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[A. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance of the United States of America]
ORDER, THE, UH, AGENDA FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING DATED SEPTEMBER 1ST, 2020.FIRST THING THAT WE'D LIKE TO DO IS THE PLEDGE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES.
[B. Adoption of Agenda – Additions or Deletions]
FIRST THING ON OUR AGENDA IS TO HAVE THE ADOPTION ON THE AGENDA.ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS CHAIRMAN? YES, SIR.
YOU WILL SEE WHERE WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO THE CARES ACT COMMITTEE WOULD ASK UNDER THAT, THAT UNDER THE COUNTY REPRESENTATIVES THAT YOU HAVE MRS. COLORS AS THE REPRESENTATIVE AND MR. CARTER AS THE ALTERNATE.
ANY OTHER ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS MR. CHAIRMAN? I HAD GIVEN YOU JUST A REVISE ONE, A COUPLE OF MINUTES AGO TO ADD ITEMS TO THE CLOSED SESSION MOTIONS.
THAT WAS, UM, A K ONE AND K THREE, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA AS AMENDED MR. CHAIRMAN? I MOVED AND WENT DOWN TO THE AGENDA WITH THE CHANGES AS PRESENTED.
IS THERE A SECOND, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION AT ALL? EMILY, COULD WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? MR. CARTER.
MR. CHAIRMAN, MS. COLORS, MR. FOX.
[C. Agenda Public Comment Period (45 Minute Time Limit)]
OUR AGENDA IS THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD.THAT'S GOING TO LAST FOR 45 MINUTES.
WE'VE GOT A TIMER HERE FOR EVERYBODY TO SEE.
UH, WE'RE GOING TO GIVE EVERYBODY THREE MINUTES AT THE END OF THREE MINUTES.
UM, IT WILL DANG AND UH, WE'LL GO ON TO THE NEXT PERSON.
HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP PLEASE? OH, ONE PERSON MR. CHAIRMAN, MELISSA CHAPEL.
ARE YOU GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S ON THE AGENDA? YES.
BREATHING'S MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
WHITE DOGWOOD FARM ROAD IS WHERE I LIVE IN THE SANITARY DISTRICT.
UM, TWO OF THE LONG STANDING BOARD MEMBERS WERE HERE WHEN I MADE PRESENTATION BACK IN 2009 AND 2010.
BUT SINCE THERE WERE THREE NEW BOARD MEMBERS THAT I HADN'T MET YET, AND MAY NOT KNOW THE HISTORY, SHENANDOAH FARMS, I DID A LITTLE BIT MADE A COUPLE OF COPIES OF AN ATTACHMENT.
SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF ATTACHMENTS TO MY LETTER TODAY THAT I'M PRESENTING.
UH, THE FIRST ATTACHMENT IS FROM A BOARD MEETING IN 2013.
WHEN THE DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR MADE A PRESENTATION
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WHERE HE RECAPPED SOME OF THE HISTORY OF THE SHENANDOAH FARM SANITARY DISTRICT, AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT, WHAT HAVE BEEN DONE SINCE THE COUNTY TOOK IT OVER EFFECTIVE JULY 1ST, 2010 FOR THE NEW FISCAL YEAR.SO THAT'S WHEN THE COUNTY TOOK IT OVER, TOOK OVER THE MANAGEMENT AND SO FORTH ALL THE FUNDS AND SO ON, WHICH WAS DONE AFTER A GROUP OF CONCERNED, CITIZENS MADE A BUNCH OF PRESENTATIONS AND THAT'S NOT IMPORTANT NOW BECAUSE THERE'S BEEN A DECADE SINCE THE COUNTY TOOK IT OVER.
AND THAT'S REALLY THE FOCUS NOW, BUT SHENANDOAH FARMS IS IMPORTANT TO WARREN COUNTY BECAUSE IT'S HUGE.
NUMBER ONE, IT'S THE LARGEST SUBDIVISION IN THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA IN TERMS OF GEOGRAPHICAL AREA.
AND TWO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LIVE THERE.
SO THEY'RE ALL TAXPAYERS IN ADDITION TO SANITARY DISTRICT FEE PAYERS, AND SOME OF THEM ARE A LITTLE CONCERNED THESE DAYS, THAT THINGS, THINGS STARTED OFF, RIGHT? WHEN THE COUNTY FIRST TOOK OVER MANAGEMENT, A SANITARY DISTRICT MANAGER WAS HIRED A PROFESSIONAL WITH ALL KINDS OF QUALIFICATIONS.
AND HE ALSO COMMUNICATED WITH EVERYBODY.
HE SET UP AN EMAIL LIST WHERE ANYBODY COULD GET ON IT, THAT, AND THEN HE WOULD UPDATE US AND JUST SEND IT OUT.
YOU KNOW, WE ONLY HAD TO DO ONE AND HE COULD SEND IT OUT TO EVERYBODY WANTED TO KNOW IT WAS RIGHT.
HE WAS ALWAYS OVER WORKING ON THE ROADS, CHECKING THINGS OUT, TALKING TO PEOPLE.
UNFORTUNATELY HE LEFT AFTER A YEAR TO TAKE ANOTHER JOB OPPORTUNITY.
NO ONE WAS EVER HIRED TO TAKE ITS PLACE.
AND THINGS KIND OF STARTED SLIDING AFTER THAT, TO WHERE NOW NOTHING'S GETTING DONE.
IN FACT, FOR A FEW YEARS, UM, ROAD PROJECTS THAT WERE SUPPOSED TO GET DONE, JUST HAVING THEM BEING DONE.
AND THERE'S BEEN NO COMMUNICATIONS.
THE REPORTING HAS BEEN VERY REGULAR.
NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THE MONEY'S REALLY GOING.
ONE OF THEM IS THE ONE I MENTIONED.
THE OTHER ONE IS COPIES OF EMAILS THAT I'VE RECENTLY SENT AND NOT RECEIVED ANY REPLY TO REQUESTING AN ACCOUNT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME, MRS. SHIRAKI IS ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP? NOT FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA, MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU.
NO ONE ELSE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AT THAT AS SIGNED
[D. Reports of Outside Agencies]
UP.UH, WE'LL GO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA.
UM, THE REPORTS FROM OUTSIDE AGENCIES, UM, THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION.
MR. CARTER, SORRY, I CAN'T TALK WITH THAT THING.
GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN BOARD MEMBERS, UH, TO REPORT FOR THIS MONTH, UH, THE WORK THAT WE HAVE PERFORMED IN AUGUST AND WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO IN SEPTEMBER.
UH, WE BEGAN REPLACEMENT OF A DETERIORATED SPILLWAY ON ROUTE SIX 59 AND HARDESTY ROAD PLACEMENT.
THIS MONTH, WE PERFORMED SKIN PATCHING ON ROUTES, UH, SIX 22 BUCK MOUNTAIN ROAD, SIX 49 BROWNTOWN ROAD.
AND WE'VE REPAIRED SLOPE FAILURE ON ROUTE SIX OH THREE HOUSEFIELD ROAD.
WE REPLACED PIPES ON ROUTE SIX 55 EAST JOHN MARSHALL HIGHWAY.
WE HAVE COMPLETED OUR SECOND ROUND OF MOINES OR THE PRIMARIES AND BEGAN OUR SECONDARY ROUTES.
WE WILL COMPLETE THE ROUTES, UH, OUT THE SECOND ROUND OR THE SECONDARIES.
THIS ONE WE'VE CONDUCTED GRADING STONE APPLICATIONS ON THE NON-HARD SURFACE ROADS AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THAT WE'LL CONTINUE THIS MONTH.
I WILL ALSO BE BRINGING THE RESIDENCY DITCHING, UH, CREW BACK INTO THE FRONT ROYAL, UH, AREA.
AND WE WILL BE PERFORMING MORE DITCHING OPERATIONS ON VARIOUS ROUTES.
THE SPORT WE'LL ALSO BE DOING EQUIPMENT DRY RUNS, WHICH IS ESSENTIALLY INSPECTION AND COOKING UP ALL WINTER EQUIPMENT, UH, OR WINTER OPERATIONS.
HOPEFULLY THEY WON'T BE NEEDED, BUT WE'LL BE READY FOR IT.
ANYWAY, UH, OUR RULE RUSTIC WORK IN WARREN COUNTY.
UM, WE HAVE COMPLETED THE CONSTRUCTION PORTIONS, OH, OR DOWN IN FARM ROAD, WHICH SIX 23 AND PANHANDLE ROAD, OR
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WHICH IS ROUTE SIX, 13.AND WE ARE BEGINNING THIS WEEK TO WORK ON ROCKY HOLLER ROAD SIX 28.
NOW THE, UH, SURFACE TREATMENT IS SCHEDULED TO BE, UH, PLACED WEATHER PERMITTING ON DOWNING, FARM AND PANHANDLE BEGINNING THE WEEK OF I'LL BE COMPLETED THE WEEK OF SEPTEMBER THE 11TH.
WHEREAS THAT DEPENDS ON THE WEATHER.
WE HAVE TO HAVE FAVORABLE WEATHER TO PUT THE SURFACE TREATMENT DOWN, BOTH ROADS OVERRAN THE ESTIMATE.
ABOUT $180,000 OVER ON BOTH OF THOSE ROADS AND DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL, UH, GRADING AND TREE TRIMMING WE HAD TO DO, THEY WERE PRETTY CLOSED IN AS SUCH.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REDUCE THE LENGTH OF WHAT WE HAVE DONE ON HOLLOW, ALL WHAT WE PLANNED TO DO ON ROCKY ALLAH AND DO IT IN TWO PHASES WITH A SECOND PHASE BEING DONE UNDER A BUDGET NEXT YEAR.
SO, UH, I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THAT REDUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE YET.
WE'RE DOING THE CALCULATIONS NOW AND IN CAWTHORNE MILL ROAD, WHICH WE'RE DOING THAT SHORT PIECE IN THERE.
UH, WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT WITH STATE FORCES AND WE WERE WITH SOME OF OUR, OUR, UH, OVER EXPENDITURES FROM THAT PROJECT.
CAUSE WE CAN DO IT CHEAPER WITH OUR OWN PEOPLE.
UH, I HOPE THAT, UH, SOMETIME IN EARLY JANUARY THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO SIT DOWN WITH THE BOARD AND BE ABLE TO DISCUSS WHAT YOUR SIX YEAR PLANS GOING TO LIKE AND GET THE BOARD'S INPUT, UH, SEE IF THEIR PRIORITIES ARE THE SAME OR WHETHER THEY'D LIKE TO CHANGE.
WHEN, WHEN DID YOU SAY YOU WANTED TO GET TOGETHER IN JANUARY? OKAY.
AND PRIOR TO THAT, I WOULD HOPE THAT, UH, UH, THE BOARD WOULD BE LOOKING AT A PRIORITIZATION, UH, PROGRAM FOR THEIR REMAINING, UH, UH, ROADS THAT THEY WANT TO.
IN OTHER WORDS, WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU PRIORITIZE THEM BASED ON WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO GET THE BIGGEST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK BECAUSE BUCKS ARE GOING TO BE SHORT
ARE THERE ANY ISSUES THAT BOARD WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO ADDRESS OR CHECK ON ANY CONCERNS? CAUSE I'VE GOT ONE OR MAYBE TWO.
UM, I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM ANYBODY ABOUT THE, THE, THIS PAINTING SCHEDULE FOR FAIRGROUND ROAD SCHEDULE.
CAUSE WE WERE THAT, THAT IS WHEN IT GETS WET, YOU JUST BASICALLY LOSE THAT ROAD.
AND UH, THE, UH, CITIZEN OVER THE CITIZENS OVER THERE HAD BEEN COMPLAINING.
AND I HAD BROUGHT THAT, BROUGHT THAT FORWARD A COUPLE OF TIMES.
I WILL SEE SHE EVER RESPOND THIS WEEK.
I WILL SEE THAT YOU HAVE A RESPONSE.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO TELL THOSE PEOPLE THAT ARE ASKING ABOUT IT, AND PLEASE, WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU ASKED FOR SOMETHING, UH, FROM, FROM US THAT YOU HAVEN'T HEARD AND WHAT YOU CONSIDER TO BE A REASONABLE TIME, DON'T WAIT TO THE NEXT MEETING.
THERE ARE STILL PLANS FOR THE TURNING LANE AT FORT VALLEY ROAD SIX 78 AND 55.
IS THAT CORRECT? UH, I TURNING LANE.
UH, YOU KNOW, I, I KNOW AT ONE TIME WE TALKED ABOUT THAT, I WILL HAVE TO FIND OUT FOR YOU MR. FOX
AND YOUR CREW, YOU KNOW, FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS WORK, YOU GUYS DO A LOT WITH A LITTLE, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT AND UM, AND HE KNOWS I'M ALWAYS IN TOUCH WITH HIM, SO, AND I APPRECIATE THAT.
YOU'RE ALWAYS SO PATIENT WITH ME.
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UH, NEXT IS THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES.GOOD MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
THIS IS PROBABLY MY FIRST AND LAST TIME TO COME BEFORE YOU, UH, HOPEFULLY YOU KNOW THAT THE, UH, THE, MY REPLACEMENT IS COMING ON THE 8TH OF SEPTEMBER.
HE COMES FROM NEW KENT COUNTY WHERE HE'S BEEN A DIRECTOR FOR SIX YEARS.
I THINK HE'S GOING TO BE A WONDERFUL DIRECTOR AND MEMBER OF THIS COMMUNITY.
AND SO I THINK HE'LL BE A REALLY SPECIAL AND A GOOD DIRECTOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT.
SO I'M GOING TO TALK TO YOU A LITTLE BIT TODAY ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, UM, AND THE KIND OF IMPACT THAT WE HAVE ON THIS COMMUNITY.
UH, 10% OF WARREN COUNTY RESIDENTS LIVE IN POVERTY.
14% OF THE CHILDREN IN WARREN COUNTY LIVE IN POVERTY.
WE SERVED 8,500 UNDUPLICATED RESIDENTS IN 2019 AND JUST THREE BENEFIT PROGRAMS, 7,800 AND MEDICAID, 4,500 IN SNAP AND 410 OF WHICH IS THE CASH ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
WE INFUSED INTO THE WARREN COUNTY ECONOMY, $55.6 MILLION IN THESE THREE PROGRAM AREAS.
AND THE REASON I TALK ABOUT THAT IS NOT BECAUSE I WANT PEOPLE TO BE POOR.
I WANT AS MUCH FEDERAL MONEY TO COME INTO THIS COUNTY AND STATE AS WE CAN SO THAT THE COUNTY RESOURCES CAN BE USED FOR THE THINGS THAT, THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE DOESN'T COVER.
AND SO, UM, THE COST OF THE LOCALITY FOR THAT $55.6 MILLION WAS $82,000 OR LESS THAN 0.1% OR ABOUT 0.1%, WHICH I THINK IS SIGNIFICANT.
ANOTHER MILLION DOLLARS FOR ALL THE OTHER PROGRAMS, WHICH INCLUDES ENERGY ASSISTANCE, CHILDCARE, SUBSIDIES, FOSTER CARE, ADOPTIONS, ADULT SERVICES, EXPENDITURES, AND CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES EXPENDITURES.
APPROXIMATELY $3 MILLION HAS BEEN ON THE OPERATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
THIS IS WHERE THE LARGEST PORTION OF THE COUNTY, UM, PART COMES INTO PLAY AS A PERCENTAGE OF OUR TOTAL BUDGET.
OUR MID OUR ADMISSION ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS ARE 4.8%, WHICH IS A BARGAIN BY ANYBODY ELSE'S MEASURE.
NONPROFITS USUALLY RUN BETWEEN 15 AND 30% AND MOST BUSINESSES RUN ABOUT 30% OF ADMIN OVERHEAD.
I'VE GIVEN YOU A COMPARISON, WHICH SHOWS WHERE, YOU KNOW, CLARK IS THE HIGHEST 9.7 SHENANDOAH'S 4.3 PAGES FOUR, THREE, WE'RE ABOUT 4.8.
BUT WHEN YOU BREAK THAT RATIO DOWN BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE COST PER STAFF MEMBER, WE'RE AT THE BOTTOM OF THAT LIST.
SOME LOCALITIES SPEND ALMOST 20,000 MORE ON THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES THAN WE DO JUST WITHIN OUR OWN COUNTY.
EIGHT OUT OF 10 OF MY SOCIAL WORKERS MAKE CONSIDERABLY LESS THAN THE STARTING SALARY OF WARREN COUNTY TEACHERS WITH A 200 DAY CONTRACT.
YET THEY HAVE THE SAME EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS.
THESE WOMEN, WOMEN, AND MEN FACE CHALLENGES AND SITUATIONS THAT MOST PEOPLE CAN NOT EVEN IMAGINE A FAR MORE APPROPRIATE COMPARISON IS THAT WARREN KENNY'S SOCIAL WORKS SCHOOL, SOCIAL WORKERS START AT 65,500 ON A 250 DAY CONTRACT.
NOT ONE OF MY SOCIAL WORKERS OR THEIR SUPERVISORS MAKE ANYWHERE CLOSE TO THAT AMOUNT.
OUR STARTING SALARIES ARE $20,000 LESS.
MY WORKERS WORK 10 MORE DAYS A YEAR AND HAVE TO ROTATE ON CALL 365 DAYS A YEAR, OR THEY HAVE TO BE AVAILABLE FROM 5:00 PM WHEN WE CLOSE UNTIL 9:00 AM THE NEXT DAY AND 24 HOURS A DAY ON EVERY WEEKEND.
AND EVERY HOLIDAY, INCLUDING CHRISTMAS, THE SUPERVISORS HAVE TO SHARE ON CALL THEIR SUPERVISORY ON CALL DUTIES AND THEY HAVE HALF A MONTH OF ONE, HALF A MONTH, THE OTHER, AND THERE ISN'T A CALL THAT THE SOCIAL WORKERS GO OUT ON.
THEN THOSE SOCIAL SOCIAL WORK SUPERVISORS ARE NOT CONTACTED TO, UM, OVERSEE WHAT HAPPENS.
UM, AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THOSE SERIOUS INCIDENCES.
AND WHEN WE'RE CALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, I WANT TO THANK LAW ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE ALMOST ALWAYS, THEY GO WITH US AND PROTECT US, WHICH IS AN AMAZING BENEFIT.
THE COUNTY AND COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE FRONT ROW, POLICE DO AN AMAZING JOB OF KEEPING MY PEOPLE SAFE.
AND WE APPRECIATE THAT EVERY DAY IN CONCLUSION, WE ACKNOWLEDGE THAT EVERY JOB IN THE COUNTY IS IMPORTANT AND VALUABLE AND THIS, BUT THE SERVICES AND BENEFITS STAFF PROVIDE AN INVALUABLE SERVICE TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE CITIZENS
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IN TROUBLE FAMILIES, OUR CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES ARE DESIGNATED FIRST RESPONDERS BY LAW BUDGET.PLEASE KEEP THESE IMPORTANT EMPLOYEES IN MIND WHEN YOU'RE MAKING JUDGEMENTS ABOUT THE COUNTY'S LIMITED RESOURCES AND MAKING THEM PLEASE MAKE THEIR SALARY ADJUSTMENTS A PRIORITY.
THEY HAVE BEEN OVERLOOKED AND UNDER-COMPENSATED FOR FAR TOO LONG, OUR VACANCY RATE IS DANGEROUS AND UNSUSTAINABLE.
AT ONE POINT WE HAD ONE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICE WORKER.
SO WHEN THAT PERSON WAS OUT AND ANOTHER CALL CAME IN, THE SUPERVISOR HAD TO LEAVE AND WE HAD TO ASK FOR HELP FROM THE STATE TO JUST MAINTAIN THE BAREST MINIMUM OF SERVICES.
WHEN A CHILD COMES INTO FOSTER CARE, SOMETIMES THE ONLY PERSON IN THEIR LIFE THAT IS A CONSTANT IS THEIR SOCIAL WORKER, BUT NOT IN OUR CASE BECAUSE OUR TURNOVER IS SO GREAT THAT THEY OFTEN HAVE FOUR, FIVE WORKERS ON THEIR CASE BEFORE THEY AGE OUT OF FOSTER CARE ARE PLACED WITH A RELATIVE OR A FAMILY.
