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Bland County appoints Jerry Mercer to Planning Commission; board holds executive session for administrator review
Summary
The board appointed Jerry Mercer to the Planning Commission through April 30, 2028, and entered an executive session under Virginia Code §2.2‑3711(A)(1) for the county administrator’s annual evaluation; the board later certified the session and appropriated $400 from supervisors' community development funds to an After Prom Committee.
The Bland County Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Jerry Mercer to the county Planning Commission, with a term expiring April 30, 2028. The motion was made by Patrick Groseclose and seconded by Stephen Kelley.
Later in the meeting the board moved into an executive session to discuss personnel matters — specifically the annual evaluation of the County Administrator — under the authority of Virginia Code §2.2-3711(A)(1). The board returned to regular session, adopted the Certification of Executive Meeting under §2.2-3712 and recorded a roll call certification with all supervisors voting yea.
The board also approved appropriating $100 from each supervisor's Community Development Fund (total $400) to the After Prom Committee. Chairman Keith Costello recessed the meeting until an April 10, 2024 budget forum.
