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Votes at a glance: Buckingham County supervisors approve routine minutes, claims, grants and set new events
Summary
The board approved the work agenda, minutes, claims, fourth‑quarter appropriations, multiple appropriations and event permissions, and voted to add a second annual tire collection day. Several other routine items were approved unanimously.
At its March work session, the Buckingham County Board of Supervisors voted on a series of routine and programmatic items. All recorded votes below passed by unanimous voice vote ("7 yes") unless otherwise noted.
• Work agenda: Motion to approve the work agenda — approved, 7 yes.
• Minutes: Motion and second to approve minutes — approved, 7 yes.
• Claims: Motion and second to approve claims — approved, 7 yes.
• Fourth quarter appropriations: Motion and second to approve fourth‑quarter appropriations — approved, 7 yes.
• Solid waste: Motion to hold the annual Tire Day on April 19, 2025, at Jean Dixon Park, and to add a second Tire Day in the fall — motion amended and approved, 7 yes. Supervisors discussed adding a fall event to reduce illegal roadside dumping.
• Budget reallocation (ECO‑TDO): Motion to move an ECO‑TDO reimbursement line item to overtime and part‑time service/wages (2,366 to part time referenced) — approved, 7 yes.
• Clerk of Court grant appropriation: Motion to appropriate $18,112 in grant funds from the Library of Virginia court preservation grant to the clerk's budget line — approved, 7 yes.
• Use of private property for event: Request by a local association to use private land behind Wingo Road as a contingency site for a tractor pull — permission granted, 7 yes.
• Zoning map amendments: Staff requested permission to accept three zoning‑map‑amendment applications (two in northeastern Buckingham, one in western Buckingham) and forward them to the Planning Commission for review and public hearing; supervisors authorized the zoning office to accept the applications and send them to the Planning Commission — approved, 7 yes.
• Floodplain emergency ordinance: Motion to adopt an emergency floodplain ordinance to align county code with FEMA's 2025 flood insurance rate maps and to set a public hearing in April for a permanent ordinance — approved, 7 yes.
• Resolutions: The board approved memorial resolutions for community members who recently passed (names presented to the board) — approved, 7 yes.
These actions were procedural or preparatory in nature; none established new tax rates or major appropriations beyond the clerk grant and the routine reallocations. Several items will proceed to public hearing or further staff work before final implementation.
