Dinwiddie supervisors approve reorganization to create county engineer and sharpen finance, operations roles

The Dinwiddie County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Aug. 20 to adopt a multi-part reorganization of county government that officials said will improve succession planning, transparency and operational efficiency.

County administration proposed creating a county engineer position for FY26, retitling Public Works functions under a General Services division and moving the Children’s Services Act (CSA) oversight under Social Services. The plan will split current deputy county administrator responsibilities into distinct finance and operations roles to allow more focused leadership on strategic planning and budgeting, the administrator said.

"When we go about our work more efficiently, our people are able to put more man hours into the work we're trying to accomplish," the administrator told the board, outlining an organizational chart change and new supervisory titles. He estimated a roughly $42,000 increase in FY25 personnel costs to realign several positions but said the county expects some or all of that to be offset by state reimbursement once CSA is benchmarked to the Commonwealth.

Board members praised the succession-planning rationale and the effort to free senior staff for long-term strategic work. The board adopted the reorganization resolution by roll call.

The county administrator said some title and reporting changes will take effect Sept. 1, with the county engineer position recommended for the FY26 budget cycle and additional structural changes phased in during the next budget season.