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Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
Agenda
January 8, 2019
NOTE: The Board of Supervisors will hold its annual organizational meeting
at 2:00 p.m. in the Board Meeting Room prior to the regularly
scheduled Board Meeting
Good afternoon and welcome to our organizational meeting for January 8, 2019.
Regular meetings are held on the second and fourth Tuesday at 3:00 p.m. Public
hearings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Deviations from
this schedule will be announced. The meetings are broadcast live on RVTV, Channel 3,
and will be rebroadcast on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. and on Saturday at 4:00 p.m. Board
at www.RoanokeCountyVA.gov. Our meetings are closed-captioned, so it is important
for everyone to speak directly into the microphones at the podium. Individuals who
require assistance or special arrangements to participate in or attend Board of
Supervisors meetings should contact the Clerk to the Board at (540) 772-2005 at least
48 hours in advance. Please turn all cell phones off or place on silent.
A. OPENING CEREMONIES
1. Roll Call
2. Organization of County Board
1. Election of Officers:
(1) Chairman
(2) Vice-Chairman
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Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
January 8, 2019
INVOCATION:
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG
Disclaimer:
shall be the voluntary offering of a private citizen, to and for the benefit of the
Board. The views or beliefs expressed by the invocation speaker have not been
previously reviewed or approved by the Board and do not necessarily represent
the religious beliefs or views of the Board in part or as a whole. No member of
the community is required to attend or participate in the invocation and such
decision will have no impact on their right to actively participate in the business of
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B. REQUESTS TO POSTPONE, ADD TO OR CHANGE THE ORDER OF AGENDA
ITEMS
C. PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, RECOGNITIONS AND AWARDS
1. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County to Timothy E. Burford, Solid Waste Collection Foreman, upon his
retirement after more than thirty-nine (39) years of service (Rob Light, Director of
General Services)
2. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County to Howard Wayne King, Communications Officer II, upon his retirement
after more than twenty-five (25) years of service (Susan Slough, Assistant
Director of Communications)
D. BRIEFINGS
E. NEW BUSINESS
1. Resolution acknowledging the opioid addiction epidemic and its cost to the
County of Roanoke and authorizing the County Attorney to engage outside legal
counsel to take such action as she deems appropriate to recover the costs borne
by the County as a result of this opioid addiction epidemic (Mary Beth Nash,
Senior Assistant County Attorney)
F. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES
G. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCES
1. Ordinance accepting and appropriating $323,484 from the Virginia Department of
Conservation to construct mountain bike trails and a trailhead at Explore Park
(Doug Blount, Director of Parks, Recreation and Tourism)
H. APPOINTMENTS
1. Budget and Fiscal Affairs (BFAC) (appointed by District and At-Large)
2. Economic Development Authority (EDA) (appointed by District)
3. Library Board (appointed by District)
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I. CONSENT AGENDA
ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY
THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE RESOLUTION
IN THE FORM OR FORMS LISTED BELOW. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT
ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE
CONSIDERED SEPARATELY
1. Resolution expressing the appreciation of the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County to Vera L. Brown, Treasurer Clerk Supervisor, upon her retirement after
more than fifteen (15) years of service
2. Confirmation of appointments to the Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Care Board;
Community Policy Management Team; Roanoke Center for Animal Care and
Protection; Roanoke Outside, Roanoke Regional Partnership; Roanoke Valley
Broadband Authority; Roanoke Valley Regional Juvenile Detention Center;
Regional Court Community Corrections Advisory Board; Regional Drug Court
Advisory Board; Roanoke Valley Regional Commission; South Peak Community
Development Authority (CDA); Western Virginia Regional Industrial Facilities
Authority (including Participation Committee) Western Virginia Regional Jail
Authority; Western Virginia Water Authority and Virginia's Blue Ridge (CVB)
J. CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
K. REPORTS
1. Unappropriated, Board Contingency and Capital Reserves Report
2. Outstanding Debt Report
3. Statement of Treasurer's Accountability per Investment and Portfolio Policy as of
November 30, 2018
L. REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS
1. Martha B. Hooker
2. Phil C. North
3. David F. Radford
4. P. Jason Peters
5. George G. Assaid
M. WORK SESSIONS
1. Work session to review Comprehensive Financial Policy (Rebecca Owens,
Assistant County Administrator; Laurie Gearheart, Acting Director of Finance and
Christopher R. Bever, Director of Management and Budget)
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N. CLOSED MEETING, pursuant to the Code of Virginia as follows:
1. Section 2.2-3711.A.1, Personnel, namely discussion concerning appointments to
the Roanoke County Audit Committee; Roanoke County Grievance Panel;
Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission; Virginia Association of
Counties (Liaison Board Member) (Legislative Contact); Western Virginia
Regional Jail Authority
2. Section 2.2-3711A. Section 2.2-3711.A.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, namely the Vinton Gainsharing
Agreement
O. CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION
P. ADJOURNMENT
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