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The
Wise County Board of Supervisors met in a Regular meeting
on June 9, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors meeting
room located in the Wise County courthouse. The following
were present:
Honorable
Fred Luntsford - Chairman
Honorable
Ronnie Shortt - Vice-Chairman
Honorable
Robert R. Adkins
Honorable
Steve Bates
Honorable
Virginia Meador
Honorable
John W. Peace II
Honorable
Leland Branham
Honorable
Robert Robbins - members of said Board and
Glen
A. Skinner - 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
All
led in the pledge of allegiance to the flag.
MINUTES
A
motion was made by Ronnie Shortt, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to approve the minutes as presented. The motion was
unanimously approved.
IN
RE: AGENDA APPROVAL
The
following items were asked to be added / deleted on the
agenda:
Add
to Consent Agenda
(1) Set
public hearing (6:00 p.m. July 7) on a proposed amendment
to Ordinance #5-1990 Virginia Indoor Clean Air Act (Smoking
ordinance)
Add
to New Business
(1) Budget
for Circuit Court Judge's Office
(2) Award
of bid on loader(s) for transfer station
(3) Transfer
of funds from Capital Improvement Fund to Technology Improvement
Fund - $25,000.00 (replace FMS server)
(4) Set
public hearing (6:00 p.m. July 7) on proposed land swap
(Library property)
(5) Wise
County School Surplus
(6) Closed
session-Section 2.2-3711A.5 (Prospective business)
(7) Continue
Meeting
A
motion was made by Leland Branham, seconded by John Peace,
to approve the agenda to include the additions / deletions
as presented. The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: PUBLIC EXPRESSION
There
being no one to speak, the public expression period was
closed.
IN
RE: ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
Highway
Resident Engineer T. G. Branson stated that various sections
of the County have been scheduled for paving.
Mr.
Branson reviewed the following resolutions for Board approval:
IN
RE: RESOLUTION - REVENUE SHARING PROGRAM
A
motion was made by Ronnie Shortt, seconded by Leland Branham,
to adopt the resolution supporting the application for an
allocation of $1,000,000 through VDOT Revenue Sharing Program.
The motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
# 2005
(Said
resolution is on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: RESOLUTION - COAL & GAS ROAD ANNUAL PLAN 05-06
A
motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Steve Bates,
to adopt the resolution as submitted by the Coal & Gas
Road Improvement Advisory Committee approving the annual
plan for roads and bridges for the period of July 1, 2005
thru June 30, 2006. The motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
#
2005
(Said
resolution is on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: RESOLUTION - WILLIAMS BRIDGE
A
motion was made by Virginia Meador, seconded by John Peace,
to adopt the resolution requesting Williams Road be added
to the secondary system of state highways. The motion
was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
#
2005
(Said
resolution is on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: CONSENT AGENDA
A
motion was made by Ronnie Shortt, seconded by Steve Bates,
to approve the consent agenda as follows:
IN
RE: DEVELOP GRANT FUNDS
The
Treasurer was authorized to carry over DEVELOP grant funds
balance as of June 30, 2005.
IN
RE: BUDGET AMENDMENT
Approved
budget amendment No. 42: Increase revenue Hazard Mitigation
Grant - $3,000.00. Increase expenditures - budget
of Building and Zoning Office supplies $3,000.00
The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: REZONING/BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT - BEAR CREEK SUBDIVISION
A
public hearing was held on June 2 to receive citizens' comments
regarding the proposed rezone/boundary adjustment for property
consisting of 13.744 acres located in the Bear Creek Subdivision
in the Hurricane section of Wise for the purpose of expanding
the existing subdivision.
There
was no public opposition to the proposed expansion.
A
motion was made by Leland Branham, seconded by Bob Adkins,
to approve the rezone/boundary adjustment for the Bear Creek
Subdivision as part of Phase II of the subdivision expansion.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: REZONING - BIG STONE GLASS
A
public hearing was held on June 2 to receive citizens' comments
regarding the rezoning of property located at 2815 3rd
Avenue East, BSG to expand the business of Big Stone Glass.
There
was no public opposition to the proposed rezoning.
A
motion was made by John Peace, seconded by Steve Bates,
to approve the rezoning of property located at 2815 3rd
Avenue East, BSG - for the purpose of expanding the existing
business of Big Stone Glass. The motion was unanimously
approved.
IN
RE: E-911 ROAD NAME ADDITIONS
A
public hearing was held on June 2 to receive citizens' comments
regarding the four (4) proposed E-911 road names.
There
was no public opposition to the proposed names.
A
motion was made by Virginia Meador, seconded by Steve Bates,
to adopt the four (4) E-911 road names as submitted.
The motion was unanimously approved.
(Said
names are on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: WISE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD SURPLUS
As
noted in the letter dated 6-9-05 from Nolan Kilgore, Interim
Superintendent for Wise County Schools. the actual daily
student membership exceeded the FY 2004-2005 budget projection
by 83, which resulted in a surplus in excess of $200,000.00.
Due to the needs, as presented to the Board in the schools
previous 2005-2006 budget presentation, the school is requesting
that this surplus money be reallocated to the Wise County
Schools' 2005-2006 Operations Budget to help in meeting
those needs.
After
discussion, a motion was made by Robby Robbins, seconded
by Steve Bates, that the funds in the amount of $200,000.00
be reallocated to the Wise County Schools' 2005-2006 Operations
Budget as requested. The motion was unanimously approved.
Supervisor
Robbins asked that every effort be made to find funding
for the LEOS program for the Sheriff's deputies.
