The Board of Supervisors held a full-day work session and regular meeting on March 19, 2025, focusing primarily on the Fiscal Year 2026 budget and tax rate advertisement. The board heard extensive public comment on affordable housing and climate action, approved technical budget adjustments, and set advertised tax rates. Additionally, the board conducted public hearings on a blighted property declaration and a special use permit for a church, and received a county executive's report.
Live. Good afternoon. I'm pleased to call to order this meeting of the regular meeting of the Albumell County Board of Supervisors on the 19th of March at 1 p.m. in Lane Auditorium in the Back Tower County Office Building. Like to note at the day, we have Supervisor Mike Pruitt of the Scottsville District, Supervisor B. La Pistol Kirtley of the Ravana District, Supervisor Diantha Bakeel of the Jack Jewett District, Supervisor Ned Galloway of the Rio District, Supervisor Ann Malik of the White Hall District, and myself, Jim Andrews, representing the Samuel Miller District Aquorum is present. We're also joined here by the county executive, Mr. Jeff Richardson, and the county attorney, Mr. Andy Herrick, and our clerk, Miss Claudette Burgerson and Senior Deputy Clerk Travitt, Mr. Travis Morris. Also, let me please welcome uh Almore County Police Officers present, Master Police Officer Jerry Schenck and Officer Trent Cole, thank you for your service here today and every day on behalf of the citizens of Almoral County. Very much appreciate your help with our safety and security. If all present could now stand as you were able and join us in the Pledge of Allegiance. One nation under God. Individual with liberty for all. Thank you. And if you could now join me for a moment of silence. Thank you. Uh board, and as always, our first item is to adopt the final agenda. I have not heard of any suggested changes to the agenda. If we're looking for a motion to approve the final agenda. So moved. Second. We have a motion from Supervisor McKeel, second from Supervisor Malik without objection if the clerk will call the roll. Ms. Lapista Kirtley. Aye. Ms. Mallet. Yes, Ms. McKeel. Yes. I. Mr. Andrews. Yes. Mr. Galloway. Yes. Thank you. This takes us to first item, brief announcements by board members going through our speaking designated speaking order for this meeting. We'll start with Supervisor Galloway. Just want to say thank you to the entire team of staff who were out last evening at our at the town hall that was held at the center regarding the budget. That was there. Anytime we're doing a tax rate increase in addition to the assessments, hearing how the dollars are being spent is clearly important, and it was confirmed again last night. So and I appreciate the residents coming out, the questions that they had. And if if the if the remainder go as last evening's went, it was well, it was time well spent. I think everybody will get value out of it. Thank you. Thank you.