May 20, 2025 Board of Supervisors Meeting

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THE

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

AND, UH, THIS IS, THERE WE GO.

THIS IS A, UH, UM, A REGULAR MEETING, UH, FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

SO I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN WITH A, UH, A PRAYER FROM PASTOR HOLLIS HILLMAN.

THANK YOU.

LET'S PRAY.

HEAVENLY FATHER, LORD, WE COME TO YOU IN PRAYER AS WE BEGIN THIS MEETING.

AND WE FIRST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE BLESSINGS THAT YOU GIVE TO US EACH AND EVERY DAY.

AND THERE'S SO MANY, THERE'S TOO MANY TO COUNT.

BUT LORD, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT WE LIVE IN.

UH, THESE LEADERS HERE PRAY.

YOU GIVE 'EM WISDOM TONIGHT.

AND THEN, LORD, AS WE GET READY TO CELEBRATE, UH, THIS WEEKEND, MEMORIAL DAY, AND, UH, THINK ABOUT ALL THAT THAT MEANS, LORD, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THOSE IN OUR COUNTRY'S HISTORY WHO HAVE PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR OUR FREEDOMS. THEY'VE GIVEN THEIR LIVES, UH, THEY'VE SACRIFICED.

AND LORD, HELP US TO BE THANKFUL FOR THEM AND TAKE SOME TIME THIS WEEKEND TO HONOR THEM AND REMEMBER THEM AND, UH, NOT TAKE OUR FREEDOMS FOR GRANTED BECAUSE OF THEM.

AND LORD, JUST HELP US TO BE A THANKFUL PEOPLE.

WE NEED, WE NEED WISDOM.

I KNOW I NEED WISDOM AS A PASTOR.

HELP ME TO BE A GOOD SERVANT TO YOU IN OUR TOWN AND OUR COUNTY, OUR COMMUNITY.

LORD, I PRAY THAT FOR THESE PEOPLE HERE TOO, THERE ARE LEADERS.

PRAY THAT YOU GIVE THEM WISDOM AS THEY GO THROUGH THE DIFFERENT, UH, ITEMS ON THE AGENDA FOR THE PRESENT TIME AND FOR THE FUTURE.

LORD, I PRAY THAT YOU'D, UH, JUST GIVE THEM THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THEY NEED, THE WISDOM THAT THEY NEED TO MAKE, UH, DECISIONS THAT WILL BE HONORING AND GLORIFYING TO YOU AND THAT ARE BEST FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

AND, UH, LORD, WE JUST HUMBLY ASK YOU FOR THAT.

AND, UH, WE JUST THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME TOGETHER.

PRAY THAT IT'LL BE PRODUCTIVE AND THINGS WILL BE WORKED THROUGH, AND DECISIONS WILL BE MADE THAT'LL BE A BENEFIT, AND THAT WILL GIVE YOU THE HONOR AND GLORY FOR THAT.

WE PRAY ALL THESE THINGS IN JESUS' NAME.

AMEN.

AMEN.

THANK YOU, PASTOR.

SO I'M CALLING THE MEETING TO ORDER AND, UH, PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE OF THE UNITED STATES SENATOR AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION OF YOUR GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH DIVERSITY AND JUSTICE.

PEARL.

OKAY, SO THE, UH,

[B. Adoption of Agenda - Additions or Deletions]

DO I HAVE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS? NOPE.

IF THERE'S NO ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS, DO I HAVE A, UH, A MOTION I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED? DO I HAVE A SECOND, SECOND ROLL CALL, PLEASE.

MRS. COOK? AYE.

DR.

JAMISON? AYE.

MR. CHAIRMAN? AYE.

MR. STAN MEYER.

AYE.

MRS. S AYE.

OKAY, BEFORE WE GO

[Additional Items]

UPCOMING SPECIAL MEETINGS.

UH, FIRST ONE IS GONNA BE TUESDAY, MAY THE 27TH AT 5:00 PM FOR A FISCAL YEAR 26TH BUDGET WORK SESSION.

SECOND ONE IS TUESDAY, JUNE 10TH AT 5:00 PM FOR A FISCAL YEAR 26 BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING.

AND THE THIRD ONE IS TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH AT 6:00 PM FOR FISCAL YEAR BUDGET ADOPTION AND VARIOUS PUBLIC HEARINGS AND AGENDA ITEMS. SO NEXT ON OUR, OUR AGENDA IS THE TREASURER UPDATE ON INVESTMENT ACCOUNTS.

UH, YES SIR.

THE TREASURER WAS UNABLE TO BE HERE.

SHE DID PROVIDE THE REPORT TO YOU.

OKAY.

SO, OH, ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

SO

[D. Public Comment Period for Items on the Agenda (30-Minute Time Limit)]

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD SHALL BE LIMITED TO 60 MINUTES DIVIDED INTO TWO 30 MINUTE SEGMENTS.

THE FIRST 30 MINUTE PERIOD IS LIMITED TO COMMENTS PERTAINING TO ITEMS WHICH ARE ON THE MEETING AGENDA NOT ADDRESSED IN PUBLIC HEARINGS.

THE SECOND 30 MINUTE PERIOD IS FOR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS.

AS A REMINDER, THERE IS A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES FOR ANY ONE SPEAKER.

SPEAKERS MAY ONLY SPEAK ONCE PER MEETING AND MAY NOT SPEAK, UH, DURING BOTH COMMENT PERIODS.

ALL COMMENT PERIODS OR ALL COMMENTS WILL BE DIRECTED TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND NOT TO THE AUDIENCE.

BE CONSIDERATE OF YOUR FELLOW,

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THERE SHOULD BE NO APPLAUSE, BOOING OR OTHER AUDIBLE DISRUPTION 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 OF VISUAL DISPLAY WILL NOT BE PERMITTED IN THE BOARD MEETING ROOM.

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

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

EXCUSE ME FOR A SECOND.

ANYONE WHO VIOLATES THE GUIDELINES OF THE PUBLIC HEARINGS MAY BE ASKED TO LEAVE BY THE CHAIRMAN.

FAILURE TO LEAVE, UH, THE PUBLIC HEARING WHEN ASKED TO DO SO IS IN VIOLATION OF WARREN COUNTY CODE 56 DASH FOUR AND VIRGINIA CODE 18.2 DASH FOUR 15 AND IS SUBJECT TO A FINE OF UP TO $2,500 IN A JAIL SENTENCE OF UP TO 12 MONTHS OR BOTH.

EXCUSE ME.

BLESS YOU.

OH, FINALLY, PLEASE REFRAIN, REFRAIN FROM USING INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE IN YOUR COMMENTS.

YOUNG CHILDREN MAY BE VIEWING THIS SESSION EITHER IN PERSON OR LATER ONLINE, AND PEOPLE WILL PROBABLY HAVE 10 LESS TENDENCY TO TAKE YOUR COMMENTS SERIOUSLY IF INAPPROPRIATE LANGUAGE IS USED.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION.

ZACH, DO WE HAVE, UH, ANYONE SIGNED UP? UH, YES SIR.

