Board approves consent agenda including road acceptance, school budget supplements and regional appointments

The Goochland County Board of Supervisors approved the consent agenda at its Jan. 21 meeting, which the county summarized as four items: acceptance of subdivision streets into the state secondary road system, school budget supplements, and scheduling two public hearings for Feb. 4, 2025 (one amending county code and another concerning antique plates / personal property tax exemption). The board also approved a slate of regional appointments.

Road acceptance and VDOT notification Staff reported that VDOT notified the county that Section 5 of Readers Branch subdivision is ready for acceptance into the state secondary road system; the total length reported in the packet is 0.39 miles. The board approved a resolution to accept those streets into the state system for maintenance.

School budget supplements (packet summary) County staff told the board the packet contained requests for budget supplements to the school operating and grant funds totaling $297,033 and stated specifically that no county general funds were required. The packet text summarized line items in staff remarks as follows: an increase of $189,033 to the school operating fund for an elementary schools makerspace project to be funded by the Goochland Education Foundation; amounts described in the packet for secondary mental‑health counselors via a state grant (Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services) and via a federal block grant for school‑based mental‑health services; and other line items referenced in the packet. The transcript wording is not fully consistent on the line‑item math; the staff summary in the packet and staff remarks emphasize that the increases are grant or foundation funds and that “no county funds are needed for any of these requests.” The board approved the budget supplements as presented.

Appointments and public hearings The board approved multiple appointments to regional organizations and committees as a group (examples listed in the packet included CVTA, PlanRVA Commission, RRTPO policy board, Audit and Finance Committee, Capital Region Workforce / CLEO) and set public hearings for Feb. 4 on the two ordinance items described above.

Board members discussed their oversight role regarding school categorical funding and noted that although the schools manage the funds, the board approves categorical changes to ensure oversight. The consent agenda items were approved by motion; the board recorded the vote as in favor.