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04-04-2022 - Called Meeting - Budget Public Hearings - DRAFT PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CALLED MEETING April 4, 2022 VIRGINIA: The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors’ Called Meeting was held on April 4, 2022, in the Board Meeting Room, 39 Bank Street, SE, Chatham, Virginia 24531. CALL TO ORDER (5:00 PM.) Ingram called the Meeting to Order at 5:00 PM. ROLL CALL The following Members were present: Attendee Name Title Status Arrived William V. ("Vic") Ingram Chairman - Tunstall District Present 4:36 PM Jessie L. Barksdale Vice Chairman - Banister District Present 4:27 PM Tim Chesher Supervisor - Dan River District Present 4:32 PM Darrell Dalton Supervisor - Callands-Gretna District Present 4:29 PM Timothy W. Dudley Supervisor - Staunton River District Present 4:53 PM Ronald S. Scearce Supervisor - Westover District Present 4:56 PM Robert ("Bob") W. Warren Supervisor - Chatham-Blairs District Present 4:53 PM AGENDA ITEMS TO BE ADDED None. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Motion to approve Agenda. RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Warren SECONDER: Tim Chesher, Supervisor - Dan River District AYES: Ingram, Barksdale, Chesher, Dalton, Dudley, Scearce, Warren CLOSED SESSION Motion to enter Closed Session. The Board entered Closed Session at 5:02 PM. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Dudley SECONDER: Barksdale AYES: Ingram, Barksdale, Chesher, Dalton, Dudley, Scearce, Warren a. Consultation with legal counsel employed or retained by a public body regarding specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by such counsel. (Staff Contact: J. Vaden Hunt, Esq.) Board of Supervisors April 4, 2022 Called Meeting (1) Legal Authority: Virginia Code § 2.2-3711(A)(8) Subject Matters: Jail Land Acquisition/Procurement Purpose: Legal Consultation/Legal Advice Regarding the Same b. Discussion, consideration, or interviews of prospective candidates for employment; assignment, appointment, promotion, performance, demotion, salaries, disciplining, or resignation of specific public officers, appointees, or employees of any public body. (Contact: Board of Supervisors) (1) Legal Authority: Virginia Code § 2.2-3711(A)(1) Subject Matter: County Administrator Purpose: Review of Applicants/Next Steps RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND CLOSED SESSION CERTIFICATION The Board returned to Open Session at 6:58 PM and the following Certification was recorded: PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ CLOSED MEETING CERTIFICATION BE IT RESOLVED that at the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors’ (“Board”) Called Meeting on April 4, 2022, the Board hereby certifies by a recorded vote that to the best of each Board Member’s knowledge only public business matters lawfully exempted from the Open Meeting requirements of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (“Act”) and identified in the Motion authorizing the Closed Meeting were heard, discussed, or considered in the Closed Meeting. If any Board Member believes that there was a departure from the requirements of the Act, he shall so state prior to the vote indicating the substance of the departure. The Statement shall be recorded in the Board's Minutes. Vote Timothy W. Chesher Yes Darrell W. Dalton Yes Timothy W. Dudley Yes Ronald S. Scearce Yes Robert (“Bob”) W. Warren Yes Jessie L. Barksdale Yes William V. (“Vic”) Ingram Yes Hunt stated, pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.2-3712(B), the Board hereby announces that the it will conduct a Closed Meeting for the purpose of interviewing candidates for the position of County Administrator of the County, and these meetings shall be held at a undisclosed location at undisclosed times within fifteen (15) days of this announcement. PUBLIC HEARINGS (7:00 PM) a. FY2023 Proposed Pittsylvania County School Budget Board of Supervisors April 4, 2022 Called Meeting The Board holding a Public Hearing tonight to hear citizen input on the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 School Budget. The School Budget is part of the overall County Budget, which does not propose a tax increase to fund. Below is a brief synopsis of the School Budget, which shall be for informative and fiscal planning purposes only. Ingram opened the Public Hearing at 7:03 PM. No one signed up to speak and Ingram closed the Public Hearing at 7:03 PM. b. FY2023 Proposed Pittsylvania County Budget The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors is holding a Public Hearing tonight to hear citizen input on the proposed Fiscal Year 2023 County Budget. Per Virginia law, said Budget will not be considered for adoption until seven (7) days after tonight’s Public Hearing. Below is a brief synopsis of the Budget, which shall be for informative and fiscal planning purposes only. Said Budget does not propose a tax increase. Board of Supervisors April 4, 2022 Called Meeting Ingram opened the Public Hearing at 7:06 PM. Jim Scearce, Westover District, signed up to speak on behalf of the Pittsylvania County Tea Party. He spoke on recent actions of the Board and the Commissioner of the Revenue and the potential negative impact on the County's Budget. The Reassessment was invalidated and cost the citizens of the County nearly $1M. They identified over 4,800 taxable structures that were not on the tax log. This would have brought in additional tax revenue to the County. The County will not be able to claim these properties due to the reassessment being thrown out, and the new reassessment will be an additional cost. He questioned was it the Commissioner of the Revenue or Wingate that was negligent in their duties. No one else signed up to speak and Ingram closed the Public Hearing at 7:10 PM. Warren thanked Monday and Van Der Hyde for a job well done with this Budget. He also stated in all fairness and transparency to everyone, that due to ARPA funds and revenue generated by outside sources such as Bedford, Henry County, and Martinsville collections, the Board was able to avoid a tax increase. Hicks was a huge part of this, as well as Smitherman. Ingram also commended Monday and Van Der Hyde, and he also stated how glad he is to see Chesher in attendance tonight. Board of Supervisors April 4, 2022 Called Meeting Chesher thanked all Board Members for their encouragement, support, and prayer. Dudley also expressed his gratitude for Chesher being in attendance and thanked Monday for his hard work. ADJOURNMENT Ingram adjourned the Meeting at 7:16 PM.