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Votes at a glance: Pittsylvania County Fire & Rescue Commission, Jan. 23, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal motions and roll-call outcomes from the commission’s Jan. 23 meeting, including officer elections, approval of minutes, a CIP ambulance replacement for Tunstall Fire Department and adoption of the 2025 meeting schedule.
The Pittsylvania County Fire and Rescue Commission recorded several formal actions at its Jan. 23, 2025 meeting. Key outcomes are listed below; each item reflects the motion and the roll-call results recorded in the meeting transcript.
Votes at a glance
1) Election of chairman Motion: Nomination and election of Ben Meeks as chairman of the commission. Vote: Recorded by roll call; commissioners listed in the meeting roll call voted as recorded in the transcript (Ben Meeks — abstain; Allen Casper — yes; Ward Rowland — yes; Tim Cassell — yes; Brian Shields — yes; Jason Loveless — yes; Kermit King — yes; Coleman Mahy — yes; Bert Sellers — yes). Outcome: Elected chairman.
2) Election of vice chair Motion: Nomination and election of Kermit King as vice chair. Vote: Recorded by roll call; Kermit King recorded an abstention; other responding commissioners voted yes as recorded in the transcript. Outcome: Elected vice chair.
3) Approval of minutes (November) Motion: Move to accept minutes from the November meeting. Vote: Approved by roll call as recorded in the transcript. Outcome: Approved.
4) Tunstall Fire Department — CIP ambulance replacement (FY2026) Motion: Approve Tunstall Fire and Rescue’s request for CIP funding to replace a 2015 ambulance (worksheet attached to packet); motion made and seconded on the floor. Vote: Approved by roll call; commissioners present voted yes as recorded in the transcript. Outcome: Approved. Note: Director Key was asked to notify Tunstall of the commission approval before the Board review.
5) Meeting schedule for 2025 Motion: Approve the proposed 2025 meeting schedule (with one holiday date requiring later adjustment). Vote: Approved by roll call; motion carried. Outcome: Approved schedule for the year with one date to be confirmed in a subsequent meeting.
Other formal actions - Motion to accept the meeting agenda and a subsequent roll-call approval were recorded earlier in the meeting and passed. - The commission approved a motion (discussed in a separate presentation) asking the Board of Supervisors to adopt an ordinance exempting modular training containers from certain local building-code requirements (see separate article for details).
Several roll-call votes recorded in the transcript show unanimous or near-unanimous support for administrative and funding requests; specific member-by-member votes and statements are available in the meeting record.
