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[B. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America]

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GOOD EVENING EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE MAY 21ST, 2024 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING AND TO START OUR MEETING.

UM, REVEREND CHRISTIE MCMILLAN GOODWIN, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND LEADING US FROM PRAYER.

LET US PRAY.

HOLY ONE.

WE COME BEFORE YOU WITH GRATITUDE.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF WARREN COUNTY AND FOR THEIR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE IN THIS ESSENTIAL TASK FOR THEIR WORK IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THEIR DECISIONS AFFECT THE DIGNITY, SAFETY, AND WELLBEING OF ALL OF THE COUNTY'S RESIDENTS.

WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE THEM COURAGE TO MAKE POSITIVE DECISIONS FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

WE ASK THAT YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM AS THEY GRAPPLE WITH DIFFICULT AND CONTENTIOUS ISSUES.

AND THROUGH THEIR DELIBERATIONS, MAY EACH SUPERVISOR REMEMBER THOSE RESIDENTS WHO ARE FORGOTTEN OR OVERLOOKED AND THOSE WHOSE VOICES ARE OFTEN IGNORED.

WE THANK YOU FOR THE STAFF AND THE MANY EMPLOYEES OF OUR COUNTY.

MAY THEIR LABOR ACCOMPLISH MUCH FOR ALL WHO CHOOSE TO CAUSE.

CALL WARREN COUNTY HOME.

WE KNOW THAT THEIR WORK MAY BE OVERLOOKED OR EVEN LOST IN THE BUSYNESS OF OUR COUNTY.

SO WE PAUSE FOR JUST A MOMENT TO GIVE YOU THANKS FOR THEM.

WE PAUSE TO HONOR ALL WHO WORK IN THIS BUILDING, THOSE WHO WORK IN OUR SCHOOLS, THOSE WHO WORK FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, THOSE WHO WORK IN OUR FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE, THOSE WHO WORK IN OUR SHERIFF'S OFFICE, THOSE WHO WORK AT OUR LIBRARY, THOSE WHO WORK FOR PARKS AND RECREATION.

AND FOR ALL THOSE I HAVE NOT MENTIONED, WE THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR THEIR SERVICE AND FOR THEIR DEDICATION.

AND MAY EACH PERSON WHO ATTENDS THIS MEETING AND THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK MAY EACH SPEAK WITH HONESTY, HELPFULNESS, AND CLARITY.

MAY EVERYONE BE WILLING TO BE OPEN WITH EACH OTHER, RESPECTFUL OF EACH OTHER, AND SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER.

AND ABOVE ALL, MAY PEACE AND KINDNESS BE PRESENT HERE THIS EVENING.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU.

I CALLED THE BOARD MEETING TO ORDER AND IF EVERYONE WOULD STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, PLEASE.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.

ONE NATION UNDER GOD IN LIBERTY, JUSTICE FOR ALL.

OKAY.

[C. Adoption of Agenda – Additions or Deletions]

ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS? DELETIONS.

MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE TO APPROVE THE WARREN COUNTY, UH, AGENDA WITH THE ADDITION OF A RE OF A RESOLUTION REGARDING THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AS ITEM M.

IS THERE A SECOND TO THE MOTION? SECOND ROLL CALL.

MR. HENDERSON.

MRS. COOK? AYE.

DR.

JAMESON AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MR. STAN MEYER? AYE.

OKAY.

[D. Public Comment Period (60 Minute Time Limit)]

PUBLIC COMMENT TIME IS 60 MINUTES WITH A THREE MINUTE PER, PER SPEAKER TIME TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE NOT A PUBLIC HEARING.

ALL COMMENTS WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, NOT TO THE AUDIENCE.

BE CONSIDERATE OF YOUR FELLOW SPEAKERS.

THERE SHOULD BE NO APPLAUSE, BOOING, OR OTHER AUDIBLE DISRUPTION OF TO THE PROCEEDINGS.

THROUGH A SHOW OF HANDS, THE CHAIRMAN MAY ASK FOR A SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR COMMENTS MADE BY SPEAKERS, PLACARDS, POSTERS, AND OTHER MEANS A VISUAL DISPLAY OF COMMENTS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.

THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION OR MATERIALS USED AS PART OF A FACTUAL PRESENTATION TO THE BOARD.

AND THE BOARD WILL NOT TOLERATE PERSONAL ATTACKS BY ANYONE ON ANY OF THE PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROCEEDING.

ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THE GUIDELINES WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE.

MR. HENDERSON, HAS ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? UH, YES MA'AM.

GREG BUTLER.

AND IF YOU WOULD JUST SAY YOUR NAME AND THE DISTRICT YOU LIVE IN.

MY NAME IS GREG BUTLER.

ADDRESS IS 4 7 8 POCO BELLA DRIVE.

GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.

THANK YOU FOR, UH, GIVING ME A FEW MINUTES OF YOUR TIME.

I'M HERE AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF A GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT'S COMMONLY KNOWN AS WARREN COUNTY MCOM.

THAT GROUP IS MORE THAN A DOZEN STRONG, AND THEY'RE COMMUNITY-MINDED MEMBERS WHO ARE AMATEUR RADIO LICENSEES.

WE CALL IT AMATEUR RADIO BECAUSE THAT'S ITS OFFICIAL NAME.

MANY PEOPLE USE THE SLANG TERM HAMMER RADIO OPERATORS, BUT WE TRY TO KEEP IT PROFESSIONAL.

AND SO, UM, IN FACT, AMATEUR RADIO DOESN'T MEAN UNPROFESSIONAL.

IT JUST MEANS THAT WE ARE NON-COMMERCIAL.

WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE, UH, MONETARY INCOME FROM WHAT WE DO.

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ALTHOUGH OUR MEMBERS DO COME FROM A VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUNDS.

ALL OF US ARE LICENSED BY THE FCC AND THAT LICENSING REQUIRES AN EXAM, A PROCTORED EXAM THAT, UH, HAS SOME TECHNICAL ASPECTS TO IT.

WE ARE FORMAL VOLUNTEERS.

WE'RE NOT LIKE VOLUNTEERS ARE JUST GONNA SHOW UP WHEN SOMETHING GOES WRONG AROUND HERE AND SAY, HEY, CAN WE HELP? I'VE GOT A RADIO.

WE ARE FORMAL VOLUNTEERS.

WE HAVE MADE APPLICATIONS WITH WARREN COUNTY FIRE AND RESCUE IN THE, UH, EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION.

AND WE'VE ALL BEEN VETTED THROUGH A FINGERPRINT BASED BACKGROUND CHECK.

AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT WE ARE VERY PLEASED TO HAVE A VERY GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THE CAREER STAFF FOR WARREN COUNTY FIRE.

UH, PROBABLY ONE OF THE BEST IN AMONG THE GROUPS WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH.

OUR GOAL IS TO BE A RESOURCE FOR THE COUNTY.

WHEN NORMAL COMMUNICATIONS ARE DEGRADED OR DESTROYED BY A NATURAL DISASTER OR SOME OTHER EMERGENCY, WHAT WE CAN DO IS COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT OF THE INTERNET CELLULAR SYSTEM AND LANDLINE TELEPHONES.

AS, AS AN EXAMPLE, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY WAY TO COMMUNICATE OUTSIDE OF WARREN COUNTY, OUR GROUP CAN SEND A RADIO MESSAGE DIRECTLY TO VE IN RICHMOND WITHOUT ANY USE OF INFRASTRUCTURE.

WE CAN SEND IT DIRECTLY FROM THE RADIO ROOM AT THE EOC, DIRECTLY TO THE RADIO ROOM AT THE STATE EOC.

WE HAVE MONTHLY TRAINING MEETINGS IN ORDER TO IMPROVE OUR PREPAREDNESS.

AND WE DO EXERCISES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN COMMUNICATE FROM ALL DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE COUNTY.

BACK TO THE EOC, WHAT I LIKE TO COMPARE US TO IS KNOWING CPR.

IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU NEVER WANT TO HAVE TO USE, BUT IF YOU NEED IT, YOU'RE REALLY GLAD YOU KNOW IT.

AND SO WE ARE BLESSED IN THIS COUNTY NOT TO HAVE A LOT OF DISASTERS, BUT WE WANT TO, AS A GROUP, BE PREPARED TO HELP IN TIME OF NEED.

PERHAPS ONE OF THE NICEST THINGS ABOUT OUR ABILITY TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY IS WHAT WE DO HAS ABSOLUTELY NO IMPACT AND NO COST TO THE COUNTY BUDGET.

SO, UM, YOU CAN FINISH.

THANK YOU.

I'M HERE TO TELL YOU, REMIND YOU THAT WE HAVE AN ANNUAL EVENT ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AT THE END OF JUNE.

IT'S HAPPENED IN CANADA AND US, UH, EVERY YEAR SINCE 1933 AND USUALLY HAS ABOUT 40,000 PARTICIPANTS, UH, ACROSS THE CONTINENT.

