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Amherst supervisors adopt resolution opposing congressional redistricting process; move ordinance and committee charter changes forward
Summary
The board adopted Resolution 2026-3R opposing the current congressional redistricting process, moved Ordinance 2026-3 to a first reading, and approved two agricultural committee charter edits to fix term end dates and permit electronic communications for critical issues.
The Amherst County Board of Supervisors on March 3 adopted Resolution 2026-3R, which expresses opposition to the process used for proposed congressional redistricting. Mr. Papovich presented the draft and said localities had been told to continue the process even amid legal questions; he noted a Lynchburg Circuit Court ruling that declined to halt the process and indicated legal challenges would proceed after the election. "What this resolution is doing is stating the board's opposition to the process," Papovich said.
The board passed the resolution by voice vote with no roll-call tally recorded in the meeting minutes.
Also on the agenda, Chief Bean presented Ordinance 2026-3 (Units of Safety Program) and recommended edits to updated agency names; Mr. Pew moved to advance the measure and the board voted to move the ordinance forward for further consideration (first reading). Separately, the agricultural committee presented charter amendments to replace the original nine-member rotational language with fixed three-year term end dates and to permit limited electronic communication for time-sensitive agricultural issues; the board approved those charter changes.
All three items were approved by voice votes recorded in the meeting; no numerical tallies were listed in the public meeting transcript. Staff will follow up on ordinance scheduling and charter administration as appropriate.