FIRST UP IS JARED HILL.

OKAY.

HI, UH, JARED HILL.

MY FRIENDS CALL ME PARSON.

I'M FROM ELEVEN OH NINE FOUR NINETY TWO PANHANDLE ROAD.

AND THAT REALLY ALL I WANNA SAY IS, UH, YOU KNOW, TODAY I ACTUALLY JUST WANT TO, UH, MORE THAN DELIVER A SPEECH, JUST OFFER MY PRAYERS TO THIS BOARD AND TO THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME AND THAT REPRESENT ALL, UM, FACTIONS OF THIS COMMUNITY.

'CAUSE WE'VE GOT SO MUCH GOING ON AND I JUST WANT TO, I'M, I'M PRAYING FOR A GREATER OUTCOME, FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY.

THAT'S ALL.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

NEXT UP IS JOHN JENKINS.

GOOD EVENING.

JOHN JENKINS, SOUTH RIVER DISTRICT.

UH, I WANNA TALK ABOUT ITEM 7, 8, 9, AND 10.

UH, I'M NOT A FAN OF THE SHORT TERM TOURIST RENTALS.

AT THE END OF 2024, THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 159 APPROVED APPLICATIONS.

THE PROJECTED ESTIMATES OF RENTALS FOR 2025 COULD BE UP TO 200.

ALL THIS DOES IS REDUCE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AVAILABLE FOR FAMILIES WHO WISH SHOULD LIVE IN WARREN COUNTY.

IF THESE PROPERTIES HAD BEEN AVAILABLE FOR FULL-TIME FAMILIES, THE REVENUE FROM THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES ON THE VEHICLES PROBABLY WOULD OUTWEIGH THE REPORTED REVENUES THAT YOU RECEIVED.

FOR 2024, THE COUNTY WEBSITE PROVIDES EXCESS TO THE WARREN COUNTY CODE.

BUT ANYTIME AN APPLICANT COMES IN, NEEDS A CODE MODIFIED PLANNING COMMISSION, OR SOMEONE MODIFIES THE CODE AND ACCOMMODATES THE APPROVAL OF THE APPLICANT, WHICH DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME, WHY HAVE THE CODES IF YOU GOTTA CONTINUE TO CHANGE 'EM, AND EACH TIME SOMEONE COMES IN AND NEEDS A SPECIAL REQUEST, WHEN YOU CHANGE THE DISTANCES FOR THE WELLS AND THE TICS ON THIS ONE, UH, I THINK IT'S ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.

ALL YOU'RE DOING IS COMPROMISING THE SAFETY AND THE HEALTH OF THE FAMILIES NEXT DOOR.

IS THAT WORTH THE FEW DOLLARS OF REVENUE THAT YOU'RE GONNA RECEIVE FROM THE INCOME WHEN THIS THING IS RENTED OUT? CURRENTLY, THERE IS NO LIMITATIONS ON THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS THAT THE COUNTY WILL APPROVE.

AT WHAT POINT IS THE CUTOFF AND HAVE YOU DONE ANY STUDIES ON THE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF THE FAMILY DYNAMICS AND THE COMMUNITIES OF WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN? THE OTHER THING ON THE AGENDA, ITEM D, PUBLIC COMMENTS.

I AM NOT A FAN OF A 30 MINUTE TIME LIMIT.

I AM NOT A FAN OF SOMEBODY TELLING ME WHAT I NEED TO SPEAK OF FIRST 30 MINUTES.

I DON'T WANNA SPEND TWO HOURS WAITING TILL THE END OF A MEETING TO SAY SOMETHING THAT'S ON MY MIND.

UH, I REALIZE THAT YOU CAN CHANGE THAT TO EVERY 15 MINUTE AND THAT DOESN'T MAKE IT RIGHT.

WASN'T DONE IN THE PAST, NEVER WAS DONE IN THE PAST.

WHY IT HAS TO BE DONE NOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

I HAVE NO GOOD ANSWER.

I HAVEN'T HEARD NO GOOD ANSWER.

THANK YOU.

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GOOD EVENING SUPERVISORS.

MY NAME IS LOUIE MOTON FROM THE NORTH RIVER DISTRICT.

I HAVE ALSO SPOKEN ABOUT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IN MY DISDAIN FOR WHAT, WHAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING.

UM, BUT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF ACCOUNTS TONIGHT 'CAUSE IT HAS VERY MUCH EVERYTHING I TRIED TO TALK ABOUT LAST TIME.

SO I'D LIKE TO PICK UP WHERE I LEFT OFF TWO WEEKS AGO.

THE LIBRARY IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES AND IT'S DESIGNED, SHAPED TO RESEMBLE A LIGHTHOUSE IS NO ACCIDENT.

IT WAS BUILT THAT WAY TO SYMBOLIZE WHAT IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN.

A BEACON, A PLACE OF LIGHT IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY, A PLACE OF SAFETY AND A GUIDE FOR LEARNING CURIOSITY AND COMMUNITY CONNECTION.

SIGLER WARNED US NOT TO BECOME THE DOLLAR GENERALS OF TOWN TOWNS.

HE WROTE, NO ONE WANTS TO LIVE IN A PLACE LIKE THAT.

WE SHOULDN'T SETTLE FOR BEING A COUNTY THAT'S MERELY AFFORDABLE.

WE SHOULD STRIVE TO BE A COUNTY THAT'S LIVABLE, LOVABLE, AND FILLED WITH PRIDE.

SO I ASK YOU, NOT AS A TRUSTEE, BUT AS A RESIDENT BUSINESS OWNER AND SOMEONE MOVED TO SERVE, PLEASE LEAD IN A WAY THAT VALUES WITH THIS PLACE CAN BE NOT JUST FOR TODAY'S BUDGET, BUT FOR TOMORROW'S CHILDREN.

LET'S BE A COUNTY THAT'S EASY TO LOVE.

THANK YOU.

AND THAT IS ALL FOR THE SIGNUP SHEET, SIR.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU, ZACH.

WOULD ANYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE ITEMS THAT ARE ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT? GOING TWICE.

THE FIRST PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.

SO

[E. Reports - Board Members, County Administrator, County Attorney]

SO MS. UM, MS. COLORS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO START? OKAY.

UM, MAY 7TH.

UM, WE DID TOURISM INTERVIEWS AND ON MAY 8TH THERE WAS, UM, A MEMORIAL SERVICE AT E WILSON MARSON BY THE EARLY ACT CHILDREN ORGANIZED BY MICHAEL WILLIAMS. THAT WAS A REALLY NICE, UM, EVENT.

MICHAEL DOES A LOT OF NICE THINGS WITH THE KIDS, UM, AND, UM, IT'S A WONDERFUL PROGRAM THERE.

AND I'VE BEEN WORKING THE EARLY VOTING POLLS ON THE DAYS THAT I CAN GET OUT THERE.

UH, MAY 10TH, I WENT TO THE WINGS AND WHEELS EVENT.

I WANNA GIVE, UH, MIKE BERRY CREDIT FOR MAKING SOME REALLY AWESOME PANCAKES THAT DAY.

