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04-25-2011 BOS Adjourned MeetingAdjourned Meeting April 25, 201 I Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors Monday, Apri125, 201 l Adjourned Meeting VIRGINIA: The Adjourned Meeting of the Pittsylvania County E3oard of Supervisors was held on Monday, April 25, 2011 in the General District Courtroom of the Edwin R. Shields Addition in Chatham, Virginia. Tim R. Barber, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. The following members were present: Tim R. Barber Z~unstall District James H. Snead Dan River District William H. Pritchett Banister District Coy E. I-[arville Fred M. Ingram Marshall A. Ecker Henry A. "Hank" Davis, ,lr Westover District Callands-Gretna District Staunton River District Chatham-Blairs District Mr. William D. Sleeper, County Administrator, Mr. J. Vaden Flunt, County Attorney, Ms. Kim Van Der Hyde, Director of Finance and Ms. Rebecca Flippen, Deputy Clerk to the Board, were also present. Mr. Davis gave the invocation and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Harville asked for a moment of silence in memory of Mr. Nathaniel Uix. Motion was made by Mr. Harville, seconded by Mr. Ingram, to approve the agenda with the following addition: Resolution 2011-04-08; Disaster Relief Mr. Harville's motion was unanimously approved by the Board. Motion was made by Mr. Ecker, seconded by Mr. Harville, to approve Resolution 201 I-04-08, and authorize the County Administrator to forward it to Governor McDonnell's office, which was unanimously approved by the Board. 1'1T"1'9Y1.VAN IA COUNTY 13 <)ARt) OF SU PH:RV 15O K3 RESOLUTION 201 l -04-U9 WHEREAS, there were cxtrcmc weather conditions throughout Pittsylvaniu County, Virginia oft Satunlay, April 16, 201 1, which have caused severe crop, pasture and hay land damage Cmm excessive rain, flash Floods, heavy winds and « ~rnadoes; and WHP:REA~3, this severe weather damaged trees, destroyed crops, as well as washing away precious top soil; and WHEREAS, these conditions have caused significant Fnancial lessee to the agricultural community of Pittsylvania County; and WHEREAS, the damage to the agricultural community in Pittsylvania County cannot readily recover from these losses; then BE 1T RESIOLVEU, that the Pittsylvania County Soard of Supa:rviaors hereby petitions the Honorable Robert F. Mcl)onncll, Ciovcmor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, to declare Pittsylvania County a E~isastcr Arca due to extreme severe weather in order to provide the means for those affected to qunlify For any available relief assistance. C]iven under my hand this 25`x' day of April 20t 1 "1"im R. )larbcr, Chairman Pittsylvania County Board of Supervittora William [J. Sleeper, Clerk / Pittsylvania County E3oard of Supervisors Adjourned Meeting April 25, 2011 Hearing of the Citizens Ms. Barbara Hudson, of the Callands-Gretna District, stated that since the budget advertisement did not appear in the Chatham Star Tribune until Wednesday, April 20, 2011, she suggested that the Board not hold the budget public hearings as they would be in violation of § 15.2-2506 as the public hearing would be held less than 7 days from the advertised notice. Mr. Vaden Hunt, Legal Counsel for the County, told the Chairman that the advertisement had been placed in the Danville Register & Bee, declared by a Court of Law as a paper widely circulated in Pittsylvania County, on April 17, 2011 and had therefore met the criteria outlined in § 15.2-2506 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended. This concluded the E{earing of the Citizens. Public Hearings Proposed School Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 'Che Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing for citizen input on the proposed school budget for fiscal year 2012. This budget does not include any proposed changes to the tax rate and is in the amount