I'll do my man chair I'd like to make
mention we come out of executive session
Saget yes yes yes yes certification and
closed session pursuant to subsection
2.2 - 37 12 D of the code of virginia
1950 as amended each member of the board
of supervisors of monroe house certified
us that the best of their knowledge only
public business matters lawfully exempt
from the open meeting requirements under
the Virginia Freedom of Information Act
and only such public business matters
that were identified in the motions by
which the closed meeting was convened
were her discussed or considered in the
meeting by the Board of Supervisors any
member of the Board of Supervisors who
believes that there was a departure from
the requirements shall stay so prior to
the vote indicating substance of that
departure in his or her judgment has
taken place
are there any supervisors who believe a
departure has taken place being none if
you agree that the matter is heard
discussed or considered during the
closed meeting were pursuant only to the
motions by which the closed meeting was
convened please signify by saying yay or
yes Tim Bloodless yes who AM Wallace yes
all right yes Steve reading yes
David yes where's Christian yes Rebecca
died ma'am you have approval to return
to regular session
all right at this time we'll have the
invocation and remain standing for the
pledge allegiance please thank you dear
Lord for giving us another day thank you
Lord for the blessings that you have
bestowed upon us lead God and direct
each one of us Lord look after a county
or state or nation in the world
we're in troubled times put your hand
around us help us to do that a wheel in
Jesus name we pray amen
now we have the approval of the agenda
do I have a motion to accept the agenda
as it is somebody bantam chair thank you
a second second
Lou all right all those in favor of the
agenda wait Brokaw oh yes yes yes yes
yes record yes all right now we will
open the floor for a public hearing on
the continuity of the government
emergency ordinance just
and
yeah please madam chairman on the
continuity of government emergency
ordinance that is an ordinance that I
had drafted for you all and presented to
the board and the board approved on
April 6 2020 it contains a large amount
of things one of the most important
things at that time was making sure we
were able to get the funding that's
available through this through this
situation and also on how to conduct our
meetings and remotely and with the
public not being able to participate the
way that we would normally do that and
my recommendation to the board is to
formally adopt this ordinance which
again is only good for six months
tonight and that goes back and my
opinion is that that goes back to the
April the six so you would end up in
September and I did want to make you
aware that by adopting this ordinance
you were not required to continue to
hold meetings the way it's described
that's an option to you given to the
circumstances however it does give you
the flexibility if there were if there
were to be a significant outbreak - - to
hold a meeting you know completely
remotely if necessary but so I did want
to make you aware that it's not a
requirement by adopting the ordinance
that the meetings have to be held that
way but it's an option given to you and
and again this is only this ordinance is
only good for six months and also it
does contain provisions about allowing
emergent emergency management services
and to be able to get the applicable
funding for that so that that is why
it's my my recommendation that the
ordinance be formally approved tonight
question
is the cares Act money in jeopardy of
this ordinances dropped everything that
you're doing on this ordinance is is
tied for the continuity of our
operations during the cobia issue this
gives the ability for the county to
order PPA and without going through the
procurement act guidelines this gives
you an autonomy to be able to operate
this ordinance is only applicable to the
procedures and the operations in the
departments and the codes to where we
can work within the itami to speed up
our ability to operate quickly to serve
the residents of Russell County if if
nothing happens during the Cova issue it
or the cases do not increase then this
will would still give you the ability to
receive receive funding from the cobia
or another phase this will be and if we
do have increases in the Kovach cases
you have the autonomy to be able to go
out and contractually give resources
through emergency management being able
to open up facilities as needed so is if
we do away with this ordinance could we
still obtain the cares AG money or the
fact that we say it's not a not an
emergency situation now does that kill
the the availability of them cares that
money it it would be hard to sustain
checked you've been under emergency okay
I think the biggest concern that most
people in Southwest Virginia have is
they're struggling their small
businesses are struggling I mean they're
just they're going I mean the thing
about it is you know not just small to
medium to large businesses everybody all
of us were feeling the impact yeah
well I understand that's the money that
comes in to the county government that I
mean while I'm saying is where's the end
of the road here to be able to file a
submission to the governor of Virginia
Northern Virginia Northern Virginia is
not if we need them we this is not gonna
increase or decrease the way the way I
read this thing is if it's not if you
say it's not an emergency then that care
safe money goes away which is 1.18 up to
1.8 million
2.30 but part of it goes to the towns
right so our chair would be 1.8 that
will feel a big hole in this year's
budget plus the first the next six
months of next year's budget with yours
I don't want to vote for it either but I
will not put that money in jeopardy
because the alternative you know to film
that $700,000 Hubbell is to raise taxes
and I won't do that in for the next six
months
you know you know that'll fill that hole
too it's distasteful then I despise it
don't like it I hate the mask I hate
everything about it
we've only had the last case we had was
the 15th of May I think so we're on that
past two-week Tran unit well yeah we're
just live what we believe allowed me and
we have no active cases am i right no
active cases which is something the
state didn't keep up with which is a
real gripe than this particular
ordinance and that's why I wanted to