UM, WAS A REALLY NICE EVENT.

AND THEN I WENT FROM THERE TO THE FAMILY FUN DAY.

THAT WAS, AGAIN, A REALLY NICE EVENT AND A LOT OF PEOPLE TURNED OUT FOR THAT.

LATER THAT DAY.

I WENT TO THE LRE FFA STEAK DINNER TRYING TO SUPPORT THAT GROUP.

UH, EVEN IF THEY'RE IN LRE, I LIKE TO SUPPORT FFA.

I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A, A WONDERFUL MOTHER'S DAY ON THE 11TH.

AND, UH, ON THE 12TH, CONTINUED WORKING THE, UH, EARLY VOTING.

UH, WENT TO THE SAMUELS LIBRARY MEETING THAT EVENING.

AND ON THE 13TH I WAS INVITED TO GO TO SHENANDOAH COUNTY TO THEIR MEETING.

I THINK MR. HAM THOUGHT I WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE THAT DAY.

, I WAS WORRIED I WAS IN THE WRONG PLACE.

, I, THERE WAS A MEETING WITH DR.

GUTTER.

HE IS THE DIRECTOR, OR I THINK THAT IS HIS TITLE FROM THE VIRGINIA TECH EXTENSION SERVICE.

IT'S MY SECOND TIME, UM, GETTING TO MEET HIM.

AND THERE WAS, UM, REPRESENTATIVES THERE FROM CLARK FREDERICK SHANAN DO, AND I'M THE REPRESENTING WARREN COUNTY, UM, TO TALK ABOUT, UH, THE EXTENSION AND WHAT AN ASSET IT IS, UM, IN EACH OF OUR COUNTIES WITH AGRICULTURE, AND NOT JUST AGRICULTURE, BUT A LOT OF DIFFERENT PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.

UM, SO THAT WAS A, A NICE EVENT.

AND THEN ON THE 14TH WITH ALL THE FLOODING, I TOURED ALL THE ROADS THAT WERE, I KNEW WERE GONNA BE OF CONCERN WITH FLOODING IN MY DISTRICT, AND TOOK PICTURES SO THAT I COULD SEND THOSE BACK TO VDOT AND THEY COULD HELP PRIORITIZE SINCE THEY CAN'T BE EVERYWHERE AT ONCE.

AND THE 15TH, I ATTENDED THE NATIONAL POLICE MEMORIAL SERVICE THAT, UM, THE SCOTLAND, UH, ACADEMY, UH, DOES PUT ON.

UM, AND I WANNA THANK CHIEF WHITEHEAD.

HE, THIS IS HIS FIRST YEAR ESCORTING ME TO HONOR MY BROTHER AND, UM, HIS STAFF FOR ATTENDING.

AND SHERIFF KLEIN AND YOUR STAFF FOR ATTENDING.

UH, THAT MEANS A

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THAT EVENING.

I WENT TO WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.

THAT'S MY AL MATER.

SO THAT ALWAYS IS, UM, A SPECIAL EVENT FOR ME TO GO TO.

ON THE 16TH, I WENT TO SKYLINES GRADUATION.

THAT'S WHERE MY GRANDCHILDREN WILL GRADUATE, AND ONLY ABOUT SIX MORE YEARS FOR THE OLDEST ONE.

UM, ON THE 17TH, I WENT TO THE WINE FESTIVAL.

I WANNA GIVE KUDOS OUT TO THE CHAMBER.

THAT WAS A WONDERFUL EVENT.

I, I THINK IT WAS, IT SEEMED TO ME TO BE THE LARGEST GROUP I'VE SEEN IN A WHILE.

UM, YESTERDAY I ATTENDED MY GRANDCHILDREN'S FOURTH AND KINDERGARTEN CEREMONIES AT RESI.

AND ON SUNDAYS, THE FRONT WORLD FARMER'S MARKET, IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN DOWN TO THE GAZEBO, THEY'RE THERE ON SUNDAYS FROM 9:00 AM TO 2:00 PM AND THERE ARE SOME AWESOME THINGS THERE.

THERE YOU CAN GET BREAD, HOMEMADE BREADS, UM, VEGETABLES, UH, HERBS THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE, UM, GROWING AND GRINDING.

I GOT SOME OF THOSE FLOWERS.

IT'S, THERE'S A LOT, UH, CRAFTS, HOPE MADE SOAPS, LOTS OF THINGS.

SO IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN, IT'S REALLY AN ASSET AND YOU OUGHT TO GO DOWN.

I THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE BUILDING EVERY WEEKEND.

IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS A LITTLE BIT MORE.

LAST WEEK WAS NATIONAL POLICE MEMORIAL WEEK, AND THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL EMS WEEK.

SO, UM, IF YOU SEE THOSE PROVIDERS, YOU MIGHT WANNA GIVE THEM A THANKS.

THEN I ALSO WANTED TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS ON SOME THINGS.

UM, AND I WROTE IT DOWN SO I WOULD KEEP TO ON TRACK.

I'D LIKE TO SHARE MY THOUGHTS ON THE RECENT INTERVIEWS FOR TOURISM DIRECTOR ON MAY 7TH.

THE INTERVIEW PANEL, WHICH CONSISTED OF MR. BUTLER, UH, JANE MEADOWS, KAYLA D OUR HR PERSON, AND ROB MCDOUGALL AND MYSELF MET WITH FOUR APPLICANTS.

EACH APPLICANT CONS PRESENTED THEIR CONCEPT FOR TOURISM IN WARREN COUNTY, AND THEN DID A VERBAL INTERVIEW OF PRE-WRITTEN QUESTIONS FROM THE PANEL.

THE PANEL DISCUSSED EACH APPLICANT AFTER THE INTERVIEW PROCESS WAS COMPLETED AND A RECOMMENDATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE GIVEN TO DR.

DALEY.

THIS IS THE NORMAL WAY THE PROCESS IS DONE.

THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HIRES TWO POSITIONS IN WARREN COUNTY GOVERNMENT, THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, AND THE COUNTY ATTORNEY.

ALL OTHER STAFF POSITIONS ARE UNDER THE AUTHORITY AND OF THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.

AND DURING THE HIRING OF DEPARTMENT HEADS, TWO SUPERVISORS ARE ON THE INTERVIEW PANEL.

MY CONCERN IN WHICH I FELT WAS AN OVERREACH AND USURPING OF AUTHORITY WAS WHEN I NOTICED THAT MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD INSTRUCTED DR.

DALEY NOT TO HIRE THIS POSITION, BUT TO WAIT FOR THE NEW ADMINISTRATOR TO MAKE THE SELECTION.

I HAD SUGGESTED TO THE MEMBERS DURING AN OPEN MEETING THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS PROCESS WAS DR.

DALEY'S HIRE AND WE SHOULD ALLOW HIM TO DO THAT.

THE NEW COUNTY ADMINISTRATORS COMING IN TO HOLD STAFF WHO DIDN'T HIRE.

I'VE ALSO SUGGESTED TO THIS, THE MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD THAT THEY ATTEND THE CERTIFIED SUPERVISOR TRAINING OFFERED BY VACO.

