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Board appoints emergency‑management delegations and clarifies state‑law titles
Summary
Supervisors approved a resolution appointing County Administrator Eric Pollitt as director of emergency management and made related coordinator and hazardous‑materials designations to align the county's appointments with Virginia Code requirements.
After discussion about state statutory titles for emergency‑management roles, the board moved to adopt staff recommendations and appointed County Administrator Eric Pollitt as director of emergency management, Kent Emmerson as coordinator and Kimberly Smith as deputy coordinator; the board also named Ken Emerson as hazardous‑materials coordinator. The appointments were made as a resolution to ensure the county's designations align with Code of Virginia requirements (cited in the record as Code of Virginia section 44‑146.19 and section 44‑146.38).
A supervisor said the appointments mirror standard practice in other counties where staff typically hold coordinator roles; the motion was presented, moved and approved by the board. The action is administrative: supervisors resolved the county's official delegations and will include the appointees in the appointments block and formal documentation.
