AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD ON THE 4TH DAY OF JANUARY, NINETEEN HUNDRED NINETY NINE AT TWO O’CLOCK P

AT THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE RAPPAHANNOCK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HELD ON THE 24th DAY OF JUNE, TWO THOUSAND AND FIVE AT SIX O'CLOCK P.M. AT THE COURTHOUSE IN WASHINGTON, VIRGINIA

Present

Absent

Charles K Estes, Chairman

Robert P Anderson, V-Chm

Roger A Welch

S. Bryant Lee

Ronald L. Frazier

John McCarthy, Co Adm.

Peter H. Luke, Co Attorney Diane Bruce, Clerk

None

The Chairman called the meeting to order. All members were present.

AGENDA: On motion of Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Welch, the Board voted unanimously to adopt the Final Agenda. The vote was recorded as follows: AYE: Estes, Anderson, Welch, Lee and Frazier. NAY: None.

OLD BUSINESS:

Reassessment Board Appointments:

(1) Donald R. Brown, Jackson District, was appointed to the Reassessment Board on motion of Mr. Frazier, seconded by Mr. Anderson and the unanimous vote of the Board. The vote was recorded as follows: AYE: Estes, Anderson, Welch, Lee and Frazier. NAY: None.

(2) Charles E. Corder, Hampton District, was appointed to the Reassessment Board on motion of Mr. Lee, seconded by Mr. Welch and the unanimous vote of the Board. The vote was recorded as follows: AYE: Estes, Anderson, Welch, Lee and Frazier. NAY: None.

Appropriation of Bond Proceeds to School Fund: The School Board office has notified the county that it has disbursed $268,393.07 from the $4 million school bond proceeds for A&E, Construction and Testing Expenses. On motion of Mr. Lee, seconded by Mr. Anderson, the Board voted unanimously to appropriate $268,393.07 from the FY05 General Fund to the FY05 School Fund. The vote was recorded as follows: AYE: Estes, Anderson, Welch, Lee and Frazier. NAY: None.

FY2006 Budget Adoption and Resolutions: Mr. McCarthy explained that the advertised draft of the FY06 budget calls for a 12¢ increase to the real estate levy and a $1.00 increase to the personal property levy, but that the 12¢ real estate increase could be lowered to an 8¢ real estate increase if the Board should choose to adopt the $1.00 increase to the personal property levy.

Mr. McCarthy also advised the Board that it had additional requests to consider before adopting the FY06 budget. Those requests, set out below, were originally discussed at the June 6, 2005 public hearing.

(1) Sheriff's Request for Additional Deputy: The Board denied this request. These funds were not included in the advertised draft.

(2) Fire & Rescue Association Request: Mr. McCarthy had conducted a meeting with the chiefs and other members and explained that the fire levy fund would not generate sufficient funds to meet the additional request. The Board denied this request.

(3) Health Insurance Benefits to other employees: On motion of Mr. Anderson, seconded by Mr. Welch and the unanimous vote of the Board, consideration of this benefit was tabled until it can be determined what the cost of the benefit would be.

FY06 BUDGET MOTIONS:

FY06 ADOPTION OF BUDGET: On motion of Mr. Estes, seconded by Mr. Frazier and the unanimous vote of all Board members, the Board adopted the Summarized Forecasted Financial Statements dated June 24, 2005 as the Budget for the Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2006. (Exhibit A with papers of meeting.) The following roll-call vote was taken: AYE: Lee, Frazier, Anderson, Estes, Welch. NAY. None.

FY06 ANNUAL APPROPRIATIONS: On motion of Mr. Welch, seconded by Mr. Lee, the Board voted unanimously to adopt the resolution "Annual Appropriations Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2006" showing total appropriations in the amount of $18,531,500, attached hereto as Exhibit B and made a part of these minutes. The following roll-call vote was taken: AYE: Lee, Frazier, Anderson, Estes, Welch. NAY. None.

PROPERTY TAX LEVIES TAX YEAR 2005: On motion of Mr. Frazier, seconded by Mr. Lee, the Board voted unanimously to adopt the resolution "Property Tax Levies, Tax Year 2005", said resolution attached hereto as Exhibit C and made a part of these minutes. The following roll-call vote was taken: AYE: Lee, Frazier, Anderson, Estes, Welch. NAY. None.

ACCOUNTS: On motion of Mr. Lee, seconded by Mr. Welch, the Board voted unanimously to authorize payment of the June 24, 2005 accounts payables in addition to two wire transfers to be charged to category 4302-7009 in the following amounts: (1) To Bryant Fletcher, $121,812.08 plus $20.00 bank fee and (2) to Wayne D. Berthelsen, Esq., Guardian of Fletcher heirs, in the amount of $40,919.46 plus $20.00 bank fee. The following recorded vote was taken: AYE: Lee, Frazier, Anderson, Estes, Welch. NAY. None.

There being no further business, the meeting adjourned at 7:30 o'clock p.m.

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Charles K. Estes, Chairman