make you all aware it's not a record it
doesn't require you to do anything it it
allows you to to adapt to certain
situations and and I can understand you
you say you don't want to do it you
don't want the ordinance to be in effect
until September well you can't repeal it
at any time it's just my advice right
now to not do that because you don't
want to be in a situation where you
might have to reenact it and go through
this whole process again and when I say
the six months that's as long as this
will last it only lasts for six months
and then the ordinance is no longer
valid but this this this ordinance does
not require masks or did not require
anything it just allows the board to
meet and like I said even with the
ordinance in effect if you wanted to go
back and meet normal next month you
could do that so they're mandatory now
okay good matter may I interject
something here what we're looking at now
is the continuity of governance that is
what we're looking at and solely what
we're looking at we're not looking at
whether we like a mask or not we're not
looking at putting people back to work
or not this has nothing to do with
private business this has everything to
do with how we run the government during
an emergency
so everything that we are discussing is
moot point I agree I agree Luanne but in
my mind in my mind it it's about the
money
I mean it and it's all it's about you
know and and I'm all for going back to
the way we're meeting before after this
if that's allowed under this ordinance
right then you deal with the governor I
think that as we move into another phase
I think that we should be able to tweak
how we meet I don't have a problem with
that but I don't think what we're
talking about today is getting doing
away with it
Steve I'm talking to you guys hello so
anyway when we're not when we're not
doing the right thing by trying to stay
with how the government is working and
that is exactly how long's I stated it
to be able to buy things without us
coming together and make a decision a
snap decision to be able to keep dr. sue
Cantrell in the position that she's in
as the head of the emergency management
I think this is important I think this
is important to the people that we
represent and and it does not have
anything to do with opening a private
business or closing one that is the
governor yes all right Katie you need
any motion to yes
yeah it's open and see if I can just
read the first line of this and that way
there is too brazen there is emergency
of continuity of government on the
agenda tonight there's also a resolution
to proceed to phase three what y'all are
talking about that's part of the
resolution that's down in the agenda
this says this emergency ordinance allow
the continuity of government operations
and has nothing to do with the public
during the pandemic to alter alter the
processes for conducting public meetings
restricting use of public buildings or
sillies providing additional powers to
the director of Emergency Management to
incur cost or way procedures or take
additional actions or deadlines this is
just an ordinance put in place to be
able to say that we can remove some of
those barriers to get what we need for
the Sheriff's Department or the schools
or what we need to get for emergency
manager PPE
now what y'all are talking about as far
as the business resolution that's down
in the agenda later on yes are there any
comments from the tablet
thanks fake mic okay does anyone want to
speak anyone in the public want to speak
please okay okay
thank you sir state your name and your
address please for the 241 Griffith
Drive castle what I have a question are
you gonna use this money for PPE for
eight cases that don't even exist in
Russell County at this point are you
gonna use this money to balance your
budget when you all have culpability and
not being able to cut anything from this
budget because it seems to me that you
would have that ability the what to do
that we have had eight cases in Russell
County I know what you all were studying
it's true and that you know this gives
you the ability to do this that and the
other but let's let's call a spade a
spade here you're gonna use this money
to balance a budget for mistakes that
you've made in the past
I just found it I find it highly unusual
that the Cumberland Health District
that's four counties has had 0.08
percent of the cases in the entire state
we can set up here all day long and say
well governor North was gonna do this
for governor North was gonna do that
he doesn't realize that Southwest
Virginia extends 150 miles past Roanoke
he doesn't give a crap about us and I
get what y'all are trying to do this is
money to balance the budget that's all
I've got to say but this is this is
pathetic no we continue this government
overreach I took an oath to defend this
Constitution against the enemies both
foreign and domestic
and in my entire time in the military I
have never seen an assault on this
constitution like local leaders of state
and government anyone else wants to
speak and I'm gonna ask the board to
consider stopping this overreach if
there is you can always reconvene and
reestablish this ordinance but I think
we need to send a message to Richmond in
the surrounding counties bleep it's time
to open up for Austin County I know this
is not a business decision it's a
government decision but this is a
government you can get involved you can
help us if you stand up and be brave
enough and honor the Constitution as you
said you would you need to step forward
and do this enough is enough
we are your citizens are suffering you
work for the citizens of this County you
know I believe that you do read your
constitution it tells you exactly what
you do we as your citizens we're asking
you to step forward do your job now I
wonder why do we have a doctor soon
Kentrell as the county manager I thought
yes powers will see an emergency manager
what did you bring this over like a tin
wow if she didn't pay the salary by the
county to do this we've already got a
gentleman phone staff what's going on
are you going to have to answer this
your elections are coming up is no
threat it's a truth it is coming we
gonna watch what you do
we're tired of you doing what you wanna
do when you please we are going to step
up we are going to let you know we are
you're wrong and we expect you just
animal citizens that we expect you to be
in both the way you should be both the