I'M THE ONLY CERTIFIED SUPERVISOR ON THE BOARD AND THE CLASSES THAT ARE OFFERED, IT TOOK ME 18 MONTHS TO DO IT.

THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP, UNDERSTANDING YOUR POWERS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITY, THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY PLANNING, KNOWING YOUR COMMUNITY WILL HELP.

THE ROLE OF BUDGETING AND THE ROLE OF POLICY DELIBERATION AND DECISION MAKING.

THOSE WERE THE COURSES THAT OVER THAT 18 MONTH I TOOK.

AND I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND WHY MEMBERS OF THIS BOARD THINKS THAT JUST 'CAUSE YOU HAVE A MINORITY TO VOTE, THAT YOU CAN CHANGE THE POLICY TO MEET YOUR MISSION.

THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO RATIONAL REASON TO HOLD THIS POSITION FOR A NEW ADMINISTRATOR TO HIRE WHEN THAT PERSON HASN'T HIRED ANYBODY ELSE.

ONCE AGAIN, THIS BOARD CONTINUES TO SHOW DISREGARD TO POLICY AND PROCEDURES TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR MISSION.

AND I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHO YOU PLAN TO PUT IN THE POSITION, UM, WHILE WE'RE AT IT.

WHO ARE YOU RECOMMENDING FOR THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR? I MEAN, YOU SAID NO EXPERIENCE TO THAT QUESTION, AND I'M HEARING MRS. COOK'S NAME QUITE A BIT, SO, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE HIRED AN OUTSIDE AGENCY TO DO THIS AGO.

AGAIN, THIS BOARD IS DYSFUNCTIONAL.

IT'S NOT WORKING FOR THE BEST INTEREST OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.

AND THIS NEEDS TO STOP.

I TRULY HAVE NO HOPE THAT THIS WILL CHANGE AS YOU DON'T SEEM TO EVEN CARE ABOUT THE DIVISION OF THIS COMMUNITY AND THE DESTRUCTION YOU'RE CAUSING.

WE HAVE SO MANY ISSUES THAT WE ARE NOT DEALING WITH AND WE'RE NOT SOLVING SUCH AS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE TREES DUE TO THE SPONGY MOTHS.

THERE WAS A PROGRAM WITH GRANT MONEY TO HAVE PRIVATE PROPERTIES PAID, BUT WE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT.

SHENANDOAH COUNTY DID AND CREATED A TASK FORCE TO DEAL WITH IT.

RECEIVED GRANT MONEY TO SPRAY PRIVATE PROPERTY.

I'VE ALREADY TALKED WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE STATE FORESTRY DEPARTMENT TO BE READY FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEXT YEAR.

I JUST HOPE THE TREES SURVIVE UNTIL THEN.

AND I'M SORRY, I KNOW THAT PROBABLY DOESN'T SET WELL, BUT I FEEL IT NEEDS TO BE SET.

MR.

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NO.

THANK YOU MS. COOK.

THANK YOU.

FIRST OF ALL, ME WANTING TO BE THE NEXT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR IS FAKE NEWS.

THAT'S ALL I GOTTA SAY.

UM, I GOT BETTER THINGS TO DO WHEN I RETIRE.

OKAY.

SO, UH, TO BEGIN WITH IS, UM, WE HAD OUR, UM, FINANCE AUDIT COMMITTEE MEETING.

WE'RE STARTING TO PICK UP THE, UH, NEW FISCAL POLICY FOR SANITARY DISTRICTS, WHICH WE WILL START TO DOCUMENT HOW WE'RE DOING BUSINESS TODAY AND KIND OF IDENTIFY ANY, UM, GAPS IN INTERNAL CONTROLS AND JUST STANDARDIZE THE WAY THE, UH, THE COUNTY AND THE DEPARTMENTS MANAGE THE, UM, THE SANITARY DISTRICT.

SO WE'RE GONNA BE STARTING LOOKING AT THAT.

UM, THE NEXT THING, UM, I WANNA COMMENT, UM, ON WAS, UH, ABOUT, UM, THOMPSON HOLLOW THIS PAST WEEKEND, I GOT A CALL FROM A CONSTITUENT, UM, SAYING THAT THERE WAS, UH, PEOPLE WERE BEING TOWED OVER AT THE THOMPSON HOLLOW AREA WHERE FOLKS GO OUT AND THEY, THEY HIKE AND THEY COME BACK AND THEN THEIR CARS ARE GONE.

AND APPARENTLY VDOT HAS PUT NO PARKING SIGNS OUT THERE.

AND I GUESS THESE FOLKS DIDN'T SEE THEM.

YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T SEEN THE AREA TO SEE HOW VISIBLE THESE NO PARKING SIGNS ARE, BUT IN ANY EVENT, THEY'RE THERE.

UM, SO I REACHED OUT TO, UM, UH, VDOT AND, UM, VDOT ASKING, YOU KNOW, HOW, YOU KNOW, WHY THIS HAPPENED, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE I WAS HEARING IT WAS FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY REASONS, AND WHICH IT KIND OF MADE ME THINK A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE YOU KNOW, WHEN FOLKS GO OUT AND THEY HIKE FOR, YOU KNOW, A, YOU KNOW, A COUPLE FOR THE DAY, LET'S SAY A COUPLE MILES, AND THEN THEY COME BACK AND FIND OUT THEIR VEHICLE'S GONE, YOU KNOW, AFTER A LONG WALK AND THINKING THAT THEIR VEHICLE WAS STOLEN, I GUESS THEY CALL UP THE SHERIFF, THEY, OH NO, IT GOT TOWED.

SO THEN YOU GOTTA WALK FROM THOMPSON HOLLOW ALL THE WAY TO FRONT ROYAL TO GO AND PICK UP YOUR CAR, YOU KNOW? UM, UH, YOU KNOW, THAT'S TO ME IN ITSELF A LITTLE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE, YOU KNOW, HAVING PEOPLE HAVE TO WALK.

SO, BUT ANY EVENT, YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, THAT VDOT PUT STOP SIGNS AND PEOPLE SHOULD BE AWARE OF IT.

UM, BUT ANYWAY, BUT TALKING, UH, WITH THE VDOT THEY WERE SAYING THAT THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, THE BOARD TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE, UM, WAS AWARE OF THIS, WHICH I KNOW IT'S, UM, WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE ON OUR BOARD THAT ATTENDS THOSE MEETINGS.

AND, UM, ACCORDING TO VDOT, YOU KNOW, IT WAS ATTENDED BY, YOU KNOW, THE CHAIRMAN AND THE, UM, THE BOARD MEMBER OF THAT DISTRICT.

SO WE KNOW THAT WAS MS. COLOR'S DISTRICT AND THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

AND PEOPLE, UH, THE CITIZENS FROM THOMPSON HOLLOW THAT WERE ALSO IMPACTED AT, YOU KNOW, CAME TO THIS MEETING AND THEY, YOU KNOW, TALKED ABOUT THE ISSUE.