IN
RE: CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE'S OFFICE BUDGET
During
the preparation of the upcoming FY 2005-2006 budgets, Circuit
Court Clerk Jack Kennedy requested combining the budget
of the Circuit Court Judge's Office with the Circuit Court
Clerk's budget. In this proposed budget, the secretarial
staff for the Circuit Court Judge and funding for that office
would be placed in the Circuit Court Clerk's Office and
under the supervision of the Circuit Court Clerk.
In
a letter from Circuit Court Judge Tammy S. McElyea, she
voiced her concerns of the detrimental effect that this
proposed change would have on the citizens and attorneys
that have matters before the Court. She, therefore,
asked that these positions and funds be reinstated as a
separate category that remains, as it has for the past thirty
years, under the direction of the Board of Supervisors and
the Circuit Court Judge.
After
discussion, a motion was made by Ronnie Shortt, seconded
by Leland Branham, to approve the combining of the Circuit
Court Clerk's budget and the Circuit Court Judge's Office
budget as presented by Circuit Court Clerk Jack Kennedy.
Aye-
Steve Bates
Nay- Bob Adkins
Ronnie Shortt
Virginia Meador
John W. Peace
Robby Robbins
Leland Branham
Fred Luntsford
IN
RE: COUNTY BUDGET FY 2005-2006
A
public hearing was held on June 2 to receive citizens' comments
regarding the proposed County budget for FY 2005-2006.
There
was no public opposition to the proposed budget.
Administrator
Skinner addressed the adjustments that were made to the
County's FY 2005-2006 budget after the required advertisements,
which did not exceed the percentage allowed.
A
motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Steve Bates,
to approve the FY 2005-2006 County Budget as presented.
Aye-
Steve Bates
Nay-Virginia Meador
Ronnie Shortt
John W. Peace
Leland Branham
Bob Adkins
Fred Luntsford
Robby Robbins
IN
RE: RESOLUTION - COUNTY BUDGET
A
motion was made by John Peace, seconded by Ronnie Shortt,
to adopt the resolution approving the Wise County budget
for FY 2005-2006.
Aye-
Bob Adkins
Nay- Virginia Meador
Steve Bates
Ronnie Shortt
John W. Peace
Fred Luntsford
Leland Branham
Robby Robbins
RESOLUTION #
2005
(Said
resolution is on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: RESOLUTION -WISE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FY 2005-2006
BUDGET
This
item will be addressed in the meeting to be continued later
in the month.
IN
RE: WORKSHOP MEETING DATE CHANGE
A
motion was made by Robby Robbins, seconded by Leland Branham,
to hold the July Workshop at the Estonoa Learning Center
in St. Paul. The motion was unanimously approved.
A
motion was made by John Peace, seconded by Ronnie Shortt,
to hold the public hearings set for July 7 at the Estonoa
Learning Center in St. Paul. The motion was unanimously
approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT- LONESOME PINE YOUTH SERVICES BOARD
A
motion was made by Virginia Meador, seconded by John Peace,
to reappoint Cecilia Robinette to the Lonesome Pine Youth
Services Board. The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT-PSA
A
motion was made by John Peace, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to appoint Ralph Gilley to the Wise County PSA. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: BID - LOADER (S) FOR TRANSFER STATION
The
following bids were received in the Office of the County
Administrator for two (2) new loaders for the transfer station:
McClung-Logan
$264,478.00
Carter Machinery
$226,706.00
Administrator
Skinner recommended the low bidder, Carter Machinery.
A
motion was made by John Peace, seconded by Steve Bates,
to accept the low bid of $226,706.00 from Carter Machinery
for two (2) new loaders for the new transfer station.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: TRANSFER OF FUNDS
A
motion was made by Robby Robbins, seconded by Leland Branham,
to transfer $25,000.00 from the Capital Improvement Fund
to the Technology Improvement Fund to replace FMS server.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: LONESOME PINE REGIONAL LIBRARY LAND SWAP
A
motion was made by Ronnie Shortt, seconded by John Peace,
to hold a public hearing on July 7, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. at
the Estonoa Learning Center in St. Paul to receive
citizens' comments regarding a proposed land swap between
the Lonesome Pine Regional Library / Wise County and Bevton
LLC. The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: CONTINUED MEETING DATE
A
motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Steve Bates,
that the continuation date for this meeting be held on Thursday,
June 16, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors meeting
room. The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: CLOSED SESSION
A
motion was made by John Peace, seconded by Ronnie Shortt,
to go into closed session as permitted by section 2.2-3711A.5
of the Code of Virginia to discuss a prospective business.
The motion was unanimously approved.
After
a short closed session, a motion was made by Ronnie Shortt,
seconded by Steve Bates, to reconvene the regular meeting.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RESOLUTION - CLOSED SESSION
Supervisor
Peace read the certification for closed session.
A
motion was made by Robby Robbins, seconded by Steve Bates,
to adopt the resolution verifying matters discussed while
in closed session. The motion was unanimously approved
by roll call vote.
RESOLUTION #
2005
(Said
resolution is on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT
Administrator
Skinner briefed the Board on the mandatory pre-bid meeting
that was held on the Solid Waste Transfer Station at 1:00
PM, Thursday, June 9 for the various parties to share information,
ask questions, and for contractors to attend and become
eligible to bid on the project.
BOARD
COMMENTS
Several
Board members voiced their appreciation for team efforts
that are being put forth toward economic development.
CONTINUE
MEETING
A
motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Steve Bates,
to continue the meeting until Thursday, June 16, 2005 at
6:00 p.m. The motion was unanimously approved.
ATTEST:
WISE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
___________________ ___________________________________
Glen
A. Skinner, Clerk Fred
A. Luntsford, Chairman
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