[Call to Order.]
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I'D LIKE TO CALL THIS JANUARY 5TH ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO ORDER MADAM SECRETARY.
MR. GREEN, MR. RON, MR. SHEPHERD, MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU HAVE A QUORUM.
LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT MS.
[Item 1 Establish Rules of Procedure. Consider adoption of proposed Resolution R21-1 to establish the Board’s Rules of Procedure for 2021, which shall include the establishment of the term of office for the Chairman and Vice Chairman, and the establishment of the times, days, and location of the Regular Meetings of the Board of Supervisors. a. Memorandum from County Administrator. b. Proposed Resolution R21-1.]
UH, NEXT WE'LL GO INTO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE.UH, I HOPE EVERYBODY HAS GOTTEN A CHANCE TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.
UH, THERE'S TWO ON THE PROCEDURE BY PHONE PAGE TWO, THE RESOLUTION OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT WAS TO CANCEL THE BOARD MEETING ON YORKTOWN DAY.
UH, THE SECOND AMENDMENT INCLUDES POSTPONEMENT OF THE BOARD STRATEGIC ANNUAL RETREAT TO THE NEW DATE IN THE FUTURE WITH PROPER NOTICE DUE TO PANDEMIC ZURI DISCUSSION ABOUT THE RULES OF PROCEDURE.
UH, CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE DISCUSSION ON OUR PROPOSED RESOLUTION? OUR 21 DAYS ONE? OKAY.
UH, MR. RAMBO'S RESOLUTION OR 21, MME. CLARK, THE MOTION MADE BY MR. ZAREMBA AS TO ADOPT PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER R 21 DASH ONE TO ESTABLISH THE BOARD'S RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR 2021.
MR. ROWAN, MR. SHEPHERD, MR. GREEN.
[Item A Election of Chairman.]
THANK YOU.AT THIS TIME, WE'LL MOVE INTO THE ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS FOR CHAIRMAN, MS. NOLAN.
AND IF I MAY PLEASE, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE YOU MR. GREEN, FOR ANOTHER TERM, AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS THIS PAST YEAR HAS BEEN A TUMULTUOUS ONE AND WE'VE SEEN MANY CHANGES AND WE'VE BEEN FLEXIBLE BECAUSE YOU HAVE BEEN AT THE HELM AND YOU HAVE GUIDED US THROUGH ALL THE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT WERE HAPPENING IN THE COUNTY AND UNDER YOUR LEADERSHIP.
I BELIEVE THE COUNTY HAS FARED VERY WELL, AND I THINK YOU NEED TO HAVE A TERM THAT IS NORMAL.
SO WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE YOU FOR CHAIRMAN.
I THINK WE'LL GET INTO THE DEFINITION OF NORMAL AND SOME OTHER TIME.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS, HEREBY CLOSE NOMINATIONS, MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE ROLL AND TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS, UH, WHO MOVED THE MOTION? MS. NOLE, MRS. NOLE.
THE MOTION MADE BY MS. A SNOWBALL IS TO CLOMP CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF CHAIRMAN MRS. NOLE.
I'LL ASK MADAM SECRETARY TO HOLD THE ROLL FOR THE ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD.
THE MOTION MADE BY MRS. NOLE AS TO ELECT W CHAD GREEN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR 2021.
[Item B Election of Vice Chairman.]
UH, NEXT WE'RE GOING TO OPEN NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR AND WITH THAT, MR. SHEPHERD.AND I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, UH, OFFER UP MS. UH, HE'LL KNOW, AS, UH, VICE CHAIR FOR, UH, FOR 2021.
HE'S GOT, UH, SEVERAL DECADES OF EXPERIENCE, UH, ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND I THINK SHE WILL DO A GREAT JOB, RIGHT.
BEES BEING NO OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIR, UH, DECLARED THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED, UH, AND ROLL CALL ON, UH, MAKE A MOTION TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS.
HOW ABOUT THAT? AND A ROLL CALL ON THAT.
THE MOTION MADE BY MR. GREEN IS TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF VICE CHAIRMAN.
NOW I'M GOING TO ASK FOR A, A MADDEN APPROACH.
