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Board discusses codifying $1 purchase option for retiring supervisors' county devices
Summary
Chair proposed codifying a practice that would let retiring supervisors buy county-issued electronics (phones, tablets, laptops) for $1; board members expressed support and asked staff to draft policy language for future consideration.
The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors discussed on Dec. 16 a proposal to codify a long-standing practice that allows certain county-issued property to be sold at a nominal price when employees or officers leave county service.
The chairman said supervisors have traditionally been offered county-issued items when they leave and proposed the board set a standing policy that would allow supervisors to purchase their county-issued phones, iPads or laptops for $1. He framed the change as an equity/fairness matter for supervisors who serve beyond typical business hours.
"I just think in the interest of fairness and parity that we should...not change it back and forth with, you know, the changing of the board," the chairman said while describing the $1 proposal and asking staff to craft formal language.
Board members compared the proposal to the sheriff's office practice that allows retiring officers in good standing to purchase firearms for $1. Several supervisors voiced support for offering electronics to departing supervisors at a nominal price, noting that electronics become obsolete and may need replacement over time. One supervisor asked whether the $1 figure was intended; another seconded the general proposal and favored a consistent policy rather than ad-hoc changes.
The chairman asked county staff to have Mr. Evans (staff/attorney) draft language to codify the policy and to place it on the consent agenda for formal action. The work-session transcript records board discussion and direction to staff but does not include a formal vote adopting the policy.
What happens next: staff will draft the ordinance or policy language and return it to the board for formal consideration; the item is expected to be placed on a future consent or business agenda.
