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HomeMy WebLinkAbout9/7/2021 - Adopted Board RecordsAT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER, SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 RESOLUTION 090721-1APPROVING THE SUBMISSION OF A WAIVER TO THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF ELECTIONS TO ADMINISTERA SPLIT PRECINCT IN THE NOVEMBER 2021 ELECTION WHEREAS, pursuant to recent amendments to § 24.2-307 of the Code of Virginia, each voting precinct “must be wholly contained within a single congressional district, Senate district, House of Delegates district, and election district used for the election of one or more members of the governing body or school board for the locality”; and WHEREAS, split precincts must be eliminated by the 2021 November election unless a waiver is granted by the Virginia Department of Elections; and WHEREAS, Roanoke County has a voting precinct that contains a split between two different election districts; Precinct 104-Northside, includes a portion of Senate districts 19 and 21; and WHEREAS, inasmuch as the necessary data to perform redistricting has not yet been released, it is proposed that the Board of Supervisors apply to the State Board of Elections for a waiver to administer Precinct 104 as a split district during the November 2021 election. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board authorizes the Roanoke County Registrar to submit a waiver request to the Virginia Department of Elections to enable the County to administer Precinct 104 as a split precinct during the November 2021 election. Page 1of 2 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 ORDINANCE 090721-2APPROVING A PERMANENT EASEMENT TO APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY ON A PARCEL OWNED BY THE ROANOKE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS (TAX MAP NUMBER 036.03-01-01.00-0000) FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STORMWATER OPERATIONS BUILDING AT THE PUBLIC SERVICE CENTER WHEREAS, Roanoke County has developed a two-phase plan to replace the Public Service Center located at 1206 Kessler Mill Road; and WHEREAS, as part of the plan, a new Stormwater Operations Shop Building is being constructed in a higher elevation on the existing Public Service Center parcel; and WHEREAS, the new buildingrequires new electric poles to provide electric service; and WHEREAS, Appalachian Power Company has agreed to install the new electric poles, and requests aneasement as shown on a drawing dated 11/3/2019 attached to the draft easement by Appalachian Power Company; and WHEREAS, due to the time-frame for notification from Appalachian Power Company, and the County’s need for Appalachian Power Company’s services, staff has deemed this to be an emergency; and WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter directs that the acquisition and disposition of real estate be authorized only by ordinance; and WHEREAS, thefirst reading of this ordinance was held on September 7, 2021; and the second reading has been dispensed with, upon an affirmative vote of 4/5ths of the members of the Board, this being deemed to be an emergency measure pursuant to Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter; and Page 1of 3 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as follows: 1.That pursuant to the provision of Section 16.01 of the Roanoke County Charter, the interest in real estate to be conveyed is hereby declared to be surplus, and is hereby made available for conveyance of an electric line easement toAppalachian Power Company. 2.That the County accepts and appropriates the payment of $1.00 as fair market value compensation for this electric line easement. 3.That the County Administrator, or any Assistant County Administrator, is hereby authorized to execute such documents and take such further actions as may be necessary to accomplish this conveyance, all of which shall be on a form approved by the County Attorney. 4.An emergency is deemed to exist, and this ordinance shall be effective upon its adoption. Page 2of 3 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON TUESDAY,SEPTEMBER 7, 2021 ORDINANCE 090721-3AMENDING CHAPTER 21 (TAXATION), ARTICLE IX (TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX) OF THE ROANOKE COUNTY CODE WHEREAS, the proposed ordinance amendments, consistent with the changes to the Code of Virginia (Sections 58.1-3818.8 and 58.1-3819) enacted by the 2021 General Assembly (and which become effective on September 1, 2021), will require persons or entities offering room rentals to calculate the transient occupancy tax based on the total charge to the customer, including accommodation fees charged to the customer by online travel companies or other "accommodations intermediaries"; and WHEREAS, prior to these