OUR GOAL IS TO OPERATE IN A PUBLIC LOCATION AND WE HAVE SECURED PERMISSION TO OPERATE IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE FANTASY LAND PLAYGROUND.

UH, OUR GOAL ALSO IS TO CONTACT OTHER STATION AND DEMONSTRATE TO THE PUBLIC.

PROBABLY MOST IMPORTANTLY, DEMONSTRATE TO THE PUBLIC THE SCIENCE SKILL AND THE SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE CAN OFFER.

SO I'M HERE TONIGHT TO INVITE YOU AND EVERYONE IN THE ROOM OR ONLINE TO VISIT US AT FANTASY LAMP PLAYGROUND PARKING LOT ON SATURDAY, JUNE 22ND FROM STARTING AT 2:00 PM UH, JUST LOOK FOR THE HUGE MILITARY VEHICLE.

WE PARK A DEUCE AND A HALF THERE TO CATCH A LITTLE ATTENTION AND THAT USUALLY GETS SOME WALK-UP TRAFFIC.

I'VE GIVEN PERSONAL INVITATIONS TO EACH OF YOU VIA MR. HENDERSON.

AND IF YOU DO CHOSE TO SHOW UP, WE CAN EVEN HELP YOU ATTEMPT TO MAKE A CONTACT WITH ANOTHER STATION IF YOU SO CHOOSE.

SO WITH THAT, THANK YOU AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, OTHERWISE I'LL GET BACK TO MY SEAT.

WELL, THIS ONE'S NOT A QUESTION, ANSWER TIME, BUT, UM, APPRECIATE IT VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU.

UH, NEXT UP IS SARAH DOWNS.

Y'ALL KNOW ME, SARAH DOWNS, NORTH RIVER DISTRICT.

Y'ALL KNOW I AM A WARREN COUNTY GIRL WHO GRADUATED FROM SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL IN 2017, AND I'M HERE TO DISCUSS THE FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS.

UM, MAY 7TH WAS POPPING.

I I'M SAD I MISSED IT 'CAUSE THERE'S IT'S OKAY.

I WAS RELIEVED TO SEE THAT YOU GUYS ARE WORKING SO COLLABORATIVELY AT THIS POINT ON THE BUDGET.

UM, AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO SEE THE COMMITMENT TO THE 3% TEACHER PAY.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

AS I ASKED FOR THAT IN MARCH, , UM, THE ADDITIONAL AGRICULTURE TEACHER WILL ALSO BE INCREDIBLY HELPFUL AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL.

SO THAT'S GONNA BE REALLY AWESOME.

BUT I'M ALSO HERE TO DISCUSS SOME OF THE CONCERNS BE HEARD BY CITIZENS ON MAY 7TH.

WE CAN ALL AGREE A TAX INCREASE IS NOT FUN.

IT'S NOT ALWAYS WELCOMED, BUT THEY ARE NECESSARY.

OUR SHERIFF DEPARTMENT, OUR FIRE AND RESCUE MUST BE FULLY FUNDED.

ABSOLUTELY, WITHOUT A DOUBT TO

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NOT FULLY FUND OUR OR CUT THE FUNDING OF OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS COULD BE DEVASTATING.

LET'S TALK ABOUT SOME STATISTICS.

UM, THIS IS AN AVERAGE.

VIRGINIA SCHOOLS ON AVERAGE RECEIVE $1,400 PER STUDENT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

THE AVERAGE PUPIL IN THE STATE OF VIRGINIA WILL RECEIVE ABOUT $6,200 FROM THE STATE.

AND THE REST MUST BE MADE UP WITH LOCAL FUNDING.

LOCAL FUNDING MAKES UP 40% OF WHAT EACH PUPIL RECEIVES TOWARDS THEIR EDUCATION.

UM, IN THE PAST, THIS HAS ROUGHLY BEEN 10,000 TO $11,000 PER STUDENT.

BUT WITH THAT BEING SAID, THE STATE FUNDING AND SOME OF THE BEST STATES, NEW YORK, FOR EXAMPLE, THEY SPEND ABOUT $30,000 PER STUDENT.

AND EVEN IN THE RURAL COUNTIES, THEY'RE SPENDING ABOUT $23,000 PER STUDENT.

UM, THAT'S $10,000 MORE THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY BRING IN PER STUDENT.

RIGHT.

AND I MAKE THIS POINT TO SAY THAT OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IS WORKING WITH A FRACTION OF WHAT OTHER COUNTIES AND STATES CONTRIBUTE TO EDUCATION.

AND YET OUR HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE AN OVERALL GRADUATION WEIGHT OF 92%.

UM, AND I UNDERSTAND THE, THE COMPLETE, THE, YOU KNOW, THE DIS DISCUSSION ABOUT, UM, ISSUES WITH LACK OF DISCIPLINE, STUDENT SAFETY, BUT IN GENERAL, WE NEED TO INCREASE OUR FUNDING TO RECEIVE QUALIFIED STAFF IN ORDER TO FULLY STAFF OUR SCHOOLS TO KEEP OUR SCHOOL SAFE.

SO IT'S KIND OF LIKE AN EGG, YOU KNOW, IF YOU NEED TO INCREASE FUNDING TO GET INCREASED SCHOOL SAFETY, BUT WE ALSO CAN'T DECREASE FUNDING 'CAUSE THAT'LL JUST DECREASE SCHOOL SAFETY.

UM, AND SO I'M JUST HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT OVERALL WE WILL NOT SEE IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM UNTIL WE SEE INCREASED FUNDING AND INVESTMENT IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IS AN INVESTMENT IN THIS COUNTY'S FUTURE.

AND TO CONSIDER OTHERWISE WOULD BE A DISSERVICE.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

ANYONE ELSE? NO MA'AM.

WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? SECOND CALL.

OKAY.

WE'LL SAY PUBLIC COMMENT.

TIME IS OVER AND WE'LL GET TO,

[E. Reports – Board Members, County Administrator, County Attorney (Part 1 of 2)]

UM, BOARD REPORTS.

MR. STAN MEYER.

UH, THANK YOU.

UM, I ATTENDED THE TRANSPORTATION AND COMMITTEE, PARDON? TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE MEETING.

AND WE COVERED A NUMBER OF TOPICS THERE.

UM, DAY PRIOR TO THAT, HAD A, UH, MEETING, UM, WITH FIRE AND RESCUE AND SOME OTHER STAKEHOLDERS REGARDING EMERGENCY ACCESS ON ROUTE 6 0 6.

UM, AND WE MADE SOME GOOD PROGRESS ON THAT.

UM, UH, I THINK VDOT HAS A GOOD PLAN THAT THEY'RE PUSHING FORWARD NOW.

UM, OTHER THAN THAT, I ATTENDED THE AIRPORT DAY, UM, I THINK A WEEK AND A HALF AGO AT, UH, FRONT ROYAL AIRPORT AND IT WAS AN EXCELLENT FAMILY EVENT.

UM, THINK OF VIDEO, UH, HIGHLIGHT REEL.

WE'LL BE GOING ONLINE SOON, WHICH, UM, UH, IF YOU MISSED IT, COME NEXT YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY FUN.

UM, GREAT FOR KIDS TO, TO START AN INTEREST IN AVIATION, IN GENERAL AVIATION.

UM, AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TODAY.

THANKS.

THANK YOU MR. BUTLER.

THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

SO THE, UH, UH, I ATTENDED A, UH, FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING.

THIS IS ABOUT, UH, TWO AND A HALF WEEKS AGO.

AND WE ARE GOING THROUGH AND TAKING A LOOK AT THE, UH, UM, THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WITHIN THE COUNTY AND TRYING TO STANDARDIZE THOSE AND, AND, UH, ALSO, UH, SEE IF WE CAN IDENTIFY OF SOME OF THE, UH, WHAT WHAT YOU WOULD CALL CONTROLS FOR, YOU KNOW, INTERNAL CONTROLS.

UM, ALSO, UH, MONDAY A WEEK AGO, THE, UM, I ATTENDED THE, UH, PARKS AND REC, UH, MEETING.

IT'S ONCE EVERY TWO MONTHS.

AND THE, UH, WE, UH, PRESENTED SOME AWARDS TO SOME OF THE LONGTIME COUNTY, UH, UH, NOT RESIDENTS, BUT UH, FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION.

UM, ALSO, UH, I, I RODE WITH YOU MADAM CHAIR, UH, THROUGHOUT, UH, YOUR, YOUR DISTRICT TODAY.

AND, UH, GAVE ME A GREATER APPRECIATION FOR HOW, HOW SPREAD OUT YOUR DISTRICT IS AND JUST HOW MANY PEOPLE REALLY ARE THERE.

