| The
Wise County Board of Supervisors met in a regular meeting
on March 8, 2001, at 6:00 P. M. in the Board of Supervisors
Meeting Room located in the Wise County courthouse, Wise,
VA. The following were present:
Honorable
Douglas Stallard-Chairman
Honorable
Betty Cornett- Vice-Chair
Honorable
Douglas Mullins
Honorable
Edgar Mullins
Honorable
Virginia Meador
Honorable
Robert Adkins
Honorable
Jeffrey Salyers
Honorable
Donnie Dowell - members of said Board and
Shannon
Scott - Acting County Administrator
Karen
Mullins - County Attorney
Annette
Underwood-Executive Secretary
PRAYER
Rev.
Tim Cox, Field Minister With Promise Keepers, led the Board
in prayer.
PLEDGE
ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
MINUTES
Virginia
Meador noted that Jack McClanahan name was misspelled in
the minutes.
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to approve the minutes as corrected.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPROVAL
OF AGENDA
Administrator
Scott asked that four invoices be added to the payment of
accounts.
There
being no further additions or changes, a motion was made
by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers, to approve the
agenda as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: PUBLIC
EXPRESSION
Hugh
Kiser, a resident of the Esserville community, voiced his
opinion on the proposed Ordinance on Street Naming - Property
Numbering System in that citizens should have the option
as to whether or not they wanted their house numbers placed
on their houses. He
also asked that the ordinance on junkyards be enforced,
particularly the junkyard located on the Esserville Road.
Mr. Kiser stated that the citizens' rights to ingress
and egress on Diggs Road have been violated.
Jean
Owens asked why the County Junkyard Ordinance is not being
enforced. She
stated that the junkyard that has been created by George
Barnette located in the Esserville area has broken the County
ordinance many times over and nothing has been done.
She voiced her concern as to why something of this
magnitude was being overlooked.
Stewart
Jessee voiced his concern that sewage sludge may be brought
into Wise County.
He asked the Board to make sure the County Solid
Waste Ordinances would hold up in a court of law in that
it prohibited sludge from coming into the County.
There
being no further comments, the public expression was closed.
IN
RE: GRAVEL
PAYMENTS
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to approve the gravel payments in the amount of $10,594.04
for work done on roads throughout Wise County and paid from
the Coal & Gas Road Fund.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: MECC PAYMENT
A
motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Betty Cornett,
to approve the payment to MECC for engineering services
related to the design of the Godwin Hall Central Receiving
Access Road to be paid from the Coal & Gas Road Funds.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: COAL &
GAS ROAD COMMITTEE MEMBERS PAYMENT
A
motion was made by Virginia Meador, seconded by Bob Adkins,
to approve the payments totaling $50.00 to the Coal &
Gas Road Committee members for attending the Coal &
Gas Road Meeting held in February to be paid from the Coal
& Gas Road Fund.
Aye-Doug
Mullins Nay-None Abstain
- Doug Stallard
Edgar Mullins
Betty Cornett
Virginia Meador
Donnie Dowell
Jeff Salyers
IN
RE: REVENUE
SHARING PROGRAM
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to authorize the County Administrator and the VDOT Resident
Engineer to apply for Revenue Sharing Funds in the amount
of $500,000 to be matched on a dollar-for-dollar basis from
funds of the State of Virginia.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RESOLUTION
UTILITY DEVELOPMENT FOR COALFIELD EXPRESSWAY
A
motion was made by Doug Mullins, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to approve the resolution supporting the installation of
conduits for utilities growth at appropriate locations during
the construction of the Coalfields Expressway in Wise County.
The motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
#
2001
(Said
resolution on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: ORDINANCE
STREET NAMING-PROPERTY NUMBERING SYSTEM
A
public hearing was held on March 1, 2001, to receive citizens'
input on a proposed ordinance for a street naming - property
numbering system.
There was no one to speak for or against the proposed
ordinance.
Donnie
Dowell made a motion to adopt the proposed ordinance on
the street naming - property numbering system as presented.
Doug Mullins seconded the motion.
Edgar
Mullins stated that he could possibly vote for this ordinance
if the word shall could be changed to may
because he did not want to make the citizens do something
they were against having done.
There
was some questions among Board members as to whether or
not this ordinance was enforceable and whether or not the
County actually needed such an ordinance.
Chairman Stallard asked Attorney Mullins for her
comments.
Attorney
Mullins stated that there is not an ordinance already on
the books but in a portion of the Uniform Statewide Building
Code there is a section that states if the County has adopted
a 911 emergency system, then part of that code requires
that all houses shall have the 911 numbers be placed in
a conspicuous location that can be seen from the property
boundary. This
could be enforced through the building department during
routine inspections, etc.
However, she noted that the County could adopt its
own ordinance to be enforced by the County.
There
were further comments that adopting this ordinance would
be a moot point since this ordinance would be a mirror of
the Statewide Building Code.
