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1) Adoption of agenda with deletion of consent agenda item 6 (Volunteer Fire and Rescue Fiscal Policy)
Motion: \"Adopt the agenda with the deletion of number 6 on the consent agenda.\"
Outcome: Approved (roll call recorded: aye votes by multiple supervisors; motion carried).

2) Approval of meeting minutes (March)
Motion: \"Approve the meeting minutes for March.\"
Outcome: Approved (roll call: unanimous aye).

3) Approval of consent agenda (item 6 removed as above)
Motion: \"Approve the consent agenda as presented.\"
Outcome: Approved (roll call: unanimous aye except for removed item).

4) Appointments to the Board of Equalization
Motion: \"Add Amanda Slade, Patricia Kofeldt, and Wanda Himes to the Board of Equalization.\"
Outcome: Approved (roll call: motion carried).

5) Adoption of the updated comprehensive plan (Option 1)
Motion: \"Adopt a comprehensive plan amendment and include Option 1 for the proposed future land use map.\"
Outcome: Approved by roll call (4 yes; 1 no). The board then directed staff to draft implementing zoning text amendments and follow-up ordinance language.

6) Adoption of county and sanitary district tax rates and rates of charge
Motion: \"The county and the sanitary district tax rates and rates of charge be approved as presented.\"
Outcome: Approved by roll call (unanimous aye). Staff said sanitary-district increases would require separate public hearings and that these adopted rates did not require a public hearing under the equalization scenario.

No ordinance adoptions or vendor contracts were approved during the meeting. Several agenda items were informational or referred for follow-up work.

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At the start of the meeting County administration said finance had prepared documents on April 15 and planned to send materials to the Warren County Library Board for review. The timeline staff described included a target to have vendor selection materials reviewed in late April, a contract approval by the library board on or about May 14, and a contract start date of July 1 if a vendor is chosen.

Multiple residents used the public comment periods to oppose replacing Samuels Public Library with an outside library services vendor or a for-profit operator. Speakers said the county's longstanding relationship with Samuels Public Library should be preserved, argued volunteer hours and local donations would not transfer to a private vendor, and accused some local appointees of pursuing book removals and of bias. John Jenkins, Rebecca Altizer, Eileen Dierig and others urged the board to keep Samuels Public Library intact and to reconsider actions that residents see as destabilizing the local library.

Residents cited specific consequences they expect from outsourcing: reductions in in-person services and programs, loss of volunteers and donations, and deterioration in local oversight. One commenter noted the library had won statewide recognition in the past and that Samuels has made detailed fiscal reporting available.

County staff did not present a final vendor selection at the meeting; instead staff described the RFP and contract timeline and said the RFP would be posted and available to any interested vendors. Staff also said the RFP had not yet been posted at the time of the meeting and that partners' requests and responses were being compiled.

No vote on a contract or vendor selection occurred on April 1. The board did approve other agenda items; members said the library matter would continue in upcoming agenda work and that the library board and staff would review proposals per the timeline described by administration.

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County staff and the finance director discussed reassessment impacts and projected revenue, noting a previously reported shortfall in personal property tax revenue. Staff described modeling that showed the board could set a lower tax rate than the current rate while still meeting budget parameters; staff also said the rate chosen did not require a public hearing under state rules if the board equalized assessments.

Supervisors discussed priorities for the coming budget cycle, repeatedly citing public safety (sheriff and fire and rescue staffing), school funding, and capital projects. Several supervisors urged that reading specialists and instructional assistants remain funded in the schools. Others urged fiscal restraint and asked departments to \"sharpen pencils\" on budgets that showed double-digit increases.

The board approved the motion to adopt the tax rates and rates of charge for county and sanitary districts by roll call. After the vote the chairman and staff said staff would prepare specific funding scenarios showing the incremental effect of 1 percent, 2 percent and larger changes so the board could prioritize requests from departments and the school division.

Finance staff noted that sanitary-district matters that change rates would be handled at separate public hearings; the current action adopted rates that were not rising at this meeting.

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Planning staff presented a staff-recommended draft that incorporated input from the planning commission, VDOT, outside organizations and dozens of residents. The board's motion to adopt the plan with Option 1 passed on a roll call vote: Missus Cook, Dr. Jamieson, the chairman and Mr. Stanmeyer voted aye; Missus Cullors voted no.

The plan updates include rewritten guidance on cluster developments (chapter 3, section 2), removal of a bonus-density implementation tied to affordable housing, elimination of a specific 3.5-acre minimum reference for accessory dwelling units, updated cost estimates from VDOT in table 7.2, and several targeted map corrections. Planning staff said they removed an agricultural buffer for Slate Run Farm LLC properties and amended the future land-use designation for several tax parcels; staff also proposed an optional extension of the highway corridor overlay district to include tax map 4 lot 308 (the lot adjacent to Family Dollar).

Planning staff told the board the comprehensive plan would remain general in form and that ordinance-level specifics'for example, lot-size and accessory dwelling unit regulations'would be resolved later in zoning text amendments. Staff also noted a recommendation to add quarry exploration as a secondary option for water supply planning and strengthened language directing affordable housing toward town urban development areas.

During discussion, several supervisors expressed caution about encouraging cluster development in rural areas without clear water and septic capacity. Planning staff and supervisors said successful cluster projects in Warren County have typically been small (often fewer than 10'12 lots) and preserve roughly 60% open space, but that private well and septic constraints make larger rural cluster developments challenging.

The planning commission had recommended approval; staff asked the board to begin the next five-year review process consistent with state code timelines. Staff said implementation steps and any subsequent zoning text amendments will be brought back through the planning commission and then to the board for separate review and adoption.

The board directed staff to proceed with the adopted plan and to schedule future ordinance work sessions on details such as accessory dwelling units and the highway corridor overlay boundary.

","After a two-hour presentation and public hearing, the Warren County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt the county's updated comprehensive plan with Option 1 for the proposed future land-use map, including several map corrections and policy edits requested by supervisors.","actionData","errors"]

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