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HomeMy WebLinkAboutFebruary 25, 1981 Regular Meeting205 A Regular Meeting of the Frederick County Board of Super- visors was held on February 25, 1981, at 7:00 P.M., in the Board of Supervisors' Meeting Room, 9 Court Square, Winchester, Virginia. PRESENT S. Roger Koontz, Chairman; Will L. Owings, Vice - Chairman; William H. Baker; Rhoda W. Maddox; R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. CALL TO ORDER The Chairman called the meeting to order. INVOCATION The invocation ,was delivered by Reverend James Guthrie of the Burnt Presbyterian Church. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA The County Administrator advised that the Commonwealth's Attorney had requested an Executive Session to discuss litiga- tion. Mr. Stiles requested that in Executive Session, personnel matters, legal matters and also appointments be discussed. Mr. Stiles further noted that the Commonwealth's Attorney is prepare to give an opinion in response to several issues raised by Board members at previous meetings. Mr. Malcolm stated that he would like to present an oral report regarding the Courts project and would request that the Planning Director present an update on the sludge situation as i relates to the old Landfill. He further requested that the current permit process be discussed. Upon motion made by William H. Baker, seconded by Kenneth Y Stiles and passed unanimously, the agenda was adopted as amended. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Mr. Stiles requested that the following corrections to the minutes be made: January 14, 1981, Page 8, the word "rationale" is mis- spelled; Page 17, the word "lots" in the 11th paragraph should read, "dwelling units ". January 28, 1981, Page 8, the word "limit" should be added in item number 2, following the word "dollar ". KIM Mrs. Maddox requested that the following corrections be made: January 14, 1981, Page S, the word "seconds" should be added at the end of the first sentence in paragraph 2 under "Highway Department Re: Discussion Traffic Problem Created By Opening of Ridge Campus "; Page 8, "Library Board" should be added under Section C. Upon motion made by R. Thomas Malcolm, seconded by William H. Baker and passed unanimously, the minutes of the meetings of January 14, 1981 and January 28, 1981 were approved as amended. COUNTY OFFICIALS - TREASURER'S REPORT Mrs. Dorothy Keckley, Treasurer, appeared before the Board and presented a brief report regarding the operations in her office. She advised that she is currently working with the County Administrator to complete a more efficient system and the proposed installation of modern automated equipment to assist in this process. The Chairman advised that this situation is not unique in Frederick County but is common throughout the state. He stated that he had talked with the State Auditors Office and they are willing to provide assistance to remedy this situation. Mr. Stiles stated that the Treasurer is working in very cramped surroundings. He noted that the County Finance Board had been abolished in 1966 and therefore the responsibilities of that Board now rests with the Board of Supervisors and therefore the Board can deal with the problem regarding the investment of funds. He requested that the Finance Committee work with the Treasurer, the Finance Director and the County Administrator to correct the problems as soon as possible. MR. HAR RINGTON S MITH ADDRESSES BOARD REGARDING OPERATIONS I Mr. Harrington Smith appeared before the Board and presented a report dealing with certain activities, which he alleges are occuring in the Treasurer's office, regarding the funds received from tax payments lying idle for several days before being deposited in the bank. He stated that this practice was costing the taxpayers of the County a great deal of money in lost 2071 interest, and he felt very strongly that the Board should correct the situation as soon as possible. Mr. Smith then cited several sections of the Code, Section 58 -939 through 58 -950, dealing with the operation of the Treasurer's office and the responsibility of the Board of Supervisors should the County not have a Finance Board. He requested that the Board proceed to have an investigation conducted to determine the amount of money lost in interest this year due to tax payments lying idle in the Treasurer's office; that the Board institute immediate emergency measurers to correct this situation, inasmuch as the County auto- mobile decals will go on sale next month and the same situation could occur. He further requested that if an investigation could not be conducted locally, the State Auditors Office be requested to conduct said audit of the Treasurer's Office covering the last ten year period, and that the Board of Supervisors reestablish the Finance Board or assume responsibility therefore. The Board concurred that the Finance Committee would review Mr. Smith's suggestions and report back to the Board. COMMITTEE STRUCTURE OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISCUSSED Mr. Stiles requested that the Committees of the Board begin meeting on a more regular basis in order to keep the Board more informed of various areas of concern, and to prevent actions being taken without Board knowledge. He noted that recently the Personnel Committee had authorized billing the Frederick - Winchester Service Authority for approximately $2,200.00 for services. He questioned the authority of the Personnel Committee to authorize such