BECAUSE THE, UH, WHEN YOU DRIVE DOWN THREE 40, I'VE, I'VE BECOME VERY FAMILIAR WITH THREE 40 BECAUSE MY DAUGHTER LIVES OVER IN LURAY.

AND, UH, THE, UH, AND GOING DOWN THREE 40, YOU LOOK AROUND AND YOU FIGURE, WELL, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT THAT MANY PEOPLE, BUT GOSH, YOU GO BACK IN THERE AND YOU FIND OUT, WOW, THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE BACK THERE.

AND THEN FINALLY THE, UM, OF I, UH, ATTENDED

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THE, UH, THE WARREN COUNTY, UH, WINGS AND, UH, IS IT WINGS AND YEAH, WINGS AND WHEELS.

AND SO DID YOU WANT TO, DID YOU WANT TO, UH, SHOW THAT NOW THERE'S SOME RAFFLES WE HAVE GOING ON TOO, GUYS.

FOUR DISCOVERY FLIGHTS, TWO WITH FRONT OIL AVIATION AND TWO WITH UPWIND AVIATION AND ALSO TWO SKY DIVES.

WE CAN, GETTING READY TO JUMP PAST THIS PLANE, I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS JUMPERS WAY OVER FRONT OIL.

10,500 BELOW.

USE CAUTION SCOTT AVERAGES IN THE AIR ONE CANOPY.

HOW WAS IT? GREAT.

I CAN'T WAIT YOU TO DO IT AGAIN.

THAT'S PRETTY GOOD.

MIKE MCCOOL HERE AT THE ROOM.

I GUESS WE'RE CUTTING IT OFF THERE, OR, OKAY.

DR.

JAMESON, I DON'T HAVE A REPORT TONIGHT.

MRS. COOK.

UH, JUST TO PIGGYBACK, UM, MR. BUTLER, WE, WE DID HAVE OUR FINANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING AND, UM, WE'RE JUST CONTINUING IDENTIFYING THE, UM, THE GAPS IN OUR INTERNAL CONTROLS AS WE MOVE FORWARD.

AND I JUST WANTED TO ADD WITH THE WINGS, UM, WINGS AND WHEELS, THAT'S THE SEC SECOND ANNUAL, IS THAT CORRECT? RIGHT.

YEAH, THE FIRST ONE WAS LAST YEAR.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

THANK YOU.

UM, FIRST OFF, I WANT TO JUST MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT JUNE 11TH WILL BE A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE OUR PUBLIC HEARING ON THE BUDGET.

YES, MA'AM.

AND THEN I WOULD LIKE, UM, TO RECOGNIZE THAT LAST WEEK WAS THE NATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION WEEK.

AND IT SEEMS LIKE OUR MEETING NEVER HITS TO BE ABLE TO SAY THAT DURING THE WEEK.

BUT, UM, JUST WANNA ACKNOWLEDGE WE APPRECIATE ALL THE, WITH THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DEPUTIES AND EVERYONE DOES TO KEEP US SAFE AND, UH, THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL POLICE AS WELL.

AND, UM, LET'S SEE, MAY 11TH, I ATTENDED THE BRIDGE DEDICATION ON WHAT WE CALL SOUTH STREET JOHN MARSHALL HIGHWAY.

THE INTERSECTION THERE, UM, AT ROYAL KING AND KFC AND ALL THAT.

IT WAS DEDICATED TO, UM,

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POLICE LIEUTENANT PAT FERRELL, WHO, UH, DIED OF THE LINE OF DUTY DUE TO, UM, HEPATITIS THAT HE CONTACT CONTRACTED AFTER BEING BITTEN, UH, WHILE MAKING AN ARREST.

I ALSO ATTENDED THE WINGS AND WHEELS THAT DAY.

AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT, IT WAS A LOT OF COOL STUFF THERE.

A LOT OF FUN.

AND THEN ON MAY 13TH I ATTENDED THE FREDERICK COUNTY LANDFILL GRANT EVENT.

THAT WAS, UM, A GRANT THAT THE NORTHERN SHANDOR VALLEY REGIONAL COMMISSION WAS ABLE TO GET, UH, $4 MILLION.

THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A TIRE SHREDDER.

UM, A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GONNA GO ON.

AND I WAS AMAZED AT THAT.

IT'S A LANDFILL TRANSFER STATION ALL IN ONE.

AND IT LOOKED LIKE YOU WERE GOING TO A PARK.

THERE WASN'T EVEN A WALMART BAG HANGING IN A TREE .

IT WAS SOMETHING TO SEE UP THERE.

UM, AND WE WILL BENEFIT FROM THAT AS WELL.

MR. BARRY KNOWS MUCH MORE ABOUT THAT 'CAUSE HE WAS IN ON WORKING ON THAT.

UM, BUT, UM, ATTENDED THE LIBRARY MEETING THAT EVENING AND, UM, THEY'RE, THEY'RE MOVING ALONG.

THEY HAD A REALLY GOOD RESPONSE TO THEIR TASTE OF BOOKS AND, UM, THINGS WERE MOVING ALONG THERE.

THEN WENT TO BROWNTOWN TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER MEETING.

SO A LOT OF THINGS THAT DAY.

MAY 15TH WAS OUR TOWN COUNTY TRANSPORTATION MEETING.

AND WE'RE, UM, STILL WORKING ON WHAT THE STATE TOLD US AS FAR AS, UH, REVENUE FUNDING AND THAT KIND OF THING, AND FIGURING OUT WHO OUR STAKEHOLDERS ARE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT.

MAY 16TH WAS THE POLICE MEMORIAL SERVICE THAT, UM, THE ACADEMY PUTS ON EVERY YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NINE PEOPLE THAT LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE LINE OF DUTY BETWEEN HERE AND FREDERICK COUNTY AND CLARK COUNTY.

I THINK JUST THOSE THREE, UM, CITY OF WINCHESTER MAYBE.

AND, UH, VERY NICE.

THE SPEAKER THIS YEAR WAS JUST PHENOMENAL.

SO APPRECIATIVE THAT THEY DON'T LET PEOPLE FORGET THOSE THAT HAVE SERVED IN THE LINE OF DUTY TO PROTECT US.

UM, HAD AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MEETING THAT DAY AND MR. FOLEY DOES A WONDERFUL JOB WITH THOSE MEETINGS.

MR. BUTLER WAS THERE AS WELL.

UH, DSS ADVISORY MEETING.

I'M, UH, NEW ON THAT BOARD AND LEARNING IT, AND WE DO NEED PEOPLE.

SO MR. BUTLER, IF YOU COULD, THEY WANT ONE FROM HAPPY CREEK.

SO, UM, AND MR. STANMORE, WE NEED ONE FROM YOUR DISTRICT AS WELL.

THEN I WENT TO SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION, AND I, I WAS THERE THURSDAY NIGHT AT, UH, BEAUTIFUL WEATHER, COULD NOT HAVE A PLACE, WAS PACKED.

NEVER SEEN SO MANY PEOPLE.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THOSE, UM, NEW GRADUATES ON FRIDAY.

I WENT TO WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.

THAT ONE WAS A LITTLE MORE DICEY.

IT LOOKED LIKE WE WERE GONNA GET STORMED AND THE WIND BLEW.

BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S MY ALMA MATER.

SO YOU KNOW NOTHING AGAINST SKYLINE, BUT MY HEART IS WARREN COUNTY AND WILDCAT FOREVER.

AND IT WAS, UM, THE SPEAKERS, BOTH OF THOSE YOUNG LADIES THAT SPOKE AT THOSE GRADUATIONS, THEY JUST BROUGHT YOU TO TEARS.

IT, YOU WATCH THE VIDEOS, BOTH OF 'EM ARE, UM, YOU CAN WATCH IT.

AND THEN YESTERDAY I WENT TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S PRE-K GRADUATION AND MY GRANDSON'S FIFTH GRADE GRADUATION.

SO MOVING ON THERE.

AND THEN MR. BUTLER DID GRACIOUSLY EXCEPT MY INVITATION TO TOUR BROWNTOWN LAMBTON, BENTONVILLE ASBURY.

AND, UM, I'D LIKE TO EXTEND THAT TO THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS.

I'D BE GLAD TO TAKE YOU AROUND TO SEE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO, TO GET A GLIMPSE OF EACH PEOPLE'S DISTRICT SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE MAKING DECISIONS, WHAT YOU'RE MAKING DECISIONS.

IT, IT'S, UM, OUR DISTRICTS ARE ALL A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT FROM EACH OTHER.

SO, AND THAT IS MY REPORT.

UH, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT, UH, MS. KOHLERS MAKES ME JEALOUS BECAUSE THE, UH, SHE LIVES IN SUCH A PRETTY AREA.

I AM BLESSED AND, AND BUT EVERYBODY'S DISTRICT HAS ITS OWN BEAUTY.

IT'S JUST A LITTLE DIFFERENT FROM DISTRICT TO DISTRICT.

