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Okuyama thanked the board for the 3% salary increase approved in the county budget for library staff and described available services: free public access to a copier, scanner and fax; 24-hour Wi-Fi; six public computers; reference and homework help; and programming including children’s weekly activities, a teen summer program on Thursdays at 2 p.m., adult reading cataloging with prizes, three yoga classes, walking clubs, craft groups and book clubs. She also noted the county’s bookmobile — referenced in the meeting as the “Patrick County bookmobile” — serves outlying areas biweekly and that Miss Gail, the bookmobile librarian, coordinates that service.

Okuyama thanked Rebecca Adcock, identified in the meeting as Patrick County Library chair, for accompanying her to the meeting. Her remarks were delivered as public comment; no board action was taken in response during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Patrick County - Board of Supervisors Meeting - June 9, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Summer Okuyama, the new branch manager for the Patrick County Library, introduced herself to the board, thanked supervisors for a 3% staff salary increase in the budget, and highlighted summer programs and the county bookmobile.","taxTitle","Patrick County, Virginia","taxId",37851,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6207093,"Patrick County OKs $2,800 to provide free well-water testing for 40 residents",127,567000,694000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3759623-29cc4ba22de3d298eee3fd011b7ed0d7&start=567&end=694","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3759623-29cc4ba22de3d298eee3fd011b7ed0d7/thumbnail_567000.jpg","/articles/6207093/Patrick-County/Virginia/Patrick-County-OKs-2800-to-provide-free-well-water-testing-for-40-residents","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6207093-830aea57029e498e3d6764a934e65cf1/orig.mp4?Expires=1775434491&Signature=dZgznBBaUQxKAJizi4ctTGh7XgiAn0ueoBYtbxh6yKCS0sVGvXc3sg0qnvx85~74kphA8oPgcwfM~X-xtMz-42OD-QBghTsUBuBNoy51zcGb1mbQZt~2FDbgwPrwSj~1Zp4UfEE7sm6eNfdLbKPfo6JPkPcwTp7YqaVevASwFVXlA5vx2ghE2lmWFbeirbksEP7wSFG20ObXJb05F4LLIoBWATuilmWcLLxExxJ-DHZW4NwTHE--YnZaUCAFhniKqZ5zsIxXSmrZuPGSl7nJmNxbCRYVNhchF2BD2BYDtUugpMNbz4pHhgoAhluOUJXOPEiJ91htIMPGuPgFid-Spg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Patrick County Board of Supervisors approved moving $2,800 of unspent extension agency funds into fiscal year 2026 to provide free well-water testing for county residents.

Terry Alt, unit coordinator and family and consumer sciences extension agent, told the board the funds would cover testing for 40 residents and explained the county’s testing arrangement with a Blacksburg laboratory. Alt said the testing capacity in Blacksburg is shared with Carroll and Grayson counties and that the combined capacity is about 100 tests on a single testing day. George Stovall, the extension’s newly hired A&R agent, was introduced at the meeting.

A motion to allocate $2,800 carried with votes recorded as Mr. Marshall: Aye; Mr. Kendrick: Aye; Mr. Perry: Aye; Mr. Overby: Aye; and the chair voting Aye. Alt said the county’s annual testing program typically averages 30 to 40 tests and that the program helps residents, especially those buying homes, confirm water quality.","The board approved transferring $2,800 in unspent extension funds to provide 40 free well-testing kits and lab tests, part of the county’s annual well-testing program.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6207098,"Patrick County supervisors approve memorandum of understanding for polling-place facility",49,697000,746000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3759623-29cc4ba22de3d298eee3fd011b7ed0d7&start=697&end=746","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3759623-29cc4ba22de3d298eee3fd011b7ed0d7/thumbnail_697000.jpg","/articles/6207098/Patrick-County/Virginia/Patrick-County-supervisors-approve-memorandum-of-understanding-for-polling-place-facility","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6207098-7ef5528a6352be60eafaaa9b45b788c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1775434491&Signature=l60mJSlkxFD657e4IHo25ZXIRt8feVIJ45gxC7PmzjoYAZ3CMaA4xBNUyhh8CDOPvJ-pFJyCt-xsMJFgfeQEh0BB-IK2fpNc1axTGChsnumRP6s~Myj72~RCB09xXn0QcYPiJ0JwVTJ-trPJ~xliUQp7PdbHiUrMZdmYY6BTeErANDXn4zbTmRxz8cT8ctv0X17KvnenE-8ytDJfUB45ioOR5W9VDYY2ntPw~rU6s5rEbV8qVv5i~UHcjaid~g-M4GT7OPVkSNfcu2LKzxphV4LdZBHm5KGRyDxKqkhXhlPEuGLSIVSEIkKKxDfme0eQcxss58zoQ5nt-dvLFySX6w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Patrick County Board of Supervisors voted to approve a memorandum of understanding to locate a polling place in the voting district where ballots are cast, a follow-up to an earlier board decision.

