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Board adopts emergency ordinance to preserve motor-vehicle fine collections, citing sheriff's request
Summary
At its Jan. 7 meeting, the Accomack County Board adopted an emergency ordinance amending Chapter 56 (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) at the request of the Sheriff's Office, with officials saying prompt action was needed to avoid losing traffic-related revenue.
The Accomack County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 7 adopted an emergency ordinance to amend the county code's provisions on motor vehicles and traffic after a request from the Sheriff's Office. A county official explained the change was largely procedural but necessary to continue collecting longstanding motor-vehicle fines and related revenue.
The official said the emergency adoption provides a 60-day window to complete the process "the old fashioned way" and warned that failure to adopt the emergency changes expeditiously "could lead to a loss of revenue from the traffic related funds." The board moved, seconded and adopted the emergency ordinance on an emergency basis; no roll-call vote count was read into the transcript.
The ordinance language was described as an amendment to Chapter 56 of the county code (Motor Vehicles and Traffic) and referenced specific sections as read during the meeting. Staff and the board treated the matter as procedural and time-sensitive because of its revenue implications.