conscious your assistants thank you
anyone else wants to speak I'm mark
Rhodes 173 Conley Street apartment seven
and Lebanon Virginia it's my call me and
so I'm a man who believes in freedom and
liberty the citizens of Russell County
should have the right to choose what is
best for them I'm opposed to the
overreach coming out of North office in
Richmond related code 19 the economy is
important it is important during these
challenging times I urge you Board of
Supervisors to openly oppose the
governor's actions this pandemic is
being too politicized you all need to be
open-minded when it comes to the
citizens concerns or our County needs to
be very open our low number of confirmed
cases reflect that fact morale is down
families are struggling business is
struggling we need you all to stand up
for us
anyone else as an Ori and I work in four
of the major hospitals in this area
you guys have declared a state of
emergency along with the governor for
why I work in these hospitals these
hospitals are half empty or more they're
about closed I'm losing time every week
because I can't even go to work because
I'm supposed to be covered up with Kovac
patients to take care of they're not out
there they're not in Russell County and
y'all know this you're gonna take money
from a governor to balance your budget
because you guys didn't do it you guys
sitting up there didn't do it right to
start with and you're gonna shut all
these businesses down in Russell County
because we can't go out and eat and do
the things we need to do to support them
how many people out here you've given
this money to are you giving it to the
businesses to keep them open no you're
not going to give it to him you're gonna
sit on it you're gonna do what you want
to do with it now all these businesses
are gonna close what are y'all going to
do next year when the governor doesn't
pad your pockets what about all the tax
money you're going to lose you think
your mismanaging now you're gonna make
this move and you're going to be in
worse shape four or five years from now
manage the money correctly open up our
businesses do away with the state of
emergency because I'm here to tell you
there's not warm
anyone next another person another
citizens coming up
all right seeing none we will close the
comments on the continuity of government
emergency ordinance all right
do we have a motion to I make a motion
horse all right do we have a second
motion to accept the continuity have to
prove the continuity of government
emergency ordinance all right do we have
a second who is a it Carl thank you
all right any more comments from Airport
all right all those in favor of
accepting the continuity of government
emergency ordinance start with forest
yes Carl yes Lu yes
David no Steve yes Rebecca yes Tim yes
all right all right thank you next thing
we have on air public hearing is yes
they're on ok
it'll be fun the next item that is
on-air public hearing for the public
comments on our 2021 budget the floor is
now open for any public comment on our
2021 public comment but and if you want
please state your name and address if
you have a comment on the public hearing
on air budget
like any public comment on our 2021
budget sing none I'll close there okay
go ahead ma'am state your name please
and address thank you all right
I'm sorry can you say that again in my
Adam thank you would like to let all
your board members know we appreciate
your time but the numbers will grow our
voices will be heard and there will be
elections soon so we will take a stand
and we will stand together as American
citizens of United States that our
forefathers have put in place for
governor and we will stand for the right
reasons and we will stand together and
not let these tyrants tear our rights
down as a community and the Board of
Supervisors we would expect you to stand
behind us in our community as all these
other communities are having warfare and
problems we are asking for peaceful
assembly and reopen our businesses and
to work with our people here in Russell
County and the surrounding counties so
that these small businesses can go back
to work and people can make a living
that's all I have to say
well
alright anyone else in the public have a
comment to discuss about the public air
budget
okay all right sing none we will close
the public comment on our 2021 proposed
budget okay like so she wants to
microphone please the next public
hearing you have madam chairman is for
the conveyance to some property from to
this going to be used at the homemaker
high school it's a property at Thompson
Creek that's right beside the homemaker
High School and this is a piece of
property that was purchased and for the
school the school is and I'm going to
the school board is going to my
understanding use it for parking and to
hopefully expand the parking at Honecker
high school which is desperately needed
but um
pursuant to the Virginia Code before the
school before the board can convey any
real property and they have to have a
public hearing so this would be just a
conveyance of that property to the
Russell County school board for that use
at this time we'll open the discussion
public hearing on the transferring of
this property to Honecker high school it
is right beside the gym it's on the east
side of the gym and it will be used as
parking which is desperately needed so
if anyone in the public has a comment to
say please state your name and what
you'd like to say about the transfer of
this public property state your name and
address please
alright saying none will close the
public comment on the transfer of the
Honecker high school property we need to
make and I didn't do the motion on there
but that's the budget later we didn't we
don't need to we don't do that we'll do
that on the 16th
I believe swing Diaz I think all right
we need a motion to transfer this
property I'll make a motion madam chair
David we have a second second Steve all
right all those in favor of transferring
this property it - huh maker high school
horse yes okay go ahead sir no it's the
double wide that white double wide
Barbara it at one time it's right there
yes okay Carl yes
yes David just stayed yes Tim yes yes
all right next item on our agenda is
their new business which will be to
prove the minutes the first is for our
regular may the fourth board meeting I
have a motion to accept those minutes
that's written I'm sure my commission we
improve the minutes may for 2020 all