SO DR.

DALEY, BUT, UH, CHAIRMAN COLORS DOES NOT HAVE A CAR WASH IN HER DISTRICT, SIR.

WELL, NOW I WON'T SAY THAT BECAUSE THERE'S A PLACE ON THE ROAD THAT PONDS AND I CALL THAT MY CAR, WHICH IF I DRIVE REAL FAST THROUGH IT, IT CLEANS THE BOTTOM OF MY CAR OUT.

OKAY, , I CANNOT, UH, MATCH MR. BUTLER'S REPORT, MA'AM.

BUT I DO WANT TO TALK A FEW MINUTES ABOUT THE, UH, FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS.

AND AS YOU SEE THE COUNTY BUDGET PROCESS, THE BOARD APPROPRIATES A LINE ITEM BUDGET.

YOU SAY HOW MUCH EACH DEPARTMENT HAS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL LINES.

THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT EXECUTES THAT

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BUDGET AND ALL TRANSACTIONS ARE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM.

IF ANYBODY WANTS TO CHANGE ANY OF THEIR LINE ITEMS, IF THEY WANNA MOVE MONEY FROM HEALTH INSURANCE TO UH, FUEL, THEY HAVE TO COME BACK TO THE BOARD TO HAVE THAT APPROVED.

THESE CHANGES ARE DONE, SOME OF THEM COME UP AND WE KNOW THEY NEED TO BE DONE MONTHLY.

AND THEN THERE'S A LOT THAT END UP BEING DONE THE END OF THE YEAR WHEN WE SEE WHAT OUR YEAR END BALANCES ARE.

AND THEN THE BOARD APPROVES ALL PAYMENTS EACH MONTH.

SCHOOL SYSTEM, THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE ANNUAL BUDGET WITH SEVEN CATEGORIES.

AND THEN OTHER FUNDS, YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE A CAFETERIA OF FUND, A TRANSPORTATION FUND, A COUPLE OF THOSE.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DOES NOT APPROVE THE LINE ITEM BUDGET UPON BOARD OF SUPERVISOR APPROVAL FINANCE APPROPRIATES THOSE AMOUNTS TO THE CATEGORIES IN THE FINANCE SYSTEM.

AND THEN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM ADMINISTERS THAT BUDGET.

SCHOOL STAFF IS AUTHORIZED TO AMEND THE LINE ITEMS WITHIN THE CATEGORIES, BUT ANY CHANGES IN THE CATEGORIES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

AGAIN, USUALLY IN THE SUMMER AFTER THE BOARD HAS ALL A SCHOOL BOARD, HAS ALL OF THEIR TRANSACTIONS COMPLETED.

CASHFLOW.

THERE ARE SEVERAL STATE ACCOUNTS THAT ARE MAINTAINED BY THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT AND THEY ARE, THE COURT CLERK IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE.

THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE HAS AN EMPLOYEE FUND AND A BUY MONEY FUND.

ALL OTHER CASH IS MAINTAINED AND DISTRIBUTED BY THE COUNTY.

TREASURER TAXES, STATE AND FEDERAL FUNDS ARE DEPOSITED DIRECTLY.

LOCAL FEES ARE COLLECTED SUCH AS RECREATION ARE COLLECTED BY THE DEPARTMENTS AND TURNED IN TO THE TREASURER.

THE FUNDS ARE REQUESTED BY THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT WHEN THE TREASURER HAS NEEDS TO, WHEN WE NEED TO PAY BILLS.

FINANCE INFORMS THE TREASURER WHAT FUNDS TO PAY FUND FROM, SUCH AS GENERAL FUND, COST RECOVERY, EDA CAPITAL, ET CETERA.

FOR THE SCHOOL'S FUNDS.

FUNDS ARE APPROPRIATED PER CODE UPON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR'S APPROVAL INTO THE SEVEN CATEGORIES OR OTHER ACCOUNTS SUCH AS I MENTIONED, SCHOOL TEXTBOOKS, CAFETERIA TRANSPORTATION IN THE COUNTY'S FINANCIAL SYSTEM.

THESE APPROPRIATIONS ARE UPDATED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BY SCHOOL BOARD REQUEST AND THEY SEND THAT REQUEST TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THEN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVES THOSE REQUESTS.

THE TREASURER RECEIVES STATE FUNDS SEMI-MONTHLY.

THEY RECEIVE 24 PAYMENTS A YEAR AND FEDERAL FUNDS ARE ON A REIMBURSEMENT.

SO WHEN FUNDS ARE NEEDED, THE SCHOOL'S FINANCE DIRECTOR MAKES A REQUEST TO THE COUNTY TREASURER AND DIRECTS WHICH FUNDS THESE, THE MONEY SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE TREASURER, TRANSFERS THE NECESSARY AMOUNT OF THE APPROPRIATED LOCAL FUNDS INTO THE SCHOOL'S ACCOUNT TO COVER THE MONTHLY EXPENSES.

AFTER THE STATE, FEDERAL MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE HAS BEEN EXPENDED, SCHOOLS PAY THEIR BILLS FROM BANK ACCOUNTS HELD BY THE COUNTY TREASURER.

BEFORE YOU MOVE ON, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION ON MY PART, GO BACK TO THE, UM, PRIOR SLIDE.

SO ARE WE LOOKING AT THE SEVEN CATEGORIES AS BEING FUNDS? OR DO THESE FUNDS REPRESENT A DIFFERENT THE SEVEN CATEGORIES ARE ALL IN THE GEN, THE SCHOOL'S GENERAL FUND.

OKAY.

SO WHEN, AND THEN THE OTHER FUNDS THEY HAVE ARE SUCH AS CAFETERIA, TEXTBOOK, TRANSPORTATION, EXCEPT THAT ARE MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY TREASURER, BUT THEY ARE SEPARATE FUNDS FROM THEIR GENERAL FUNDS, JUST LIKE OUR CAPITAL FUNDS.

CIP AIRPORT, EDA ARE ALL SEPARATE FROM OUR GENERAL FUND.

SO THEY WOULD HAVE A FUND THAT WOULD BE FOR LOCAL, UH,

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THEY, THEY SHOULD HAVE A FUND THAT SAYS FOR LOCAL REVENUE OR FUNDING FROM THE, FROM WARREN COUNTY.

RIGHT.

AND THEN, THEN THEY TAKE IT FROM THAT FUND AND THEN THEY DISTRIBUTE IT TO THE CATEGORIES.

SO THEY HAVE THE GENERAL FUND AND THE SCHOOL BOARD HAS A GENERAL FUND LOOK, LOOK UP BACK UP HERE.

THERE'S THE SCHOOL'S GENERAL FUND AND THE CATEGORIES ARE WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, I GOT IT.

THANK YOU.

MM-HMM, .

SO THE TREASURER IS THE CUSTODIAN OF ALL SCHOOL ACCOUNTS EXCEPT THE SCHOOL ACTIVITY FUNDS, WHICH ARE HELD AT EACH SCHOOL.

THE SCHOOL ACTIVITY FUNDS ARE NON APPROPRIATED FUNDS THAT THE SCHOOLS RECEIVE FROM FUNDRAISERS, FEES, ET CETERA.

ALL OTHER WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILLS ARE PAID FROM AN ACCOUNT HELD BY THE TREASURER.

THE BILLS ARE PRESENTED TO THE SCHOOL BOARD TWICE A MONTH FOR APPROVAL.

ONCE APPROVED, THEY ARE TAKEN TO THE TREASURER FOR SIGNATURES AND MAILED.

AND THAT WAS JUST AN UPDATE, MA'AM.

THANK YOU MR. HAM.

SO, OH, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION BEFORE.

OH, WE GOT THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I'LL SAVE MY THOUGHTS TILL OFFICER, THE PUBLIC HEARING.

MR. HAM, DO YOU HAVE ANY REPORT BEFORE WE START PUBLISH? I HAVE NO REPORT.

OKAY.

WE ARE AT

[I. Public Hearing - VDOT Secondary 6-Year Plan - Mike Berry, Public Works Director]

THE PUBLIC HEARING TIME AND THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS THE VDOT SECONDARY SIX YEAR PLAN.

AND MR. SMITH AND MR. BARRY, ARE YOU PRINTED SENDING THAT TOGETHER? GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBERS.

GOOD EVENING.

SO, VDOT MOORE COUNTY, UM, WE'VE, WE'VE MET AND, AND DISCUSSED, YOU KNOW, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS HERE.

WE WENT OVER OUR ROAD WAITING SYSTEM AND, AND MR. SMITH AND MR. CARTER WERE HERE AND REVIEWED THE, UM, THE, THE PLAN FOR, UH, YEAR FISCAL YEAR 25 TO 30 AND THE 25 CONSTRUCTION BUDGET.

