[A. Call to Order (6:00 pm)]
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WELCOME. I LIKE TO CALL, I LIKE TO CALL THE MARCH 26TH BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING TO ORDER.
THE FIRST PIECE OF BUSINESS IS MISS WAYMACK WILL BE PARTICIPATING ELECTRONICALLY.
MS. DREWRY, AND DO I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THAT? AND SHE WILL BE PARTICIPATING FROM HER HOME DUE TO A MEDICAL REASON.
MAKE A MOTION, WE ALLOW. MISS KNOTT, CALL THE ROLL.
YES. ALL RIGHT, MISS KNOTT, IF YOU WILL NOW CALL THE ROLL TO ESTABLISH A QUORUM FOR TONIGHT.
HERE, MR. COX. HERE, MR. PUGH. HERE, MRS. WAYMACK. I'M HERE.
SHE DID? ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE'LL HAVE INVOCATION.
[B. Business Meeting]
MR. BROWN'S GOING TO DO THAT, AND I'LL DO THE PLEDGE.HEAVENLY FATHER, WE ASK YOU THIS EVENING TO WATCH OVER ALL OF OUR COUNTY RESIDENTS, OUR FIRE AND EMS, OUR POLICE, OUR EMPLOYEES, AND ALL OF THOSE THAT WORK TOGETHER EACH AND EVERY DAY FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THIS COUNTY.
HEAVENLY FATHER, I ALSO ASK YOU THIS EVENING TO WRAP YOUR LOVING ARMS OF PROTECTION AROUND ALL OF THOSE THAT ARE GOING THROUGH SOMETHING THIS EVENING, THOSE THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSING LOVED ONES, THOSE THAT ARE JUST NOT FEELING WELL.
ONLY YOU, HEAVENLY FATHER, KNOW WHO ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE.
AND WE ASK AGAIN THAT YOU REACH YOUR LOVING ARMS OF PROTECTION AROUND EACH AND EVERY PERSON.
WE ASK ALL OF THIS IN YOUR NAME THIS AFTERNOON.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME, SIR.
NOW WE'LL MOVE INTO OUR PUBLIC COMMENT SEGMENT.
ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE APPROACH.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP.
OKAY. WHO IS THAT? MR. JUSTIN NOBLIN.
OKAY. MR. NOBLIN, PLEASE KEEP IN MIND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
HELLO. MY NAME IS JUSTIN NOBLIN, 8724 CENTENNIAL ROAD, DISPUTANTA, VIRGINIA.
I WANTED TO SPEAK TONIGHT ABOUT THE SITUATION WITH THE ASSESSMENT OFFICE.
LOOKING AT THE COST OF THE OFFICE IN 2023, THE OFFICE COSTED A PROJECTED $616,000.
FOR 2024, IT WAS ESTIMATED AT 755,000.
THE ASSESSORS POSITION HIMSELF IS ADVERTISED AS BETWEEN 102,000 AND 164,000.
OUR LAST ASSESSOR WAS HIRED JUNE 28TH, 2022.
ON JANUARY 28TH, 2024, ASSESSMENTS WERE SENT OUT TO ALL RESIDENTS AND ON MARCH 5TH, 2024, THIS BOARD VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO HAVE REMOVAL OF ASSESSMENTS DRAFTED FOR A VOTE, WHICH YOU ALL ARE VOTING ON TONIGHT.
THE WEEK OF MARCH 11TH, THE ASSESSOR WAS PUT ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE AND RESIGNED SHORTLY AFTER.
AND ON MARCH 19TH, THE REAL ESTATE ASSESSOR'S POSITION WAS ADVERTISED BY THE COUNTY.
THERE'S 133 LOCALITIES IN VIRGINIA, INCLUDING COUNTIES AND CITIES.
80 OF THESE LOCALITIES USE PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT ASSESSORS AT 60%.
40 USE PROFESSIONAL STAFF ASSESSORS.
WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO CURB THE MASSIVE SPENDING THAT WE ARE PUTTING ON ONE ASSESSMENT, WE ARE ON TRACK TO SPEND 1.8 PLUS MILLION DOLLARS TO GET ONE ASSESSMENT DONE.
WHAT I'M ASKING TODAY IS THIS BOARD.
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60% OF THIS STATE USES AN OUTSIDE CONTRACT STAFF.IT IS MORE THAN PLAUSIBLE TO GET IT DONE, GET IT DONE ACCURATELY, AND SAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THIS COUNTY INSTEAD OF SPENDING ABSURD AMOUNTS TO GET THIS DONE.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO CONSIDER.
I'M ASKING YOU ALL TO TO GENUINELY LOOK INTO THIS AND CONSIDER SUSPENDING THAT OFFICE AND GOING WITH AN OUTSIDE CONTRACT BI ANNUALLY, BECAUSE WE COULD SAVE THE CITIZENS A HUGE SUM OF MONEY, AND IT IS MORE THAN PLAUSIBLE TO DO THE MAJORITY OF THE STATE, DOES IT? THANK Y'ALL, THANK YOU.
ANYBODY ELSE, MS. KNOTT. NO, SIR.
MISTER CHAIRMAN. ANYBODY ELSE WOULD LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? MISTER QUIST.
TIM QUIST, 9807 COUNTY LINE ROAD.
I'M GOING TO READ THIS SO I GET THROUGH IT.
REAL WORLD ETHICS CONVERSATION FOR JUST A RANDOM TUESDAY.
UNETHICAL, LACKING MORAL PRINCIPLES ARE NOT IN ACCORD WITH THE STANDARDS OF A PROFESSION.
IF PRIVATE COMPANIES CAN REQUIRE YEARLY ETHICS TRAINING, WHY CAN'T PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY? IT TAKES 30 MINUTES A YEAR PER EMPLOYEE.
IN MY FORMER COMPANY, IF THERE WAS A SINGLE VIOLATION ACROSS THE CORPORATION, ALL 23,000 EMPLOYEES HAD TO REPEAT THE ETHICS TRAINING. WE WERE COMPLIANT FOR 18 STRAIGHT YEARS BEFORE I RETIRED.
THEY STILL ARE AGAIN THIS YEAR.
THE ANSWERS TO COMPLEX ETHICAL ISSUES ARE NOT ALWAYS CLEAR CUT.
OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT, FILLED WITH GOOD PEOPLE, SHOULD NEVER BE EXPECTED TO KNOW ALL THE ANSWERS.
THEY SHOULD, HOWEVER, BE EXPECTED TO ASK QUESTIONS AND REPORT CONCERNS WITHOUT RETALIATION.
I MIGHT SUGGEST THAT AT THE TIME OF COUNTY BUDGETING, THAT WE COULD EASILY INVEST IN ETHICS AND GOOD GOVERNANCE SIMPLY BY LOOKING AT THE COST OF SOCIAL MEDIA STAFF IN THIS COUNTY.
ASK YOURSELF, WHY IS THE SCHOOL SYSTEM PAYING A FULL TIME PERSON $89,000 PLUS BENEFITS TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS? WHY? THIS INCLUDES, WELL, SORRY.
WE HAVE, EXCELLENT, I NEED TO READ THIS.
WE HAVE EXCELLENT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
WE TEACH CLASSES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
THE KIDS ACTUALLY HAVE THEIR OWN GROUP REPORTING ON FOOTBALL AND BASEBALL AND SPORTING EVENTS.
WHY DO WE HAVE A $90,000 A YEAR EMPLOYEE TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS AND SAYING, LOOK OVER HERE, SAY CHEESE.
WHY IS THAT? EVERYBODY IN THE AUDIENCE HAS A PHONE.
WE CAN ALL TAKE OUR OWN PICTURES.
WE DON'T NEED AN EMPLOYEE LIKE THAT.
COULD THAT MONEY BE SPENT BETTER ON ETHICS TRAINING AND A COMPLIANCE OFFICER? THE LAST CAMPAIGN WE HEARD ABOUT INTIMIDATION OF PUBLIC SCHOOL STAFF.
AND NOW WHAT I HAVE TO CONSIDER IS SERIOUS ETHIC ISSUES IN THE ASSESSOR OFFICE.
SUNSHINE AND YOUR EFFORTS HAVE EXPOSED THESE ALONG WITH OURS.
THERE'S A PROVEN BENEFIT AND A TANGIBLE RETURN TO DOING THE RIGHT THING.
