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MINUTES
WORK SESSION
FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2024
5:30 P.M.
BOARD ROOM, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
107 NORTH KENT STREET, WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
ATTENDEES
Board of Supervisors: Josh E. Ludwig, Chairman; Judith McCann-Slaughter, Vice
Chairman; Robert W. Wells; Blaine P. Dunn; Heather H. Lockridge; John F. Jewell; and Robert T.
Liero were present.
Staff present: Michael Bollhoefer, County Administrator; Jay E. Tibbs, Deputy County
Administrator; Roderick B. Williams, County Attorney; Karen Vacchio, Public Information Officer;
Cheryl Shiffler, Finance Director; Jennifer Place, Risk Manager/Budget Analyst; Tonya Sibert,
Commissioner of the Revenue; Wyatt Pearson, Planning Director; Joe Wilder, Director of Public
Works; Scott Varner, Director of Information Technologies; and Ann W. Phillips, Deputy Clerk to
the Board of Supervisors.
Finance Committee members Brandon Monk, Daniel Martin and Mike Stottlemyer were
also present.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Ludwig called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
BUDGET PRESENTATION BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
County Administrator Michael Bollhoefer presented information regarding the proposed FY
24-25 budget including the following: proposed adjustments to capital requests, projections for the
capital fund, possible budget scenarios, and obtaining enterprise resource planning (ERP)
software, beginning with the Planning and Building Departments as well as Cognos software to
assist the County Administrator.
Commissioner of the Revenue Tonya Sibert presented information on the existing income
brackets used to determine tax relief for the County's citizens. In light of increases in Social Security
income, some residents have realized a reduction in the amount of relief. By consensus, the Board
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agreed to review the brackets for possible adjustments to alleviate the change in relief status for
those affected.
ADJOURN
At 6:45 p.m. the meeting was adjourned.
Josh E. Ludwig Michael Bollhoefer
Chairman, Board of Supervisors County Administrator
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Ann W. Phillips
Deputy Clerk, Board of Supervisors
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