BUT, UM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE CODE SECTION 33.2 3 3, 1 OF THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, UM, WE'RE REQUIRED TO CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING AND RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE PROPOSED, UH, SECONDARY SIX YEAR PLAN FOR THE FISCAL YEAR MENTIONED.

UM, ALL PROJECTS ON THE SECONDARY, UH, SIX YEAR PLAN ARE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL FUNDS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM, WHICH DOCUMENTS HOW VIRGINIA WILL OBLIGATE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDS.

SO, UM, THAT BEING SAID, UM, THIS HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED AND YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE AND MATT'S HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.

UM, AGAIN, WE'VE KIND OF ALREADY WENT THROUGH EVERYTHING, BUT THE CODE REQUIRES THAT WE OFFER RESIDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY AND, YOU KNOW, ANY, REALLY ANY CHANGE AT THIS POINT WOULD BE ADD SOMETHING TO AN OUTLYING YEAR AS DESCRIBED PREVIOUSLY.

SO ANY QUESTIONS FOR US PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. BARRY OR MR. SMITH AT THIS POINT? MR. SMITH, DID YOU WANNA SAY ANYTHING? NO.

SO THE, THE, UM, SECONDARY SIX YEAR PLAN IS THE SAME AS WAS PRESENTED ON APRIL 23RD.

THE, THE WORK SESSION, UM, AND, AND BY CODE IS REQUIRED TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING, UH, JUST LIKE MIKE SAID, BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, YOU NEED TO THINK OF I GUESS THE SECONDARY SIX YEAR PLAN.

YOU'VE LAID OUT YOUR RANKINGS OF THE, THE PROJECTS AND ROADS TO UNDERTAKE IN THAT.

AND AS WE UPDATE IT EACH YEAR, YOU KNOW, YOUR FINANCING OR THE FUNDING THAT YOU RECEIVE CHANGES EACH YEAR TO YEAR.

SO WE ADJUST THAT.

BUT THE, THE PROJECTS THAT YOU PROGRAM IN REALLY SHOULD STAY THE SAME.

SO YOU, YOU COMPLETE ONE, YOU KNOW, THE ONES WE COMPLETED FROM LAST YEAR AND NOW WE, WE'VE ADDED A NEW PROJECT INTO THE, THE SIXTH YEAR OF THE PROGRAM.

SO IT'S JUST KIND LIKE YOU'RE ADDING ON THE END.

YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, COMPLETE ONE, YOU ADD ONE ON THE END.

SO, UM, IT'S THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO SAY.

THANK YOU.

ONE QUESTION BEFORE, UM, I'M JUST LOOKING OVER ON THE SIDE WHERE IT SAYS, UM, STATE FORCES HIRED EQUIPMENT AND SO THAT MEANS YOUR, THE STATE STAFF, THEY MIGHT HAVE TO HIRE SOME SPECIAL EQUIPMENT.

Y YEAH.

SO WE CAN, WE'LL EITHER DO THE PROJECT WITH STATE FORCES OR UNDER A HIRED EQUIPMENT CONTRACT OKAY.

IS WHAT THAT MEANS.

SO WE, WE DO IT EITHER WAY.

OKAY.

I JUST, I WASN'T SURE, HADN'T SEEN IT THAT WAY BEFORE, SO I JUST WAS DOUBLE CHECK.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. BARRY OR MR. SMITH?

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OKAY, THANK YOU.

HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? UH, NO MA'AM.

NO ONE SIGNED UP.

OKAY.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THE SIX YEAR SECONDARY ROAD PLAN? SECOND CALL.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK THIRD AND FINAL? YES, SIR.

JUST GOT UNDER THE WIRE.

, HOW YOU DOING? GOOD.

AND YOUR NAME AND YOUR DISTRICT YOU LIVE IN SIR? MY NAME'S PAUL HUNT.

I LIVE AT A 4 37 HUNT ROAD AND WE WERE, WHEN OUR ROAD PUT ON A, UH, SIX YEAR PLAN, IT'S A MILE AND THREE TENTHS.

THERE'S 10, 10 HOUSES ON IT NOW WITH ABOUT 25 CARS.

IT'S A NARROW ROAD.

IT WAS ONE OF, AS PART OF THE PLANTATION ROAD THAT GOES FROM ORANGE TO WINCHESTER AND IT'S NARROW ON IN SOME PARTS OF IT.

AND IT GOT SOME BLIND CURVES.

IT GOT TREES RIGHT BESIDE THE ROAD.

WE'D LIKE TO HAVE A RULE PUT ON THE SIX YEAR PLAN.

OKAY.

THAT, UH, IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE'VE ALREADY ASKED MR. BARRY TO PUT ON THE LIST TO, UM, TO LOOK AT.

IT WON'T GO ON THIS ONE BECAUSE IT DIDN'T GET PUT THROUGH IN TIME.

RIGHT? RIGHT.

BUT WE CAN LOOK FOR IT FOR NEXT YEAR.

ALRIGHT? YES SIR.

AND SO THEY, THEY ALREADY KNOW TO EVALUATE IT.

ALRIGHT, GOT, THANK YOU.

THANK YOU.

WOULD ANYONE ELSE LIKE TO SPEAK AT THIS TIME? PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE VDOT SECONDARY SIX YEAR PLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 25.

2025 TO 2030.

IS THERE SECOND? SECOND.

ROLL CALL MR. HENDERSON.

MR. STAN MEYER.

AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

DR.

JAMESON? AYE.

MRS. COOK? AYE.

MOTION PASSES.

WE'RE AT,

[J. Public Hearing - Shenandoah Shores Sanitary District Water Rate Increase - Alisa Scott, Finance Director, Mike Berry, Public Works Director]

UM, PUBLIC HEARING FOR SHENANDOAH SHOR'S SANITARY DISTRICT WATER RATE INCREASE.

MS. SCOTT? THANK YOU MADAM CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE SHENANDOAH SHOR'S PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION HAS VOTED TO APPROVE A SEVEN AND A HALF INCREASE ON WATER RATES FOR SHENANDOAH SHO'S RESIDENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 24 AND 25, AND A TWO AND A HALF PERCENT INCREASE FOR EACH FISCAL YEAR TO FOLLOW IF NECESSARY, YOU ARE HOOKED UP TO THE COMMUNITY.

WELL, IT'S BEEN THREE YEARS SINCE THE LAST INCREASE IN THE COST OF MATERIALS AND LABOR HAS GONE UP CONSIDERABLY.

THE APPROVAL OF THE WATER RATE WAS VOTED ON BY THE SHENANDOAH SHORES APPOINTED BOARD AND WAS APPROVED.

IT WAS ALSO CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE BUDGET PROCESS SUBMITTED THROUGH, UH, TO THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

SO THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS FOR THIS ORDINANCE CHANGE.

PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. SCOTT OR MR. BARRY ON THIS? OKAY, IF NOT, MR. HENDERSON, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS? NO MA'AM.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SECOND CALL.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? THIRD AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED IS THEIR MOTION.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE ORDINANCE AMENDMENT FOR WARREN COUNTY CODE SECTION 1 79 DASH 19.

SECOND.

SECOND ROLL CALL.

MR. HENDERSON.

MRS. COOK? AYE.

DR.

JAMISON AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MR. STAN MEYER? AYE.

OKAY.

NEXT

[K. Public Hearing - Lease Agreement with Front Royal Cardinals, Inc. for use of Bing Crosby Stadium - Dana Winner, Office Manager, Jane Meadows, Deputy County Administrator , Dan Lenz, Parks and Recreation Director]

IS THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH FRONT ROYAL CARDINALS INCORPORATED FOR THE USE OF BEING CROSBY STADIUM AND MR. LENS.

AND TIFFANY? UM, GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, UH, AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, THE FRONT ROW CARDINAL REQUEST, UH, TO LEASE B CROSBY STADIUM FOR A TERM OF THREE MONTHS, BEGINNING MAY 25TH, 2024, AND CONTINUING THROUGH AUGUST 7TH, 2024 FOR THEIR ANNUAL VALLEY LEAGUE BASEBALL SEASON ON WEEKDAYS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS FROM 11:00 AM UNTIL 10:30 PM THE LEASE WA UH, AGREEMENT WAS SIGNED BY THE FRONTAL CARDINAL PRESIDENT AND WAS PROPERLY A ADVERTISED.

UM, TIFF AND I WILL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE AT THIS TIME.

OKAY.

PUBLIC HEARING IS OPEN.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. LAN OR MS. WALKER? UH, MADAM CHAIR, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A, A COMMENT THAT THE, UH, I THINK THAT THE FRONT ROYAL CARDINALS BRING A, A LOT OF GOOD THINGS TO THE, UH, TO THE COMMUNITY HERE.

