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King and Queen supervisors hear department budget requests including staffing and equipment needs
Summary
Board members heard budget presentations from county department heads Feb. 28, 2022, including requests for a third staff position in the Circuit Court clerk’s office, level funding for schools, a proposed Assistant Director for Social Services, and staffing and equipment requests from the sheriff’s office and emergency services.
The King and Queen County Board of Supervisors on Feb. 28 heard department-by-department budget presentations that outlined staffing requests, equipment needs and one-time operational clarifications ahead of the county’s fiscal planning cycle.
Vanessa Porter, Clerk of Circuit Court, asked the board to fund an approved third staff position and to approve a salary increase for an existing deputy so that deputy remains ahead on the salary scale. Porter said the Compensation Board has allowed her office to use up to $16,000 of salary funding for operational needs.
Dr. Carol Carter, the school superintendent, asked the board for level funding from the county, saying the school division’s budget depends on anticipated increases in state aid. Betty Dougherty, director of social services, said the only change in her proposal was an Assistant Director position and new match requirements tied to state-funded programs; she said the assistant role would aid continuity in senior staff positions.
Meredith Adkins, the Commonwealth’s Attorney, told the board she was not requesting additional county funding and that she had used extra Compensation Board resources to support a paralegal position in her office.
Sheriff John Charboneau and Chief Deputy Rob Balderson asked the board to convert the animal control officer position back to full time to keep it filled and to approve two new dispatcher positions to meet demand. They said the department has received used tasers from another agency and are only requesting funding for maintenance and supplies.
Tina Ammons, director of finance, requested authorization to grant her assistant up to a $3,000 salary step increase at the assistant’s one-year anniversary, conditioned on performance criteria specified by Ammons. Greg Hunter, emergency services coordinator, said volunteer response to fire calls has declined and recommended creation of a fire/rescue apparatus capital fund to prepare for replacement of expensive equipment; Hunter also reiterated the dispatch staffing concerns the sheriff’s office raised.
The presentations provided the board with specific staffing and equipment requests and a mix of operational clarifications the county administrator and finance staff will incorporate into the county budget work sessions. No formal budget votes were taken at the Feb. 28 meeting; department heads were asked to provide any additional information requested by staff.