APPARENTLY, I GUESS FOLKS ARE PARKING, PARKING IN FRONT OF THE PRI THEIR DRIVEWAYS AND, YOU KNOW, SO THEY CAN'T GET UP.

SO THAT'S WHAT I'M, I'M BEING TOLD OF THE REASON WHY, UH, WE, THEY DID THIS.

SO, UM, ALSO, I, I FOUND OUT THAT, UM, THE SHERIFF, YOU KNOW, SAID THAT THEY WERE NOT GONNA WRITE PARKING TICKETS, BUT THEY WERE GONNA BE CALLED, CALLED, UM, FOR, UM, VEHICLES TO BE TOWED INSTEAD.

SO, UM, I'M JUST REPORTING THIS SO FOLKS KNOW ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE VISITORS COMING OUT, ESPECIALLY WITH TOURISM, RIGHT? YOU KNOW, WHAT IS OUR, OUR SAYING FOR TOURISM EXPERIENCE? WARREN COUNTY? WELL, THE FOLKS THAT DIDN'T SEE THE SIGNS, AND I'M NOT SAYING, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW HOW VIS VISIBLE THESE SIGNS ARE.

YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THEIR EXPERIENCE OF WARREN COUNTY WASN'T VERY WELL TAKEN.

SO, UM, I JUST TOLD THE FOLKS WHO HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME THAT WAS GONNA DIG A LITTLE DEEPER TO SEE, YOU KNOW, WHAT, HOW THIS ALL HAPPENED AND, AND ALERT THE COMMUNITY ABOUT THIS NEW, UM, REGULATION OUT THERE.

SO, UM, I'LL, I, I'LL STILL, YOU KNOW, KEEP EVERYONE UPDATED ON, ON THE PROGRESS OF THAT.

'CAUSE I, YOU KNOW, IT IS WHAT IT IS.

I MEAN, IF, UM, IF THE CHURCH, IF THE, UH, TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WAS, YOU KNOW, INVOLVED WITH THIS, I WENT ONLINE TO SEE WHERE THERE WAS MANY MINUTE MEETING MINUTES, YOU KNOW, WHEN THIS WAS DISCUSSED.

AND I COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING ON THE WEBSITE.

SO I JUST WANNA MAKE THAT POINT.

UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS WOULD BE PART OF, UM, NEW BUSINESS OR NOT, BUT, UM, WHEN I WAS, I INTERVIEWED A, UM, A CONSTITUENT TO BE ON THE, UH, THE BOARD ZONING APPEALS.

AND, UM, BEFORE I MET THIS INDIVIDUAL, YOU KNOW, I KIND OF WENT ONLINE AND, YOU KNOW, WANTED TO GET MY, WHAT I CALL MY HOMEWORK, YOU KNOW, BEFORE I TALKED TO THEM.

AND, UM,

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SO I JUST REACHED OUT AND I WANTED TO KNOW IS, YOU KNOW, IS THIS IS OKAY.

AND I COME TO FIND OUT THAT, UM, THERE IS AN ORDINANCE THAT I WAS HOPING THAT THE BOARD WOULD CONSIDER MAKING A LITTLE TWEAK TO.

SO IT ALIGNS WITH THE, THE STATE CODE.

UM, BECAUSE THE STATE CODE SAYS, YOU KNOW, THAT MEMBERS ON THE BOARD SHALL HOLD NO OTHER PUBLIC OFFICE IN THE LOCALITY EXCEPT FOR ONE MEMBER MAY BE ON THE LOCAL PLANNING COMMISSION, IT SAYS MAY, AND THEN THE ORDINANCE, OUR ORDINANCE SAYS, IT SAYS SHOULD.

SO I WOULD JUST WOULD LIKE TO, UM, PROPOSE THAT WE JUST CHANGE THE ORDINANCE TO MATCH THE, THE STATE CODE OF SAYING MAY INSTEAD OF SHOULD, YOU KNOW, JUST TO BE IN LINE WITH ALL OF THAT.

SO, I DON'T KNOW, UM, DR.

DALEY, IF THIS WOULD BE SOMETHING OF A WORK SESSION, I, I DON'T KNOW HOW WE APPROACH IT, BUT I I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ORDINANCES COMPLY WITH THE, UM, STATE CODE.

YES, MA'AM.

IT'S A FAIRLY SIMPLE THING.

WE'RE CHECKING TO SEE IF IT HAS TO GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FIRST.

OKAY.

OKAY.

YEAH.

MAY CAN BE CHANGED TO SH OR SHALL CAN BE CHANGED TO MAY TO JUST, YEAH.

JUST SO WE'RE CONSISTENT WITH THE CODE, YOU KNOW.

SO AS FAR AS, UM, MR. MEYERS BEING ON, I MEAN, I HAVE NO ISSUE THAT HE STAYS ON THE, ON THE BOARD, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THE CODE DOES SAY MAY, YOU KNOW, BUT I WOULD, BUT I'LL LEAVE THAT TO, YOU KNOW, NEXT YEAR, THE NEXT, UM, BOARD SUPERVISOR'S APPOINTMENTS.

UM, SO OTHER, UM, I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT.

BUT AGAIN, I JUST WONDER, AGAIN, SAY THAT I AM NOT SEEKING TO BE THE NEXT COUNTY ATTORNEY.

THAT'S KIND OF FUNNY.

SO, AND THE MORE, MORE FAKE NEWS OUT THERE, YOU KNOW, IT, IT JUST, IT'S, IT'S HILARIOUS.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE.

AND NO REPORT Q SO THE, UH, MAY THE SEVENTH WAS THE, UM, I WAS ON THAT COMMITTEE WITH THE TOURISM, AND, UH, JUST TO SET THE RECORD STRAIGHT, MS. CALLERS, IF YOU RECALL, WHEN THE, WHEN THAT INDIVIDUAL INTERVIEWED WITH US, HE SAID THAT HE KNEW ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT THE EDA AND THAT, UH, YES HE DID.

I REMEMBER THAT IT WAS DISTINCT AND THAT, UH, THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO RELY ON SOMEONE ELSE BECAUSE IT WAS BOTH THE EDA AND TOURISM DIRECTOR.

SIR, MY ONLY LOOK OF SKEPTICISM THERE IS, I NEVER MENTIONED THE EDA, SO I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE YOU WERE GOING WITH THAT.

WELL, I KNOW, BUT IT WAS A TOURISM AND EDA DIRECTOR.

SO ANYWAY, THE, UH, UH, SO I ATTENDED THE, UH, THE WINGS AND WHEELS ON THE, UH, ON THE 10TH.

THAT WAS A GREAT, UH, EVENT OUT AT THE AIRPORT.

THE, UM, UM, I, I HAVE TO SAY THAT, UH, IT, IT, UH, RIVALED WHAT WINCHESTER HAD PUT ON A COUPLE OF WEEKS BEFORE.

SO IT WAS VERY GOOD.

UM, THE, UH, THE 13TH OF MAY, IF YOU ALL RECALL, YOU KNOW, WE HAD THOSE, THOSE TERRIBLE REIGNS.

