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Roanoke County supervisors honor SRO Joe Mullins, approve appointments, schedule work sessions and recess to closed session
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors recognized Deputy Joe Mullins and the William Byrd Middle School Terrier Safety Squad, approved eight appointments and the consent agenda by roll call, accepted reports including a debt report tied to school renovations and a new career-technical school, scheduled work sessions on public safety staffing and Hunt Bridal Road traffic calming, and voted to recess to a closed session under the Code of Virginia to discuss a prospective business location.
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. — The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors opened its Nov. 18 meeting with an award recognizing Deputy Joe Mullins for his work with the William Byrd Middle School Terrier Safety Squad and moved through routine business before recessing for work sessions and a closed session on economic development.
Deputy Joe Mullins accepted the recognition and described the Terrier Safety Squad as a student-led program that has grown to the school’s cap of 25 participants. "These awards reflect the creativity and commitment of our students," Mullins said, thanking the sheriff's office, school staff and co-sponsor counselor Leslie Jordan for support.
Board members commended Mullins and the program during a brief recognition period. An unidentified supervisor said the program is "a terrific job" and singled out a self-defense class for girls as a notable asset.
The board approved a slate of eight appointments listed in the board report after an unidentified supervisor moved to approve the list and a second was recorded; the clerk then called the roll and the recorded votes were "Yes." The consent agenda was also moved, seconded, and approved by roll call.
During the acceptance of reports, a supervisor flagged a substantial increase in the county debt report and attributed much of that increase to the board's investment in public education, citing renovations at two elementary schools and construction of a new career and technical education school to replace "Arnold Larpert." The board voted to accept and file the five listed reports.
The chair announced two work sessions to follow: one on public safety staffing with Chief Griffith, Brian Houlihan, Commonwealth's Attorney Eric Orange, Sheriff Michael Poindexter, Chief of Police Susan Slough and the director of emergency communications; and a second on speeding and traffic calming on Hunt Bridal Road, to be presented by Megan Cronise (assistant director of planning), Assistant Chief Jeff Johnson and Sergeant Martin Banks. The board recessed to the 4th floor for the work sessions and then to a closed session.
Before leaving for the closed session, the board voted to enter closed session "pursuant to the Code of Virginia" to discuss a prospective business location or expansion where no announcement has been made, consistent with the statutory exception for economic development discussions. The motion was seconded, the clerk called the roll, and the board recessed.
No public comments were presented at the meeting. The board indicated it would return to public session after the closed session; no final actions from the closed session were recorded in the provided transcript.
(Reporting based on the Nov. 18 meeting audio transcript.)
