05-13-2025 Called Meeting - FINAL
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS’
CALLED MEETING
May 13, 2025
VIRGINIA: The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors' ("Board") Called Meeting was
held on May 13, 2025, in the Board Meeting Room, 39 Bank Street, SE, Chatham, Virginia 24531.
CALL TO ORDER (7:00 PM)
Tucker called the Meeting to Order at 7:00 PM.
ROLL CALL
The following Board Members were present:
Robert M. Tucker, Jr. - Banister District
Eddie L. Hite, Jr. - Dan River District
Kenneth L. Bowman - Chatham-Blairs District
Darrell W. Dalton - Callands-Gretna District
Timothy W. Dudley – Staunton River District
William V. (“Vic”) Ingram - Tunstall District
Murray W. Whittle - Westover District
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion to approve Agenda.
RESULT: 7-0 (Approved)
MOVER: Dalton
SECONDER: Hite
AYES: Dalton, Tucker, Bowman, Dudley, Hite, Ingram, Whittle
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
PUBLIC HEARINGS
a. Public Hearing: Literary Loan Borrowing and Resolution # 2025-05-01 Approval
(Authorizing the Filing of Applications with the Literary Fund of Virginia)
Van Der Hyde stated that this Public Hearing is being held at the Board's Called Meeting to
hear citizen input concerning the undertaking by the County School Board to obtain loans from
the Literary Loan Fund of the Commonwealth of Virginia in an aggregate principal amount not
to exceed $24,482,838. The proceeds of such loans will be used to fund various capital
improvements benefiting the County's Public School System as outlined in Exhibit "A" of
Resolution # 2025- 05-01.
Tucker opened the Public Hearing at 7:03 PM.
Thomas Coleman spoke in support of the schools and thanked the Board for their work.
Tucker closed the Public Hearing at 7:04 PM.
Motion to approve Resolution # 2025-05-01 authorizing County Schools to file one (1) or more
applications to the Literary Loan Fund of the Commonwealth of Virginia in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $24,482,838.
RESULT: 7-0 (Approved)
MOVER: Dudley
SECONDER: Ingram
AYES: Tucker, Hite, Bowman, Dalton, Dudley, Ingram, Whittle
NAYS: None
ABSTAIN: None
b. Public Hearing: FY 2026 School Budget
Van Der Hyde stated that the Board is holding a Public Hearing tonight to hear citizen input on
the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 ("FY 26") School Budget. Per Virginia law, said Budget will not
be considered for adoption until seven (7) days after tonight’s Public Hearing.
Tucker opened the Public Hearing at 7:10 PM. No one signed up to speak and Tucker closed the
Public Hearing at 7:10 PM.
c. Public Hearing: FY 2026 County Budget
Van Der Hyde stated that the Board is holding a Public Hearing tonight to hear citizen input on
the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 ("FY 26") County Budget. Per Virginia law, the Budget will not be
considered for adoption until seven (7) days after tonight’s Public Hearing.
Tucker opened the Public Hearing at 7:14 PM. No one signed up to speak and Tucker closed the
Public Hearing at 7:14 PM.
ADJOURNMENT
Tucker adjourned the Meeting at 7:16 PM.