| The
Wise County Board of Supervisors met in regular session
on Wednesday, February 9, 2000, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board
of Supervisors meeting room located in the Wise County courthouse.
The following were present:
Honorable
Robert Adkins-Chairman
Honorable
Virginia Meador-Vice-Chair
Honorable
Douglas Mullins
Honorable
Betty Cornett
Honorable
Edgar Mullins
Honorable
Douglas Stallard
Honorable
Jeffrey Salyers
Honorable
Donnie Dowell-members of said Board and
Shannon
C. Scott-Acting County Administrator
Karen
Mullins-County Attorney
Annette
Underwood-Executive Secretary
PRAYER
Rev.
Cliff Bowman, Pastor Stephen's Church of God led the Board
in prayer.
PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
MINUTES
Virginia
Meador asked that the minutes of January 18, 2000, regarding
the closed session state that the interviews were concerning
the position of County Administrator.
There
being no further corrections/additions, a motion was made
by Doug Stallard, seconded by Jeffrey Salyers, to approve
the minutes as amended.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: AGENDA
APPROVAL
The
following items were requested to be added to the agenda:
-
Discretionary
Funding -
Old Dominion Bass Anglers
East Stone Gap Cemetery
-
Certify
EOC Coordinator as designated agent for reimbursement
of drought assistance
There
being no further additions/changes, a motion was made by
Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeffrey Salyers, to approve the
agenda as amended.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: PUBLIC
EXPRESSION
Ralph
Cox, representing the Southwest Virginia Master Gardners
Association, thanked the Board for its continued support.
Mr. Cox reviewed the accomplishments and activities
of the Master Gardner and the benefits that have been reaped
by Wise County from these accomplishments.
There
being no further comments, the public expression was closed.
IN
RE: GRAVEL
PAYMENT
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Doug Mullins,
to approve the gravel payment in the amount of
$3,602.64 for gravel placed on roads throughout Wise
County to be paid from the Coal & Gas Road Fund.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: VDOT
REMARKS
Ken
Robinson , representing VDOT, informed the Board of the
following meetings:
-
Six
year preallocation hearing to be held at the Southwest
Virginia Community College on March
21, 2000 .
-
Coal
and Gas Road meeting to be held on February 23, 2000.
Mr.
Robinson spoke briefly on the public hearings to be held
on the Coalfield Express Way.
IN
RE: BLACKWOOD
LANDFILL CHANGE ORDER #1
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell to authorize the Chairman
to execute change
order #1 for Phillips and Jordan regarding the Blackwood
Landfill Expansion.
Virginia Meador seconded the motion.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: SPECIAL
POLICE / LITTER WARDEN
Doug
Stallard made a motion that the duties of the Litter Warden
and the previous Litter Warden's four-wheel drive vehicle be transferred to
the Sheriff's Department to be under his control and supervision.
Betty Cornett seconded the motion.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: E-911 ROAD
NAME ADDITION
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to hold a public hearing on March 2, 2000 at 6:05 p.m. to
receive citizens' comments regarding the following proposed
road name:
Brookside
Drive (Previously
unnamed)
The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: E-911 ROAD
NAMES CHANGES/ADDITIONS PUBLICATIONS
A
motion was made by Jeffrey Salyers to hold public hearings
on requests for E-911 road name changes/additions every three months.
Donnie Dowell seconded the motion.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: TREASURER'S
OFFICE/ADDITIONAL FULL-TIME EMPLOYEE
Treasurer
Rita Holbrook pointed out to the Board that her request
for $18,600 for a full-time employee would not be necessary since there
was only six months left
in this fiscal year.
Her request would be for $14,750 which would be for
a full-time person for the remainder of this fiscal year
and funds for part time help.
After
discussion, a motion was made by Virginia Meador, seconded
by Betty Cornett, to approve the Treasurer's request for
$14,750 to be used for two additional employees.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: CLERK OF
CIRCUIT COURT REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEE
Clerk
of Circuit Court Jack Kennedy addressed the Board regarding
the need for an additional employee to help with the increased
workload in his office that has been brought about since
the prisons have been built.
