| The
Wise County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on
Thursday, June 13, 2002, at 6:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors
meeting room located in the Wise County courthouse.
The following were present:
Honorable
Douglas Stallard - Chairman
Honorable
Jeffrey Salyers - Vice-Chairman
Honorable
Douglas Mullins
Honorable
Edgar Mullins
Honorable
Virginia Meador
Honorable
Betty Cornett
Honorable
Robert Adkins
Honorable
Robert Robbins - members of said Board and
Edward
L. Sealover - County Administrator
Shannon
C. Scott- Assistant County Administrator
Karen
T. Mullins - County Attorney
Annette
Underwood- Executive Secretary
PRAYER
T. G.
Branson, led the Board in prayer.
PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
MINUTES
A motion
was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Virginia Meador, to
approve the minutes as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPROVAL
OF AGENDA
Administrator
Sealover advised the Board that Mr. Harris the consultant
for the Cable Ordinance has requested that the proposed
Cable Services Regulatory Ordinance be deleted from the
agenda until next month.
A motion
was made by Doug Mullins, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to approve
the agenda with the deletion of the proposed Cable Services
Regulatory Ordinance.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: COUNTY
BUDGET FY 2002-03
Edgar
Mullins made a motion to vote on the County budget and the
School budget separately.
Doug Mullins seconded the motion.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: SCHOOL
BUDGET FY 2002-03
A motion
was made by Edgar Mullins to fund the School Budget $100,000
over last year's budget.
Doug Mullins seconded the motion.
Jeff
Salyers made a motion to level fund the School Budget same
as the current year with an increase of $51,300 over what
was advertised in the operations funding with the understanding
that the school teachers and the support staff will receive
their raises as promised.
Virginia Meador seconded the motion.
Aye-
Douglas Mullins
Edgar Mullins
Virginia Meador
Betty Cornett
Douglas Stallard
Jeff Salyers
Robby Robbins
IN
RE: COUNTY
BUDGET FY 2002-03
A motion
was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Betty Cornett, to
approve the County General Fund Budget for FY 2002-03 to
include raises for the County employees.
Ms.
Meador asked if this would include the Sheriff's cars.
There
was some discussion on including 6 cars for the Sheriff's
Department and two (2) deputies.
Mr.
Salyers amended his motion to include six (6) cars for the
Sheriff's Department and two (2) deputies as requested by
the Compensation Board.
Doug
Mullins voiced his concern in adopting the budget at this
time since there are some issues that the Board will be
voting on later in the meeting that will impact the budget
Edgar
Mullins voiced his opposition to the three top paid people
in the County Administrator's Office getting a raise.
He commented that the public works director makes
less money than the secretary in the office and that's not
right. He said
Mr. Darter should make at least the same with his responsibilities.
Edgar
Mullins questioned the GIS invoice that was paid by Jack
Kennedy and why he is requesting reimbursement.
Mr.
Sealover explained that the GIS program is funded by grants
and Mr. Kennedy had personally paid an invoice that came
due prior to the date on which the County paid its monthly
payments. Therefore,
Mr. Kennedy was asking for reimbursement for that payment.
Edgar
Mullins commented that the Sheriff's Department had to many
vehicles. He
said the parking lot would have to be enlarged to hold them
all.
There
being no further comments, the votes were as follows:
Aye-
Edgar Mullins
Nay-Doug Mullins
Virginia Meador
Betty Cornett
Douglas Stallard
Jeff Salyers
Robby Robbins
RECESS
The
Board took a brief recess at 6:30 p.m.
The
meeting reconvened at 6:55 p.m.
Bob
Adkins entered the meeting at this time.
IN
RE: PUBLIC
EXPRESSION
There
was no one to speak during public expression.
IN
RE: ROADS AND
HIGHWAYS
Mr.
Branson advised that he had made revisions to the Six Year
Plan and sent to each Board member for review.
Betty
Cornett asked for an update on the project by the golf course.
Jeff
Salyers presented a letter from June Hicks, daughter of
the late Charles Barrowman, Sr., submitting the name Charles
Barrowman, Sr., to be considered for naming of the bridge
in Banner, VA.
Mr.
Branson stated that before this could be done, the Board
would have to adopt a resolution requesting the bridge to
be named after Mr. Barrowman, Sr.
There
was a discussion on the rocks that have been piled up on
Jenkins Mountain and the possibility of getting the rocks
moved.
Mr.
