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Board appoints representative to juvenile commission, formalizes administrator bank signers and honors EMS chief

Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors · December 9, 2024
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Summary

At the December meeting the board appointed Jim Taylor to the Middle Peninsula Juvenile Detention Commission, adopted resolutions adding James Taylor and Donna Cogswell as bank cosigners, and formally awarded an Employee Excellence certificate to Blake Byrd.

The Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors took several administrative actions at its December meeting, including appointments, finance resolutions and employee recognition.

The board moved to appoint Jim Taylor as the county’s representative to the Middle Peninsula Juvenile Detention Commission for the Merrimack Juvenile Detention Center; the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. The board also adopted two resolutions naming James Taylor (county administrator) and Donna Cogswell (assistant county administrator) as cosigners on county accounts at Atlantic Union and CNB banks. Those resolutions were approved by voice vote with aye votes recorded from supervisors present.

Separately, the board presented the Westmoreland County Board of Supervisors Employee Excellence Award to Blake Byrd for outstanding performance during a time of transition and formally recorded the award in the meeting minutes after a motion and second. Board members commended Byrd and EMS staff for their work on equipment replacements and the medication kit program.

These administrative votes were routine board business; the board did not attach additional conditions to the appointments or resolutions during the meeting. Next administrative steps include processing the bank authority documents and updating official representatives with the listed financial institutions.