IF YOU COULD CALL THE ROLE FOR THE ELECTION OF VICE CHAIR.
WITH YOU MOVING THE MOTION, CORRECT.
THE MOTION MADE BY MR. GREEN IS TO ELECT SHEILA KNOLL AS VICE CHAIRMAN
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OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR 2021.[Open Discussion]
YOU.UH, AND MANY OF YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT.
WOULDN'T BE A MEETING WITHOUT PULLING ON OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR A CORONA VIRUS UPDATE.
AND, UH, WE WANT TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE VACCINE.
UH, SO MR. MORGAN, THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND, UH, CITIZENS WATCHING.
UH, I KNOW EVERYONE'S INTERESTED IN WHAT IS GOING ON WITH VACCINES.
AND I HAVE LEARNED A LITTLE BIT OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS THAT I WANTED TO SHARE, UH, BEEN A LOT OF CONVERSATION OVER THE HOLIDAYS WITH THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WITH OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, UH, IN THE AREA.
AND, UM, EVEN THOUGH WHAT WE HAVE HAS SOME, UH, UNCERTAINTY, AND IT SEEMS LIKE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS, WE'LL GET A BETTER CLARITY, UH, RIGHT NOW, UH, VACCINATIONS FOR THOSE PEOPLE IN THE CATEGORY.
THOSE ARE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, UM, RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.
AND I'M PLEASED TO REPORT THAT AS OF YESTERDAY, UH, YOUR COUNTY, FIREFIGHTER, EMS PERSONNEL STARTED TO GET, UH, THEIR VACCINATIONS.
UM, WHEN, UH, ONE A IS COMPLETE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT PLANS TO MOVE AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE INTO THE CATEGORY.
ONE B, WHICH IS A MUCH LARGER GROUP, UH, WHICH IS BROADLY DEFINED BY THE CDC.
BUT AS DISCOVERED IN THE LAST FEW DAYS, WE'RE STILL, UH, LEARNING ABOUT SOME OF THE PARTICULARS OF WHO IS IN AND NOT IN THAT GROUP.
IT'S A PRETTY LARGE GROUP, SOMETHING ON THE ORDER OF 75,000 PEOPLE ON THE VIRGINIA PENINSULA.
UH, IT INCLUDES WHAT IS BROADLY DEFINED AS CRITICAL WORKERS.
UM, AND THAT WOULD INCLUDE A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE COUNTY STAFF, A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF THE SCHOOL DIVISION STAFF, AS WELL AS FOOD SERVICE WORKERS, PEOPLE INVOLVED IN MANUFACTURING, UM, PEOPLE, UH, THAT WORK AS GUARDS AT INCARCERATION FACILITIES AND TRANSIT WORKERS.
UM, THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY, UH, ROLLING OUT THEIR VACCINE CLINICS AT THEIR TWO FACILITIES IN HAMPTON AND NEWPORT NEWS.
THEY PLAN TO OPEN BEFORE THE END OF JANUARY TWO ADDITIONAL CLINICS, UH, ONE IN THE WESTBURG AREA AND ONE IN YOUR COUNTY, QUITE LIKELY AT OUR SENIOR CENTER.
UM, AND LOTS OF FOLKS ARE STARTING TO ASK, UH, HOW DO I FIND OUT ABOUT THE SHOT? YOU KNOW, HOW DO I GET IN THE QUEUE? WHAT DO, HOW DO I KNOW WHAT TO DO? SO, UM, THERE WILL BE LOTS OF PUBLIC INFORMATION, UH, PUT OUT BY THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND THE LOCALITIES, UH, ABOUT THESE PARTICULAR FOLKS IN THE ONE B CATEGORY I NEGLECTED TO MENTION.
IT ALSO INCLUDES, UM, SENIOR CITIZENS OVER THE AGE OF 75 THAT ARE NOT LIVING IN A CARE FACILITY.
UH, AND SO I THINK FOR THOSE CATEGORIES IN ONE B, IT WILL START TO CLARIFY AND YOU'LL GET A SENSE OF THE TIMING AND IN WHERE TO GO AND HOW LONG YOU'LL HAVE TO WAIT.
