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Board reviews assorted administrative items: transportation contract, staffing changes, Dominion siting and easement, opioid settlement participation and county
Summary
Fauquier County staff briefed supervisors on multiple administrative items at the July 10 work session, including a recommended on-call contract to EPRPC, a personnel restructure in the Commissioner of the Revenues office, Dominion-related siting and easement items, opioid settlement participation and marketing of a county property.
At its July 10 work session the Fauquier County Board of Supervisors received briefings on a range of administrative and consent items that staff said would proceed through the usual public-hearing and contract-award processes.
Transportation planning contract. Staff reported a request for proposals was issued for on-call transportation planning, engineering and consulting services and that an agreement was finalized recommending an on-call contract be awarded to EPRPC. The resolution before the board would authorize the county administrator to award that contract; staff offered to answer questions and none were raised in the work session.
Commissioner of the Revenue staffing restructure. The Office of the Commissioner of the Revenue has requested abolishment of two vacant positions (Deputy Commissioner 2, grade 26, and Auditor, grade 36) as part of a restructuring and technology/process improvements. Staff said abolishing the positions would yield gross savings of $129,645; the commissioner requested using $73,403 of that amount for market adjustments for remaining staff, leaving a net general-fund savings of $56,242.
Dominion energy storage siting agreement and Clifton Street easement. Staff said Dominion Energy proposes a battery energy storage facility at its Remington peaking plant and the county will consider a siting agreement; the board was asked to schedule a public hearing. Separately, staff also requested a hearing to consider granting an easement over county-owned property on Clifton Street in Marshall so Dominion can place underground power lines as part of a regional undergrounding program.
Opioid settlement participation. The board added an agenda item authorizing the county administrator and county attorney to execute documents necessary to participate in a proposed settlement of opioid-related claims against Henry Schein Inc. Staff said the countys outside counsel recommended participation to recover shared settlement funds; the county attorney had reviewed available information.
Marketing of county property. Staff requested authorization to market the county-owned property at 10 Hotel Street as a development opportunity; with board authorization staff said they would post marketing materials for a 30-day period beginning the following day.
Closed session certification. The board recessed into closed session under §2.2-3711(A)(8) of the Virginia Code to consult with the county attorney on legal matters related to the Remington Data Center application and returned to certify that only authorized topics were discussed; the transcript includes the roll-call certification but no substantive closed-session details.