I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND YOUR ATTENTION.
I HAVE BEEN MY PRIVILEGE TO WORK IN WARREN COUNTY ONCE AGAIN, AND I'VE TRIED TO DO MY BEST TO KEEP THINGS GOING, AND THIS EVEN WORK ON SOME NEW INITIATIVES, WHICH HOPEFULLY WILL CONTINUE LONG AFTER I LEAVE.
I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO.
MS. REAVIS, HOW MANY, UM, PEOPLE DO YOU HAVE THAT ARE, UM, SO HOW MUCH ARE YOU UNDERSTAFFED? WHAT, WHAT'S THE IDEAL NUMBER AND WHERE ARE WE AT THIS POINT? WE'RE PROBABLY IDEAL NUMBERS AROUND 50 AND WE'RE PROBABLY A FOUR 42.
THAT'S MY ADMIN PEOPLE BEHIND ME.
AND I HAVEN'T, UM, WE'VE GOT, WE'VE GOT ALL THOSE POSITIONS ADVERTISED.
I WASN'T PARTICULARLY COMFORTABLE WITH FILLING ALL OF THOSE BECAUSE MY REPLACEMENT, I WANTED HIM TO HAVE A SAY IN WHO HE HIRES, DO YOU HAVE APPLICANTS? YES, WE DID.
BUT, BUT SOME OF THOSE VACANCIES ARE AS RECENT AS TWO WEEKS AGO OR A MONTH AGO, WE HIRED ONE YOUNG LADY AND SHE WORKED MAYBE SIX WEEKS AND QUIT.
SO IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT JOB, A VERY DIFFICULT JOB.
ANYBODY ELSE? WHERE DO I SAY THE SURROUNDING ALL COUNTIES? ADMIN PERCENTAGES, WARREN COUNTY IS AT 4.8.
WHAT'S THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE THERE IS IT JUST SHEER POPULATION AND ACCOUNTANT TO THE VERY SMALL LOCALITY COMPARED TO US AS FAR AS POPULATION GOES.
SO, UM, IT'S JUST, THIS ADMIN IS REALLY MOSTLY SALARIES.
IT'S WHAT PEOPLE GET PAID IS THE DIFFERENCE IN THESE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BECAUSE THE COST OF LOCALITIES, MOSTLY IN SALARIES AND OVERHEAD, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE STATE GOVERNMENT MAKE THE SMALLEST CONTRIBUTION TO THOSE THINGS.
AND THE LARGEST CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAMS, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND STATE ARE 95% OR EVEN 97, ALMOST 99% OF MY PROGRAM AREAS, BENEFITS, MEDICAID, FOOD STAMPS, UM, TANIF.
BUT THE LOCALITIES CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES IS MOSTLY IN SALARIES AND OVERHEAD.
AND SO THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE THAT YOU'RE SEEING THERE THAT PER PER EMPLOYEE IS, IS THE DIFFERENCE.
PARDON MY IGNORANCE, BUT CAN YOU NOT? DOES THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, CAN THEY NOT COMPENSATE THAT PARTLY THEY DO.
THEY HAVE, THEY HAVE A SMALL CANCER MIX.
CAN YOU MAKE THAT PIE ANY BIGGER? UM, THAT WOULD NOT THAT'S WAY ABOVE MY PAY GRADE.
THAT'S, THAT'S A DECISION AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
IT'S HOW MUCH MONEY THEY GIVE US.
AND THOSE ALLOTMENTS HAVE, WERE DECIDED 20 YEARS AGO AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN CHANGED BECAUSE IF YOU CHANGE THE ALLOTMENT THAT THE STATE GIVES TO THE LOCALITIES, THEN SOME LOCALITIES WOULD GET A LOT MORE MONEY AND SOME LOCALITIES WOULD GET LESS AND THEY'D HAVE TO FIRE PEOPLE OR LAY OFF PEOPLE.
AND SO WE'VE ASKED FOR YEARS FOR THOSE, THOSE TO LOOK AT THOSE NUMBERS AND SAY, THIS IS THIS WHAT WE CONTROL AT THE STATE LEVEL.
UM, AND THAT THEY HAVEN'T BEEN WILLING TO DO IT BECAUSE IT WOULD CREATE SUCH HAVOC ACROSS THE STATE AND LOCAL BUDGETS.
SO YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE COUNTY TO MAKE UP THAT BIT OF DIFFERENCE.
IT'S NOT, IT WOULD, YEAH, ACTUALLY THE COST WOULD BE MOST OF THE COUNTY.
I MEAN, THAT'S JUST THE FACT, BUT THIS IS THE SAME IN EVERY LOCALITY, EVERYBODY GETS SO MUCH FEDERAL MONEY.
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SO MUCH STATE MONEY.EVERYBODY GETS SO MUCH LOCAL MONEY, BUT THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER IS Y'ALL CONTROL OUR SALARIES WITHIN RANGES.
THE STATE SETS THE RANGES AND Y'ALL CONTROL WHAT WE PAY OUR FOLKS AND THIS IN THE SALARY STUDY BEARS OUT EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE SAID I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO ASK A LOT OF QUESTIONS HERE AND, AND, UH, MAKE THIS TIME LONGER, BUT I'D LIKE TO BRING THEM IN FOR A WORK SESSION SO THAT THEY CAN SIT DOWN AND BREAK THIS DOWN TO US BEFORE BUDGET TIME.
SO WE HAVE A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT STATE GIVES YOU, WHAT FEDERAL GIVES YOU.
UM, AND WE CAN WORK THAT OUT WHEN, WHEN YOU COME IN FOR A BUDGET AND YOU JUST SIMPLY WHAT I'VE WITNESSED THE LAST TWO YEARS, I DON'T GET A REAL GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF EACH OF THESE COMPONENTS TO BREAK IT DOWN.
SO I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF THE BOARD, BUT I, I WOULD APPRECIATE, YOU KNOW, COMING IN AND SITTING DOWN AND EXPLAINING IT, EXPLAINING HOW MANY CPS WORKERS YOU HAVE, HOW MANY APS WORKERS YOU HAVE, UM, AND WHERE WE NEED TO BE.
AND I THINK DOING THAT PRE BUDGET WOULD MAKE BUDGET GO A LITTLE FASTER AS WELL.
AND I'M SURE JOHN WOULD BE HAPPY TO DO THAT FOR YOU.
WELL, WE'LL LET JOHN COME IN AND WE'LL TRY TO SET THAT UP WITH HIM AS SOON AS WE CAN, BEFORE THE BUDGET, SOCCER STARTS GLAD TO DO IT BEFORE I LEAVE, BUT YOU KNOW, IT'S GOING TO BE HIS DEPARTMENT REALLY QUICKLY.
SO, AND I'M SURE HE'LL FEEL THE SAME WAY I DO.
WELL, I, WHOEVER I WOULD JUST LIKE TO HAVE A MEETING WITH YOU ALL AND GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF ALL THIS.
NEXT IS THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, UM, WARREN COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, UH, CHRIS BALLENGER.
HAS EVERYBODY DONE? THANK YOU DOC DOCUMENT.
THIS IS ALL ON OUR WEBSITE ANYWAY, BUT A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE DO NOT
AND, UM, I JUST WANT TO KIND OF GO OVER OUR PLAN WHERE WE'RE AT CURRENT CURRENT STATUS.
YOU KNOW, WE'RE HERE BECAUSE SIX MONTHS AGO ON MARCH 13TH, SCHOOLS WERE, WERE SHUT DOWN FOR INITIAL TWO WEEKS, BUT THEN WOUND UP BEING FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR, OUR PLAN, THIS ENCOMPASSES THIS SIX MONTHS OF NON INSTRUCTION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT GOING FORWARD, ALONG WITH A LOT OF OTHER FACTORS THAT WE HAD TO, TO DECIDE WHICH DIRECTION WE NEEDED TO GO PLUS THE GUIDANCE FROM THE GOVERNOR'S SCHOOL PHASE GUIDANCE DOCUMENT AND THE
SO WHEN WE LOOK AT OUR, OUR GUIDANCE, WE ARE STILL HELD TO ALL OF THE CODE AND THE STANDARDS OF QUALITY THAT THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION HAS ESTABLISHED FOR YEARS.
RIGHT NOW, THE ONLY MODIFICATION THAT WE HAVE IS THAT A FEW WEEKS AGO, THEY, THEY NOTIFIED SCHOOLS THAT AT THE END OF THE YEAR, EVERY SCHOOL IN THE COMMONWEALTH, WHERE WE SEE A DESIGNATION OF ACCREDITATION WAIVED.
SO THAT DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE STILL NOT GOING TO PROBABLY TAKE THE SOL, BUT THEY'RE GOING TO A WAVE ACCREDITATION AGAIN, JUST LIKE THEY DID THIS YEAR, BECAUSE SOL IS WE'RE SHUT DOWN BECAUSE OF SCHOOLS BEING CLOSED.
SO ACCREDITATION FOR ALL DIVISIONS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH WAS ACCREDITATION WAY.
AND THEY'VE ALREADY MADE THAT DECISION BECAUSE OF SCHOOLS HAVING TO GO HYBRID SOME GOING ALL VIRTUAL AND JUST ALL OF THE CHAOS, THEY HAVE WENT AHEAD AND MADE THAT DECISION THAT FOR THIS NEXT YEAR, FOR THE, FOR THIS YEAR, THE FOLLOWING YEAR WILL BE ACCREDITATION WAIVED AS WELL.
THAT IS REALLY THE ONLY WAIVER OR GUIDANCE THAT WE'VE RECEIVED, THAT, THAT ALLEVIATES US FROM ANY OF THE OTHER COATED REQUIREMENTS.
AND SO WE HAD TO TAKE ALL OF THOSE INTO ACCOUNT AS WE DEVELOPED OUR PLAN TOO.
UM, BECAUSE YOU STILL HAVE YOUR STAFFING RATIOS, YOU STILL HAVE YOUR, UM, THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS IN A, IN A CLASSROOM, BUT THEN YOU ADD ON EVERYTHING ELSE FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE GOVERNOR'S GUIDANCE ON LIMITATIONS
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ON BUSES AND VARIOUS THINGS.SO AS WE GO THROUGH THIS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TWO MODELS AND I'LL KIND OF WALK YOU THROUGH.
AS I, I SPOKE THROUGH THIS, OUR MODELS ARE ON PAGE ON PAGE THREE, AND YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE'S REALLY TWO IN PERSON OR REMOTE INSTRUCTION OR VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, PARENTS HAVE THE OPTION IF THEY WANT TO DO A FULL VIRTUAL OPTION OR, AND THEN THE HYBRID IS SOME IN-PERSON AND SOME REMOTE.
SO OUR STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE FIVE DAYS OF INSTRUCTION.
IT'S JUST SOME OF THAT MIGHT BE REMOTE OR VIRTUAL.
SOME OF THAT MAY BE IN-PERSON.
AND A LOT OF THAT DEPENDS UPON PARENTS' CHOICE, THE ROOM THAT WE HAVE WITHIN OUR BUILDINGS, TRANSPORTATION SCHEDULE, TRANSPORTATION LIMITATION.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WENT INTO DETERMINING IN-PERSON, UM, WHICH TYPE OF MODEL WE WERE GOING TO GO WITH.
SO WE WANTED TO BE SURE THAT WE OFFERED AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE TO OUR COMMUNITY.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT PAGE FOUR, THAT'S BASICALLY THE BREAKDOWN.
SO BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A SIX MONTH LAYOUT, UM, LAYOVER BETWEEN MARCH AND NOW BETWEEN SCHOOL, UH, BEING CLOSED, YOU LOOK AT OUR LITTLE KIDS, WE KNOW THAT ONE, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS AND THE FOUNDATIONAL SKILL SET IN ORDER TO, TO DO ANYTHING WHEN IT COMES TO EDUCATION.
AND IF THOSE SKILLS ARE NOT DEVELOPED AT THE ELEMENTARY LEVEL, THEN YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THAT IN THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, WHICH COULD ALSO LEAD TO DROPOUTS LATER ON IF THEY HAVE, BECAUSE ONCE YOU MISS SOMETHING IN INSTRUCTION, IT'S TOUGH SOMETIMES TO RECOVER.
AND SO RIGHT NOW, WHAT OUR MODEL IS, WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR ELEMENTARY STUDENTS, WE BRING THEM IN, IN PERSON AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE AND OFFER THAT TO, BECAUSE WE KNOW THOSE FOUNDATIONAL SKILLSETS HAVE TO BE DEVELOPED.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS, WE HAVE PRE-K THROUGH FIVE, WE'LL BRING THEM IN MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY.
AND AGAIN, THAT'S PARENT CHOICE.
PARENTS CAN CHOOSE TO DO THE FULL VIRTUAL IF THEY WANT TO, AND WE'LL PROVIDE THAT.
BUT THOSE THAT WANT THE IN-PERSON, THEY WILL COME IN MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND THEN WEDNESDAY IS GOING TO BE A REMOTE LEARNING FOR THOSE STUDENTS.
THAT ALSO ALLOWS US TO DO A DEEP CLEAN WITHIN OUR SCHOOLS, BECAUSE WITH ALL THE MITIGATION STRATEGIES WE HAVE TO PUT IN PLACE, WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH AND REALLY JUST SPRAY EVERYTHING DOWN JUST TO HELP MITIGATE, UH, THE, YOU KNOW, COVID AS FAR AS WHAT WE'RE FACING RIGHT NOW, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE SIX THROUGH EIGHT AND THEN NINE THROUGH 12, THOSE STUDENTS ARE ON AN AB SCHEDULE.
AND SO IF YOU'RE AN, A STUDENT, YOUR IN-PERSON DAY WOULD BE MONDAY, BUT THEN YOU WOULD RECEIVE FOUR DAYS A VIRTUAL.
IF YOU'RE A, B, YOU WOULD RECEIVE FOUR DAYS OF VIRTUAL AND ONE DAY OF IN-PERSON.
AND WITH THIS MODEL, WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EVERY TWO WEEKS TO REVIEW IT, AND TO ADD DAYS TO THE MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL, AS ONE, WE LOOK AT OUR SCHEDULES WITH TRANSPORTATION, OUR LIMITATIONS THERE, IF WE HAVE THOSE, BUT WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW THOSE EVERY TWO WEEKS AND DETERMINE HOW CAN WE INCREASE STARTING WITH OUR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND WORKING ON WAY UP TO THE HIGH SCHOOL THERE, DAYS OF IN-PERSON
AND OF COURSE, ALL OF OUR STUDENTS, WE, WE WE'VE HAD TO TAKE EVERYTHING INTO CONSIDERATION, BUT ONE OF THE MODIFICATIONS WE'RE DOING AT BLUE RIDGE TECH CENTER, OUR YEAR TWO AND THREE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO DRIVE IN THE MORNING.
SO IF YOU'RE A WARREN COUNTY, THEY'RE GOING TO REPORT FIRST TO BLUE RIDGE TECH, AND THEN THEY WILL GO THAT AFTER THOSE, THOSE FIRST TWO BLOCKS, THEN THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO THEIR HIGH SCHOOL FOR FOUR CLASSES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY.
NOW YOU'RE YEAR ONE STUDENTS, WE'RE GOING TO BUS THEM IN ON WEDNESDAY.
SO WE'VE HAD THE MODIFY EVERY SCHEDULE WEEK WE HAVE, AND ONE IT'S BASED UPON TRANSPORTATION.
TRANSPORTATION HAS THE LIMITATIONS THAT'S BEEN PLACED ON US BECAUSE OF THE SOCIAL DISTANCING AND THE, AND, AND THE FACE COVERING REQUIREMENTS HAVE REALLY TAKEN A TOLL ON WHAT SCHOOLS CAN DO.
SO YOU HAVE A 77 PASSENGER BUS THAT TYPICALLY IF YOU TAKE A RUN DOWN TO BROWN, BROWN TOWN, AND YOU'RE ABLE TO, TO FILL THAT BUS FULL LAST YEAR WITH 66 STUDENTS, WELL, NOW YOU CAN NOT DO THAT.
YOU MAY GET 20 ON A BUS TAKING THAT SAME BUS, THAT THE YEAR BEFORE YOU, YOU PLAY 66 STUDENTS ON NOW, YOU CAN ONLY PLACE 20
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BECAUSE OF SOCIAL DISTANCING, ONE PER SEAT, FACE COVERING REQUIREMENT.SO NOW IT MAY TAKE TWO BUSES TO RUN TWO ROUTES TO GET THAT SAME LOAD OF STUDENTS THAT IT TOOK ONE BUS TO GET DONE LAST YEAR.
AND SO WE REALLY HAVE TO LOOK AT THE, THE LOGISTICS OF GETTING OUR STUDENTS TO SCHOOL THIS YEAR AND, AND OVER HALF OF THE STUDENTS INTIMATE AND WARREN COUNTY HALF TAKE TRANSPORTATION THROUGH THE SCHOOLS.
SO IT'S A 50 50 SPLIT BETWEEN PARENTS AND BUS
SO ON PAGE SIX, THAT KIND OF ALSO LOOKS AT OUR SCHEDULES WHEN YOU, WE HAD TO ADJUST SCHOOL START TIMES JUST BECAUSE WE'RE MAYBE HAVING, WE HAVE BUSES THAT MAY RUN TO ROUTE TWO RUNS TO PICK UP THE SAME OR RUN THE SAME ROUTE THAT THEY DID LAST YEAR.
SO WE HAVE SCHOOLS STARTING AT EIGHT O'CLOCK, NINE O'CLOCK BECAUSE THAT'S, THAT'S A VERY INSTILL, ALLOW BUSES TO GET BACK.
NOW WE WILL BE DROPPING STUDENTS OFF STARTING.
UH, IF, UH, IF FOR INSTANCE, A LFA STARTS AT EIGHT O'CLOCK, STUDENTS WILL START ARRIVING AT SEVEN 30.
OUR STAFF WILL HAVE TO BE ON, ON HAND, UH, NO MORE CAN YOU TAKE THOSE STUDENTS? AND MOST OF THE TIME SCHOOLS WOULD, WOULD TAKE THEM TO A GYM.
AND IT'S JUST A BIG HOLDING AREA, OR MAYBE THE CAFETERIA UNTIL SCHOOL WOULD START, BUT YOU CANNOT DO THAT ANYMORE.
SO NOW THOSE, THOSE STUDENTS IN THOSE TEACHERS HAVE TO BE IN THEIR CLASSROOMS WHEN THAT FIRST BUS LOAD ARRIVES, BECAUSE NOW THOSE STUDENTS NEED TO GO TO THAT CLASSROOM AND BE READY TO GO.
USUALLY YOU WOULD HAVE A HOLDING AREA, THEY WOULD DO ACTIVITIES, OR, OR MAYBE THEY WOULD HAVE BREAKFAST IN THE CAFETERIA.
AND THEN WHEN THE BELL RANG, THEN EVERYBODY WOULD GO TO GO TO CLASS.
BUT NOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER MODIFICATION THAT WE HAD TO MAKE.
SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR MITIGATION STRATEGIES ON PAGE SEVEN, THERE'S, THERE'S A COUPLE OF PAGES THERE OF MITIGATION STRATEGIES.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, OF COURSE WE'RE WORKING WITH, WITH SEDEXO TO HELP EM, THEY, THEY ARE PROVIDING THE WIPES, UM, YOU KNOW, WITHIN THE CLASSROOMS TO HELP US WITH MITIGATION.
AND WE ARE INCREASING THE NUMBER OF JANITORIAL STAFF DURING THE SCHOOL DAY.
SO WE'RE TAKING SOME OF THOSE THAT MAY HAVE REPORTED IN THE EVENINGS BEFORE BRINGING THEM IN.
