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Closed-session certification
The board certified the closed session by roll call, with Supervisors Leerro, Lockridge, Vice Chair, Wells, Dunn and Jewell voting aye and the chair voting aye; certification carried unanimously.

Consent agenda
The consent agenda (including minutes and standard items) was approved by roll-call vote; Supervisors Jewell, Dunn, Wells, Vice Chair, Lockridge, Leerro and the chair recorded aye votes.

Positions and appropriations — Department of Social Services (Agenda item 8a)
The board approved adding an assistant director for administrative services and two family-service/CPS worker positions and appropriated $354,997 (total), with a local match of $137,163 and state/federal funds of $217,834. Roll-call: Supervisors Jewell, Dunn, Wells, Vice Chair, Lockridge, Leerro and the chair — all aye.

Outside-agency funding — Laurel Center (Agenda item 8b)
The board approved an out-of-cycle supplemental allocation of $40,000 to the Laurel Center for emergency shelter and therapy services. Roll-call: Supervisors Leerro, Lockridge, Vice Chair, Wells, Dunn and Jewell — aye; the chair — no. Motion passed 6-1.

Deputy Building Official (committee recommendation)
The board approved creation/promotion to a deputy building official/code-administrator position as recommended by the Human Resources Committee; vote was unanimous in favor by roll-call.

Appointments and reappointments (Agenda item 9)
- Leslie Spencer appointed to an unexpired term on the Conservation Easement Authority (term to expire 08/24/2027). Motion carried by roll-call.
- Gary Bailey reappointed to the Shawnee Land Sanitary District Advisory Committee (term expiring Aug. 2025). Motion carried by roll-call.
- Whit Wagner reappointed to the Board of Building Code Appeals (5-year term). Motion carried by roll-call.

Ordinance referral — Transfer of Development Rights and Traffic Impact Analysis (Agenda item 13)
The board voted to send the proposed Chapter 165 ordinance amendment (TDR and TIA updates) to the Development Review and Regulations Committee for further drafting and to authorize public hearings with the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors; motion carried by roll-call.

Motions recorded during the meeting were read into the record as part of the minutes. Where roll-call tallies were recorded in the clerk’s minutes, individual supervisor votes were entered verbally on the record by the chair during each roll call.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Supervisors\tJuly 9, 2025 - 6:49 PM","oneSentenceSummary","Roll-call results for motions and appointments taken during the July 8 meeting, including closed-session certification, consent agenda, staffing appropriations, Laurel Center funding, appointments and ordinance referrals.","taxTitle","Frederick County, Virginia","taxId",5106,"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},6510685,"Board sends proposed transfer-of-development-rights ordinance changes, traffic-analysis updates to committee and public hearings",1648,3077000,4725000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5358944-0d888d69670c6d59f5a031f2acc6dc65&start=3077&end=4725","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5358944-0d888d69670c6d59f5a031f2acc6dc65/thumbnail_3077000.jpg","/articles/6510685/Frederick-County/Virginia/Board-sends-proposed-transfer-of-development-rights-ordinance-changes-traffic-analysis-updates-to-committee-and-public-hearings","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6510685-5154f8b1d33d96663124bae5cc126c3b/orig.mp4?Expires=1773570005&Signature=aKPdfQG7HInPLETghdawgT49Piw0TbJAxc8CLquPs4ft30jsv92V4DsKAM7~aT4VNrqgjdHSY4d6Y2eQiVdPuZ2LBnQkWIckKsy0mP6n7RG6RpOgCEdoVtX9io57X4y9nYXPGMlANYgNAclUoik0Q~fjmiewscTx9Hd7IavZDA2QeNdb2BQ3XfKePesDKcZO7VQqXgrUNF9d0i4-KRiQiAX7QsjN5YMaS9PhoC8az9aboarY-3Gdzyrh09wxIPTiCaqh1XCYsQv3tvOl4Np5yqDF6cWmmpL40tPOAP1rhRyUjU~CnUBJCFB3SPxs2wIXDB3rV6OR40t6z5KZKs8INw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Frederick County staff presented proposed amendments July 8 to Chapter 165 of the county zoning ordinance intended to clarify how the Transfer of Development Rights (TDR) program works and to update the county’s Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) standards. The Board of Supervisors voted to send the proposal to the Development Review and Regulations Committee for further work and to authorize public hearings with the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors.

Planning staff explained the proposal would clarify receiving-property criteria for TDRs, allow contingent master-development-plan review prior to an applicant purchasing TDR credits, and tie TDR projects more explicitly to adopted area-plan standards that could require reservation or construction of planned roadways if warranted by a traffic analysis. Staff said those changes aim to reduce uncertainty for applicants who currently must purchase rights without a clear sense of how many their project will need.

“Right now… the ordinance does not allow for program applicants to have any real idea of how they could actually utilize the TDRs prior to transferring them onto the property,” planning staff said. To address that, staff recommended a process allowing applicants to submit a contingent master-plan concept so developers could know how many rights a site could accommodate before making large real-estate purchases. Staff also proposed expanding which receiving areas qualify by referencing comprehensive-plan land-use designations and aligning them with zoning districts; that change would add mixed-use urban-center and neighborhood-village areas as potential receiving areas.

Staff estimated that under the proposed interpretation receiving-area acreage would increase from roughly 900 acres to about 2,000 acres, largely by including urban-center and neighborhood-village parcels. Planning staff also proposed restoring more stringent county TIA thresholds used before 2009 (for example, lower trip thresholds than the VDOT standard now commonly used) while preserving staff’s ability to waive a TIA when site conditions warrant.

Supervisors discussed trade-offs, including the county’s obligation to fund infrastructure that receiving-area development can create—school capacity, road upgrades and emergency services—and the program’s geographic effects. “If you don't have an adequate receiving area, then farmers won't be able to participate,” one supervisor said; another noted that moving development from rural areas into concentrated receiving areas could shift, rather than eliminate, county costs for roads and schools.

After discussion, the board moved and approved sending the draft ordinance amendment to the Development Review and Regulations Committee, with authorization to schedule public hearings before the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors. The item will return to committee and the planning commission for refinement before any final vote.","Staff proposed clarifications to the county’s TDR program and revisions to traffic-impact thresholds; the board voted to send the ordinance amendment to committee for further drafting and to authorize public hearings with the planning commission and board.",{"_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},6510690,"Board approves $40,000 for Laurel Center emergency domestic-violence services",1631,1779000,3410000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5358944-0d888d69670c6d59f5a031f2acc6dc65&start=1779&end=3410","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5358944-0d888d69670c6d59f5a031f2acc6dc65/thumbnail_1779000.jpg","/articles/6510690/Frederick-County/Virginia/Board-approves-40000-for-Laurel-Center-emergency-domestic-violence-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6510690-fadd88cb98dfae0b3284e2b3c88da0b4/orig.mp4?Expires=1773570005&Signature=m~xOSJe5ZswXxErAloSvJqCbB9UhLn0wl0n4uM5FnyDTem8REX8eWG9L5vc7Yl4wfx3mJb6J94b5gq2ehowysxMK~2CFuTRlN~7zysaIJYcTAXA44bkb7~ueHQb63Lklt0GvncuR-bESxNpuPJPUPuFrdU4sF5MKx8T6~YV5juUOBWiSvBLx-jggQd9FlFqiImPRk2HsFGepwp0RoompZAFCTmUQMRjc~eU1co3Meb7M~ZuWohLUpGONb3f8ncL0Eu6wInWzV5MLbhS1CJBlAVLxSB1ysllQN0MfAfGzNO5M9r5-BYlJeFTVt1A9vF2r8gqHuP93hJwTg3ZiblJAKA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted July 8 to add $40,000 to the county’s funding allocation for the Laurel Center, a nonprofit that provides emergency shelter, counseling and advocacy to victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Supervisor Dunn moved the out-of-cycle appropriation, and the board approved the motion by roll call. Six supervisors voted in favor; the chair recorded a no vote. The board’s action supplements an earlier outside-agency allocation of $12,600 and raises the county’s total contribution for fiscal year 2025 to $52,600 for the Laurel Center, according to presenters.

Supervisor Dunn described repeated referrals from law enforcement and social-services staff and cited rising demand: Laurel Center had 116 calls for service in the first six months of one year and 132 during the same period the following year, according to the presentation. Deputy Werner told the board that deputies refer victims to the Laurel Center and that the center “provides a safe place for victims and families to go in an emergency situation and then they provide counseling.”

Faith Powers, executive director of the Laurel Center, outlined priorities if the county provided additional funds. She said therapy services were the top need; the center formerly had six therapists and is down to two, and it currently maintains a waiting list of about 60 people for advocacy and licensed therapy services. “We currently have a waiting list of 60 individuals on our list for both advocacy and licensed therapy services,” Powers said. She told the board that licensed clinical therapy stabilizes victims and helps them maintain jobs and parental roles.

Powers said the Laurel Center provides emergency shelter—typically 60-day stays—and wraparound services including counseling and referrals through memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with roughly 30 partner organizations. Deputies present described instances where officers paid for motel rooms out of pocket when no shelter beds were available; Dunn urged the county to create a pull-aside in the sheriff’s budget so deputies need not use personal funds for emergency lodging.

