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Roanoke County Board of Supervisors
Roanoke County Administration Center
3738 Brambleton Avenue
Roanoke, VA 24015
January 26, 1984
The Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia
met this day in open session at the Roanoke County
Administration Center, Roanoke, Virginia, this being an adjourned
meeting from January 24, 1984.
IN RE: CALL TO ORDER
Chairman, Harry C. Nickens called the meeting to order
at 4:09 p.m. The roll call was taken:
MEMBERS PRESENT:
Chairman, Harry C. Nickens; Vice
Chairman, Athena E. Burton;
Supervisors Alan H. Brittle,
Steven A. McGraw, Gary J. Minter
MEMBERS ABSENT:
None
IN RE: SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS REPORT
Mr. Bayes Wilson reported on a public hearing he
attended in Richmond on January 25, 1984, regarding public
education. Chairman Nickens recommended that the Board
officially communicate with the Governor and the Members of the
General Assembly requesting them to bring the educational funds
up to standard. Supervisor Minter moved that a resolution be
prepared to be spread in the Minutes.
RESOLUTION NO. 84-27 URGING THE HONORABLE
CHARLES S. ROBB, GOVERNOR OF VIRGINIA, AND
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF VIRGINIA TO TAKE
SUCH ACTION AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO FULLY
FUND THE COMMONWEALTH'S SHARE OF THE STATE
BOARD OF EDUCATION'S STANDARDS OF QUALITY
FOR THE 1984-85 BIENNIUM
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, as follows:
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1. That the Board does hereby most urgently urge the
: Honorable Charles S. Robb, Governor of Virginia, and the General
Assembly of Virginia to take such action as may be necessary to
fully fund the Commonwealth's share of the standards of quality
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of the State Board of Education for the 1984-85 biennium; and
2. That the Board does hereby state its unequivocal support
of a one percent increase in the retail sales and use tax, the
proceeds of which shall be devoted to full funding of the
educational needs of the Commonwealth and the County of Roanoke,
Virginia; and
3. That the Board does further support any other reasonable
alternative necessary to generate the necessary revenues for the
reasonable support of education as the General Assembly may
determine reasonably appropriate in lieu of the aforesaid sales
and use tax increase; and
4. That attested copies of this resolution be forthwith
forwarded to the Honorable Charles S. Robb, Governor of the
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Commonwealth of Virginia, and to each member of the Roanoke
County delegation to the Senate and the House of Delegates of
Virginia.
Adopted by the following recorded vote:
AYES:
Supervisors Minter, Brittle, Burton, McGraw, Nickens
NAYS:
None
Mr. Wilson then outlined a copy of proposed salary
scale for teachers for 1984 - 1985. Mr. Homer Duff discussed
transportation facilities, central purchasing, telephones and
insurances. The status of the literary fund and school capital
outlay needs along with a report on the ARCSA meeting recently
Subsequent to the School Board Meeting on February 9,
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held at Center in the Square were then presented by Mr. Wilson.
1984, a resolution will be submitted requesting approval to
submit a literary fund loan application.
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IN RE: RECESS
At 5:05 p.m. Chairman Nickens called for a recess to
Room 600 for the 1984 Planning Session.
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IN RE: RECONVENEMENT
The County Board of Supervisors reconvened at 6:00 p.m.
in Room 600 of the Roanoke County Administration Center. County
Administrator, Donald R. Flanders, presented an overview of the
activities to be presented at the Planning Session.
David Meador, Research Technician in the
Administrator's Office, presented a narration and slide program
on the goals for 1983 and progress achieved on the attainment.
Superintendents, Timothy W. Gubala, John Hubbard, and
John Chambliss, and Personnel Director, Keith Cook, presented the
Departments' goals for 1984.
Chairman Nickens expressed appreciation to all staff
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who worked on the presentation and stated that the members of
the County Board were supportive of the goals and looked forward
to a very productive year.
At 9:50 p.m. Supervisor Minter moved to adjourn to 1:00
p.m. January 31, 1984, at the Roanoke County Administration
Center to receive a recordation from the Bid Committee as to a
general contractor to be retained for repair and remodeling of
the Vinton Library. The motion carried by a unanimous voice
vote.
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