right thank you do we have a second
second Carl was that you I can't hear
y'all I'm sorry these nice yes Kurt oh
yeah hard all right okay a roll call
with this all in favor of approving the
minutes for may the 4th chorus yes Carl
yes yes David yes Dave yes Tim yes
Rebecca yes all right second set of
minutes is for air May 20th budget
workshop that we had I'll do I have a
motion to accept those minutes as they
are
for the budget workshop so Tim do we
have a second second
Steve in comments all right all those in
favor of approving the May 20th meeting
Oris yes Carl yes whoo yes David yes
Dave
yes Tim yes Rebecca yes all right all
right the next thing we have is approval
of our expenditures to prove our bills
do I have a motion for that to prove
your meals have to pay those bills all
right Carl I have about do I have a
second second tinium all right any
discussion I just want to ask is
everything still in order and we're
still in line with our bills considering
the situation we find ourselves in so
are we we blow in the budget thank you
all those in favor of approval of their
expenditures
Oris yes Carl yes yes David yes
state yes Tim yes yes
all right now we have our committee
appointments for board consideration and
the first one we have is a regional
industrial Authority the cipa at this
time I'd like to table that because
there's some circumstances that are with
these and I am going to contact the
other two counties that are that we are
in partner with that is task well in
Buckhannon County and to see what
projects they have what they're working
on and I just like to table these till
our next to my next month okay
a motion all right do I have a motion to
table this till next month I make a
motion we table the regional Industrial
and Development Authority board
verse until July okay because these will
stay in place the that's their name
we'll just wait till we have an
opportunity to speak with them all right
do we have a second second okay thank
you Tim all right any discussion all
right all those in favor of just tabling
this until next month
Oris yes Karl yes David
Steve yes Tim yes and Rebecca yes so
we'll just table this till next month
all right the next point set of
appointments is the Cumberland Plateau
Economic Development Commission and we
can take these one it's time the first
position do we have any nominations for
that first position these I'll run out
June 30th 2020 and it will be for a
one-year term sure I'd like to reappoint
Franconian coordinate okay
and Katie kilt should we do that just go
ahead and do these one a time closest
well we've got a vacant we've got a
vacant seat and I need to turn the board
over to bond out because this is my slot
and I'd like to nominate some well I
don't have to necessarily because this
is not the same as air PSA board is it
nope
okay okay well alright with the fake
Horton we have one we have appointment
from Steve we don't need a second do we
along with this all right Steve's
already nominated made the mission for
Frank I'll second I'll make a motion
that nomination C C's and Frank be all
right all those in favor of that favor
of Frank Horton ok course Carl yes yes
yes yes all right next one is for the
vacancy of being priced team madam chair
I like to nominate Tony Lambert
for the answer okay and this is my
district all right and um I can second
this correct - chair - all right thank
yours all right
we're still second it yep all right
all right all those in favor of Tony
Lambert force yes Carl yes yes yes Steve
yes Tim yes yes all right our next
position duty have a nomination for the
third position I like don't know no
you're on Blankenship okay do we have a
second I'll second also these
nominations start with yes Carl yes
yes David yes Steve yes
damn yes Rebecca yes all right
our fourth position is Jimmy do we have
a nomination for this fourth position
I'm I'm late Jimmy
okay second second right I'll make a
motion that we nominations see some we
like Jimmy Mac Lamesa
all right Morris yes yes wait yes David
ma'am chair I'll need it stained he's my
family
cuz okay Steve yes damn yes in Rebecca
yes
all right we have a Cumberland flat tile
economic thought all right
next positions are with thee library
board we have two positions available
there are three year terms and they are
in June 30th all right do we have any
nominations for the position that is
open I'd like to nominate you Vonda all
right did we have a second second
all right all those in favor of mr. with
us yes Carl yes yes David yes state yes
yes yes
all right our second position duty it's
also a three-year term and it is ending
June 30th and it will be for three years
nominate Susan breeding alright we have
a second blue all right all those in
favor of this position ORS
yes yes yes David yes
Steve from this one all right Tim yes
and Rebecca yes all right we feel that
our library board all right next we have
is the Russell County Public Service
Authority the first position is I
believe Tim it is in your district
correct yes but that was not that was
the at-large appointments that's in my
district but that was the Apple oh
that's right it is that's correct
okay that's right okay okay that's right
I forgot
okay well head we'll open the floor now
for this one position it's a four-year
term and it did in June the 24th 2020
all right do we have a second second all
right all those in favor let's start the
oars yes Carl yes
yes David yes
state yes Tim yes and Rebecca yes all
right the second position it's a
four-year term and now who this is this
is your district correct this is my
district and i would like to nominate
david edmonds jr. for the four year term
ending well in 2024 all right do we have
a second second state all right all
those in favor horse yes Karl yes yes
yes state yes I am yes yes all right now
the next physician is the one that is in
my district in a vacancy due to the
death of mr. Terry powers and I'm going
to turn the please thank you we have a
vacancy for the PSA position in district
6 we'll open it for nominations now at
this time I will nominate this is my
district and I will nominate Donny
Christian he has served on this in this
forward position before I think it's
about 12 years 18 years okay he served
on Russell County and on the Belfast
Rosedale boards all right I'll make that
nomination you have a second I'll second
it okay roll call the horse yes
coral you need some saying yeah you have
to be coral yes Lou yes David yes
