HomeMy WebLinkAbout1/2/2018 - Regular MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF VINTON TOWN COUNCIL HELD AT 7:00 P.M.
ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2018, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE VINTON
MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 311 SOUTH POLLARD STREET, VINTON,
VIRGINIA
MEMBERS PRESENT: Bradley E. Grose, Mayor
Matthew S. Hare, Vice Mayor
Keith N. Liles
Sabrina McCarty
Janet Scheid
STAFF PRESENT: Barry W. Thompson, Town Manager
Susan N. Johnson, Executive Assistant/Town Clerk
Susan Waddell, Town Attorney
Pete Peters, Assistant Town Manager
Anne Cantrell, Treasurer/Finance Director
Joey Hiner, Public Works Director
Fabricio Drumond, Assistant Police Chief
The Mayor called the regular meeting to order at
7.-00 p.m. The Town Clerk called the roll with Council
Member Liles, Council Member McCarty, Council
Member Scheid, Vice Mayor Here and Mayor Grose
present. Roll call
After a Moment of Silence, Anne Cantrell led the
Pledge of Allegiance to the U.S. Flag.
Under upcoming community events, Council
Member McCarty announced the following event:
January 8-12:15 pm — Bridal Party-free lunchtime play
for Vinton Seniors-Star City Playhouse.
Council Member Scheid made a motion to approve
the Consent Agenda as presented; the motion was
seconded by Vice Mayor Hare and carried by the
following vote, With all members voting: Vote 5-0, Approved minutes of the Regular
Yeas (5) — Liles, McCarty, Scheid, Hare, Grose; Nays Council meeting of December 19,
(0)— None. 2017
The next item on the agenda was a briefing on the
2018 Roanoke County Real Estate Reassessment.
The Town Manager turned the meeting over to Billy
Driver, Director for Roanoke County Real Estate
Valuation. Mr. Driver made opening comments and
then gave his PowerPoint presentation on the 2018
Real Estate Reassessment. The slides covered the
Town's Real Estate Assessment and new construction
history; median sales price history for single residential
and residential sales and foreclosures for all of
Roanoke County; the Reassessment Hearing
Schedule and information regarding exemptions and
the tax freeze program. A copy of the presentation i
on file in the Town Clerk's Office and will be made a
part of the permanent record.)
With regard to new construction, Mr. Driver
commented that the increase in the multi-family
residential classification includes the Roland F. Cook
lefts. There was further discussion regarding the
potential impact of the market value of the surrounding
Domes in the area surrounding Roland E. Cook.
Council Member Scheid commented that if there was a
way to quantify this information it would be useful to
argue the merits of the historic tax credits in the future
and to tape to the community in terms of hove
renovating that building and the old William Byrd High
School will increase those values.
A question was asked with regard to the property in
the Town that is classified agricultural and Mr. Driver
responded that is a parcel on Niagara Road.
Vice Mayor Flare commented that regional cooperation
has been an important factor in the upward trend with
regard to real estate. He then asked if we would have
to advertise the 2.2% and Ms. Cantrell responded yes.
We have to advertise anything over 1% and this year
we will have to do the detailed notice and advertise 30
days in advance of the public Nearing.
The Town Manager announced that the equipment
lease which was authorized at the last Council meeting
closed on Friday, December 29th. The funds are
available in escrow and staff is in the process of
completing the bid process to purchase the equipment
items. slice Mayor Hare asked if the concern with the
tax law that the interest rate was going to go up the
very next day happened. The Town Manager
responded it was close to $5,000 that we were
anticipating saving and indicated he would get in touch
with Mr. Folk with VMl_/VACo to find out what took
place with the tax law charges,
Under reports from Council Committees, Vice
Mayor Hare commented that the Finance Committee
met on December 21't. They are drafting an
administrative policy to establish a Grant Fund that
Council will be briefed on at an upcoming meeting. A
correction needs to made to the recent policy that was
approved giving the Town Manager authority to handle
intradepartmental and interdepartmental transfers that
will be brought back to Council at their January 16th
meeting. They are also reviewing the current policy
regarding retirees' g oup health insurance.
With regard to the November Financial Statement, we
are over the projection for revenue approximately
$107,000 with the largest share of that being an early
payment of real estate taxes by a mortgage company:
Spending is under the projection, The Police
Department salaries line item is over budget due to the
Department being fully staffed. In previous budgets
when the department was not fully staffed, the
differential pay was covered with the overage in this
line item. They will continue to monitor this. It will
need to be a consideration for the next fiscal year's
budget.
In the Utility Fund, revenues are up and expenditures
are down basest on the timing of projects.
From a cash standpoint overall we are up this time
over last year by$700,000 year over year.
The Town Manager commented that we received the
gain sharing payment of $567; t 1, which was more
than what we had budgeted for. Anne Cantrell
commented that we budgeted $552,000, which was
the amount that was received last year.
!lice Mayor Hare made a motion to approve the
November 2017 Financial Report as presented, the
motion was seconded by Council Member Scheid and
carried by the following vote, with all members voting.
Vote -6; Yeas 6 Liles, McCarty, Scheid, Mare, Approver! the November 2017
Grose; Nays 0 --None. Financial Report
The Mayor expressed appreciation to the Public
Works employees who were working out in the cold
weather. on water line repairs. He expressed thanks
to Debbie Adams for the article in The Vinton
Messenger locking back on all that has happened in
the Town during 2017. He is very excited about the
feature of the Town and looks forward to 2018.
Allmembers` of Council also commented on the
article in The Vinton Messenger and wished everyone a
Happy New Year, Council Member asked Joey Miner if
there were plans to put the "Stop, Pedestrian Valk Way"
sign back up in front of the Municipal Building, Mr. Miner
responded that they do plan to put it back up
Vice Mayor are made a motion to adjourn the
meeting, the motion was seconded by Council Member
Liles carried by the following vote, with all members
voting: Vote 5-0; Yeas (5) — Liles, McCarty, Scheid,
Hare, Grose, Nays (0) — None, The meeting was
adjourned at 7:45 p.m. Meeting adjourned
APPROVED-
JA Bradley E. Gro M se, ayor
Susan N. Johns,on, C ,T-own Clerk
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