03-16-2021 Work Session Packet
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WORK SESSION
Tuesday, March 16, 2021 – 4:30 PM
Elections and Training Center
18 Depot Street,
Chatham, Virginia 24531
AGENDA
1. CALL TO ORDER (4:30 PM)
2. ROLL CALL
3. AGENDA ITEMS TO BE ADDED
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
For the citizens’ convenience, all Work Session and Committee Meetings are now being
recorded and can be viewed on the same YouTube location as the Board of Supervisor’s
Business Meetings. Please remember that the Board’s Work Session is designed for
internal Board and County Staff communication, discussion, and work. It is not a
question and answer session with the audience. Accordingly, during the Work Session,
no questions or comments from the audience will be entertained. Respectfully, any
outbursts or disorderly conduct from the audience will not be tolerated and may result in
the offending person’s removal from the Work Session. As a reminder, all County
citizens, and other appropriate parties as designated by the Board’s Bylaws, are permitted
to make comments under the Hearing of the Citizens’ Section of tonight’s Business
Meeting.
5. PRESENTATIONS
6. STAFF, COMMITTEE, AND/OR CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER REPORTS
a. Small Business Assistance Fund Update (Staff Contact: Matthew D. Rowe); (5
minutes)
b. Gunn Garland CDBG Grant Update (Staff Contact: Emily S. Ragsdale); (5 minutes)
c. Solar Taxation Update (Staff Contact: Emily S. Ragsdale and The Honorable Robin
C. Goard); (20 minutes)
d. Reassessment Update (Staff Contact: Nicholas A. Morris); (30 minutes)
Work Session - March 16, 2021
7. BUSINESS MEETING DISCUSSION ITEMS
8. CLOSED SESSION
a. Consultation with legal counsel employed or retained by a public body regarding
specific legal matters requiring the provision of legal advice by such counsel. (Staff
Contact: J. Vaden Hunt, Esq.)
(1) Legal Authority: Virginia Code § 2.2-3711(A)(8)
Subject Matters: Cool Branch/Franklin EMS Agreement; Keeling
VFD Board of Directors Mass Resignation; Tax
Legal Issue
Purpose: Legal Consultations/Advice Regarding the Same
b. Discussion or consideration of the acquisition of real property for a public purpose, or
of the disposition of publicly held real property, where discussion in an open meeting
would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public
body. (Staff Contact: J. Vaden Hunt, Esq.)
(1) Legal Authority: Virginia Code § 2.2-3711(A)(3)
Subject Matters: Jail Land; Convenience Center Expansion Land
Purpose: Discussion of Related Property Acquisitions for a
Public Purpose
9. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION AND CLOSED SESSION CERTIFICATION
a. Closed Session Certification
10. ADJOURNMENT