THEY USED TO BE ON THE SCHOOL STAFF, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN MR. COX. USED TO HAVE A RESIDENCY OFFICE THAT MADE SURE THE PEOPLE THAT WERE GOING TO OUR SCHOOLS ACTUALLY BELONGED IN OUR SCHOOLS.
MISTER QUIST, PLEASE WRAP IT UP.
ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? GOOD EVENING.
LEILA MEYERS 8711, SECOND COURT, DISPUTANTA, 23842.
MR. GARDNER IS GONE, BUT HE IS NOT ALONE IN HIS OFFICE.
THEIR PROFESSIONAL LICENSE REQUIRES THEM TO MAKE GOOD DECISIONS IN THE WORKPLACE.
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INSTEAD, THEY RUBBERSTAMPED HIS ACTIONS WITHOUT RAISING ANY CONCERNS.YOU CANNOT TAKE AWAY THEIR LICENSES, BUT YOU SHOULD TAKE AWAY THEIR SALARIES AND BENEFITS.
THIS IS MORE CRITICAL NOW THAT YOU ARE CONSIDERING SPENDING HALF A MILLION PLUS TO HIRE A PRIVATE COMPANY TO DO THE ASSESSOR'S WORK, WE NEED A FULL AUDIT OF THE OFFICE AND CORRECT EVERYTHING WRONG THAT WAS DONE TO THE RESIDENTS.
DURING A PUBLIC MEETING ON MARCH 6TH WITH THE RESIDENTS, THE ASSESSOR CONFIRMED THAT HIS TEAM DECIDED TO HAVE ALL SPECIAL ADJUSTMENTS REMOVED FROM ALL PROPERTIES BECAUSE SOME PEOPLE WERE CLAIMING ADJUSTMENTS THAT WERE NOT TRUE.
IN ESSENCE, THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS WERE ASKED TO PROVE THEIR INNOCENCE.
MY OWN PROPERTY HAS A SPECIAL ADJUSTMENT.
IT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR 17 YEARS.
MR. GARDNER KNEW PERSONALLY ABOUT IT.
HE PERSONALLY WAS PRESENT AT THE BOE HEARING TWO YEARS AGO.
THE ADJUSTMENTS WAS REAFFIRMED.
STILL, THIS YEAR HE TOOK IT AWAY IN OUR LAND VALUE WAS TRIPLED.
AS SOON AS WE RECEIVED THE ASSESSMENTS.
I REMINDED MR. GARDNER BY EMAIL ABOUT THE ADJUSTMENT AND HE CONFIRMED HIS PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE OF IT.
INSTEAD OF CORRECTING THE RECORD, HE ASSIGNED AN APPRAISER FROM HIS OFFICE TO REVIEW THE APPEAL.
TWO WEEKS LATER, THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE ISSUED A RESPONSE, MAKING NO CORRECTIONS TO THE ASSESSMENT, NOT HONORING THE PRESENCE OF THE ADJUSTMENTS THAT HE, MR. ASSESSOR GARDNER HIMSELF, CONFIRMED IN HIS EMAIL.
TO DATE, THAT INFORMATION WAS NEVER PROVIDED TO US.
SO THE ONLY THING THAT THIS ALL MEANS IS THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE STILL THERE IN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE WHO REFUSE TO ACT PROFESSIONALLY AND PROVIDE RELIABLE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK? GOING ONCE, TWICE.
I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE BOARD.
DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA? SO MOTION, I MAKE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE AGENDA.
MR. COX. YES, MR. PUGH? YES, MRS. WAYMACK. YES, MR. WEBB. YES.
[C. Consent Agenda]
MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.SECOND. MISS KNOTT CALLED THE ROLL.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO PRESENTATIONS.
[D. Presentations]
MR.. RICHARD HENSHAW AND MR. PUGH IS GOING TO DO THE HONORS.ALL RIGHT. WE'RE HERE TO DO A COMBINATION.
CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? THIS IS A COMBINATION FOR RICHARD L HINSHAW JR..
SERVICE ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY PRESENTED ON MARCH 26TH, 2024.
WHEREAS MR. RICHARD L HINSHAW JR WAS APPOINTED TO THE BOARD BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO REPRESENT PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY ON THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD, NOW KNOWN AS THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, ON NOVEMBER 7TH, 2007, AND WHEREAS, DURING HIS 16 YEAR TENURE ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, MR. HINSHAW SERVED AS CHAIRMAN FOR ONE YEAR, SECRETARY FOR NINE YEARS, AND TREASURER FOR TWO YEARS.
WHILE SERVING THE INTEREST OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY AND ITS CITIZENS TO THE UTMOST OF HIS ABILITY.
AND WHEREAS MR. HINSHAW IS AN ADVOCATE ADVOCATE FOR PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, ITS CITIZENS AND ITS RESOURCES, AND SPENT MUCH OF HIS LIFE HELPING MAKING HIS COMMUNITY A
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BETTER PLACE TO LIVE AND BUSINESSES TO THRIVE.AND WHEREAS, DURING HIS TENURE, MR. HINSHAW HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOUTH POINTE AND GROSSE POINTE BUSINESS PARK, BRINGING INDUSTRIALS SUCH AS VSP TECHNOLOGIES, GOYA FOODS, COMMONWEALTH CENTER OF ADVANCED MANUFACTURING, AND AN EXPANSION OF THE PERDUE FARMS AND MULTIPLE EXPANSIONS OF SERVICE CENTER METALS, CONSTRUCTION OF DORMS AT RICHARD BLAND COLLEGE OF THE COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY TO AID IN THE INCREASE ENROLLMENT IMPROVEMENTS WITHIN THE TOURISM ZONE AT EXIT 45 THAT INCLUDE NEW SIDEWALKS, LIGHTING, AND THE EXPANSION OF THE HAMPTON INN.
BROADBAND EXPANSION IN THE COUNTY, AND HE AND OVER ADMINISTRATION OF OVER A MILLION IN SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. AND WHEREAS MR. HINSHAW IS VERY WELL KNOWN AND WELL RESPECTED IN THE COMMUNITY, HAVING LIVED IN THE COUNTY HIS ENTIRE LIFE AND OWNING A BUSINESS IN THE COUNTY FOR NEARLY 35 YEARS, WHEREAS MR. HINSHAW CONTINUED TO REPRESENT PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY ON THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY BOARD UNTIL HIS RESIGNATION ON NOVEMBER 10TH, 2023.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THIS COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE, THIS 26TH DAY OF MARCH, 2024, DOES HEREBY COMMEND AND SALUTE MR. RICHARD L HINSHAW JR FOR THE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS HE HAS MADE FOR THE CITIZENS AND BUSINESSES OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY.
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THIS BOARD HONORS MR. HINSHAW AS A DEDICATED, EARNEST INDIVIDUAL WHO APPLIES COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUES THAT THE COUNTY FACES, AND BE FINALLY RESOLVED, THAT THIS BOARD WISHES MR. HINSHAW MUCH HAPPINESS AND FULFILLMENT IN THE FUTURE PURSUITS.
AND THIS WAS SIGNED BY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR.
SO. WON'T ANYBODY COME UP AND THEY'LL TAKE A PICTURE OF US? COME ON. THEY WILL TAKE IT TO.
THANK YOU AGAIN, SIR. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY, MR. HENSHAW? YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO SAY, SIR? THE ONLY THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY IS I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY FELLOW MEMBERS OF THE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY.
OBVIOUSLY, IT'S A IT'S A TEAM EFFORT TO TO GET THIS DONE.
AND I FEEL LIKE WE DID A SUCCESSFUL JOB.
THANK YOU, MR. PUGH. THANK YOU SIR.
ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE'LL MOVE TO SUPERVISOR COMMENT.
[E. Comments]
I'LL START ON MY RIGHT WITH MR. PUGH. GOOD EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TONIGHT.
I HEARD SOME THINGS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
BIANNUAL ASSESSMENTS, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
AS FAR AS ETHICS CLASSES, I'M SURE, I'M NOT SURE, BUT I'LL GET WITH MR. STOKES AND SEE WHAT KIND OF CLASSES WE'RE CURRENTLY OFFERING IN THE COUNTY AND THINGS LIKE THAT, AND I WILL SAY THIS, GIVE MR. STOKE TIME. HE'S BEEN TASKED WITH AH, A LOT OF WORK, AND I THINK HE'S HE'S GOING TO PRESENT TO US A LITTLE BIT LATER ON ON HIS PLAN OF ACTION TO CORRECT THE ASSESSMENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT AT THIS TIME.
