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SPECIAL MEETING
FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2019
3:00 P.M.
BOARD ROOM, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
107 NORTH KENT STREET, WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
ATTENDEES
Board of Supervisors: Charles S. DeHaven, Jr,, Chairman; Gary A. Lofton, Vice Chairman;
Blaine P. Dunn; Judith McCann -Slaughter; J. Douglas McCarthy; and Robert W. Wells were
present.
Staff present: Kris C. Tierney, County Administrator; Jay E. Tibbs, Deputy County
Administrator; Roderick B. Williams, County Attorney; Karen Vacchio, Public Information Officer;
and Ann W. Phillips, Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman DeHaven called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
Vice Chairman Lofton moved that the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County enter a
closed session pursuant to Section 2.2-3711(A)(1) for discussion of candidates for the Shawnee
District Supervisor. Supervisor McCarthy seconded the motion which carried on a voice vote.
At 3:45 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 Dunn. 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 McCarthy
seconded the motion which carried as follows on a roll call vote:
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Blaine P. Dunn Aye Shawnee Seat (Vacant)
Gary A. Lofton Aye Robert W. Wells Aye
J. Douglas McCarthy Aye Charles S. DeHaven, Jr. Aye
Judith McCann -Slaughter Aye
GENE FISHER APPOINTED AS SHAWNEE DISTRICT SUPERVISOR - APPROVED
On motion of Supervisor Slaughter, seconded by Supervisor Wells, Gene Fisher was
appointed as Supervisor representing the Shawnee Magisterial District on a roll call vote as follows;
Blaine P. Dunn Aye
Gary A. Lofton Aye
J. Douglas McCarthy Aye
Judith McCann -Slaughter Aye
Shawnee Seat (Vacant)
Robert W. Wells Aye
Charles S. DeHaven, Jr. Aye
WHEREAS, the Shawnee District Supervisor seat became vacant following the resignation of
Shannon Trout effective November 13, 2019, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors sought to appoint a candidate to fill the Shawnee District
vacancy until the election in November 2020,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE ITRESOLVED, that the Frederick County Board of Supervisors hereby
appointed Gene Fisher as Supervisor representing the Shawnee District,
Chairman DeHaven noted that it was Vice Chairman Lofton's final meeting as a Board
member. He said it had been an honor and privilege to serve with the Vice Chairman.
ADJOURN
At 3:48 p.m., the meeting was adjourned on a motion of Vice Chairman Lofton, seconded
by Supervisor Wells, passing on a voice vote.
Charles S. DeHaven, Jr.
Chairman, Board of Supervisors
Minutes Prepared By:
Kris C. Tierney
Clerk, Board of Supervisors
Ann W. Phillips
Deputy Clerk, Board of Supervisors
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Board of Supervisors Special Meeting of December 18, 2019
County of Frederick, Virginia