amendments, transient occupancy tax was calculated based on the total charge for the room collected by the lodging establishment (but not on any intermediary); and WHEREAS, the ordinance amendments also clarify that although the County's Commissioner of Revenue assesses the tax, tax payments should be made to the County Treasurer; and WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on August 24, 2021,and the second reading and public hearing were held on September 7, 2021. NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, that the Roanoke County Code is hereby amended to read and provide as follows: Page 1of 7 Note: Text additions are in red font. Text deletions are in red font and are struck through. ARTICLE IX. -TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY TAX Sec. 21-201. -Definitions. As used in this article, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (a)Transient."Transient" means any person who exercises occupancy or is entitled to occupancy by reason of concession, permit, right of access, license or other agreement, either at his own expense or at the expense of another, for a period of twenty-ninethirty(2930)consecutive calendar days or less, counting portions of calendar days as full days. Any such person so occupying space in a hotel or travel campground for which charge is made shall be deemed to be a transient until the period of twenty-ninethirty(3029)days has expired unless there is an agreement in writing between the operator and the occupant providing for a longer period of occupancy, or the occupant has paid in advance for over twenty- ninethirty(3029) days of occupancy. In determining whether a person is a transient, uninterrupted periods of time extending both prior and subsequent to the effective date of this article may be considered. (b)Occupancy."Occupancy" means the use or possession or the right to the use or possession of any room or rooms or portion thereof, in any hotel for dwelling, lodging or sleeping purposes. (c)Hotel."Hotel" includes, but is not limited to, any structure, or any portion of any structure, which is occupied or intended or designed for occupancy by transients for dwelling,lodging or sleeping purposes, and includes any public or private hotel, inn, tourist home or house, motel, house, boarding house, dormitory, public or private club, apartment hotel, hostelry, mobile house or house trailer at a fixed location, or other similar structure or portion thereof within the county which offers lodging for five (5) or more persons at any one time and the owner and operator thereof offers lodging to any transient for compensation. (d)Travel campgroundmeans any area, site, lot, field, or tract of land offering spaces for recreational vehicles or campsites for transient dwelling purposes, or temporary dwelling during travel, or recreational or vacation uses. (e)Operator."Operator" means the person who is proprietor of the hotel or travel campground, whether in the capacity of owner, lessee, sublessee, mortgagee in possession, licensee, or any other capacity. Where the operator performs his functions through a managing agent of any type or character other than an employee, the managing agent shall also be deemed an operator for the purposes of this section and shall have the same duties and liabilities as his principal. Compliance with the provisions of this section by either the principal or the managing agent shall, however, be considered tobe compliance by both. (f)Rent."Rent" means the total price, exclusive of any tax imposed on such charge, paid by the customer for the occupancy ofany hotel or travel campground for lodging or space furnished to any transient. If the charge made by any hotel or travel campground to a customer includes any charge for services or Page 2of 7 Note: Text additions are in red font. Text deletions are in red font and are struck through. accommodations in addition to that of lodging and/or use of space, then such portion of the total charge representing only lodging and/or space rental shall be distinctly set out andbilled to such customerby such hotel or travel campground as a separate item. Room rental includes the full retail price charged to the customer by any accommodations intermediary for the lodging or space furnished to any transient, before taxes. (f)means the consideration charged, whether or not received, for the occupancy of space in a hotel or travel campground valued in money, whether to be received in money, goods, labor or otherwise, including all receipts, cash, credits and property and service of anykind or nature, without any deduction therefrom whatsoever. (g)Room rental."Room rental" means the total chargemade by any hotel or travel campground for lodging or space furnished to any transient. If the charge made by any hotel or travel campground to a transientincludes any charge for services or accommodations in addition to that of lodging and/or use of space, then such portion of the total charge representing only lodging and/or space rental shall be distinctly set out and billed to such transient by such hotel or travel campground as a separate item. (h)(g)Person."Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, joint venture, association, social club, fraternal organization, joint stock company, corporation, estate, trust, business trust, receiver, trustee, syndicate, person acting in a representative capacity, or any other group or combination acting as a unit. (i)(h)Commissioner of the revenuemeans the commissioner of the revenue of Roanoke County, Virginia. (j)(i)Treasurermeans the treasurer of Roanoke County, Virginia. (j)License inspectormeans a license inspector in the office of the Commissioner of the Revenue of Roanoke County, Virginia. (k)Accommodations intermediary.Accommodations intermediarymeans any person other than an operator that facilitates the sale of an accommodation, charges a room charge to the customer, and charges an accommodations fee to the customer, which fee it retains as compensation for facilitating the sale. For purposes of this definition, “facilitates the sale” includes brokering, coordinating, or in any other way arranging for the purchase of the right to use accommodations via a transaction directly, including via one or more payment processors, between acustomerand an Operator. (Ord. No. 85-120, § 2, 7-9-85, 9-07-21) State Law reference –Code of Virginia § 58.1-602, § 58.1-3818.8 Sec. 21-202. -Levied; rate. In addition to any other tax imposed by law, there is hereby imposed on each and every customer a tax equivalent to seven (7) percent of the total rent,for a hotel or travel campground, paid by the customerfor occupancy by a transient. There is hereby Page 3of 7 Note: Text additions are in red font. Text deletions are in red font and are struck through. imposed a transient occupancy tax on hotels and travel campgrounds on each and every transient, equivalent to seven (7) percent of the total amount of charge for the occupancy of any room or space provided. Said tax constitutes a debt owed by the transientto the county which is extinguished only by payment to the operator or to the county. The transient shall pay the tax to the operator of the hotel or travel campground or accommodations intermediary at the time the rent is paid. If the rent is paid in installments, a proportionate share of the tax shall be paid with each installment. The unpaid tax shall be due upon the transient's ceasing to occupy space in the hotel or travel campground. (Ord. No. 85-120, § 2, 7-9-85; Ord. No. 32393-9, § 1, 3-23-93; Ord. No.082812-4, § 1, 8-28-12, 9-07-21) State Law reference –Code of Virginia §58.1-3818.8, §58.1-3819.1 Sec. 21-204. -Collection. Each operatoror accommodations intermediaryreceiving any payment rent for room rental with respect to which a tax is levied under this article shall collect the amount of tax hereby imposed from the transient on whom the same is levied, or from the person paying for such room rental, at the time payment rent for such room rental is made. The taxes required to be collected hereunder shall be deemed to be held in trust by the operatoror accommodations intermediaryrequired to collect the same until remitted as required by this article. The amount of tax shall be separately stated from the amount of the rent charged, and each transient shall receive a receipt for payment from the operatoror accommodations intermediary. No operator of a hotel or travel campground or accommodations intermediary shall advertise or state in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, that the tax or any part thereof will be assumed or absorbed by the operator or accommodations intermediary, or that it will not be added to the rent, or that, if added, any part will be refunded except in the manner hereinafter provided. Sec. 21-205. -Reports and remittance of tax. Each operator or accommodations intermediary collecting the tax levied under this article shall make a report, upon such forms and setting forth such information as the commissioner of the revenue may prescribe and require. Such report shall show the amount of room rental charges collected and the tax required to be collectedand shall sign and deliver the same to the commissioner, with a remittance of such taxdue to the treasurer. Such reports and remittances shall be made quarterly on or before the last day of October, January, April, and July in each year, and shall cover the amount of tax collected during the three (3) months immediately preceding the months in which such reports and remittances are required. If the remittance is by check or money order, the same shall