After
further discussion, Chairman Stallard asked for a vote to
approve the proposed ordinance.
Aye-
Doug Mullins
Nay-Betty Cornett
Virginia Meador Edgar
Mullins
Doug Stallard Jeff
Salyers
Donnie Dowell
Bob Adkins
The
motion carried.
IN
RE: E-911 ROAD
NAME ADDITIONS
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to approve the E-911 road name additions as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: CABLE FRANCHISE
ADVISORY COMMITTEE UPDATE
Chairman
Stallard stated that he and Ms. Meador has met with the
Cable Franchise Advisory Committee and it was the consensus
at that meeting that a common date be set for the starting
and ending date of the cable franchise.
He commented that other meetings would be held for
further discussions on the proposed franchise and the Board
would be updated accordingly.
IN
RE: DERBY PROJECT/AUTHORIZE
ADVERTISEMENT
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Edgar Mullins,
to authorize the advertisement of a public hearing for the
Derby Project on March 22, 2001, at 6:00 p.m. in the Methodist
Church in Derby, Virginia and on April 5, 2001, at 6:00
p.m. in the Board of Supervisors meeting room located in
the courthouse. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: DERBY PROJECT/SELF-HELP
PROGRAM
A
motion was made by Doug Mullins, seconded by Edgar Mullins,
to authorize the County Administrator to write a letter
regarding the Self-Help Program for the Derby Project.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: DERBY RENOVATION
PROJECT ENDORSEMENT LETTER
A
motion was made by Doug Mullins, seconded by Bob Adkins,
to authorize the County Administrator to write a letter
of endorsement for the proposed Partnership Solution's concepts/goals
and of Roda Resources' efforts to achieve these goals with
the applicable Virginia/Federal agencies.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE REQUEST FOR FUNDING
A
motion was made by Doug Mullins, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to contribute $1,500.00 to the Wise County Chamber of Commerce
to assist with the increased expenses that have been placed
on the Chamber's Budget this year for additional information,
postage, etc.
Aye-
Doug Mullins
Nay-Edgar Mullins
Virginia Meador
Betty Cornett
Doug Stallard
Donnie Dowell
Jeff Salyers
Bob Adkins
IN
RE: PRO-ART
REQUEST
A
motion was made by Virginia Meador, seconded by Bob Adkins,
to write a letter of commitment to Pro-Art for $5,000.00
from the County's FY 2001-2002 Budget to be used as matching
funds for the Local Government Challenge Grant Program for
the Commission for the Arts.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: PUMP &
HAUL AGREEMENT/WISE MTN FELLOWSHIP CHURCH
A
motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to approve the Pump and Haul Agreement for the Wise Mountain
Fellowship Church.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPALACHIA
CULTURAL ARTS COUNCIL, INC.
A
motion was made by Doug Mullins, seconded by Edgar Mullins,
to authorize the County Administrator to write a letter
of commitment to the Appalachia Cultural Arts Council for
$1,000.00 from the County's FY 2001-2002 Budget.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: HANDS ACROSS
THE MOUNTAIN AGREEMENT
A
motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to authorize the Chairman to sign the agreement for project
development and administration for Hands Across the Mountain
Scenic Vistas and Overlook.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: EFNEP
GARDEN PROJECT
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Betty Cornett,
to approve a contribution of $300.00 to the Expanded Food
and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) for a pilot EFNEP
Garden Project. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RESOLUTION
REGIONAL JAIL REIMBURSEMENT
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Bob Adkins,
to adopt the resolution requesting a 50% reimbursement of
all eligible project costs relative to the construction
of a regional jail system serving the localities.
The motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
#
2001
(Said
resolution on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: ST. PAUL
MANUFACTURING PROJECT/RELEASE OF VCEDA FUNDS
A
motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to authorize VCEDA to release to the Wise County IDA loan
funds not to exceed $250,000.00 to be used for the site
development and construction of a manufacturing facility
in the St. Paul Industrial Park that is located partially
in Wise County and partially in Russell County.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: COMMISSIONER
OF REVENUE REFUNDS
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Donnie Dowell,
to approve the refund as requested by the Commissioner of
Revenue. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: LANDFILL
USE FEE REFUND
A
motion was made by Virginia Meador, seconded by Bob Adkins,
to approve the landfill use fee refunds as requested.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: PHONE COMMISSION
APPROPRIATION
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Betty Cornett,
to approve the appropriation of $2,325.00 from the Jail
Phone Commission Fund as requested.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RAMSEY/WISE
CONNECTOR ROAD/VDOT AGREEMENT
A
motion was made by Doug Mullins, seconded by Bob Adkins,
to authorize the County Administrator to execute the agreement
between the Virginia Department of Transportation and Wise
County for preliminary engineering development and administration
of the Ramsey-Wise Technology Park access road.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/LONESOME
PINE OFFICE ON YOUTH
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Donnie Dowell,
to appoint Teresa Adkins to fill the unexpired term of Sheila
Combs on the Lonesome Pine Office on Youth Board.