of $83,683,276. SCHOOL 130ARU Adopted Proposed Budget Budget 2010-2011 2011-2012 REVENUES From Sales Tax 8,054,664 8,678,1 O l From State Funds 44,509,482 44,040,696 From Federal Funds 10,059,154 10,590,369 From Local Funds 14,089,803 13,696,012 Cafeteria Receipts 4,922,552 4,899,467 From Other Funds 1,011,630 1,778,631 Total $ 82,647,285 $83,683,276 EXPENDITURES Instruction 56,333,777 56,211,097 Admn./Attend & Health Svcs 3,153,519 3,190,947 Pupil 'Transportation 6,363,408 5,983,750 Operation & Maintenance 6,803,052 6,601,876 Non-Instructional Operations 2,658,802 2,805,478 Facilities - 1,563,363 Technology 2,412,175 2,427,298 Cafeteria 4.922,552 4,899,467 Total $ 82,647,285 $83,683,276 Mr. Barber opened the public hearing at 7: l Opm. Mr. Albert Payne of the Westover District made comments on finding ways of increasing money that the County could then use to increase the school Adjourned Meeting April 25, 2011 budget. Mr. Payne is in favor of the County creating a business license tax similar to the City of Danville's and hoped the Board would that that under consideration in the upcoming year. No one else signed up to speak. Mr. Barber closed the public hearing at 7:18pm. Proposed County Budget for Fiscal Year 2012 The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing for citizen input on the proposed County Budget for 2011-2012. This budget will not be considered for adoption until seven (7) days following the public hearing. This budget does not include any proposed changes to the tax rate and is in the amount of $206,522,126. GOVERNMENT 2010-2011 2011-2012 EXPENDITURES ADOPTED PROPOSED General Gov't Expense 2,570,068 2,900,947 Judicial Admin. Expense 1,405,879 1,445,559 Public Safety 12,953,899 13,407,527 Health Dept./Social Services 15,708,299 14,533,843 Public Works 2,803,079 2,889,652 Education Expense 82,656,266 83,691,808 Parks, Rec. & Cultural 945,397 1,170,464 Grants 8,348,099 5,488,920 Community Dev. Expense 7,755,682 8,377,992 Capital Projects 5,071,536 43,664,250 School Renovations 5,000,000 - Debt Service 8,921,261 10,615,708 Transfers 17,557,837 18,213,400 Misc/Non-Departmental 122,056 122,056 $ 171,819,358 S 206,522,126 2010-2011 2011-2012 REVENUES ADOPTED PROPOSED Local Funds 41,603,752 42,531,082 State Funds 82,444,501 81,998,846 Federal Funds 19,31 1,054 16,652,502 C[P Carryover 811,869 830,450 Carryover 708,256 1,387,984 Bond/Loan Proceeds 3,000,000 42,539,000 School Bonds 6,200,000 2,368,862 Fund Balance 182,089 - Transfers 17,557,837 18,213,400 $ 171,819,358 $ 206,522,126 Mr. Barber opened the public hearing at 7:19pm. Mr. Nancy Smith, of the Tunstall District stated that Adjourned Meeting April 25, 201 1 she was disappointed that the Board decided to hold the budget public hearings on Easter Monday when many people had family obligations and could not attend. She also made comments on the difficulty of finding the budget on the County's website; questioned if the Board had checked on the validity of the vendors and employees listed for budget purposes. No one else signed up to speak. Mr. Barber asked if the budgets had been properly advertised. Mr. EIunt stated the advertisements had met the three requirements of the Code of Virginia; 1) that a brief synopsis of the budget be advertised 1 or more times in a paper of general circulation 7 days prior to the public hearing (summary of budget was advertised in the Danville Register & Bee on April 17, 201 1-8 days prior to the public hearing; 2)Notice given or 1 more public hearings held 7 days after advertisement; 3) no action on the budget take place until 7 days after the public hearing-the Board has scheduled May 2, 2011, eight days after the public hearings, to take action on the budget. Mr. Barber closed the public hearing at 7:24pm. Motion was made by Mr. Harville, seconded by Mr. Ecker, to adjourn, which was unanimously approved by the Board. The meeting adjourned 7:35pm.