be payable to the county. (Ord. No. 85-120, § 2, 7-9-85) Page 4of 7 Note: Text additions are in red font. Text deletions are in red font and are struck through. Sec. 21-206. -Failure to collect, report or remit. If any operator or accommodations intermediary shall fail or refuse to collect the tax levied by this article and to make, within the time provided in this article, any report and remittance required by this article, the commissioner shall proceed in such manner as he may deem best to obtain facts and information on which to base his estimate of the tax due. As soon as the commissioner shall procure such facts and information as he is able to obtain upon which to base the assessment of any tax payable by any operator or accommodations intermediarywho has failed or refused to collect the same and to make such report or remittance, he shall proceed to determine and assess against such operatoror accommodations intermediarythe tax, interest, and penalties provided for by this article and shall notify such operator or accommodations intermediary by registered mail sent to his last known place of address of the total amount of such tax, interest, and penalties, and the total amount thereof shall be payable within ten (10) days from the date of such notice. (Ord. No. 85-120, § 2, 7-9-85) Sec. 21-207. -Penalties and interest. If any operatoror accommodations intermediaryfails or refuses to remit to the commissioner of the revenuetreasurerthe tax required to be collected and paid under this article within the time and amount specified in this article, a penalty of ten (10) percent of the amount of the tax, in addition to the amount of the tax, shall beimposed by the treasurer of the county. Further, if the tax remains delinquent and unpaid for a period of one month from the date same is due and payable, a second delinquency penalty of ten (10) percent of the amount of the tax in addition to the amount of the tax and the initial ten (10) percent penalty, shall be imposed. In addition to the penalties imposed, any operatoror accommodations intermediarywho fails to remit any tax imposed by this article shall pay interest at the rate of one-half (½) of one (1) percent per month on the amount of the tax exclusive of penalties, from the date on which the remittance first became delinquent until paid. Every penalty imposed and such interest as accrues under the provisions of this section shall become a part of the tax herein required to be paid. (Ord. No. 85-120, § 2, 7-9-85) Sec. 21-208. -Records to be kept. It shall be the duty of every operatoror accommodations intermediaryliable for the collection and payment to the county of any tax imposed by this section to keep and preserve, for a period of two (2) years, such suitable records as may be necessary to Page 5of 7 Note: Text additions are in red font. Text deletions are in red font and are struck through. determine the amount of such tax, which records the commissioner shall have the right to inspect at all reasonable times. (Ord. No. 85-120, § 2, 7-9-85) Sec. 21-209. -Cessation of business. Whenever any operatoror accommodations intermediaryrequired to collect and pay to the county a tax under this article shall cease to operate or otherwise dispose of his business, any tax payable hereunder to the county shall become immediately due and payable and such person shall immediately make a report and pay the tax due. (Ord. No. 85-120, § 2, 7-9-85) Sec. 21-212. -Refunds. (a)Whenever the amount of any tax, interest or penalty has been overpaid or paid more than once or has been erroneously or illegally collected or received by the county under this article, it may be refunded as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, provided a claim in writing therefore, stating under penalty of perjury the specific grounds upon which the claim is founded, is filed with the commissioner of the revenue within three (3) years of the date of payment. The claim shall be on forms furnished by the commissioner of the revenue. (b)An operatoror accommodations intermediarymay claim refund or take as credit against taxes collected and remitted the amount over-paid,paid more than once or erroneously or illegally collected or received when it is established in a manner prescribed by the commissioner of the revenue that the person from whom the tax has been collected was not a transient; provided, however, that neither a refund nor a credit shall be allowed unless the amount of the tax so collected has either been refunded to the transient or credited to rent subsequently payable by the transient to the operatoror accommodations intermediary. (c)A transient may obtain a refund of taxes over-paid or paid more than once or erroneously or illegally collected or received by the county by filing a claim in the manner provided in