MR. BROWN? YES, I'D JUST LIKE TO SAY GOOD EVENING TO EVERYONE.
DEFINITELY APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS.
I JUST HAVE TO SAY ONE THING, THOUGH.
YOU GOT TO GIVE US A LITTLE TIME, OKAY? IT WAS JUST A WEEK OR TWO AGO THAT WE DID THE THING WITH THE ASSESSMENTS.
BUT MR. STOKE WAS TASKED WITH COMING TOGETHER AND PUTTING TOGETHER A PLAN AND A PLAN TO DISCUSS WITH THIS BOARD ON HOW HE WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD.
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WE HAVE ALL BEEN TALKING TO ONE ANOTHER ABOUT HOW DO WE GO FORWARD? DO WE DO THIRD PARTY? DO WE NOT DO IT? JUST BECAUSE WE ADVERTISE FOR A POSITION DOES NOT MEAN THAT WE HAVE TO FILL IT.SO THAT'S WHY I'M SAYING, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES JUST TAKE A STEP BACK, CALL ONE OF US, ASK A QUESTION.
BUT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS AS JUST BLACK AND WHITE AS THEY MAY SEEM, JUST BECAUSE YOU SEE SOMETHING POSTED ON THE WEBSITE, OR YOU DON'T THINK THAT THE BOARD IS DOING SOMETHING A CERTAIN WAY, WE APPRECIATE THE INPUT, BUT I WILL AGREE WITH MR. PUGH ON THIS ONE. GIVE MR. STOKE A CHANCE TO FINISH EXPLAINING HIS PLAN TO ALL OF US AND GETTING HIS PLAN IN MOTION, BECAUSE WE REALLY DO HAVE A GOAL, AND I THINK IT WILL WORK OUT IN THE END. AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT WERE MENTIONED TONIGHT, THEY ARE ALL ON THE TABLE FOR CONSIDERATION.
YOU JUST DON'T HEAR US TALKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT THE TIME OR PLACE YET FOR US TO DISCUSS IT.
SO THAT'S ALL I WANT TO SAY TONIGHT, MR. COX. THE ONLY THING I'VE GOT AGAIN TO SAY TONIGHT IS I'M GLAD TO SEE A ROOM FULL OF PEOPLE.
DON'T LET THESE THINGS BE WHAT BRINGS YOU TO THE MEETINGS? GOOD GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR THE PEOPLE WHEN THE PEOPLE ARE INVOLVED.
SO AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT.
MISS WAYMACK. NO COMMENTS TONIGHT.
THANK YOU MA'AM. I'M GOING TO ECHO WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE HAS ALREADY SAID.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE WHEN YOU RUN, WHEN YOU HAVE A HICCUP SUCH AS THIS.
THE ONLY THING YOU DO IS TRY TO FIGURE OUT A PLAN AND TRY TO GET OUT OF IT.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE SOME WAY OF RESOLVING IT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO.
BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT.
NOW WE'LL MOVE TO COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENTS.
JUST TWO IMPORTANT DATES COMING UP.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28TH, IS THE NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING.
RIGHT HERE IN THE BOARD ROOM AT 6:30 P.M..
AND ON SATURDAY, MARCH 30TH, IS THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY EASTER EGG HUNT AT TEMPLE PARK.
BECAUSE IT TYPICALLY ENDS BY ABOUT 1102.
THAT'S A QUICK ONE. ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO PUBLIC HEARINGS.
[F. Public Hearings]
THE FIRST ONE IS A PROPOSED EASEMENT FROM VDOT FOR UTILITY RELOCATION ROUTE 460 AND QUEEN STREET.MISS ERARD IS GOING TO PRESENT, AND JUSTIN FITZ, IF HE'S HERE.
MR. STOKE, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THIS TO YOU THIS EVENING.
THIS IS THE THE EASEMENT THAT WAS PART OF THE SMART SCALE GRANT AND JUST TO REFRESH YOUR MEMORY A LITTLE BIT, HERE IS WHERE THE PROPOSED EASEMENT IS LOCATED.
THERE'S ONE VIEW OF THE PROPOSED EASEMENT LOCATION, AND THERE IT IS FROM THE OTHER SIDE. THERE'S ACTUALLY THERE'S AN EASEMENT TO BE GRANTED TO VDOT, BUT THERE'S ALSO A REQUEST BY THE POWER COMPANY TO HAVE US SIGN AN AGREEMENT SO THAT THEY CAN PUT LINES IN THE GROUND UNDERGROUND, AND THEY'RE ALL IN THE SAME PLACE AS SHOWN ON THAT DRAWING.
VDOT HAS ASSESSED THAT THE COST OF THE EASEMENT TO THE COUNTY IS $550, AND THOSE ARE THE CALCULATIONS AS AS THEY CAME TO THAT SUM.
AND MY REQUEST THIS EVENING AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING, IS THAT THE BOARD ADOPT THE RESOLUTION THAT'S IN THE PACKET AND AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO SIGN THE DEED OF EASEMENT AND THE AGREEMENT WITH VIRGINIA POWER.
I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ALL THE POWER LINES AND STUFF'S GOING TO BE ON THE GROUND, CORRECT? YES, SIR. OKAY. I THINK THEY'RE MOVING TOWARDS THAT GOING FORWARD.
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ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? BUT THIS THIS IS THIS.WHAT WE ARE APPROVING IS FOR BOTH VDOT AND FOR VIRGINIA POWER.
ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYBODY LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST? PLEASE APPROACH.
I KNOW I'M GOING TO BE TALKING THE WIND HERE.
I'VE TALKED TO 17 OF THE RESIDENTS DOWN THERE WHEN WE HAD OUR COMMUNITY MEETING.
NOBODY WANTS THIS WASTE OF TIME.
IT'S PROBABLY BEYOND WHAT WE CAN DO NOW.
WE DID FINALLY UNDERSTAND THAT THIS WAS A COUNTY ORIGINATED PROGRAM, NOT VDOT.
IT'S PROBABLY WAY TOO INTO THE SYSTEM, BUT AT THIS POINT I JUST WANT IT ON THE RECORD THAT THIS IS AN ACTION THAT'S BEING TAKEN THAT IS NOT WANTED, IS NOT NEEDED, AND THE MONEY COULD BE BETTER SPENT ON THE PROBLEMS OF THE ROADS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN THE COUNTY.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE LIKE TO COME UP AND SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST? SEEING NONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING, TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE BOARD.
WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? MR. CHAIRMAN, IF THERE'S NO INPUT FROM ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS, I WOULD SO MOVE THAT WE WOULD APPROVE THIS EASEMENT FOR VDOT AND VIRGINIA POWER AS SO STATED IN THE PUBLIC HEARING.
ALL RIGHT, NEXT ON OUR LIST FOR PUBLIC HEARING IS THE 2024 ASSESSMENT ORDINANCE.
MISS ERARD AGAIN? THANK YOU AGAIN.
UNDER CONSIDERATION TONIGHT FOR THE BOARD IS AN ORDINANCE THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE ASSESSOR COMPLETE THE CALENDAR YEAR 2024 ASSESSMENT.
AND I WANT TO SAY UP FRONT THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE REFERRED TO THIS AS SETTING ASIDE THE ASSESSMENT.
THIS IS NOT SETTING ASIDE THE ASSESSMENT.
SECTION 70 4-1 93, IN OUR COUNTY CODE, AS AUTHORIZED BY STATE LAW, SAYS THAT WE ARE SUPPOSED TO DO A REASSESSMENT OF ALL REAL ESTATE EVERY YEAR.
WE HAVE HEARD A HOST OF CITIZENS CONCERNS RELATING TO THE METHODOLOGY, THE ACCURACY, THE VALIDITY, THE UNIFORMITY, THE CONSISTENCY, THE LEGALITY.
THOSE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE CONCERNS THAT I HAVE HEARD CITIZENS EXPRESS.
UNDER STATE LAW, COUNTIES ARE ONLY REQUIRED TO ASSESS EVERY FOUR YEARS, GENERALLY SPEAKING.
