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RESOLUTION
2014 -03 -03
VIRGINIA: At an adjourned meeting of the Board of Supervisors of Pittsylvania County,
Virginia, held on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, the following resolution was presented and adopted:
WHEREAS, each year the foremost duty of the Virginia General Assembly to pass a
budget or budget amendments that serve as Virginia's financial blueprint for each fiscal year;
and
WHEREAS, Virginia is constantly recognized for its sound fiscal management and
budgetary practices as illustrated by its AAA bond rating and the strong bond ratings of many
local government divisions throughout the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Pittsylvania County is currently in the process of developing and adopting
its budget for the upcoming fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors relies on the timely passage
of a budget to allocate funding to local government services and make policy and hiring
decisions for the upcoming fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, 62,807 residents of Pittsylvania County depend on county government to
provide critical services such as education and public safety; and
WHEREAS, failure to pass a timely budget will result in uncertainty for the County of
Pittsylvania, which receives 45% of its funding as direct aid from the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, the Pittsylvania County School Board relies on the timely passage of the
state budget in order to see its budget and make staffing decisions, which includes teacher
contracts; and
WHEREAS, interruption of the provision of educational services to Pittsylvania County
students will have a significant negative impact on students and families; and
WHEREAS, the interruption of public safety services would likely result in the loss of
property, serious injury or loss of life for Pittsylvania County citizens; and
WHEREAS, critical mental health services to Pittsylvania County residents are provided
via funds that flow from the state budget through county budgets; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia General Assembly adjourned sine die on Saturday, March 8,
2014 without adopting a budget for the two year biennium beginning July 1, 2014; then
BE IT RESOLVED by the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors that the Governor
of Virginia and the Virginia General Assembly are urged to pass a budget as soon as practicable
to ensure the continued functioning of state and local governments; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the issue of Medicaid Expansion under the
Affordable Care Act should be decoupled from budget negotiations and considered a separate
legislative session to facilitate prompt passage of a state budget; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors shall
transmit copies of this resolution to the Honorable Terence R. McAuliffe, Governor of the
Commonwealth of Virginia and members of the Virginia General Assembly so they may be
apprised of the sense of the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors in this matter.
Given under my hand this 8 t day of March, 2014.
essie L. Barksd le, Chairman
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
Otis S. Hawker, IShterim Clerk
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors