Honorable
Douglas Stallard-Chairman
Honorable
Betty Cornett - Vice-Chair
Honorable
Douglas Mullins
Honorable
Edgar Mullins
Honorable
Virginia Meador
Honorable
Robert Adkins
Honorable
Jeffrey Salyers
Honorable
Donnie Dowell-members of said Board and
Edward
L. Sealover-County Administrator
Shannon
C. Scott-Assistant County Administrator
Annette
Underwood-Executive Secretary
PRAYER
Rev.
Eddie Fultz, member Freedom of Worship Church, led the Board
in prayer.
PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
IN
RE: PLAQUE
OF APPRECIATION/BENNET ADKINS
Chairman
Stallard spoke briefly to the family of the late Bennet
Adkins recognizing his contribution to Wise County in building
and financing the fountain in front of the courthouse. He acknowledged that a plaque of appreciation has been placed
on the front of the fountain in memory of Mr. Adkins and
his dedication to the beautification of Wise County.
MINUTES
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to approve the minutes as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPROVAL
OF AGENDA
Chairman
Stallard asked that the Panel of Physicians for Worker's
Compensation Matters be placed on next month's agenda and
the appointment on the PSA Board be added.
A
motion was made by Virginia Meador, seconded by Bob Adkins,
to approve the agenda as presented with the deletion and
addition as stated above.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: PUBLIC
EXPRESSION
Mildred
Cantrell a property owner in the Sandy Ridge section of
Coeburn voiced her opposition to the proposed E-911 road
name Duty Road.
She asked that Duty Road be deleted from the
list of E-911 road names that are being considered for approval
and that she be notified in the event that another name
is submitted for that road in the future.
There
being no further comments, the public expression period
was closed.
IN
RE: REVENUE
SHARING MATCHING FUNDS
A
motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to approve the $500.00 matching funds for the Revenue Sharing
Program to be paid from the Coal & Gas Road Funds.
The motion was unanimously approved.
VDOT
REMARKS
Several
Board members presented requests to VDOT representative
Ken Robinson for possible action.
IN
RE: E-911 ROAD
NAME ADDITIONS
A
public hearing was held on November 1, 2001 to receive citizens'
comments regarding 12 proposed E-911 road names (List on
file in the E-911 Office located in the County Administrator's
Office). There
was one citizen in opposition to the Duty Road.
A
motion was made Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to approve the list of E-911 road names as presented with
the exception of Duty Road. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: DANCE HALL
PERMIT/OLD MOOSE LODGE/MICHAEL CHILDERS
A
public hearing was held on November 1, 2001 to receive citizens'
comments regarding a request from Michael Childers for a
dance hall permit for the old Moose Lodge building located
on Highway 58 between Norton and Coeburn.
There was no opposition to the proposed permit.
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Betty Cornett,
to approve the dance hall permit as requested by Michael
Childers. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RESOLUTION
TRANSFER OF PROPERTY TECH PARK
A
public hearing was held on November 1, 2001 to receive citizens'
comments regarding the transfer of property at the Lonesome
Pine Airport (Tech Park) to the Wise County IDA and the
Cumberlands Airport Commission.
There was no opposition to the proposed transfer.
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to approve the resolution transferring the property at the
Tech Park to the Wise County IDA and the Cumberlands Airport
Commission. The
motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
#
2001
(Said
resolution is on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: WISE COUNTY'S
REAL ESTATE TAX EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN ELDERLY AND DISABLED
PERSONS ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
A
public hearing was held on November 1, 2001 to receive citizens'
input regarding a proposed amendment to the Wise County
Real Estate Tax Exemption for Certain Elderly and Disabled
Persons Ordinance.
There was no public comments regarding the proposed
amendment.
Donnie
Dowell asked that the amendment be removed and replaced
by Code Section 58.1-3211 as presented by the County Attorney.
Chairman
Stallard asked that the Landfill Use Fee Committee meet
and make necessary changes as per the Code Section presented
by the County Attorney that relates back to the existing
ordinance.
IN
RE: RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING MS. LAUREN ELIZABETH BOLLING BARNETTE AS MISS
TEEN VIRGINIA USA
A
motion was made by Doug Mullins, seconded by Bob Adkins,
to adopt the resolution recognizing Ms. Lauren Elizabeth
Bolling Barnette as Miss Teen Virginia USA.
The motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
#
2001
(Said
resolution is on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: BUDGET
AMENDMENT #6/CLERK OF CIRCUIT COURT
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Doug Mullins,
to approve budget amendment #6 for the Clerk of Circuit
Court in the amount of $13,149.90 to fund part-time employees
for the GIS Program.
The motion was unanimously approved.
It
was noted that these funds were donated by Anderson &
Associates and the Wise Kiwanis Club.
IN
RE: BUDGET
AMENDMENT #7/RESERVE FOR EMERGENCIES / CONTINGENCY / FEMA
DISASTER REIMBURSEMENT
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to approve budget amendment #7 for funding in the amount
of $75,592.42 received from FEMA as reimbursement for the
July and August flooding in Wise County.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: COMMISSIONER
OF REVENUE REQUEST FOR REFUND
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Donnie Dowell,
to approve the tax refund to Edwards Inc. of St. Paul in
the amount of $13,403.50 for property that was assessed
but not located in Wise County.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RESOLUTION
REQUIRING COUNTY DECAL FOR USE OF CONVENIENCE CENTERS OR
LANDFILL
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Bob Adkins,
to adopt the resolution requiring a County decal for use
of the convenience centers or the County landfill.
The motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
#
2001
(Said
resolution is on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: COMPACTOR
BID
A
motion was made by Edgar Mullins, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to award the bid for the used Caterpillar 826G compactor
to Carter Machinery in the amount of $200,000 minus a $20,000
trade-in of older unit for a cost of $180,000 to be paid
from the Blackwood Enterprise Fund.
The motion was unanimously approved.
(Chairman
Stallard noted that there was only one bid received on this
compactor)
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT-COMMUNITY
POLICY AND MANAGEMENT BOARD
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to appoint Donna Boggs to fill the un-expired term of Jewell
Worley on the Community Policy and Management Board for
a term to expire 6/30/2005.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT-PSA
BOARD
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to appoint Betty Cornett to the PSA Board for her term of
office.
Aye-
Doug Mullins
Nay-None
Abstain-Donnie Dowell
Edgar Mullins
Virginia Meador
Doug Stallard
Robert Adkins
Jeff Salyers
Betty Cornett
IN
RE: MISSION
AND VALUES STATEMENT APPROVAL
A
motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to approve the Mission and Values Statement as presented
by the County Administrator.
The motion was unanimously approved.
(Said
Mission and Values Statement are on file in the County Administrator's
Office)
IN
RE: MODIFIED
DUTY PROGRAM
A
motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to approve the Modified Duty Program as presented by the
County Administrator.
The motion was unanimously approved.
(Said
Modified Duty Program is on file in the County Administrator's
Office)
IN
RE: AUTOMOTIVE
REPAIRS
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to approve the Policy Automotive Repairs as presented by
the County Administrator.
The motion was unanimously approved.
(Said
policy on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: EMPLOYEE
RECOGNITION/INCENTIVE AWARDS PROGRAM
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Donnie Dowell,
to approve the Employee Recognition/Incentive Awards Program
as presented by the County Administrator.
The motion was unanimously approved.
(Said
Employee Recognition/Incentive Awards Program is on file
in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: REZONING/HOMETOWN
PROPERTIES/ PEDRO TRUCKING
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to hold a public hearing on December 1, 2001 at 6:00 p.m.
for the following rezoning requests:
