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Votes at a glance: key actions from the March 25 Spotsylvania Board meeting
Summary
Summary of formal motions and roll‑call outcomes recorded during the March 25 Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors meeting, including agenda and consent approvals, a schools carryover appropriation, the failed data‑center ordinance motion, the staff direction to draft data‑center standards, and a closed‑session settlement authorization.
The following is a concise, factual list of formal actions recorded during the March 25, 2025 meeting of the Spotsylvania County Board of Supervisors. Vote tallies and motions are taken from the meeting record.
- Approval of agenda: Motion to approve the published agenda — Passed (6 yes; Dr. Frazier absent). No roll‑call names recorded in transcript beyond the tally.
- Approval of consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda (items include minutes, appointments, purchase orders, task order amendments, authorizations to advertise, school categorical budget adjustment, etc.) — Passed (6 yes, motion passes).
- FY2024 audit presentation: CliftonLarsonAllen presented the FY2024 audit and issued an unmodified opinion; informational presentation, no formal board vote required.
- Schools operational carryover (budget adjustment and appropriation): Motion to approve appropriation of FY2024 schools operating carryover totaling $3,380,668 (including $676,134 to the school OPEB trust and the remainder to the School Capital Projects Fund) — Passed (6 yes).
- Data center code amendment (Ordinance No. 23‑190 / Code Amendment 25‑00001): Motion to remove data centers from the office definition, create a standalone data‑center definition, and require a special use permit in office, commercial, village and industrial districts (as presented) — Failed (tie vote: 3 yes, 3 no).
- Direction to staff on data centers: Motion to direct staff to prepare a data‑center definition and development standards and return them to the Planning Commission and the Board — Passed (6 yes).
- Closed meeting authorization and certification: Motion to adjourn to a closed meeting to consult with counsel and staff regarding an incident at a county convenience center (pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.2‑3711 A.7) — Passed (6 yes); subsequent certification vote that the closed meeting conformed with Virginia law — recorded as all members voting aye.
- Delegation of signatory authority for settlement: Motion to delegate signatory authority to the county administrator to accept and execute a settlement agreement in a pending administrative/regulatory matter (VDOLI Citation Inspection No. 1606520) — Passed (6 yes).
The board concluded the meeting with a motion to adjourn — Passed (6 yes).
