Smyth County board approves two ordinances, accepts financial report and invoice payments
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At its Dec. 11 meeting the Smyth County Board of Supervisors approved two ordinances after public hearings, accepted the monthly financial status report, and approved the month's invoice payments. The board also made several appointments and scheduled a Jan. 22 joint hearing on a zoning amendment.
The Smyth County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 11 approved two ordinances following public hearings, accepted the monthly financial status report and authorized the county's monthly invoice payments.
According to the board's recap, the ordinances approved that evening included one described in the meeting recap as the "juror extends paid donations" ordinance and an "animal cruelty registry" ordinance. The recap did not include vote tallies, mover/second details or the full ordinance titles; those records are available in the official meeting packet on the county website.
The board also received the county's monthly financial status report and voted to approve the invoice payments for the period. The recap did not list dollar amounts for the invoices or provide a roll-call vote in the summary.
Board members additionally made several appointments to positions whose terms were expiring in December and January; the recap announced the appointments but did not list individual appointees or the specific boards and commissions affected. The board scheduled a joint public hearing with the Planning Commission on Jan. 22, 2026, to consider a proposed amendment to the Smyth County zoning ordinance related to tower applications in Conservation Recreation zoning districts.
The Dec. 11 summary was a brief overview; the county posted the full meeting packet, minutes and livestream on its website for complete details and official vote records.