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Pearisburg Council approves personnel policy change, festival agreement and engineering services renewal
Summary
Council approved the personnel handbook revision for progressive discipline, authorized the VA250 Mobile Museum for the Pearisburg Festival, appointed a Beautification Committee member, named a chair for an Appalachian Trail Committee (Smith abstained), and renewed a Year‑3 engineering services agreement with Thompson & Litton.
At its April 14 meeting the Pearisburg Town Council approved several administrative and contractual items.
Personnel and boards: The Council adopted a revision to Section 7.02 (Progressive Discipline) of the Town Personnel Practices & Procedures after Town Manager Adam Poser described the revision and Town Attorney Hartley recommended removing a requirement to email transmittals to employees; Amanda Davis moved and Cathy Clark seconded the adoption, which passed 7-0.
Committee appointments and festival agreement: The Council appointed Stacie Whetzel to the Beautification Committee (motion by Zach Smith, seconded by Cathy Clark; vote 7-0) and approved the VA250 Mobile Museum Agreement for the Pearisburg Festival (motion by Cathy Clark, seconded by Amanda Davis; vote 7-0). The Council discussed forming an Appalachian Trail Committee to engage hikers and coordinate with property owners; Cathy Clark moved that Councilmember Zach Smith serve as chair; the motion carried with Smith abstaining (Yes: Dickerson, Eaton, Clark, Davis, Fields, Sharp).
Contracts: Town Manager Poser recommended renewing the Year 3 of a 4‑year renewal agreement with engineering firm Thompson & Litton, naming Chad Robertson as primary project manager; Cathy Clark moved and Kristi Eaton seconded approval and the Council voted 7-0.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