AND I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT, UH, I HAVE TO GIVE KUDOS TO THE FIRST RESPONDERS, BOTH THE, UH, FIRE AND RESCUE AND TO THE, UH, TO THE SHERIFF.

I APPRECIATE THE, THE GOOD THINGS THAT Y'ALL DID.

UH, AND WE DID DECLARE A LOCAL EMERGENCY, UH, ON THE 14TH OF MAY.

UM, I, UM, UH, I ATTENDED A, UH, IT WAS KINDA LIKE AN AFTER ACTION THAT, UH, WE WENT THROUGH ALL THE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED ON THE, THE EVENING OF THE 13TH.

AND I DO HAVE TO SAY IT WAS A VERY GOOD, UH, VERY WELL RUN, UH, UH, EVENT.

AND THEN THE, UH, THE 15TH I ATTENDED THE WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION.

I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT, UH, I CAN SEE THAT THE TEACHERS THERE REALLY, REALLY CARE ABOUT THE STUDENTS.

SO I DO HAVE TO SAY THAT, UH, THAT WAS A, A VERY, UH, VERY GOOD EVENT.

SO THAT, UH, THAT IS MY, UH, MY REPORT.

DR.

[I. Public Hearing - Secondary Six-Year Plan through the Virginia Department of Transportation - Mike Berry, Public Works Director]

THANK YOU.

WE, WE WILL COME TO, TO YOU RIGHT AFTER THIS.

SO THE PUBLIC HEARING, UH, ZACH, WHO DO WE HAVE UP FIRST? UH, THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING IS THE SECONDARY SIX YEAR PLAN THROUGH VDOT, AND I BELIEVE, UH, MR. BARRY AND MR. MAD SMITH WILL BE HANDLING THAT ITEM.

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BOARD MEMBERS.

I HAVE MR. SMITH WITH, UH, THE VDOT RESIDENCY HERE.

ALSO, IF THERE WILL BE ANY QUESTIONS.

UM, VDOT AND THE MOORE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CODE OF VIRGINIA, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ANNUALLY TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE PROPOSED SECONDARY SIX YEAR PLAN.

AND THIS WILL BE FOR FISCAL YEAR 26TH TO 31 AND THE CONSTRUCTION BUDGET ALSO, UM, FOR THAT PERIOD IN MORNE COUNTY.

UM, WE MET LAST WEEK AND HAD A WORK SESSION ON MAY 13TH.

UM, AND, AND EVERYTHING IN YOUR PACKAGE SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE FOR YOU AT THAT TIME.

UM, AND WE REVIEWED THAT INFORMATION.

UM, IF ANYBODY, UM, HAS ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, UH, THE PROPOSED PLAN MAY BE REVIEWED AT THE EDINBURG RESIDENCY OFFICE OF VDOT AND, UH, EDINBURG, VIRGINIA OR THE WARREN COUNTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE.

AND ALL THE PROJECTS IN THE SECONDARY SIX YEAR PLAN ELIGIBLE FEDERAL FUNDS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE STATEWIDE TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

AND THIS DOCUMENTS HOW VIRGINIA WILL OBLIGATE FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION FUNDS, UM, UPON THE, UH, PUBLIC HEARING, UM, IN YOUR, YOU ALSO HAVE A, UH, DRAFT RESOLUTION, UM, THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE NO ISSUES, WE WILL, WE WILL HANDLE THAT AS WELL.

UM, THIS HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED AND, UM, WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY AT THIS TIME.

ARE THERE ANY, ANY QUESTIONS? WE HAD A WORK SESSION ON THIS, RIGHT? YES, MA'AM.

LAST WEEK.

SO THIS IS, YEAH.

YES, MA'AM.

WE ALREADY, I, ALL MY QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED DURING THAT.

OKAY.

I'M, I'M FINE, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, WELL THERE'S NO QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO THE SECOND THING THAT WE HAVE IS WE HAVE HEARING MOTION HEARING.

OH, OH, I'M SORRY.

.

GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF THERE.

I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE V WHAT WE HEARING? OH, SORRY.

SO THE, UH, IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP? NO, SIR.

ALRIGHT.

WOULD ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK SIR LEWIS MOTON, THE NORTH RIVER DISTRICT? MY ONLY COMMENT IS THE FONTS .

IT'S, IT'S PETTY, BUT, YOU KNOW, GET, DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE FONTS, THE, THE SILLINESS OF THE FONT IS, WHICH IS VERY WEIRD.

THANK YOU.

THE, THE, THE, THE SLANTED JAGGEDNESS CURLY FONTS IN THE, IN THE PLAN.

THAT'S IT.

OH, OKAY.

ALRIGHT.

THANK YOU.

SO IF THERE ARE NO OTHER, UH, YES.

UM, I'M GONNA CONFUSED WHAT, WHAT PART OF THIS MEETING IS PUBLIC COMMENT RIGHT NOW? NO, NO, NO.

THIS, THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY, GOTCHA.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS MAKING SURE.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

ALRIGHT, IF THERE, UH, ARE THERE, UM, IS THERE ANYONE ELSE IN THE AUDIENCE WHO'D LIKE TO SPEAK? SECOND CALL? THIRD CALL.

PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVE THE VDOT SECONDARY SIX YEAR PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 THROUGH 2031.

AND THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT ROLL CALL.

SECOND, SECOND.

OH, I'M SORRY.

SECOND.

I HAVE A SECOND.

I SECOND.

ROLL CALL.

MRS. CU AYE.

MR. STAN MEYER.

AYE.

MR. CHAIRMAN? AYE.

DR.

JAMON? AYE.

MRS. COOK? AYE.

OKAY.

SECOND IS

[J. Public Hearing - Ordinance Authorizing the Payment of Employee Bonus - Jane Meadows, Deputy County Administrator]

GOOD EVENING.

UM, THE 2025 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE, LEGISLATURE, SORRY, UM, INCLUDED AN APPROPRIATION OF FUNDING, UM, FOR A ONE TIME ONE AND A HALF PERCENT BONUS FOR ALL STATE FUNDED POSITIONS.

UM, WE ARE REQUESTING THAT THAT BE EXPANDED TO ALL POSITIONS.

CURRENTLY WE HAVE ABOUT 118, UM, EMPLOYEES THAT ARE STATE FUNDED AND THEN 198 THAT ARE NOT SUPPORTED BY THE STATE.

SO WE WOULD LIKE TO DO IT ACROSS THE BOARD.

UM, AND WE WOULD LIKE TO INCLUDE PART-TIME EMPLOYEES WHO WORK ON THAT THRESHOLD

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SO THEY QUALIFY UNDER FMLA RULES.

UM, AND THE COST FOR THIS WOULD BE EXPENDED FROM FY 25.

WE WOULD BE REIMBURSED BY THE STATE IN FY 26 IN AUGUST.

UM, THE FUNDING FOR THE COUNTY WOULD COME FROM OUR COMPENSATION RESERVE AND OUR MERIT RESERVE.

UM, AND THEN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE DEPARTMENT BUDGETS THAT THEY CURRENTLY ALREADY HAVE ALLOCATED.