The
Board of Supervisors provided $10,000 for part-time assistance
in the current budget but those funds were depleted at the
end of the calendar year.
The State Compensation Board is acknowledging the
Circuit Court's need with a one-time supplemental appropriation
to continue the part-time funding.
Mr.
Kennedy asked that the Board of Supervisors fund the proportional
salary and benefits for a $18,625 position that would deal
entirely with the inmate litigation.
In
addition, Mr. Kennedy asked for
a one-time special appropriation of $1,400 for postage.
The need has been brought about with inmate correspondence
and appeals to the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court
which have depleted the postage account.
After
further discussion, a motion was made by Doug Stallard to
provide the funds as requested by Mr. Kennedy for additional
postage and an additional
employee until July 1 at which time the new budget
will be in place and the employee for the Clerk's Office
as well as the employees for the Treasurer's Office
can be further discussed.
Jeff Salyers seconded the motion.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: BUSH INDUSTRIES/SAW
DUST DISPOSAL
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Donnie Dowell,
to table indefinitely the request from Bush Industries for
possible disposal of saw dust at the county landfill.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: WORKFORCE
INVESTMENT ACT/CHIEF ELECTED OFFICIALS AGREEMENT
A
motion was made by Doug Stallard to table any action on
the Chief Elected Officials Agreement until next month for
further information.
Virginia Meador seconded the motion.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: PRO-ART
FUNDING
A
motion was made by Doug Stallard to appropriate $5,000 to
Pro-Art for
matching funds for the Arts Local Government Challenge Grant
and consider further
funding during the budget process.
Virginia Meador seconded the motion.
Aye-Virginia
Meador
Nay-None Abstain-Edgar
Mullins
Betty Cornett
Doug Mullins
Robert Adkins
Doug Stallard
Jeffrey Salyers
Donnie Dowell
IN
RE: PROPERTY
INSURANCE BIDS ADVERTISEMENT
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeffrey Salyers,
to authorize the County Administrator to go out for bids
on Property
Insurance. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: HEALTH
INSURANCE RFP'S
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Betty Cornett,
to authorize the County Adminsitrator to advertise for RFP's
for health insurance.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: DISBURSEMENT
OF DISCRETIONARY FUNDS
A
motion was made by Doug Stallard, seconded by Jeffrey Salyers,
to approve the following discretionary funds disbursement:
East
Stone Gap Cemetery - $300
- Betty
Cornett
$300 -
Virginia Meador
Old
Dominion Bass Anglers Club
- $300
- Donnie
Dowell
The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: BUILDING
FUND
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Betty Cornett,
to approve the
building refund in the amount of $35.35 payable to Dwayne
Mullins. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT
- RADA
It
was the consensus of the Board to table this request.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT
9TH DISTRICT DEVELOPMENT FINANCING BD OF DIRECTORS
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Betty Cornett,
to reappoint Donnie Dowell to the Ninth District Development
Financing Board of Directors. The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT
/VIRGINIA COAL COUNCIL
A
motion was made by Betty Cornett, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to appoint Richard Cornett to the Virginia Coal Council
for a term of four (4) years.
The motion was unanimously approved.
A
motion was made by Doug Stallard, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to appoint Bob Adkins to the Virginia Coal Council for his
term of office. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/LENOWISCO
DISABILITY SERVICES BOARD
A
motion was made by Betty Cornett, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to appoint Larry Bland to fill the unexpired term of Virginia
Meador on the LENOWISCO Disability Services Board.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT
/ IDA
A
motion was made by Doug Stallard, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to reappoint Bill Hunsaker to the Wise County IDA for a
term of four years.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/LONESOME
PINE OFFICE ON YOUTH
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Donnie Dowell,
to appoint Heather Rose to the Lonesome Pine Office on Youth
for a term of one
year. The motion
was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/PLANNING
COMMISSION
A
motion was made by Virginia Meador, seconded by Betty Cornett,
to appoint J. Fred Tate to the Wise County Planning Commission
for a term of four years.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/PLANNING
DIST. I COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD
A
motion was made by Doug Stallard, seconded by Jeff
Salyers, to table the two appointments on the Planning
District I Community Services Board until next month for
information on the new legislation that has been adopted
regarding these two terms of office.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/WISE
COUNTY PSA
A
motion was made by Betty Cornett, seconded by Jeff
Salyers, to appoint Doug Stallard to the PSA Board
for a term of four years.