NOW DURING THE DAYTIME TO GIVE US A, UH, AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY MITIGATE THOSE AND CLEAN THOSE HIGHLY TOUCHED SURFACES MORE OFTEN AND FREQUENT SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS DOWN.
AND SO THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL RESOURCES, TO HELP WITH OUR STRATEGIES, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE, WE KEEP OUR FACILITIES CLEAN AND THAT WE HAVE GOOD PRACTICES, SOME OTHER MITIGATION STRATEGIES.
OF COURSE, YOU, YOU GO INTO A CLASSROOM NOW.
AND INSTEAD OF HAVING 20 DESKS IN A CLASSROOM, THERE MAY BE 12.
EACH DESK IS SOCIALLY DISTANCE WITH SIX FEET OF DISTANCE BETWEEN, BETWEEN EACH STUDENT.
UM, AND SO YOU, YOU NOW TAKE A CLASSROOM THAT YOU HAD 20 STUDENTS IN, AND YOU CAN PUT 10 IN THIS ROOM, BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO PUT THE OTHER HALF OF THE CLASS IN ANOTHER ROOM.
AND SO WE ARE PULLING OUR FACULTY AND STAFF FROM ALL OVER JUST JUST TWO ROLES ARE CHANGING, JUST BECAUSE OF THE MITIGATION STRATEGIES THAT WE HAVE TO PUT IN PLACE.
SO NOW YOU HAVE, FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU HAVE A SECOND GRADE CLASSROOM THAT HAD 20 STUDENTS IN IT, YOU COULD PUT THAT ALL OF THOSE STUDENTS IN THAT ONE CLERK AND THAT ONE CLASSROOM LAST YEAR, WELL NOW YOU HAVE TWO CLASSROOMS. AND SO WE HAVE TO BRING IN ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AS FAR AS IT'S NOT BRINGING IN ADDITIONAL, IT IS REPURPOSING RESOURCES THAT ARE ALREADY WITHIN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
SO WE MAY BE HAVING OUR, UM, FOR INSTANCE, THE ART TEACHER MAY BE COMING IN AND CIRCULATING AROUND FROM CLASS TO CLASS TO HELP WITH, WITH KEEPING, UH, YOU KNOW, A CERTIFIED STAFF MEMBER OR MAYBE AN INSTRUCTIONAL ASSISTANT IS WITH A GROUP WHILE THE TEACHER IS WITH ONE GROUP AND THEY'RE ROTATING BACK AND FORTH.
SO YOU HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WE'RE HAVING TO GO THROUGH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP OUR SCHOOLS OPEN.
AGAIN, THERE, THERE ARE SOME, UH, MITIGATION STRATEGIES WITH, WITH OUR BUS, WITH TRANSPORTATION, SOME VARIOUS THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING THERE,
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SORRY, MY THROAT'S GETTING A LITTLE DRY.UH, SO CHILD NUTRITION, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A BIG COMPONENT OF SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, AND WE KNOW THAT, UH, AS I BELIEVE, AND I, I'M JUST GONNA TRY TO REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD.
MAYBE I HAVE IT IN, IN MY NOTEBOOK HERE, BUT SINCE THE CLOSURE LAST YEAR, I BELIEVE WE'VE SERVED AROUND 130,000 MEALS.
AND SO THE GOOD NEWS THAT WE JUST RECEIVED YESTERDAY WAS GUIDANCE FROM USDA THAT THEY'RE GOING TO ALLOW SCHOOLS TO CONTINUE THAT SUMMER FEEDING.
AND WE'RE GOING, WE'RE, WE'RE GOING TO MEET TODAY TO DISCUSS HOW THAT'S GOING TO AFFECT US.
SO NOW WE CAN CONTINUE OUR FEEDING PROGRAM AND PROVIDE MEALS FOR STUDENTS AND FAMILY MEMBERS THAT, THAT MAYBE HAVE THOSE FOOD INSECURITIES, AND MAYBE THOSE THAT DON'T, THAT, THAT IF, IF STUDENTS WANT TO TAKE MEALS HOME, THEN THAT'LL BE ABLE TO, TO TAKE THOSE HOME.
SO THAT GUIDANCE AGAIN WAS JUST RELEASED YESTERDAY, AND WE'RE GOING TO WORK THROUGH IT TODAY TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST WAY WE CAN.
THANK YOU, SIR, THE BEST WAY THAT WE CAN, UH, MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN PROVIDE A QUALITY NUTRITIONAL PROGRAM TO OUR STUDENTS, EVEN FOR THOSE THAT ARE VIRTUAL AND HOW WE CAN GET THAT DONE, UH, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH TRANSPORTATION, WHETHER IT BE THROUGH GOING AHEAD AND HAVING OUR OKAY, SORRY, OUR REGIONAL DROP-OFFS IN VARIOUS AREAS.
SO, YOU KNOW, WE'RE, WE'RE CONTINUING TO MAKE SURE THAT CHILD NUTRITION IS A MAIN PORTION OF, OF THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE STUDENTS ARE FED AND THEN AGAIN, TECHNOLOGY, AND I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
CAN I, UM, IS THAT K THROUGH 12 OR IS THAT JUST THE ONES THAT WERE, UM, UH, DESIGNATED AS NEEDING THAT SERVICE? OH, THAT'D BE, YOU'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH EVERYBODY AGAIN.
THAT'D BE THAT THAT'D BE, CAUSE CURRENTLY UNDER THE SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM, I BELIEVE THAT WAS EVERYBODY, EVERYBODY.
AND SO THAT IS WHY WE'RE EXCITED BECAUSE FROM THAT GUIDANCE THAT WE RECEIVED, THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO GIVE THAT TO EVERYBODY GOOD ALL THE WAY THROUGH DECEMBER.
I THINK THEY'RE EXTENDING IT FOR DECEMBER 31ST AND THEN TECHNOLOGY.
AND I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR HELPING WITH THIS.
THIS HAS BEEN A HUGE COST, BUT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE ADDED, WE HAVE HAD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN LMS IN PLACE.
WE HAVE DEVICES IN PLACE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE VIRTUAL COMPONENT IS A ROBUST PROGRAM.
I DON'T THINK THAT THERE WAS A SCHOOL IN THE COMMONWEALTH THAT WAS PREPARED FOR MARCH 13TH, AND THIS HAS BEEN REALLY A BLESSING TO SCHOOLS BECAUSE IT'S ALL IT'S IT'S FOR SCHOOL DIVISIONS TO REALLY RETHINK AND RESTRUCTURE THE WAY SCHOOL IS WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY.
AND SO TECHNOLOGY OF COURSE, IS ONE OF THE BIG COMPONENTS.
AND NOW WE WILL BE ONE-TO-ONE PRE-K THROUGH 12 AND BE ABLE TO PROVIDE DEVICES TO EVERY SINGLE STUDENT.
SO THAT THAT VIRTUAL COMPONENT WILL, WILL BE SOMETHING THAT, THAT WILL BE A GOOD, ROBUST SOLUTION TO FAMILY MEMBERS THAT MAYBE CHOOSE THAT WANTED TO DO THE HOME INSTRUCTION VERSUS THE IN-PERSON.
SO, AND THEN OF COURSE, THE LMS, THE LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, YOU KNOW, HAVING THAT FOUNDATION THAT PROVIDES THAT GOOD PLATFORM FOR STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO LOG INTO AND TEACHERS TO WORK ON SO THAT, YOU KNOW, VIDEOS CAN BE ADDED, HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENTS CAN BE COMPLETED AND VARIOUS THINGS TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT THERE'S THAT INTERACTION AND THAT CONNECTION BETWEEN STUDENT AND TEACHER.
SO I'LL KIND OF SUM UP HERE AND I'M TAKING A LOT OF TIME, BUT SOME THINGS THAT WE NEED TO CONSIDER THIS IS NEW INSTRUCTION.
IF YOU DON'T DO THE WORK, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO GET THE CREDIT.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO PASS THE CLASS.
THAT IS A LOT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT STUDENTS EXPERIENCED IN MARCH.
MARCH GUIDANCE WAS THEIR GRADE COULD NOT DROP BELOW THEIR GRADE AS OF MARCH 13TH.
IT COULD ONLY INCREASE THROUGH ADDITIONAL WORK THAT WAS BEING DONE OVER THE CLOSURE.
SO YOU HAD STUDENTS THAT SOME STUDENTS DID NOTHING.
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IT IS DIFFERENT.THEY HAVE TO DO THE WORK IN ORDER TO GET THE CREDIT IN ORDER TO BE PROMOTED OR EVEN TO GRADUATE.
SO, SO STUDENTS HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WORK NEEDS TO BE DONE.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE BIG DIFFERENCES.
I THINK THAT WE'RE GOING TO REALLY BATTLE BECAUSE THE CLOSURE DIDN'T, DIDN'T REALLY, IT DIDN'T HELP US BECAUSE OF THE PERCEPTION THAT IS NOW THE PERCEPTION OF WHAT VIRTUAL LEARNING IS WHEN TRULY IT'S NOT, THAT WAS JUST THE GUIDANCE THAT WE HAD TO FOLLOW AT THAT POINT IN TIME.
AND SO WE ALSO HAVE TIME-BASED TASK-BASED ATTENDANCE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT OUR ATTENDANCE MODEL IS HAVING TO CHANGE BECAUSE YOU MAY HAVE STUDENTS THAT MAY NOT BE ABLE TO JOIN IN ON A, ON A VIDEO CALL AT NINE O'CLOCK, BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, THEY DID THE ASSIGNMENT AND WHAT'S THE RECORDED VIDEO AT SIX O'CLOCK THAT AFTERNOON.
AND SO YES, THAT STUDENT WAS PRESENT BECAUSE THEY HAD TO, THEY STILL WATCHED THE VIDEO AND THEY STILL DID THE ASSIGNMENT.
SO WE'RE HAVING TO LOOK AT A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
AND SO ATTENDANCE IS NO LONGER GOING TO BE A DAY, A DAILY THING.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE IT DAILY, BUT IT'S GOING TO BE DRAWN OUT AND IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF EVERY WEEK TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE DOING OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND KEEPING TRACK OF OUR STUDENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE IN THE VIRTUAL WORLD.
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, OUR TEACHERS HAVE BEEN BEEN TRAINING ON THE NEW LMS USING THE DEVICES STARTING TODAY.
TODAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, WE ARE HAVING STUDENT AND PARENT TRAININGS.
WE ARE OFFERING THOSE VIRTUAL WE'RE OFFERING THOSE IN-HOUSE, UH, SCHOOLS SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH, UH, WITH THE FAMILIES WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL, WITHIN THEIR SCHOOL SITE TO, TO SCHEDULE IN PERSON TRAININGS IF THEY WANTED THOSE IN-PERSON TRAININGS.
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ONGOING CALL FOR US, AS FAR AS OFFERING THOSE TRAININGS ON A WEEKLY OR MONTHLY OR BASIS.
NOW, ALSO WE HAVE A CALL CENTER THAT THAT WILL BE, THAT HAS BEEN SET UP.
AND, UM, I WANT TO THANK MR. GRANT FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER AND, AND ALL THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT TO WHERE THERE'S A, THERE'LL BE A TO WHERE PARENTS AND THE STUDENTS CAN CALL IF THEY HAVE TECHNICAL SUPPORT.
SO WE'RE OFFERING AND DOING A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND IN OUR EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT, UM, NOW YES, HAS IT BEEN STRESSFUL? IT'S BEEN VERY STRESSFUL.
EVERYBODY IN THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IS STRESSED AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
AND ALL THE FAMILIES ARE STRESSED.
THIS IS, THIS IS A TOUGH TIME IN EDUCATION, BUT EDUCATORS ARE GOOD PROBLEM SOLVERS.
WE WILL DO THE BEST JOB THAT WE CAN DO.
AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT WE PROVIDE A GOOD QUALITY PRODUCT THAT EVERYBODY CAN BE PROUD OF.
AND IN CLOSING, I JUST WANT TO REMIND EVERYBODY THAT NEXT TUESDAY, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THOSE BIG YELLOW BUSES ON THE ROAD.
YOU'RE GOING TO SEE THOSE STUDENTS POSSIBLY WALKING IN THE STREETS.
WE, WE WILL HAVE, WE WILL BE STARTING SCHOOL SEPTEMBER 8TH.
UM, IT'S BEEN SIX MONTHS, REALLY, SINCE, SINCE WE HAD HAD THAT GOING ON WITH OUR STUDENTS WALKING OR RIDING THEIR BIKES AND BUSES ON THE ROAD, REALIZING THAT, YES, I NEED TO STOP WHEN THE, WHEN THE STOP SIGN IS, IS OUT.
UH, JUST TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT, THAT, YOU KNOW, BE CAREFUL AND KEEP OUR, OUR LITTLE ONES IN OUR STUDENTS IN MIND AS WE START NEXT TUESDAY.
ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE ONE, IF YOU WILL.
UH, ONCE THE SCHOOL BACK IN MANY, MANY YEARS AGO, OUR SPACE WAS VERY LIMITED IN OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM IN WARREN COUNTY.
AND A LOT OF THE CASES WOULD HAIL IN ORDER TO IN THE LABORATORY OR WHATEVER SPACE WAS AVAILABLE.
BUT SINCE THAT TIME, YOU KNOW, WE'VE REALLY TRIED TO BUILD THE SCHOOLS TO CAPACITY MUCH HIGHER.
AND SO BY DISTANCING YOUR STUDENTS, ARE YOU HAVING ENOUGH SPACE TO MAKE UP FOR THE, THE, UH, THE NEED THAT YOU NEED TO KEEP THE OPERATIONS GOING? WE HAVE, THE SPACES FACES A PREMIUM.
WE HAVE REVERTED BACK TO SOME OF THAT.
THERE ARE SOME OF OUR GYMS OR AUXILIARY GYMS, AND SOME OF OUR SCHOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO CLASSROOMS. UM, WE HAD TO MOVE BECAUSE WE DID NOT HAVE SPACE AT, AT, UH, THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.
SO THOSE THREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, FIFTH GRADE CLASS HAD TO MOVE TO THE MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE WE DID HAVE SOME SPACE.
SO WE'RE JUST HAVING TO SHUFFLE SOME THINGS AROUND, BUT WE ARE USING
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EVERY SINGLE SPACE THAT IS AVAILABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN GET AS MANY STUDENTS IN HIS SPOT.SAME AS WE DID MANY, MANY YEARS AGO.
SCHOOL BOARD HAS A MEETING IN THE MORNING.
AND THEN I THINK WE'VE BEEN INVITED TO THAT.
AND THE REASON BEING WE WILL NUMBER DAVENPORT WILL BE, UM, AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THE SCALE OF ONE RE-ISSUE REFIGHT REISSUING THE SCHOOL BONDS.
AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER THAT, THERE WILL BE A FINANCIAL REPORT ON THE STATUS OF THE SYSTEM AS IT RELATES TO COVID AND SO FORTH SO THAT YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON THE SCHOOL FINANCING.
AND I GUESS FOR MR. HAM, IF WE ALL ATTEND, DOES THAT CONSTITUTE A MEETING THAT HAS TO BE ADVERTISED? YES.
IF, IF THREE OF YOU, DO WE HAVE IT ON THE WEBSITE THAT YOU WILL BE ATTENDING? OKAY.
AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THIS WILL NOT BE YOUR MEETING.
YOU WILL JUST BE IN ATTENDANCE.
SO WE HAVE ADVERTISED THAT ON THE WEBSITE THAT WE WILL BE THERE, BUT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE, UH, SO TO CLARIFY, UH, MR. CARTER, FOR
BUT IT'S NOT A MEETING THAT YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE ANY ACTION AT, BUT IT DOES NEED TO BE POSTED AS A MEETING FOR FOUR PURPOSES.
I MEAN, BUT THERE, AGAIN, I KNOW IT'S THE SCHOOL BOARDS MEETING, BUT WE'LL BE IN ATTENDANCE.
AND I WOULD ASSUME THAT WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS IF WE WANTED TO.
SO THERE AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE AS FAR AS FOR YOU AND ALL THOSE THINGS.
BALLENGER, WHAT ACCOMMODATIONS ARE BEING MADE FOR CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS NEED TO WORK AND CAN'T BE HOME WITH THEM FOR VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION.
UH, I KNOW THAT WE ARE WORKING THROUGH AND WE'VE, WE'VE ACTUALLY MET WITH, WITH THE, WITH THE COUNTY AND WITH, WITH THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL TO, TO TALK ABOUT VARIOUS OPTIONS.
AS FAR AS WITH CHILDCARE, THAT CHILDCARE IS A PREMIUM.
WE ARE WORKING THROUGH THROUGH SOLUTIONS TO TRY TO HELP OUT WHERE WE CAN.
UM, BUT CHILDCARE IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE.
AND, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT WE'VE, WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH, WITH OUR PROVIDERS IN THE COUNTY AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK THROUGH THAT SOLUTION, BUT WE, WE CAN DO SO MUCH WITH THE SPACE AND WITH THE STAFF THAT WE HAVE.
AND WE'RE, WE FEEL THAT WE ARE PROVIDING A GOOD OPPORTUNITY FOR, FOR STUDENTS THAT, THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO BE THERE OR FOR THE IN-PERSON.
BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES THAT HAVE STUDENTS THAT WHERE THE PARENTS BOTH WORK, THAT'S, THAT'S A TOUGH SOLUTION AND WE'RE STILL TRYING TO WORK THROUGH SOME OF THOSE.
BUT AGAIN, IT COMES DOWN TO OUR, OUR PARTNERS WITHIN, WITHIN THE COMMUNITY, YOU KNOW, WHAT IS THEIR LIMITATIONS AS WELL? YOU KNOW, THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW SOME OF THE SAME GUIDELINES THAT WE HAVE TO.
SO DO THEY HAVE SPACE TO TAKE STUDENTS OR ARE THEY LIMITED TO THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS THAT THEY CAN TAKE NOW DUE TO RESTRICTIONS AND SPACE LIMITATIONS? SO IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH, BUT WE'RE GOING TO WORK THROUGH SOMETIMES IT'S GOING TO BE AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS WORKING WITH FAMILIES TO PROVIDE SOLUTIONS.
YOU KNOW, WE DO HAVE A, AN EQUITY SOLUTION WITHIN OUR PLAN TO WHERE, IF IT'S NEEDED FOR, FOR STUDENTS TO BE IN PERSON MORE DAYS AT A MIDDLE OR A HIGH SCHOOL, WE WILL WORK.
WE WILL LOOK AT THAT ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS AND MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT IF WE NEED TO.
MY BIGGEST CONCERN WOULD BE AT RISK STUDENTS, STUDENTS WHO ARE ALREADY AT RISK, WHO DON'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT A VIRTUAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
AND WHAT WOULD WE BE ABLE TO DO TO FOCUS ON THEM? YOU KNOW, THERE ARE A LOT OF KIDS WHOSE PARENTS ARE, YOU KNOW, FINDING OTHER SOLUTIONS, CREATING PODS, I'VE READ ALL SORTS OF SOLUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO HOW THEY'RE GOING TO EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN.
BUT THEN YOU HAVE THE POPULATION THAT DOESN'T HAVE THAT SUPPORT.
AND SO HOW WARREN COUNTY SUPPORTS THOSE STUDENTS IS OF INTEREST TO ME.
WELL, AND, AND ONE OF THE THINGS IS THAT, THAT JUST THE, IN SHORT TO ANSWER THAT INCREASED DAYS, IF NEED TO, UM, AT THAT AT THE LEVEL THAT THEY MAY NEED.
SO, AND WE'RE DOING THAT EVEN WITH OUR SPECIAL EDUCATION POPULATION, AS WE GO THROUGH OUR INDIVIDUAL EDUCATION PLANS, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE HAVING THOSE MEETINGS.
TEAMS ARE DETERMINING IF THOSE STUDENTS NEED ADDITIONAL DAYS AND THEN WE WILL BRING THOSE STUDENTS IN ADDITIONAL DAYS OUTSIDE OF
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THEIR NORMAL DAY THAT THEY WOULD BE IN PERSON ANYWAY.YOU HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO MANAGE EVERY POSSIBLE, UH, SITUATION.
