Recap of January 10 BOS Meeting

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January 10 Meeting Recap

 

The Board of Supervisors at its January 10 meeting elected its leadership for 2023.  

Supervisor Donald Hunter was elected Chairman and Supervisor T. J. Webb was elected Vice Chairman.  Both Chairman Hunter and Vice-Chairman Webb represent District 2.  

Chairman Hunter is beginning his eighth year on the Board of Supervisors and this will be his third time as Chairman after serving as Chairman in 2019 and 2020.  Vice-Chairman Webb is beginning his eighth year and this will be his first leadership post. 

Also part of the organizational meeting, the Board postponed the adoption of its By-Laws to January 24; adopted its 2023 Meeting Schedule; adopted its 2023 Holiday Schedule; and made Board appointments to the Crater District Planning Commission (Mrs. Waymack), the Metropolitan Planning Commission (Mr. Webb), the Virginia Gateway Region (Mr. Hunter), and the Local Emergency Planning Committee (Mr. Brown). 

Other matters that came before the Board at its meeting: 

·         Approved on consent the corrected November 22, 2022 approved minutes. 

·         Approved on consent and presented a commendation to Ms. Laura L. Chambliss, Administrative Support Specialist III, for her service to Prince George County.

·         Approved on consent an appropriation of DEQ State Litter Control Grant in the amount of $15,930.50.

·         Approved on consent a resolution conveying a right of entry to Comcast Cable Communications Management, LLC.  

·         Received a report and request from the Commonwealth’s Attorney for an employee reclassification from part-time to full-time.

·         Unanimously authorized the advertisement of a public hearing on February 14 for an Ordinance to Amend “The Code of the County of Prince George, Virginia,” as Amended, by amending §§ 82-261 and 82-536 to authorize the Board of Supervisors to give a refund to property owners for unutilized water and wastewater capacity after the connection fee is paid.  

·         Unanimously approved the price list for the Real Estate Assessor’s Office.

·         Unanimously authorized the advertise of a public hearing on February 14 for an Ordinance to Amend “The Code of the County of Prince George, Virginia,” as amended, by enacting §74-200 to clarify that any organization that claims exemption by classification for a real estate parcel shall make the request on forms both supplied and reviewed by the County Assessor.

·         Unanimously authorized the advertisement of a public hearing on February 14 for an Ordinance to Amend “The Code of the County of Prince George, Virginia,” as amended, by enacting §74-199 to authorize the abatement of tax levies on buildings which are razed, destroyed or damaged.  

·         Unanimously authorized the advertisement of a public hearing on February 14 for an Ordinance to Amend “The Code of the County of Prince George, Virginia,” as Amended, by Amending §74-198 to change the dates related to the assessment of new buildings substantially completed.  

·         Unanimously authorized the advertisement of a public hearing on February 28 for an Ordinance to Amend “The Code of the County of Prince George, Virginia,” as amended, by amending §74-265 to clarify that simple interest shall be added to rollback taxes at the rate applicable to delinquent taxes in the County.  

·         Unanimously approved an award of contract for a portable TP125 110kW Generator to Bay Power Solutions in the amount of $97,167.

·         Unanimously approved an award of contract and an appropriation in the amount of $35,594 for the replacement of two stack/flues in the County Administration Building.

·         Unanimously approved an award of contract in the amount of $57,708.32 for Fire and EMS ESO Software.

·         Unanimously authorized Fire and EMS to complete and submit a grant application to FEMA for SAFER staffing.

·         Unanimously approved an appropriation in the amount of $62,499 and change to the FY2022-2023 Position Chart for DCJS Operation Ceasefire Grant funds.

·         Unanimously authorized the advertisement of a public hearing on February 28 for new polling locations for the Rives and Jefferson Park precincts.

·         Unanimously approved a resolution to amend the Floodplain Ordinance to include a footnote in Sections 90-709 and 90-723 referencing the date change.

·         Held a public hearing and unanimously approved an Ordinance to Amend § 2-1 of “The Code of the County of Prince George, Virginia”, 2005, as amended to make changes to the background check and fingerprinting requirements for persons offered conditional employment and for volunteers.