paragraph (a) of this section, but only when the tax was paid by the transient directly to the treasurercommissioner, or when the transient having paid the tax to the operatoror accommodations intermediary, establishes to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the transient has been unable to obtain a refund from the operatoror accommodations intermediarywho collected the tax. (d)No refund shall be paid under the provisions of this section unless the claimant establishes his right by written records showing entitlement thereto. (Ord. No. 85-120, § 2, 7-9-85) Page 6of 7 Note: Text additions are in red font. Text deletions are in red font and are struck through. ACTION NO. A-090721-4.a ITEM NO. G.2 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER MEETING DATE:September 7, 2021 AGENDA ITEM:Request to approve the Board of Supervisors budget development calendar for fiscal year 2022-2023 SUBMITTED BY:Laurie Gearheart Director of Finance and Management Services APPROVED BY:Daniel R. O’Donnell County Administrator ISSUE: Planning for the fiscal year 2022-2023 operating and capital budgets is underway. Attachment A is the budget development calendar detailing required Board of Supervisors actions, public hearings, budget work sessions, and briefings associated with both the operating and capital budgets. BACKGROUND: As part of the annual budget development process, the Department of Finance and Management Services prepares a budget development calendar for approval by the Board of Supervisors. While the calendar is subject to change, it provides the Board of Supervisors and County staff a clear timeline to meet all legal obligations associated with both the operating and capital budgets. The budget calendar also adheres to requirements set forth within the Comprehensive Financial Policy. FISCAL IMPACT: There is no fiscal impact associated with the approval of the budget development calendar. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval of the fiscal year 2022-2023 budget development calendar. Page 1of 2 VOTE: Supervisor Radfordmoved to approve the staff recommendation toapprove the budget calendar.Supervisor Hooker seconded the motion. Motion approved. YesNoAbsent Ms. Hooker Mr. Mahoney Mr. North Mr. Radford Mr. Peters cc: Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management Services Steve Elliott, Budget Manager Page 2of 2 ATTACHMENT A Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget Development Calendar (dates subject to change) DateBoard ActionsPublic HearingsBriefings/Work Sessions 9/7/2021Approval of FY 2022-2023 budget development calendar (consent agenda) 9/21/2021 Work Session: Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Preliminary and Unaudited Year-End Overview 10/5/2021 Work Session: Multi-Year Budgeting Review (Finance & Management Services) 10/19/2021 Work Session: Capital Projects Status Update (General Services/PRT, Finance & Management Services) 12/14/2021Presentation of Year End Financial Briefing: 2022 Assessment & Regional Results for June 30, 2021, Economic Conditions (Assessor, acceptance of audit report and Economic Development, Finance & allocation of year end funds Management Services) 1/11/2022 Work Session: County Financial Policies Review - if necessary; Preliminary Discussion of Proposed FY 2023 - FY 2032 Capital Improvement Program 1/25/2022Approval of updated County Briefing: County Administrator's financial policies - if necessary Proposed FY 2023-2032 Capital (resolution) Improvement Program Presentation Work Session: FY 2021-2022 Mid-Year Revenue and Expenditure Update; Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget Issues 2/8/2022 Work Session: FY 2022-2023 Revenue Outlook; County Fees & Charges Compendium 2/22/2022 Work Session: FY 2023-2032 Capital Meeting Tentative Improvement Program; FY 2022-2023 Compensation Update, Outside Agency Funding 3/8/2022 Briefing: County Administrator's Proposed FY 2022-2023 Operating Budget Presentation 3/22/2022Adoption of 2022 maximum tax Public Hearing: Effective Tax Work Session: Proposed FY 2022-2023 rates (resolution) Rate (if necessary)Operating Budget Information Public Hearing: Maximum Tax Rate 1 of 2 ATTACHMENT A Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Budget Development Calendar (dates subject to change) DateBoard ActionsPublic HearingsBriefings/Work Sessions 4/12/2022Adoption of 2022 tax rates (order) Public Hearing: Tax Rate Work Session: Proposed FY 2022-2023 AdoptionOperating Budget Information Public Hearing: Operating and Capital Budgets (first of two) 4/26/2022First reading of budget ordinances Public Hearing: Operating and (total of five ordinances) Capital Budgets (two of two) Approval of School Board budget (resolution) 5/10/2022Second reading of budget Meeting Tentative ordinances (total of five