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. MABE? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MADAME CHAIR? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. THANK YOU. [J.2. Reclassification of Facility Supervisor to Recreation Center Attendant - Dan Lenz, Parks and Recreation Director] UM, ITEM J TWO. UM, PER THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS DURING THE DECEMBER AND JANUARY WORK SESSIONS, IT IS BEING RECOMMENDED THAT BASED UPON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, THAT THE POSITION OF FACILITY SUPERVISOR IS BEING RECLASSIFIED AS A RECREATION CENTER ATTENDANT. I GUESS I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH THE BOARD. SAY I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT THE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE FACILITY SUPERVISOR GRADE THREE POSITION, JOB DESCRIPTION WITH GRADE IN THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PLAN. THANK YOU. ANY DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MADAME CHAIR? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MR. MABE? AYE. THANK YOU. NO. ITEM [J.3. Reclassification of Recreation Assistant to Recreation Center Attendant - Dan Lenz, Parks and Recreation Director] J THREE. UM, PER THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS DURING THE DECEMBER AND JANUARY WORK SESSIONS, IT IS BEING RECOMMENDED THAT BASED UPON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT, THE POSITION OF RECREATION ASSISTANT BE RECLASSIFIED AS RECREATION CENTER ASSISTANT OR ATTENDANT. I APOLOGIZE. UM, ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NO. NOPE. DO WE HAVE A MOTION WE CAN TRADE OFF ON THIS? ALL RIGHT, GO. . I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT THE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE RECREATION CENTER ATTENDANT GRADE THREE POSITION JOB DESCRIPTION WITH GRADE IN THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PLAN. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. MABE? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MADAM CHAIR? AYE MRS. COLORS? AYE. MR. BUTLER? ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. ITEM [J.4. Reclassification of Custodial Supervisor to Operations Manager - Mike Berry, Public Works Director] J FOUR. UM, PER THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS DURING THE DECEMBER AND JANUARY WORK SESSIONS IS BEING RECOMMENDED THAT BASED UPON THE ASSESSMENTS OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THE POSITION OF CUSTODIAL SUPERVISOR BE RECLASSIFIED AS [00:40:01] OPERATIONS MANAGER. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM? ANY QUESTIONS? NO. NO. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT THE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE CUSTODIAL SUPERVISOR TO OPERATIONS MANAGER GRADE 12 POSITION JOB DESCRIPTION WITH GRADE IN THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PLAN. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND . VERY GOOD. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. BUTLER. AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MADAME CHAIR? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MR. MABE? AYE. ITEM [J.5. Reclassification of Public Works Foreman to Operations Manager - Mike Berry, Public Works Director] J FIVE. UM, PER THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS DURING THE DECEMBER AND JANUARY WORK SESSIONS, IT IS BEING RECOMMENDED THAT THE UM, BASED UPON THE ASSESSMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS, THE POSITION OF PUBLIC WORKS FOREMAN BE RECLASSIFIED AS OPERATIONS MANAGER. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS POSITION? ANY QUESTIONS? NOPE. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT THE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE PUBLIC WORKS FORM INTO OPERATIONS MANAGER GRADE 12 POSITION JOB DESCRIPTION WITH GRADE IN THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PLAN. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. MABE? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MADAM CHAIR? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. [J.6. Reclassification of Parks Maintenance Crew Supervisor to Operations Manager - Mike Berry, Public Works Director] ITEM J SIX. UM, PER THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS DURING THE DECEMBER AND JANUARY WORK SESSIONS, IT IS BEING RECOMMENDED THAT BASED UPON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, THE POSITION OF PARKS MAINTENANCE CREW SUPERVISOR BE RECLASSIFIED AS OPERATIONS MANAGER. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM? NO COMMENTS? NOPE. MAY I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT THE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE PARKS MAINTENANCE CREW SUPERVISOR TO OPERATIONS MANAGER TO GRADE 12 POSITION JOB DESCRIPTION WITH GRADE IN THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PLAN. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND ROOM CALL PLEASE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MADAM CHAIR? