09-20-2022 Finance Committee Meeting - FINALPITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’ FINANCE COMMITTEE
September 20, 2022
VIRGINIA: The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors’ Finance Committee was held
on September 20, 2022, in the Board Meeting Room, 39 Bank Street, SE, Chatham, Virginia,
24531.
CALL TO ORDER (2:00 PM)
Dalton called the Meeting to Order at 2:00 PM.
Attendee Name Title Status Arrived
Darrell Dalton Chairman - Callands-Gretna District Present 1:39 PM
Tim Chesher Supervisor - Dan River District Present 1:39 PM
William V. ("Vic") Ingram Supervisor - Tunstall District Present 1:43 PM
Dudley, Scearce, and Warren are also in attendance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion to approve Agenda.
RESULT: ADOPTED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ingram
SECONDER: Chesher
AYES: Dalton, Chesher, Ingram
NEW BUSINESS
a. DCC Educational Funding Request (Presenter: Shannon Hair; DCC); (15 minutes)
Shannon Hair presented Danville Community College’s (“DCC”) CDL Program funding request
to the Board. Forty percent (40%) of DCC's enrollment is from the County. The cost for the CDL
Simulator is $100,000, but DCC's request is $40,000 (or 40% of the total expenditure). This
Program will help with the shortage of CDL drivers.
Motion to send this item to the full Board for approval of the $40,000 for this simulator, contingent
upon other localities funding the remaining amount.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ingram
SECONDER: Chesher
AYES: Dalton, Chesher, Ingram
b. Clerk’s Office New Position Funding Request (Contact: Hon. Mark Scarce); (5
minutes)
Scarce stated he has nine (9) full time and one (1) part time positions funded by the Comp Board,
and he has one (1) County funded position. He asked to fund another position to help in the back
with the Deed Room. Scarce stated case numbers are down, but foot traffic is up. They have
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people coming in looking for deeds and such after the Reassessment. His Office recorded over
8,000 documents last year and brought in well over $600,000 that was passed on to the County.
Fees that have been collected and passed on to the County this year is already over $526,000. They
have also done 1,112 concealed gun permits this year, with $35 of each permit going to the County
which is $38,920. The position he is asking for has a starting salary of $36,425.
Motion to forward this item to the full Board for complete funding.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ingram
SECONDER: Chesher
AYES: Dalton, Chesher, Ingram
c. Horseshoe Road and Robin Court Water Improvements Discussion (Staff Contact:
Chris Adcock); (15 minutes)
In 2020, Adcock stated the Horseshoe Road and Robin Court Water Projects were two (2) items
that were approved for funding with the ARPA allocation. His presentation can be found on the
County’s website at www.pittsylvaniacountyva.gov. Bids were received on September 16, 2022,
and the low bid for construction cost for the entire Horseshoe Road water extension loop project
was $2,045,897 from Classic City Mechanical. Adcock has received approximately sixty (60)
commitments from Horseshoe Road property owners to pay $2,750 each towards the water
extension project for a total amount of $165,000.
Motion to recommend to the full Board approval of the reallocation of $965,000 of ARPA funds
that were previously allocated to the Robin Court waterline extension to the Horseshoe Road
waterline extension.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ingram
SECONDER: Chesher
AYES: Dalton, Chesher, Ingram
Motion to recommend to the full Board the approval of awarding the contract to Classic City
Mechanical, Inc., for the Horseshoe Road waterline extension project in the amount of
$2,045,894.00
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ingram
SECONDER: Tim Chesher, Supervisor - Dan River District
AYES: Dalton, Chesher, Ingram
d. Capital Improvements Project Review (Staff Contact: Kimberly G. Van Der Hyde);
(10 minutes)
Section 8 of the County’s Budget Resolution, passed on April 11, 2022, covers appropriations for
Capital Projects. As the Section states, “appropriations designated for Capital Projects will not
lapse at the end of the Fiscal Year but shall remain appropriated until the completion of the Project
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or until the Board of Supervisors, by appropriate Ordinance or Resolution, changes or eliminates
the appropriation.” The Board was provided with a list of Capital Improvement Projects that
existed in the Capital Improvements Fund (Fund 310), Economic Development Fund (Fund 325),
Water and Sewer Fund (Fund 501), and the Landfill Fund (Fund 520) in the FY 2020 County
Budget, along with new Projects that were included in the FY 2023 Budget.
e. FY23 Contingency Fund Discussion (Staff Contact: Kimberly G. Van Der Hyde)
During the County Budget process, a total of $982,309 was placed in the Board’s Contingency
Fund. Several items were budgeted here, because the Board had not decided about the funding of
several items in Departmental Budgets. A total of $505,000 has been moved from the Contingency
Line Item to match the DRF Grant for the County Administrator’s National Search ($5,000) and
for the new General Reassessment being performed by Pearson’s Appraisal Services ($500,000).
The balance currently stands at $477,309. Warren clarified there was no required match for the
County Administrator Search; the contract was approved at an amount larger than what was
received from the Grant. Van Der Hyde also stated the $48,934 for the Clerk’s position, and the
$40,000 for DCC’s CDL simulator, would come from this contingency fund.
Motion to recommend to the full Board approval of the Contingency funds as discussed in the
Finance Committee.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ingram
SECONDER: Chesher
AYES: Dalton, Chesher, Ingram
f. 2023 Budget Amendments - FY 22 Carryover Funds Discussion (Staff Contact:
Kimberly G. Van Der Hyde)
Virginia Code § 15.2-2507 states that “Any locality may amend its budget to adjust the aggregate
amount to be appropriated during the current fiscal year as shown in the currently adopted budget
as prescribed by section 15.2-2504. However, any such amendment which exceeds one percent of
the total expenditures shown in the currently adopted budget must be accomplished by publishing
a notice of a meeting and a public hearing once in a newspaper having general circulation in that
locality at least seven days prior to the meeting date.” An advertisement of the County Budget
Amendments appeared in the Chatham Star Tribune on August 31, 2022, which satisfies the seven
(7)-day legal notice requirement.
Motion to forward to the full Board to pull all Public Safety monies to be discussed separately,
and to add the $153,000 for ETC ADA building upgrades to the 310 Account.
RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER: Ingram
SECONDER: Chesher
AYES: Dalton, Chesher, Ingram
MATTERS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
None.
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ADJOURNMENT
Dalton adjourned the Meeting at 3:12 PM.