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Home My WebLink About4/21/2026 - Regular 1 MINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE VINTON TOWN COUNCIL HELD AT 6:00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2026, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE VINTON MUNICIPAL BUILDING LOCATED AT 311 SOUTH POLLARD STREET, VINTON, VIRGINIA MEMBERS PRESENT: Bradley E. Grose, Mayor Laurie J. Mullins, Vice Mayor Sabrina M. McCarty Michael W. Stovall MEMBERS ABSENT: Keith N. Liles STAFF PRESENT: Richard Peters, Town Manager Cody Sexton, Deputy Town Manager Megan Lawless, Town Clerk Jeremy Carroll, Town Attorney Tiffany Stewart, Interim Director of Finance Tim Lawless, Deputy Chief of Police Nathan McClung, Assistant Director of Planning and Zoning Mayor Grose called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. The Town Clerk called the roll with Council Member McCarty, Council Member Stovall, Vice Mayor Mullins, and Mayor Grose present. Roll call After a Moment of Silence, Council Member Stovall led the Pledge of Allegiance. Under Upcoming Community Events/ Announcements, and Council Activities, Council Member McCarty announced the following events: April 24 – Vinton Dogwood Festival Concert; April 25 – Vinton Dogwood Festival; April 25 – Open House at Vinton History Museum; May 2 – Yard Sale at Vinton History Museum, Opening Day at the Vinton Farmer’s Market, and the Shred Event; May 15 – Spring Golf Tournament at Blue Hills sponsored by Vinton Area Chamber of Commerce; May 25 – Town offices will be closed in observance of Memorial Day. Vice Mayor Mullins announced the following Council activities: April 9 – Council Member McCarty participated in Clean Valley Day in Vinton; April 14 – Vice Mayor Mullins attended the Data Centers 101 program, and Council Member Liles attended the Planning Commission meeting; April 21 – Mayor Grose and Council Member Stovall attended the Ribbon Cutting ceremony for the Wolf Creek Greenway restrooms, the Arbor Day event, and the Finance Committee meeting. Requests to postpone, add to or change the order of agenda items, no requests were offered. 2 Council Member McCarty made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda as presented; the motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Mullins and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 4-0-1; Yeas (4) - McCarty, Stovall, Mullins, Grose; Nays (0) – None; Absent (1) – Liles. Approved minutes of the Work Session and Regular Meeting of April 7, 2026. Under Awards, Introductions, Presentations, there were none. Under Citizens’ Comments and Petitions, no comments were offered. Under Briefings, there were none. Under Items Requiring Action, Jon Lanford, CEO of Roanoke Valley Resource Authority presented the FY2026-2027 Annual Operating and Reserves Budget of the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority in the total amount of $19,824,759.00. This is a 3% increase from last year. The total amount for the Town of Vinton is $5,600.00. A copy of their budget is on file at the Town Clerk’s office as part of the permanent record. Mayor Grose expressed appreciation for the services that are provided by RVRA and thanked Mr. Lanford for the promotional video for Clean Valley Day in Vinton. Mr. Peters shared that data such as total tonnage collected from the Clean Valley Day in Vinton will be shared soon. There were no additional comments or questions. Council Member Stovall made a motion to adopt a Resolution to approve the FY2026-2027 Annual Operating and Reserves Budget of the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority in the total amount of $19,824,759.00, the motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Mullins and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 4-0-1; Yeas (4) - McCarty, Stovall, Mullins, Grose; Nays (0); Absent (1) – Liles. Under Public Hearing, Mayor Grose opened the public hearing at 6:16 p.m. Mr. McClung shared that the 2025 Roanoke Valley- Alleghany Regional Commission (RVARC) Hazard Adopted Resolution No. 2671 adopting the FY2026-2027 Annual Operating and Reserves Budget of the Roanoke Valley Resource Authority in the total amount of $19,824,759.00. Opened public hearing at 6:16 p.m. 3 Mitigation Plan is for the entire region. He reminded Council that Amanda McGee from RVARC provided a presentation on December 2, 2025, about the plan. Before the plan could be adopted, FEMA provided additional revisions which have been completed. Adopting this plan allows local government to apply for disaster mitigation funds which become available following a natural disaster. Unlike other localities who adopt this as a Resolution, we make this as an amendment through our Comprehensive Plan, which requires it to be advertised in the newspaper and be reviewed by the Planning Commission. There were no public comments. There were no comments or questions from Council. Mayor Grose closed the public hearing at 6:19 p.m. Vice Mayor Mullins made a motion to adopt an Ordinance to adopt the 2025 Roanoke Valley- Alleghany Regional Commission Hazard Mitigation Plan, the motion was seconded by Council Member McCarty and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 4-0-1; Yeas (4) - McCarty, Stovall, Mullins, Grose; Nays (0); Absent (1) – Liles. Under Appointments to Boards/Commissions/Committees, there were none. Under Reports from Committee, Mrs. Stewart shared topics that were discussed at the Finance Committee meeting that was held on April 21, 2026. General Fund revenues and expenditures are meeting budget goals. Operating cash and investments total is $7.4M. Expenditures reached $9.7M for the fiscal year which is 69% of the allocated budget due to capital improvement projects such as the Vinton War Memorial Park and renovations to the Vinton War Memorial. Adopted Ordinance No.1074 adopting the 2025 Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission Hazard Mitigation Plan to be adopted and incorporated as an amendment to the Town’s Comprehensive Plan. 4 All other expenditures are in line with budget expectations, and all departments have a 60%- 80% expenditure budget use. General revenue stands at approximately $8.75M of the fiscal year, which is 63% of the budget with normal treasurer activities. Local tax collection is at 87%, which is a 5% increase from last year’s collection. There is a 28% increase in meals tax collection for the month of March for a total of $30,000.00. Interest income is stable; however, we do project a decrease due to the usage of the savings from interest accounts. Personal property and real estate bills have been mailed to citizens. The Treasurer’s Office and lobby will be open from 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday until June 5, 2026. Mayor Grose thanked Mrs. Stewart for the report. There were no additional comments or questions from Council. Council Member Stovall made a motion to approve the March 31, 2026, Financial Statements, the motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Mullins and carried by the following vote, with all members voting: Vote 4-0-1; Yeas (4) -McCarty, Stovall, Mullins, Grose; Nays (0); Absent (1) – Liles. Vice Mayor Mullins commented that she is looking forward to the meals tax numbers for April since Kentucky Fried Chicken has brought back their buffet. Approved the Financial Statements from March 31, 2026. Under Town Attorney, no comments were offered. Under Town Manager’s Projects Updates, Mr. Peters advised that he will not be at the next Town Council meeting. He will provide the Town Manager’s Recommended Budget Report at the Town Council meeting on May 19, 2026. Under Council and Mayor Comments, Vice Mayor Mullins commented on how other 5 communities are recognizing Child Abuse Awareness month with the blue pin wheels. Council Member Stovall shared that he is looking forward to the Dogwood Festival. Mayor Grose expressed that in his 25 years of service as an elected official, he has never received as many positive comments as he has for the new Vinton War Memorial Park. There were no additional comments offered. Council Member McCarty made a motion to adjourn the meeting; the motion was seconded by Vice Mayor Mullins and carried by the following vote 4-0-1; Yeas (4) – McCarty, Stovall, Mullins, Grose; Nays (0) – None; Absent (1) – Liles. ATTEST: _______________________________ Megan K. Lawless, Town Clerk Meeting Adjourned at 6:28 p.m. APPROVED: _______________________________ Bradley E. Grose, Mayor