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NOTE: The Board of Supervisors will hold its annual organizational
meeting at 1:00 p.m. in the Board Meeting Room prior to the
regularly scheduled Board Meeting
Good afternoon and welcome to our organizational meeting for January 14, 2025.
A. OPENING CEREMONIES
1. Roll Call
B. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY BOARD
1. Election of Officers:
(a) Chairman
(b) Vice Chairman
C. NEW BUSINESS
1. Resolution adopting a Code of Ethics and Conduct for the Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors. (Peter Lubeck, County Attorney)
Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
January 14, 2025
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INVOCATION: Pastor Bruce Gardner, Hollins Church of the Nazarene
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES FLAG
Disclaimer:
“Any invocation that may be offered before the official start of the Board meeting
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
the Board.”
Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
January 14, 2025
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Good afternoon and welcome to our meeting for January 14, 2025. Regular meetings
are held on the second and fourth Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. Public hearings are held at
6:00 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 Friday at 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 5 p.m. Board
of Supervisors meetings can also be viewed online through Roanoke County’s website
at www.RoanokeCountyVA.gov. 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 them on silent.
Earlier this afternoon, at 1:00 pm, the Board held its annual organizational
meeting. The Board is now returning to open session. All Board members are
present.
D.REQUESTS TO POSTPONE, ADD TO OR CHANGE THE ORDER OF AGENDA
ITEMS
E.BRIEFINGS
1.Briefing to discuss with the Board of Supervisors the 2025 Real Estate
Assessment. (Ken Fay, Director, Real Estate Valuation)
2.Briefing by the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission. ( Jeremy
Holmes, Executive Director, RVARC)
F.APPOINTMENTS
1.Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission
Tammy Shepherd – Term Expires 6-30-2026
2.Roanoke County Planning Commission (appointed by District)
Troy Henderson – Catawba Magisterial District Term Expires 6-30-2029
Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
Agenda
January 14, 2025
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Kelly McMurray – Cave Spring Magisterial District Term Expires 6-30-2029
G.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.Approval of minutes – December 17, 2024
2.Ordinance authorizing the approval of new public drainage easements for the
purpose of constructing drainage improvements on property owned by Shatenita
Horton and Erskine Horton, Jr. (Tax Map #095.01-01-23.00-0000) located at
7062 Crown Road, Willis Page (Tax Map 095.01-01-12.00-0000) located at 7049
Crown Road, and John A. Leonard and Colleen R. Leonard (Tax Map
#095.01-01-11.00-0000) located at 7041 Crown Road, in the Windsor Hills
Magisterial District. (Second Reading)
3.Ordinance authorizing the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County to enter into
and execute an amended and restated Extraterritorial Arrest Agreement with the
City of Roanoke, the City of Salem, the Town of Vinton, the County of Botetourt,
and the County of Craig. (Doug Barber, Sr. Assistant County Attorney and
Michael Poindexter, Chief of Police) (Second Reading)
4.Ordinance Amending Chapter 14 of the Roanoke County Code: Parades. (Peter
Lubeck, County Attorney) (Second Reading)
5.Ordinance accepting and appropriating funds in the amount of $50,000 from the
Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund
Program and granting signatory authority to the County Administrator or his
designee to execute a Performance Agreement with the Virginia Economic
Development Partnership for Professional Park, located in the Cave Spring
Magisterial District. (Second Reading)
6.Resolution requesting the Commonwealth Transportation Board fund a
Demonstration Project Assistance Grant in fiscal year 2026 and half of fiscal year
2027 for shuttle service to the National Park Service's McAfee Knob Trailhead
Parking Lot, Catawba Magisterial District.
H.CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
This time has been set aside for Roanoke County citizens, County property owners,
and County business owners to address the Board on matters of interest or concern.
While the Board desires to hear from all who desire to speak, this agenda item is
limited to a duration of 30 minutes, Each individual speaker shall be afforded 3
minutes to speak.
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I.REPORTS
1.Unappropriated, Board Contingency and Capital Reser ves Report
2.Outstanding Debt Report
3.Statement of the Treasurer’s Accountability per Investment and Portfolio P olicy,
as of November 30, 2024
4.Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors on Funds Invested in the VML/VACO
OPEB Pooled Trust - Roanoke County
5.Annual Report to the Board of Supervisors on Funds Invested in the VML/VACO
OPEB Pooled Trust - Roanoke County Public Schools
II.REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS
1.Paul M. Mahoney
2.Tammy E. Shepherd
3.Phil C. North
4.Martha B. Hooker
5.David F. Radford
III.WORK SESSIONS
1.Work session to review with the Board of Supervisors the ten year Fleet and
Heavy Equipment Replacement for Fiscal Year s 2026-2035. (Ashley King,
Director of General Services and Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance and
Management Services)
2.Work session to review with the Board of Supervis ors a preliminary revenue
outlook for fiscal year 2025-20 26 projected General Government Fund operating
revenues and budget issues . (Steve Elliott, Budget Administrator and Laurie
Gearheart, Director of Finance and Management Services)
IV.CLOSED MEETING, pursuant to the Code of Virginia as follows :
1.Section 2.2-3711(A)(5) of the Code of Virginia, for discus sion concerning a
prospective business or indus try or the expansion of an exis ting business or
industry where no previous announcement has been made of the business’ or
industry’s interest in locating or expanding its facilities in the community.
Specifically, the Board will discuss potential bus iness location or expansion in the
Catawba, Cave Spring, and Vinton Magisterial Districts.
2.Section 2.2-3711 (A)(1) of the Code of V irginia, to discuss the appointment of
members of the Board of Super visors to boards, commissions, and authorities.
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M. CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION
N. ADJOURNMENT