03-12-2024 Special Meeting - Budget Presentation - FINAL
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’
SPECIAL MEETING (BUDGET PRESENTATION)
March 12, 2024
VIRGINIA: The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors’ (“Board”) Special Meeting
was held on March 12, 2024, in the Board Meeting Room, 39 Bank Street, SE, Chatham, Virginia
24531.
CALL TO ORDER (4:00 PM)
Dalton called the Meeting to Order at 4:00 PM.
ROLL CALL
The following Board Members were present:
Darrell W. Dalton - Callands-Gretna District
Robert M. Tucker, Jr. - Banister District
Kenneth L. Bowman - Chatham-Blairs District
Timothy W. Dudley - Staunton River District
Eddie L. Hite, Jr. - Dan River District
William V. (“Vic”) Ingram - Tunstall District
Murray W. Whittle - Westover District
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion to approve Agenda as amended.
RESULT: 7-0 (Approve)
MOVER: Tucker
SECONDER: Ingram
AYES: Dalton, Tucker, Bowman, Dudley, Hite, Ingram, Whittle
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
NEW BUSINESS
a. FY 25 County Budget Presentation
Turille presented the FY 25 County Budget. He stated that the proposed County Budget is 2.7%
more than the FY2024 County Budget, due primarily to the addition of the new 1% Sales Tax
Revenue for Schools. The core General Fund Budget is an increase over this year’s Budget by
10%. The largest increases are for Sheriff/Corrections and Detention ($1,129,206), Volunteer Fire
Departments ($836,707), School Board Transfer ($2,535,639) and Capital Improvement Fund
Transfer ($2,452,360). Fire & Rescue receives an additional $669,000 in capital outlay this year.
The increase is supported by increased real estate values, resulting from the recent reassessment.
The increase allows to adjust the tax rate down from 62¢ to 59¢, to offer some tax rate reduction,
while providing the quality of services expected of us by County citizens. No other changes to
fees or tax rates are in this Budget. Turille also recommended the Board authorize advertisement
of said Budget to stay on schedule with the Budget calendar. Turille and Van Der Hyde reviewed
Budget challenges, FY25 revenue projections, items funded with the 59¢ real estate tax rate, the
CIP Budget, and additional Budget updates. The full presentation can be found on the County's
website at www.pittsylvaniacountyva.gov.
b. FY 25 County Budget Public Hearing Advertisement Authorization Recommendation
After the Budget Presentation, the Board authorized County Staff to advertise the County Budget,
School Budget, and Tax Rate Public Hearings for March 28, 2024, at 7:00 PM.
Motion to authorize advertisement of the FY 25 County Budget as presented.
RESULT: 7-0 (Approve)
MOVER: Tucker
SECONDER: Hite
AYES: Dalton, Tucker, Bowman, Dudley, Hite, Ingram, Whittle
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
ADJOURNMENT
Dalton adjourned the Meeting at 4:37 PM.