billing. Mr. Koontz stated that the Personnel Committee did not bill anyone for any money. The County Administrator and Mr. Baker, Chairman of the Personnel Committee, explained that this situation involved a personnel matter and should be discussed in Executive Session. Mr. Stiles replied that he resented the fact that when he was asked what this billing was about, he had to answer that he did not know. 208 The Chairman advised that this matter is now scheduled for Finance Committee consideration and a recommendation be forth- coming to the Board. Mr. Stiles again stated that he felt it should have been discussed by the entire Board before the billing was authorized. He then requested that the Law Enforcement and Courts Committee schedule a meeting for Friday, February 27, if at all possible. Mrs. Maddox, Chairman of the Law Enforcement Committee, ad- vised that a meeting would be held in the near future. REPORT JOINT COURT FACILITIES PROJECT PRESENTED Mr. Malcolm advised that the work of the Judicial Center Committee is progressing near schedule and weekly meetings are being held with the architectural firm to review plans and pro- posals. He advised that the ASAP operation had been removed from consideration for inclusion in the building. Mr. Malcolm noted that the architects are now finalizing flow plans and when this is complete they will be very close to the schematic drawings. He added that it appears there will be no difficulty in maintaining the time schedule, i.e. having the project ready for bid by September. Mr. Stiles noted that according to the architectural firms determination we are still in line cost wise with the original figures. BUSINESS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION STATUS - _L ARGE LOT SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE AMENDMENT DISCUSSED Mr. Riley reported that the Planning Commission at its regu- larly scheduled meeting of February 18, 1981, had tabled further action on the Large Lot Subdivision amendment proposal by a unan- imous vote. He added that the Planning Commission felt that a proposal would be more timely when a total concept has been pro- posed in the update of the comprehensive plan. Mr. Riley advised that a modification of the original pro- posal has been prepared and is going to be advertised for public hearing by the Planning Commission. He noted that the modifica- tion would require that plats have Health Department approval before they are submitted for approval to the governing body. J 209 i Mr. Riley stated that a recommendation regarding the proposed i 3 modification would be forthcoming to the Board of Supervisors. PLAT VACATION - JAMES R. WILKINS - BACK CREEK DISTRICT APPROVED Mr. Riley presented the request for plat vacation of a portion of the Valley Acres Subdivision owned by Mr. James R. Wilkins. He advised that Mr. Wilkins has encountered septic approval problems on the requested lots and until water and sewe is available, has no hopes for development of these lots. He therefore requested that the lots be vacated but the right -of -wa on the property be retained. There was no public comment. Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Kennet Y. Stiles, WHEREAS, Mr. James R. Wilkins, owner and developer of Valle Acres Subdivision in the Back Creek Magisterial District recorde in Deed Book 240, Page 521 dated March 30, 1956, is requesting vacation of a portion of said plat including Lot Numbers 2, 4 6 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36 pur- suant to Code Section 15.1 -481 (vacation of plat before sale of lot therein), and WHEREAS, Mr. James R. Wilkins, owner and developer of Valle Acres Subdivision, is requesting the 52.2 foot right -of -way know as Wilkins Land to remain intact, and WHEREAS, none of the aforementioned lots have been sold, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County does grant the plat vacation request of Mr. James R. Wilkins. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded f vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. SLUDGE APPLICATION IN FREDERICK COUNTY DISCUSSED Mr. Riley reported that he had received tentative informa- tion that a local firm is planning to apply to the State for a sludge disposal permit for the application of sludge in Frederic County. He advised that the staff and the Planning Commission are currently working with the Commonwealth's Attorne to determine what regulations our ordinance currently contains 210 regarding such an operation and what amendments, if any, should be considered to better control this type activity. He advised that the Board would receive a report as soon as a determination is reached. Mr. White advised that regarding the sludge which has been deposited at the old Landfill site, it had been determined that BFI, a local firm, had been invited by the former public works director to deposit this sludge at the landfill site. He noted that this procedure had been detected last fall and a great deal of time has been spent trying to correct this situation. Mr. White noted that the State Water Control Board is currently re- viewing the problem and there will be continuing monitoring for several months of the ground water in the area. Mr. Malcolm stated that he felt it was important that the public be made aware that the governing body and the administra- tion are cognizant of what is happening and preparations are being taken to handle the situation. OMMONWEALTH'S ATTORNEY LEGAL OPINION RE:_ PLANNING OMMISSION MEMBERSHIP AND TERM OF OFFICE The