WELL, EVERY TIME YOU THINK YOU HAVE A SOLUTION, YOU HAVE FIVE MORE ISSUES, PROFILER.
IF I'M UNDERSTANDING YOU CORRECTLY, YOUR SPECIAL NEED SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN SAY THOSE, THOSE CHILDREN THAT CAN'T DO VIRTUAL ARE THEY HAVE DIFFICULTY WITH VIRTUAL LEARNING.
UM, YOU WILL WORK WITH THEM AS ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS.
AND IF THEY HAVE TO COME IN TO GET THEIR INSTRUCTION, YES, WE'RE WORKING ON, ON THAT.
IF, IF THERE IS A NEED FOR MAYBE IT'S INTERNET ACCESS, OR MAYBE IT'S, IT'S BECAUSE OF AN IEP THAT A STUDENT MAY NEED ADDITIONAL DAYS, AND WE ARE GOING TO ACCOMMODATE THAT AND OUR SCHOOLS ARE PREPARED AND READY TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE SOLUTIONS THAT WE'RE COMING UP WITH AS THEY ARISE.
AND AS WE FIND OUT IF THEY ARE NEEDED.
YEAH, I WAS JUST ASKED THAT YESTERDAY.
CAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR HIM.
SO FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU HAVE A STUDENT THAT'S IN THE SEVENTH GRADE THAT MAYBE IT'S AN EQUITY BASED, OR MAYBE IT'S AN IEP AND THEIR DAY IS MONDAY, BUT IT'S DETERMINED WE NEED TO BRING THEM IN TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, OR TUESDAY, THURSDAY, THEN WE WILL BRING THEM IN THOSE ADDITIONAL DAYS TO HELP THEM OUT AND TO PROVIDE SERVICES IN PERSON VERSUS REMOTELY.
I HAVE ONE MORE THING FROM A, UH, COVID POINT OF VIEW FROM THE DISEASE ITSELF, WHAT DO YOU FEEL IS YOUR TIMEFRAME FOR MORE TO, TO LEARN WHEN A CHILD GETS, UH, GETS THE DISEASE OR GETS THE, GETS THE BUG THAT'S GONNA CAUSE THEM REAL PROBLEM ACROSS THE BOARD? YEAH.
NOT JUST THAT INDIVIDUAL, YOU'VE GOT A LOT OF KIDS THAT ARE GOING TO BE WITH HIM AND IT'S, IT'S KIND OF A HERD MENTALITY.
THEY'RE GREAT IN THE CLASSROOM, BUT AS SOON AS THEY GET OUTSIDE, THEY'RE ALL OVER EVERYBODY.
AND I'M HOPING THAT YOU'RE PLANNING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THAT TOO.
IT'S DIFFICULT, BUT CAN, CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH THAT? JUST A LITTLE TOO? UM, SO I'LL KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GOING TO BE BEFORE YOU DISCOVER THAT THEY'VE GOT IT AND YEAH.
AND YOU'RE ACTUALLY QUARANTINING AND DOING SOMETHING BEING DIFFERENT WELL, AND A LOT OF THAT, AND YES, SIR.
A LOT OF THAT'S GOING TO FOLLOW VDH GUIDANCE.
AND SO THERE'S A DOCUMENT THAT I HAVE PROVIDED THAT.
GREEN HAS, HAS GENEROUSLY HELPED US WITH, WITH PROVIDING THIS, BUT REALLY, YOU KNOW, IF WE NOTICED SYMPTOMS OR A STUDENT OR A STAFF MEMBERS EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS AND THAT'S THAT THAT STUDENT OR STAFF MEMBER WILL HAVE TO GO TO OUR, OUR CARE ROOM WHERE THEY WILL BE CHECKED, LOOK THAT THEN THEY MAY BE, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S A STUDENT, THE PARENT WILL BE CALLED TO GO TO THE CP, UH, PCP.
UM, AND THE, THE THING ABOUT THIS IS THAT AT THAT POINT IN TIME, ALL OF OUR NURSES HAVE BEEN TRAINED IN CONTACT TRACING.
AND SO THEY MAY START THE INITIAL CONTACT TRACING AND GETTING THE INFORMATION OF WHERE THAT STUDENT WAS, WHO THEY'VE BEEN AROUND.
UH, DID THEY EXHIBIT ALL OF OUR MITIGATION STRATEGIES AS FAR AS SOCIAL DISTANCING, WEARING THE FACE COVERING, YOU KNOW, IF IT'S A, A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT THAT THEY STAYED AWAY, THEY MADE SURE THEY WERE SIX FEET APART BECAUSE THE DEFINING FACTOR IS WHERE YOU ARE, WHERE YOU NOT WEARING A FACE COVERING.
AND WHERE ARE YOU EXPOSED FOR 15 MINUTES TO SOMEBODY THAT EITHER SHE STARTED SHOWING SYMPTOMS TWO DAYS PRIOR.
SO NOW YOU'RE REALLY HAVING TO BACK UP.
UH, SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT, WE WOULD HAVE TO START LOOKING AT THE TRACING FROM WHEN THOSE STUDENT, WHEN THAT STUDENT OR, OR INDIVIDUALS STARTED EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS AND MOVING FORWARD, LOOKING BACKWARDS.
THEN NOW OF COURSE, WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THE GUIDANCE.
IF, AND AS IT STATES IN THIS DOCUMENT, IT COULD BE THAT ONLY ONE INDIVIDUAL IS REQUIRED TO QUARANTINE BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS FOLLOWED.
IT COULD BE THAT THREE PEOPLE OUT OF A CLASSROOM, OR IT COULD BE MULTIPLE CLASSROOMS. IT COULD BE A SCHOOL.
EACH DAY CASE IS GOING TO BE TAKEN INDIVIDUALLY AT A TIME AT ONE TIME.
SO WE WILL LOOK AT EACH INDIVIDUAL CASE.
WE WILL BE IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AS WE WORK THROUGH
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MAKING OUR WAY TO THE DETERMINATION OF WHAT TO DO NOW, FOR SCHOOLS, WE NEED TO KNOW QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.UM, AND YOU KNOW, SOME OF THESE TESTS, THEY'RE NOT THE RAPID TEST.
SOME, SOME, SOME TESTS ARE TAKING UP TO THREE DAYS FOR YOU TO GET THEM BACK.
UM, AND THAT'S, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT CONCERNS ME AS, YOU KNOW, YES, WE, WE WARRANTING THAT, BUT THEN WE HAVE TO GO BACK AND WE HAVE TO START LOOKING AT THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE WITHIN THAT, THAT SCOPE OF WEARING A MASK OR NOT WEARING A MASK FOR 15 MINUTES AND THEN QUARANTINE THOSE PEOPLE.
UM, SO IT MAY BE THAT WE, WE NOT HAVE TO CLOSE A, AN ENTIRE SCHOOL.
IT WILL BE ONE CASE AT A TIME, BUT WE WANT TO TRY TO MAKE A DECISION AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
IF WE DO HAVE A CASE, NOW WE HAVE, WE ALREADY HAVE LETTERS ESTABLISHED THAT WILL GO OUT TO THE, TO THE PARENTS AND TO THE COMMUNITY OF THAT SCHOOL.
UM, YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS AT SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL, WE DON'T NEED TO SEND NECESSARILY NEED TO SEND THE LETTERS TO, TO WARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, UNLESS THERE'S, MAYBE THEY, THEY WENT TO BLUE RIDGE TECHNOLOGY CENTER TOGETHER, THEN YOU HAVE TO SEND IT TO BOTH HIGH SCHOOLS.
UM, SO, SO THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS THAT YOU'RE PLAYING INTO WHEN IT COMES TO DETERMINING AND MAKING A DECISION, IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH TO MAKE THAT DECISION WITH EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE TO FOLLOW.
AND AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN GET THE INFORMATION, DO YOU HAVE QUICK TESTS? DO WE HAVE QUICK TESTS? WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO, I WAS ON A CALL YESTERDAY WITH THE, WITH, UM, VALLEY HEALTH.
AND THEY HAD TALKED ABOUT MAYBE BEING ABLE TO HELP AND ASSIST SCHOOLS WITH SOME OF THOSE QUICK TESTS.
SO WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW THROUGH, AND, AND ALSO WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.
SO I WAS ON A CALL YESTERDAY WITH THAT GROUP AND WE WERE DISCUSSING, IS THERE A WAY TO GET SOME OF THOSE QUICK TESTS TO WHERE IF MAYBE IF WE HAVE A CLUSTER THAT THEY CAN COME UP TO, TO THAT SITE AND DO A QUICK TEST ON 20 TO 50 PEOPLE AT A TIME JUST TO SEE MAYBE YES, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S ISOLATED HERE, OR NO, IT'S NOT.
IT'S BIGGER THAN WHAT WE THOUGHT.
SO WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THOSE SOLUTIONS STILL, BUT THAT WAS ON THE CALL YESTERDAY FOR SUPPORT.
I KNOW THAT YOUR JOB IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT RIGHT NOW, AND I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.
UM, UH, AND I'M HEARING THINGS ARE HAPPENING AND OUR KIDS ARE GONNA GO BACK TO SCHOOL, BUT WE NEED TO, I CAN'T STRESS IT HARD ENOUGH.
AND I KNOW THAT YOU ALREADY KNOW THIS.
WE NEED TO WATCH THEM ALL THE TIME.
AND AS SOON AS SOMEBODY GETS SICK, THAT'S WHEN YOU REACT AND THAT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH TIME.
AND LIKE I SAID, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'RE DOING.
THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR OR MR. CHAIRMAN, FORGIVE ME AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, MR. DALEY.
UH, FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY THE S THE AUDIO SOUNDS GREAT IN THIS ROOM AND THE VIDEO QUALITY IS FANTASTIC.
SO AS YOU GUYS KNOW, WE HAVE THE NEW, UH, SWAGGART SYSTEM IN PLACE, AND I THINK WE ALL DESERVE, OR WE ALL SHOULD GIVE TODD JONES AND DWAYNE, A PAT ON THE BACK FOR A JOB WELL DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER.
I THINK THE SYSTEM'S WORKING VERY WELL.
UH, AS FAR AS THERE'S SOME COMMENTS THAT I HAVE THE CARES ACT, UH, THE FIRST ROUND FRONT ROYAL APPLICATIONS, UH, THEY WERE A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.
WE'VE ALREADY DISTRIBUTED OVER 71, UH, BUSINESSES TO 71 BUSINESSES OVER CLOSE TO $700,000.
UM, WE TOOK A PAUSE A ONE WEEK PAUSE TO EVALUATE AND REEVALUATE.
UH, WE DID SOME ADDITIONAL ADVERTISING, AND THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AS WELL.
UH, WITHIN THE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS, WE HAD OVER 15 GRANT GRANTS, GRANT APPLICATIONS, ANOTHER $145,000 AS OF FRIDAY, WE HAD 14 ADDITIONAL MORE FOR ANOTHER 127.
SO WE'RE GOING TO BE CLOSE TO THAT $970,000 AND, AND, UH, GIVING CHECKS OUT TO A HUNDRED DIFFERENT BUSINESSES.
AND ACCORDING TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, A BIG THANK YOU TO THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE CARES, CARES ACT COMMITTEE THAT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED.
THE VOLUNTEERS, UH, IT'S BEEN, IT'S BEEN VERY WELL RECEIVED
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FROM BUSINESSES.WE HAD SEVERAL BUSINESSES WHO SAID, UH, WE WERE PROBABLY GOING TO BE SHUTTING DOWN OUR BUSINESSES END OF THE MONTH, BUT THIS IS GOING TO ABLE TO KEEP US GOING FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
SO IT'S BEEN A, BEEN A REAL SUCCESS.
AND AS YOU KNOW, UM, THE COUNTY IS FRONTING THAT, OR THE TOWN IS FRONTING THAT MONEY.
UM, UH, WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED FUNDS YET FROM THE COUNTY.
IT WAS, WE'RE TRYING TO WORK THROUGH, WORK THROUGH AN AGREEMENT, UM, WHICH LEADS ME TO ITEM FOUR F I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU DO YOUR CONSENT AGENDAS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU PLAN TO ADOPT ALL ITEMS OR YOU'RE PLANNING TO PULL AN ITEM, BUT MR. DALEY AND I HAD CONVERSATIONS ON THURSDAY REGARDING ITEM FOUR F.
AND WHAT APPEARS IN THE PACKET APPEARS TO BE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME AGREEMENT THAT, THAT THE COUNTY HAD DRAFTED IN THE FIRST TIME.
IS THAT, WAS THAT CHANGED OR DID YOU GUYS, IS THAT GOING TO BE PULLED OFF FOR DISCUSSION OR AYE? UM, JASON HAM IS TO MAKE YOUR ACQUAINTANCE DIEDRICH.
UM, I ORIGINALLY SENT A DRAFT OF THE AGREEMENT TO MR. NAPIER ON JUNE 24TH.
THAT WASN'T THE ONE THAT YOU CURRENTLY HAVE.
HE LOOKED AT IT, I CALLED HIM ON THE PHONE.
WE WERE ACTUALLY ON THE PHONE WHEN I SENT IT TO HIM AND HE SAID, IT LOOKED OKAY TO HIM, BUT HE NEEDED TO SEND IT TO OTHERS IN TOWN.
I THEN ON AUGUST THE 10TH SENT HIM REALLY THE, THE FINAL VERSION.
AND THAT FIRST ONE THAT I SENT IN JUNE WAS THE, UH, KILL MOROCH DOCUMENT THAT I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU GAVE TO MR. DALEY A FEW DAYS AGO.
UM, AND SO, UH, ON, AND I CALLED ON THE 17TH OF AUGUST A WEEK AFTER I'D SENT IT, BECAUSE OF COURSE WE KNOW THAT THE TOWN IS DISTRIBUTING MONEY AND THAT TOWN RESIDENTS ARE COUNTY RESIDENTS, AND WE WANT YOU TO HAVE THE MONEY, BUT WE ALSO NEED TO HAVE THE AGREEMENT DONE.
SO I CALLED HIM ON THE 17TH OF AUGUST, MR. NAPIER.
AND, UH, HE PROMISED THAT HE WOULD SEND ME WHAT WERE THE CHANGES I DELIBERATELY SENT THE DOCUMENT IN WORD.
AND, YOU KNOW, COMMON THING FOR LAWYERS TO DO IS SURE IS, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE PUT IN THE THINGS THAT YOU WANT CHANGED.
SO I GOT AN EMAIL FROM MR. NAPIER THAT EVENING AFTER WE HAD TALKED, THAT SAID, UM, THIS IS THE FINAL VERSION, THE FINANCE DECK DIRECTOR, AND I WERE BATTING AROUND.
I CAN TRY TO RECREATE THE CHANGES FOR YOU, OR YOU CAN PROBABLY DO IT AS WELL.
SO I EMAILED HIM BACK A FEW HOURS LATER IF THE COUNTY ACCEPTS THESE CHANGES, IS THIS AGREEMENT ACCEPTABLE TO THE TOWN? AND CAN IT BE USED FOR THE SECOND ROUND OF ROUND OF CARES ACT FUNDS AS WELL? IF SO, THE COUNTY COULD PROBABLY APPROVE IT LATER TODAY.
AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S URGENCY HERE.
PLEASE LET ME KNOW THIS MORNING, IF POSSIBLE.
AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS I'M CIRCULATING THIS TO THE TAM MANAGER AND FINANCE DIRECTOR FOR THEIR INPUT.
AS I AM NOT THE FINAL AUTHORITY.
MY INITIAL GUESS IS THIS WILL BE A REASONABLE TEMPLATE, BUT DON'T HOLD THE TOWN TO THAT.
SO WE GOT SOME CHANGES FROM THE TOWN ON THE 18TH OF AUGUST, BUT WE DIDN'T GET, HEY, IF YOU CHANGE THIS, WE'LL SIGN IT, WHICH IS WHAT WE NEED.
UM, AYE, THE CHANGES WERE PUT IN SEVERAL THAT WERE REALLY THREE CHANGES.
THE TOWN HAD REQUESTED, UH, IN SEVERAL PLACES.
IT WAS WRITTEN IN EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HERE IN AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE TOWN, TAKING THE RISK THAT THE CARES ACT FUNDS ARE IMPROPERLY EXPENDED.
AND THAT'S NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE COUNTY.
AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW THAT THE DOCUMENT THAT THE COUNTY HAD, THE SIGN PROVIDED FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA IN ORDER TO GET THIS MONEY IN THE FIRST PLACE SAID, SHARE IT WITH THE TOWN.
BUT IF ANYBODY SPENDS IT INCORRECTLY, IT'S NOT THE TOWN'S PROBLEM.
AND SO ALL OVER THE COMMONWEALTH PEOPLE ARE SIGNING SIMILAR AGREEMENTS.
AND AGAIN, YOUR TOWN ATTORNEY IS ON TWO OCCASIONS, TOLD ME IT LOOKS OKAY TO HIM, BUT THERE'S OTHER PEOPLE HE HAS TO REPORT TO.
SO THE, EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED HERE IN LANGUAGE, IT WASN'T OKAY.
AND I TOLD MR. NAPIER THAT, UM, THE TOWN WANTED SOME, THERE WAS A PORTION OF THE AGREEMENT THAT THE TOWN WANTED TO ADD, WHICH I DID ACCEPT, WHICH WAS THAT THE TOWN, UH, OFFERS TO PAY IF THE EVENT THAT A FEDERAL OR STATE AUTHORITY SAYS, HEY, WHAT THE TOWN DID IS INCORRECT.
THEN, UH, YOU KNOW, THE TOWN WOULD, AND THIS IS WHAT THE TOWN WANTED.
AND I HAVE PUT THIS IN THIS AGREEMENT, THE TOWN WILL GO AHEAD PAY FOR THE COUNTY'S LEGAL EXPENSES OF FIGHTING.
I MEAN, IF IT'S THE, TOWN'S ULTIMATELY ON THE HOOK, BUT THE COUNTY CAN HELP OUT IN THE COUNTY, WE MAY HOLD FINE.
UH, THERE WAS A SIGNATURE PAGE FOR THE ATTORNEY AND THE CLERK TO SIGN, WHICH IS NOT LEGALLY NECESSARY, BUT I AGREED TO THAT.
UM, THERE WERE A BUNCH OF STYLISTIC CHANGES, MADE THE DOCUMENT VERY CONFUSING TO READ BECAUSE IT WASN'T RED LINES.
UM, AND BASICALLY IT WAS CONSOLIDATION OF A WHOLE BUNCH OF DIFFERENT PARAGRAPHS.
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I DIDN'T ACCEPT THOSE BECAUSE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, LOTS OF COUNTY STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAD SEEN THAT DOCUMENT, IT MADE IT VERY CONFUSING, HARD TO READ.SO THE DOCUMENT WITH THOSE CHANGES IS WHAT'S NOW PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY, UM, FOR APPROVAL.
UH, SO AFTER I GOT THE EMAIL BACK FROM MR. NAPIER ON THE 18TH OF AUGUST, WHERE HE BASICALLY SAID, IT'S A REASONABLE TEMPLATE, BUT DON'T HOLD THE TOWN.
WAS THAT THE SAME? THAT WAS THE SAME ONE WHERE YOU SAID HE'D SHARE IT TO OTHER STAFF TO REVIEW.
HE'S NOT THE FINAL AUTHORITY, BUT AGAIN, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF TIME PASS AT THIS POINT.
AND AGAIN, THERE'S URGENCY HERE.
SO IT'S JUST REPORTED, YOU'VE SPENT $907,000.
UH, SO ON THE 19TH, THE NEXT MORNING I EMAILED MR. NAPIER, DO YOU HAVE AN UPDATE ON THIS? I DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE ON THE 24TH.
CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL ABOUT THIS? THE COUNTY WOULD LIKE TO COMPLETE THIS AGREEMENT THAT WAS ON MONDAY THE 24TH.
UM, I, I DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE TO THAT.
