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Powhatan supervisors adopt proclamations honoring volunteers, fire personnel, building safety and more
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Summary
The Powhatan County Board of Supervisors issued multiple proclamations April 27 recognizing Volunteer Appreciation Month, National Fallen Firefighters Memorial weekend (Light the Night Red), Building Safety Month, Earth Day, Older Americans Month and Child Abuse Prevention Month; county staff and partners accepted the proclamations and highlighted local programs and volunteer totals.
At its April 27 meeting the Powhatan County Board of Supervisors read and adopted several ceremonial proclamations recognizing local volunteerism, first responders, building-safety efforts, environmental stewardship, older adults, and child-abuse prevention.
Barnett read a proclamation recognizing April as Volunteer Appreciation Month and highlighted county volunteer statistics presented to the board: 566 volunteers were identified in county tracking this year and staff estimated those volunteer hours offset more than $2,000,000 in personnel costs (figure presented by Barnett; methodology not detailed at the meeting). The board also adopted a proclamation recognizing National Fallen Firefighters Memorial weekend and encouraged lowering flags and participation in Light the Night Red events; a Powhatan Fire and Rescue representative thanked volunteers and noted national firefighter fatality figures cited in the presentation.
Other proclamations adopted included Building Safety Month (read by Mr. Haney and received by community building staff), Earth Day (read by Miss Shiflett and acknowledging the local Earth Day Coalition and environmental programs), Older Americans Month (joined by Missy Boyer of the SPAN Center), and Child Abuse Prevention Month (accepted by Taylor Bird of Powhatan Department of Social Services, who described the department's child- and family-centered practice model).
All proclamations were ceremonial recognitions; no binding policy or funding action was associated with the proclamations at the meeting. Several presenters used the occasion to highlight upcoming local events and programs (for example, the county fair, First Fridays music series, volunteer picnic photos, and library handcraft events).