The motion was unanimously approved
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/BUILDING
CODE & APPEALS BOARD
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Donnie Dowell,
to reappoint Dick Houchins to the Building Code & Appeals
Board for a term of five (5) years.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: APPOINTMENT/SOCIAL
SERVICES BOARD
A
motion was made by Virginia Meador, seconded by Betty Cornett,
to appoint Marilyn Bumgarner to the Social Services Board
for a term of four (4) years.
The motion was unanimously approved.
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Donnie Dowell,
to appoint J. D. Cassell to the Social Services Board
for a term of four (4)
years. The
motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: SOUTHWEST
VIRGINIA EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES COUNCIL
It
was the consensus of the Board to table this appointment.
IN
RE: RESOLUTION/PSA
BOND ENDORSEMENT
A
motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Doug Mullins,
to approve the resolution consenting to the issuance of
water and sewer revenue bonds by the Wise County PSA and
providing for Wise County's moral obligation to make certain
appropriations as needed.
Aye-
Doug Mullins Nay-None
Abstain-Donnie Dowell
Edgar Mullins
Virginia Meador
Betty Cornett
Bob Adkins
Doug Stallard
Jeff Salyers
RESOLUTION
#
2001
(Said
Resolution on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: PAYMENT
OF ACCOUNTS
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to approve the payment of accounts as presented to include
the additions as presented by the County Administrator. The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: BLACKWOOD
LANDFILL PAYMENTS
A
motion was made by Virginia Meador, seconded by Bob Adkins,
to approve the Blackwood Landfill payments as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: E-911 PAYMENTS
A
motion was made by Bob Adkins, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to approve the E-911 payments as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: TRANSFER
OF FUNDS/GENERAL FUND TO ENTERPRISE FUND
Chairman
Stallard stated that the request to transfer funds from
the general fund to the enterprise fund is to cover payments
due in that account.
He asked Administrator Scott to further explain this
request.
Administrator
Scott explained that a payment is due April 1 to VRA in
the amount of $770,880.00.
At the end of February, there was $694,982.00 in
the enterprise fund account which left a needed balance
of $75,898.18.
Since March 1, another $22,271.27 has been collected
in landfill use fees, leaving a needed balance of $53,626.91.
Therefore, Mr. Scott asked that $55,000.00 be transferred
from the General Fund to the Enterprise fund to cover the
expenses incurred.
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Bob Adkins,
to transfer these funds from the county general fund to
the enterprise fund as requested.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: ENTERPRISE
FUND PAYMENTS
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Virginia Meador,
to approve the enterprise fund payments as presented.
The motion was unanimously approved.
BREAK
The
Board took a brief recess at 7:25 p.m.
The
Board reconvened its meeting at 7:35 p.m.
IN
RE: CLOSED
SESSION
A
motion was made by Jeff Salyers, seconded by Doug Mullins,
to go into closed session to discuss investing of public
funds and potential litigation as permitted by section 2.1-344A.
6&7 of the Code of Virginia.
The motion was unanimously approved.
After
a lengthy closed session, a motion was made by Doug Mullins,
seconded by Jeff Salyers, to reconvene the regular meeting.
The motion was unanimously approved.
IN
RE: RESOLUTION/CERTIFICATION
OF CLOSED SESSION
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to approve the resolution certifying matters discussed while
in closed session.
The motion was unanimously approved.
RESOLUTION
#
2001
(Said
resolution is on file in the County Administrator's Office)
IN
RE: BOARD
COMMENTS
Donnie
Dowell voiced his appreciation to Acting Administrator Scott
for the work that he has diligently performed in the absence
of a County Administrator and for the many hours that he
has sacrificed of his personal time while doing two jobs
in the past eighteen months.
IN
RE: BUDGET
HANDOUT
There
was some discussion on setting the tax rate for FY 2001-2002
with the notation that the tax rate must be set by March
30, 2001.
Administrator
Scott presented Board members with a handout of four (4)
scenarios of the proposed budget for FY 2001-2002 of which
a proposed 8 cent tax increase and a proposed 10 cent tax
increase was given for consideration.
Two of the scenarios proposed no tax increase.
After
discussing the proposed tax rate, it was the consensus of
the Board to have a recessed meeting on March 12 at 6:00
p.m. to review and discuss the proposed scenarios of the
budget as presented by Administrator Scott and to possibly
set a tax rate.
IN
RE: RECESS
MEETING
A
motion was made by Donnie Dowell, seconded by Jeff Salyers,
to recess this meeting until March 12, 2001, at 6:00 p.m.
in the old circuit court room for further discussion of
the proposed FY 2001-2002 budget.
The motion was unanimously approved.
ATTEST:
WISE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
______________________
________________________
Clerk Chairman
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