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Votes at a glance: Accomack County supervisors approve a series of routine actions, fees and appointments
Summary
At their meeting the Accomack County Board of Supervisors approved appointments, a donation of artifacts, use of contingency funds for HVAC rental, tire-fee increases, expansion of the Social Services Board, polling-place change, emergency ambulance rates and several other routine motions; several items were tabled for later action.
The Accomack County Board of Supervisors took a string of votes on routine business and a handful of policy items during Tuesday's meeting. The board used voice votes for most items; where a named mover or seconder appears in the record it is listed below, otherwise the transcript records only that a motion was made and seconded.
Votes at a glance (motions, outcomes and key details):
- Adoption of the agenda: Motion made and seconded; outcome: motion carries (voice vote).
- Approval of minutes (consideration of minutes): Motion made and seconded; outcome: motion carries (voice vote).
- Consent agenda: Motion made and seconded; outcome: motion carries (voice vote).
- Appointment: Heather Jorgensen to the Accomack County Soil and Waste Committee. Motion moved and seconded on the floor; outcome: motion carries (voice vote).
- Donation of artifacts: Move to transfer three artifacts and related items from the Debtors' Prison collection to the Eastern Shore Virginia Heritage Center (operating under the Eastern Shore Public Library System); motion moved and seconded; outcome: motion carries (voice vote). The board recorded that the Heritage Center has humidity control and staff for curation.
- Use of general fund contingency for HVAC rental: Motion to use contingency to cover temporary rental of an HVAC chiller while the county's condenser/evaporator unit is replaced (approximate five-month rental cost discussed at ~$50,000); motion moved and seconded; outcome: motion carries (voice vote).
- Increase tire disposal fees: Resolution moved to raise car/small-truck tire disposal fees from $2 to $3 per tire and to increase another category from $5 to $6 per tire; motion moved and seconded; outcome: resolution passed (voice vote). No change recommended for semi/off-road tires.
- Reconstitute Social Services Board from 5 to 7 members: Motion moved and seconded; board later moved that the board be constituted as one member from each magisterial district, one representative from the Board of Supervisors and one at-large member; both motions carried (voice votes).
- Polling place change (Rood District): Motion to change the Rood District polling place from Metompkin Elementary School to the Mary Nottingham Smith Cultural Enrichment Center (public comment period and public hearing completed; six written comments received, all in favor); motion moved and seconded; outcome: motion carries. The change will take effect in 30 days per code and may be challenged in circuit court during that window.
- Adopt ambulance rates for FY26: Motion moved and seconded to adopt rates consistent with regional billing participants (effective July 1); outcome: motion carries (voice vote). The board discussed county purchase of two ambulances to station at Painter Volunteer Fire Department to maintain southern-county coverage.
- Authorize county administrator to execute planning agreement for food bank expansion (DHCD planning agreement): Motion moved and seconded to allow the county administrator to execute the agreement upon county attorney review; outcome: motion carries (voice vote).
- Amend FY25-26 budget (resolution to amend budget): Motion moved and seconded; outcome: motion carries (voice vote).
- Closed-session motions: Board moved to enter closed session pursuant to Virginia Code '.2-3711(A)(7) for legal consultation on multiple items; motion carried. After closed session, the board certified the closed session roll call where supervisors affirmed the closed-session compliance statement.
Where motions listed above lacked a recorded mover or seconder in the transcript, the action was recorded as "not specified" in the formal actions record. Voice votes were recorded as carried when the chair called "Aye" and no opposition was voiced.
