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Smyth County Board of Zoning Appeals elects Robert Shults chairman, adopts 2023 procedures
Summary
At a Jan. 3 reorganizational meeting, the Smyth County Board of Zoning Appeals elected Robert Shults chairman, confirmed officers for 2023, adopted operating procedures and set the 2024 meeting calendar; votes on motions were unanimous or recorded as noted.
Robert Shults was elected chairman of the Smyth County Board of Zoning Appeals at a reorganizational meeting on Jan. 3, 2023, held at 5:30 p.m. in the Smyth County Office Building. The board also confirmed officers for 2023, adopted its operating procedures and approved a meeting calendar for 2024.
Chairman John DeBusk III called the meeting to order and, early in the session, appointed staff member Clegg Williams to serve as temporary chair. The board first approved the meeting agenda on a motion by Robert Shults, seconded by Bill Moss; the motion carried with five yeas and two members absent (Kim Davidson and Jerl Armstrong).
Nominations for chairman followed. DeBusk nominated Robert Shults, and Newell Johnson seconded the nomination. The board recorded four yeas (DeBusk, Daniel Sturgill, Bill Moss and Newell Johnson), one abstention (Shults) and two absences (Davidson, Armstrong); Shults was elected and then presided for the remainder of the meeting.
Chairman Shults opened nominations for vice chairman and secretary. Newell Johnson moved to keep the existing slate of officers for 2023; John DeBusk seconded the motion, which carried unanimously, confirming Daniel Sturgill as vice chairman and Kim Davidson as secretary for 2023. Daniel Sturgill later nominated Becca Creasy for clerk; Bill Moss seconded and the board approved the nomination with five yeas and two absences.
The board approved the minutes of its Jan. 4, 2022 meeting on a motion by John DeBusk, seconded by Daniel Sturgill, with a recorded vote of five yeas and two absences. Members also voted to schedule 2024 meetings for the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. when an application is filed; otherwise the next meeting date will be Jan. 2, 2024. Newell Johnson moved to adopt the board's 2023 operating procedures as presented; Bill Moss seconded and the motion passed unanimously (5-0, two absent).
Under other business, John DeBusk III stated he was interested in being reappointed at the end of his term on Jan. 31, 2023. No formal action on reappointment was taken. The meeting adjourned at approximately 5:45 p.m.
The meeting record lists five members voting on motions (DeBusk, Sturgill, Shults, Moss, Johnson) and two absentees (Kim Davidson and Jerl Armstrong). No ordinances, appeals hearings, or contested testimony were recorded at this session.