AND INCLUDED THE STATE LAW 58.1 3300 THAT TALKS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE
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REASSESSMENT PROCESS IS COMPLETE, AND THAT IS THAT THE ASSESSOR TAKES THE COPIES OF THE RECORD, CERTIFIES THE VALIDITY OF THE REASSESSMENT UNDER OATH, FILES IT IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK, AND THEN A COPY OF IT GETS DELIVERED TO THE COMMISSIONER OF THE REVENUE.AGAIN, THIS THE DEADLINE FOR THIS IS THAT IT MUST BE DONE PRIOR TO DECEMBER THE 31ST.
WE ARE STILL EARLY IN OUR REASSESSMENT PROCESS.
THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION IS CURRENTLY SET TO MEET IN JUNE.
AND WE ARE A LONG WAY FROM DECEMBER.
SO THIS THIS REASSESSMENT PROCESS, WHILE THE NOTICES OF REASSESSMENT WERE SENT OUT, THE REASSESSMENT PROCESS UNDER THE LAW IS NOT COMPLETE.
SOME OF THE GOALS OF THE ORDINANCE THAT THE BOARD IS CONSIDERING TONIGHT ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS CORRECT IN TERMS OF WHAT DATA WAS USED, AS WELL AS THE METHODOLOGY, AND TO ALLOW AN INDEPENDENT ENTITY THE TIME TO STUDY AND ANALYZE WHAT'S BEEN DONE, NOT ONLY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC CAN TRUST WHAT WAS DONE, BUT ALSO BECAUSE ASSESSMENTS BUILD FROM YEAR TO YEAR TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS IN A PROPER POSTURE GOING FORWARD.
THE EFFECT OF THIS ORDINANCE IS THAT TAXES WILL BE THE SAME AS LAST YEAR.
AND RIGHT NOW, AS THE ORDINANCE STANDS, THERE WILL BE NO REASSESSMENT UNTIL CALENDAR YEAR 2025.
THERE ARE NO APPEALS TO THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION BECAUSE THE DEADLINE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023 APPEALS OCCURRED LAST YEAR. HOWEVER, IF ANYONE HAS A CONCERN ABOUT THE 20 THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023 ASSESSMENT NUMBERS, I ENCOURAGE THEM TO MEET WITH THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AND IF THERE IS AN ERROR I WILL SEE TO IT THAT THE ERROR IS CORRECTED AND THAT THE PROPERTY IS VALUED APPROPRIATELY.
IN ADDITION TO THAT, STATE LAW DOES ALLOW FOR CITIZENS TO GO TO THE CIRCUIT COURT TO CHALLENGE AN ASSESSMENT, AND THERE IS NOT A TIME LIMIT ON THAT.
SO THE REQUEST THIS EVENING IS FOR THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE ORDINANCE TO EXEMPT THE REQUIREMENT THAT THE REASSESSMENTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2025, 2024 BE COMPLETED.
THE WAY THAT THE ORDINANCE IS STRUCTURED, AUDIT BY OPERATION OF LAW.
NEXT YEAR, WE WILL GO BACK TO OUR ORIGINAL CODE, WHICH IS THAT THERE IS AN ANNUAL REASSESSMENT OF PROPERTY. IF THE BOARD WISHES TO MODIFY THAT AND GO TO A BIENNIAL ASSESSMENT, WE CAN CERTAINLY DO THAT.
NOTHING ABOUT THIS LOCKS THE BOARD IN TO HAVING AN ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.
I JUST WANTED TO EXPLAIN THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE KIND OF HITTING THE PAUSE BUTTON ON IT FOR THIS YEAR, AND THAT I'VE STRUCTURED THE ORDINANCE TO AUTOMATICALLY GO BACK TO THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE.
AND OF COURSE, IT CAN BE CHANGED GOING FORWARD.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ANYBODY GOT ANY QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE ONE POINT OF CLARITY BECAUSE I KNOW IT SAID BASED ON WHAT WE WE WOULD BE DOING, WE WOULD GO BACK TO LAST YEAR'S ASSESSMENTS.
WE'RE USING THE CURRENT YEAR'S ASSESSMENTS, WHICH IS 2024'S ASSESSMENTS WOULD BE USED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET IT TWISTED THINKING IT'S GOING BACK TO 2023.
SO I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT RIGHT.
WELL, IT'S THE REASSESSMENT DATA THAT WERE FROM LAST YEAR THAT WILL BE USED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025..
AS WELL AS.. AND I MAKE IT A LITTLE HARDER.
YEAH. THAT'S WHAT WE USE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024.
AND THAT SAME DATA WILL BE USED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025? YES, SIR. THAT'S CORRECT.
THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. THANK YOU, MR. ROY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, FOLKS, THIS IS PUBLIC HEARING.
ANYBODY WISH TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST?
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PLEASE COME FORTH.ANYBODY WISHING TO SPEAK, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
SEEING NO ONE, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND TURN IT BACK OVER TO THE BOARD.
SECOND. IT'S NOT CALLED A ROLL.
MR. BROWN? YES. MR. WEBB. YES.
ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO REPORTS.
[G. Reports]
MR. STOKE, THE BUDGET BUDGET PRESENTATION FOR 20 FY 2025.THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN WEBB, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MISS ERARD.
YOU HAVE A FULL COPY OF TONIGHT'S INTRODUCED BUDGET PRESENTATION AT YOUR DESK.
THIS PROCESS BEGAN IN DECEMBER.
AND BETWEEN TONIGHT AND MAY 28TH, THE BOARD WILL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THE FINAL COMPONENTS OF THE FY 25 BUDGET BEFORE ITS APPROVAL. BUDGET GOALS FOR FY 25.
THE INTRODUCED BUDGET BASED ON THE ACTION YOU JUST TOOK USES CALENDAR YEAR 23, FISCAL YEAR 24, ASSESSED REAL PROPERTY VALUES, AND MAINTAINS THE CURRENT REAL ESTATE TAX AT $0.82 AND THE CURRENT PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX AT $3.90.
SALARY INCREASES HELP MAINTAIN MARKET AVERAGES IN THE REGION.
AND I'LL JUST CALL OUT A FEW BULLET POINTS IN THIS SLIDE.
WE ARE PROVIDING MARKET INCREASES FOR POLICE OFFICERS AT 5%, FIREFIGHTER MEDICS AT 3%, NON PUBLIC SAFETY POSITIONS BELOW MARKET BY MORE THAN 8 TO 15%.
AND THERE IS AN EFFORT TO PROVIDE THE REQUIRED 3% PAY INCREASE FOR STATE SUPPORTED LOCAL EMPLOYEES AND COMPENSATION BOARD FUNDED CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICE EMPLOYEES.
THE FY 25 REVENUES OF 74.02 MILLION IS AN INCREASE OF 1.3 MILLION OVER FY 24.
THE REAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE INCREASED ONLY BY 200,000 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION.
AND THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX REVENUE REMAINS LEVEL THE SAME AS FY 24.
AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS WITH FINAL ADOPTION TARGETED FOR MAY 28TH, WE WILL BE MEETING WITH THE BOARD TO DISCUSS ANY UPDATES FROM PERSONAL PROPERTY VALUES OR STATE REVENUES FROM THE FINAL FY 25 STATE BUDGET, WHICH WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR.
WE ARE PROPOSING TO HOLD THE REAL ESTATE TAX RATE AT $0.82, AND THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RATE AT $3.90 FOR A TAX RATE PUBLIC HEARING PLANNED ON HAVING APRIL 9TH.
AS YOU CAN SEE BY THIS CHART, THE ONLY CHANGE IN THE REAL ESTATE REVENUES IS THE 200,000 FOR NEW CONSTRUCTION AND THE SEE CALENDAR YEAR 23, FISCAL YEAR 24 ASSESSED REAL PROPERTY VALUES WERE UTILIZED IN THE CREATION OF THIS BUDGET.
SO THIS IS A CHART THAT DESCRIBES CHANGES THAT WENT UP AND DOWN FROM FISCAL YEAR 24.
THE STATE TAX REVENUE IS ESTIMATED TO INCREASE BY 300,000.
THE INTEREST REVENUE CAN BE SEEN ESTIMATED AS A $250,000 INCREASE.
