AT THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD ON THE 23RDTH DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND AND ELEVEN AT NINE O'CLOCK A.M. AT THE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY LIBRARY IN WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA
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Present |
Present |
Absent |
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Roger A Welch, Chairman S. Bryant Lee, Vice Chairman Ronald L. Frazier I. Christopher Parrish Michael J. Biniek |
John McCarthy, Co. Adm. Margaret R. Ralph, Clerk |
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Chairman Welch called the meeting to order.
OLD BUSINESS:
The discussion and work session will be on the FY12
Budget. Mr. Welch asked for
comments from the Board.
A general discussion followed. Topics included:
an across-the board salary increase for county employees, the
reinstatement of the Longevity Incentive Program, morale of employees, the need
to reward long-time employees for their service, no increased tax burden for
the citizens of Rappahannock County, and the RAWL Budget.
Mr. Parrish moved the Board to accept the Budget as
presented. The motion was seconded
by Mr. Welch. Mr. McCarthy asked
for clarification. As presented or
as changed by issues just discussed?
It would be as presented.
Mr. Frazier commented that there was not enough work on the
entire budget and asked other budget items be discussed at this work
session.
The motion was withdrawn and there was further explanation
and discussion of the entire budget.
On motion of Mr. Frazier, seconded by Mr. Lee, the Board
voted to approve the FY Budget with the following amendments:
(1) Longevity
Incentive Program amounts will be reformulated to be not less than 3%, but not
more than 5%.
(2) The RAWL budget will be kept at the FY11 amount, on a
month-to month basis, until there can be further discussion with RAWL
personnel.
The motion was unanimously approved.
ADOPTION RESOLUTIONS: There are three adoption
motions.
Adoption of Budget
On motion of Mr. Parrish, seconded by Mr. Lee, the Board
approved the adoption of the Budget for the Fiscal Year beginning July 1, 2011
and ending June 30,2012.
The roll-call vote is recorded as follows: Mr.
Welch Aye
Mr.
Lee Aye
Mr.
Frazier Aye
Mr.
Parrish Aye
Mr.
Biniek Aye
On motion of Mr. Frazier, seconded by Mr. Parrish, the Board granted an appropriation for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2011 and ending June 30, 2012, in conformity with the budget adopted immediately prior to this motion.
The roll-call vote is recorded as follows: Mr. Welch Aye
Mr. Lee Aye
Mr. Frazier Aye
Mr. Parrish Aye
Mr. Biniek Aye
On motion of Mr. Lee, seconded by Mr. Parrish, the Board approved the Tax Levies for the tax year beginning 1 January, 2011 and ending 31 December 2011.
The roll-call vote is recorded as follows: Mr. Welch Aye
Mr. Lee Aye
Mr. Frazier Aye
Mr. Parrish Aye
Mr. Biniek Aye
Additional item: amendment to Mr. McCarthy's contract.
On motion of Mr. Parish, seconded by Mr. Lee, with the thanks of the Members, the Board unanimously agreed to amend Mr. McCarthy's contract salary from $144,703,00 to $135,000.00.
ACCOUNTS: There were four additional bills from E-911 added to the Accounts. On motion of Mr. Parrish, seconded by Mr. Lee, the Accounts were unanimously approved.
There was a brief discussion on the need to have additional meetings/work sessions for future budgets and on other policy issues.
On motion of Mr. Lee, seconded by Mr. Parrish, the Board voted unanimously to adjourn the m Chairman
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Chairman