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Board elects officers, adopts meeting schedule and budget actions; approves safety studies and other motions
Summary
At its Jan. 27 meeting, the Southampton County Board of Supervisors elected Dr. Edwards chairman and William Hart vice chairman, adopted a 2026 meeting schedule, approved a $904,498.74 appropriation to the general fund and moved forward several safety studies and public hearings; it also entered and certified a closed session on economic development.
The Southampton County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 27, 2026, completed its annual organizational actions, approved several administrative resolutions and directed traffic- and safety-related studies.
The board elected Dr. Edwards as chairman and William Hart as vice chairman after a motion and second; the nominations were approved by voice vote. The board also adopted a resolution establishing the 2026 meeting schedule (regular sessions on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m., with November and December moved to the third Tuesday and quarterly work sessions at the Rawls Museum of Arts).
On financial matters the board approved an appropriation resolution to transfer $904,498.74 into the general fund. The FY2027 budget calendar was adopted, with the public hearing on the proposed budget scheduled for May 13, 2026, and adoption on May 26, 2026.
Traffic and safety actions included adopting a resolution requesting that VDOT conduct a safety study on US 58 between Pleasant Grove Baptist Church and the Emporia city limits, and scheduling a public hearing in February on a proposed 'no through traffic' measure for Trinity Church Road. The board also directed staff to prepare a resolution for a speed study on Johnson's Mill Road for the next meeting.
The board entered closed session under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, section 2.2-3711(A)(5), to discuss prospective business or industry with staff from Franklin Southampton Economic Development Incorporated; upon returning to open session members individually certified that only lawfully exempted matters were discussed, adopting the certification resolution by unanimous roll call vote.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn.
