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Votes at a glance: Berkeley County Commission approves routine exonerations, equipment purchase and fiduciary orders
Summary
At its regular meeting, the Berkeley County Commission approved agenda changes and consent items, granted several tax exonerations, authorized a purchase of thermal imagers for fire service, and issued three orders in the estate of James Lewis III removing the administratrix, barring fiduciary compensation and requiring an interim accounting.
The Berkeley County Commission on an unspecified May session approved a series of routine and substantive measures, including tax exonerations, a procurement for fire-service equipment and three fiduciary orders in the estate of James Lewis III.
The commission approved changes to the agenda and the consent agenda, which included endorsement of sale of beer and alcohol at the West Virginia Regional Airport Authority for an Independence Day celebration. The commission later approved two groups of tax exonerations: a $7.36 personal tax exoneration for Christopher Swain and a set of office/air personal property exonerations totaling $1,691.73 presented by the assessor's office.
On a separate item tied to public safety equipment, the commission approved a budgeted purchase of 23 thermal imaging cameras from Whitmer Public Safety for $24,190.25. The item was presented as budgeted in the fire department’s FY25 appropriation.
The commission also acted on a fiduciary matter: the estate of James Lewis III. The fiduciary supervisor requested and the commission approved three separate orders: (1) removal of Leola Lewis as administratrix, (2) an order barring Leola Lewis from collecting fiduciary compensation from the estate, and (3) an order requiring Leola Lewis to file an interim settlement of accounts with the fiduciary supervisor’s office within 30 days.
Other routine actions included approval of minutes, cancellation checks, a clerk’s finance office request and several board reappointments and administrative housekeeping items that were moved and approved as part of the consent agenda.
Votes recorded on the floor were taken by voice; specific roll-call vote tallies by commissioner name were not recorded in the transcript provided. Where motions were made, they were moved and seconded and the chair called for the ayes.
Ending: The commission recessed at the close of the morning session.
