February 19 2020 Board Budget Work Session Minutes233
MINUTES
BUDGET WORK SESSION
FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2020
8:30 A.M.
BOARD ROOM, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
107 NORTH KENT STREET, WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
ATTENDEES
Board of Supervisors: Charles S. DeHaven, Jr., Chairman; Judith McCann -Slaughter; J,
Douglas McCarthy; Gene E. Fisher; Shawn L, Graber; and Robert W. Wells were present. Blaine
P. Dunn was absent.
Staff present: Kris C, Tierney, County Administrator; Jay E. Tibbs, Deputy County
Administrator; Karen Vacchio, Public Information Officer; Scott Varner, Director of Information
Technology; Cheryl Shiffler, Director of Finance; Sharon Kibler, Assistant Director of Finance;
Jennifer Place, Risk Manager/Budget Analyst; Bill Orndoff, Treasurer; Seth Thatcher,
Commissioner of the Revenue; Jason Robertson, Director of Parks and Recreation; Joe Wilder,
Director of Public Works; Michael Marciano, Director of Human Resources; and Ann W. Phillips,
Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman DeHaven called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m.
DISCUSSION OF BUDGET SCENARIOS
County Administrator Kris Tierney reviewed the budget scenarios as they had been revised
since the previous meeting.
The Board and staff discussed contributions to outside agencies with staff offering to
provide additional information on the contributions not stipulated by agreements or other mandates.
Supervisor McCarthy suggested reducing stand-alone contributions to tourism entities in light of
the increased funds being proved to the Tourism Bureau through the transient occupancy tax.
Supervisor Graber suggested reducing the contribution to the EMS Council.
Supervisor Fisher discussed the need to increase fees for stormwater inspection services
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and building permits. Public Works Director Joe Wilder offered to bring information about fees to
the next Public Works Committee meeting.
Supervisor Slaughter requested information about the need forthe additional DSS benefits
position requested by Social Services.
Mr. Tierney reviewed the budget presentation made the School Board the previous
evening.
The Board agreed the next work session on February 26 at 5:00 p.m. will be a joint meeting
with the School Board and a follow-up joint meeting was tentatively set for March 4 at 5:00 p.m.
Supervisor Graber requested that the School Board provide its preventive maintenance
plan and information on the Deep Equity Program currently in place in the schools.
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At 9:03 a.m., Chairman DeHaven adjourned the meeting,
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 Budget Work Session of February 19, 2020
County of Frederick, Virginia