Lunenburg County supervisors approve FY24 audit, authorize early payroll and vote to withdraw from Virginia's Growth Alliance

The Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12, 2024 voted unanimously to accept the county’s FY24 audit, authorize an early payroll for Dec. 20 for school and county employees, appropriate several small budget carryovers and reappointments, and adopt a resolution to withdraw from Virginia’s Growth Alliance.

The action followed a presentation by Jay Sanudo of Robinson Farmer Cox Associates, who summarized the FY24 audit and said the only management concern was that the School Board’s annual budget notice had been advertised for five days rather than the seven days required prior to a public hearing. "The only concern noted was with the School Board annual budget notice," Sanudo said. He also reported the general fund reserve fell by about $1.6 million because of early debt payments and planned reserve use.

Chairman Alvester L. Edmonds opened the meeting and Administrator Tracy M. Gee asked the Board to authorize Dec. 20 as an early pay date for both County and School payrolls; Supervisor Robert Zava moved the resolution, which the Board unanimously approved. The Board separately accepted…