SO ON THE MINUTE I MET WITH MR. DAILY ON THURSDAY.
SO ON THE 25TH, TUESDAY OF LAST WEEK, A WEEK AGO FROM TODAY, I SENT THIS EMAIL, UH, DOUG, I HAVE ACCEPTED SOME OF THE TOWN'S REQUESTED SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES AND MADE THIS AGREEMENT APPLY TO ALL CARES.
ACT FUNDS PROVIDED TO THE TOWN.
THE REQUESTED STYLISTIC CHANGES, WHICH LARGELY CONSISTS OF CONSOLIDATING PARAGRAPHS HAVE NOT BEEN ACCEPTED IS IT MAKES THIS DOCUMENT HARD TO COMPARE AGAINST THE PRIOR DRAFT.
THERE ARE REASONS WHY THE OTHER CHANGES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE COUNTY.
FOR EXAMPLE, IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, IT IS THE TOWN'S RESPONSIBILITY TO COMPLY WITH THE CARES ACT.
AND THE AGREEMENT IS NOT SUBJECT TO BEING LITIGATED BY A THIRD PARTY.
SO THE FORUM SELECTION CLAUSE IS VALID AS IS.
THERE WAS, UM, THERE'S A FORUM SELECTION CLAUSE THAT SAYS THAT THERE'S AN ARGUMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE TOWN THAN IT'S.
WE TRIED IN THE, IN THE COURTS OF, UH, OF WARREN COUNTY, WHICH IS ENTIRELY REASONABLE.
AND SOMEONE HAD PUT IN THERE NOT MR. NAPIER, THAT IF SOMEONE REMOVES IT TO A FEDERAL COURT, SOME THIRD PARTY, WELL, THAT'S NOT, IT'S NOT A CONTRACT BETWEEN THIRD PARTIES, THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY.
SO I FINISHED WITH SAYING THIS VERSION IS GOING TO THE WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA PACKAGE LATER THIS WEEK FOR THE NINE 11 MEETING TODAY'S MEETING.
IF THERE ARE ANY CHANGES, WE WILL NEED TO HAVE THEM IRONED OUT BY THE END OF THE DAY TOMORROW, AS YOU KNOW, THE CARES ACT FUNDS MUST BE SPENT BY THE TOWN BY 12 ONE 20.
AND IN ORDER TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT TIME TO THE TOWN, WE MUST FINALIZE THIS AGREEMENT.
SO WHEN I SENT THIS ON THE 25TH OF AUGUST, I HAD HAD FOUR, UM, OF A FULL WEEK.
THE TOWNS REQUESTED CHANGES, BUT WITH THE LANGUAGE DON'T HOLD THE TOWN TO THAT.
SO I THEN EMAILED MR. NAPIER THE NEXT DAY.
THEN ON THE WEDNESDAY, WHEN I DIDN'T HEAR FROM HIM, UH, PER OUR CONVERSATION OF YESTERDAY, HE WAS THERE.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE TO DO, LET'S WORK ON IT TODAY.
I DIDN'T HEAR BACK FROM HIM, PAM ON THAT.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IF THE BOARD WANTS TO KICK IT DOWN THE ROAD FOR TWO MORE WEEKS, I'M NOT SURE THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
UM, AND I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT IF THERE ARE SPECIFIC CHANGES, MAYBE THE BOARD WANTS TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE BREAK AND WE CAN TRY TO RED LINE SOMETHING RIGHT NOW.
BUT IF WE CAN'T DO THAT, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THE COUNTY ADOPT THIS AS IS TODAY.
THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT IT COULDN'T COME BACK AND BE MODIFIED LATER, BUT I'M VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL THIS VERY MINUTE HEAR FROM YOU, MR. TJ, OR I GUESS I HEARD FROM, UH, IT'S UNFORTUNATE.
I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T, I'M SORRY.
I DID HEAR FROM ED THAT, HEY, YOU KNOW, WE DON'T REALLY LIKE THAT.
WELL, WHAT YOU HANDED HIM WAS THE ORIGINAL ONE THAT I HAD SENT TO YOU.
SO THAT DOESN'T, IT WASN'T REALLY HELPFUL.
SO, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY SATISFIED WITH THE ORIGINAL COMARK AGREEMENT.
THAT IS THE BASIC NUTS AND BOLTS OF IT, BUT OKAY.
BETWEEN THE TOWN OF KILLMONGER OR I CAN SOMEONE ELSE.
SO THAT OBVIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE CHANGED.
RIGHT? ALSO THEY, UH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE AGREEMENT IS ENFORCEABLE.
AND SO THERE ARE A LOT OF CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN IT, BUT THE BASIC NUTS OF IT IS WHICH I THINK IS AT LEAST IN PRINCIPLE AGREED TO BETWEEN THE ATTORNEYS, IS THAT IF THE TOWN MAKES A MISTAKE WITH RESPECT TO THE CARES ACT FUNDING, IT'S THE TOWN'S PROBLEM.
IT REALLY IS NOT MUCH MORE COMPLICATED THAN THAT.
UM, THERE IS OTHER THINGS PUT IN THERE TOO, TO BENEFIT THE COUNTY.
AND I'LL TELL YOU IF THE CHANGES THAT WERE ACTUALLY PRESENTED TO THE COUNTY ARE, ARE THE ONES THAT ARE ACCEPTABLE, THE TOWN, UM, YOU KNOW, W WE CAN POSSIBLY WORK BACK TO THAT.
IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU NEED TO DO.
AND IF WE NEED TO TAKE A LITTLE BREAK TO DO THAT, MY CONCERN IS IF THIS BOARD DOESN'T APPROVE SOMETHING TODAY, ISN'T THIS GOING TO PUT YOU IN A BIND BECAUSE YOU NEED THE MONEY? NO, IT WAS NOT GONNA PUT US IN A BIND.
SO MR. CHAIRMAN, LET ME, LET ME THANK YOU FOR THAT.
IN-DEPTH LEGAL ANALYSIS, REGRETTABLY.
UM, ATTORNEYS TEND TO DEAL IN THE LAW AND I TEND TO DEAL IN REALITY.
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I FOUND MYSELF IN WHEN I SAW THE DOCUMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED, I CIRCULATED IT TO SEVERAL PEOPLE.THE, UM, THE PROBLEM WE HAVE, WE S IN THE DOCUMENT AS IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN, UM, ATTORNEYS DON'T DEAL IN THE PROCEDURE AND THE PROCESS THEY DEAL IN THE LAW.
SO THE ATTORNEYS PROBABLY CAME TO A LEGAL GENERAL UNDERSTANDING, NOT REALIZING THE RAMIFICATIONS.
THERE'S A BUREAUCRATIC ELEMENT THAT'S ESTABLISHED IN THIS DOCUMENT THAT IS PROBLEMATIC TO THE TOWN.
UM, IT'S BASICALLY FORCING US TO EXPEND ALL THE FUNDS IN SEPTEMBER IN ORDER TO MEET THE DEADLINES THAT ARE SET UP WITHIN THE AGREEMENT TO BE APPROVED BY THE COUNTY SO THAT WE CAN RECEIVE THE FUNDS AND HAVE THEM RECEIVE BY DECEMBER 30TH, THE CARES ACT WASN'T ESTABLISHED TO JAM IN THE EXPENDITURES IN SUCH A SHORT TIME PERIOD, PERSONALLY SPEAKING, I THINK YOU'D BE VERY WISE FOR THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY TO EXERCISE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY SO THAT WE HAVE UNTIL NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER TO FIND OUT HOW, WHAT IMPACT CORONAVIRUS AND THE PANDEMIC'S HAVING ON OUR COMMUNITY SO THAT WE CAN ADJUST AS NECESSARY.
UM, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, THE CALAMARI DOCUMENT THAT, UM, THAT MR. HAM REFERENCE HAS BEEN VETTED WITH, UM, HUNDREDS OF ATTORNEYS ACROSS THE COMMONWEALTH.
I BELIEVE THIS WAS THE FIRST CONTRACT THAT WAS ACTUALLY RATIFIED BETWEEN A COUNTY AND THE TOWN.
AND IT'S A SIMPLE TWO PAGE, I BELIEVE, TWO PAGE DOCUMENT, WHEREAS THIS IS A SIX PAGE DOCUMENT.
UM, SO I DON'T KNOW THAT WE NEED THE TOWN IS PERFECTLY WILLING TO ASSUME ALL LIABILITY.
THE TOWN IS PERFECTLY WILLING TO CERTIFY ACCORDING TO THE CARES ACT THAT WE WILL SPEND THE MONEY ACCORDING TO THE CARES ACT AND THE PROCEDURES.
AND THAT'S REALLY IN, IN PREMISE, THAT'S REALLY ALL THIS NECESSARY.
SO, UM, I CAN TELL YOU, AS IT'S CURRENTLY WRITTEN, IT'S VERY PROBLEMATIC.
I DON'T KNOW THAT THE TOWN IS GOING TO BE ABLE TO SIGN IT AS IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN.
I UNDERSTAND MR. HAM, HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR, OUR TOWN ATTORNEY.
I CAN'T SPEAK FOR MY TOWN ATTORNEY.
I CAN ONLY SPEAK AS FAR AS THE REALITY OF ADMINISTERING THE FUNDS.
UH, WE ANTICIPATE DOING IT AGAIN, BUT I CAN'T, I CAN'T, I'M NOT GOING TO SPEND THE NEXT ROUND OF FUNDS UNTIL WE GET A CONTRACT, WHICH IS, I THINK WHAT EVERYONE'S INTENTION IS.
SO WITH THAT, YOU GUYS HANDLE IT AS YOU WISH.
I WOULD RECOMMEND PULLING THAT ITEM OFF.
LET'S HAVE SOME MORE, ONE MORE ROUND OF DISCUSSION.
TWO WEEKS IS NOT GOING TO HURT US IN THE LEAST BIT.
SO WE'RE PERFECTLY FINE IF IT TAKES TWO WEEKS TO GET IT RIGHT, I'D RATHER GET IT RIGHT AND HAVE MAXIMUM FLEXIBILITY, SIMPLICITY TOWN'S WILLING TO CERTIFY.
AND WE'RE WILLING TO ASSUME ALL LIABILITY FOR THE FUNDS.
THE COUNTY GIVES US, AND I CAN STATE THAT PUBLICLY AS WELL.
SO SORRY, I DIDN'T REALLY GET ANY INPUT AT ALL FROM YOUR TOWN ATTORNEY ON THAT.
AND I ABSOLUTELY APPRECIATE IT.
UM, HAVE A LOT OF INPUT WITH, UH, RICK FERRELL, UH, WHO WORKS FOR THE COUNTY AND WHO IS VERY MUCH INVOLVED IN THE, ON THE GROUND ISSUES OF HOW TO SPEND THE MONEY.
UM, THE AGREEMENT IS NOT OVERLY COMPLICATED.
UM, IT IS ACTUALLY HAS ONE PAGE OF, WHEREAS IS AND THREE PAGES INSTEAD OF TWO OF LANGUAGE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, THE FIRST SECTION SAYS, WE'LL GIVE YOU TWO AND A HALF MILLION.
UM, THE SECOND SECTION SAYS, YOU CAN ONLY SPEND IT ON COVID.
THE THIRD SAYS YOU WILL KEEP, UH, AND PROVIDE TO THE COUNTY, ALL DOCUMENTS NECESSARY.
THE FOURTH SECTION SAYS THAT THE EXPENDITURE BY THE TOWN OF THE TOWN DISTRIBUTION BY THE TOWN IS AT ITS SOLE RISK.
UH, THE FIFTH SAYS THE TOWN HAS GOT TO EXPEND THE MONEY BY DECEMBER 1ST, THE SIX SAYS THE TOWN WILL FULLY COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CARES ACT.
UH, AND THE SEVENTH SAYS IF THE TOWN DOESN'T, THE COUNTY IS REIMBURSED WITHIN 10 DAYS, THE EIGHTH SAYS THAT THEY'RE IN SECURITY FOR REPAYMENT, THAT THE TOWN AGREES THAT VARIOUS CONTRACTS THAT HAVE WITH THE COUNTY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THE REPAYMENT OBLIGATION AND NO ISSUE WITH ANY OF THAT SO FAR.
SO THE NINTH SAYS THAT THE, UH, IF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE AUTHORITY ASSERTS THAT THE COUNTY OWES MONEY AS RESULTS OF THE ACTIONS OF THE TOWN, UH, THE TOWN WAIVES ITS RIGHT TO ASSERT THE DEFENSE OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS RIGHT NOW, YOU MIGHT CONSIDER THAT OVERLY COMPLICATED.
HERE'S THE, HERE'S THE PART OF IT.
THE TOWN USING SUCH FUNDS FOR EXPENSES THAT ARE REIMBURSABLE UNDER ACT UPON THE TOWN, PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION TO THE COUNTY SUFFICIENT TO PROVE THAT THE EXPENSES ARE REIMBURSABLE.
SO TO ME, THAT'S A VERY, THAT'S AN ONEROUS.
SO WE, SO OUR TOWN STAFF HAS TO GATHER ALL THIS DOCUMENTATION.
WE JUST, WE JUST HAD A HUNDRED APPLICANTS.
WE HAVE TO COMPILE ALL THE STOCK DOCUMENTATION.
WE ALSO HAVE TO GET CANCELED CHECKS.
WE HAVE TO SUBMIT IT TO THE COUNTY.
THE COUNTY IS GOING TO TAKE ALL THIS TIME TO REVIEW, AND THEN THERE'S SUBJECTIVITY.
THEY CAN SELECT, PICK AND CHOOSE, AND WE'VE ALREADY EXPENSED THE FUNDS.
SO THERE'S AGAIN, MR. CHAIRMAN, IT WASN'T MY INTENTION TO DEBATE THIS TONIGHT.
IT WAS MY INTENTION TO ASK A QUESTION, WHETHER THIS ITEM
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WAS GONNA BE APPROVED, I'M ASKING YOU TO PULL IT SO WE CAN CONTINUE DIALOGUE AND DISCUSSION.I HAVE OTHER ITEMS I NEED TO DISCUSS WELL.
UM, I THINK THAT PARAGRAPH IS PROBLEMATIC.
I SHARED IT WITH MR. DALEY, UM, ON THURSDAY AND REGRETTABLY, IT WASN'T, IT WASN'T WELL RECEIVED BY THE ATTORNEY.
SO THAT'S, THAT'S OUR, OUR CONCERN WITH THAT PARAGRAPH.
WELL, AND I MIGHT BE HAPPY TO DO THAT AND I CAN BE DONE IN THE NEXT FEW SECONDS.
I REALLY DID WANT TO RESPOND TO YOUR ASSERTION, THAT THERE WERE PORTIONS OF THE AGREEMENT THAT WERE SOMEHOW COMPLICATED OR NOT.
AND THAT'S THE ONE PARTICULAR SECTION THAT, THAT, AND THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO FLUSH OUT BECAUSE I HAVEN'T THROUGH NUMEROUS PHONE CALLS AND EMAILS BEING ABLE TO, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE YOU WANTING TO FLUSH THAT OUT.
SO I GUESS MY QUESTION IS HOW IS THE TOWN DISTRIBUTING MONEY? IF IT DOESN'T HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM FOLKS SHOWING THAT IT'S CARES, ACT ELIGIBLE? WELL, IF WE'RE, IF WE CERTIFY THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE FUNDS, ACCORDING TO THE CARES ACT, AND WE KNOW HOW TO FOLLOW THE CARES ACT AND YOU WEAR A LOT, WE'RE LIABLE IN THE EVENT, WE MISS MISS, UH, MISS SPAN AND HE FUNDS THE COUNTY HAS NO ISSUES WITH THAT.
THERE'S NO ISSUES THAT WE CERTIFY.
AND CURRENTLY WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION ON THOSE A HUNDRED, A HUNDRED APPLICANTS, AS YOU WILL, THROUGH OUR PORTAL THAT WE'RE HELPING YOU BUILD.
AND THOSE WOULD BE SUBJECT TO FOI.
ANYWAY, IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH THE TOWN PROVIDING THOSE DOCUMENTS? THERE'S NO WAY THERE'S NO ISSUES WITH THE TOWN TOWN PROVIDING NOTE.
AND MOST OF THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO POINT UNDER MOST OF THAT IS NOT SUBJECT.
YOU KNOW, IF, IF YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT, THAT THE TOWN CAN DEFINITELY KICK THIS DOWN THE ROAD UNTIL THE 15TH OF SEPTEMBER.
UM, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S CORRECT OR NOT.
IF THE BOARD WANTS TO DO THAT, THEY CERTAINLY MAY.
MS. CHAIRMAN MOVING ON TO PUBLIC WORKS.
UH, THE CONSTRUCTION IS 17TH STREET SLIP LANE.
UH, BESIDES SHEETZ IS UNDERWAY.
CURB AND GUTTER AND SIDEWALKS ARE IN AND PAVING IS SCHEDULED FOR SEPTEMBER 16TH, WEATHER DEPENDENT.
NOW THE TOWN IS WORKING ON REHABILITATION OF EAST STONEWALL DRIVE BRIDGE REHABILITATION SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN A BRIDGE REOPENED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 21ST AND 25TH.
AND ONCE AGAIN, WEATHER DEPENDENT, UH, THE CONTRACTOR RECENTLY FINISHED REPAVING A FIVE 22 FROM A WATER BREAK THAT OCCURRED NEAR THE REGIONAL JAIL.
THE REAL REHABILITATION OF THE FAIRGROUND ROAD WATER TANK WAS COMPLETED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO.
THE CONTRACTORS NOW WORKING ON REHABILITATION OF THE GUARD HILL WATER TANK, CONTRACTORS FOR THE TOWN CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARD REDUCING THE INFLOW AND INFILTRATION OF STORM WATER.
UM, THE TOWN SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT, I WOULD LET YOU KNOW, AS WELL AS ALL COUNTY RESIDENTS, THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF, UH, OF IMPROVEMENTS ON OUR, ON OUR, UH, STORM SEWER SYSTEM, AS WELL AS THERE'S GONNA BE A LOT OF WORK.
A LOT OF CONTRACTORS CURRENTLY, WE HAVE FOUR CONTRACTORS ALL OVER TOWN, AND THERE'S MANY MORE IN THE COMING YEAR.
IT'S GOING TO GET A LITTLE WORSE AS FAR AS THE, THE ROAD CONDITIONS BEFORE IT GETS A LOT BETTER.
WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT PAYMENT PLAN PLAN AS WELL.
UM, CITIZENS MAY SEE CONTRACTOR SMOKE TESTING AREAS AND RECEIVE A DOOR HANGERS, NOTIFYING THEM A TESTING.
THIS PROCESS WILL ALLOW THE CONTRACTOR TO LOCATE AREAS IN WHICH STORM WATER MAY BE ENTERING THE TOWN SANITARY SEWER DISTRICT.
AND I'M HERE TO ATTEST THAT THE SMOKE TEST WORKS WELL.
UH, WE HAD OUR TOWN HALL BUILDING SMOKED FRIDAY ON THE SECOND FLOOR FROM A DRY WATER TRAP.
SO THE CUSTODIAN WAS IN THERE AT SEVEN O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND GOT SMOKED OUT OF THE BUILDING TEMPORARILY, BUT IT WORKS WELL.
UH, CRUISE CONTINUE TO CAMERA LINES TO LOCATE PROBLEMATIC AREAS OF THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM, THE CIP LINING, UM, OPEN CUT AND MANHOLE REPLACEMENT EFFORTS CONTINUE AS WELL.
UH, ELECTRIC DEPARTMENT CONTINUES WITH THE SHANTELLE FIBER LINES.
UH, THAT'S GOING VERY WELL A LITTLE BIT AHEAD OF SCHEDULE THE FINANCE AS IT RELATES TO FINANCE, UM, THE UNAUDITED TOWN REVENUES FOR FYI 20, UH, WHICH WE, WE REALLY LIKE YOU, UM, WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT, UM, HOW WE WERE GOING TO END THE FISCAL YEAR.
WE WERE ACTUALLY VERY, UH, VERY FAVORABLE MEALS TAX.