ordinances) Approval of operating and capital budgets, revenues and expenditures for County and Schools (resolution) 2 of 2 ACTION NO. 090721-4.b ITEM NO. G-3 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER MEETING DATE:September 7, 2021 AGENDA ITEM:Request to accept and allocate grant funds in the amount of $194,925 from the Division of Motor Vehicles for the purpose of Selective Enforcement SUBMITTED BY:Howard B. Hall Chief of Police APPROVED BY:Daniel R. O’Donnell County Administrator ISSUE: Acceptance and allocation of $194,925 in total grant funding from the Division of Motor Vehicles for traffic enforcement and training. BACKGROUND: The Virginia Highway Safety Office, part of the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, oversees the funding and coordination of various highway safety grant programs. These programs are designed to improve the safety of motorists by focusing on a variety of factors that contribute to motorist injury. The Roanoke County Police Department has been awarded Selective Enforcement Grants as part of the ongoing initiative to reduce traffic fatalities in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The Roanoke County Police Department has received grants from the Division of Motor Vehicles for approximately 25 years. The Police Department uses these grants to reduce alcohol and speed related fatalities and serious injuries in traffic crashes, increase occupant protection, and provide additional speed enforcement on I-81 and I- 581. DISCUSSION: The division of Motor Vehicles awarded to the Roanoke County Police Department the following grants: Page 1of 2 1.Selective Enforcement Grant in the amount of $74,900 to reduce alcohol related fatalities and serious injuries in traffic crashes with a local match of $37,450. 2.Selective Enforcement Grant in the amount of $38,650 to provide additional speed enforcement with a local match of $19,325. 3.Selective Enforcement Grant in the amount of $16,400 to increase vehicle occupant protection with a local match of $8,200. The grant funds will be utilized for personnel and training costs associated with each grant program, as well as the purchase of three additional laser speed measuring devices. FISCAL IMPACT: The awarded grant funds total $129,950, which includes a required local match of $64,975. The County will meet thelocal match through operational funds budgeted for fuel and vehicle maintenance in the fiscal year 2021-2022 Police Department budget. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends acceptance and allocation of the grant funds to the Roanoke County Police Department in the amount of $129,950 from the Division of Motor Vehicles for the Selective Enforcement Grants with a local match of $64,975. VOTE: Supervisor Radford moved to approve the staff recommendation to approve to accept and allocate the grant funds. Supervisor Hooker seconded the motion. Motion approved. YesNoAbsent Ms. Hooker Mr. Mahoney Mr. North Mr. Radford Mr. Peters cc: Howard B. Hall, Chief of Police Page 2of 2 ACTION NO. A-090721-4.c ITEM NO. G-4 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER MEETING DATE:September 7, 2021 AGENDA ITEM:Request to accept and allocate grant funds in the amount of $145,725 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services Virginia Victim Witness Fund SUBMITTED BY:Laurie Gearheart Director of Finance and Management Services APPROVED BY:Daniel R. O’Donnell County Administrator ISSUE: Acceptance and allocation of $145,725 for the Victim Witness Program from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services BACKGROUND: In 1984, the General Assembly created the victim/witness grant program and designated the Departmentof Criminal Justice as the administering agency. The grant funds provide financial support to local victim/witness programs designed to provide direct services, information, and assistance required by Virginia's Crime Victim and Witness Rights Act. DISCUSSION: This grant awarded to the Commonwealth Attorney's Office will be utilized to provide a Victim Witness Program for Roanoke County. FISCAL IMPACT: Awarded grant federal funds for the Victim Witness Program total $102,008 and State Special Funds total $43,717. There is no County match required with the acceptance of this grant. Page 1of 2 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends the acceptance and allocation of grant funds to the Commonwealth Attorney’s Office Victim Witness Program in the amount of $145,725. VOTE: Supervisor Radford moved to approve the staff recommendation to approve to accept and allocate the grant funds. Supervisor Hooker seconded the motion. Motion approved. YesNoAbsent Ms. Hooker Mr. Mahoney Mr. North Mr. Radford Mr. Peters cc: Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management Services Page 2of 2