| The
Wise County Board of Supervisors met in a Workshop meeting
on Wednesday, March 21, 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
Robert Adkins
Honorable
Jeffrey Salyers
Honorable
Virginia Meador - members of said Board and
Shannon
C. Scott - Acting County Administrator
Karen
Mullins- County Attorney
Annette
Underwood - Executive Secretary
ABSENT
Honorable
Donnie Dowell
IN
RE: REGIONAL
JAIL PRESENTATION
Bill
King, Consulting Engineer/Architect and Bill Thompson Architect/
Vice-President for Thompson & Litton; David Rose and
Roland Kooch, Jr. representing Davenport & Company,
made an informational presentation on the findings and recommendations
of the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Task Force for Establishing
the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority.
Task
force background information was presented as follows:
-
2000
General Assembly Building Moratorium Exemption - Southwest
Virginia Regional
Jail Authority now eligible on a Regional Basis for
50% reimbursement from
State on eligible construction costs.
-
Scope
and costs of expanding and upgrading each local jail
were reviewed.
-
Preliminary
economic models to analyze three regional jail alternatives,
and the development
of a Regional Juvenile Needs Assessment were discussed.
The
purpose of establishing a Regional Jail Authority is to
comply with Federal and State Law mandating correctional
standards and to reduce the current and future financial
burden to all participating localities.
There
was discussion on the location and sizing of each facility.
It was noted that the Regional Jail Authority would
be responsible for transportation costs
Problems
with the existing jails were discussed which included major
renovations and enormous costs.
The
goal for the regional jail is to reduce liability to the
counties and eliminate the overcrowding problems that all
the jails are now experiencing.
All the correctional officers at the existing jails
will be offered jobs with the Authority.
IN
RE: RECESS
The
Board took a brief recess at 7:20 p.m.
The
meeting reconvened at 7:30 p.m.
IN
RE: REDISTRICTING
Ron
Flanary, Skip Skinner, and Steve Gibson, representatives
of LENOWISCO Planning District, presented the Board with
materials and census data for Wise County for informational
purposes regarding the proposed redistricting.
The 2000 census data as applied to existing districts
were discussed and reviewed for possible changes in the
present districts.
Mr. Flanary
presented diagrams showing the
present districts noting that the existing districts
are in compliance with no need for change unless the Board
chooses to do so.
He further noted that the staff at LENOWISCO was
available to help the Board in any way possible regarding
data and mapping needs for the proposed redistricting consideration.
ADJOURN
There
being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 8:20
p.m.
ATTEST: WISE
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
____________________ _________________________
Clerk Chairman
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