| The
Wise County Board of Supervisors met in regular session on
Thursday, August 14, 2003 at 6:00 PM in the Board of Supervisors
meeting room located in the Wise County courthouse.
The following were present:
Honorable
Douglas Stallard - Chairman
Honorable
Betty Cornett - Vice-Chair
Honorable
Barry Nelson
Honorable
Edgar Mullins
Honorable
Virginia Meador
Honorable
Robert Adkins
Honorable
Jeffrey Salyers
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
Robby Robbins led the Board in prayer.
PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
All led in the pledge of allegiance.
MINUTES
A motion was made by Jeff Salyers,
seconded by Robby Robbins, to approve the minutes as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN RE: APPROVAL
OF AGENDA
Administrator Sealover asked that
a public hearing for a Special Use Permit for a recycling/junkyard
business to be located at 2314B Preston Road in Big Stone
Gap be added to the agenda.
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to approve the agenda as presented with the addition as
stated above. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN RE: PUBLIC
EXPRESSION
Danny Stallard thanked the Board
for doing a good job and for lowering the real estate tax
rate.
Carl
Stidham, a resident of the Day Town Road Community, asked
that gravel be placed at the bus turn-a-round on Day Town
Road. This
portion of the road is rutted out and needs gravel before
school starts.
There
being no further comments, the public expression period
was closed.
IN RE: ROADS
AND HIGHWAYS
Matthew Cox came before the Board
representing VDOT in T. G. Branson's absence.
IN
RE: RESOLUTION
/ NEW ADDITION / COLLINS DRIVE
A motion was made by Jeff Salyers,
seconded by Robby Robbins, to adopt the resolution approving
Collins Drive in the Tacoma area as a new addition.
The motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION # 2003
(Said resolution is on file in the
County Administrator's Office)
IN RE: BOARD
COMMENTS
Board members presented needs in
their districts for VDOT review.
IN RE: CONSENT
AGENDA
A motion was made by Bob Adkins,
seconded by Barry Nelson, to approve the consent agenda
as follows:
IN RE:
RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF VIRGINIA'S STUDENTS
This resolution supports increased
stated funding for education.
RESOLUTION
#
2003
(Said resolution is on file in the
County Administrator's Office)
IN RE:
RESOLUTION DESIGNATING COUNTY'S AGENT FOR GRANTS
The County is entitled to two (2)
additional Homeland Security grants. Distribution will include
the Haz-Mat team, the Sheriff's Office, the Rescue Squads
and Emergency Management.
RESOLUTION #
2003
(Said resolution is on file in the
County Administrator's Office)
IN RE:
DISPOSAL OF REAL ESTATE AND PERSONAL PROPERTY RECORDS
A letter was received from the Treasurer
requesting authorization to destroy Personal Property and
Real Estate tax tickets dated January 1995 - December l997.
Budget Amendments
1)
No. 1: Increase
various line items in SWVA Community Corrections' budget
by $1529 (DCJS grant
funds).
2)
No. 2: Increase community organizations/events budget
by $5,000 (Commission for the Arts Grant); distribute to
certain organizations
3)
No. 3: Increase various line items in Heart of Appalachia
Tourism Authority's budget by $6286 (Tourism grant funds).
4)
No. 4: Transfer $1200 from the RAID Special Fund to
the Correction and Detention budget, salaries line item.
5)
No. 5: Transfer $17,500 from the Courthouse Security
Special Fund to various line items in Sheriff Civil Papers
and Security budget.
6)
No. 6: Increase various line items in Emergency Services
Civil Defense budget by $8420 (Federal Emergency Management
Program grant received in June.
7)
No. 7: Deposit $2522 in capital outlay line item,
VFD's budget (US DOJ Equipment Grant received in FY 2002-03)
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN RE:
ORDINANCE /DISCOUNT FOR EARLY PAYMENT OF REAL ESTATE
TAXES
A public hearing was held on August
7 to receive citizens' comments regarding a proposed ordinance
providing a discount for early payment of real estate taxes.
A motion was made by Jeff Salyers,
seconded by Virginia Meador, to approve the ordinance providing
a discount for early payment of real estate taxes. The motion was unanimously approved.