Board members divided on the funding approach but expressed support for the center’s work. Some supervisors said they preferred to fund outside agencies through the regular budget cycle; others argued the county had a responsibility to ensure emergency services are available when government agencies routinely refer victims to a private nonprofit. After discussion, the motion to add $40,000 passed by roll call vote: Supervisors Leerro, Lockridge, Vice Chair, Wells, Dunn and Jewell voted aye; the chair voted no.

The appropriation is an out-of-cycle addition to the current fiscal-year funding for outside agencies. County staff did not present a formal amendment to the sheriff’s budget at the meeting; the board discussed potential adjustments to future budgets to avoid deputies paying emergency lodging from personal funds.","After hearing deputies and the shelter’s director describe rising calls and long therapy wait lists, the Board of Supervisors approved a $40,000 outside-agency allocation to the Laurel Center.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":46,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6510695,"Frederick County approves three new social-services positions after state funding increase",563,1233000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5358944-0d888d69670c6d59f5a031f2acc6dc65&start=1233&end=1796","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5358944-0d888d69670c6d59f5a031f2acc6dc65/thumbnail_1233000.jpg","/articles/6510695/Frederick-County/Virginia/Frederick-County-approves-three-new-social-services-positions-after-state-funding-increase","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6510695-27e1878ecdb782fab886745653587603/orig.mp4?Expires=1773570005&Signature=KU1fiVudRRaonu7ijgUntanJY2Ix0ZtCtpVFMVNJMnwO5G8jngiPkAcXqWT2odGrqT~zi4SMlsebz73LKzcLsfscgPX4rd7NmDge55RQOtl41s8ZEOC3iGb~BcBkWiuE0ar1jCrlc7V1jOmu1HLiOV3wskZ7k7RHK7WXnxYrfUmTKp28k9bRhAMvYXH9ijHmsXz0EDb1fxgYkQkGmTIbMFzjQdD~DQrq7n-8aVck7~EIk2aE8lGqPi2jKMQXzYtdP63iHJ5a~IaQfB8noYSxRjXSUTWftGY0mIwvQftzF~f2oa0Fz8cAxFQYWpb~q7HW~j8S-NHhSCaBYKoTSUeqew__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Frederick County Board of Supervisors voted July 8 to add three positions to the Department of Social Services, approving an appropriation of $354,997 that combines state, federal and local funds.

County officials said the change adds an assistant director for administrative services and two family service workers to address rising child-protective caseloads and to provide administrative support. The county’s local share of the appropriation is $137,163; state and federal funds cover $217,834.

The move follows a state review of local caseloads. Tammy Green, director of Frederick County Department of Social Services, told the board that the county’s average caseload for child-protective services workers runs between 17 and 22 referrals per worker per month, compared with an expected range of 10 to 12. “When our agency receives a Child Protective referral, we look at whether or not… it meets our criteria,” Green said, explaining the investigative and family-assessment tracks and noting that some investigations require reviewing hundreds of pages of documentation.

Green said the governor’s budget included funding to add two CPS workers to Frederick County and that the county must provide a 15.5% local match on the state allocation. She told supervisors the positions would be ongoing additions to the department’s budget.

County staff explained why the request was not included in the regular budget cycle: the county was considering changing social-services human-resources arrangements and the state’s reviewer who facilitates that change had left, and two required positions became available only late in the state budget process. County staff said that, because an assistant director announced an imminent departure, bringing the positions forward sooner would allow concurrent recruitment for both openings.

Supervisor comments during the meeting emphasized the department’s high caseloads and understaffing. “They are down 12 to 13 people,” Supervisor Dunn said, commending staff for carrying heavier loads. Board members praised the department and voted by roll call; Supervisors Jewell, Dunn, Wells, Vice Chair, Lockridge, Leerro and the chair recorded aye votes and the appropriation passed.

The board’s approval authorizes the county to advertise and fill the positions and adds the ongoing local match to Frederick County’s operating budget.

The county clerk’s minutes list the appropriation as $354,997 total, with $137,163 local dollars and $217,834 state and federal funds. The board moved and approved the appropriation by roll-call vote during the meeting.

The county did not set an implementation timetable during the July 8 meeting; staff said recruitment would begin after the appropriation was authorized and that the positions would remain in the budget on an ongoing basis.","The Board of Supervisors voted to add an assistant director for administrative services and two family services (CPS) workers to the Department of Social Services, funded mainly by state dollars with a 15.5% local match.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance — Frederick County Board of Supervisors, July 8, 2025

Board sends proposed transfer-of-development-rights ordinance changes, traffic-analysis updates to committee and public hearings

Board approves $40,000 for Laurel Center emergency domestic-violence services

Frederick County approves three new social-services positions after state funding increase