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Smyth County approves year‑end budget actions, staff bonuses and accepts donated buildings
Summary
The board adopted three budget amendments in 2023, approved staff year‑end bonuses, accepted donated properties for community reuse and approved allotments for small community organizations.
In December the Smyth County Board of Supervisors finalized routine year‑end fiscal actions, approved staff Christmas bonuses and accepted donated properties intended to support local economic and community projects.
The board adopted Budget Amendment #3 and Budget Amendment #4 during the fall and early winter sessions to capture revised state compensation board allocations, close project grants and fund unanticipated operational changes. In addition, the board approved a small staff holiday bonus for full‑time employees ($1,000) and part‑time employees ($500) to be paid in the end‑of‑November payroll batch.
Separately, the board voted to accept the former rehabilitation building (the old state rehab building) from the Commonwealth as a donated property. The county will transfer the building to the Smyth County Economic Development Authority to support the Appalachian Center for Hope and other redevelopment initiatives. The board also accepted a former Wytheville community college property the School Board declared surplus and authorized transfer to the EDA for reuse and marketing.
Board members additionally approved modest discretionary allocations to local ministerial association programs and voted to deploy staff and consultants on library planning and dispatch facility design, funding the work through existing capital and grant streams.
County officials said the year‑end measures stabilize operations, preserve key economic redevelopment options and ensure staff retention through the holiday period.
