Louisa County supervisors re-elect Dwayne Adams as chairman, adopt meeting schedule and bylaws

Dwayne Adams, chairman of the Louisa County Board of Supervisors, was re-elected chairman for 2025 in a unanimous roll-call vote during the board’s organizational meeting on Jan. 7, 2025. The board also unanimously elected Tommy Barlow vice chairman, approved the 2025 meeting schedule and adopted updated bylaws.

The actions came at the start of the board’s first meeting of 2025. The board followed the required roll-call procedure for electing officers after receiving nominations and seconds; all recorded votes were “aye.” Supervisor Dwayne Adams acknowledged the re-election and thanked colleagues for their confidence.

The board approved the calendar of meeting dates and times for 2025 and adopted a set of updated bylaws that the administration circulated in advance. Both measures passed on voice votes with no recorded opposition. The meeting record shows the board also acknowledged two members participating remotely and followed the stated remote-participation procedure.

Those procedural items were followed by a unanimous motion to convene a closed session citing subsections of the Virginia Freedom of Information Act related to acquisition and disposition of real property, prospective business recruitment, and consultation with legal counsel. After the closed session the board certified, by individual roll-call, that only the matters listed in the motion were discussed and returned to open session.

The board subsequently carried out standard organizational business including approval of a revised agenda, minutes, bills and a consent agenda; these were approved by unanimous votes. Multiple routine board appointments were also approved by a single motion and unanimous voice vote.

Ending: The board moved from its organizational items into regular business for the evening, including public hearings on zoning and development matters.