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Home My WebLink About9/10/2013 - Adopted Board RecordsACTION NO. A- 091013 -1 ITEM NO. G -1 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM: SUBMITTED BY September 10, 2013 Ordinance amending Chapter 20 "Solid Waste" of the Roanoke County Code to establish requirements for the trading in of secondhand articles, to require a permit for certain activities, to provide a penalty for violations and to impose a permit fee Paul M. Mahoney County Attorney COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENTS SUMMARY OF INFORMATION: The County Attorney is recommending that the proposed scrap metal ordinance be withdrawn. County staff has developed and is recommending a simpler process for complying with State law. As of July 1, 2013, with a few exceptions, any person in Virginia who offers for sale or acquires any secondhand heating or plumbing fixtures or supplies, electric fixtures or any wiring, gas fixtures or appliances, water faucets, pipes, locks, bathtubs, gutters, downspouts, or other secondhand fixtures of whatever kind or description pertaining to a building or structure, will need a permit. Roanoke County Police Department, Sheriff's Office, County Attorney's Office, and CommlT commenced the implementation of a Scrap Metal permit process. The County Attorney's Office worked with the Roanoke City Attorney's Office and the Vinton's Town Attorney with the hope of having similar Scrap Metal procedures. The attorneys agreed to recommend to their governing body the consideration of an ordinance that required each person applying for a scrap metal permit had to be fingerprinted, have a criminal background check and pay a fee of $50.00. On August 13, 2013, the County Attorney presented a Scrap Metal Ordinance to the Board of Supervisors for approval. The Board had many questions regarding the new scrap metal law and the County scrap Page 1 of 2 metal procedures that were being proposed, as did a large number of Roanoke County residents who had voiced their displeasure with the scrap metal permit requirements through hundreds of telephone calls and emails to the County. Consequently, the Board decided not to approve the measure as an Emergency Ordinance and set it down for a second reading and a public hearing on September 10, 2013. Following the Board meeting, the County Attorney and the above mentioned departments decided to simplify the process and make it less complicated for County residents. All of which was done in accordance with State law. The new procedures require an application; however, no fee will be charged to anyone and only Junk Dealers must be fingerprinted. To date, Roanoke County has one Junk Dealer. Attached to this report are copies of the County's website information page, Secondhand Building Materials Transaction Form, Permit for Sale or Acquisition of Secondhand Building Fixtures, and Secondhand Building Material Dealer Permit Application §59.1 -118. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Concur in the staff recommendation to withdraw the ordinance considered on August 13, 2013. VOTE: Supervisor Church moved to approve the staff recommendation. Motion approved. cc: Paul M. Mahoney, County Attorney Howard B. Hall, Chief of Police Michael G. Winston, Sheriff Page of Yes No Absent Ms. Moore z ❑ ❑ Mr. Altizer z ❑ ❑ Mr. Church z ❑ ❑ Mr. Elswick z ❑ ❑ Mr. Flora z El El cc: Paul M. Mahoney, County Attorney Howard B. Hall, Chief of Police Michael G. Winston, Sheriff Page of AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 ORDINANCE 091013 -2 APPROPRIATING $56,087 TO ROANOKE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR VARIOUS GRANTS WHEREAS, The Governor and the Virginia General Assembly approved funding in the 2012 -2014 budgets to conduct a pilot to attract, recruit, and retain new teachers of mathematics, physics, and technology education. The pilot program provided bonuses in fiscal year 2013 to new teachers with no teaching experience who met specified criteria and are employed in a Virginia public middle or high schools. Roanoke County Schools has two teachers who applied and qualified for this funding bonus and has received the amount allocated per teacher of $5,000 each; and WHEREAS, The Roanoke County Education Foundation has donated $1,000 for partial funding for the Saturday Substance Abuse Program; and WHEREAS, The Virginia Department of Education notified Roanoke County Public Schools that the actual Perkins Grant will be $142,249.23. The budget currently contains $132,086, which requires an additional supplemental appropriation of $10,163.23; and WHEREAS, a grant award in the amount of $21,000 has been received from the Jobs for Virginia Graduates (JVG) program; and WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Education allocates funds for school divisions for secondary Career and Technical Education equipment on an annual basis. Staff estimated an initial budget appropriation of $8,096. The Virginia Department of Page 1 of 3 Education notified Roanoke County Public Schools that the actual appropriation for this year is $22,019.77, which requires a supplemental appropriation of $13,923.77. WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that funds be appropriated by ordinance; and WHEREAS, first reading of this ordinance was held on August 27, 2013, and the second reading was held on September 10, 2013. BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as follows: 1. That the sum of $56,087 is hereby appropriated from the sources and for the purposes as follows: a) The Instructional budget will be increased by $10,000. b) The Guidance budget will be increased by $1,000. c) The Career and Technical Education budget will be increased by $10,163.23. d) The Career and Technical Education budget will be increased by $21,000. e) The Career and Technical Education budget will be increased by $13 2. That this ordinance shall take effect from and after the date of adoption. Page 2of3 On motion of Chairman Altizer to adopt the ordinance and carried by the following roll call and recorded vote: AYES: Supervisors Moore, Flora, Church, Elswick, Altizer NAYS: None A C4RY TESTE: DebQrah C. Jacks � V Clerk to the Board of Supervisors cc: Angela Robertson, Clerk to the Roanoke County School Board W. Brent Robertson, Director of Management and Budget Rebecca Owens, Director of Finance Page 3 of 3 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE RoANoKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 RESOLUTION 091013 -3 APPROVING AND CONCURRING IN CERTAIN ITEMS SET FORTH ON "SHE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA FOR THIS DATE DESIGNATED AS iTEM J- CONSENT AGENDA BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as follows: That the certain section of the agenda of the Board of Supervisors for September 10 2013, designated as Item J - Consent Agenda be, and hereby is, approved and concurred in as to each item separately set forth in said section designated Items 1, as follows: 1. Approval of minutes —August 13, 2013 On motion of Chairman Altizer to adopt the resolution and carried by the following roll call and recorded vote: AYES: Supervisors Moore, Flora, Church, Elswick, Altizer NAYS: None A CORY TESTE: De bol C. Jacks Clerk to the Board of pervisors Page 1 of 1 AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2013 RESOLUTION 091013 -4 CERTIFYING THE CLOSED MEETING WAS HELD IN CONFORMITY WITH THE CODE OF VIRGINIA WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia has convened a closed meeting on this date pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote and in accordance with the provisions of The Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and WHEREAS, Section 2.2 -3712 of the Code of Virginia requires a certification by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, that such closed meeting was conducted in conformity with Virginia law. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, hereby certifies that, to the best of each member's knowledge: 1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the closed meeting which this certification resolution applies; and 2. Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the closed meeting were heard, discussed or considered by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia. Page 1 of 2 On motion of Supervisor Flora to adopt the resolution and carried by the following roll call and recorded vote: AYES: Supervisors Moore, Flora, Church, Elswick, Altizer NAYS: None A CAPY TESTE: Ddborah C. Jacky 6 / Supervisors Clerk to the Board Page 2 of 2