UM, THE, THE HARDER QUESTION IS FOR EVERYONE WHO'S NOT IN THAT CATEGORY.
AND RIGHT NOW THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S BEST ADVICE.
IF YOU DO NOT SEEM TO BE IN A CATEGORY THAT'S BEEN IDENTIFIED IS TO CONTACT EITHER YOUR PERSONAL PHYSICIAN OR THE TWO MAJOR PHARMACEUTICAL CHAINS, WALGREENS AND CVS, WHICH WE'LL BE PROVIDING A LOT OF VACCINATIONS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC, UH, STARTING WITHIN A FEW WEEKS.
SO UNFORTUNATELY WE DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS.
AS SOON AS WE GET DETAILS, WE WILL PUT THEM ON ALL OF OUR, UH, UH, SOCIAL MEDIA, UH, DEVICES.
AND, UH, I WOULD ALSO EXPECT THE COMMUNICATION REGIONALLY, UH, AS WELL AS FROM OTHER LOCALITIES.
AND OF COURSE THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, UH, BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS ONE, A VACCINATIONS WITH MEDICAL PERSONNEL AND NOW OUR OWN EMS PROVIDERS HAS STARTED.
UH, ANY, ANY QUESTIONS MISS KNOLL? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
YEAH, THOSE OF US WHO WERE SPECIAL THAT MADE THE AGE REQUIREMENT, OR HOW WILL WE KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME TO GET THE SHOT? UM, IT'S NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR, UH, SINCE YOU WOULD BE IN THAT ONE B CATEGORY, WHAT I BELIEVE WILL HAPPEN, MRES RUMBA IS ONCE THESE ADDITIONAL CLINICS ARE UP AND RUNNING, THERE WILL BE ENOUGH INFORMATION THAT SAYS IF YOU ARE IN THIS CATEGORY, UH, CALL
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THIS NUMBER AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT.UM, SO I THINK THAT'S HOW IT WILL HAPPEN, UH, BUT STAND BY FOR MORE INFORMATION.
WHO DID YOU SAY UPON THE VACCINATION OR MINISTER AND THE VACCINATION FOR THE ONE 80 FOLKS? UH, THE, YOUR COUNTY FIRE EMS PERSONNEL ARE RECEIVING THE VACCINATION AT THE TWO RIVERSIDE HOSPITALS.
SO THEY'RE GOING TO THE HOSPITAL.
WHAT ABOUT THE FOLKS IN THERE? UM, I AM, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CARE FACILITIES IT HAS STARTED AT.
I'M BEEN TOLD IT STARTED, I BELIEVE THAT'S BEING DONE BY THE PHARMACY CHAINS AT THE FACILITIES.
BUT I'M NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR ON THAT.
IT'S NICE TO KNOW AT 73, I'M TOO YOUNG FOR TOO YOUNG TO QUALIFY.
UH, ANYWAY, UH, YEAH, A, UH, UH, DID THEY, IS THERE BEEN ANY INDICATION OR STATEMENT FROM THE CDC OR ANYWHERE THAT IF YOU GET THE SHOT, YOU UH, WILL NOT TRANSMIT IT.
UH YOU'RE AT THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN'T TRANSMIT THE DISEASE.
I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING DEFINITIVE ON THAT.
UH, I THINK IT'S STILL BEING STUDIED.
THE GENERAL BELIEF IS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T CARRY IT ONCE.
YOU'VE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED WITH BOTH SHOTS AND YOU'VE HAD THE GESTATION PERIOD, BUT I DON'T THINK ANYONE CAN SAY THAT WITH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE.
THANK YOU, MR. MORGAN, UH, WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO MOVE IN BRIEFLY.
IF ANY OF THE SUPERVISORS HAVE ANY, UH, COMMENTS, UH, MS. KNOLL, LET'S START WITH YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN.
I JUST WANT TO WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPIER, HEALTHIER, AND MORE PRODUCTIVE NEW YEAR AD.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US ALL TO BE OPTIMISTIC FOR A CHANGE.
IT'S BEEN A, IT'S BEEN A REALLY DOWN YEAR, THIS PAST, UH, 2020, AND I THINK HOPE IS HOPE IS THERE.