ORDINANCE #
2003
(Said ordinance is on file in the
County Administrator's Office)
IN RE:
E-911 ADDITIONAL ROAD NAMES
A public hearing was held on August
7 to receive citizens' comments regarding twenty-two (22)
new E-911 road names.
There was no opposition to the proposed names at
the public hearing.
A motion was made by Jeff Salyers,
seconded by Bob Adkins, to approve the twenty-two (22) E-911
road names as advertised.
The motion was unanimously approved.
(Said
list of names are on file in the County Administrator's
Office)
IN RE: RESOLUTION
AMENDING COUNTY PERSONNEL POLICIES
A
motion was made by Robby Robbins, seconded by Doug Stallard,
to adopt the resolution amending sections of the County's
Personnel Policies regarding sick leave bank, compensatory
time and group hospitalization for retirees.
The motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION # 2003
(Said resolution is on file in the
County Administrator's Office)
IN RE:
AMENDMENT TO ORDINANCE # 3-1979) ELDERLY & HANDICAPPED
PERSONS TAX EXEMPTION
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to set a public hearing on Thursday, September 4, 2003 at
6:00 PM to receive citizens' comments regarding a proposed
amendment to the Elderly and Handicapped Persons Tax Exemption
Ordinance setting the due date for first time and hardship
applicants who reside in manufactured homes and receive
personal property tax ticket on October 15.
The motion was unanimously approved.
(Amendment
to Ordinance # 3-1979 is on file in the County Administrator's
Office)
IN RE: APPOINTMENT
REDEVELOPMENT & HOUSING AUTHORITY
A
motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to reappoint Elsie Kern to the Redevelopment & Housing
Authority for a term of four (4) years.
The motion was unanimously approved.
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Robby Robbins,
to table, until next month, the filling of the vacancy left
by Wayne Perry, who resigned as a member of the Redevelopment
& Housing Authority.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT
- SOCIAL SERVICES BOARD
A motion was made by Barry Nelson,
seconded by Betty Cornett, to table the appointment to the
Social Services Board until next month.
Edgar
Mullins made a substitute motion to reappoint LeRoy "Demos"
Cantrell to the Social Services Board.
The
motion died due to lack of a second.
Chairman
Stallard asked for a vote on the main motion to table the
appointment until next month.
The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN RE: APPOINTMENT
- LONESOME PINE OFFICE ON YOUTH
A motion was made by Betty Cornett,
seconded by Bob Adkins, to reappoint Nosheen Reza to the
Lonesome Pine Office on Youth Board for a one-year term.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN RE: SPECIAL
USE PERMIT / PRESTON ROAD
A motion was made by Jeff Salyers,
seconded by Bob Adkins, to hold a public hearing on September
4, 2003 at 6:00 PM to receive citizens' comments regarding
a request from David Stidham for a Special Use Permit for
a recycling/junkyard business to be located at 2314B Preston
Road of the Big Stone Gap area.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN RE: CLOSED
SESSION
A motion was made by Jeff Salyers,
seconded by Robby Robbins, to go into closed session as
permitted by section 2.2-3711A.1&6 of the Code of Virginia to evaluate the County Administrator, discuss renewal of Attorney's
contract and review bids for financing construction of new
animal shelter. The
motion was unanimously approved.
After
a brief closed session, a motion was made by Barry Nelson,
seconded by Robby Robbins, to reconvene the regular meeting.
The motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION CERTIFICATION OF CLOSED MEETING
Mr. Salyers read the certification
for closed meeting.
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Robby Robbins,
to approve the resolution verifying matters discussed while
in closed session.
The motion was unanimously approved by roll call
vote.
RESOLUTION # 2003
(Said
resolution is on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN RE: ANIMAL
SHELTER/AWARD OF FINANCE CONSTRUCTION BID
A
motion was made by Betty Cornett, seconded by Bob Adkins,
to award the finance construction bid for the new animal
shelter in the amount of $475,000.00 to Branch Banking &
Trust Company (BB&T) with an interest rate of 4.18%
for a term of 10 years.
The motion was unanimously approved.
ADJOURN
There being no further business,
a motion was made by Robby Robbins, seconded by Barry Nelson,
to adjourn the meeting.
The motion was unanimously approved.
ATTEST:
WISE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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Clerk
Chairman
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