YOU KNOW, WITH THE, UH, I KNOW THAT

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WHEN, UH, WHEN WE'VE GONE TO THE GAMES, MY SON HAS GONE OUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN HE WAS YOUNGER, HE RAN THE BASES AND, UH, I KNOW THAT, UH, THERE'S JUST A LOT OF GOOD THINGS THAT, UH, THAT THE CARDINALS DO.

SO I, I FULLY SUPPORT THIS.

OKAY.

MR. HENDERSON, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO, MA'AM.

WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SECOND CALL.

ANYONE LIKE TO SPEAK? THIRD AND FINAL PUBLIC HEARING IS CLOSED.

IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE? THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVED THE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE WARREN COUNTY OF WARREN AND THE FRONT ROYAL CARDINALS INC.

FOR USE OF BING CROSBY STADIUM.

SECOND.

SECOND.

SECOND CALL.

MR. HENDERSON.

MR. STAN MAYER.

AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

DR.

JAMESON? AYE.

MRS. COOK? AYE.

OKAY.

THAT FINISHES OUR PUBLIC HEARING.

THANK YOU.

AND WE'RE AT PROCREATION AND TRANSFERS.

UH, BEFORE WE

[E. Reports – Board Members, County Administrator, County Attorney (Part 2 of 2)]

MOVE ON, UH, MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE JUST TWO QUESTIONS TO THE PRESENTATION THAT DR.

DALEY PRESENTED ON THE SCHOOL SYSTEM PROCESS.

SO ON SLIDE, LET SEE, THESE SLIDES ARE NOT NUMBERED.

SO ONE, TWO, THE THIRD SLIDE NUMBER SIX WHERE IT SAYS CHANGES BETWEEN CATEGORIES MUST BE APPROVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, USUALLY IN THE SUMMER.

AND I HAVE A QUESTION.

I MEAN, THIS IS HOW WE DO BUSINESS TODAY, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, MA'AM.

OKAY.

SO IF WE WANT TO MAKE A, A RECOMMENDATION TO CHANGE THAT, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT THE BOARD WOULD TALK TO THE SCHOOL BOARD ABOUT? SURE.

YEAH.

BECAUSE YOU KNOW MY QUESTIONS WHEN, WHEN, WHEN, UH, YOU READ THAT WAS, YOU KNOW, WHY AREN'T WE DOING THAT MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY? YOU KNOW, IF WE WAIT TILL THE END OF THE YEAR, THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN SOMETIMES WE GET A BIG SURPRISE THAT WE HAVE A, A LARGE SURPLUS OR WE'RE BEHIND, YOU KNOW, THE BUDGETS.

AND IT'D BE NICE IF WE COULD MONITOR THIS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR ON THE, ON THE COUNTY SIDE.

WE TRY TO DO THAT AND WE BRING YOU THOSE TRANSFERS AS MUCH ON A MONTHLY BASIS AS WE CAN.

WE DO HAVE SOME THAT ARE AT THE YEAR END THAT COME IN.

UH, I CANNOT SPEAK FOR THE SCHOOLS MA'AM.

SO THAT WOULD BE BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR SCHOOL BOARD.

OKAY.

AND THEN, UM, ON THE LAST SLIDE, THE CASH FLOW OF SCHOOLS OR THE SECOND TO THE LAST YES.

SO THE CASH FLOW OF SCHOOLS.

SO THE WAY I, THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT, I HAD TO DO A LITTLE FLOW CHART FOR MYSELF TO UNDERSTAND ALL OF THIS.

SO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL APPROPRIATE MONEY FOR THE SEVEN COUNTIES, UH, EXCUSE ME, THE SEVEN CATEGORIES? YES MA'AM.

HAPPENS AT THE, WHEN WE APPROVE THE BUDGET, CORRECT? YES.

OKAY.

AND THAT'S INSTRUCTION, ADMIN, TRANSPORTATION, PUPIL TRANSPORTATION, ET CETERA? YES.

OKAY.

THE ONES THAT ARE IN YOUR AD.

OKAY.

SO ONCE WE APPROVE THE BUDGET, THEN THOSE FUNDS ARE RELEASED TO THE TREASURER AND THEY HOLD IT FOR THE, UH, FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD IN THOSE SEVEN CATEGORIES WITHIN THOSE FUNDS.

THEY ARE NOT IN THE CATEGORIES IN THE TREASURER'S OFFICE, MA'AM.

OKAY.

THEY ARE IN OUR INVESTMENTS.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IS HOW WE CAN INVEST MORE OF OUR FUNDING.

SO THE TREASURER HAS APPROXIMATELY, DEPENDING UPON THE DAY, UH, THE TIME OF YEAR 12 TO 18 MILLION IN AN OPERATING ACCOUNT AND THAT ACCOUNT THEN, UH, THE COUNTY OR THE SCHOOLS MAY REQUEST AN AMOUNT OF FUNDS.

WE HAVE, UH, THE COUNTY PAYROLL, THE COUNTY WOULD REQUEST, UH, FUNDS TRANSFERRED TO OUR ACCOUNTS, UH, SCHOOL'S, PAYROLL SCHOOL'S, FINANCE DIRECTOR WOULD HAVE MONEY TRANSFERRED TO THEIR ACCOUNTS.

THE TREASURER JUST DOES THE TRANSFER TO SCHOOLS OPERATING.

PUTTING IT IN THE CATEGORIES IS DONE BY THE SCHOOLS.

OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

UNDERSTOOD.

ALRIGHT.

AND THEN, SO THEN THE SCHOOL BOARD FINANCE DIRECTOR, DIRECTOR WILL REQUEST FOR THE FUNDS AND THIS IS WHAT YOU JUST SAID? YES.

SO THE REQUEST FROM THE FUNDS FOR THE BUDGET AND AT THAT POINT IS WHEN

[00:45:01]

THE CATEGOR, THE FUNDS ARE DIVIDED INTO THE APPROPRIATED CATEGORIES IN THE, IN THE SCHOOL'S ACCOUNTS.

YES MA'AM.

IN THE SCHOOL ACCOUNTS, YES.

HOPING THAT THEIR APPROPRIATING, UH, THEIR BUDGET MATCHES THE WAY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR APPROPRI THEM, APPROPRIATED THE MONEY FOR THEM.

WELL THEY HAVE THESE, THE BOARD APPROPRIATIONS UHHUH.

SO THEIR BUDGET WHEN ON THE SKIP DOWN TO THE END OF NEXT MONTH.

MM-HMM.

.

AND IF THE SCHOOL BOARD ADOPT, IF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RATHER ADOPTS THE PROPOSED BUDGET OF, UH, INSTRUCTION OF 57 MILLION 7 47, THAT'S THE NUMBER THE SCHOOL BOARD AND THE SCHOOL FINANCE DIRECTOR HAS TO WORK WITH.

UNLESS THEY COME BACK AND ASK TO CHANGE IT.

MM-HMM.

.

AND IF YOU REMEMBER IN PRIOR YEARS, AT DIFFERENT TIMES, UH, TWO YEARS AGO WE HAD PUT MONEY IN INSTRUCTION AND THEY CAME BACK AND ASKED TO TRANSFER APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILLION IS WHAT I THINK IT WAS.

MR. HENDERSON.

I THINK YOU'RE CORRECT THEN TO TRANSFER TO THE OTHER ACCOUNTS.

MM-HMM.

.

BUT ONLY, ONLY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CAN MOVE IT FROM INSTRUCTION TO ADMIN, PUPIL TRANSPORTATION TO OPERATIONS, ET CETERA.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

YES, MA'AM.

OKAY.

APPROPRIATIONS

[F. Appropriations and Transfers]

AND TRANSFERS ARE THERE, UM, ANY QUESTIONS, DISCUSSION? IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

SO MOVED.

TO APPROVE.

TO APPROVE.

THANK YOU.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND.

WE'LL CALL MR. HENDERSON.

MRS. COOK? AYE.

DR.

JAMESON? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MR. STAN MEYER AYE.

APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS?

[G. Approval of Accounts]

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? AND IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED? SO MOVE HAS PRESENTED.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ROLL CALL.

MR. HENDERSON.

MR. MR. SANDMEYER? AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR.

UM, WELL FIRST OF ALL I'D LIKE TO THANK, UH, MS. REED FOR MAKING IT WHERE I CAN SEE INVOICES.

I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

I KNOW SHE'D PUT A LOT OF WORK INTO THAT AND, UM, I THINK HER AND APPRECIATE THAT.

AND I'M STILL A NO NOT BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE, BUT, AND, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MS. COOK, ARE, ARE YOU GUYS WORKING ON A POLICY OF PCARD USE IN YOUR FINANCE COMMITTEE? NOT RIGHT NOW, BUT WE WILL PUT THAT ON A LIST WITH, AND WE CAN TALK OFFLINE AS FAR AS PRIORITIES.

YEAH, BECAUSE WE'RE NOW MOVING INTO A NEW TOPIC AND SO THIS WAS A GOOD TIME TO EVALUATE THAT.

