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Administrator asks board to pursue repeal and reenactment of county disclosure rule for appointed volunteers
Summary
County Administrator Mike Mason asked the Accomack County Board of Supervisors for permission to pursue repealing and reenacting local code section 2-3 to change disclosure-form requirements for non-salaried appointed board and commission members. The board authorized staff to proceed with drafting changes for future consideration.
Mike Mason, Accomack County administrator, told the board on Jan. 15 that county code section 2-3 currently requires non-salaried citizen members of boards, commissions and authorities to file disclosure forms as a condition of assuming office, a requirement that exceeds the Code of Virginia in scope. Mason said the county maintains roughly 211 appointments covered by the local rule, many of which are advisory and lack authority to bind the board.
Mason described the local provision as "overly burdensome and ineffective as written" because it requires staff to manage disclosures for a large number of appointees beyond the state-mandated list. He asked the board for permission to pursue repeal and reenactment of section 2-3 to align county requirements more closely with state law while proposing targeted inclusions (for example, regulatory bodies such as the wetlands board or the board of zoning appeals).
A motion to direct staff to pursue the ordinance change was seconded and carried by voice vote. Mason said he would return with proposed language and that the process would follow required ordinance and public-notice procedures.
Ending: Staff will draft proposed amendments to the county code and return them to the board for consideration and public hearing.
