February 24 2021 Board Budget Work Session Minutes 264
MINUTE
BUDGET WORK SESSION
FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 24,2021
5;30 P.M.
BOARD ROOM, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
107 NORTH KENT STREET, WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
ATTENDEE5
Board of Supervisors: Charles S. DeHaven, Jr., Chairman; Blaine P. Dunn; Judith
McCann-Slaughter; J, Douglas McCarthy; David D. Stegmaler; Shawn L, Graber; and Robed W.
Wells were present.
Finance Committee Citizen Members: Jeffrey S. Boppe; and Gary R. Oates
Angela t.. Rudolph-Wiseman was absent.
Staff present: Kris C. Tierney, County Administrator; ,day E. Tibbs, Deputy County
Administrator; Roderick B. Williams, County Attorney; Cheryl Shiffler, Director of Finance; Jennifer
Place, Risk Manager/Budget Analyst; Sharon Kibler, Assistant Director of Finance; Bill Orndoff,
'treasurer; Seth Thatcher, Commissioner of the Revenue; Lenny Millholland, Sheriff; Steve
Majchrzak, Fire Chief; Karen Vacchlo, Public Information Officer; and Ann.W. Phillips, Deputy Clerk
to the Board of Supervisors,
CAL,I TO QRE}EIR
Chairman DeHaven oalled the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
DISCUSSION OF NEW POSITIONS—SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Sheriff Lenny Millholland and the Board reviewed the budget requests from the Sheriffs
Office. The items discussed included the proposed armored vehicle purchase, overtime,
reimbursement for providing traffic control to non-county entities, staffing standards, membership
in the joint drug task force and costs to purchase new patrol vehicles,
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Mr, Tierney reviewed the updated budget scenarios.
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The Board and staff discussed the expected increase in employee insurance costs and a
possible increase in the meals tax rate.
Fire Chief Majchrzak and the Board discussed existing position vacancies and retention
issues, conversion to a county-wide volunteer system;the need for exploring future system needs,
and the need to have county-supplied reserve vehicles available to the volunteer companies.
Chief Majchrzak noted that insurance in a key need for the volunteer companies and
should funded if the Board is able.
The Board and Mr. Thatcher discussed the timeline to implement an increase if the meals
tax rate.
The Board and staff discussed the use of the contingency fund,
Supervisors Graber, McCarthy,and Dunn express interest in a llne-Item budget or a school
budget funded categorlally.
Vice Chairman Wells said he was not in favor of categorical control of the School Board
adding that they are an elected body which can be replaced by the voters.
The Board agreed by consensus to invite the School Board to a joint meeting on March 3,
2021,
ADJOURN
At 6:55 p,m,, Chairman DeHaven adjourned the meeting,
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Charles S. DeHaven, Jr, Kris C. Tierney
Chairman, Board of Supervisors Cleric, Board of Supervisors
Minutes prepared By.,
Ann W. Phillips
Deputy Clerk., Board of Supervisory
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