Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Local Governance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Halifax County supervisors approve remote participation, move finance discussion to closed session and add FY2027 budget calendar
Summary
At its Feb. 9 meeting the Halifax County Board of Supervisors authorized two supervisors to participate remotely, removed a sheriff’s report from the agenda in favor of a grant-declination letter, moved discussion of the interim finance director to closed session and added the FY2027 budget calendar to new business.
The Halifax County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 9 approved several procedural changes and votes affecting the agenda and upcoming business.
The board voted to allow Supervisor Riddle to participate remotely after a motion that was moved and seconded; the motion passed on a voice vote. Later the board approved a separate motion allowing Supervisor Smart to join remotely; Supervisor Smart identified his reason as personal and said, "I am in... Los Angeles, California." That motion was recorded as moved by Supervisor Witt and seconded by Supervisor Oakes and carried by voice vote.
The board amended its agenda to remove the sheriff’s scheduled report from item J1 and replace it with the county's letter declining a school security officer grant. Supervisor Witt moved the change, which Supervisor Oakes seconded; the board approved the amendment by voice vote.
The board also voted to move discussion of the interim finance director to closed session. Supervisor Oaks made the motion, Supervisor Witt seconded, and the board approved the action by voice vote. No details about the personnel matter were discussed in open session.
Supervisors added the fiscal year 2027 budget calendar to new business as item 7 after a motion by Supervisor Witt and a second; the board approved placing the calendar on the next agenda for consideration. The board then adopted the agenda as amended and approved minutes from the Jan. 5 regular meeting and the Jan. 21 finance committee meeting, with a correction concerning prior public hearing advertising. The consent agenda — including warrants from December 2025 and a treasurer’s report from November 2025 — was approved on a voice vote.
Chair opened citizens' comments by reciting the board’s public-comment rules, instructing speakers to state their names and addresses, forbidding audience applause or interjections and noting that items scheduled for or previously subject to public hearing are not eligible for comment at that time. The meeting continued with no additional substantive policy votes recorded in the open session.
The board listed the interim finance director matter for closed session; board members and staff did not announce a date for any follow-up action in open session.