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STATE COMP BOARD AND DSS REVENUES INCREASING LARGELY DUE TO STATE MANDATED PAY INCREASES FOR STATE SUPPORTED LOCAL EMPLOYEES.PERMITS AND PLANNING FEES ARE DECREASING DUE TO A CURRENT STALL AND LARGE INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DUE TO WATER AND SEWER CAPACITY ISSUES, AND WE DO HAVE TWO CEASE FIRE GRANTS.
WE HAVE ONE OPERATION CEASE FIRE.
GRANT NUMBER TWO, AND BOTH ARE THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE SHOW AN INCREASE AND THEN THERE'S AN EXPIRATION OF ANOTHER GRANT MID-YEAR CEASE FIRE ONE SHOWING A DECREASE.
THEY ARE BALANCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH STATE LAW.
AGAIN, ONE ABOUT $1.3 MILLION GREATER THAN FY 24.
THIS IS A 1.77% INCREASE, AND THE TOP THREE EXPENDITURES ARE SALARIES AND BENEFITS, TRANSFER TO SCHOOLS AND OPERATING EXPENDITURES.
THE FUND BALANCE POLICY OF 12.5% IS PROJECTED TO BE 19.2 MILLION.
THE PROJECTED JUNE 30TH, 2024 FUND BALANCE IS 40 MILLION, WHICH IS 26% OF THE INTRODUCED FY 25 BUDGETED FIGURES.
STAFF RECOMMENDS CONTINUING TO PAUSE ON GENERAL FUND SUPPORTED DEBT ISSUANCE UNTIL FY 27, AS RECOMMENDED BY DAVENPORT FINANCIAL.
FUTURE DEBT SERVICE IN FY 27 SHOULD BE FOR MAJOR PROJECTS LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE OR SCHOOLS.
THE BOARD CAN CONSIDER CASH FUNDING SMALLER PROJECTS FROM THE CURRENT FUND BALANCE.
SALARY RECLASSIFICATIONS BRING POSITIONS MORE IN LINE WITH REGIONAL MARKET AVERAGES.
I'LL POINT OUT, THERE ARE THE SIX NEW POSITIONS, THREE COMMUNICATION OFFICERS, ONE POLICE OFFICER, ONE BUDGET MANAGER SIX AND A DSS BENEFITS PROGRAM SPECIALIST THREE AND THEN A LIST OF MULTIPLE STAFF RECLASSIFICATIONS.
MORE GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES.
A VRS INCREASE WAS MANDATED BY THE STATE.
A PORTION OF THE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE INCREASE WILL BE PASSED ALONG TO THE EMPLOYEE.
A STEP INCREASE WAS INCLUDED TO AVOID SALARY COMPRESSION.
LOOKING AT SCHOOLS, THE INTRODUCED FY 25 COUNTY BUDGET PROVIDES A LITTLE OVER $18 MILLION IN FUNDING TO THE PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS FOR THEIR OPERATIONS AND TEXTBOOK FUNDS.
THIS FUNDING IS THE TRANSFER AMOUNT CALCULATED BY THE REVENUE SHARING FORMULA USED SINCE FY07.
THE REVENUE SHARING CALCULATION HAS BEEN IMPACTED BY AN INCREASE IN THE COUNTY POPULATION, WHICH HAS INCREASED 5718 PEOPLE SINCE 2018, AND A DECREASE IN STUDENT ENROLLMENT WHERE THE SCHOOLS DROPPED ENROLLMENT 213 STUDENTS SINCE 2018.
INCLUDED IS A CAPITAL TRANSFER FOR SCHOOL BUSSES AND $2.8 MILLION IN SCHOOL RELATED DEBT.
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TOTAL TRANSFERS TWO AND PAYMENTS FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM ARE $21,374,063, AND IT REPRESENTS 28.9% OF THE COUNTY FY 25 INTRODUCED GENERAL FUND BUDGET.THIS INTRODUCED BUDGET REDUCES THE GENERAL FUND TRANSFER TO DEBT SERVICE FUND BY $925,508.
WE CURRENTLY ARE AT A MOODY'S AA TWO RATING.
AN S&P AA+ RATING, AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIRE, EMS APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT FUNDS WILL CONTINUE.
WE DID WANT TO POINT OUT SOME OF OUR INFLATIONARY INCREASES AND CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.
THESE ARE MUST DO'S IN COUNTY OPERATIONS.
WE TRACK THESE LINE ITEM TRENDS AND REVIEW ACTUAL INVOICES TO DEVELOP COST ESTIMATES.
WE'VE ESTIMATED OUR ELECTRICAL AND HEATING WILL GO UP 154,000 AND VEHICLE FUEL UP 22,000.
SO A GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE RECAP CHART.
THESE EXPENDITURES SHOW EMPLOYEE COSTS THAT INCLUDE A STEP INCREASE MARKET SCALE INCREASES, RETIREMENT CONTRIBUTIONS, AND HEALTH INSURANCE.
THERE WAS A COST SAVINGS IN THE YEAR OVER YEAR BASELINE ADJUSTMENT FOR EMPLOYEES.
ADDITIONAL EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN ADDED IN THIS CHART.
YOU'LL SEE IT'S $543,000 FOR THE SIX POSITIONS AND THEN TWO UNDER THAT.
YOU'LL NOTICE THE HEALTH INSURANCE RATE.
SO THE OVERALL HEALTH INSURANCE WAS 389,000.
THE COUNTY WILL BE PAYING 285,000 OF THAT.
AND 103,832 IS PASSED ALONG TO THE EMPLOYEES.
THE FY 26 YEAR THREE PAYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO SYSTEM MAINTENANCE IS ESTIMATED AT $600,000 AND WILL BE PAID FROM THE GENERAL FUND IN ORDER TO PREPARE FOR THIS FUTURE EXPENSE.
THE FY 25 BUDGET PROPOSAL INCLUDES A LIST OF ONE TIME CAPITAL PURCHASES THAT WILL DROP OFF NEXT YEAR AND ALLOW FOR THIS OPERATION MAINTENANCE EXPENSE WITHOUT NEW REVENUE GENERATION.
WE KNOW WE HAVE A BILL COMING.
AND SO THESE ONE TIME ITEMS WILL DROP OFF AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO PAY THAT $600,000 BILL NEXT YEAR.
THIS SLIDE SHOWS GENERAL FUND INFLATIONARY INCREASES AND INCREASES TO OUTSIDE AGENCIES SUCH AS RIVERSIDE REGIONAL JAIL WENT UP 109,000.
VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH WENT UP 88,000.
CRATER YOUTH CARE COMMISSION INCREASED 59, ALMOST 60,000.
I ALSO POINT OUT THAT DISTRICT 19 COMMUNITY SERVICES BOARD WENT UP OVER 36,000, AND EVEN THE APPOMATTOX REGIONAL LIBRARY WENT UP $34,411.
SHOWN HERE IS A LIST OF GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURE DECREASES.
THE LARGEST REDUCTIONS ARE THE TRANSFERS TO THE DEBT FUND AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM.
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THROUGH THE COMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.IT'S AN ENTERPRISE FUND THAT SELF-SUPPORTING.
THE OVERALL BUDGET ONE IS $1,056,533 LESS THAN FY 24.
AN INCREASE IN WATER AND SEWER RATES IS PROPOSED FOR FY 25.
OVERALL, PROPOSED INCREASES TO THE AVERAGE USER'S BILL, WHICH IS 5000 GALLONS PER MONTH, ARE ESTIMATED TO BE $1.50 PER BILL, WHICH IS $0.60 FOR WATER AND $0.90 FOR SEWER PER BILLING CYCLE.
THE PUBLIC HEARING ON WATER AND SEWER RATE INCREASES WILL BE HELD ON APRIL 23RD.
AND THESE RATE ADJUSTMENTS ARE NECESSARY TO COVER OPERATING INFLATIONARY INCREASES, TO PURCHASE EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES AND MAINTAIN EXISTING UTILITY ASSETS. THIS CHART SHOWS SORT OF A BREAKDOWN OF THE UTILITY BILL AS IT COMES IN.
DOLLAR 50 PER BILL, ABOUT $9 PER YEAR FOR THE AVERAGE USER AT 5000 GALLONS PER MONTH.
AND THEN WE DO HAVE SOME UNMETERED SEWER, WHICH WOULD BE $1.15 PER BILL AT $6.90 PER MONTH.
COMMERCIAL USERS WILL SEE A MORE SIGNIFICANT INCREASE BASED ON METER SIZE.
IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHART AND YOU LOOK AT THE TWO INCH THROUGH THE EIGHT INCH METER SIZE.
THE PERCENT CHANGE IS BETWEEN 40% AND 90% COMPARED TO FY 24.
PROPOSED CONNECTION FEE INCREASES ARE ASSIGNED BY METER SIZE, SO THE 5/8 METER CONNECTION CHARGE FOR RESIDENTIAL HOMES INCREASES FROM 4000 TO 4800 FOR WATER AND 5000 TO 5200 FOR SEWER.
PUBLIC UTILITIES BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS TWO NEW VEHICLES, PAY AND BENEFIT INCREASES, AND THE FIRST YEAR OF DEBT SERVICE FOR THE BLACKWATER REGIONAL INTERCEPTOR AND NEW THREE MGD WASTEWATER PUMP STATION AND FORCE MAIN THAT I'M SURE MR. HALTOM WILL BE TALKING TO YOU ABOUT IN THE IN THE FUTURE SOON.
LOOKING AT SPECIAL REVENUE FUNDS.
THE LODGING TAX CONTINUES TO INCREASE AS PRE-PANDEMIC TRAVEL RETURNS TO NORMAL.
THERE IS NO CHANGE IN THE MEALS TAX.
COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS DID INCREASE DUE TO LOCAL AND STATE FUNDING.
WE SERVE AS THE FISCAL AGENT AND OVERSIGHT OF THAT ORGANIZATION.
WE DID SEE A DECREASE IN ADULT EDUCATION.
AND THEN STORM WATER LOOKING AT ACTUAL COLLECTIONS THAT WAS BUMPED UP A LITTLE BIT.
ABOUT AN $8 MILLION INCREASE, OR A 5.18% INCREASE FROM FY 24.
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LOOKING AT THOSE BY FUND, THE GENERAL FUND, THE INCREASE WAS 1.3 MILLION, OR ABOUT A 1.79% INCREASE.UTILITY FUND ACTUALLY DECREASED 11% DUE TO SOME MAJOR PROJECTS DROPPING OFF.
THE SCHOOL FUND INCREASED 6.2 MILLION.
AND THEN INTER-FUND TRANSFERS, AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 2.1 MILLION.
SO THE SCHEDULE MOVING FORWARD STAFF IS RECOMMENDING TO CANCEL THE MARCH 28TH BUDGET WORK SESSION THAT WAS SCHEDULED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR DUE TO NO STATE BUDGET AND REALLY NO NEW INFORMATION BETWEEN NOW AND THURSDAY I'LL BE ASKING FOR SOME CONSIDERATION FOR ACTION FROM THE BOARD ON THAT.
WE DO HAVE WORK SESSIONS ON APRIL 18TH THAT HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED, AND MAY 7TH WHICH WE HOPE ALL THE STATE BUDGET NUMBERS WILL BE IN AND WILL REALLY TIGHTEN UP AND FINALIZE THE BUDGET FOR YOU.
OTHER KEY DATES FOR THE BOARD AND FOR THE PUBLIC.
APRIL 9TH IS THE TAX RATE, PUBLIC HEARING AND ADOPTION.
APRIL 23RD IS THE UTILITY RATE INCREASE.
MAY 14TH IS THE BUDGET PUBLIC HEARING WITH ANTICIPATED ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET ON MAY 28TH.
ANY QUESTIONS? ANYBODY GOT ANY QUESTIONS? I'M SURE MISS DREWRY CAN ANSWER THEM.
YES, SIR. NOT NECESSARILY A QUESTION.
AGAIN, A STATEMENT JUST TO MAKE IT CLEAR FOR EVERYONE.
ON THE APRIL 9TH TAX RATE HERE, PUBLIC HEARING.
TECHNICALLY, WE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE THIS BECAUSE THERE IS NO EFFECTIVE TAX INCREASE.
CORRECT? I THINK IT'S WHAT WAS STATED.
THAT'S CORRECT. OR AM I CONFUSING SOMETHING? CORRECT. IF YOU'RE NOT INCREASING YOUR TAX RATES, YOU TECHNICALLY DON'T HAVE TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING ON YOUR TAX RATES, CORRECT? YEAH. HOWEVER, PRINCE GEORGE HAS A LONG STANDING PRACTICE OF HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING, EVEN IF YOU'RE LEAVING THE TAX RATES AS THEY ARE TODAY.
YES, MA'AM. AND I WAS JUST I KNEW WHAT THAT ANSWER WAS.
I REALLY WAS JUST SAYING THAT TO MAKE IT CLEAR FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC THAT WE DID DECIDE TO STILL HAVE THAT EVEN THOUGH IT WASN'T NECESSARY, BECAUSE TECHNICALLY THERE'S NOT A TAX RATE, TAX EFFECTIVE TAX INCREASE.
SO THAT WAS MY ONLY REASON FOR CALLING IT OUT.
AND MR. BROWN, THE OTHER ADVANTAGE OF DOING THAT IS IT DOES GIVE DIRECTION TO THE COMMISSIONER OF REVENUE AND THE TREASURER THAT IT'S SET TO GO GET THE BILLS OUT THE DOOR WITH IT FOR THE JUNE 5TH DUE DATE FOR THE BILLING CYCLES, AND SO THEY CAN BEGIN THAT PROCESS.
YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. I DON'T HAVE ANY AT THIS TIME.
I'M GOING TO REVIEW EVERYTHING AND I'LL PROBABLY SEND YOU AN EMAIL MR. STOKE. NO, SIR, I DON'T HAVE ANY.
WITH THAT BEING SAID, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE A REQUEST OF US FOR A MOTION TO.
YES, SIR. MR. CHAIRMAN, I'D BE A MOTION TO NOT HAVE NOT HOLD THE MARCH 28TH BUDGET WORK SESSION, WHICH WAS ALREADY ADVERTISED. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CANCEL THE MEETING.
YES. AND WITH THAT, MR. CHAIRMAN, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF THE FY 25 INTRODUCED BUDGET.
AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT REMINDING TO ADJOURN TO APRIL 9TH AT THE END OF CONCLUSION OF THIS MEETING.
CORRECT. THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
ALL RIGHT, AND WE'LL MOVE TO ORDER OF BUSINESS.
[H. Order of Business]
THE NEXT ONE IS TO AUTHORITY TO APPLY FOR THE VIRGINIA BROWNFIELD RESTORATION AND ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND.MR. JABRI, IS HE HERE? I THINK HE'S GOING TO PRESENT.
YES, SIR. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN WEBB, VICE CHAIRMAN, BROWN.
BOARD MEMBERS, MR. STOKE AND MISS ERARD.
THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME PRESENT TONIGHT.
THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION TO THE VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS FOR VIRGINIA BROWNFIELD RESTORATION AND ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND.
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ADDITIONAL PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND JOB CREATION IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE.THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT 4101 COURTHOUSE ROAD, AND IT SERVED AS A SCHOOL AND WAS BUILT IN 1960.
THE ASSESSMENT WILL BE CONDUCTED IN ORDER TO PROVIDE AN EVALUATION WHICH RESPECT TO THE PRESENCE OF, OR ABSENCE OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TO COMPLY WITH FEDERAL OR STATE REGULATIONS, WHICH REQUIRE A THOROUGH SURVEY OF PORTIONS OF BUILDINGS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF ANY RENOVATION OR REDEVELOPMENT ON THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPOSAL GIVEN BY DEWBERRY.
THAT IS IN YOUR PACKETS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT.
THE PROGRAM GRANT MAXIMUM FUNDING IS UP TO 50,000.
AND THE REST OF THE FUNDING WILL BE THROUGH THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND.
IF AWARDED, THE COUNTY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A 100% LOCAL MATCH AND BE REQUIRED TO ENTER INTO A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WITH THE VIRGINIA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP.
FOR THE AUTHORIZATION IS ATTACHED FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION.
AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
WE GOT ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR. NO, SIR.
THANK YOU. WITH THAT BEING SAID, WHAT'S YOUR PLEASURE? I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO LET HIM APPLY FOR THE GRANT.
THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE ON OUR BUSINESS THING IS AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE FOR PUBLIC HEARING TO CONSIDER ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE COUNTY OF PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, 2005, AS AMENDED, TO REVISE WATER AND SEWER CONNECTION FEES AND USER CHARGES. MR. HOLCOMB, I BELIEVE, IS GOING TO PRESENT THIS.