Branson was asked to view the road past the Church of God
of Prophesy in Pine Camp, leading down to the river, which
is in the form of a loop and partially paved, for consideration
of being taken into the secondary system.
IN
RE: CHANGE
OF WORKSHOP MEETING DATE
A motion
was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Doug Mullins, to change
the July Workshop meeting to Monday, July 1 at 6:00 p.m.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: CONSENT
AGENDA
A motion
was made by Doug Mullins, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to approve
the consent agenda as presented with the public hearings
to be held on July 1, 2002 @ 6:00 p.m.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: REZONING
/J. STRAUGHAN FAMILY CORPORATION
A public
hearing was held on June 6, 2002 to receive citizens comments
regarding the rezoning request from J. Straughan Family
Corporation. There
was no public opposition to this request.
A motion
was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Bob Adkins, to approve
the request from J., Straughan Family Corporation to rezone
property consisting of 51 acres located on the Orby Cantrell
Highway adjacent to the Ridgeview Baptist Church from an
A-RR to B-2 District for the purpose of commercial development.
The motion was unanimously approved.
It was
noted that this request was recommended for approval by
the Planning Commission
IN
RE: REZONING/GLAMORGAN
COAL COMPANY
A public
hearing was held on June 6, 2002 for public comments regarding
a rezoning request from Glamorgan Coal Company.
There was no public opposition to this request.
A motion
was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Doug Mullins, to approve
the request from Glamorgan Coal Corporation to rezone property
consisting of 189 acres located on the Orby Cantrell Highway
adjacent to the Straughan Family Corporation property from
an A-RR to B-2 District for the purpose of commercial development.
The motion was unanimously approved.
It was
noted that this request was recommended for approval by
the Planning Commission.
IN
RE: SURPLUS
PROPERTY DISPOSAL ORDINANCE
A public
hearing was held on June 6, 2002 for public comments regarding
the proposed Surplus Property Disposal Ordinance.
There was no public opposition to this request.
A motion
was made by Robbie Robbins, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to approve the Surplus Property Disposal Ordinance as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
It was
noted that this request was recommended for approval by
the Planning Commission.
ORDINANCE
#
2002.
(Said
ordinance on file in the County Administrator Office)
IN
RE: ORDINANCE
IMPOSING $5 LOCAL COURTHOUSE SECURITY FEE
A public
hearing was held on June 6, 2002 for public comment regarding
the proposed Ordinance Imposing $5 Local Courthouse Security
Fee. There
was no public opposition to the proposed ordinance.
A motion
was made by Betty Cornett, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to
adopt the Ordinance Imposing a $5 Local Courthouse Security
Fee. The motion
was unanimously approved.
ORDINANCE
#
2002
(Said
ordinance on file in County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: ORDINANCE
IMPOSING A $25 JAIL PROCESSING FEE
A public
hearing was held on June 6, 2002, for public comment regarding
a proposed Ordinance Imposing a $25 Jail Processing Fee.
There was no public opposition to the proposed ordinance.
A motion
was made by Doug Mullins, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to adopt
the Ordinance Imposing a $25 Jail Processing Fee.
The motion was unanimously approved,
ORDINANCE
#
2002
(Said
ordinance on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: ZONING
ORDINANCE #2-1991- AMENDMENT/CONDITIONAL ZONING
A public
hearing was held on June 6, 2002 to receive citizens' input
regarding a proposed amendment to Wise County Zoning Ordinance
#1-1991 - Section 5-13 Conditional Zoning.
Mike
Abbot, Assistant County Attorney, gave the Board a brief
history on Conditional Zoning with illustrated comments
for better understanding of its purpose and benefits to
the County.
After
discussion, a motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by
Jeff Salyers, to adopt the amendment to Zoning Ordinance
#1-1991 - Section 5-13 Conditional Zoning.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: CABLE SERVICES
REGULATORY ORDINANCE
A public
hearing was held on June 6, 2002, to receive citizens comments
regarding the proposed Cable Services Regulatory Ordinance.
There was no public opposition to the proposed ordinance.
It was
the consensus of the Board to table the proposed ordinance
until the July meeting.
IN
RE: ZONING
ORDINANCE #2-1991 AMENDMENT/PERMITTED SIGNS
A public
hearing was held on June 6, 2002 to receive citizens' comments
regarding a proposed amendment to Wise County Zoning Ordinance
#2-1991- Section 5-2.4(d) Permitted Signs in B-2, M-1, M-2
Districts. There
was no public opposition to the proposed amendment.
