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Bland County supervisors adopt tourism zones ordinance, approve $809,712.83 school requisition and routine measures
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Summary
At its March 24 meeting the Bland County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted a Tourism Zones ordinance creating Chapter 18, Article III of the county code, approved a consent agenda that included an $809,712.83 school requisition and payroll/bill payments, appointed two members to local boards, approved event permits, and scheduled two public hearings for April.
The Bland County Board of Supervisors met at 5:00 p.m. on March 24, 2022, at the Bland County Courthouse in Bland, Virginia, and unanimously adopted a Tourism Zones ordinance that creates Chapter 18, Article III of the county's Codified Ordinances. Chairman Randy Johnson called the meeting to order; Supervisors Keith Costello, Stephen Kelley and Adam Kidd were present.
The board approved an amended agenda to add public hearings on a Pathway RIFA ordinance and on an ordinance to allow photo enforcement in school and work zones. That amendment was moved by Supervisor Stephen Kelley and seconded by Supervisor Adam Kidd and passed unanimously.
A consent agenda motion, moved by Supervisor Adam Kidd and seconded by Supervisor Keith Costello, cleared multiple routine items: minutes from several February and March meetings; payrolls of $104,765.35 (issued Feb. 28) and $100,645.81 (issued Mar. 16); February bills of $95,565.78 and March bills of $270,185.66; departmental reports; and appropriations including a Social Services local allotment of $12,230.72 and the Bland County School Board April 2022 requisition of $809,712.83. A roll-call was recorded with each supervisor voting yea and the motion passed unanimously.
Chairman Johnson opened the public comment period; no members of the public spoke.
The board opened and closed a public hearing on proposed Tourism Zones in the county's Planned Growth Districts after no public speakers appeared. Supervisor Adam Kidd moved to adopt the Tourism Zones Ordinances; Supervisor Keith Costello seconded and the motion carried unanimously. The board recorded that the ordinance takes effect upon passage and will be codified as Chapter 18, Article III.
Under county-administrator items the board approved two proclamations: one recognizing Charles Fore for his service to the Bland County Economic Development Authority and another designating April as Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Month. The board also approved entertainment permits and fee waivers for the Tour de Bland and the Hogback Divide bicycle ride.
Appointments and personnel/benefits actions included the unanimous appointment of Jenna Dunn to the Southwest EMS Council for a three-year term ending Dec. 31, 2024, and the appointment of Wade Hall to the Bland County Economic Development Authority to fill an unexpired term ending Dec. 31, 2024. The board also voted to continue employee health insurance with The Local Choice (TLC) for FY23, selecting the Key Advantage 500 (KA500) base plan; that motion passed on a recorded roll-call with all supervisors voting yea.
The board adopted trash bill adjustments for January through March 2022 totaling $3,603.06 and scheduled two public hearings for the April meeting: one to revise the Pathway RIFA Ordinance and another to adopt ordinances for photo enforcement aimed at reducing speeding in school and work zones. The meeting recessed and was scheduled to reconvene April 4, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.
Votes at a glance: - Agenda amendment (add public hearings for Pathway RIFA and school/work zone photo enforcement): moved Stephen Kelley; seconded Adam Kidd; outcome: passed unanimously. - Consent agenda (minutes, payrolls, bills, reports, appropriations including $809,712.83 school requisition): moved Adam Kidd; seconded Keith Costello; outcome: passed unanimously (roll-call: Kidd, Costello, Kelley, Johnson — yea). - Tourism Zones Ordinances (create Chapter 18, Article III): moved Adam Kidd; seconded Keith Costello; outcome: passed unanimously. - Proclamations recognizing Charles Fore and April as Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Month: moved Keith Costello; seconded Adam Kidd; outcome: passed unanimously. - Entertainment permits and fee waivers (Tour de Bland; Hogback Divide): moved Adam Kidd; seconded Stephen Kelley; outcome: passed unanimously. - Appointment, Southwest EMS Council (Jenna Dunn, term to 12/31/2024): moved Adam Kidd; seconded Keith Costello; outcome: passed unanimously. - Appointment, Bland County Economic Development Authority (Wade Hall, unexpired term to 12/31/2024): moved Adam Kidd; seconded Stephen Kelley; outcome: passed unanimously. - Health insurance: continue with The Local Choice (TLC) for FY23, base plan Key Advantage 500 (KA500): moved Adam Kidd; seconded Stephen Kelley; outcome: passed unanimously (roll-call recorded). - Trash bill adjustments ($3,603.06): moved Adam Kidd; seconded Keith Costello; outcome: passed unanimously. - Schedule public hearings (Pathway RIFA revision; school/work zone photo enforcement): moved Adam Kidd; seconded Keith Costello; outcome: passed unanimously.
Context and next steps: Several administrative and routine financial items were resolved without dissent. The board scheduled two substantive public hearings for its April meeting that may generate further public input and debate: a revision to the Pathway RIFA ordinance and proposed photo enforcement ordinances for school and work zones. The meeting recessed to April 4, 2022.