Rebecca yes Tim yes Steve yes all right
thank you sir
ma'am chair turn it back over to you all
right thank you sir
next committee we have is our spearhead
trails and we have a three-year term it
ended in June so the floor is open for
spearhead trails it is one position
madam chair I'd like to make a motion
that we appoint Teddy Clevenger to
represent Russell County on the
spearhead trails all right do we have a
sec
second course all right all those in
favor of Terry Clevenger Oris yes oh yes
yes David yes state yes
Tim yes yes all right the next we have
is I know he received a letter from
Regina with the Appalachian Agency for
senior citizens it is a ten year term
and she did send a letter asking that we
reappoint all for these she's got some
kind of training in July and she has
appointed some on a financial Lord that
she will have this
could could we point these all just
reappointing miss group yes I'll make
them stay thank you all that makes it
much easier with these because she did
send that later all right
we have Steve made motion team second it
all in favor of appointing the slight
Larry Burton Alice made Wayne Bostick
and Pat gray or yes Carl yes wait yes
David yes
Steve yes team yes Rebecca yes all right
our next group of folks is tour to miss
tourism Advisory Committee Steve are you
ready mr. Brandon Blevins is in your
district are you ready to appoint
someone or you want us to hold that okay
okay all right okay so we will we'll
leave that one open then all right the
next one we have an one other physician
it is for a four-year term do we have a
nomination for this position
Jason gullet resigned and I do have an
application in the packet for Maddie
Gordon who runs clinched life and runs a
lot of expeditions up and down the
clinch and so I'd like to make her
nomination for the tourism Advisory
Committee please do we have a second um
second then make motion we let Maddie
back illumination all right all right
all those in favor let's start horse yes
yes yes David yes state yes
tam yes yes all right that ends our
appointments and Steve you get your
folks for that next one in will
patience for her alright next is
citizens comment period is there anyone
in the lobby that would like to make a
citizen's comment three three minutes
state your name and your address
everybody yeah
all right say none will close our
citizens comment period constitutional
officers don't believe we have any of
those folks
next we have our county attorneys report
and request is Katie thank you madam
chair the first thing that I have and
that's attached to the board's agenda is
is a proposed resolution I know the
board addressed during the public
hearing for the continuity of government
ordinance which really had it was
something different the concerns that we
had over and the disparity between the
situation here in Southwest Virginia and
that in Northern Virginia in Richmond
and this this resolution basically
states what our position is here and
that you know what the cases are and
what the what the concerns are and is a
resolution if passed that would be a
statement to the governor about our
position again I do think sometimes
there's a misconception over the amount
of control that this board has which is
very little in this situation it doesn't
matter if every one of you disagreed
with the governor you can't what you say
doesn't Trump what he says but you can
make your position known by passing a
resolution and that's that's really what
this is and it just and really and
presents the facts as what they are here
I mean that there are currently no cases
here and that you know it reflects that
you know we're very close to Tennessee
in West Virginia in North Carolina and
those states have you know are allowed
to open and and we're not so I mean that
that's basically what this ordinance
excuse me it's not an ordinance what
this resolution is but it does as far as
from a legal standpoint I'm fine with
them I mean chair I'd like to make a
motion we approve this resolution I'll
second it any discussion I would just
say that this sort of mimics has
Annie's resolution and I think Kenton
County if they haven't done one they're
getting ready to do one so it's so okay
they've already done okay
yeah so that shows some unity of unity
within the Cumberland Plateau district I
don't know about Dickinson County what
they've done on their own I don't think
that they have yet but they they're
meeting schedules a little different
than ours so I do think Lonzo had told
me and he can correct me if I'm wrong
that Washington County had passed one as
well you know considering the number of
cases we haven't had an act we haven't
had a case since 15th of May and eight
cases out of forty some odd thousand
cases it's kind of ridiculous and I read
dr. can't drills letter and very
disappointed in that I mean it seemed
like two pages of kemon definitely
excuse why you couldn't support it
you know that's my statement all right
any further discussion okay we've had
our motion all those fours
yes Carl abstain okay Lou yes David yes
Steve yes team yes and Rebecca yes all
right next is the camera high waste
management agreement user user agreement
one more time Katie the user agreement
and I've presented the board with a copy
this is something that has been worked
over and over and over and I think we
fun and unfortunately we've had
situations where attorneys have changed
and so that's changed everything but it
has allowed us to hopefully work out an
agreement that will not require a lot of
change going forward and I am and the
document that you have in front of you
tonight still has the track changes but
I'm okay with the proposed changes as
far as
the review of the agreement and how the
administrative budget is going to be
reviewed I would ask that if this
agreement if there's a motion made to
approve this agreement that it would be
a motion to approve the User Agreement
subject to final approval of this board
of the operations agreement that is a
document that is referenced in the User
Agreement and I just received a copy of
that today and I think it's kind of been
overlooked in this process but in just
doing a brief review of that document it
references a schedule a fee schedule
that is not included so I can't
I could not advise you to approve the
operations agreement without that
attached fee schedule but that's
something we should be able to get
resolved and by July but I do I'm fine
with the language of the User Agreement