WE COLLECTED 99% OF WHAT WE BUDGETED.
UM, EVEN WITH THE PANDEMIC LODGING TAX, WE COLLECTED 84% SALES TAX.
WE WERE 7% ABOVE PILOT THAT THE TOWN COLLECTS.
WE WERE 8% ABOVE THE ELECTRIC AND REFUGE WERE ON TARGET AND WATER.
AND SEWER IS A LITTLE BIT BELOW BUDGET AND AMOUNTS OF THE TOWN IS CURRENTLY WORKING ON PREPARING US F Y UH, KHAFRE AND IS ON TRACK TO HAVE IT COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER AS REQUIRED BY THE AUDITOR OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS.
AND I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT FOR THE 32ND YEAR, THE TOWN FINANCE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED THE GFA AWARD.
UM, AND AS A GENERAL MATTER, UH, THE TOWN IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO CLOSE MAIN STREET ON WEEKENDS, UH, FRIDAY, UH, 4:30 PM TO MONDAY 7:00 AM.
UH, WE ARE ADJUSTING THE, UH, THE STREET CLOSURE.
THE STREET CLOSURE IS GOING TO BE CLOSED FROM CHESTER AND MAINE, AND WE'RE GOING TO MOVE THE CLOSURE FROM MAIN AND ROYAL TO MAIN AND CRESCENT.
SO WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO OPEN UP THOSE SIDE STREETS AND ALLOW A LITTLE BIT MORE FLEXIBILITY AND, UH, TRANSPORTATION FOR FREE TO HICKORY TO TRAFFIC.
ANY QUESTIONS MR. CHAIRMAN? I DON'T HAVE ANY, ANY ANYBODY FROM MY BOARD? I HAD ONE JUST TO
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CLARIFY, YOU'RE SAYING THAT IF WE PUSH THE, THE, THE GREEN WITH THE TOWN TO THE 15TH, THAT DOES NOT HURT YOU ALL WELL, NO, IT PROVIDED THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE SOME FLEXIBILITY IN THE TIMING OF OUR SPENDING SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE, UM, MONTHS OF, OF A DETERMINATION, WHETHER AN EXPENDITURE WAS, WAS APPROVED OR NOT.I MEAN, WE CAN TURN THIS AROUND.
I CAN HAVE THE MONEY SPENT IN TWO WEEKS, LIKE I'VE LIKE WE'VE DONE BEFORE.
AND THEN MR. HAM, IS THERE ANY, UM, NEGATIVE EFFECT ON THE COUNTY IF WE PUSH THIS BACK TWO WEEKS OR MR. UM, DAILY, WHOEVER, I GUESS, YOU KNOW, CAM RESIDENTS ARE OUR COUNTY RESIDENTS AND THAT'S MY CONCERN.
AND I, YOU KNOW, HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SORT OF ANALYZE WHAT THE CALENDAR, WHEN THE NEXT TOWN MEETING MIGHT BE.
I'M ALSO CONCERNED THAT WE'VE TALKED FOR SOME TIME WITHOUT REALLY GETTING BACK FROM THE, I MEAN, I HEARD TONIGHT AND I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE IT THIS MORNING AND I HEARD VERY MUCH APPRECIATE WHAT THE REAL CONCERN IS.
AND I'M SORRY, I'M SORRY THAT WASN'T RELAYED TO YOU THURSDAY OR FRIDAY, BUT MY CONCERN IS THAT WE GO ANOTHER TWO WEEKS AND THEN WE HAVE AN 11TH HOUR DISCUSSION AND THEN WE REALLY ARE AN ABSOLUTE TROUBLE.
YEAH, THAT'D BE THE ONLY CONCERN, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I, I, I, UH, IF YOU, WHEN CAN, Y'ALL HAVE ACTUAL CHANGES TO THIS DOCUMENT I'VE, I'VE HANDED I'VE HAD, IF W IF WE CAN GO BACK TO THE COMARK DOCUMENT, I THINK THAT'S SATISFACTORY DOCUMENT, WELL, THAT'S NOT SATISFACTORY TO THE COUNTY.
SO THERE, THERE THERE'S A RUB.
SO I GUESS YOU HAVE TO TELL US WHY THAT'S NOT SATISFACTORY.
AND AGAIN, IF WE NEED TO HAVE, UM, AN OFFLINE CONVERSATION AND SIT DOWN AND UNDERSTAND YOUR GREATER CONCERNS, THAT DOCUMENT WAS VETTED THROUGH, UH, VML, UH, THAT DOCUMENT IS, IS USED AS THE TEMPLATE IN OUR COUNTY, IN OUR STATE, RATHER FOR, UH, CONTRACTS BETWEEN TOWNS AND COUNTIES.
AND I DISAGREE WITH THAT, AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT BY THE, WHO WROTE IT, JAMES CORNWELL AND ENSURE IT'S A TEMPLATE, BUT IT NEEDS TO BE TAILORED.
AND I READ TO YOU TWO THIRDS OF THIS DOCUMENT.
AND THE ONLY THING THAT YOU DISAGREED WITH WAS THE ONE THIRDS PROBLEM.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS IT WOULD BE HELPFUL AND YOU GUYS HAVE THIS IN WORD FOR YOU TO X THAT PART OUT AND SEND IT TO ME.
AND YOU KNOW, THIS IS, I DON'T WANT TO GO BACK TO, UH, TO THE FIRST, YOU KNOW, DRAFTING OF THIS THAT WASN'T EVER MY FAULT AS CHAIRMAN.
IF YOU PULL IT OFF THE AGENDA, WE HAVE TWO WEEKS TO WORK IT OUT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIRMAN?
THANK YOU, MR. DEREK, WHEN YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO HAVE ANY COMMENTS OR CHANGES TO THIS DOCUMENT.
SO W VERY QUICKLY, YEAH, WE HAVE A BOARD MEETING MONDAY NIGHT.
YOU HAVE A BOARD MEETING MONDAY NIGHT THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HAPPEN.
ARE YOU GOING TO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING OR DO YOU HAVE TWO WEEKS? OKAY.
IF WE NEED TO, I GUESS MAYBE WE WILL.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, AGAIN, MY CONCERN IS WE'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME, REALLY NOT GETTING ANYWHERE JUST YET, AND RIGHT.
IF IT'S POSSIBLE TO GET SOMETHING BACK FROM THE TOWN WITHIN THE NEXT TWO OR THREE BUSINESS DAYS, IT WOULD BE GREAT.
YOU'LL FIND A TOWN TO MOVE VERY QUICKLY ON THIS.
[E. Reports – Board Members, Interim County Administrator, Interim County Attorney]
BOARD MEMBERS, MR. CARTER.UH, THE ONLY THING, UM, I GUESS WE HAD A MEETING MS. COLOR'S NOT ALONG WITH THE REST OF THE CARES COMMITTEE FOR THE COUNTY YESTERDAY, AND I DON'T KNOW IF, UH, MR. FARRELL OR MS. GERACI, MAYBE MS. SHIRAKI COULD JUST TELL US THE PROCESS, HOW TO HELP PEOPLE CAN FIND IT ONLINE, UH, UM, PAPER APPLICATIONS, WHEN THE DATES ARE, WHOEVER MAY, IT WILL BE DISCUSSED LATER.
I JUST THOUGHT THE MORE WE PUT IT OUT THERE, THE BETTER HE WILL CATCH IT.
MORNING, MR. CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, UH, YESTERDAY WE RELEASED, UH, OUR NEWS RELEASE THAT IS RELATED TO THE WARREN COUNTY, UH, CARES ACT PROGRAM.
UH, IT WAS PUBLISHED THIS MORNING.
THE WEBSITE IS, UH, LIVE RIGHT NOW, MINUS THE LINKS TO THE ACTUAL APPLICATION.
SO THE PUBLIC CAN GO TO THE WEBSITE.
THEY CAN SEE IT, THEY CAN, THEY CAN SEE WHAT ARE THE SMALL BUSINESS REQUIREMENTS, WHAT ARE THE NONPROFIT REQUIREMENTS AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UTILITY ASSISTANCE ON TUESDAY MORNING, THE EIGHTH AT NINE O'CLOCK, EMILY WILL PUBLISH THE THREE LINKS, UH, FOR THE APPLICATIONS.
AT THAT POINT, THE PROCESS WILL BE LIVE.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE PAPER COPIES
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OF THE APPLICATIONS HERE AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTER AT, UH, SOCIAL SERVICES AND OVER AT THE CHAMBER.UH, IF FOLKS CHOOSE TO DO A PAPER APPLICATION, THEY CAN DO THAT.
THEY'LL JUST NEED TO FILL IT OUT, AND THEN IT WILL GET RETURNED TO THE CHAMBER, UH, FOR PROCESSING.
SO WE WON'T COLLECT ANY OF THOSE.
UH, THOSE HERE, THEY'LL GO STRAIGHT BACK OVER TO THE CHAMBER.
UM, OUR PROCESS, OUR FIRST WINDOW WILL BE OPEN UNTIL THE 21ST OF SEPTEMBER, AT WHICH POINT, UH, WE'LL SEE HOW MUCH MONEY WE'VE EXPENDED IN EACH OF THE CATEGORIES.
AND THEN I WILL COME BACK TO YOU ALL WITH A RECOMMENDATION ON HOW TO REPURPOSE THE REMAINING FUNDS, BECAUSE WE DO ANTICIPATE REMAINING FUNDS.
UM, AND WE HAVE A COUPLE IDEAS, UH, WE'LL PRESENT DURING WORK SESSION AT THE END OR AT THE NEXT BOARD MEETING.
UH, WHAT WE DISCUSSED YESTERDAY WAS JUST BEING VERY FLEXIBLE WITH THIS PROCESS AND PUTTING A PLACEHOLDER, UH, FOR EACH SUBSEQUENT WORK SESSION AND OR BOARD MEETINGS.
SO WE CAN, WE CAN MAKE CHANGES QUICKLY AND GET THE MONEY INTO THE HANDS OF THE FOLKS THAT NEED IT.
AND THE WEBSITE'S WARREN COUNTY, VA.NET.
AND IT'LL TAKE YOU TO THE CARES ACT MONEY, OUR WEBSITE, UH, EMILY, I THOUGHT SHE DID A GREAT JOB.
UH, AS SOON AS YOU OPENED THE WEBSITE, THE VERY FIRST THING, INSTEAD OF SEEING THE CANOE ON THAT BIG PICTURE, IT'S GOING TO BE THE WARREN COUNTY CARES ACT PORTAL.
THAT'LL BE THERE FOR ABOUT FIVE TO SEVEN SECONDS.
YOU COULD CLICK ON THAT BIG BOX RIGHT THERE, OR RIGHT BELOW IT.
UH, IT'LL HAVE THE FIRST PRESS RELEASE, WHICH IS THE WARREN COUNTY CARES ACT, PRESS RELEASE.
YOU CAN CLICK ON THAT BUTTON AS WELL.
IF YOU GO DOWN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER ON THE PAGE, YOU'LL SEE A LITTLE COVID INFORMATION IN THOSE EIGHT BOXES.
YOU CLICK ON THAT, AND THAT WILL TAKE YOU TO A LINK TO THE, TO THE WEBPAGE AS WELL.
UM, SO I THINK, I THINK THE WEB PAGES SET UP VERY NICELY FOR FOLKS TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE INFORMATION WITH JUST ONE CLICK AND THE WEBPAGE IS UP AND RUNNING.
NOW, HOWEVER PEOPLE CAN ACCESS THE APPLICATIONS TO LOOK AT, BUT THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY FILL THEM OUT UNTIL THE EIGHTH.
THEY CAN'T LOOK AT THE APPLICATION AND I LOOK AT THE APPLICATION, SEE WHAT THEIR REQUIREMENTS ARE.
YEAH, I, UM, JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS I MET WITH NORFOLK SOUTHERN THE INLAND PORT WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPOSED FLYOVER AT ROCKLIN ROAD.
UM, THERE WILL BE INFORMATION GOING FORWARD, BUT FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS, AND I'M GOING TO KNOCK ON WOOD.
I HAVEN'T BEEN CONTACTED WITH ANY BLOCKAGES AT THOSE INTERSECTIONS.
UM, SO IT WAS WELL RECEIVED THAT THEY WERE VERY HELPFUL AND VERY WILLING TO PARTNER.
AND, UM, SO I HAVE, I'M VERY ENCOURAGED BY THE, THE INITIAL MEETINGS, UM, AND MRS. COOLERS.
AND I STARTED OUR THIRD CLASS WITH VACO, UM, TOWARD BECOMING A CERTIFIED COUNTY SUPERVISOR LAST WEEK.
UM, SO THAT'S IN PROCESS AND, UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE TODAY.
UM, I, I VISITED SHANNON OR DISTRICT CITIZENS ON SUNDAY.
UM, RODE THE ROADS AFTER THAT VISITED THE, UM, UH, SHANIDAR DISTRICT CITIZENS ON WEDNESDAY.
UM, I DISCUSSED THE SHANNON DOOR AREA AND THE ORGANIZATION AS A WHOLE.
UM, WE, I DID AN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MEETING, WHICH IS OUR REGULAR MEETING ON, ON WEDNESDAY, HAD HAD OUR BRIEFING FROM ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS.
UM, I VISITED THE HR DEPARTMENT, DISCUSSED, UH, EXISTING NEEDS AND FUTURE AND UPCOMING NEEDS, UH, VISITED THE TOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, DISCUSSED UPCOMING CARES ACT AND PROCESSES.
UM, OF COURSE I EMAILED DEPARTMENTS AND CITIZENS PHONE CALLS, AND, UM, I TRAVELED TO HAPPY CREEK DISTRICT OF LUSTER CARTER AND VISITED A LOT OF THE, A LOT OF HIS AREA AND ALSO HAD LUNCH TWO TIMES THIS WEEK ON THE, ON MAIN STREET.
SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS IT FOR ME, MRS. COLORS.
I ATTENDED THE, UH, COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING THAT THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HAS.
I THOUGHT IT STARTED AT SEVEN, SO I WAS LATE GETTING THERE AND I'M SORRY, I MISSED IT.
UM, MAJOR DRISCOLL PUT ON A VERY INFORMATIVE PRESENTATION.
UM, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO COMING AGAIN IF I, IF I CAN.
AND, UM, I WANT TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT TONIGHT THE LINEUP IS SIX 30, MR. RADIGAN FOR THE BACK BLUE PARADE.
AND, UM, LOOK FORWARD TO, TO BE IN THERE.
UM, DID MY ROAD CHECKS WHERE I RIDE AROUND AND TOOK MY
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GRANDSONS WITH ME THIS TIME AND GAVE HIM SOME REMINISCING OF WHERE I GREW UP AND HOW THINGS HAVE CHANGED A LITTLE OVER THE YEARS.UM, BUT I'M PLEASED TO SAY THE ROADS ARE IN PRETTY GOOD CONDITION FOR THE AMOUNT OF RAIN THAT WE'VE HAD LATELY, UH, WOULD ENCOURAGE PEOPLE IF YOU'RE GOING TO GO OUT TO THE RIVER, IT'S UP TO BE SAFE WHEN YOU GO OUT TO THE CREEKS AND THE RIVERS.
SO THE RAIN HAS DEFINITELY GOT THOSE UP A LITTLE BIT.
BALLENGER, THAT SCHOOL STARTS OUT.
I'VE GOT A KINDERGARTNER AND A SECOND GRADER STARTING NEXT WEEK.
ONE'S EXCITED THE OTHER ONE, NOT SO EXCITED.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE SCHOOLS AND, AND GIVE YOU BEST WISHES ON A GOOD SCHOOL YEAR.
AND THE PARENTS WILL BE PATIENT WITH THE PROCESS.
CAUSE I KNOW IT'S, IT'S HARD WHEN KIDS START SCHOOL ON A REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR AND THIS YEAR BEING DIFFICULT FOR EVERYBODY, IT'S GOING TO BE A LITTLE DIFFERENT.
AND FROM BEING A FORMER SCHOOL NURSE, I ENCOURAGE PARENTS.
THE WORST THING YOU CAN TELL YOUR CHILD IS IF YOU DON'T FEEL GOOD, GO TO THE NURSE.
CAUSE THAT'S THE FIRST THING THEY DO WHEN THEY GET THERE, CALL THE NURSE AND TELL THEM, GIVE THEM THE HEADS UP.
THEY WILL BE GLAD TO CHECK ON THEM FOR YOU, BUT IT'S THE KISS OF DEATH.
IF YOU TELL THEM DON'T FEEL GOOD, GO TO THE NURSE BECAUSE THAT'S ALL THEY THINK ABOUT ALL DAY.
AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE MR. DALEY, OUR INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
IT'S QUITE ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN, TO LET YOU TALK TODAY, I ATTENDED AN AIRPORT COMMISSION MEETING ON THE 25TH AND, UH, THE AIRPORT COMMISSION IS CONSIDERING HIRING A NEW MANAGER, UH, AND, UH, MR. ROCK SCOPE.
OH, UH, GAVE A PRESENTATION AND UH, THAT'S ALL I HAVE.
NOW, MR. DALEY, THANK YOU MR. CHAIRMAN.
UH, WE ARE IN WEEK, MONTH, SIX OF OUR COVID PROGRAM AND THE BIG THING, MY WAY OF LOTS OF THINGS TO BE CONCERNED WITH, BUT THE BIG THING TO BE CONCERNED WITH MR. CHAIRMAN IS THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE VULNERABLE, THOSE PEOPLE WILL GET FALL OUT, THAT WE DON'T CATCH AND WE DON'T TAKE CARE OF.
AND SO WE WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR COMMUNITY LAYERS ON MICHELLE SMELSER FOR HER WORK AND TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF THOSE VULNERABLE POPULATIONS DURING THE PANDEMIC FOOD AND CLOTHING DISTRIBUTIONS, WORKING TO EXTEND THE THERMAL SHELTER AND ALSO COMING UP IN LAUNCHING THE, UH, COUNTY RESOURCES THAT FOR ANDROID PHONES.
AND, UH, SOMETIME MAYBE WE CAN GET UP TO THE, THOSE OTHER PHONES, WHATEVER THEY'RE I HAVE A DROID AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE, SHE CONTINUES DOING THAT WORK AND WE WANT TO THANK MICHELLE SMELTS ARE VERY MUCH FOR WHAT SHE'S DOING.
AND WE ARE LOOKING, HOPING THAT BOB ENJOYS HIS RETIREMENT.
UH, ONE OF THE ISSUES BROUGHT UP EARLIER.
THERE WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ADVERTISING FOR A NEW DIRECTOR OF THE SHENANDOAH FARMS. SO WE WILL BE ADVERTISING AND HOPEFULLY FILLING THAT POSITION.
SO I, IN THE MEANTIME, MIKE, MR. BARRY IS WORKING WITH ALL OF THE DISTRICTS IN ADDITION TO HIS OTHER PUBLIC WORKS ACTIVITIES.
UM, JOHN MUNCH WILL BE LEAVING THE END OF THIS WEEK.
HE'S GOING BACK TO PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY AND ANDRE FLETCHER WILL BE HANDLING OUR COUNTY FINANCES DURING THE INTERIM.
WE HAVE ADVERTISED FOR A FINANCE DIRECTOR AND WE'LL BE FILLING THAT QUICKLY AS BETH METH MENTIONED, UH, JOHN MARCH MARTS, CORRECT? SAY IT CORRECTLY THERE, UH, WE'LL BEGIN WORK NEXT WEEK, NEXT TUESDAY AS OUR NEW DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
AND WE'RE APPRECIATE WHAT BETH HAS BEEN DOING FOR US.
AND WE'RE HOPING SHE'LL HANG AROUND FOR A LITTLE WHILE TO HELP US WITH THE TRANSITION AND HELP US WITH A COUPLE OF MORE THINGS.
AND MRS. COLORS WE'LL WORK ON THAT WORKSHOP FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, GETTING THAT ON ONE OF YOUR WORK SESSIONS, HOW THEY ARE FUNDED, HOW THAT FUNDING WORKS AND HOW IT FITS IN THERE.
