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Westmoreland supervisors approve routine business, three state appropriations and $200,000 supplemental for children's services
Summary
At its April meeting, the Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors approved routine agenda items and minutes, accepted three state grant appropriations, and approved a $200,000 supplemental appropriation to cover mandated Children's Services Act costs through the fiscal year.
The Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors on April 14 approved routine agenda and minutes, accepted three state-funded appropriations totaling $116,148 and approved a $200,000 supplemental appropriation to the Children's Services Act (CSA) budget to cover mandated services through the end of the fiscal year.
The CSA request, presented by the county's CSA coordinator, asked for $200,000 to cover higher-than-budgeted costs for mandated services for at-risk children and youth. The coordinator said the county had budgeted $2.0 million but originally requested $2.2 million; finance reduced the request to keep the fiscal year balanced. The $200,000 supplemental carries a local match of $60,500 and $139,500 in state funding, the coordinator said. Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the appropriation.
County finance staff also presented three state grant appropriations the board approved together: $72,958 in Fire Programs funds (to be split among county fire departments), $11,190 in state litter-fund revenues intended for roadside maintenance, and an additional $32,000 for the Department of Juvenile Justice Rappahannock Area Office on Youth. The board approved those state appropriations in a single motion.
Separately, the board approved routine administrative items: the March 10 and March 24 meeting minutes and the March 2025 accounts payable and payroll register. The board also authorized the county administrator to advertise a public hearing on the secondary six-year plan for secondary (600-series) roads and accepted the staff recommendation to take the appropriations and payroll on the consent of the board.
Votes recorded during the meeting were unanimous where roll call was taken, with Supervisors McCormick, Henson, Ingram, Trivette and Chair Fisher recorded as voting aye on each listed approval.
The CSA coordinator told the board CSA serves children in foster care, special education children needing out-of-school placements, children meeting child-in-need-of-services criteria, and children court-ordered to services. She said this year 51 children have received CSA-funded services and that the county spent about $1.9 million in 2024. The $200,000 request is to fund current cases and account for annual provider rate increases.
Board members and staff said they recognize CSA is a statutory, mandated program and discussed the funding shortfall as a required county expense. The county administrator noted the board would see the recommended FY 2025–26 budget at a later step, where CSA needs are again addressed.
Ending: The board scheduled the advertised public hearing on the secondary six-year plan and will consider the FY 2025–26 budget at an upcoming meeting when adoption is scheduled.