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, MR. STOKE, MS. ERARD AND MR. STOKE HAS PRETTY MUCH SHOWN THESE EXACT SAME SLIDES.
AND THIS YEAR, WE LOOKED AT THOSE AND WE'RE PROPOSING A 3% INCREASE ON OUR TIERS TWO AND THREE WATER RATES, AS WELL AS A 1% INCREASE IN OUR SEWER RATE. SORRY, I CAN'T EVEN READ FROM HERE.
SO THOSE TOTAL IMPACTS FOR, AS MR. STOKE ALREADY MENTIONED, FOR OUR TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL USER THAT USES 5000 GALLONS PER MONTH IS ONLY $1.50 PER BILL AND $9 A YEAR.
AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS SLIDE, WE HAVE ANYTHING ABOVE ONE INCH METER ARE GOING TO HAVE AN INCREASE IN THEIR MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGES THAT WILL BE REFLECTED ON EACH MONTHLY BILL.
AND THOSE INCREASES RANGE ANYWHERE FROM 25.
I REALLY CAN'T READ FROM 1 TO 25%.
SO YOU CAN SEE HERE FROM LAST YEAR, YOU CAN SEE THE CURRENT COMPARED TO OUR PROPOSED, WE SHOW A 40% INCREASE UP TO ALMOST A 90% INCREASE ON THE SEWER MINIMUM MONTHLY CHARGES.
HOWEVER, THIS IS REFLECTIVE DUE TO A CHANGE THAT WE MADE A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO IN FISCAL YEAR 22, WHERE WE MADE SOME SIGNIFICANT REDUCTIONS IN THOSE MINIMUM MONTHLY FEES FOR THOSE SAME METERS. WE'RE TRYING TO GO TO WHAT WE CONSIDER A TYPICAL METHODOLOGY FOR CHARGING MINIMUM MONTHLY FEES, AS WELL AS CONNECTION FEES, WHICH I'LL ADDRESS HERE SHORTLY. SO WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE BACK TO THAT METHODOLOGY.
SO IF YOU SEE HERE I'M JUST CHANGING THOSE THOSE PERCENTAGES IF YOU COMPARE THOSE TO FISCAL YEAR 22, YOU SEE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 1% AND 6.3% FOR THOSE LARGER METERS.
SO IT'S NOT AS MUCH AS THEY USED TO BE, NOT AS MUCH OF A CHANGE AS THEY WERE FROM FISCAL YEAR 22.
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WE ALSO MAKING CHANGES TO OUR CURRENT RATE BLOCKS.WE ARE TRYING TO BRING THESE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER TOGETHER.
SO WHAT THIS REALLY MEANS IS, AS YOU USE WATER, YOU'LL GO TO THAT SECOND TIER A LITTLE BIT FASTER.
SO THIS WILL HELP GENERATE A LITTLE BIT MORE REVENUES.
SO YOU CAN SEE FROM THE CURRENT RATE BLOCKS TO THE PROPOSED RATE BLOCKS THAT WE DID NOT TOUCH.
WE DID NOT TOUCH THE FIVE AGENTS FIVE AGENT METER.
SO THEY AGAIN THERE'S NO DIFFERENCE FOR OUR REGULAR USERS.
THE RATE BLOCKS WILL REMAIN THE SAME FOR THAT THAT METER SIZE.
BUT ALL THE REST DO HAVE SOME IMPACTS.
WE GOING FROM THE 4.05 WILL REMAIN THE SAME.
AND TO THE LEFT YOU CAN SEE WHERE WE'RE GOING FROM.
OUR SEWER RATE IS CURRENTLY AT 927, WILL NOW BE AT 936 PER THOUSAND GALLONS.
AND OUR FLAT RATES, WHICH IS CURRENTLY AT ONE 1285, IT WILL INCREASE $1.15 TO $1.14 PER BILLING PERIOD, WHICH IS A TWO MONTH CYCLE.
CONNECTION CHARGES, AS MR. STOKE ALREADY MENTIONED.
AND THIS AGAIN, WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO THAT SAME METHODOLOGY BASED ON OUR 5.5IN METER.
HOW MUCH VOLUME CAN GO THROUGH THAT METER VERSUS THOSE LARGER METERS? SO EVERYTHING IS BASED ON THAT TYPE OF METHODOLOGY.
SO WE'RE MAKING THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AS WE, AS WE MOVE DOWN.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S NO ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE THREE INCH METER AND LARGER SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY'RE ALREADY GREATER THAN THAT NUMBER THAT WE WOULD TRY TO USE FOR THAT METHODOLOGY. SO IN FUTURE YEARS, THEY MIGHT GET CLOSER TOGETHER.
WE WOULDN'T WE'RE NOT REDUCING THEM AT THIS POINT.
THE MAIN THING TO UNDERSTAND HERE IS WE ARE MAKING AN INCREASE ON THE RESIDENTIAL METER, WHICH IS THE 5/8 INCH METER GOING FROM 4000 TO 4800 FOR THE WATER AND FROM 5000 TO 5200 ON THE SEWER.
AND FINALLY, OUR OUR RATES ARE BASED ON OUR CODE OF ORDINANCE.
SO IT DOES REQUIRE AMENDMENT TO OUR ORDINANCE.
AND WE ARE IF THE IF THE BOARD APPROVES, THEY WOULD GO INTO EFFECT BECOME JULY 1ST OF 2024.
AND THERE IS A DRAFT AMENDMENT.
SO TODAY WE'RE JUST REQUESTING AN AUTHORITY TO ADVERTISE A PUBLIC HEARING FOR APRIL 23RD TO AMEND THE ORDINANCE TO REVISE OUR WATER AND WASTEWATER USER CHARGES, CONNECTION FEES AND RATE BLOCKS.
ANY QUESTION FOR MR. HOLCOMB? NO, SIR. QUESTION.
WHAT? AND MAYBE IF YOU WANT, WE CAN HAVE A MEETING, YOU KNOW TO GET SOME OF THESE ANSWERS I'VE GOT.
SO THE METER IS DO WE TELL THEM WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET, OR DO THEY REQUEST WHAT THEY NEED? HOW DOES THAT WORK? WELL, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF WATER FIXTURES THAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR FACILITY, THEY WILL DETERMINE WHAT NUMBER THEY NEED FOR THEIR OWN PURPOSES.
AND BASED ON THAT AMOUNT OF WATER THAT THEY NEED, IT WILL DETERMINE THEIR METER SIZE.
OKAY. SO FOR INSTANCE, IF WE WERE GOING TO BUILD A SUBDIVISION AND THEY WERE GOING TO BUILD 100 HOMES AT X EQUALS Y, THAT WOULD DECIDE WHETHER THEY WERE PUTTING IN A SIX INCH, EIGHT INCH OR A TEN INCH TO FEED THAT SUBDIVISION.
TYPICALLY THAT MIGHT REQUIRE A LITTLE BIT LARGER METER.
OKAY, JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET THE DEMAND WITH THE RIGHT PRESSURES.
BUT FOR INSTANCE, TO USE THAT AS AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.
YES. THE NUMBER OF UNITS IN APARTMENT COMPLEX COULD DICTATE A LARGER SIZE METER.
THAT'S ALL I'VE GOT AT THIS TIME.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD SO MOVE THAT WE WOULD AUTHORIZE THIS FOR A PUBLIC HEARING, AND THAT PUBLIC HEARING WOULD COME BACK TO THIS BOARD ON APRIL THE 23RD.
YES. MRS. WAYMACK. YES, MR. PUGH. YES, MR. COX. I'M STAYING.
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THANK YOU, MR. HOLCOMB. ALL RIGHT.NEXT ON OUR LIST IS RESOLUTION TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO VISIONS GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS OR CAMA SYSTEMS EVALUATION, SYSTEM RECONFIGURATION, AND AN UPDATE TO A VALUES OF ALL REAL PROPERTY, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1ST, 2025.
BASED NET NOT TO EXCEED 475,000.
AND AN APPROPRIATION OF UNRESERVED GENERAL FUNDS.
I WOULD LIKE TO CALL MR. HICKMAN UP TO THE PODIUM.
AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO TAG TEAM THIS A LITTLE BIT.
