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Smyth County Board of Zoning Appeals re-elects officers, adopts 2017 procedures and calendar
Summary
At its Jan. 3, 2017 meeting, the Smyth County Board of Zoning Appeals re-elected John Saunders as chairman, approved minutes and adopted the board's 2017 operating procedures and meeting schedule; all recorded motions were noted as unanimously carried.
The Smyth County Board of Zoning Appeals met Jan. 3, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. in the Smyth County Office Building and re-elected its officers for 2017. John Saunders, chairman of the Smyth County Board of Zoning Appeals, called the meeting to order and appointed staff member Clegg Williams as temporary chair for the election of officers.
John Saunders moved to keep all officers in their existing positions for 2017; the motion was seconded by John DeBusk III and recorded as unanimously carried. The board recorded Saunders as chairman, Newell Johnson as vice chairman and John DeBusk III as secretary for the calendar year 2017. Following the election, Mr. Williams returned the meeting to Chairman Saunders.
The board approved the minutes of Jan. 5, 2016, on a motion by Newell Johnson, seconded by Kim Davidson; that motion was noted as unanimously carried. The board then set its 2017 meeting calendar: meetings are scheduled for the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. when an application is filed; if no application is filed, the next scheduled meeting is Jan. 2, 2018.
By motion of Newell Johnson, seconded by Kim Davidson, the board adopted the 2017 Operating Procedures "as presented," with the record showing the motion was unanimously carried. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 5:45 p.m. by Chairman John Saunders.
Votes at a glance - Election of 2017 officers: motion carried unanimously (record notes "unanimously carried"). - Approval of Jan. 5, 2016 minutes: motion carried unanimously. - Adoption of 2017 Operating Procedures: motion carried unanimously.
The meeting lasted approximately 15 minutes and included seven board members and two staff members listed as present. Individual roll-call votes were not recorded in the minutes; the record notes the actions as "unanimously carried."