Chairman
Stallard noted that the Planning Commission voted to deny
this request.
A motion
was made by Robby Robbins, seconded by Bob Adkins, to deny
the request from Shannon Vaughan to amend the Zoning Ordinance,
Section 5-2.4(d) regarding Permitted Signs in B-2, M-1,
M-2 Districts. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/
IDA
A motion
was made by Betty Cornett, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to appoint Jim Gilley to the Wise County IDA for a term
of four (4) years.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/PSA
This
appointment was tabled until July.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/BOARD
OF ZONING APPEALS
This
appointment was tabled until July.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/LENOWISCO
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A motion
was made by Jeff Sturgill, seconded by Robby Robbins, to
reappoint Susan P. Harrison to the LENOWISCO Board of Directors
for a term of three (3) years.
The motion was unanimously approved.
The
appointment for District One was tabled until July.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/MECC
BOARD
A motion
was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Robby Robbins, to
appoint Fred Dotson to the MECC Board for a term of four
(4) years.
Aye-
Doug Mullins
Nay-None
Abstain - Edgar Mullins
Virginia Meador
Betty Cornett
Bob Adkins
Jeff Salyers
Robbie Robbins
Doug Stallard
The
appointment for District One was tabled until July.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT
- PLANNING COMMISSION
A motion
was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Doug Stallard, to reappoint
Randy Rigg to the Planning Commission for a term of four
(4) years. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT
- SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD
A motion
was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Doug Stallard, to reappoint
Sam Gilbert to the Social Services Board for a term of four
(4) years. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT-
WISE COUNTY TOURISM COMMITTEE
A motion
was made by Robby Robbins, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to
reappoint Sarah McReynolds to the Wise County Tourism Committee
for a term of four (4) years.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: UVA-WISE
$10,000 FOR ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIPS
There
was some discussion regarding the request from UVA-Wise
for $10,000 for athletic scholarships. It was noted that it was not good business to cut the school
funding and give to another organization.
Jeff
Salyers made a motion to table this request until next month.
Bob Adkins seconded the motion.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RESOLUTION
- SOUTH MOUNTAIN PHASE II WATER PROJECT
A motion
was made by Edgar Mullins, seconded by Doug Mullins, to
approve the resolution agreeing to amend the South Mountain
Phase I Water Project Agreement to be applicable to Phase
II Water Project and to further authorize the Chairman and
Clerk of the Board to execute any and all documents required
to effectuate the South Mountain Phase II Project.
The motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
#
2002
(Said
resolution is on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: DERBY ENGINEERING
SERVICES AGREEMENT AMENDMENT (ATS)
A motion
was made by Virginia Meador, seconded by Betty Cornett,
to table the amendment to the Derby Engineering Services
Agreement with ATS for further information.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: FISCAL
STATUS REPORT
The
fiscal status report was presented for Board review.
IN
RE: COUNTY
ATTORNEY'S REPORT
None
IN
RE: COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
Administrator
Sealover reviewed with the Board VACo's request for statewide
legislative items.
IN
RE: BOARD COMMENTS
RECESS
There
was a recess taken at 7:50 p.m.
The
meeting reconvened at 7:55 p.m.
IN
RE: CLOSED
SESSION
A motion
was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Virginia Meador, to
go into closed session as permitted by Section 2.2-3611A.1
& A.7 of the Code of Virginia to discuss personnel and
Consultation with legal counsel.
The motion was unanimously approved.
After
a lengthy closed session, a motion was made by Jeff Salyers,
seconded by Bob Adkins, to reconvene the regular meeting.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RESOLUTION
- CLOSED SESSION
A motion
was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Bob Adkins, to approve
the resolution verifying matters discussed while in closed
session. The
motion was unanimously approved by roll call vote.
RESOLUTION
#
2002
(Said
resolution is on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: COUNTY
ATTORNEY'S SALARY
Doug
Mullins made a motion to adjust the salary of the County
Attorney as presented in the budget to $27,000 for 27 hours
per month. Betty
Cornett seconded the motion.
Aye-Doug
Mullins Nay-Doug
Stallard Abstain-Virginia
Meador
Betty Cornett
Edgar Mullins
Bob Adkins
Robby Robbins
Jeff Salyers
ADJOURN
A motion
was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Edgar Mullins, to adjourn
the meeting. The
motion was unanimously approved.
ATTEST:
WISE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
____________________ ______________________
Clerk Chairman
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