TO GIVE THE BASIS, THE COUNTY HAS BEEN GIVEN A PROPOSAL TO EVALUATE AND RECONFIGURE THE VISION CAMERA DATABASE TABLES TO REFLECT CURRENT MARKET CONDITIONS.
THE VISION GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS IS THE COUNTY'S ASSESSMENT CAMERA SOFTWARE PROVIDER.
THESE SERVICES ARE ONE TIME IN NATURE, AND STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND AN APPROPRIATION OF THE UNRESERVED GENERAL FUND OF THAT AMOUNT TO PAY FOR THESE UNBUDGETED SERVICES, IF APPROVED BY THE BOARD.
TONIGHT WE DO HAVE MR. DAVID HICKMAN, VICE PRESIDENT OF VISION GOVERNMENT SOLUTIONS, AND HE'S GOING TO REVIEW THE PROPOSAL WITH THE BOARD.
AND THEN I WOULD ENCOURAGE DISCUSSION.
AND I CAN ALSO GIVE AN UPDATE ON WHAT STAFF HAS BEEN WORKING ON CURRENTLY.
MR. EKMAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH BOARD.
EVERYBODY, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.
VISION IS PROPOSING TO, IN ESSENCE SIT BACK AND RECONFIGURE THE SOFTWARE SO THAT IT'S FUNCTIONING.
WE WILL ALSO IN ADDITION TO THAT, THE SCOPE OF WORK INCLUDES DATA MAILERS AND QUESTIONNAIRES SENT TO ALL RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY OWNERS, ON SITE INSPECTIONS FOR UP TO 1200 PROPERTIES AFTER THOSE INSPECTIONS.
A PARTIAL ANALYSIS AND QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM.
A FULL AUDIT OF EVERY PARCEL IN THE COUNTY.
THERE WILL BE AN ANALYSIS OF EXISTING LAND AND BUILDING MODELS THAT EXIST IN YOUR CURRENT CAMERA SYSTEM TODAY, AND THEN THAT WILL BE RECONFIGURED BASED ON SALES. A FULL SALES ANALYSIS.
YOU UTILIZING A SALES FROM 12 MONTH, 12 MONTH PERIOD.
WE WILL ANALYZE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD DELINEATION.
WE WILL DO AN INCOME ANALYSIS AND VALUATION FOR ALL COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES.
WE WILL DO A REVIEW, AN ELECTRONIC REVIEW OF EVERY PARCEL AND AUDIT OF EVERY PARCEL.
WE WILL INSERT SKETCHES WHERE THEY ARE MISSING TO PROVIDE THAT.
THERE WILL BE ANOTHER ANALYSIS OF ALL THE DATA THAT GETS ENTERED INTO YOUR CAMERA SYSTEM.
WE WILL RECALCULATE NEW VALUES UTILIZING MODELS BASED ON SALES, THE SALES RATIO MODELS.
THIS WILL RESULT IN AN OPTIMIZED CAMERA SYSTEM GOING FORWARD.
WE WILL HAVE MEETINGS TO DISCUSS THE PRELIMINARY VALUATION MODELS WITH THE TAXPAYERS.
IMPACT NOTICES WILL BE SENT TO ALL RESIDENTIAL, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OWNERS.
AND THEN WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER, A FINAL VALUATION REPORT SIMILAR TO THIS ONE WILL BE ISSUED TO THE COUNTY FOR PUBLICATION AND REVIEW PRIOR TO POSTING THE VALUES AND SIGNING THE LAND BOOK.
YOU GOT ANY QUESTIONS? NO, SIR, I DON'T.
IF WE GO OVER THE 1200 ON SITE INSPECTIONS, IS THAT GOING TO BE AN ADDED COST OR WHAT'S THIS 1200 PROPERTIES? IS THAT JUST GETTING A BASELINE? IS THAT. NO.
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OKAY. IT'S CALLED AN ELECTRONIC DATA REVIEW.ANY PARCEL WHERE THE IMAGE DOESN'T MATCH THE DATA IN YOUR CAMERA SYSTEM GETS A FIELD REVIEW.
WE NORMALLY SEE BETWEEN 5 TO 8 TO 10%.
WE DO KEEP THIS NUMBER LOWER SO THAT YOU'RE NOT PAYING FOR FIELD REVIEW.
IF IF WE DO RUN OVER THE 1200, THERE IS A SLIGHT ADDITIONAL FEE.
BUT THIS IS WE TRY TO DO THIS AS A COST SAVING.
THAT'S ABOUT JUST UNDER 10% OF YOUR PARCELS OKAY.
AND THEN WILL YOU BE WORKING WITH CURRENT EMPLOYEES ON HOW TO USE VISION AND HOW TO INPUT DATA AND THINGS LIKE THAT, OR IS THAT NOT IN THIS PROPOSED.
YOU MEAN TEACHING YOUR EMPLOYEES? THAT IS A SERVICE THAT WE WILL PROVIDE USING THE SUPPORT PIECE THAT YOU HAVE.
BUT OUR STAFF WILL BE DOING A LOT OF WORK WHICH WILL ENGAGE WITH YOUR CURRENT STAFF.
IN OUR PROCESS, YOU KNOW THEY MAY BE DOING THEIR PERMIT, THEIR SUPPLEMENTAL WORK.
THEN ONCE THAT'S DONE, IT GETS HANDED OVER TO US.
THERE IS A TRANSFER OF KNOWLEDGE THAT DOES HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THAT PROCESS.
OKAY. ANYBODY ELSE? MISS WAYMACK.
IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS, I'LL TAKE A MOTION.
MR. CHAIRMAN, I WOULD, I WOULD SO MOVE THAT WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS CONTRACT.
AGAIN, THANKS TO THE CITIZENS, BUT WE NEED TO GET THIS CORRECTED.
SO MY MOTION IS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS CONTRACT WITH VISION TO HELP US GET EVERYTHING BACK IN ALIGNMENT SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD AND RESTORE FAITH AND TRUST IN THIS SYSTEM AND IN THE ASSESSMENT PROCESS.
I'LL SECOND THAT WITH THE FOLLOWING COMMENT.
AGAIN PLEASE, MR. BROWN SAID EARLIER, PLEASE BEAR WITH US.
BUT WHEN WE GET THROUGH THIS PROCESS HERE.
I THINK YOU WILL HAVE A LOT MORE CREDIBILITY IN THE SYSTEM.
YOU'LL FEEL MUCH MORE COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT IS GOING TO BE TAKING PLACE.
BUT WITH THAT, I WILL SECOND THE MOTION.
QUESTION. WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF TAXATION, MR. STOKE, CORRECT? YES.
CORRECT. THEY HAVE, YES, THEY HAVE RECOMMENDED THAT THIS WOULD BE A WAY TO DO THAT.
AND I GUESS TO ADD ON TO THAT, WE HAVE BEEN, YOU KNOW, CURRENT STAFF THERE WORKING ON SUPPLEMENTS.
THEY'VE ALREADY RECEIVED 1400 APPLICATIONS.
THEY CONTINUE TO DO PLAT REVIEWS.
THEY'RE REVIEWING DEEDS, TRANSFERS.
THEY HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH VISION TO BRING THE WEBSITE BACK.
WE DO HAVE A DRAFT, ACTUALLY, ON OUR REAL ESTATE ASSESSOR'S WEBSITE.
THE ELECTRONIC PROPERTY CARDS.
WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT ISSUE WHERE THE PROPERTY CARD, THE PROPERTY INFORMATION WENT OUT IN JANUARY AND WASN'T MATCHING WHEN SOMEONE CAME INTO THE OFFICE, IT WASN'T MATCHING WHAT WAS ON THE ELECTRONIC PROPERTY CARD.
WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THAT ISSUE.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO FIGURE OUT HOW THAT PROCESS PLAYS OUT WITH THE STATE.
THANK YOU. ANYTHING ELSE? YES, SIR.
YES, MR. PUGH. YES, MR. COX. YES. MR. BROWN. YES.
ALL RIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THAT'S ALL FOR WHAT WE HAVE TONIGHT.
I'LL TAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN TO APRIL 9TH.
SECOND. MS. KNOTT, CALL THE ROLL.
MR. WEBB. YES, MR. BROWN? YES, MR. COX. YES, MR. PUGH. YES.
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YES. MEETING ADJOURNED.MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.