Votes at a glance: Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors, Jan. 14, 2025

This “Votes at a glance” item summarizes motions and recorded outcomes from the Jan. 14, 2025 Prince Edward County Board of Supervisors meeting. Text of motions and vote counts are drawn from the public transcript and on‑the‑record roll calls.

- Election of chair and vice chair: The board elected Bill Jenkins (district 201) as chair and Harrison Jones (district 101) as vice chair for one‑year terms. Motion carried by voice/roll call; vote recorded in favor by all present members.

- Continue regular meeting date/time/place: Motion to retain the current annual schedule of regular meetings carried unanimously.

- Bylaws and committee appointments: The board approved updates to bylaws reflecting the revised order of succession and adopted committee rosters (audit committee expanded to include vice chair) as presented; motion carried unanimously.

- Consent agenda: The consent agenda was approved as presented; unanimous vote.

- FY24 audit: No vote to accept audit (auditors unable to complete); staff to convene audit committee and return with audit on February agenda.

- Piedmont Regional Jail Authority and other outside agency appointments: The board approved a block of outside agency appointments (including reappointments to Piedmont Regional Jail Authority and workforce development designees) with standard term lengths; roll call recorded all “yes.”

- CIP (FY2025–2027): Motion to table final adoption of the CIP and return with revised figures and an added Verso site for consideration passed on a unanimous roll call. No appropriations were made.

- Dunnington Mansion special‑use permit: Motion to approve the special‑use permit for the Dunnington Mansion Foundation with Planning Commission conditions passed unanimously. See separate article.

- Land‑use (Chapter 70) ordinance amendment — authorization for public hearing: Board authorized a public hearing to amend the county code regarding land‑use filing frequency and fees (change initial filing to every four years, $50 first parcel / $5 additional parcel, $10 late filing fee for annual revalidations); motion to advertise for a February public hearing carried unanimously.

- Elementary school renovation appropriation (public hearing authorization): Board authorized a public hearing to amend the FY25 county and school budgets and appropriate $15,405,000 from VPSA School Financing Bond Series 2024B to cover current expenditures for the elementary school renovation project; authorization for public hearing carried unanimously.

- School grants appropriation: Board approved appropriations of state school grants totaling $408,500 (school‑based mental health grant and school security equipment grant) with a local match of $62,500 to be absorbed within the school operating budget; motion carried unanimously.

- Clerk’s reformatting/indexing grant: Board approved acceptance and appropriation of a $29,990 Library of Virginia grant to digitize circuit court records (deed books) and authorized needed budget adjustments; unanimous vote.

- Business Park Industrial Access Road: Board adopted resolutions accepting stormwater management facilities and street acceptance for the newly constructed industrial access road; motion passed unanimously.

- Closed session: Board voted to convene a closed session under exemptions in the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (economic development [§2.2‑3711(A)(5)] and consultation with counsel about zoning enforcement [§2.2‑3711(A)(8)]). The board later certified by roll call that only lawfully exempted matters were discussed.

- Recess and joint meeting: Board approved a motion to recess until the scheduled joint meeting with town council and to conduct a ribbon cutting at 4:30 p.m.; motion carried.

If a motion record above omits a second or lists “unspecified,” it reflects that the transcript recorded the motion and vote but did not capture the speaker who seconded the motion.