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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/29/1976 - Special 3-29-76 Iii Office of the County Executive Conference Room 306-A East Main Street Salem, Virginia Special Meeting March 29, 1976 - 3:00 P.M. I The Board of County Supervisors of Roanoke County met this day in the Conference Room of the Office of the County Executive, at I I 306-A East Main Street, Salem, Virginia; this being a Special Meeting called by the Clerk at the request of Chairman May W. Johnson and Vice-Chairman E. Deal Tompkins for the purpose stated in the waiver of notice, signed by all the members of the Board of County Super- visors and spread as follows: March 29, 1976 We, the undersigned, being members of the Board of County I Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, do hereby waive any defects in the notice of a Special Meeting of said Board of countYSUperVisor~ I to be held in the Conference Room of the County Executive's Office at 306-A East Main Street, Salem, Virginia, on Monday, March 29, 1976 . at 3:00 p.m. for the purpose of discussing matters of mutual interest with the Town of Vinton. /s/ May W. Johnson, Chairman /s/ E. Deal Tompkins, Vice-Chairman /s/ R. Wayne Compton /s/ C. Lawrence Dodson /s/ Robert E. Myers Members from the Board of County Supervisors present: Chairman May W. Johnson, Vice-Chairman E. Deal Tompkins, R. Wayne I Compton, C. Lawrence Dodson and Robert E. Myers. Mr. Edward A. Natt, County Attorney, and Mr. George F. Ferrell, Director of Finance, were also in attendance. 6~~ ~. 3-29-76 Members from Vinton Town Council present: Mayor G. W. Nick, Councilman Henry Brabham and Councilman O. L. Horn. Mr. Ronald H. Miller, Town Manager, was also in attendance. Chairman Johnson called the meeting to order at 3:08 p.m. Chairman Johnson stated that Mayor Nicks had contacted her I and requested that this meeting be held in hope that the Board would reconsider its previous offer to Vinton for contribution to the construction of a firehouse to be located in the Town of Vinton. Supervisor Compton moved that the Board reconsider its previous action contributing $90,000 towards the construction of the firehouse to be located in the Town of Vinton. The motion was adopted by the following recorded vote: AYES: Mr. Compton, Mr. Dodson, Mr. Myers, Mr. Tompkins, Mrs. Johnson NAYS: None Mayor Nicks expressed his appreciation for the Board's I reconsideration and again stated Vinton's need for the proposed fire facility. He further stated that the request is a "citizenship matter" and both localities (Roanoke County and Vinton) should cooperate with each other and hopefully arrive at a figure with which both governments can mutually live. At 3:20 p.m., Supervisor Tompkins moved that the Board go into Executive Session to discuss a real estate matter. The motion was adopted by the following recorded vote: AYES: Mr. Compton, Mr. Dodson, Mr. Myers, Mr. Tompkins, Mrs. Johnson NAYS: None At 3:30 p.m., on the motion of Supervisor Tompkins and the I unanimous voice vote of the members, the Board reconvened in open session. 3-29-76 6,1'~':.. . ..-',. -".,--,:.,.;, . ~/~. Supervisor Myers asked the Director of Finance if the County could use its Federal Revenue Sharing money for the request. He was advised that the money will not be available in time and further that the request does not meet the requirements authorized I under the Federal Revenue Sharing Act. Supervisor Myers then asked Mayor Nicks if the Vinton residents along with County residents would be willing to accept a tax increase if the County decides to appropriate more money for the fire facility. Mayor Nicks stated that it was hard for him to understand the County even considering the necessity of raising taxes and further stated that there would be opposition to any tax increase. Mayor Nicks said that the people of Vinton were very concerned over the County not appropriating more money towards con- struction of the firehouse and the Town was seriously thinking about becoming a City. Chairman Johnson stated that this question has I come up frequently and poses a threat to the rest of the County. Councilman Brabham noted that the Town of Vinton pays a percentage of County taxes and also provides the Eastern end of the County with sewer, water and fire service. At this point, Chairman Johnson relinquished the Chair to the Vice-Chairman. Supervisor Compton stated that the County should have had more input into the proposed firehouse. Mayor Nicks said that Vinton is going to build a firehouse with or without the County's help and if the County will not help subsidize fire service in Vinton, Vinton will not furnish fire service to the Eastern end of the County. I - U... .tJ -.a, 3-29-76 Supervisor Johnson moved that the County contribute the sum of $150,000 towards the construction of a firehouse to be located in the Town of Vinton upon the following terms and conditions: 1. The appropriation is to be made over the next two fiscal years, with equal amounts of $75,000 I ~ being budgeted each fiscal year by the Board of County Supervisors. 2. The Town of Vinton would agree that should it ever obtain city status, the total amount con- tributed by Roanoke County would be repaid to the County. 3. That the Vinton Fire Department will continue to provide fire service to the Eastern end of the County that it presently provides. The motion was adopted by the following recorded vote: AYES: Mr. Compton, Mr. Dodson, Mr. Myers, Mr. Tompkins, Mrs. Johnson NAYS: None I Upon acceptance by the Town of Vinton, the Attorneys for the respective jurisdictions were directed to prepare a formal agreement incorporating the above provisions. Vice-Chairman Tompkins relinquished the Chair to Chairman Johnson. At 4:15 p.m., members from Vinton Town Council went into Executive Session. At 4:25p.m., Vinton Town Council returned and the meeting reconvened in open session. Mayor Nicks stated that Vinton needs adequate fire service I and on behalf of the Town accepted the County's proposal. 3-29-76 VV. ..~. . .",j I ~~ I I Supervisor Myers advised the Board of the two upcoming meetings scheduled with Balzer and Associates, the County's Planning Consultants, and further stated that hopefully the next two meetings would complete the preparation for the County's Master Plan. It was the consensus of the Board to complete the study and preparation for said Master Plan within this fiscal year. This concluded the business before the Board at this session, and on the motion of Supervisor Tompkins and the unanimous voice vote of the members, the meeting was adjourned at 4:45 p.m. In_~ 'CHAI~-