WELL, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT BECAUSE, UH, I CAN SEE THE EXPENDITURES AND I JUST PERSONALLY QUESTION, IT'S NOT ANYBODY'S DOING ANYTHING WRONG, BUT I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT POLICY AND IT WOULD MAKE IT EASIER FOR ME.

SO I'M GONNA KNOW AT THIS POINT, WE'LL, WE'LL TALK ONLINE TO, TO, TO, UM, UNDERSTAND YOUR CONCERNS AND SHARE IT WITH THE COMMITTEE AND SEE, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE WE, WELL, I JUST THINK THERE, THERE'S A NEED FOR WHAT'S APPROPRIATE AND YOU KNOW, SO THE PEOPLE KNOW, OKAY, I CAN PURCHASE THIS, BUT THIS IS A PERSONAL, UM, EXPENDITURE.

OKAY? YEP.

SO WE'LL WORK ON THAT.

MR. BUTLER.

A MR. STANNER.

AYE.

OKAY.

APPROVAL OF MINUTES.

I THINK YOU STARTED, THINK YOU ALREADY I START, DO I HAVE TO SAY AYE AGAIN? UH, JOHN STARTED PRETTY SURE .

OKAY.

IS IT ME? IS IT MY TURN NOW? UH, I THINK IT'S DR.

I THINK IT WAS AN I I, NO.

OKAY.

I .

THERE YOU GO.

AYE, .

ALRIGHT, NOW MOVING ON.

APPROVAL OF

[H. Approval of Minutes - 04.16.2024]

MINUTES FROM 4 16 20 24.

ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS, DELETIONS.

AND IF NOT, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AS PRESENTED? MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ROLL CALL.

MR. HENDERSON.

MR. STAN MEYER.

AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

DR.

JAMISON? AYE.

MRS. COOK? AYE.

OKAY.

NEW BUSINESS AND THE

[L. Consent Agenda]

CONSENT AGENDA.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS TO POOL FOR DISCUSSION? I'D LIKE TO POOL NUMBER THREE.

AND WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NUMBER THREE, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE

[00:50:01]

AS PRESENTED? SO I MOVE MA'AM.

SECOND.

EXCUSE ME MA'AM.

CHAIR, YOU WERE GOING TO PULL, UM, WHAT'S THE NUMBER ON IT? THAT'S A STANDALONE.

OH, ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE RESOLUTION? NO, NO.

UH, NUMBER ONE.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S RIGHT UP THERE IN THE FRONT.

I WALKED, LOOKED RIGHT PAST IT.

NO, I WASN'T GOING TO PULL IT.

WELL, THE BOARD WAS .

I THINK THERE WAS A REQUEST.

WE'LL, THIS, I'LL REQUEST TO, UM, PULL NUMBER ONE.

WE'RE JUST GONNA TWEAK IT A LITTLE BIT.

OKAY.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF NUMBER ONE AND ON NUMBER THREE? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

SECOND, SECOND.

ROLL CALL.

MR. HENDERSON.

MRS. COOK? AYE.

DR.

JAMESON? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MR. STANMORE? AYE.

WELL, I'M, I'M

[L.3. Fire Station 6 Air Conditioning System - James Bonzano, Fire Chief, Jane Meadows, Deputy County Administrator]

GOING TO TAKE NUMBER THREE FIRST SINCE FOR THE POLICY, THAT'S THE WAY IT'S PULLED.

UM, AND I DON'T THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A GREAT DISCUSSION.

I JUST, UM, UNLESS SOMEONE ELSE HAD DISCUSSION, I, I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS AND SO I NEEDED TO PULL IT OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR THAT REASON.

IF ANYONE HAS DISCUSSION, I'M OPEN FOR THAT.

I, I'VE GOT A COUPLE THINGS TO SAY.

UM, OKAY.

I, I DID GO OUT THERE AND VISIT STATION SIX AND, UM, SEE WHAT THEY WERE ASKING FOR AND, AND HEARD SOME REASONING BEHIND IT.

UM, AND I DID ASK SOME OF THE SAME QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAD ASKED, UH, SEPARATELY, SUCH AS HAD IT BEEN COMPETITIVELY BID.

UM, OVERALL THEY CONVINCED ME THAT IT WAS A REASONABLE REQUEST.

UM, AND, UH, I THOUGHT THAT YOUR QUESTIONS WERE, WERE GOOD AND NECESSARY AND APPROPRIATE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR DOING THAT.

UM, TO MY SATISFACTION, THEY'VE BEEN ANSWERED BY THE FIRE AND RESCUE AND THAT WAS MY OWN THRESHOLD.

YOU MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT THRESHOLD ABSOLUTELY.

BUT I JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU WHERE I AM.

NO, AND I RESPECT THAT.

NO PROBLEM.

ANYONE ELSE? I JUST, UH, WHEN I READ THROUGH THE WHOLE, UM, THING, I JUST WANTED TO, TO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S DIFFERENT IDEAS ABOUT WHAT THE, WHAT THE FINAL PRODUCT OR SITUATION IS, BUT IN TERMS OF THE FINANCES, UM, MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S EITHER 12,800 OR IN THE ORDER OF, UM, EIGHT, UH, 11,000 OR SO.

IS THAT, IS THAT ABOUT RIGHT? AS FAR AS THE DELTA OF, OF THE TWO OPTIONS? THERE'S A MOBILE OPTION AND THERE'S A CORRECT, THEY'RE COMPARABLE.

IT'S A, A MATTER OF LESS THAN A THOUSAND DOLLARS AND BOTH OPTION IS ABLE TO BE COVERED BY THE FINANCES AT THE STATION.

OKAY.

THEY'RE NOT ASKING FOR ADDITIONAL FUNDS FROM THE SCHOOL OR FROM, SORRY, FROM THE BOARD.

UM, SO IT IS SOMETHING THAT THE, UM, COMPANY ALLOCATION WILL COVER THE COST FOR, UM, THEIR OPTION.

UH, AND THE ONE THING I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND WAS THE, THE ANNUAL OPERATING COST OF THE MOBILE OPTION, IS THAT IN COMPARABLE AS WELL? IS BASICALLY THE TOTAL IT'S APPLE TO IT? PRETTY MUCH CLIP.

OKAY.

IT WOULD BE THE SAME EITHER WAY.

VERY SIMILAR WAY.

THE ONLY THING WOULD BE REALLY FROM A PRODUCT, A PRODUCTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT.

OKAY.

UM, SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW LONG OUR TEAM WILL BE AT STATION SIX, UM, WHEN THEY DO LEAVE.

UM, WE'VE BEEN INSTALLING AIR CONDITIONING IN OTHER BUILDINGS, THE TRANSFER STATION AS WE'VE REMODELED.

UM, SO PUBLIC WORKS WILL MOST LIKELY TAKE OVER THE STRUCTURE.

SO WE FEEL LIKE LONG TERM IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED.

OKAY.

UM, AND THEN CONTINUITY OF CARE.

WE WANNA MAKE SURE THAT EVERY AMBULANCE, NO MATTER WHICH ENT IS IN AN AMBULANCE, THAT EVERYTHING IS IN THE SAME LOCATION.

IF WE HAVE TWO THAT ARE DIFFERENT, THAT CAN CREATE A DELAY AND A ACTUALLY A LIFESAVING PROBLEM.

UM, SO THAT CONTINUITY OF CARE IS VERY CRITICAL AND THOSE ARE THE TWO ISSUES THAT WE FEEL THAT HAVING THE AIR CONDITIONING OUTWEIGHS THE MOBILE UNITS.

ALRIGHT, I DID SEE THAT.

THANK YOU.

ANY OTHER? WELL, I JUST WANNA SAY I, I CAN'T SUPPORT IT, BUT I DO SUPPORT FIRE AND RESCUE, BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALWAYS GONNA BE SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T A HUNDRED PERCENT SUPPORT.

BUT, UM, AND SAYING THAT, IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM? YES MA'AM.

I MOVE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZE THE DEPARTMENT OF FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICES TO PROCEED WITH THE INSTALLATION OF THE IN FACILITY AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AT THE SHOW SHENANDOAH FARMS COMMUNITY FIRE STATION APPARATUS SPACE IN THE AMOUNT OF 12,800 TO BE PAID FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 24 OPERATIONS OF FIRE STATION FUNDS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE FIRE CHIEF.

IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL MR. HENDERSON.

MR. STEINMEYER? AYE.

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MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? NO.

DR.

JAMESON.

AYE.

MS. S COOK? AYE.

OKAY.

NUMBER ONE MOU

[L.1. MOU for Animal Impound Agreement between Humane Society of Warren County and County of Warren - Jane Meadows, Deputy County Administrator]

FOR ANIMAL IMPOUND AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF WARREN AND THE COUNTY OF WARREN.

