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Bland County board unanimously approves ordinance joining Mount Rogers Cigarette Tax Board
Summary
The Bland County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted an ordinance on March 23, 2021, creating a joint entity called the Mount Rogers Cigarette Tax Board and approved a companion Mount Rogers Area Cigarette Tax Agreement to operationalize the board.
The Bland County Board of Supervisors on March 23 unanimously adopted an ordinance approving the formation of a joint entity to be known as the Mount Rogers Cigarette Tax Board.
Supervisor Adam Kidd moved to adopt the ordinance, and Supervisor Karen Hodock seconded. The motion passed on a roll call vote with all members voting yea.
Directly after the ordinance vote, the board considered and adopted the Mount Rogers Area Cigarette Tax Agreement, which the motion described as vesting the joint entity "all powers necessary and proper for the performance of its duties as provided by law." Supervisor Kidd moved adoption of the agreement and Supervisor Randy Johnson seconded; the vote was unanimous.
No members of the public spoke during a brief public hearing on the ordinance prior to the votes. The board did not record further debate in the meeting minutes provided.
The actions create the county's participation in an intergovernmental body to administer cigarette tax matters under the terms of the adopted agreement. The board approved both the ordinance and the agreement with unanimous support and recorded the roll call votes in the meeting minutes. The board recessed at the end of the agenda to a scheduled work session on April 1 and will meet next in regular session on April 27.