A staff member said the MOU was prepared after the board’s prior vote and had been reviewed by the county attorney. Supervisor Perry had previously asked about the MOU; the staff member presented the document as the requested follow-up.

Supervisors voted to approve the MOU; the vote was recorded as Mr. Marshall: Aye; Mr. Kendrick: Aye; Mr. Perry: Aye; Mr. Overby: Aye; and the chair voting Aye. The staff member described this as an administrative action to implement the prior board direction.","Supervisors voted unanimously to approve an MOU that moves a polling place into the district where voting occurs; the document had been reviewed by the county attorney.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6207102,"Patrick County schedules July 14 public hearing on local ordinance to allow state DSS bonuses",121,762000,883000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3759623-29cc4ba22de3d298eee3fd011b7ed0d7&start=762&end=883","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3759623-29cc4ba22de3d298eee3fd011b7ed0d7/thumbnail_762000.jpg","/articles/6207102/Patrick-County/Virginia/Patrick-County-schedules-July-14-public-hearing-on-local-ordinance-to-allow-state-DSS-bonuses","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6207102-2c02d70346e4e3dbaedf0b2bbf988f7f/orig.mp4?Expires=1775434491&Signature=ghUKrqHgC0n7ZFUOK7CfTCHSJCdGhtlM70LtOuxUwRH32EzZd0UHfl3PD0U~MlNAulXkhhumcnB7HWMweqad2xhCK4WU-YUkDzHFFtEXzN-0waHL7g9sXVQHvwd-maJtSmEU5Ggg~A-3wz9lJZlbMhUzt2nc6lK5vl~GVlINfR~UKmQUmXwMM1pZL8cjW101lH8neguC2pnATvrBZ9DWLMTd-KToEE0GSNakP-0lpixKfyV82jSEuCm3gMVh1-VcRn9nVgU5GpylLLFj9fxNiiSZ1TNQ0fc6BwBs-HZzv3Q~EpcTtui-bpXoG0bLmpYBTlD~-CjTLcbTAKiOemTFog__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Patrick County Board of Supervisors on an undisclosed meeting date voted to schedule a public hearing for July 14 to consider a local ordinance permitting the county to accept and pass through a one-time state-supported bonus for Department of Social Services employees.

A staff member told the board the bonus is 1.5% of base salary for full-time DSS employees, effective July 21, 2025, and that the county must adopt a local ordinance to receive the funds as required by “section 15.2, 15 oh 8 of the Code of Virginia.” The staff member said the funds are a pass-through from the state and “does not authorize any new or unbudgeted expenditures.”

Board members voted in favor of scheduling the public hearing. The motion carried with votes recorded as Mr. Marshall: Aye; Mr. Kendrick: Aye; Mr. Perry: Aye; Mr. Overby: Aye; and the chair voting Aye.

The public hearing will allow residents to comment before the board considers final adoption of the ordinance. The staff member described the item as meeting a state statutory requirement tied to the General Assembly’s fiscal year 2026 budget and said the county’s role is administrative — receiving and distributing the state payment to eligible DSS employees.","The Patrick County Board of Supervisors voted to schedule a July 14 public hearing on an ordinance required for the county to pass through a one-time state-supported bonus for Department of Social Services employees.","actionData","errors"]

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