but there does need to be that exception
that it doesn't approve the operations
agreement madam chair how make motion we
approve the User Agreement pending final
approval of the operations agreement any
further discussion all right all those
this one more time okay approval Steve
yes yes and can I make a comment here
yes just want to let everyone know that
one of the members of this board passed
away Friday
arrived yeah well passed away so just to
ask everyone to remember his family Earl
all right Purcell um thank you madam
chair and I have continued to work on
the personnel policy I am gonna ask
again that you wait until July
hope that I can have everything fully
looked at again I know this process has
taken a little bit of time but this
isn't a document that you want to be
changing every year so you want to make
sure everything's good Lonzo Alonso has
made a lot of the changes that I had
requested and so I just want to make
sure that they're all there obviously
the personnel policy is very important
it dictates the relationship you have
with your employees on all of their
matters and so you definitely want that
to be the as close to perfect as
possible so I do think that we'll be
ready hopefully to to put that for you
before you for approval in July it's
just a it's just a report so I mean for
me next we have our County Administrator
anything else Katie that you had unto
you under a County Attorney this time
okay now we have our County
administrators reports and requests and
the first one is the CDBG planning grant
excuse me thank you madam chair first on
the can administrators reports and
requests it is another long issue that
the Board of Supervisors has been dealt
with is the Cleveland
water sewer treatment plant so this is a
report for the the 2028 d g/b planning
grant approval for to do a study the
engineering study the PR on way the town
of Cleveland needs to proceed this is a
100% grant by you know DHCD
to be able to look at and pick an
engineer that will look at this system
not just the true sewer treatment plant
but the system as a whole so this is
just a report to ensure that the the
citizens of Russell County that this is
only we're only a to financial steward
financial conduit for this and for the
other side and that Cumberland Plateau
planning district is you know
administering this and we're just the
financial Stewart so you will make next
week is that correct yes mean my staff
right now is trying to set up interviews
with we had three candidates that were
that submitted RFPs for the P er and
we'll be setting up interviews as soon
as we get all the engineers and
alignment and schedules along with
coming planning coming plateau planning
district mr. Lovelace if he would sit in
on the opening of those feeds and so I'm
gonna ask him if he doesn't care if
you'll sit in there and he and justice
keep us informed and keep us going on
this yes man and Steve has been
listening in on the every Thursday
setting conversations horse
next on the Ken administrative reports
and request is the actually it is the
Russell County emergency operation plan
this was the 488 emergency operation
plan that was put in your packet that I
know that all of y'all have read so I
know not to be facetious this is a
report this gives you an opportunity we
knew that we were going to reconvene
this needed to be approved by July the
1st so at that time an opportunity that
I would like to bring just powers back
the merge management coordinator then in
a way he can answer all your questions
and by the time you've had time to
review it well if it's my understanding
correct me he has to have this approved
by us by July 1 so we probably need on
their next meeting don't free it we
don't need to have him come in and it's
a little bit to us and we vote for free
yeah yes yes ma'am next on the Ken
administrative reports EverQuest II is
the town of Lebanon abstracts of votes
this is the town council votes this is
just a report of the most how they came
in and the candidates that were elected
which was a la jolla nerd Scott Gilmer
William Brad Lambert were the top three
along with Kevin Ferguson and hassle
Callie so next on the county interest
rate or request yes I'm sorry I didn't
mean to leave out mr. Tony Doty he is
the mayor of the town of Layton
unopposed next on the county
administrator reports is the VRA amended
and restated support agreement of the
Southwest Virginia Regional Jail
Authority in Russell County this is the
this is the refinancing of the Regional
Jail these are the documents that we had
to submit actually like thirsty we had
to get them in before the bond Council
of VRA
I need approval on the minute and
restated support agreement this is the
first one and the certification on the
second one second any discussion
bring down the payment
did they got a lower interest rate which
is nice for us or the whole area all
right all those in favor of this support
agreement or yes yes yes yes yes yes
thank you madam chair next is the VRA
certification of the county of Russell
Virginia this is the second part of it
this is the certification of it for the
VRA loan
for the county of Russell I need a
motion for approval and yet so move
manager Steve do we have a second second
David thank you
discussion all right all those in favor
force yes Cara yes yes David yes Steve
yes yes yes and like Madame chair
mentioned before they are doing the
closing we don't have the total savings
yet we should be by the time we
reconvene and Bob Council is gonna
provide that next on the account
administrator request is the Russell
County Fiscal Year 2021 budget public
hearing this is the last one
and at the board's discretion this is
the last required one it must be said in
published for seven consecutive days in
a local newspaper so the earliest that
we can get it within the Lebanon news
and advertised will be the 15th so the
week of the 15th or later is would be
the earliest so as permission you know a
motion for the week of the 15th through
the 19th enough time for the public to
know that we're scheduling that I know
it's going to be on social media on the
web page and everything else but and I
know we've scheduled a meeting for that
day already for a budget hearing so what
day is what day of the week is the 15th
the 15th is on a Monday that's I'm not
saying that is the day we have to do it
I've seen that's the earliest we can do
it having that time okay so we have to
