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MINUTES
CLOSED SESSION
FREDERICK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2026
6:00 P.M.
BOARD ROOM, COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
107 NORTH KENT STREET, WINCHESTER, VIRGINIA
ATTENDEES
Board of Supervisors: John F. Jewell, Chairman; Robert W. Wells, Vice Chairman; Robert
T. Liero; Jason C. Aikens; Albert L. Orndorff; Michael D. Guevremont; and Gary R. Oates were
present.
Staff present: Michael Bollhoefer, County Administrator; Jay E. Tibbs, Deputy County
Administrator;Andrew R. Fox, County Attorney; Wyatt Pearson, Planning Director; Karen Vacchio,
Public Information Officer; Patrick Fly, Director of Information Technologies; and Ann W. Phillips,
Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors.
CALL TO ORDER
Chairman Jewell called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
CLOSED SESSION
Vice Chairman Wells moved that the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County enter a
closed session pursuant to Virginia Code Section 2.2-3711 (A)(8)for consultation with legal counsel
employed by the public body, specifically for discussion with legal counsel and County staff
regarding the application of and potential amendments to the County Zoning Ordinance concerning
high-energy use facilities and data centers. Supervisor Liero seconded the motion, which carried
on a voice vote.
At 6:30 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 the motion of Vice Chairman Wells, seconded by Supervisor Oates, and carrying
on a voice vote. Vice Chairman Wells moved that the Board of Supervisors of Frederick County
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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
Oates seconded the motion which carried as follows on a recorded vote:
Michael D. Guevremont Aye Robert T. Liero Aye
Albert L. Orndorff Aye Robert W. Wells Aye
Gary R. Oates Aye Jason C. Aikens Aye
John F. Jewell,Chairman Aye
ADJOURN
At 6:32 p.m., the meeting was adjourned until the regular meeting at 7:00 p.m.
John F. Jewell Michael Bollhoefer
Chairman, Board of Supervisors County Administrator
Minutes Prepared By:
Ann W. Phillips
Deputy Clerk, Board of Supervisors
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