ANY QUESTIONS? HOW MUCH, HOW MUCH ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? THE TOTAL COST IS $272,000.

UM, WE WILL GET REIMBURSED BY THE STATE FOR ROUGHLY $89,000.

SO THEN, UH, 89,000.

SO THEN THE 89,000 WILL GO TO THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE STATE FUNDED AND THE, THE REST OF IT WILL GO TO THE ONES WHO ARE, UH, NOT STATE FUNDED? CORRECT.

OKAY.

AND THE STATE FUNDS NOT NECESSARILY A HUNDRED PERCENT, UM, FOR AN EMPLOYEE.

SO THERE ARE SOME SALARIES THAT ARE 50% STATE FUNDED AND THE COUNTY SUPPLEMENTS, SO THAT WILL OFFSET THE SUPPLEMENT.

ALRIGHT, WELL IF THERE'S NO, UH, NO QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD, DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP? NO SIR.

WOULD ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK SECOND CALL? THIRD CALL PUBLIC HEARING IS NOW CLOSED.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEE BONUSES.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ROLL CALL MRS. COOK? AYE.

DR.

JAMESON? AYE.

MR. CHAIRMAN? AYE.

MR. STAN MEYER? AYE.

MRS. CUTLER? AYE.

MR. CHAIRMAN, JUST AS A BRIEF COMMENT, THE BONUSES WILL BE PAID THIS BUDGET, THE REIMBURSEMENT WILL BE NEXT BUDGET.

SO IT HELPS NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET AND IS PART OF THE REVENUE CALCULATION THERE.

OKAY? MM-HMM .

THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE

[K. Public Hearing - Ordinance Amendment to Warren County Code Section 82-1 and 82-2 - Mike Berry, Public Works Director]

YES.

MR. CHAIR.

UH, MOORE COUNTY CODE SECTION 82 DASH ONE REQUIRES THE OWNER OF A PROPERTY OWNER IN A SANITARY DISTRICT TO PAY A NEW CONSTRUCTION USER FEE AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION FOR A BUILDING PERMIT.

AND 82 DASH TWO IMPLIES THAT THE BUILDING OFFICIAL IS TO COLLECT SUCH FEES.

THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS TO CLARIFY THAT THIS FEE MUST BE PAID BEFORE APPLICATION, BEFORE BUILDING PERMIT IS MADE AND THE BUILDING OFFICIAL IS NOT THE COLLECTOR OF THE SANITARY DISTRICT FEES.

SO, AND I HAD A QUESTION, UM, FROM A BOARD MEMBER EARLIER, AND, AND IT'S, SO IT'S, THE BUILDING OFFICIAL IS NOT THE PERSON WHO ACTUALLY COLLECTS THE FEE, AND THAT WAS MISINTERPRETED.

UM, AND THIS IS JUST TO CLARIFY THE LANGUAGE.

UM, THIS HAS BEEN PROPERLY ADVERTISED AND I'D BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE ABOUT THIS.

ANY QUESTIONS? I APPRECIATE YOU ASKING, ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS ON EMAIL THE OTHER DAY.

THANK YOU.

YES, SIR.

SO, SO IF IT'S NOT THE, THE, THE BUILDING OF PATIENT WHO DOES COLLECT IT.

SO WHEN, WHEN THEY, UM, BEFORE THEY GO TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL FOR A PERMIT, THEY'LL GO TO THE TREASURER'S OFFICE AND ACTUALLY PAY THIS FEE.

OKAY? YES SIR.

SO THEN IT, IT JUST SPECIFIES THAT SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT COMING HERE EXPECTING TO GO TO THE BUILDING PERMIT OFFICE AND THE UM, UH, AND, AND PAY IT THERE, RIGHT? THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT WELL, THEY'VE GOTTA GO TO THE TREASURER'S OFFICE FIRST.

YEAH.

SO 82 DASH ONE WILL WILL BE CLARIFIED TO SAY BEFORE APPLICATION FOR THE PERMIT, YOU PAY THE FEE AND INSTEAD OF AT THE TIME YOU, YOU PAY THE FEE BEFORE GOING TO THE BUILDING OFFICIAL AND THIS, AND THEN WE'LL JUST REMOVE THE LANGUAGE.

AND THIS IS TO GET THE PERMIT TO START CONSTRUCTION? YES, SIR.

OKAY.

UM, THE CODE ALLOWS SANITARY DISTRICTS TO HAVE A USER FEE.

UM, 11 OF THE 14 IN THE COUNTY HAVE THE FEE AND, UM, YOU KNOW, AND THOSE ARE APPROVED BY THE BOARD ALSO.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO, UH, AGAIN, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD? MM-HMM.

I, I'LL JUST SAY ONE THING, ONE OF MY QUESTIONS, MR. BERRY THE OTHER DAY, UM, PART OF THE LANGUAGE THAT STRIKED OUT, I, I INTERPRETED IT AS IF MAYBE THERE WAS SOMETHING THAT CAUSED THIS TO COME UP AS AN ISSUE ALMOST AS IF THE COUNTY HAD FORFEITED SOME IMPACT FEES, UH, DUE TO PROCESSES

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I WAS HAPPY TO FIND OUT THAT WE HAVE NOT, YOU KNOW, LEFT ANY MONEY ON THE TABLE THROUGH THAT.

SO DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP? NO, SIR.

WOULD ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS SECOND CALL, THIRD CALL PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW, OR UH, YEAH, IS NOW CLOSED.

DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MOVE THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO APPROVE THE AMENDMENTS TO WARREN COUNTY CODE 82 DASH ONE AND 82 DASH TWO.

OKAY.

DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

ROLL CALL MRS. COLORS? AYE.

MR. STAN MEYER? AYE.

MR. CHAIRMAN? AYE.

DR.

JAMESON? AYE.

MRS. COOK? AYE.

OKAY.

SO WE WILL GO TO NEW BUSINESS NOW AND UH, APP AND TRANSFERS.

I'M SORRY.

OH, I'M SORRY.

SOMETIME I CAN DO IT NEXT TIME.

CAN WE CONTINUE WITH THE REPORTS? THANK YOU SIR.

EACH OF YOU HAVE A COPY OF THE NEW WARREN COUNTY COMMUNITY PROFILE THAT, UH, MRS. KELLY WAL DID ON THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND, UH, HAS DONE AN EXCEPTIONAL JOB WITH IT.

AND YOU MIGHT COMMENT ON IT WHEN SHE'S HERE FOR NEXT, UH, SHORT TERM RENTAL SHOW AND TELL.

UH, VERY, VERY WELL DONE.

I ATTENDED THE, UM, BLUE RIDGE COMMITTEE OF THE SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK MEETING LAST WEEK AND WE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET WITH THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT AND HE TO UPDATED US ON THE STATUS OF THE PARK FOR THIS SEASON.

UH, GOOD NEWS, UH, THERE WERE 15 EMPLOYEES WHO WERE TERMINATED IN FEBRUARY.

14 OF THEM ARE BACK TO WORK AND THE NUMBER 15 IS AT IT ACTUALLY TOOK ANOTHER JOB SOMEPLACE ELSE, BUT 14 OF THEM ARE BACK.