push it two or three days on so the
public will have enough time yes ma'am
okay thank you
so the week of the you know the 15th
through preferably the 26 but it has to
be approved by the 30th by the Code of
Virginia
so be good yes
yes y'all can do
next on the Ken administrator reports he
is a he is a Russell County Planning
Commission plant on clean view drive
this is a request by the complaining
Commission for a division of separation
of plants on the Glen Glen View Drive
need a motion to approve where is that
the Glenview Drive like that Planning
Commission sent us the plants to look at
they've done their work they've done
their part yes they had it surveyed all
right all those in favor horse
yes Carl yes blue yes David yes Steve
yes yes yes ma'am that concludes the
Kennedy meter story reports in request
all right do we have any matters that
hey what's discuss with the board horse
Carl no man lay just to mention one or
two things I'm still having complaints
come in concerning the overburden of
garbage and the County Administrator
knows about that and it's a problem so
just to say publicly that we know
there's there's a lot of tonnage coming
into the sites in district 2 we
understand that there's problems and
we're also trying to work those out so I
just want to let the public know that
that's being done and I'm still getting
complaints about noise and dogs so just
to let you know that
I just got one thing if you'd be okay
with the board seeing Earl's wife
something in regards of card or
something in regards to that I was
looking at T no minute ago and after he
said that he's committed his whole life
to the waste management authority now
think it'd be good for my County
perspective to send a condolence card or
something if it would be okay amen yeah
I looked at this trash number some
listen to me like we're about 50 percent
more than what we were over the last
five months in twenty nine and five
months in 2019 is that I know sometimes
code related because I've contributed to
it what about and it looks like some of
the sites or or more than others and
they seem to be the slides closest to
the county lines so you think we're
getting a lot of outside trash yes sir
that's what's happening a lot of the
other counties Russell County even
during this time we kept operating and
we kept you disposal sites open and we
kept running at our same operations some
of these we even extended and put people
in the site but in that we got other
counties we're closing theirs down there
and then restricting their hours and you
know not to say anything about our
neighbors but you know the other
counties did so we were picking up a lot
of their trash like you said 50% above
the normal tiny well I know we're taking
a lot of heat from it
and that's and it's another factor
absolutely correct
like mr. it's like mr. Christian said he
stayed that everybody's cleaning out
their garage and you know and I thought
for a couple weeks
everybody in Russell County had cleaned
out every garage they had but apparently
we're picking up a couple three or four
other counties around this - I'm gonna
build another garage so I can clean it
out I've got one other thing that are we
still showing that $700,000 hole in
their budget projected right where we're
at right now on the budget like during
the last budget workshop meeting that we
projected utilizing both myself and the
Commissioner of Revenue and the
treasurer got back together based off
the new numbers that we're getting it is
going down by the time we have the
public hearing will have true numbers I
can give you the numbers that we got
today I'm not exactly but we we've got a
substantial hole in the budget can only
be filled with that we don't that cares
yes one well let me explain that a
little bit but I want I want to
understand I want the folks out here to
understand it's not because we haven't
done our job it's because the sales tax
the decrease in the sales tax revenues
that we haven't seen and that isn't that
correct that's what I was led to believe
yes and let me
I heard the concerns of the residents of
Russell County when they weren't saying
you're making the public comments but
let me give some insight into this the
kovaydin money is not here to replace or
supplement our budget what you've got to
remember is when this emergency first
came down we dedicated a lot of
resources to protect the Russell County
residents we may have only had eight
cases but every case that we went out on
our first responders had to be in full
PPE to be safe we did not know whether
they there was an issue or a CO bid to
protect our our serfs our squads our
fire emergency management it and and or
not everyone that worked within the
county we
our staff had to be geared up we had
none of this in our inventory at the
time so the County of Russell expended a
large amount of money to put everything
in place this is not only thing that the
co V does is reimburse us for what we
have done it is not replacing our
funding and our revenue exactly if if we
knew look at the budget when you look at
our our revenue numbers and when you
look at it when we reconvene
we're in alignment we are in alignment
right now with what we are projecting
even with the sales tax we're within the
margin of error
we're still working the area and but
basically what what what you're saying
then is we've just been closed somewhere
in the neighborhood of five hundred
seven hundred thousand dollars upon
Kovach 19 and this cares act money will
reimburse that amount so it will make us
whole in the budget that's correct
though we also can spend it within the
first any expenses covered related
expenses in the first six months from
July to December we can be reimbursed
for that as well yes and now while
you're not spending Russell County's tax
payers to pay for these PPE and other
issues that we have to do we will go
back and what you've expended what you
put in place you gotta remember Russell
County was the first ones we we thought
this was a real major issue we didn't
know there was gonna be eight cases we
do you know there's gonna be a thousand
at the time we had to protect the
citizens of Russell County at that time
and at the full impact at the time they
were projecting two million cases in
this in the United States and then you
heard different numbers but if we had
one case or if we had eight thousand
cases our job was to protect the
residents of Russell County so we
expanded the Ross County Board