following opinion was rendered by the Commonwealth's Attorney regarding removing elected members of the Board of Supervisors from the County Planning Commission: February 23, 1981 James M. White, County Administrator Frederick County P. O. Box 601 9 Court Square Winchester, Virginia 22601 Re: Removing Elected Member of Board of Supervisors from County Planning Commission Dear Jim: In order to render an opinion as to whether the Board of Super- visors acted within its authority in removing Kenneth Stiles, as the representative of the Board, from the Planning Commission, I feel it best to examine various questions which are involved in interpretting the relevant Section of the Code of Virginia (15.1 -437) and answer each with reference to said section. (1) To what term was Mr. Stiles apXtointeg as a,member of the Planning Commission? Said section provides, in part, that "(t)he term of each of these members (a member of the Board of Supervisors or administrative branch appointed to the Planning Commission) shall be coextensive with the terms of office to which he has been elected or appointed..." Therefore, Mr. Stiles term as a member of the Planning Commission would not expire until the expiration of his current term as a member of the Board of Supervisors, which as I understand, would be December 31, 1981. 211 (2) May the governing ody change the term of members of the Planning Commission? Yes, said Section provides, in part, that "(t)he local governing bodies may establish different terms of office for initial and subsequent appointments." It is my opinion that this section requires that the term of membership be established before appointment, or after expiration of the current term and before a subsequent appointment is made, i.e. once a member has been appointed to a term of office, that term cannot be changed until its expiration, at which time it may be so changed. In view of the foregoing I find it unnecessary to opine as to whether the Board may change the term for members of the Planning Commission who are also members of the Board. However, it is my opinion that the Board was without authority to change any unexpired terms on the Planning Commission to one (1) year terms as was purported in its January, 1980 organizational meeting, which, as I understand would include Mr. Stiles' term. (3) May a member,of the Planning Commission be removed from same during his term? Said section provides, in part, that such members may be removed for malfeasance in office. Since your request for my opinion contained no allegations of malfeasance by Mr. Stiles, I assume none exists, and it is my opinion that he cannot be removed. (4) May the Board of Superv replace its representative on the Planning Commission? Yes,, said Section provides, in part, that the terms on the Planning Commission of a member who is also a member of the Board shall be coextensive with his term on the Board, "unless the governing body, at the first regular meeting each year, appoints others to serve as their representatives." In my opinion, this portion of said Section provides that the Board may replace the member of the Planning Commission, who is also a member of the Board, before the regular expiration of his term on the Commission if it is done at the first regular meeting of the year (January 1 being the beginning of the year for this purpose) and if that member is replaced on the Commission by another member of the Board. I do not believe it to be proper to replace the Board's representative before the regular expiration of his term on the Commission with an at -large member who is not also a member of the Board. To recapitulate, it is my opinion that the Board may have replaced Mr. Stiles on the Planning Commission at its regular January meeting provided if, and only if, he had been replaced on the Commission by another member of the Board of Supervisors. Since this was not done, according to your letter, it is my opinion that Mr. Stiles is entitled to remain a member of the Planning Commission unless removed for malfeasance in office. Sincerely yours, /s/ Larry Lawrence R. Ambrogi, Commonwealth's Attorney for Frederick County, Virginia LRA /acr The Board discussed at length the contents of the above letter from the Commonwealth's Attorney and Mr. Malcolm stated that he felt the matter was important enough to demand that a written opinion be obtained from the Attorney General's Office regarding this matter. Mr. Malcolm stated that he felt the Personnel Committee should study the opinion rendered by Mr. Ambrogi and also con- 12 sider the appointment of the two at -large members by the Board of Supervisors to the Planning Commission and report their findings back to the Board. Upon motion made by Will L. Owings and seconded by Kenneth Y. Stiles, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein table any action regarding appointment of the at -large members to the Planning Commission or the right of Mr. Stiles to vote as a member of the Planning Commission until such time as a written opinion from the Attorney General's Office regarding this matter is received. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox and Kenneth Y. Stiles. Nay - R. Thomas Malcolm. Mr. Stiles suggested that when the Personnel Committee con- sider this matter, they give serious consideration to placing 2 members from each magisterial district on the Planning Commission inasmuch as 2 at -large members as previously proposed by the Board would be very close to that number. The Board concurred that this should be considered by the Personnel Committee. BOARD RETIRES INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION Upon motion made by R. Thomas Malcolm, seconded by Kenneth Y. Stiles and passed unanimously, the Board withdrew into Execu- tive Session in accordance with Section 2.1 -344, Subsections (a) (1), (a)(6), to discuss legal and personnel matters. BOARD WITHDRAWS FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION Upon motion made by William H. Baker, seconded by Kenneth Y. Stiles and passed unanimously, the Board withdrew from Executive Session. BOARD RECONVENES INTO REGULAR SESSION Upon motion made by William H. Baker, seconded by R. Thomas Malcolm and passed unanimously, the Board reconvened into Regular Session. Mrs. Maddox left the meeting at this time and therefore is not shown voting on the remainder of the agenda items. MRS. NANCY OMPS APPOINTED TO CHAPTER 10, BOARD 213 Mr. Stiles stated that a nomination had been made on January 14, 1981 to appoint Mrs. Joy Fish to the Chapter 10 Board. He moved that this nomination be taken from the table and Mrs. Fish placed in nomination for appointment to the Chapter 10 Board. This motion was seconded by Mr. Owings and passed unanimously. Mr. Malcolm then nominated Mrs. Nancy Omps for appointment to the Chapter 10 Board. This nomination was seconded by William H. Baker. Mr. Malcolm then moved that nominations be closed and this motion was seconded by Kenneth Y. Stiles and passed unani- mously. Thereupon, Mrs. Nancy Omps was elected for appointment to the Chapter 10 Board as a representative from Frederick County for a 4 year term by the following recorded vote: Mrs. Omps - Aye - Mr. Baker, Mr. Malcolm and Mr. Koontz. Mrs. Fish - Aye - Mr. Stiles and Mr. Owings. MR. DAVID OWINGS APPOINTED_ TO LORD FAIRFAX_PLANNING DISTRICT COMMISSION Mr. Malcolm nominated Mr. David Owings for appointment to the Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission and this motion was seconded by Mr. Stiles. Mr. Baker moved that nominations be closed. This motion was seconded by Mr. Stiles and passed unani- mously. Mr. Baker then moved that the Board cast a unanimous ballot for the appointment of David Owings to the Lord Fairfax Planning District Commission as a representative from Frederick County for a term of 4 years. This motion was seconded by R. Thomas Malcolm and passed unanimously. OF JAN LEIGH WINSLOW AND DANIEL A THORN AS Upon motion made by Kenneth Y. Stiles and seconded by William H. Baker, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein endorse the appointments of Jan Leigh Winslow and Mr. Daniel A. Thorn as student representa- tives on the Parks and Recreation Commission. Ms. Winslow's term will commence on January 1, 1981 and terminate on May 1, 1981. 214 Mr. Thorn's term will commence on January 1, 1981 and terminate on May 1, 1983. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. APPOINTMENT_ FOR AT -LARGE MEMBERS TO PARK COMMISSION TABLED FOR READVERTISEMENT AND RECREATION The Board reviewed a memorandum from the Parks and Recrea- tion Commission advising that due to the limited responses re- ceived, the Commission would request the Board to readvertise the other member at -large position on the Commission with a time table that would allow for both the Commission and the Board of Supervisors action by March 25, 1981. The memorandum noted that the Commission had reappointed Mr. Robert Brown to serve an additional term as one of the at -large members on the Commis- sion. Mr. White noted that appointment of the at -large members would be presented to the Board for endorsement upon completion of action by the Recreation Commission. Upon motion made by Kenneth Y. Stiles and seconded by William H. Baker, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein table any action regarding the appointment of the 2 at -large members to the Frederick County Parks and Recreation Commission and does direct that said posi- tions be readvertised in an effort to seek additional applicants, said appointments to be presented to the Board of Supervisors on March 25, 1981 The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - BACK CREEK DISTRICT - APPROVED Upon motion made by William H. Baker and seconded by Will L. Owings, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein approve the following re- appointments from the Back Creek Magisterial District: 2151 Animal Care Committee - Dr. Max Mandel Transportation Safety Committee - Mr. David Owings Stream Standards Committee - Mr. Charles R. Boyd Extension Advisory Committee - Mr. Ike Phillips The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, Rhoda W. Maddox, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - SHAWNEE DISTRICT - APPROVED Upon motion made by R. Thomas Malcolm and seconded by William H. Baker, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein approve the following com- mittee appointments from Shawnee Magisterial District: Animal Care Committee - Mr. Robert Crim Transportation Safety Commission - Mr. Forest Sirbaugh, Jr. Stream Standards Committee - Mr. Bart Tizio Extension Advisory Committee - Mrs. Gwen Lunsford The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. ROBERT PRETTYMAN TO COMMITTEE ON ENGINEERING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT AND MR. COVERSTONE T COMMITTEE ON LAW ENFORCEMENT AND COURTS - APPROVED Upon motion made R. Thomas Malcolm and seconded by William H. Baker, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein reappoint Mr. Robert Prettyman to serve as the citizen member on the Committee on Engineering and Code Enforcement and Mr. Larry Coverstone to serve as a citizen member on the Committee on Law Enforcement and Courts for a term of one year, said term to commence on January 1, 1981 and terminate December 31, 1981. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS - OPEQUON DISTRICT - APPROVED Upon motion made by Will L. Owings and seconded by Kenneth Y. Stiles, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein approve the following Com- mittee appointments from Opequon Magisterial District: 216 Transportation Safety Commission - Mr. Neil Stallings Stream Standards Committee - Mr. Douglas C. Legge Extension Advisory Committee - Mr. Harold Nichols The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. POSITION OF ALTERNATE ON AGRICULTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO BE ADVERTISED Upon motion made by Kenneth Y. Stiles and seconded by William H. Baker, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, alternate on the Freder Committee be advertised visors on March 25th to recently been appointed Commission. does herein direct that ick County Agricultural for presentation to the replace Colonel A. Lynn to the Frederick County the position of )istrict Advisory Board of Super - Myers who has Planning The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker, R. Thomas Malcolm and Kenneth Y. Stiles. FINANCE COMMITTEE RE EQ UIPMENT - APPROVED ON RE: WORD PROCES Mr. Baker presented the following recommendation from the Finance Committee: The Committee presented a recommendation to the Board at the February 11th meeting recommending the purchase of word process- ing equipment. A report was also submitted with this recommenda- tion outlining the study of three systems and setting forth the criteria used in the selection of the Lanier system. At the 11 February meeting, the Board passed a resolution of intent to purchase the Lanier word processing equipment, with confirming action to be taken at the 25 February meeting. The Committee therefore recommends approval of the purchase of this equipment with funding to be provided from a transfer of unspent reassessment funds. The Committee would be happy to answer any questions regard- ing this recommendation and feels the County operations will benefit greatly by the permanent installation of the equipment. 217 Upon motion made by William H. Baker, seconded by Will L. Owings and passed unanimously, the above recommendation of the Finance Committee was approved. PERSONNEL COMMITTEE REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION Mr. Baker presented the following recommendation from the Committee on Personnel: Creation of New Job Classification The Committee reviewed alternative approaches to implementing a coordinated personnel function for the county staff structure. The Committee recom- mends that in place of the Personnel Director position, the posi- tion of Administrative Assistant for Personnel and Administrative Services be created. A copy of the proposed job description is attached. The Committee recommends the job be classified at a Range 23 with a starting salary of $16,968. The position is not a department head position and would therefore be filled by authority of the County Administrator. If approved by the Board, the County Administrator has indicated his intent to fill the position from an internal promotion. The Committee feels this is a realistic approach for implementing the highest priority duties associated with the personnel function without causing any further delays. Upon motion made by William H. Baker, seconded by R. Thomas Malcolm and passed unanimously, the above recommendation from the Committee on Personnel was approved. LETTERS OF OPPOSITION TO STAFFORD AMENDMENT - APPROVED Mr. White stated that as has been previously discussed with the Board, the effects of the Stafford Amendment on waste water facilities funding from the Federal Government may have a very serious negative effect on the Regional Waste Water Treatment Facility. He added that the Frederick - Winchester Service Authority is therefore urging the support of the member locali- ties in communicating their opposition to the Stafford Amendment by urging its repeal. He presented two letters in support of this concept and advised that similar letters had been approved and sent by the City of Winchester. He stated that on behalf of the Service Authority, he would urge that these letters be en- 218 dorsed by the Board for forwarding to the appropriate agencies and elected representatives. Upon motion made by Will L. Owings and seconded by R. Thomas Malcolm, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Frederick, Virginia, does herein direct that letters of oppo- sition to the Stafford Amendment, as set forth in the Agenda for the February 25, 1981 Board of Supervisors Meeting, be forwarded to Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr., Senator John W. Warner, Congress- man J. Kenneth Robinson and Mr. Thomas A. Whalen of the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. The above resolution was passed by the following recorded vote: Aye - S. Roger Koontz, Will L. Owings, William H. Baker and R. Thomas Malcolm. Mr. Stiles voted nay and requested that his negative vote be set forth on the letters when they are mailed. UPON MOTION DULY MADE, SECONDED AND PASSED UNANIMOUSLY, IT IS ORDERED THAT THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DO NOW ADJOURN. U visors Clerk, Board of Supervisors