December 2 2011 Minutes of Work Session with School Board12E
A Joint Work Session of the Frederick County Board of Supervisors and the Frederick
County School Board was held on Friday, December 2, 2011, at 12:00 P.M., in the Board of
Supervisors' Meeting Room, County Administration Building, 107 North Kent Street,
Winchester, Virginia.
PRESENT Chairman Richard C. Shickle; Vice - Chairman Bill M. Ewing;
Christopher E. Collins; Charles S. DeHaven, Jr.; Gene E. Fisher; and Gary A. Lofton.
ABSENT Ross P. Spicer.
OTHERS PRESENT
John R. Riley, Jr., County Administrator; Kris C. Tierney, Assistant County
Administrator; Jay E. Tibbs, Deputy County Administrator; School Board members Stuart Wolk,
Chairman; Dr. John Lamanna; David Zerull; Melvin S. "Jim" Harmon, Jr.; Jody Wall; and
Benjamin Waterman; Dr. David Sovine, Superintendent of Schools; Lisa Frye, Finance Director,
Frederick County Public Schools; Al Orndorff, Superintendent for Administration;
Steve Edwards, Clerk to the School Board; and Peter Vernimb, Superintendent for Instruction.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Shickle and Mr. Wolk, Chairman of the Frederick County School Board, called
the work session to order.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Chairman Shickle accepted the agenda as approved by the Frederick County School
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CLOSED SESSION
Upon a motion by Vice - Chairman Ewing, seconded by Supervisor DeHaven, the Board
convened in closed session pursuant to §2.2 -3711 A (3) of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as
amended, to discuss the acquisition of real property for projects approved on the Frederick
County Public Schools' approved Capital Improvements Plan where discussion in an open
meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public
body.
The above motion was approved by the following recorded vote:
Richard C. Shickle
Aye
Bill M. Ewing
Aye
Christopher E. Collins
Aye
Charles S. DeHaven, Jr.
Aye
Gene E. Fisher
Aye
Gary A. Lofton
Aye
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Ross P. Spicer
Absent
(Supervisor Collins left prior to the closed session adjourning.)
Upon a motion by Vice - Chairman Ewing, seconded by Supervisor Lofton, the Board of
Supervisors came out of closed session and reconvened in open session.
The above motion was approved by the following recorded vote:
Richard C. Shickle
Aye
Bill M. Ewing
Aye
Christopher E. Collins
Absent
Charles S. DeHaven, Jr.
Aye
Gene E. Fisher
Aye
Gary A. Lofton
Aye
Ross P. Spicer
Absent
Vice - Chairman Ewing moved that to the best of each board member's knowledge the
Board discussed only legal matters, pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2. -3711 A (3) discussion
of the acquisition of real property for projects approved on the Frederick County Public Schools'
approved Capital Improvements Plan where discussion in an open meeting would adversely
affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body.
The motion was seconded by Supervisor Fisher.
The above motion was approved by the following recorded vote:
Richard C. Shickle
Aye
Bill M. Ewing
Aye
Christopher E. Collins
Absent
Charles S. DeHaven, Jr.
Aye
Gene E. Fisher
Aye
Gary A. Lofton
Aye
Ross P. Spicer
Absent
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN UPDATE
Dr. Sovine highlighted one of the top priorities on the schools' Capital Improvement
Plan, which was the James Wood Middle School parking lot safety enhancements, to include the
installation of a traffic light on Amherst Street. He advised that information on this project
would be presented to the School Board and it was their intent to come to the Finance Committee
with a request for an appropriation of $600,000 from proffer money for this project.
The Board requested the information provided to the Finance Committee include a cost
breakdown of the various aspects of the project and any cost sharing with the City of Winchester.
ADJOURN
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UPON A MOTION BY VICE - CHAIRMAN EWING, SECONDED BY
SUPERVISOR FISHER, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME
BEFORE THIS BOARD, THIS MEETING IS HEREBY ADJOURNED. (1:40 P.M.)
Richard C. Shickle
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Jo . 1 r.
C e , Board of Supervisors
Minutes Prepared By:
Jay E. i s
Deputy Clerk, Board of Supervisors
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