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MR. MABE? AYE. [J.7. Reclassification of Finance Administrative Assistant as Accounting Technician - Alisa Scott, Finance Director] ITEM J SEVEN. UM, PER THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS DURING THE DECEMBER AND JANUARY WORK SESSIONS, IT IS BEING RECOMMENDED THAT BASED UPON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, THE POSITION OF FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT BE RECLASSIFIED AS ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RECLASSIFICATION? ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT THE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN GRADE SEVEN POSITION JOB DESCRIPTION WITH GRADE IN THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PLAN. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. MABE? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MADAM CHAIR? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. UM, ITEM [J.8. Reclassification of Payroll/Personnel Technician as Human Resources Generalist - Jane Meadows, Human Resources Director] J EIGHT. PER THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS DURING THE DECEMBER AND JANUARY WORK SESSIONS, IT IS BEING RECOMMENDED THAT BASED UPON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE HUMAN RESOURCES DEPARTMENT, THE POSITION OF PAYROLL PERSONNEL TECHNICIAN BE RECLASSIFIED AS HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM? ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UH, ADOPT THE RECLASSIFICATION OF HUMAN RESOURCES GENERALIST GRADE 15 POSITION JOB DESCRIPTION WITH GRADE IN THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PLAN. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MADAME CHAIR? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MR. MABE? AYE. [J.9. Reclassification of Building Inspector (1 position) to Senior Building Inspector - David Beahm] AYE. I RIGHT. I'M J NINE. UM, PER THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS DURING THE DECEMBER AND JANUARY WORK SESSIONS, IT IS BEING RECOMMENDED THAT BASED UPON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE BUILDING INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT, I'M ONE POSITION OF BUILDING INSPECTOR. BE RECLASSIFIED AS SENIOR BUILDING INSPECTOR. ANY QUESTIONS, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? NOPE. DO WE UM, HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE RECLASSIFICATION OF ONE OF THE BUILDING INSPECTOR POSITIONS TO SENIOR BUILDING INSPECTOR GRADE 12 POSITION, JOB DESCRIPTION WITH GRADE IN THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PLAN. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. MABE? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MADAM CHAIR? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. ITEM [J.10. Reclassification of Finance Accounting Technician to Senior Accounts Coordinator - Alisa Scott, Finance Director] J 10. PER THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS DURING THE DECEMBER AND JANUARY WORK SESSIONS, IT IS BEING RECOMMENDED THAT BASED UPON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT, THE POSITION OF ACCOUNTING TECHNICIAN BE RECLASSIFIED AS SENIOR ACCOUNTS COORDINATOR. [00:45:02] ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM? QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT THE RECLASSIFICATION OF THE SENIOR ACCOUNTS COORDINATOR GRADE 13. POSSESSION JOB, JOB DESCRIPTION WITH GRADE IN THE COUNTY'S COMPENSATION PLAN. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MADAM CHAIR? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MR. MABE? AYE. [J.11. Reclassification of Grounds Equipment Operator (1 position) to Maintenance Foreman - Mike Berry, Public Works Director] ITEM J 11. PER THE PREVIOUS PRESENTATIONS DURING THE DECEMBER AND JANUARY WORK SESSIONS, IT IS BEING RECOMMENDED THAT BASED UPON THE ASSESSMENT OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, ONE EQUIPMENT OR GROUNDS EQUIPMENT OPERATOR POSITION, BE RECLASSIFIED AS A MAINTENANCE FOREMAN. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS POSITION? NO QUESTIONS, NO COMMENTS. SO DO WE HAVE A MOTION? ADAM? CHAIR? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT THE RECLASSIFICATION OF MAINTENANCE FORM GRADE 11 POSITION, JOB DESCRIPTION WITH GRAY, UM, WITH GRADE IN THE COUNTY'S, UH, COMPENSATION PLAN. THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND. ROLL CALL PLEASE. MR. MABE? AYE. MRS. OATS? AYE. MADAM CHAIR? AYE. MRS. COLORS? AYE. MR. BUTLER? AYE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. UH, THANK YOU JANE. I THINK WE NEED TO MAKE NOTE THAT BECAUSE OF THOSE TWO PRESENTATIONS IS THE REASON WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS TONIGHT. YOU DID A REALLY GOOD JOB OF UPDATING US ON ALL THIS, UM, IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY AND I APPRECIATE THAT. VERY GOOD. NEXT ITEM OF BUSINESS IS, UM, NEW BUSINESS. DO WE HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS? DO WE WANT TO, UM, PRESENT MS. OPS? NOPE. NO. MS. CULLS AND MR. BUTLER? NO. VERY GOOD. WELL THEN, UM, WE'LL MOVE ON TO, UM, THE NEXT ITEM IS ADJOURNMENT. DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED. DO A SECOND. SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? AYE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.