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Supervisors approve school and county appropriations, contract amendment and other measures; board sets hearings on tax exemptions
Summary
The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors approved multiple appropriations and administrative actions March 24, including school appropriations for Title I and buses, county bill payments and a contract amendment for CapGov; the board also set public hearings for a tax‑exemption request and reappointed a planning commissioner.
The Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors on March 24 approved several appropriation resolutions and administrative items during its regular meeting and set two upcoming public hearings.
School appropriations: The board approved two appropriation requests for the school division. The first appropriation of $38,623 (Fund 50) covers Title I grants for salaries, purchased services and materials. The second appropriation (Fund 70) is $560,000 and covers buses; county staff said the appropriation relates to a four‑bus purchase program and that three buses are currently on order.
County financials and appropriations: The board approved payment of the county’s regular bills totaling $221,682.12 for the period presented. Additional appropriations approved include $4,682 for police services (insurance reimbursement) and $59,782 for a sheriff’s office facility study. County staff said the sheriff’s portion will be provided to the regional jail commission as an amendment to an existing contract for a facilities study.
CapGov contract amendment: The board approved a contract amendment to increase annual compensation for the county’s consultant identified in the backup as CapGov Solutions (owner/primary consultant Nick Crockett). Staff said CapGov helped the county secure two federal awards totaling $5.5 million ($3.0 million for an MSA water intake replacement project and $2.5 million for a health and human services building project). The original contract amount had been $18,000 annually; the amended amount was described in meeting materials as $48,000 annually. Staff and finance and economic development committees recommended approval; the board voted to approve the amendment.
Virginia Institute of Autism: The board set two public hearings for April 28 on separate tax‑exemption applications from the Virginia Institute of Autism — one for personal property tax exemption and one for real estate tax exemption. Staff noted the purchase price of the real estate was $1,000,000. The hearings were scheduled together on April 28.
Planning commission reappointment: The board approved reappointment of a planning commission member whose term expired March 23, 2025.
Budget process note: County staff reminded the board that a special meeting on the FY 2026 budget is scheduled for the coming Monday at 5:30 p.m. Staff reported work by the finance committee has reduced the budget gap to approximately $746,000 and noted progress on revenues and expense adjustments, including state grant funding and departmental cuts under consideration.
All votes on the items described above passed by unanimous roll call (all five supervisors voting yes).