Aye-Virginia
Meador Nay-None Abstain-
Edgar Mullins
Betty Cornett
Donnie Dowell
Doug Mullins
Doug Stallard
Jeff Salyers
Robert Adkins
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/SOCIAL
SERVICES BOARD
A
motion was made by Doug Stallard, seconded by Jeff
Salyers, to appoint Charles Bennett to the Social
Services Board for a four year term.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: REZONING/ARNIE
RIGGS
A
motion was made by Doug Stallard, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to hold a public hearing on March 2, 2000 at 6:10 p.m. to
receive citizens comments regarding a request from Arnie
Riggs to rezone his property from a B-2 to a M-1 District
and for a Special Use Permit
for the permitted use of petroleum, fuel oil or propane
storage for purposes of distribution.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: LANDFILL
USE FEE REFUNDS
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff
Salyers, to approve the Landfill Use Fee refunds
as presented. The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: HIGHLANDS
JUVENILE DETENTION CENTER REQUEST
A
written request was received from the Highlands Juvenile
Detention Center in Bristol requesting assistance in getting
some prints of notable Wise County landmarks donated to
their facility. This
in their opinion would boost employee morale and be a welcome
sight to those who visit the center.
A
motion was made by Doug Stallard, seconded by Jeff
Salyers, to authorize the Chairman and the
County Administrator to handle this request at their
own discretion.
Doug
Mullins suggested that perhaps the art departments in the
school system could be contacted and the work that is done
by the students regarding our region would be sufficient
for the center needs.
Ms.
Meador suggested
that the Board help with expenses incurred with the framing,
and mounting if
the art departments agreed to participate.
Mr.
Stallard agreed to amend his motion to include Doug Mullins'
and Virginia Meador's recommendations.
The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: PAYMENT
OF ACCOUNTS
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Doug Mullins,
to approve the payment of accounts as presented to include
the additions as presented by Administrator Scott.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: E-911
PAYMENTS
A
motion was made by Betty Cornett, seconded by Jeff
Salyers, to approve the 911 payments as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: BLACKWOOD
LANDFILL ENTERPRISE FUNDS PAYMENTS
motion
was made by Doug Stallard, seconded by Doug Mullins, to
approve the Blackwood Landfill Enterprise Fund payments
as presented. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RICHMOND
LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to authorize expenses for
the chairman and others that may want to attend the
the Richmond Leadership Conference.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: EOC
COORDINATOR DESIGNATED AGENT/REIMBURSEMENT OF DROUGHT
ASSISTANCE
A
motion was made by Doug Mullins, seconded by Donnie Dowell,
to certify EOC Coordinator
Alex Knox as Designated Agent to request, file for
and receive reimbursement
from the drought assistance fund of
the Virginia Department of Emergency Services for
Wise County . The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: BOARD COMMENTS
There
were comments from Board members regarding our economy,
our culture, and Wise County's potential for growth with
the proposed regional business technology park.
RECESS
The
Board took a brief recess at 7:40 p.m.
The
Board reconvened its meeting at 7:55 p.m.
IN
RE: CLOSED
SESSION
A
motion was made by Doug Stallard, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to go into closed session as per the following Code sections:
2.1-344A.1
- Discussion of prospective candidate for employment
2.1-344A.5
- Discussion of prospective
business where no previous announcement has been made.
The
motion was unanimously approved.
After
a lengthy closed session, a motion was made by Doug Stallard,
seconded by Jeff Salyers, to reconvene its regular meeting.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RESOLUTION
- CLOSED SESSION
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff
Salyers, to approve the resolution verifying matters
discussed while in closed session.
The motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
#
2000
(Said
resolution on file in the County Administrator's Office)
ADJOURN
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Doug Stallard,
to adjourn the meeting at 9:10 p.m.
The motion was unanimously approved.
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