AND I THINK WE NEED TO REACH FOR THAT.
SO ENJOY YOUR DAY, ENJOY EACH DAY AS IT COMES.
AND I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL NEW YEAR.
WHAT MRS. NOLAN JUST SAID AND ADD TO IT THAT, UH, NOW THAT THE HOLIDAY SEASON IS OVER, HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY IS BACK HOME WHERE THEY BELONG.
UH, NOBODY WAS EITHER INJURED OR OTHERWISE LOST HER LIFE DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
AND WHILE THE COUNTRY SEEMS TO REMAIN IN TURMOIL, I'D LIKE TO JUST SAY TO THE CITIZENS OF YOUR COUNTY, YOUR COUNTY IS NOT IT'S STEADY AS SHE GOES WITH HER, WITH RESPECT TO YOUR COUNTY, AND NOTHING HAS CHANGED RELATIVE TO MAKING SURE THAT THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETS ALL THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE 70,000 OR SO CITIZENS THAT LIVE HERE.
THANK YOU, MR. RON, I JUST WANT TO ECHO WHAT WE'VE ALREADY BEEN SAID ABOUT A HAPPY NEW YEARS TO EVERYBODY.
I KNOW 2020 HAS BEEN VERY DIFFICULT FOR MANY, MANY PEOPLE AND LOOKING FORWARD TO PUTTING ALL THAT BEHIND US AND GOING FORWARD IN 2021 STRONG HEAD UP AND MAKING SOME PROGRESS.
HEY, TRY AND TALK THROUGH THE MASK.
UM, YES, WE HAVE A LOT TO BE THANKFUL FOR AND, AND A LOT TO BE, UH, TO LOOK FORWARD TO.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I REALLY WANT TO STRESS IS THAT, AND IT KIND OF TIES INTO IT.
WALT SAID THAT WE'RE STEADY AS WE GO, AND WHY ARE WE STAY AS WE GO IS BECAUSE WE'RE ABLE TO RESPOND TO OUR CONSTITUENTS.
OUR CONSTITUENTS HAVE COME TO EXPECT A CERTAIN DEGREE AND QUALITY OF SERVICE, AND THAT HAPPENS NOT BEING NECESSARILY.
WE PARTICIPATE AS A BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, BUT IT'S OUR STAFF THAT REALLY MAKES THIS HAPPEN.
YOU START WITH THE FIREFIGHTERS YOU DO WITH THE POLICE.
YOU CAN DO IT, THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION YOU CAN DO WITH ANY MEMBER, UH, FOR OUT THERE PICKING UP GARBAGE CANS, PICKING UP, UH, DIGGING DITCHES FOR US DOING, UH, YOU KNOW, THE CREWS THAT ARE WORKING ON EVERYTHING, WHETHER IT'S THE ENGINEERING, UH, THE ENVIRONMENT, UH, IT'S ALL JUST WONDERFUL BECAUSE, AND IT'S, AND IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN REALLY BE PROUD OF.
AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S BECAUSE OF THE WORK THAT OUR STAFF DOES.
UM, AND SO, SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A GOOD YEAR.
I JUST THINK THIS THING IS GOING TO COME TO AN END.
AND, UH, OUR STAFF HAS BEEN ON THE FRONTLINE OF PROTECTING US AND SERVING OUR COMMUNITY.
AND I REALLY, REALLY WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND TO OUR STAFF FOR REALLY TAKING CARE OF OUR CITIZEN AND TAKE CARE OF OUR COUNTY.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE SAME QUALITY OF, UH, OF EFFORT IN THE COMING YEAR.
WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK THE, UH, MY FELLOW SUPERVISORS FOR, UH, YOUR CONTINUED FAITH IN MY LEADERSHIP FOR THE NEXT YEAR FOR 2021.
AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO ADJOURN
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THIS MEETING.THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE TUESDAY, JANUARY 19TH, AND IT'S GOING TO BE REMOTE.
SO WE'VE GOT A FEW MORE REMOTE MEETINGS BEFORE WE ALL GET BACK HERE TOGETHER, BUT THE LIGHTS AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL AND WITH THAT HAPPY NEW YEAR AND WE'RE JOURNALING.