Board approves several administrative transfers, enterprise rebate, VDH agreement and LUIS change order

LUNENBURG — At its May 11 meeting the Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors approved a series of administrative financial actions, including budget transfers for the Sheriff’s Office, a payment to cover an enterprise zone tax incentive rebate, authorization for the Virginia Department of Health annual agreement, and a contract change order for the county’s LUIS communications project.

Administrator Tracy M. Gee relayed the Sheriff’s Office request to reallocate Comp Board vacancy savings across line items, including transfers to uniforms, office supplies, police supplies and postage; the Board unanimously approved the requested transfers. Taylor Newton requested and the board approved a $62,882.47 transfer from the general fund to the Industrial Development Authority to pay Global Refining Group the 2022 enterprise zone tax incentive rebate.

Supervisor Mike Hankins moved and the board authorized Gee to sign the Virginia Department of Health Annual Agreement with a local contribution of $95,492. The board also approved Change Order 03 to the LUIS contract with L3Harris, totaling $44,116.50, to add grounding updates at mutual aid sites and update engineering and construction drawings for the VSP STARS site; the administrator said ARPA funds would be used for the change order.

Gee reported $821,879 in remaining ARPA funds and said airport paving bids are pending Department of Aviation approval. County Attorney Frank Rennie later told the board that a lawsuit by Friends of the Meherrin River had been dismissed; the plaintiffs have 30 days to file an appeal.

The series of approvals was unanimous as recorded in the meeting minutes.