AND SHOULDN'T THAT SAY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AS WELL? IT WITH THE COUNTY AND THE, AND THE SHERIFF.

OKAY.

THE COUNTY.

THE COUNTY IS THE ONE BY LAW REQUIRED TO HAVE A SHELTER.

THE SHERIFF IS OUR AGENT FOR THE COUNTY PROVIDING US, UM, UH, WE WOULD ASK THE BOARD TO LOOK AT THE AGREEMENT.

IF YOU LOOK AT PAGE SIX UNDER ITEM FIVE, SUBSECTION A SHOULD BE ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF THE WAY DOWN THE PAGE.

PAGE SIX.

YEAH.

YEAH.

PAGE SIX.

UM, SO IT SAYS, COUNTY OF WAR AND VIRGINIA OBLIGATIONS AND UNDER NUMBER A IT READS THE COUNTY WILL MAKE PAYMENTS TO THE SOCIETY FOR THE TEMPORARY MAINTENANCE, ET CETERA.

WE WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE THAT FIRST LINE TO THE COUNTY WILL MAKE MONTHLY PAYMENTS TO IN THE AMOUNT OF $34,333 PER MONTH.

AND THEN TO THE SOCIETY OR THE TEMPORARY MAINTENANCE OF ALL ANIMAL BROUGHT TO THE SHELTER, ET CETERA.

IT READS .

CAN YOU SAY WHY THE WAY IT READS, IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S A, A PAY FOR SERVICE, BUT YOU'RE TURNING IT INTO A COMPLETE EXHAUSTION OF FUNDS.

IS IT, IS IT WELL, IT'S, IT'S BASED ON THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT.

THE CONTRACT IS FOUR $12 PER ANNUM.

OKAY.

SO THIS JUST APPLIED THAT INTO 12 PAYMENTS.

SO THEY GET 12 WITH INSTEAD QUARTERLY.

OKAY.

YEAH.

I, I I COULD MONTHLY.

MONTHLY.

OKAY.

SO IT'S BEEN MONTHLY.

IT'S MONTHLY.

OKAY.

YEAH, THAT'S FINE.

I JUST, I I MAY HAVE READ A, TO BE A PIECE FOR A PIECE OF PER PER INCIDENT FEAST, BUT I DIDN'T READ THE WHOLE THING.

SO SECTION B RIGHT BELOW IT, MR. POINTED OUT MM-HMM.

BECAUSE HE, HE'S THE ONE WHO WORKED ON THE CONTRACT.

THE PRICE SHALL BE PAID IN 12 MONTHLY INSTALL.

OKAY.

YOU CAN JUST MAKE A CONSISTENT WITH B.

SAME WHAT WE SET UP THE BOTTOM.

MM-HMM.

.

OKAY.

THAT'S IT.

GREAT.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I DO WANNA CLARIFY ONE, COMMUNICATION.

I THINK THERE WAS SOME CONFUSION REGARDING THE BUDGET FOR THE, UM, HUMANE SOCIETY FUNDING AND THEN THE, UM, VETERINARY SERVICES AND CANINE FUNDING FOR THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

UM, FOR THIS, THE $412,000 FOR THE UM, HUMANE SOCIETY, THEY ARE ABLE TO USE IT FOR THEIR OPERATING COSTS AND BASICALLY HOWEVER THEY SEE FIT.

UM, FOR THE VETERINARY SERVICES, FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT THAT IS SPLIT, IT'S USED TO MAINTAIN OUR CANINE.

UM, SO WE HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT CANINES FOR THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

AND THEN ALSO, UM, WHEN ANIMAL CONTROL HAS A SEIZURE OR IS CALLED FOR AN ANIMAL, THEY HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT ANIMAL IS HEALTHY AND SAFE BEFORE THEY DO TAKE IT TO THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

SO IF THERE IS ANY SIGN OF ILLNESS OR INJURY, THEY HAVE TO TAKE IT TO THE VET.

SO THOSE ARE EXPENSES THAT ARE PAID FOR BY THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT.

SO THAT IS WHY THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT LINE ITEMS, SO TO SPEAK, IN OUR BUDGET FOR VETERINARY SERVICES UNDER THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

AND THEN WE ALSO HAVE THE AGREEMENT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY.

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

IF NO OTHER QUESTIONS, IS THERE A MOTION I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE ANIMAL AND POUND AGREEMENT WITH THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF WARREN COUNTY INC.

AND THE WARREN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE WITH SUCH CHANGES AS OF AS ARE APPROVED BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ROLL CALL MR. HENDERSON.

MRS. COOK AYE.

DR. JAMES AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MR. STAN MEYER.

AYE.

OKAY.

UH, ADDITIONAL NEW BUSINESS

[M. Additional New Business]

AND THAT'S ITEM M AND THAT IS THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FROM THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

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TEACHERS AND STUDENTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.

AND SHOULD I READ THIS WHOLE THING? IF YOU'D LIKE TO READ WELL, OKAY.

WHEREAS THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DESIRES TO ENSURE ALL STUDENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE EDUCATED IN A SAFE AND PRODUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT, WHEREAS THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RECOGNIZES THE TIRELESS EFFORTS AND CRITICAL NATURE OF TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF IN WARREN COUNTY.

WHEREAS THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RECOGNIZES ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY ARE THE STUDENTS OF WARREN COUNTY AND THE TEACHERS THAT SERVE THEM.

WHEREAS THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RECOGNIZES THE FUTURE OF OUR COMMUNITY IS IN THE YOUTH OF TODAY.

AND THE IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL ROLE OF TEACHERS AND SUPPORT STAFF HAVE IN CREATING A POSITIVE AND VIBRANT FUTURE FOR ALL OF US.

WHEREAS THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD, WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD HAS SOLE AUTHORITY AND DISCRETION TO THE DIRECT PHYSICAL POLICY OF WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO, UM, PERSONNEL COMPENSATION.

WHEREAS WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL FEDERAL AND STATE FUNDING OVER 3.5 MILLION IN THE 2025 BUDGET YEAR.

AND WHEREAS THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUDGET HAS INCREASED OVER $15 MILLION SINCE THE FISCAL YEAR OF 2019, WHEREAS THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RECOGNIZES AND AGREES THAT A THREE POINT, UH, 3% COLA PLUS STEP INCREASE WERE APPLICABLE IS APPROPRIATE FOR WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INSTRUCTIONAL AND SUPPORT STAFF.

WHEREAS THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BUDGET APPROPRIATION TO WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR FY 2025 WILL CONNA CONTAIN ENOUGH TO ENABLE THE ABOVE REFERENCED PAY RAISES WITHOUT ANY ENCUMBRANCES LINKED TO THE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE.

WHEREAS THE WARREN COUNTY, UH, SCHOOL BOARD SHOULD IDENTIFY PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS AND IMPLICATE, IMPLEMENT THEM TO ACHIEVE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION GUIDE TO FEDERAL IDENTIFICATION AND ACHIEVE STATE ACCREDITATION WITHOUT CONDITIONS FOR ALL WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

WHEREAS THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD AND THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS SHALL WORK TO CONTINUE TO WORK JOINTLY TO ENSURE CONTINUED PROPER OVERSIGHT AND TRANSPARENCY OF THE USE OF WARREN COUNTY TAXPAYERS DOLLARS.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FORMALLY REQUEST THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS BE TAKEN.

THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD IDENTIFY PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS AND IMPLEMENT THEM TO ENSURE THAT ALL STUDENTS RECEIVE A QUALITY EDUCATION AND STUDENTS, TEACHERS, AND PARENTS HAVE A SAFE WORKING AND PUBLIC SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT.

THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD ACTS DEFINITIVELY TO ENSURE THAT THE WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADMINISTRATION ALLOCATES FUNDS TO AFFECT WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS INSTRUCTIONAL AND SUPPORT STAFF OF A 3% COAL OF RAISES PLUS STEP INCREASES WERE APPLICABLE.

THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD REPORTS QUARTERLY FY 25 FINANCIAL APPROPRIATION PERFORMANCE TO THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY TO THE WARREN COUNTY TAXPAYERS.

THE WARREN COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD PRESENTS A PLAN OF ACTION AND PROCESS TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ENSURE ALL WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS MEETS FEDERAL STANDARDS AND ACHIEVE VIRGINIA STATE ACCREDITATION WITHOUT CONDITIONS.

IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM I MAKE, I MAKE THE MOTION TO FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ADOPT THIS RESOLUTION? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND ROLL CALL MR. HENDERSON.

MR. STAN MEYER AYE.

MR. BUTLER? AYE.

MADAM CHAIR? AYE.

DR. JAMES AYE.

MRS. COOK? AYE.

IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL NEW BUSINESS? HEARING NONE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADJOURN? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

SECOND.

ALL IN FAVOR? AYE.

AYE.

AYE.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE HAVE A SAFE.