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YOU AND MR. MARTZ CAN DO TO, YOU CAN BRING HIM FOR SHOW UNTIL YOU CAN EXPLAIN THE SYSTEM NEXT NEXT TUESDAY.AND, UH, WITH THAT WOULD REMIND YOU THAT YOU HAVE DRAFTS FOR THE BROADBAND COMMITTEE AND THE RAILROAD TASK FORCE.
I HAVE RECEIVED THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND MR. CARTER, AND THEY HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO THIS.
AND WE WILL SEND THESE OUT TO YOU TODAY, DEPENDING UPON HOW LONG YOU STAY TODAY, GET THESE OUT TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN MARK THEM UP TO HAVE THEM BACK.
SO WE CAN TALK ABOUT THEM NEXT TUESDAY AND ALSO YOUR GOALS FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.
I HAVE FIVE GOALS FROM THE CHAIRMAN WITH FOUR ALTERNATES.
SO THAT'S A STRAW MAN KIND OF MODIFIES WHAT I GAVE YOU ORIGINALLY TAKES THAT, AND YOU CAN WORK WITH THAT TO TRY TO WORK THIS DOWN.
AND THAT WOULD BE SEPARATE FROM OUR PROJECT LIST, WHICH I'M WORKING ON AT THIS TIME.
AND THAT'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
I WAS GOING TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN MY REPORT.
I DIDN'T KNOW WHO TO ASK, SO THAT'S FINE.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MR. DALEY.
UM, INTERIM COUNTY ATTORNEY, UH, MR. RAY BRAMBLE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THIS MEETING, MAYBE 10, 15 MINUTES BEFORE HAS GIVEN ME SOME, UH, REQUESTED CHANGES FROM THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
AND SO WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT OR DO, WOULD BE TO PULL ITEMS F FOUR AND F FIVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH IS THE AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN AND THE AGREEMENTS WITH THE CHAMBER AND AMEND THE AGENDA IN SECTION K THREE, TO INCLUDE AT THE END AND LEGAL ISSUES REGARDING THE TOWN AND CHAMBER CARES ACT AGREEMENTS.
AND THEN I CAN DISCUSS WITH YOU IN CLOSED SESSION, SOME OF THE, UH, COMMENTS THAT MR, UH, TODRICK MADE TODAY, WHICH I UNDERSTAND IS SOME OF THE TOWNS POSSIBLE YET TO BE DETERMINED, REQUESTED CHANGES, AND ALSO THE CHANGES REQUESTED BY THE CHAMBER.
AND THEN WE CAN AT LEAST KEEP MOVING THIS FORWARD ON OUR END SO THAT HOPEFULLY I CAN TALK TO THEM AGAIN, AND THEN WE CAN GET THIS THING DONE.
THAT'S ITEM NUMBER FOUR AND ITEM NUMBER FIVE.
AND THEN, AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IF SOMEONE WAS WILLING TO MAKE A MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA, UH, TO ALSO INCLUDE IN K THREE AT THE END AND LEGAL ISSUES REGARDING THE TOWN AND CHAMBER CARES ACT AGREEMENTS,
UM, WE AMEND THE CLOSED SESSION TO ADD ITEMS, THE TOWN AND CHAMBER.
WELL, IF WE CAN BE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC, UH, LEGAL ISSUES REGARDING THE TOWN AND CHAMBER CARES ACT AGREEMENTS, WE HAVE TO BE A LITTLE BIT MORE OKAY.
UH, ITEMS, UH, CONCERNING THE LEGAL, LEGAL, I'M SORRY, TRYING TO WRITE IT AND SAY IT AT THE SAME TIME.
IT'S NOT WORKING FOR ME, UM, REGARDING THE LEGAL ISSUES REGARDING THE TOWN AND, UM, CHAMBER OVER THE CARES ACT ITEMS, AGREEMENTS, AGREEMENTS.
IS THERE A SECOND? YOU'RE GOING TO ADD A CHAMBER ALSO.
I SAID THAT I GOT IN THERE EVERY TIME.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION, MR. SHIRAKI COULD WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? MR. FOX.
AYE, MR. CHAIRMAN, MISS OATS, MR. CARTER.
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TO SAY, TO POOL THOSE? YEP.WELL, I GUESS WE SHOULD WAIT AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO BE, UH, YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I HAD SUGGESTED, BUT ABSOLUTELY YOU CAN DO THAT NEXT.
UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA, I WOULD REQUEST THAT WE PULLED ITEMS FOUR AND FIVE AND OTHERS, OR AT LEAST MAYBE A TABLE.
THOSE UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING, IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS AMENDED WITH ITEMS NUMBER FOUR AND NUMBER FIVE AND THE ADDITION OF THE LEGAL, UH, LEGAL ISSUES ON K THREE.
SO NOW, UH, THIS IS WE'VE PROPERLY MADE A MOTION TO AMEND THE AGENDA TO ADD THE CLOSED SESSION.
WE HAVEN'T TABLED F FOUR AND FIVE JUST YET.
SO I GOT TO REMOVE, I GOT TO REMOVE K THREE.
[F. Consent Agenda – To be considered by the Board as a single item]
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS AMENDED WITH ITEMS NUMBER FOUR AND NUMBER FIVE REMOVED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.WE'RE JUST WHILE WE TABLE ARE WE, WE'RE JUST PULLING THOSE FOUR AND FIVE.
THEY'LL COME TO ANOTHER MEETING, BUT HE'LL COME BACK.
BUT AS A BOARD, WE DECIDING ON THE, THE TIMEFRAME TO BRING THOSE BACK.
YOU CAN CERTAINLY TALK ABOUT THAT.
WE WOULD, YOUR STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND THAT WE NOT TRYING TO CONFUSE THE NEXT MEETING BECAUSE I THINK IT'S PRETTY WORDY.
I THINK THEY'RE, THEY'RE SAYING DON'T PULL THEM TABLE THEM.
THE QUESTION I HAD THOUGH WAS ON NUMBER FIVE.
HOW DOES THAT IMPACT THE AGREEMENT WITH THE CHAMBER? HOW DOES THAT, IF WE WAIT UNTIL THE 15TH AND THEY'RE ALREADY GOING TO START, SO DOES THAT AFFECT IT? THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT THE CLOSE MEETING.
WE MAY END UP COMING BACK OUT OF THE CLOSE MEETING AND DECIDING TO APPROVE IT AS IS OKAY.
MR. HAM, HOW DID WE WANT TO SAY THIS? WE WANT TO, WE WANT TO MOTION TO TABLE MOTION TO TABLE ITEMS. NUMBER FOUR AND NUMBER FIVE F FOUR AND FIVE.
APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND TABLE ITEMS FOUR AND FIVE SECOND.
ANY ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SIGNIFY BY SAYING AYE.
I MEAN, WE'D BEEN ROUND AND ROUND.
[G. Request – Increase Spending Authorization in Order to Respond to COVID-19 – Ed Daley/ Walt Mabe/Rick Farrall]
ON OUR AGENDA IS THE REQUEST FOR INCREASED SPENDING AUTHORIZATION IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO COVID-19 MR. DALEY AND MR. FARRELL.WE'VE HAD, UM, ADDITIONAL EXPENDITURES FROM THE SCHOOLS AND BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSION OF THE TIMEFRAME WE HAVE REQUESTING THAT YOU APPROVE THE AUTHORIZATION OF UP TO $500,000 FROM THE CURRENT $300,000.
DO WE HAVE A MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN? I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AUTHORIZED AND APPROPRIATE AND ADDITIONAL $200,000 FOR A TOTAL MAXIMUM APPROPRIATION OF 500,000 IN FINES FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS AUTHORIZED AND COORDINATED THROUGH THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND DIRECT THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO SEEK RECOVER SUCH FUNDS PURSUANT TO THE STAFFORD ACT 42, USC FIVE, ONE 21 THAT'S CLOT OR ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE FUNDING SOURCE.
IS THERE A SECOND?
[H. Request – Pay Scale Adjustments for Communications Officers and Additional Dispatcher Positions – Sheriff Mark Butler]
NEXT IS, UH, ITEM H THE REQUEST FOR THE PAY SCALE ADJUSTMENT FOR COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS AND ADDITIONAL DISPATCHER POSITIONED.MR. BUTLER, MR. BUTLER'S HERE.
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COMING CHAIRMAN, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE SHERIFF WHO REMOVED THIS.THEY CAN HEAR ME WHO IS OUT OF TOWN AT THE MOMENT.
I'M HERE TO ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ON THIS.
THE SHERIFF HAS, UM, OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS, TAKING A LOOK AT SALARIES ACROSS THE BOARD, WITHIN OUR ORGANIZATION.
AND ONE OF THE PLACES THAT WAS, UH, WOEFULLY DEFICIENT WAS AN AREA OF OUR NINE 11 COMMUNICATIONS OFFICERS.
WE HAVE EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE, UH, TYPICALLY WORK AT MINIMUM STAFFING, AND THIS YEAR HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL CHALLENGES FOR THEM HAVING TO WORK ABOVE AND BEYOND NOT ONLY WHEN THEY'RE SCHEDULED TO WORK, BUT COMING IN AND OVERTIME.
SO IN LOOKING AT WHAT THEY GET PAID, UH, WE STRIVE TO BE A FIRST CHOICE COMMUNITY WHERE WE NOT ONLY CAN RECRUIT, BUT CAN TRAIN AND RETAIN THE VERY BEST PEOPLE.
AND WE DO HAVE SOME EXCEPTIONAL FOLKS, UM, TO PUT IT IN CONTRAST, A SHERIFF KIND OF LOOKED AT WELL, WHAT ARE THEY WORTH AS FAR AS MINIMUM SALARIES? I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT ATTRACTS SOMEBODY TO US STARTING AT A JOB.
AND, UM, YOU CAN GO ON INDEED AND PUT IN FRONT ROW AND PUT IN OUR PAY RATE AND YOU CAN GET A JOB AT SHEETS AND SOME OF THESE OTHER AREAS.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE PAYING SOME YOUNG FOLKS RIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TO, UH, YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU GO PAY FOR YOUR GAS AND BUY YOUR CIGARETTES.
THE SAME PAY IS WE PAY OUR FOLKS STARTING WHO, UH, HAVE NOT ONLY THE FIRST RESPONDERS LIVES IN THEIR HANDS, BUT THE INTERESTS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SO TO BETTER SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.
AND, UM, THE RESIDENTS, THE SHERIFF PUT TOGETHER A PROPOSAL TO RAISE THE PAY INCREASES FROM LEVEL FIVE TO LEVEL SEVEN FOR OUR EXISTING FOLKS.
UH, IT SAYS NOT TO EXCEED $30,000.
I BELIEVE IT'S ACTUALLY AROUND 28,000.
SO IT DOES NOT EXCEED THE 30,000, UM, THE ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE AS A DIRECTOR, WOODALL CAN ATTEST TO THIS, UH, WE NEED ADDITIONAL PEOPLE TO ACCOMMODATE TRAINING AND OTHER NEEDS AS WELL AS THE DEMANDS THAT WE HAVE DAY TO DAY.
SO HE'S ALSO PROPOSED, UH, TO EXCEED NO MORE THAN A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS TO HIRING OF TWO ADDITIONAL NINE 11 DISPATCHERS AT ENTRY-LEVEL POSITIONS, UM, LOOKING AT THEIR BASE PAY AND, UM, BENEFITS.
IT COMES UNDER A HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.
THAT'S ACTUALLY, I BELIEVE IN THE EIGHTIES, I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME, BUT LOOKING IN THAT'S WHAT THEY ARE, MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT DOES NOT IMPACT THE CITIZENS, UM, IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET.
SO IT'S A REASONABLE RECOMMENDATION.
THE SHERIFF WANTED TO PROPOSE TO THE BOARD TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN KEEP THE VERY BEST PEOPLE AND ATTRACT THE VERY BEST PEOPLE IN THE FUTURE.
SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I HAD A QUESTION, IF YOU WILL.
ARE YOU PROPOSING THIS FOR THIS YEAR OR ARE THERE, OR FOR NEXT YEAR THAT IT WOULD, IT WOULD GO INTO EFFECT THIS YEAR, THIS YEAR? YES, SIR.
SO IT WOULD BE IMMEDIATE AND IT JUST HAD WHAT I'M UNDERSTANDING.
IT'S A PAY, IT'S A PAY ADJUSTMENT TO THE EXISTING FOLKS THAT ARE WORKING, UM, BRINGS THEM, UH, TH THE AMOUNT VARIES BY PERSON, BUT, UH, WITHIN A COUPLE THOUSAND DOLLARS EACH, IT RAISES THEM UP, PUTS THEM ALL ON THE SAME LEVEL IN THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR, IF APPROVE.
AND THAT, I GUESS MY NEXT QUESTION WOULD BE, WHERE WOULD THESE FUNDS COME FROM? BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T BEEN APPROPRIATED THIS YEAR.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS, ARE WITHIN THE EXISTING BUDGET.
SO IT'S NOT ASKING FOR ANYTHING.
IN ADDITION TO, IT'S MAKING SOME MODERATIONS WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE BUDGET THAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR.
THEN THE ONLY THING THAT YOU'VE GOT TO WORRY ABOUT IS NEXT YEAR, CORRECT, SIR.
NOW, HAVE YOU DEVISED A PLAN ON HOW YOU'RE GOING TO HELP PAY FOR THAT NEXT YEAR? YES, SIR.
THE SHERIFF'S LOOKED AT FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR AND DOESN'T PERCEIVE THERE TO BE ANY CHALLENGES IN ADDING THOSE TWO ADDITIONAL PEOPLE AND SUSTAINING THAT MODERATE INCREASE IN PAY FOR THE EXISTING PEOPLE.
I HAVE QUESTION EITHER JODY OR MR. DALEY ARE, UH, INTENDED INCREASES THAT WE EXPECT TO MAKE IN THIS YEAR, WITHIN NOVEMBER, DECEMBER, HOW DOES THAT IMPACT THE S THE, THE STEP INCREASES WELL, TAKING THESE, I'M TAKING THIS PROPOSAL HERE AND DIVIDING IT IN HALF MA'AM.
IF I MAY, UH, ONE IS THE TWO NEW POSITIONS, AND WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU APPROVE THOSE POSITIONS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, AND THAT THEN THEY WILL BE SUBJECT TO REGULAR BUDGET REVIEW FOR PROPOSAL.
NEXT YEAR, WHEN WE SEE WHERE EVERYTHING PANS OUT, THE SECOND HALF IS THE INCREASED TO THE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE CURRENTLY EMPLOYEES, AND WE SUPPORT THAT, BUT WE ALSO SUPPORT VERY MUCH THE CONCERN FOR OUR OTHER EMPLOYEES, OUR SOCIAL WORKERS, THEY'RE UNDER THE SHEETS, MET WAGE THING TOO.
AND WE HAVE PEOPLE IN ALL OF OUR DEPARTMENTS WHO
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ARE GOING TO FIT THAT $15 AN HOUR CATEGORY.AND WE HAVE A THREE-YEAR PROPOSAL TO UPGRADE ALL OF THE COMPENSATION, AND WE HAVE PUT MONEY IN THIS YEAR'S BUDGET FOR THAT, AND THEN DECIDE THE BOARD SAID TO HOLD THAT BECAUSE OF COVID AND SEE HOW IT PANS OUT UNTIL THE FIRST QUARTER.
AND WE WILL GET OUR FIRST QUARTER, JULY, AUGUST TIMBER WE'LL HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN OCTOBER, SO THAT OUR PROPOSAL IS THAT WE SHOULD THEN BE ABLE TO MAKE COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS WITH THE SAME TIME WE DO THESE FOR THE CO THE COMMUNICATION SPECIALIST.
AND SO THEY WOULDN'T AFFECT GET AN INCREASE, BUT IT WOULD BE FINE.
SO OUR SALARY ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE HAD ALREADY AGREED ON THE THREE-YEAR PLAN TO UPGRADE THEMSELVES, THEY ARE IN OUR SYSTEM.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT IT WAS A SEPARATE, THEY WERE SEPARATE EMPLOYEES SINCE THEY WERE UNDER A CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER, OR IF THEY WERE INCLUDED IN OUR SALARIES, THEY ARE INCLUDED IN OUR PROPOSALS.
ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? NO, I GUESS MY ONLY QUESTION, UM, MS. SAVELLE WOULD THAT PUT THEM ANYWHERE NEAR WHAT, WHAT HE IS PROPOSING AT THIS POINT? SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD PUT THEM AT LEAST FAIRLY THERE.
WOULD IT NOT WITH THE CONFERENCE, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ON THE SALARIES? WELL, I HAVEN'T SEEN EXACT NUMBERS.
UM, THE PROPOSAL AS IT EXISTS.
UM, BUT THEY WERE DEFINITELY IDENTIFIED CASE BY CASE, DEPENDING ON, SO THIS IT'S GOING TO BE ADDRESSED.
AND WE CAN WORK THAT OUT TO MAKE SURE HIS PROPOSAL IS COMPARABLE TO WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING FOR OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES.
SO THEN, THEN I WOULD MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE TWO ADDITIONAL POSITIONS TODAY, AND WE TABLE THE INCREASES UNTIL WE LEARN WHAT IMPACT THIS COMPREHENSIVE SALARY PLAN WILL HAVE ON THOSE INDIVIDUALS.
AND THE POSITIONS WOULD BE FOR THIS BUDGET YEAR, RIGHT? YEAH.
FOR THIS BUDGET YEAR, THE TWO POSITIONS THEY COULD HIRE IMMEDIATELY.
I'LL SECOND THAT THIS IS, UH, SHIRAKI.
CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? MR. FOX.
I, MR. CHAIRMAN, MS. OATS, MR. CARTER MOTION CARRIES NO, MR. QUARTER.
I WAS JUST, UH, SINCE YOU WENT STRAIGHT TO THE VOTE AND THERE WAS NO DISCUSSION, I JUST WANTED TO QUESTION THAT TOO, AS FAR AS IT SEEMS LIKE TO ME, AND I UNDERSTAND THE TABLE UNTIL WE GET THE OTHER PACE STUDY BACK, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE TO ME, GIVEN THE EXISTING, UH, DISPATCHERS, THE INCREASE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WOULD BE HELPFUL IN, IN, IN, YOU KNOW, WITH THEIR SITUATION.
SO IS THERE ANY WAY TO DO THAT? WE WANT TO GET, WE WANT TO GET EVERYBODY'S, UH, INCREASE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THESE EMPLOYEES, ALL OF THEM, UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING VERY HARD, PARTICULARLY THIS LAST SIX MONTHS, HAVING THE COVID ADDED ON TOP OF THEM.
AND WE WANT TO ADDRESS THAT AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN, AND WE WANT TO HAVE A PROPOSAL TO THE BOARD THIS NEXT MONTH.
WHAT'D YOU GET ALL THE DETAILS BACK WITH THE FIRST QUARTER.
THEY WOULDN'T LOOK AT IT IN OCTOBER.
THIS FIRST THAT'LL BE THE END OF THIS QUARTER.
SO WE AT LEAST I'LL KNOW WHAT'S COMING.
AND IT JUST PUTS IT OFF FOR A LITTLE BIT, UNFORTUNATELY, BUT THERE AGAIN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. DALEY.
THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION.
AND, AND WE HOPE TO GET THAT OUT AS SOON AS WE CAN, AS SOON AS THOSE NUMBERS LOOK GOOD, WE JUST DON'T WANT TO GIVE SOMETHING OUT AND THEN HAVE TO PULL BACK ON ANYTHING.
