* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [1. ROLL CALL] [00:00:05] CALL TO MEET OR ROLL CALL DR. MOORE. HERE. MR. LEE. HERE. MS. EBRA BONNER. HERE. MR. DOOLEY? HERE. MR. CHAVIS HERE. FIVE BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT AT THIS TIME. [ADDITIONAL ITEM] WE HAVE SOME MEMBERS THAT NEED TO. ALRIGHTY. AT THE MAY 7TH, 2024 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE DEITY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I, DANIEL D. LEE, INTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION AND VOTE CONCERNING THE BUDGET FOR FY 2025 AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN FOR DENDY COUNTY. THE BUDGET WILL DETERMINE HOW MUCH MONEY IS APPROPRIATE TO THE TY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. MY WIFE IS EMPLOYED BY THE DEITY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. THESE ITEMS MAY AFFECT ALL SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYEES IN THE COUNTY AND I AM ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRANSACTION FAIRLY OBJECTIVELY. AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. I AM EMPLOYED BY THE APPOMATTOX RIVER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT. AS SUCH, I WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN ANY DISCUSSION OR VOTE PERTAINING TO THE APPOMATTOX RIVER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD. WHEN I CAST MY VOTE ON THE BUDGET, I WILL ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE PORTION OF THE BUDGET THAT CONCERNS THE APPOMATTOX RIVER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION. ALRIGHT, AND AT THE MAY 7TH, 2024 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE DIMITY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, I'M MARK E. MOORE. INTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN DISCUSSION AND VOTING CONCERNING THE BUDGET FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 AND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN FOR DENWITTY COUNTY. THE BUDGET WOULD DETERMINE HOW MUCH MONEY IS APPROPRIATED TO THE DENWITY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. MY WIFE IS EMPLOYED BY THE DENWITTY COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD. THESE, UH, ITEMS MAY AFFECT ALL THE SCHOOL BOARD EMPLOYEES IN THE COUNTY AND I AM ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRANSACTIONS FAIRLY OBJECTIVELY AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AT THE MAY 7TH, 2024 SPECIAL MEETING OF THE DEITY COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS. I, CASEY M DOOLEY, INTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DISCUSSION AND VOTE CONCERNING THE BUDGET OF THE FY 2025 AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLANS FOR DEITY COUNTY. THE BUDGET AND CIFP WILL DETERMINE HOW MUCH MONEY IS AVAILABLE FOR DENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, INCLUDING COMPENSATION OF ITS EMPLOYEES. I'M EMPLOYED BY THE DENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE. THE BUDGET AND CIFP AFFECT THE EMPLOYEES OF DENE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND I'M ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE TRANSACTION FAIRLY OBJECTIVELY AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST. OKAY, AT THIS TIME WE HAVE SOME ACTION ITEMS. YES. MR. MASSENGILL? YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, YOU HAVE THREE ACTION ITEMS BEFORE YOU TONIGHT. AS YOU, AS YOU RECALL, YOU HAD YOUR PUBLIC HEARING ON, ON THE 30TH, APRIL 30TH, UM, IN WHICH, UM, YOU GOT PUBLIC COMMENT AND YOU DID YOUR, YOUR HEARING ON THAT. UM, AS THE CODE CONTEMPLATES, YOU HAVE TO WAIT BEFORE YOU VOTE ON THE BUDGET. SO WE'RE A WEEK LATER. SO THERE'S THREE ACTION ITEMS. [2.A. Board Of Supervisors' FY 2025 Salaries] ACTION ITEM A IS THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, UH, 25 SALARIES. AND SO YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKET A MEMO, BUT IN THIS MEMO, THE STATE OF VIRGINIA, UH, REQUIRES THAT THE ANNUAL MINIMUM COMPENSATION, UH, FOR EACH BOARD MEMBER BE SET, UH, BY THIS BOARD AND FOR THE POSITION. WE'VE BROKEN IT OUT IN THE POSITION OF CHAIR, VICE CHAIR AND SUPERVISOR. AND AS YOU WILL BE ABLE TO SEE FROM THE CURRENT, UH, VERSUS PROPOSED SALARIES THAT THERE WERE NO INCREASES IN SALARIES. ONLY SALARIES CAN BE ADJUSTED IN THE LAST YEAR OF A BOARD'S TERM BEFORE THE NEXT, UH, GENERAL ELECTION. SO WE JUST SIMPLY, MR. CHAIRMAN NEED, UH, A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED UNDER AGAIN, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS 25 SALARIES. OKAY. NEED A MOTION? SOME MOVE. SECOND ROLL CALL DR. MOORE. AYE. MR. LEE? AYE. MS. EBRA BONNER. AYE. MR. DOOLEY? AYE. MR. CHAVIS? AYE. ALL VOTING? AYE. OKAY, WE MOVE ON DOWN [2.B. Adoption Of FY 2025-2034 Capital Improvements Plan] TO, YEP. MS. MR. CHAIRMAN, NEXT. NEXT ITEM IS YOUR, UH, FY 25 TO 34 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN. AGAIN, THIS WAS ALSO PART OF YOUR HEARING ON APRIL 30TH, UM, THAT HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. SO WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN YOUR PACKET IS THE BACKGROUND AND, AND AGAIN, WHERE THE FUNDING'S GONNA COME FROM AND OUR RECOMMENDATION, UM, ON THE 25 THROUGH 30, UH, FOUR CIP. AND AGAIN, THE ONLY YEAR THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING BUDGET TO IS FY 25. MM-HMM . BUT MR. CHAIRMAN, WE JUST SIMPLY NEED A RECOMMENDATION TO APPROVE THE ATTACHED RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED. OKAY. THE MOTION. SO, SECOND ROLL CALL DR. MOORE. AYE. MR. LEE? AYE. MS. EBRA BONNER. AYE. MR. DOOLEY? AYE. MR. CHAVIS? AYE. ALL VOTING? AYE. [2.C. Adoption Of FY 2025 County Budget] AND LASTLY, MR. CHAIRMAN, UM, IS THE ACTION TO ADOPT THE FY 25 COUNTY BUDGET. AND AGAIN, [00:05:01] YOU'VE HAD A, A HEARING ON THIS AS WELL AND YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS PROCESS STARTS FOR THE COUNTY, UM, ALL THE WAY BACK TO NOVEMBER, DECEMBER. UM, AND, AND VERY PROUD TO BE ABLE TO PRESENT A BALANCED BUDGET TO YOU THIS YEAR. AND ONE THAT I THINK IS VERY PROGRESSIVE AND GETS, GETS ESPECIALLY PUBLIC SAFETY, I THINK HEADED IN A MUCH BETTER DIRECTION. SO, MR. CHAIRMAN, UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR ANY ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS THAT YOU ALL SEE, WE SIMPLY WOULD NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION AS PRESENTED. NEED A MOTION? I SO MOVE. SECOND ROLL CALL. MR. CHAIRMAN. AS A, AS A POINT OF ORDER SINCE MR. LEE I THINK IS GOING TO ABSTAIN ON SOILING WATER, IF I CAN MAYBE GET SOMEBODY ELSE TO MAKE THAT MOTION. I MAKE THE MOTION. OKAY. AND I SECOND A ROLL CALL. DR. MOORE. AYE. MR. LEE, I VOTE, UH, I IN FAVOR OF THE BUDGET EXCEPT THAT I ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE PORTION OF THE BUDGET THAT CONCERNS THE AMATIC RIVER SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD. MS. EBRA BONNER. AYE. MR. DOOLEY? AYE. MR. CHAVIS? AYE. ALL VOTING AYE. AND ONE ABSTAIN. ALRIGHTY. AND FOR THE RECORD, THAT'S NOT, IT'S REALLY, IT'S A, IT'S AN I EXCEPT FOR HE ABSTAINED WITH RESPECT FIVE A'S ONE HALF ABSTAIN. EITHER WAY, THE WHOLE BUDGET PASSES. THAT'S RIGHT. MS. CHAIRMAN, THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. AS FAR AS ACTION ITEMS OF THIS SPECIAL MEETING, [3. CLOSED SESSION] UH, WE DO HAVE A NEED TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION SO I NEED A MUCH SO MOVED. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. OH SORRY. READ IT. READ IT. THE VO WILL CONVENE INTO A CLOSED SESSION UNDER 2.2 DASH 3 7 180 8 CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EMPLOYED OR RETAINED BY A PUBLIC BODY REGARDING SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE BY SUCH COUNSEL BROADBAND AND 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 8 29 DISCUSSION OF THE AWARD OF A PUBLIC CONTRACT INVOLVING THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS, INCLUDING INTERVIEWS OF BIDDERS OR OFFERS AND DISCUSSION OF THE TERMS OR SCOPE OF SUCH CONTRACT WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN SESSION WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY BROADBAND CONTRACTS. MAY I HAVE A MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSE PLEASE? I MOVE. SECOND ROLL CALL DR. MOORE. AYE. MR. LEE? AYE. MS. EBRA BONNER AYE. MR. DOOLEY? AYE. MR. CHAVIS? AYE. ALL VOTING? AYE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO BACK. YOU READY? COMMISSION. YOU READY? READ A MOTION TO RE TESTIFY? NO. COME OUTTA CLOSE. SO MOVED. SECOND. DR. MOORE. AYE. MR. LEE? AYE. MS. EBRA BONNER AYE. MR. DOOLEY AYE. MR. CHAVIS AYE. ALL VOTING AYE. WHEREAS THIS BOARD CONVENED IN A CLOSED MEETING UNDER 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 180 8 CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL EMPLOYED OR RETAINED BY A PUBLIC BODY REGARDING SPECIFIC LEGAL MATTERS REQUIRING THE PROVISION OF LEGAL ADVICE BY SUCH COUNSEL BROADBAND AND 2.2 DASH 3 7 1 1 A 29 DISCUSSION OF THE AWARD OF A PUBLIC CONTRACT INVOLVING THE EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS INCLUDING INTERVIEWS OF BIDDERS OR OFFERS AND DISCUSSION OF THE TERMS OR SCOPE OF SUCH CONTRACT WHERE DISCUSSION IN AN OPEN SESSION WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE BARGAINING POSITION OR NEGOTIATING STRATEGY OF THE PUBLIC BODY BROADBAND CONTRACTS. AND WHEREAS NOVEMBER HAS MADE A STATEMENT THAT THERE WAS A DEPARTURE FROM THE LAWFUL PURPOSE OF SUCH CLOSED MEETING OR OF THE MATTERS IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION DISCUSSED NOW BE IT CERTIFIED THAT ONLY THOSE MATTERS AS WERE IDENTIFIED IN THE MOTION WERE HEARD, DISCUSSED, OR CONSIDERED IN THE MEETING. I NEED A MOTION TO ADOPT PLEASE. SO MOVE. SECOND. DR. MOORE. AYE. MR. LEE? AYE. MS. EBRA BONNER AYE. MR. DOOLEY? AYE. MR. CHAVIS? AYE. ALL VOTING? AYE. NOW MOVE. SO MOVED. ROLL SECOND. TAKE YOUR DR. MOORE. AYE. MR. LEE AYE. MS. EBRA BONNER AYE. MR. DOOLEY AYE. MR. CHAVIS AYE. ALL VOTING AYE. MEETING IS ADJOURNED. 48. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.