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Stephens City council asks town attorney to demand VDEM rescue funding from county, approves Fire Dept. appointments
Summary
Council voted to have the town attorney draft a letter demanding that the Frederick County Board release VDEM grant funding for the SCVFD water rescue team, and approved appointments including Lenny Peters as fire department president and Mike Majher as emergency manager.
At its Dec. 3 meeting Stephens City council moved to press Frederick County to release a VDEM award intended for the Stephens City Volunteer Fire Department (SCVFD) water rescue team.
Vice Mayor Jason Nauman reported that the SCVFD had been awarded funding from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) that must flow through the county. Nauman moved that the Town Attorney draft a letter to the Frederick County Board "demanding the funding be released to the Town," and that State Senator Vogel, Delegate Chris Collins and VDEM be copied on the correspondence. The motion carried with recorded votes in favor from Council members Bowers, Fravel, Nauman, Stevens and Swygert-Smith; Councilman Hollis was absent.
The council also approved a motion to appoint Lenny Peters as president of the Fire Department and a motion to appoint Town Manager Mike Majher as the Town's Emergency Manager and Steven Ritter as Deputy Emergency Manager. Both appointments carried with the same recorded vote.
Why it matters: The motion seeks to move grant funding that the SCVFD expects to use for a water rescue team. If the county does not forward the funds, the department may lack the intended grant resources; the town has formally directed its attorney to pursue release of the funds and to notify state legislators and VDEM.
What happens next: The Town Attorney will draft the letter and the town will send it to the Frederick County Board with copies to the named state legislators and VDEM. No further details on timelines or specific dollar amounts were provided at the meeting.