WE WANT IT WHEN WE DO IT, WE WANT TO KNOW WE'RE DOING IT RIGHT, BECAUSE WE DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING NEXT ON OUR AGENDA
[I. Resolution of Support – VDOT Smart Scale Program Project Applications – Taryn Logan]
IS THE RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT V.SMART GIRL PROGRAM, PROJECT APPLICATIONS, UM, MRS. LOGAN, THE AT FISCAL YEAR 2022 SMART SCALE PROJECT APPLICATION PROCESS WAS OPEN TO LOCALITIES IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR.THE PROGRAM ALLOWS LOCALITIES TO SUBMIT LOCAL TRANSPORTATION PRIORITIES, TO VIDA FOR EVALUATION AND SCORING BASED ON THE ESTABLISHED SMART
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SCALP PROGRAM CRITERIA, UM, VIETA WILL FUND AND INCLUDE THE PROJECTS IN THE FISCAL YEAR, 2022, 2027, SIX YEAR IMPROVEMENT PLAN, IF SELECTED, UM, WHICH WOULD BE UPDATED AND GO INTO EFFECT ON JULY 1ST, 2022.OVER THE PAST SEVERAL MONTHS, STAFF HAS WORKED WITH OUR LOCAL AND DISTRICT BEAT OUT OFFICIALS TO SELECT THREE CANDIDATE PROJECTS TO INCLUDE IN OUR FISCAL YEAR 2022 APPLICATIONS.
THE PROJECTS WERE SELECTED BASED ON FACTORS, SUCH AS SAFETY, KNEE, COMMUNITY IMPACT AND COST.
WE ALSO CONSIDERED WHETHER OR NOT A PROJECT WOULD SCORE WELL AGAINST OTHER POTENTIAL STATEWIDE PROJECTS.
AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS PRE APPLICATIONS, UM, WERE SUBMITTED EARLIER THIS YEAR AND WE, UM, SUBMIT IT IN THINGS TO THE REGIONAL COMMISSION, UM, FOR HELPING US AS WELL SUBMIT OUR THREE APPLICATIONS, UM, THAT THEIR APPLICATION PERIOD CLOSED ON AUGUST 17TH, 2020.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO, UM, SUBMIT THREE APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS, UM, ROUTE 55 EAST AND HIGH KNOB ROAD EASTBOUND, RIGHT TURN LANE, AND A WESTBOUND LEFT TURN LANE INTO HIGH KNOB, UM, SUBDIVISION, ROUTE 55 WEST AT ROUTE SIX 78 AND SIX, 10 WEST AND EASTBOUND LEFT TURN LANES, UM, ONTO FORT VALLEY ROAD AND BUCK'S MILL ROAD AND, UH, WESTBOUND RIGHT TURN LANE, UM, ONTO BUCKS MILL ROAD, AND THEN THE ROUTE THREE 45 22 QUARTER, WHICH IS, UM, VARIOUS SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS, ADVANCING SIGNAL DETECTION, LENGTHEN, LEFT, TURN STORAGE BAYS BETWEEN COUNTRY COLLABORATE AND FAIRGROUND ROAD ALONG THE WINCHESTER ROAD CORRIDOR.
UM, WE LEFT A PLACE HOLDER IN OUR APPLICATION PROCESS FOR A RESOLUTION MUST BE INCLUDED FROM THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS BY OCTOBER.
SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM AS BEST I CAN.
WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, MR. CHAIRMAN, I MOVE THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ADOPT THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION, SUPPORTING THE SUBMISSION OF THE AFOREMENTIONED PROJECTS THROUGH THE V.SMART SCALE PROGRAM FOR PHYSICAL YEAR 2022.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, CAN WE GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? MRS. SHIRAKI MR. CARTER, MR. CHAIRMAN, MR. FOX.
I JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT IF YOU WILL.
AND I THINK I'M VERY DELIGHTED TO SEE THAT WE MIGHT BE GOING FORWARD WITH THIS POST, UH, ESPECIALLY ACT IN MY DISTRICT, THE WATER LAKE AREA.
SO MY VOTE MOTION CARRIES CHAIRMAN.
MR. DALEY, THE SMART SCALE AND V DOT APPLICATIONS IS ONE OF THE THINGS BOB CHILDRESS HAD BEEN DOING FOR US FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.
AND I'D LIKE TO THANK TAREN FOR PICKING THIS UP AND TAKING THAT ON AS ANOTHER PROJECT OVER THERE.
[J. General Public Comment Period (15 Minute Time Limit) For the public to give input on relevant issues in the community which are not on this agenda]
NEXT THING ON OUR AGENDA, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD, THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS TO GIVE INPUT ON RELEVANT COUNTY ISSUES, WHICH ARE NOT ON THE BOARD'S AGENDA AND IS NOT INTENDED AS A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD.I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN REFERENCE TO THE WARREN COUNTY'S WEBSITE ON HER SANITARY.
DISTRICT'S REFERRING TO ALL STANDARD OLD FARMS AS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION, SPECIFICALLY SHANDELL FARMS, PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION.
THERE ISN'T ANY POS IN THE STANDARD OLD FARMS SUBDIVISION, A QUOTE FROM THE WARREN COUNTY WEBSITE, THE COMMUNITIES H O H POA SERVES AS A ADVISORY GROUP TO WARREN COUNTY BOARD SUPERVISORS.
IF HOA SLASH POA DOES NOT EXIST AND OR MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES ARE ENCOMPASSED WITHIN THE SANITARY DISTRICT, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL APPOINT A ADVISORY BOARD OF PROPERTY OWNERS TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY'S INTERESTS.
SHENANDOAH FARMS IS A MULTI ENCOMPASSING COMMUNITY.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS TO PROPERTY OWNERS.
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S I DO NOT HAVE A FEE, NEITHER DO I, OR MANY OTHER PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE SHANANDOAH FARMS. THE NARRATIVE THAT POS INC IS A COMMUNITY POE IS A FALSE NARRATIVE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY.A POE IS A MORE POOR ORGANIZATION, THEIR DIRECTORY ACTIONS THAT CAN BE TAKEN AGAINST PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN POA, WHICH POS INC DOES NOT WARRANT COUNTIES APPLYING AND VALIDATING A BLOCK TO A PL POA.
THIS IMPLIES THAT A POTENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS THAT ALL PROPERTIES
I'M PROVIDING YOU A COPY OF THAT VERSUS P O S F INC.
A COURT CASE THAT CLEARLY DEFINES THAT THE PROPERTY OWNERS LIVING IN SHANNONDELL FARMS ARE NOT PART OF A POA.
IT SAYS, SO IT'S HIGHLIGHTED AND DID THE COPIES I GAVE YOU.
AND ADDITIONALLY, POS INC IS NOT A POA.
THIS COURT CASE ALSO POINTS OUT THE PSF INC PROPERTIES ARE NOT COMMON PROPERTIES TO ALL SHANANDOAH FARM SUBDIVISION STAYS IN THERE.
THEY'RE ONLY KIND OF PROPERTIES TO THE POS, UH, UH, PEOPLE THAT ARE SIGNED TO THEIR MEMBERSHIP.
I REQUEST WITH THIS INFORMATION JUST PROVIDED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS IMMEDIATELY ABIDE BY ITS STATEMENT ON SO WEB PAGE TO APPOINT A MODIFIABLE ENCOMPASSING COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD, UH, PROPERTY OWNERS TO REPRESENT THE COMMUNITY'S INTEREST, DISMISSED THE USF INC, A NONPROFIT CORPORATION AS THEIR ADVISORY BOARD, SINCE THEY ARE NOT A POA, THEY DID NOT MEET YOUR CRITERIA ON YOUR WEBPAGE.
ANY QUESTIONS? APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP? UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, IF I COULD ACTUALLY ADDRESS MR. ORLOWSKI HIS COMMENTS ABOUT THE WEBSITE? SO HE HAD RAISED SIMILAR CONCERNS SEVERAL MONTHS AGO REGARDING THE LANGUAGE ON THE WEBSITE.
AND AT THAT TIME, MR. CHILDRESS DIRECTED ME TO AMEND THE WEBSITE, WHICH I DID, AND ON THE SAME PAGE WHERE HE WAS READING FROM IT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED PROPERTY OWNERS, ASSOCIATION, HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, AND OR OTHER COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.
SO I'M MORE THAN WELCOME TO FURTHER AMEND THE LANGUAGE ON THAT WEBSITE, BUT IT DOES SPECIFICALLY STATE THAT ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS ON THAT SAME PAGE.
I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW, UM, MS. NANCY WIND.
WHY DID WANT TO ADDRESS THAT? BECAUSE WHEN YOU CLICK ON NANCY GOING UP AND TALK, THAT WAS A LONG BOARD MEETING.
I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, JUST TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION, NOT DELL, WHAT HE MENTIONED, IT SAYS SHANANDOAH FARMS, PROPERTY OWNERS, ASSOCIATION, RALPH RINALDI CHAIRMAN.
THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION I'VE BEEN WORKING NOW.
I DON'T KNOW FOR HOW LONG, SO GLAD I GOT THE COURT CASE.
THEY SHOULD NOT REFERENCE THEMSELVES AT THAT, BUT I'LL DROP THAT ISSUE.
I'M ACTUALLY HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PLSS BUDGET.
UM, I DISAGREE WITH FUNDING FOR MAINTENANCE OF A, OF A PRIVATELY OWNED COMMON PROPERTY.
I HAVE A BIGGER ISSUE WITH PAYING FOR POS F OPERATING COSTS, ESPECIALLY WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY.
THIS IS PART OF THE REASON I HIRED A PRIVATE LAWYER BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THIS WAS THE INTENT OF THE SANITARY DISTRICT TO FUND A PRIVATE NONPROFIT.
BUT UNTIL I CAN GET THAT WORKED OUT AND SIT IN FRONT OF A JUDGE, I JUST WANT ADDRESS A FEW THINGS THAT REALLY CONCERNED ME.
WE'RE PAYING OUT OF OUR SANITARY DISTRICT FUNDS TO THIS NONPROFIT TO ACTUALLY RUN THEIR BUSINESS.
WE'RE GIVING THEM $4,000 IN A BUDGET FOR A RECREATIONAL COMMITTEE.
WE'RE PAYING FOR THEIR NEWSLETTER $3,675 COMMUNITY DAY, 2,862.
IF THEY WANT TO BUY HOT DOGS, THEN THEY CAN TAKE DONATIONS.
WE SHOULDN'T BE FUNDING THAT OKAY.
ALSO THEY HAVE IN THEIR BUDGET, LAKES AND DAMS, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT LAKES AND DAMS ARE COVERED BY THE WARREN COUNTY SANITARY DISTRICT.
SO WHY ARE YOU FUNDING THAT? MY BIGGEST ISSUE? WELL, ALL OF IT'S A BIG ISSUE FOR ME, BUT THIS COMMUNITY CENTER, $13,000, WHAT KIND OF ROLLS UP INTO THAT $13,000? WHAT EXACTLY ARE WE PAYING FOR THE BUILDING'S PAID FOR AND UP UNTIL, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A WARREN COUNTY BUILDING NOW, BUT IT'S STILL NOT A SANITARY PROPERTY.
YOU KNOW, WE PAY THE UTILITY SOMEWHERE ELSE IN THIS LITTLE BUDGET.
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UM, YOU KNOW, THERE'S ONLY TWO UTILITIES THAT WE PAY.WE PAY, UH, OH, YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THIS ONE.
WE PAY THE CLARK COUNTY UTILITY BILL FOR THE AMPHITHEATRE.
W I SHARED THE ATTORNEY, GOT A COPY OF THE PETITION IN THE COURT ORDER.
VERY WELL-DEFINED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF WARREN COUNTY.
SO I'M IN THE LITTER BOX ON THIS NOW.
SO I'M JUST BRINGING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT I ACTUALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT.
UM, I REALLY DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS THE INTENTION OF THE SANITARY DISTRICT.
SO I BELIEVE JUST NEED TO GET BACK IN FRONT OF A JUDGE AND MAYBE GET CLARIFICATION.
AND I THINK THAT YOU PAYING THEM THIS MONEY TO RUN THEIR BUSINESS NEEDS TO BE MAYBE RE-EVALUATED OR BETTER YET HAVE THEM SEND YOU A RECEIPT FOR WHAT THEY BUY.
IF YOU, TILL WE CAN GET IT RESOLVED BECAUSE THEY CERTAINLY AREN'T GIVING ME ACCOUNTABILITY ON ANYTHING.
SO I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND LET ME TALK ABOUT THAT.
HAS ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP? YES.
JUST WANT TO FINISH, BUT I STARTED EARLIER.
UM, PAGE TWO OF THE LETTER THAT I TURNED INTO EARLIER WAS ACTUALLY THE ONE THAT MATTERED THAT WAS ABOUT REPORTS.
I ONLY GOT AS FAR AS, SO PAGE ONE, GIVING THE BACKGROUND, WHICH IS ALSO THE ATTACHMENT FROM THE 2013 REPORT.
SO, AND THE SECOND ATTACHMENT IS EMAILS THAT GO TO THE REPORTING.
AND I WENT THROUGH ALL THE DOCUMENTS I COULD FIND ON THE COUNTY WEBSITE THAT RELATE TO SHENANDOAH FARMS. AND I STARTED TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER FIGURES TO SEE IF I COULD COME UP WITH AN ACCOUNTING, EVEN THOUGH THERE WASN'T ONE PROVIDED, MAYBE I COULD FIND THE FIGURES HERE AND THERE.
SO LIKE THE SCARECROW IN THE WIZARD OF OZ, AN ARM OVER THERE, A LEG OVER THERE, BUT I COULD PUT IT TOGETHER, FORM A HOLE.
NOW YOU CAN'T, UNFORTUNATELY IT'S NOT POSSIBLE.
THE FIGURES CONFLICT DOCUMENTS ARE MISSING.
THE FIGURE WILL BE ONE THING ON ONE DOCUMENT, ONE ON ANOTHER.
AND THEN ANOTHER DOCUMENT THAT WAS MADE IN 2014 WILL LATER HAVE BEEN OVERWRITTEN WITH THE NEW DOCUMENT OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE MISSING.
AND SO IT GOES, SO THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY FROM WHAT'S POSTED.
AND BY THE WAY, THE FIRST ATTACHMENT THAT I PROVIDED TO YOU FROM 2013, THAT'S NOT POSTED.
SO YOU CAN'T FIND THAT IN, IN YOUR DOCUMENTS ONLINE.
SO THAT'S ALSO PART OF WHY I GAVE IT TO GAVE YOU ALL COPIES.
SO THAT'S A PROBLEM WITH THAT.
AND THEN THE 20, 21 BUDGET AND THE FEE INCREASE WAS BASED ON ALL THESE LOTS OF LACK OF DOCUMENTS.
THAT WAS THE ISSUE I TRIED TO RAISE.
I WAS NOT AGAINST A FEE, INCREASED UPON THE ROADS.
YOU KNOW, MY NEIGHBORS WEREN'T ROADS, I'LL SIGN PETITIONS.
LET'S GET AN ACCOUNTING THOUGH, BECAUSE THE CLAIM FOR THE FEE INCREASE WAS THAT THERE WEREN'T SUFFICIENT FUNDS, BUT IT WAS FOR THE 20, 21 BUDGET.
AND THERE WERE NO FUNDING INCLUDED FOR 2021 OR FOR THE LAST FISCAL YEAR, 19 TO 20.
IT'S LIKE, HEY, WE NEED TO GET AN ACCOUNTING.
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN GIVEN BEFORE THE FEE INCREASE WAS EVER PROPOSED FOR OUR MONEY GOING BACK.
AND B WE SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED SOME MONEY FOR THE TWO MISSING YEARS BECAUSE HOW DO YOU MAKE YOUR PROJECTIONS WITHOUT THAT? SO THAT WAS MY POINT.
GREAT NEWS FROM MR. DALEY, THAT THEY'RE ABOUT TO ADVERTISE FOR NEW SANITARY DISTRICT MANAGER.
AND WHAT WE HOPE IS THAT WHEN WE GET SOMEBODY IN THAT POSITION, THEY WILL FOLLOW THE PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED BY THIS BOARD.
BACK IN 2013, THAT'S ON YOUR NUMBER ONE, THEIR FIRST ATTACHMENT THERE FOR HOW THE ROADS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE.
THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE THROUGH THAT REVENUE SHARING PROGRAM, WHERE THEN THE COUNTY PAYS 25.
SHANNON GOLF FARMS PAYS 25 TO SANITARY DISTRICT.
AND THEN THE STATE PAYS 52 ROAD PROJECTS WERE DONE OUTSIDE OF THAT.
AND THEY WERE PUSHED THROUGH WHERE WE HAD THE SANITARY DISTRICT WAS CHARGED A HUNDRED PERCENT.
ONE OF THEM WAS ON A FORMER POS F BOARD CHAIRMAN'S ROAD.
THE OTHER ONE WAS ON A ROAD BEHIND THE CURRENT FOUR CHANNEL.
SO IN CONCLUSION, AS IT STATES IN THE LETTER I GAVE YOU AND THE ATTACHMENTS, WHICH I HOPE YOU WILL REALLY, WE NEED TO GET AN ACCOUNTING AND WE NEED BETTER REPORTING.
MR. CHAIRMAN, IF THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FINAL CALL, UM, THEN THIS PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD IS NOW CLOSED.
[K. Closed Session – Virginia Freedom of Information Act]
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YES, PLEASE.I'M GOING TO READ US INTO CLOSED SESSION.
I MOVE THE BOARD, ENTER INTO A CLOSED MEETING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO DOT TWO SEVEN THREE SEVEN ONE ONE A ONE OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT FOR THE DISCUSSION OR CONSIDERATION OF THE ASSIGNMENT, APPOINTMENT, PROMOTION, PERFORMANCE, DEMOTION SALARIES, AND RESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC PUBLIC OFFICER'S APPOINTEES AND EMPLOYEES OF THE PUBLIC BODY.
I FURTHER MOVED THAT DISCUSSION.
BE LIMITED TO THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AND DEPUTY COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR POSITIONS.
I ALSO MOVED THE BOARD ENTER TO A CLOSE MEETING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THE SECTIONS TWO DOT TWO DASH THREE SEVEN ONE ONE EIGHT SEVEN AND EIGHT OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT FOR CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL PERTAINING TO ACTUAL OR PROBABLE LITIGATION AND THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL AND THE COUNTY OF WARREN, VIRGINIA, THE EDA, THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL, THE EDA VERSUS JENNIFER MCDONALD AT ALL THE TOWN OF FRONT ROYAL VERSUS THE EDA AT ALL, AND OTHER POTENTIAL CLAIMS AND LITIGATIONS RELATING TO OTHER POSSIBLE LIABILITIES OF THE EDA AND THE RECOVERY OF EDA FUNDS AND ASSETS.
FINALLY, I MOVED THE BOARD, ENTER INTO A CLOSE MEETING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION TWO DOT TWO DASH THREE SEVEN ONE ONE EIGHT EIGHT OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT FOR CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL, FOR THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, MEETING PROCEDURES, PROCUREMENT CONTRACT ISSUES, AND LEGAL ISSUES WITH REGARDS TO THE CARES ACT AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND THE DISCUSSION.
COULD I GET A ROLL CALL PLEASE? MR. FOX.
MS. COLORS, MR. CHAIRMAN, MISS OATS, MR. CARTER.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD CERTIFIES TO THE BEST OF EACH MEMBER'S KNOWLEDGE ONLY PUBLIC BUSINESS MATTERS.
LAWFULLY EXEMPTED FROM OPEN MEETING REQUIREMENTS UNDER SECTION 2.2 DASH 37 11 A ONE.
THIS IS SORRY TO INTERRUPT, BUT IT'S ONLY 37, 1181 BECAUSE WE WENT BACK INTO A SECOND CLOSED SESSION THAT WAS ONLY FOR 37, 1181.
37, EIGHT 11, UH, OF THE VIRGINIA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND ONLY SUCH PEBBLE BUSINESS MATTERS WERE IDENTIFIED AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION BY WHICH THE CLOSE MEETING WAS CONVENED WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED IN THE MEETING BY THE PUBLIC BODY.
ANY DISCUSSION ROLL CALL PLEASE.
I'LL MAKE THE MOTION TO ADJOURN.
ALL IN AGREEMENT, ALL IN AGREEMENT.