02-01-2016 Regular MeetingRegular Meeting
February 1, 2016
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
Monday, February 1, 2016
Regular Meeting
VIRGINIA: The Regular Meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors was held
on Monday, February 1, 2016 in the General District Courtroom of the Edwin R. Shields Addition in
Chatham, Virginia. Jessie L. Barksdale, Chair, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. The following
members were present:
Jessie L. Barksdale Banister District
Elton W. Blackstock Staunton River District
Tim Barber Tunstall District
Ronald S. Scearce Westover District
Jerry A. Hagerman Callands-Gretna District
Robert W. Warren Chatham-Blairs District
Joe B. Davis Dan River District
Mr. Clarence C. Monday, County Administrator, Mr. J. Vaden Hunt, County Attorney, Mr.
Otis S. Hawker, Assistant County Administrator for Operations, and Ms. Rebecca Flippen, Deputy
Clerk to the Board were also present.
Mr. Barksdale led the Moment of Silence, and then the Pledge of Allegiance .
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Mr. Blackstock, seconded by Mr. Barber, to approve the agenda with the
following addition:
(a) Appointment to the West Piedmont Planning District Executive Committee
Mr. Blackstock’s motion was unanimously approved by the Board.
Hearing of the Citizens
Jimmy Wilkerson of the Dan River District commented on how high he felt the tax on motor
homes was and asked the Board of Supervisors to consider lowering those tax rates.
Richard Shumate of the Westover District offered a word of prayer; commented he felt the
Board could be using some of cars parked as surplus; and commented on the motor home tax rates
and that he too felt it was too high.
This concluded the Hearing of the Citizens.
Consent Agenda
Motion was made by Mr. Barber, seconded by Mr. Hagerman, to approve the Consent
Agenda, which was approved by the Board of Supervisors.
(a) Minutes: January 4, 2016 – Re-organizational Meeting
January 19, 2016 – Regular Meeting
(b) Bill List – January 2016
(c) Ratify Declaration of Emergency – Effective January 22, 2016
Mr. Barber’s motion was unanimously approved by the Board.
Regular Meeting
February 1, 2016
Presentations
The Board of Supervisors presented 2016 Black History Month Proclamation approved at
their January 19, 2016 meeting to Mr. Willie Fitzgerald, President of the local chapter of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Mr. Fitzgerald thanked the Board.
Unfinished Business
At their Regular Meeting on January 19, 2016, a motion was made by Mr. Barber, seconded
by Mr. Scearce, for the reappropriation of the following Expenditure Refunds for December 2015:
reappropriation of $39,075.51 as follows: $100.00 to Clerk of Court-Copier Lease (100-4-021600-
60051), $301.72 to Sheriff-Subsistence & Lodging (100-4-031200-5530), $50.00 to Sheriff-Parts
(100-4-031200-6030), $350.00 to Sheriff-Halloween Contributions (100-4-031200-5878), $4,000.00
to Sheriff-DARE Supplies (100-4-031200-6002), $20.11 to Sheriff-Fuel (100-4-031200-6008),
$3,375.00 to Sheriff-Capital Outlay Vehicle (100-4-031200-8105), $4,414.52 to VFD-
Communication Equip. (100-4-032200-6004), $43.30 to VFD-United Way Contribution, $15.85 to
Building Inspections-Training (100-4-034000-5540), $65.10 to Animal Control-Professional Health
Services (100-4-035100-3110), $25.00 to Animal Control-Donations (100-4-035100-5883),
$1,105.65 to Recreation-Rec. Supplies (100-4-071100-6014), $260.00 to Library-Postage (100-4-
073100-5210), $110.13 to Library-Office Supplies (100-4-073100-6001), $26.00 to Library-Books &
Subscriptions (100-4-073100-6012), $285.47 to Youth Commission (100-4-081200-5696), $30.00 to
Non-Departmental-Awards & Certificates (100-4-091200-5840), $500.00 to SOVA AMP Tour-
Administrative Expense (250-4-094227-5899), $22,747.66 to WIA-Rent (251-4-353853-6014),
$1,250.00 to WIA-Other Operating (251-4-353878-6014). This motion required a 10-Day Layover
that had now been met and the following Roll Call Vote was recorded: Mr. Barber-Yes; Mr.
Hagerman-Yes; Mr. Blackstock-Yes; Mr. Scearce-Yes; Mr. Davis-Yes; Mr. Warren-Yes; and Mr.
Barksdale-Yes. Mr. Barber’s motion was unanimously approved by the Board.
New Business
The Finance Committee met at 5:30pm on February 1, 2016. No recommendations were
submitted.
Motion was made by Mr. Blackstock, seconded by Mr. Warren, to approve a contract
amendment with Dominion 7, provider for architectural/engineering services on the proposed animal
welfare facility, amount of $270,450 for additional architectural and engineering services to include
construction documents/detailed blueprints and schematics, site analysis, to bid out for construction
and contract administration for the proposed animal welfare facility; and to authorize the County
Administrator to sign all necessary documentation, which was unanimously approved by the Board.
Motion was made by Mr. Blackstock, seconded by Mr. Barber, to appropriate $270,450 from
unappropriated General Funds to line item #310-4-094130-316300, for the Dominion 7 contract
amendment, which required a 10-Day Layover.
Appointments
Motion was made by Mr. Hagerman, seconded by Mr. Barber, to appoint Henry “Hank”
Davis, Jr. as the Pittsylvania County Citizen Representative to the Tri-County Lake Administrative
Commission for a one-year term beginning February 1, 2016 thru January 31, 2017, which was
unanimously approved by the Board.
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Motion was made by Mr. Warren, seconded by Mr. Barber, to appoint Mr. Ronald Scearce to
the West Piedmont Planning District’s Executive Committee for a one-year term, which was
unanimously approved by the Board.
Adjournment
Motion was made by Mr. Barber, seconded by Mr. Blackstock, to adjourn the meeting, which
was unanimously approved by the Board. The meeting ended at 7:45 pm.