supervisors expanded five hundred and
seven hundred thousand that's just not
on masks like everybody thought we had
to we have bring through the shirt
department and we had to bring artists
those we had producer security back in
the courthouses we had to make sure that
iron
always were protected the public was
protected and that's why did we incur
and you gotta remember at the time this
PP and he was not available you had to
pay premium prices from it there was
people were from China you know South
Korea you we had to to be very
innovative in in the making instance
that and how we purchased this without
expanding or being wise financial
stewards of Russell County taxpayers
during this time but we did it you look
at the numbers as being bad numbers us
having only eight cases well I look at
it differently I look at it that Russell
County did what is supposed to do and we
only have eight cases let me ask you so
sales tax revenues have to be down soon
here after the sales tax right now to
date and I can give you the numbers
right here while we ran today when I
pull this up you will see the sales tax
is down a percent right there it is I'm
shocked it is but if you look at
minerals and tax in our public services
I'm over ten percent let me ask you this
or the state is a states of meeting or
we getting paid by the state
this time a state regarding the pickup
no sir yes sir and that was one of the
concerns we were looking at this budget
the state Virginia and last month was
showing a twenty seven percent drop in
revenue which was a seven hundred
million drop in sales tax to all the
towns in all 133 towns and counties and
municipalities was looking at this
projection down even with what we got
now to be able to take the cobia to
replace what Russell County implement
and expended for their citizens this
point going forward from July 1 through
next June we're going to have to be very
conservative that like we said in the
workshop we're going to have to go
through this month by month to make sure
that our revenue for right now is gonna
stay in place you gotta remember Russell
County has not increased real estate in
20 years so I don't know why we're
mismanagement but I
that's a financial benchmark or
financial accomplishment that many
counties can't set up and say but again
eight cases I look at it as a success
and so we're dr. Cantrell thank you I
didn't mean going so long thank you
let's see it I'm three and it's trash
related as well and and then Lonzo I
know I've worn you out over this but I
just found out that Moxon was closed
again yesterday so let's let's do
whatever you know we can we can put site
attendance there with the difference
that we're saving the tonnage that were
you know having to pay for so that our
people can throw their trash away now
you see and that's why I sent out the
tonnage report to when Brian sent it to
me I said the board needs to see this
now you see what I'm referring to I can
put a site attendant there to man that
will offset you know what the price per
ton is from the landfill I can make the
numbers work and still have it part of
our operations and still make sure
they're they're there and they're open
my Brian discussed I serve a team that's
one of the great budget challenges that
we took on early on as a board and saved
a tremendous amount of money for the
taxpayer and you know I think some of
that money needs to be directed back
toward the trash and I know we've used a
lot of it to help balance the budget I
understand it fully on another coming I
just want to reiterate this you know I'm
not real pleased with our governor I'm
very disappointed because there's no
actions in place to treat Southwest
Virginia different than other areas and
I just got ruled here I'm rorry rotated
with it the way he's handled the matters
and stuff like that but I understand
fully about the PPE and all that I do
understand it but I'm frustrated with
him he's not treating us fairly and he's
not treating us like you know what and
if I go to Bristol on Saturday okay you
go to Tennessee 90% of the people in
this area was over there eating in Timm
restaurants and I'm just and I'm
frustrated I got frustrated early on
thinking about my mind but I understand
fully that making him and all that but
I'm very frustrated with this governor
and how he's treated us down here in
Southwest Virginia I'm not doing that
politically or anything I'm it's
personal I'm upset with the way the his
administration was handled us down here
in this quarter what when he's making
excuses it's because we're different
well it okay so we're different so let's
let's be treated but originally said oh
we all have to go to we're not gonna
pick winners and losers sunny loser but
then when Northern Virginia asked we
can't go back in bang it changed exactly
so let's be fair you know we are
different so let's be different when
it's good for us as well as when it's
bad for us
next I guess we need a motion you know
to reconvene to continue our vegetarian
emergency management plan and the
emergency management plan and earliest
I'm looking if we put it in the paper
for next week for it to run the 17th
that's a Wednesday that's correct ma'am
the paper comes out in machines night
I'll never Tuesday the 17th or later
it's 17th okay with everybody that's a
win state do we need to schedule well
this is scheduling in public hearing the
fact that we have really reconvene as
scheduled make that motion
yes sir do we do we need executive
session Katie do you think there'll be
anything you you probably need to come
back and give us a few things
okay
okay now we just reconvene what what
time
yeah yeah they do they're supposed to be
doing
okay all right okay let's go back please
Steve we had a motion for him and we
will reconvene on June the 17th at 5:00
p.m. all right
for the budget public hearing for the
final public hearing for the budget
mm-hmm
all right do we have a second that'll be
for executive session if I have a second
thing all right team
all those in favor yes yeah emergency
operator maybe for that he'll bring that
to this - yeah it'll be the budget the
final review of the budget the emergency
planning other things we have - it's a
public hearing yes
we're just--we're reconvening so we
could take up any agenda yes yes that's
why we're sitting there probably said
that the final all right let's get is
Carl Lynn yes David yes state yes
Tim yes Rebecca yes all right Wednesday
the 17th at 5 o'clock