06-19-2012 BOS Special Call MeetingSpecial Call Meeting
June 19, 2012
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
Monday, June 19, 2012
Special Call Meeting
VIRGINIA: The Special Call Meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
was held on Monday, June 19, 2012 in Conference Room 2 of the Captain Martin Building in
Chatham, Virginia. Tim R. Barber, Chairman, called the meeting to order at 6:08p.m. The
following members were present:
Tim Barber Tunstall District
James Snead Dan River District
Coy E. Harville Westover District
Jessie L. Barksdale Banister District
Jerry A. Hagerman Callands-Gretna District
Brenda H. Bowman Chatham-Blairs District
Marshall Ecker Staunton River District
Mr. William D. Sleeper, County Administrator, Mr. J. Vaden Hunt, County Attorney, Mr.
Greg L. Sides, Assistant County Administrator for Planning and Development, and Ms. Rebecca
Flippen, Deputy Clerk to the Board, were also present.
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Mr. Ecker, seconded by Mr. Snead to approve the agenda, which
was unanimously approved by the Board.
Hearing of the Citizens
Mr. Dave Gresham of Franklin County, Virginia stated he felt this meeting had been
called because of the way he had chided the Board at previous meetings about their Christian
prayers which were against the Constitution and he’d had time to think about it. Mr. Gresham
stated that Barbara (Hudson) sent him an email letting him know about the Board of
Supervisors’ Special Call Meeting. Mr. Gresham stated maybe he’d been a little harsh in his
tone with the Board but he believed every word that he said. Mr. Gresham made further
comments comparing his beliefs against his interpretation of the Christian religion.
Ms. Barbara Hudson, of the Callands-Gretna District, wanted to share some information
she’d received while at a Bar Association Conference in Virginia Beach. Ms. Hudson stated
that one of the comments raised at the conference was, if the State passed legislation lifting the
moratorium on uranium mining just for Coles Hill that the final say still lies with the Board of
Supervisors under current legislation and that the Board could stop uranium mining in
Pittsylvania County under their Solid Waste Ordinance and that the County is co-equal with
the State in protecting the citizens of the County. Lastly, Ms. Hudson reminded the Board of
the definition of xenophobia and that Board members should not say they don’t want to hear
from outsiders, when outsiders are constantly moving into this area from other places.
Mr. Keith Silverman of the Tunstall District made comments opposing the prohibition of
outsiders speaking at the Hearing of the Citizens and asked the Board to seriously consider not
adding this to their by-laws.
This concluded the Hearing of the Citizens
Unfinished Business
At the Regular Meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors meeting on
Special Call Meeting
June 19, 2012
Monday, June 4, 2012, an amendment motion was made by Mr. Ecker, seconded by Ms.
Bowman, to amend Article 2.8, Hearing of the Citizens, of the Pittsylvania County Board of
Supervisors By-Laws, in which the proposed Article 2.8.1 (to be incorporated into the by-laws)
states that under Hearing of the Citizens, …“each person address the Board shall be a resident
or land owner of Pittsylvania County, or the registered agent of such a resident or land owner;
each person speaking shall step up, give his/her name and district in an audible tone of voice for
the record, and unless further time is granted by the Chairman, shall limit his/her address to
three (3) minutes; no person shall be permitted to address the Board more than two (2) times on
the same subject in any one (1) meeting; all remarks shall be addressed to the Board as a body
and not to any individual member thereof; no person, other than the Board and the person
having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion, either directly or indirectly or
through a member of the Board, without first being recognized by the Chairman; and no
question shall be asked by a Board member except through the Chairman”….This motion
required a 10-Day Layover that had now been met. The following Roll Call Vote was recorded:
Mr. Barksdale-Yes; Mr. Harville-No; Mr. Hagerman- Yes; Ms. Bowman-Yes; Mr. Ecker-Yes;
Mr. Snead-Yes and Mr. Barber-Yes. Mr. Ecker’s motion to amend Article 2.8 and incorporate
2.8.1 into the by-laws of the Board of Supervisors passed by a majority 6-1 vote of the Board,
with Mr. Harville in opposition, and would go into effect immediately.
Adjournment
Motion was made by Mr. Harville, seconded by Mr. Snead to adjourn the meeting, which
was unanimously approved by the Board. The meeting adjourned at 6:20pm.