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Powhatan County supervisors adopt ethics resolution; table benchmarking review until January
Summary
At a special Oct. 22 meeting the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution R2024-sixty on the Board—s Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct and voted to table a related benchmarking review until the January annual meeting so the county attorney and administrator can evaluate regional alignment.
Powhatan County—s Board of Supervisors on Oct. 22 adopted a resolution on the board—s Code of Ethics and Standards of Conduct and then voted to delay a benchmarking review so staff and the county attorney can evaluate regional alignment.
During the special meeting the resolution identified in the transcript as R24-sixty/R2024-sixty was brought forward as the second agenda item. "Mr. Kenny—d like to make a motion that the Board adopt Resolution R2024-sixty addressing Board of Supervisors Code of Ethics and standard of conduct compliance," the motion recorded in the transcript states. A second was recorded and the board proceeded to a roll-call vote. The transcript records "Aye" votes from Supervisor Navi, Supervisor Powers, Supervisor Keddy, Vice Chair Morrissette and Chair McClung; the motion passed as recorded.
Before the vote an attendee identified only in the transcript as an unidentified speaker asked the board to allow a public-comment period on the matter, saying it would be "for the good of the County, good of the community" and offering to remain brief if granted. The presiding officer noted the board is not required to hold public comment at special meetings and that such periods have not historically been included at special sessions; the board proceeded to vote without adding a public-comment period.
The agenda then moved to "Code of Ethics, Standards of Conduct Benchmarking and Discussion." "Mr. Nye" moved to table the benchmarking discussion, saying the county attorney and county administrator should be given time "to evaluate the region and make sure that we're we're in alignment with the region for code of ethics and the conduct moving forward for our January Annual Meeting." The motion was seconded, and a roll-call vote as recorded in the transcript shows "Aye" votes by Supervisor Nadeau, Supervisor Powers, Supervisor Kenny, Vice Chair Morrissette and Chair McGlone. The motion to table was recorded as approved; the benchmarking review will be returned to the board at the January annual meeting for further consideration.
The meeting was then adjourned.
