HomeMy WebLinkAbout3/20/2012 - SpecialMarch 20, 2012 153
Roanoke County Administration Center
5204 Bernard Drive
Roanoke, Virginia 24018
The Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia met this day at the
Roanoke County Administration Center, this being a special meeting for the purpose of
hearing requests for funding from the health and human service agencies for the fiscal
year 2012 -2013 budget. Audio and video recordings of this meeting will be held on file
for a minimum of five (5) years in the office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors.
IN RE: CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Flora called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. The roll call was
taken.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Chairman Richard C. Flora; Supervisors Joseph B. "Butch"
Church and Eddie "Ed" Elswick
MEMBERS ABSENT: Supervisors Charlotte A. Moore; Michael W. Altizer
STAFF PRESENT: Diane D. Hyatt, Assistant County Administrator; Paul M.
Mahoney, County Attorney; Jimmy Lyon, Budget Analyst and
Deborah C. Jacks, Clerk to the Board
IN RE: FUNDING REQUESTS
1. Funding requests from health and human service agencies for
Fiscal Year 2012 -2013
Chairman Flora advised that this time had been set aside for health and
human service agencies to submit funding requests to the Board for the fiscal year
2012 -2013 budget. The agencies were called to speak in alphabetical order from A to
Z.
Representatives from thirty -one (31) agencies addressed the Board to
request funding. A list of representatives is on file in the Clerk to the Board of
Supervisors office.
IN RE: REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS
Supervisor Church commented it was good to see Nancy Hans and Ellen
Brown who are both long -time visitors to Roanoke County. He stated he believes the
health and human service agencies are vital to the well being of those people who need
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it the most. He stated he is honored to be a part of a Board of Supervisors that tries to
take an active part in doing the best it can to make these organizations function even
better. The Board will give them its best effort and thinks what they do is super critical
and know the people served can attest to that. He commented it is an honorable
function of the County Board of Supervisors to be able to hear, recognize and to the
best of their ability to help these agencies.
Supervisor Elswick commented he really appreciates all of these agencies
do and it reminds him of where he grew up in Eastern Kentucky and did not have a lot
of money and the money that came from the government, what they called
commodities, was greatly appreciated because they did not have much else. He stated
he is glad the Board does this and hears what all these agencies are doing and it is a
vivid reminder of where you could be and how much help you might need yourself if
there were different circumstances.
Supervisor Flora stated to follow -up and continue on the same theme, the
agencies that the Board heard tonight are those that fill the void that government is not
able to do. Government cannot do it all, but when Roanoke County contributes to these
agencies they are able to raise far more dollars than the County can ever give. They
just fill that void: serve the people who fall through the cracks in many cases and are
overlooked by the programs the government has and as both his colleagues have said
these agencies are absolutely critical to those to whom absolutely need them. He
thanked everyone that has come to the Board and will give them every consideration
possible.
IN RE: ADJOURNMENT
Chairman Flora adjourned the meeting at 7:36 p.m.
Submitted by:
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Deborah C. Ja s
Clerk to the Board
Approved by:
Richard C. Flora
Chairman
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