Wythe County supervisors approve appointments, designate casino tax for public safety and set hearings on old jail conveyance and employee bonus ordinance

At their May 12 meeting the Wythe County Board of Supervisors approved a range of routine and quasi-legislative items including appointments, designations of restricted funds, and scheduling of multiple public hearings.

Appointments: The board approved a nomination of Neil Martin to the community college representation slot (motion and roll-call vote recorded) and reappointed Lucas Hughes to the Recreation Commission. The board also confirmed social-services board appointments and thanked departing members who had resigned from other advisory boards.

Casino-gaming tax designation: The board approved a resolution designating the county’s annual casino-gaming tax proceeds to public safety and emergency services accounting, a step the administrator said simplifies auditing and aligns with past practice.

Property conveyance hearing: The town of Whitfield executed an emergency-services agreement that included a proposal to convey the county’s old jail property to the town. The board voted to set a public hearing on June 9 to consider that conveyance.

Compensation-board employee bonus: The board set the required public hearing for an ordinance to provide a 2% bonus to compensation‑board-funded employees (constitutional-officer deputies and employees), per recent state legislation.

Closed session and certification: The board later entered closed session under the Virginia code for personnel matters and returned to open session to pass the required certification that only permitted closed-session matters were discussed.

Next steps: The matters set for public hearing will return to the board after public notice; appointments and designations take effect per the board’s roll-call actions recorded during the meeting.