January 16 2019 Budget Work Session and Closed Session Minutes167
MINUTES
FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
BUDGET WORK SESSION & CLOSED SESSION
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 2019
4:00 P.M.
FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
107 NORTH KENT STREET, WINCHESTER, VA
ATTENDEES
Board of Supervisors: Chairman Charles S. DeHaven, Jr,; Vice Chairman Gary A.
Lofton; Blaine P. Dunn; Judith McCann -Slaughter; J. Douglas McCarthy; and Robert W. Wells
were present. Shannon G. Trout was absent. Staff present: Kris C. Tierney, County
Administrator; Ellen Murphy, Commissioner of the Revenue; C. William Orndoff, Jr., Treasurer;
Jay E. Tibbs, Deputy County Administrator; Roderick B. Williams, County Attorney; Cheryl B.
Shiffler, Finance Director; Jennifer Place, Budget Analyst; Sharon Kibler, Assistant Finance
Director; Michael Marciano, Human Resources Director; Scott Varner, IT Director; Mike Ruddy,
Planning Department Director; Karen Vacchio, Public Information Officer; Lenny Millholland,
Sheriff; Denny Linaburg, Fire & Rescue Chief; Jason Robertson, Director of Parks & Recreation;
Seth Thatcher, Assessor; and Ann W. Phillips, Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors.
Finance Committee Members present; Jeffrey Boppe; Angela Rudolph
Others: Dr. David Sovine, Superintendent of Frederick County Public Schools; Patty
Camery, Executive Director of Finance for Frederick County Public Schools; School Board
members Mike Lake and Seth Thatcher; and John Huddy, Handley Regional Library Director.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman DeHaven called the meeting to order at 4:00 p.m.
DISCUSSION - Budget
Commissioner of the Revenue Ellen Murphy presented information on the latest
reassessment.
County Administrator Kris Tierney gave an overview of the FY 2020 budget requests and
expected revenues.
The Board discussed the requested new positions for Fire and Rescue and requested
Chief Linaburg provide information on his interpretation of the recommendation provided by Fitch
and Associates in the recently completed fire and rescue study.
Supervisor McCarthy moved that the Board advertise the current real estate tax rate of
$0.61 per $100 of assessed value. Supervisor Slaughter seconded the motion which carried on a
voice vote.
Mr. Tierney said he planned to bring information to the next work session incorporating
the use of added revenue gained by maintaining the $0.61 tax rate on the increased value in real
estate shown in the reassessment.
Dr. Sovine invited the Board to attend the February 19, 2019, School Board meeting
scheduled for 7:00pm where he will present the School Board's budget. He said he will provide
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his presentation to Mr. Tierney the next day for distribution to the Board of Supervisors. The
Board tentatively scheduled a joint work session with the School Board for February 27 at
5:30p. m,
Mr. Tierney said the Board will be provided with detailed department requests via their
iPads.
rate.
Supervisor Dunn and Mr. Tierney discussed the result of keeping a revenue neutral tax
The Board and Staff discussed fees in various departments and the possibility of
increasing those fees.
CLOSED SESSION
At 4:42 p.m. Vice Chairman Lofton moved that the Board of Supervisors of Frederick
County enter a closed session pursuant to Virginia Code § 2.2-3711(A)(3) for discussion or
consideration of the disposition of publicly held real property, where discussion in an open
meeting would adversely affect the bargaining position or negotiating strategy of the public body.
Supervisor Wells seconded the motion which carried on a voice vote.
At 5:25 p,m., the Board members being assembled within the designated meeting place
In the presence of members of the public and the media desiring to attend, the meeting was
reconvened on motion of Vice Chairman Lofton, seconded by Supervisor Wells. Vice Chairman
Lofton moved that the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County certify that, to the best of each
member's knowledge, (i) only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting
requirements by Virginia law were discussed in the closed meeting to which this certification
applies, and (ii) only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the
closed meeting were heard, discussed, or considered by the Board. Supervisor Dunn seconded
the motion which carried as follows on a roll call vote:
Blaine P. Dunn Aye Shannon G. Trout Absent
Gary A. Lofton Aye Robert W. Wells Aye
J. Douglas McCarthy Aye Charles S. DeHaven, Jr. Aye
Judith McCann -Slaughter Aye
ADJOURN
There being no further business, on motion of Vice Chairman Lofton, seconded by
Supervisor McCarthy, the meeting was adjourned at 5:26 p.m.
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Charles S. DeHaven, Jr. i Kris Vleey
Chairman, Board of Supervisors Clerk, Boar pe isors
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Ann W. Philli s
Deputy Clerk, Board of Supervisors
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