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Home My WebLink About1/2/2002 - Special January 2, 2002 1 Roanoke County Board of SupeNisors Roanoke County Administration Center 5204 Bernard Drive S. W. Roanoke, Virginia 24018 January 2, 2002 The Roanoke County Board of SupeNisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, met this day at the Roanoke County Administration Center, this being the organizational meeting and the 2nd day of January, 2002. IN RE: CALL TO ORDER Chairman Minnix called the meeting to order at 9:03 a.m. The roll call was taken. MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman H. Odell "Fuzzy" Minnix, Vice Chairman Joseph B. "Butch" Church; SupeNisors Richard C. Flora, Joseph P. McNamara, Harry C. Nickens MEMBERS ABSENT: None STAFF PRESENT: Elmer C. Hodge, County Administrator; Paul M. Mahoney, County Attorney; Mary H. Allen, Clerk to the Board; John M. Chambliss, Assistant County Administrator; Dan R. O'Donnell, Assistant County Administrator IN RE: OPENING CEREMONIES The invocation was given by SupeNisor Nickens. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present. 2 January 2, 2002 ORGANIZATION OF COUNTY BOARD 1., Election of Officers a. Chairman and Vice chairman SupeNisor McNamara nominated SupeNisor Church to seNe as Chairman. There were no other nominations and SupeNisor Church was elected by the following recorded vote: IN RE: AYES: NAYS: SupeNisors Flora, McNamara, Church, Nickens, Minnix None SupeNisor Minnix nominated SupeNisor McNamara to serve as Vice Chairman. There were no other nominations and SupeNisor McNamara was elected by the following recorded vote: AYES: SupeNisors Flora, McNamara, Minnix, Nickens, Church NAYS: None 2. Lenath of Term for Chairman and Vice Chairman SupeNisor McNamara moved that the term of office run from January 2,2002 to the organizational meeting on January 2, 2003. The motion carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: NAYS: SupeNisors Flora, McNamara, Minnix, Nickens, Church None January 2, 2002 3 3. Resolution establishina the Schedule for Board Meetings in 2002. R-010202-1 SupeNisor Nickens moved to adopt the resolution establishing the meeting schedule for 2002. The motion carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: SupeNisors Flora, McNamara, Minnix, Nickens, Church NAYS: None RESOLUTION 010202-1 ESTABLISHING A MEETING SCHEDULE FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2002 BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of SupeNisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as follows: 1. That for calendar year 2002, the regular meetings of the Board of SupeNisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, are set forth below with public hearings scheduled for 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise advertised. Tuesday, January 8, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 12, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, February 26, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 14, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 11, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 25, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. 4 January 2, 2002 Tuesday, July 9, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 23, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 13 , 2002, at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 27,2002, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 10, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 24, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 8,2002, at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 5,2002, at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 19, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 17, 2002, at 3:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. 2. That the organizational meeting for 2003 shall be held on Thursday, January 2, 2003, at 9:00 a.m. On motion of SupeNisor Nickens to adopt the resolution, and carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: SupeNisors Flora, McNamara, Minnix, Nickens, Church NAYS: None IN RE: RECESS At 9:07 a.m., Chairman Church declared a recess until 9:30 a.m. IN RE: RECONVENEMENT Chairman Church reconvened the meeting at 9:40 a.m. IN RE: MEETING WITH ROANOKE VALLEY LEGISLATORS January 2, 2002 5 The meeting was held from 9:40 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Present were Senators Malfourd W. "Bo" Trumbo (arrived at 9:50 a.m.) and John S. Edwards, and Delegates H. Morgan Griffith, Clifton "Chip" Woodrum, and A. Victor Thomas. Chairman Church welcomed the legislators and thanked them for attending the meeting. Mr. Mahoney presented the legislative resolution and advised they had narrowed the issues to those that were most significant to Roanoke County. The first three are funding issues and the fourth request is to grant local governments the option to create civil penalties for some zoning violations such as junked vehicles and high weeds, because judges do not want to impose criminal penalties for these types of violations. Mr. Mahoney also presented a summary from VML of Governor Gilmore's proposed budget. SupeNisor Church asked for an oveNiew of what the County may receive from the state budget. Delegate Griffith advised that the House and Senate will work together to make sure gridlock does not happen again this year. They have looked at Governor Gilmore's budget and will look at Governor-elect Warner's budget, but the figures will probably fluctuate until the middle of January. Delegate Thomas expressed concern about taking funding away from the Game and Inland Fisheries and funding for autism which have not been addressed. Senator Edwards reported that they have less money than last year and the figures may even go lower. He expects there will be no new initiatives this year. He hopes there will be some funding available for the cultural organizations. Senator Edwards advised they could get up to $1 billion in bonds for higher education and could get $900 million from the "Rainy Day" fund. 6 January 2, 2002 SupeNisor Minnix inquired how they planned to find new revenue sources. Delegate Griffith responded that they will need to review the current budget for any additional revenue. Only then, should they consider new revenue sources. SupeNisor Nickens pointed out that the revenue from the state to localities is reduced every year. Senator Trumbo agreed with Delegate Griffith that the deficit will be $1.3 to $1.5 billion until July 1. They could legally use the "Rainy Day" fund, but then it would not be available in the future. He advised that an independent committee is looking at restructuring the tax system. SupeNisor Nickens suggested using the "Rainy Day" fund for education and school construction. Delegate Woodrum pointed out that local governments could increase the personal property tax, but SupeNisor Minnix responded that the result would be local governments increasing taxes to cover state reductions. Mr. Hodge advised that Roanoke County's priorities for state funding were education, public safety and VDOT road projects. Chairman Church thanked the legislators for attending the meeting and reminded them that a dinner meeting in Richmond is scheduled for January 31 that will include Roanoke Valley local government officials and legislators. The legislators advised they planned to attend if there were no committee meetings scheduled at that time. IN RE: ADJOURNMENT At 10:30 a.m., SupeNisor Minnix moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion carried by the following recorded vote: AYES: SupeNisors Flora, McNamara, Minnix, Nickens, Church January 2, 2002 7 NAYS: None Submitted by: Approved by: ~JI~ Mary H. 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