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The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors held its annual organizational meeting on Wednesday, January 7, 2026, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Public Meeting Room at 10001 Iron Bridge Road. The board elected officers, adopted 2026 procedural rules and meeting dates, approved a remote participation policy, made appointments to regional and county bodies, and received the annual presentation from Cornerstone Assembly of God. All votes were conducted by voice vote, and the motions carried.
Good evening, uh, members of the board, members of the public that are behind me and those that are watching. Uh this is the organizational meeting of the board of supervisors, and out of tradition, that the county administrator just simply facilitates the very beginning of this meeting as part of the organizational nature. And my first uh action and and last action in doing this is to call upon Ms. Schneider to give the invitation. Thank you, Joel. Um before I begin, I just want to um ask that you know we're here tonight as the as the prayer kind of atmosphere, and so I there are several people that um I think we just want to ask for some prayers for for our community. Um of our firefighters, Chase, um, was injured last night and is in the hospital um down at BCU. He's doing okay, but we just would any um prayers that we could ask for for his full and healthy and speedy recovery, that'd be awesome. Um our dear Kim Connolly's mom passed away, Patricia Connolly. Um we'd ask that you keep her and her family in our prayers, as well as um a very important person in the region um for the history of the region. Bill Martin was um of the Valentine Museum, was hit by a car and killed um a couple days before Christmas. He was the most dear man. Um had so many wonderful conversations and history walk throughs the museum with him. He loved doing back of the house uh walkthroughs and just teach about things that he had in his collection. And um it's a wonderful life cut too short. So please keep him and his family and all of the people in the region that loved him so much in their prayers. So please let us pause together to begin a new year of service to Chesterfield County. We give thanks for this community, its neighborhoods, its neighbors, its history and the people who call it home. And for the trusted places in us to serve all of them on their behalf. It's such an honor to be trusted with that. And by integrity in all that we do. As we move forward into this new year, may our service reflect and share commitment to stewardship, collaboration, and the common good. Amen. Pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands. Staff has one request. That is all we have. Motion approved. Second. All in favor. Item four, organizational meeting. A election of chair and vice chair, Mr. Minks. Members of the board, this is the first item of traditionally at your organizational meeting, and that is the election of a chair. And the board votes on the nominations once the nominations are closed in the order that the nominations are made. And so the floor is open. I can make a motion for the Honorable Mark Miller to be chair of the Chesapeake County Board of Supervisors for the next year. Second. Any further nominations from the board. So nominations are closed, and we'll take a vote. So all in favor? Aye. All opposed.