SO THEY'VE ALL BEEN REHIRED.

UH, SEASONAL EMPLOYEE EMPLOYMENT IS GOOD.

THEY HAVE ALL THEIR POSITIONS.

UM, HE SAID THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR IS UNDERGOING A REORGANIZATION AND THE RESULTS OF ALL THAT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS POINT.

IT'S GONNA BE A LITTLE LONGER THAN JUST ANNOUNCEMENT.

UH, HE SAID THEY ANTICIPATE THAT THERE WILL BE SOME, UH, POSITIONS ELIMINATED IN REGIONAL OFFICES RATHER THAN IN THIS PARK OR OTHER PARKS DIRECTLY.

SO THEY ARE LOOKING AND AIR CONTRACT SERVICES SUCH AS AIR QUALITY THAT WERE TERMINATED BACK IN FEBRUARY.

THEY'VE BEEN STARTED BACK UP AND RESTORED.

SO THINGS ARE GOOD IN THE PARK AND THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO A VERY GOOD SEASON.

UM, ATTENDANCE IS, HAS BEEN GOOD SO FAR.

INTERNATIONAL IS DOWN, BUT, UH, DOMESTIC VISITORS IS GOOD.

UM, THE PARK SERVICE WILL BE WORKING ON GOING CASHLESS AND THAT'S NOT TOMORROW, BUT WE WILL SEE ANNOUNCEMENTS COMING THAT THEY WILL BE GOING, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE CASH.

AND THEY ARE IN THE PROCESS OF REDESIGNING THE ENTRANCE STATION OUT HERE IN WARREN COUNTY AND THEY APPRECIATED WHAT THE SHERIFF, UH, AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WERE ABLE TO DO THIS LAST FALL.

REALLY KIND OF HELPED TO MOVE THE TRAFFIC THROUGH.

AND THEY'RE TRYING TO DO SOME WORK ON THEIR SIDE TO IMPROVE IT EVEN FURTHER.

AND THAT'S MY REPORT, SIR.

THANK YOU COUNSELOR.

I HAVE NO REPORT.

MR. CHAIRMAN, DO YOU EVER HAVE A REPORT? OCCASIONALLY , I THINK IN THE, IN THE WHAT? THREE AND A HALF YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE.

I'VE HEARD ONE REPORT FROM YOU.

NO REPORT FROM YOUR ATTORNEY IS USUALLY GOOD NEWS.

THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING.

.

OKAY.

MR. BUTLER, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE THOMPSON HOLLOW.

YES, EITHER NOW OR AT THE END.

UM, THE THOMPSON HOLLOW ROAD ISSUE CAME UP.

IT'S BEEN COMING UP SINCE I THINK 2017 AS A PROBLEM.

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THE RESIDENCE AT THE END OF THOMPSON HOLLOW AND THERE'S A DRIVEWAY AND YOU CAN'T SEE IT FOR THE CARS.

UM, THEY WERE BLOCKED IN FOR HOURS ON END BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU SEE THERE.

THAT'S THE CUL-DE-SAC AREA.

AND THEN IT GOES DOWN TO A DIRT ROAD, WHICH IS MUCH MORE NARROW THAN THAT.

AND THERE ARE 3, 4, 3 LANDOWNERS AND THREE HOUSES.

I'M NOT SURE IF THE ONE GENTLEMAN HAS A HOUSE BACK THERE OR WHAT.

UM, CARS WOULD GO BACK AND AND PARK IN THERE AS WELL.

THEY COULD NOT GET OUT.

AND AS YOU CAN SEE, IT WOULD BE A HARD TIME GETTING A, A FIRETRUCK IN THERE IF THERE WAS A HOUSE ON FIRE, MORE OR LESS AN AMBULANCE.

SO THEY REACHED OUT TO ME WITH THEIR CONCERN.

I REACHED OUT TO THE NATIONAL PARK.

I GOT, UH, RANGER MAHONEY ON THE, UM, AND WAS ABLE TO GIVE THAT TO ED CARTER, THE RED C VDOT ENGINEER.

AND I, AT ONE POINT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT DID COME INTO IT, BUT THE INITIAL CONVERSATION WAS BETWEEN, UH, MR. BERRY WENT OUT THERE WITH ME AND WE MET THERE WITH VDOT TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE.

AND I FACILITATED THAT MEETING BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE PEOPLE IN MY DISTRICT ELECTED ME TO DO, REPRESENT THEM.

AND I WANNA BE FRIENDLY TO THE TOURISTS.

BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THE TOURISTS HAVE TO BE RESPECTFUL OF THE AREA AND THE RESIDENCE.

AND I DON'T KNOW OF ANYBODY WHO'S GOING TO PUT UP WITH BEING TRAPPED IN THEIR HOMES OR OUT.

IF YOU'VE GOTTA GO TO WORK, YOU CAN'T GET OUT IF YOU'VE GOT AN EMERGENCY, YOU CAN'T IF YOU'VE GOT DELIVERIES.

EVEN THE MAIL LADY COULDN'T GET TO THE MAILBOXES TO DELIVER THE MAIL WITHOUT IT BEING A PROBLEM.

SO I FACILITATED A MEETING AND THE SIGNAGE AND THE STRIPING AND THE NO PARKING AND THE TOWING WAS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN VI VDOT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO SOLVE A PROBLEM, MUCH LIKE THEY DID AT BUZZARD ROCK.

'CAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF YOU REALIZE IT, BUT THEY'VE BEEN TOWING FROM BUZZARD ROCK IN YOUR AREA FOR OVER A YEAR OR BETTER NOW.

YEP.

I'M AWARE OF THAT AS WELL.

WELL, AND AND THEY DON'T PARK OUT ON THE ROAD ANY LONGER.

I MEAN, ONCE IN A WHILE THEY HAVE THEIR LITTLE TAIL COMES OUT OF THE ENTRANCE.

YEAH, IT IT, YOU KNOW, AND I ASKED IF THEY AND MR. MEYER, YOU WERE THERE, YOU HEARD THE CONVERSATION.

I, I EXPECTED THEY WOULD WRITE WARNING TICKETS 'CAUSE I DON'T WANNA CAUSE A PROBLEM FOR ANYBODY.

BUT I DID MY JOB AS THE SUPERVISOR AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR MY CONSTITUENTS.

AND I, LIKE I SAID, RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WOULD PUT UP WITH THAT.

I DON'T THINK ANYBODY WOULD.

UM, AGAIN, THEY, THE SIGNAGE IS UP VDOT DE DETERMINED.

I HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THAT.

IT'S THEIR ROAD, THEIR DECISION AND YOU KNOW, I'M SORRY PEOPLE ARE GETTING TOWED, BUT IF YOU READ THE SIGNS, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO PARK THERE.

YOU'RE, YOU'RE TAKING THE CHANCE OF GETTING TOWED.

UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE TO SAY ABOUT THAT THAN THAT.

I KNOW, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE THOSE THAT WANNA BEAT ME UP OVER IT.