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NEW MIC PHONE HERE.SO HOPEFULLY YOU CAN HEAR NOW.
[Call to Order]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND WELCOME TO THE, UH, ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING FOR JULY THE SECOND, 2024.I CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL PLEASE.
MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU HAVE A QUORUM? OKAY, GREAT.
UH, SO AGAIN, TONIGHT IS THE ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
WE'LL HAVE A, WE'LL BE HAVING A SELECTION OF OUR, OUR CHAIRMAN AND VICE CHAIRMAN FOR 2024.
[1 Establish Rules of Procedure. Consider adoption of proposed Resolution R24-1 to establish the Board's Rules of Procedure for 2024, 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. ]
DO THAT, WE NEED TO ESTABLISH THE RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR THE, UM, FOR THE BOARD.IT STATES, THOUGH, UH, WERE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS PROPOSED FOR 2024? THE RULES, UH, OF, OF PROCEDURES? I NO, SEE NONE.
IS THERE ANY NO, THERE'S NO DISCUSSION ON IT.
SO I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION ON RESOLUTION.
MR. CHAIRMAN, ROLL CALL PLEASE.
THE MOTION MADE BY MRS. NOLL IS TO ADOPT PROPOSED RESOLUTION NUMBER R 24 DASH ONE TO ESTABLISH THE BOARD'S RULES OF PROCEDURES FOR 2024.
[A Election of Chairman]
WE'LL MOVE TO ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN.I'LL OPEN THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE CHAIRMANSHIP, AND I RECOGNIZE MS. NOLL.
IT'S MY HONOR TO NOMINATE STEPHEN ROHN AS THE NEXT CHAIRMAN OF THE YORK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SEEING NONE.
I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED.
WE HAVE A ROLL CALL FOR DECLARING THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED.
THE MOTION MADE BY MRS. NOLL IS TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE CHAIRMAN.
SO NOW A ROLL CALL TO ELECT THE CHAIRMAN, UH, FOR 2024.
THE MOTION MADE BY MRS. NOLL IS TO ELECT G STEVEN ROHN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR 2024.
AND IT'S WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I HAND YOU THE GAVEL AND THE THING YOU HIT WITH THE GAVEL.
[B Election of Vice Chairman]
INTO MY FIRST OFFICIAL ACTION AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FOR, FOR THIS, FOR THIS YEAR WITH, AND WITH THAT IS THE ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN.SO I'D LIKE TO OPEN UP NOMINATIONS FOR VICE CHAIRMAN FOR 2024.
AND I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR OUTGOING CHAIRMAN FOR HIS NOMINATION.
AND, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, THIS WAS A GREAT HONOR THAT I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE MS. UH, SHEILA NOLL AS, UH, CHAIRMAN OR VICE, EXCUSE ME, GET WE USED TO THESE NEW MICS.
I WOULD LIKE TO, UM, NOMINATE MS. UH, NOLL, SHEILA NOLL, UH, TO BE THE VICE CHAIRMAN.
NOW, I WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THIS, THAT AS DURING THIS TERM, SHE'LL BE GOING INTO HER 30TH YEAR ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
SO MADE THE NOMINATION, RIGHT.
SO, WITH THAT, DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR, FOR CHAIR MR. ROH? I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE DOUG ROY.
TELL HIM YOU CALL MEMBER THE ORDER.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? ALL RIGHT.
I DECLARE THE NOMINATIONS CLOSED.
UM, SO ROLL CALL TO DECLARE THE NOMINATION.
DO I, I NEED A, DO YOU NEED A MOTION FOR THAT? JUST WHAT WE SAID? YEAH.
SO, SO, SO WE NEED A ROLL CALL FOR, UH, DECLARING THE NOMINATION TO CLOSE, RIGHT? THE MOTION MADE BY MR. RON IS TO CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE VICE CHAIRMAN, MR. SHEPHERD? YES.
SO NOW WE'LL DO THE ROLL CALL TO ELECT VICE CHAIRMAN FOR 2024.
WE'LL GO IN THE ORDER THE NOMINATIONS WERE MADE.
SO YOU MAY HAVE A ROLL CALL ON THE NOMINATION FOR MR. SHEPHERD.
MRS. NOEL, THE MOTION MADE BY MR. SHEPHERD IS TO ELECT MRS. NOLL AS VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR 2024.
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MR. DREWRY? NO.[OPEN DISCUSSION]
UH, I'D LIKE TO MOVE INTO OPEN DISCUSSIONS.UM, MS. NOLL, I'D LIKE TO START OFF WITH YOU FOR ANY, ANYTHING YOU'RE GONNA START OFF WITH, WITH FOR 2024.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN.
IT'S NICE TO BE TO SAY THAT TO YOU.
WE'RE GETTING USED TO MICROPHONES TONIGHT.
THIS IS THE BEGINNING OF A NEW YEAR.
UH, MR. CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I WOULD BE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU AS CHAIRMAN, AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU THIS COMING YEAR.
AND I HAVE A PRAYER FOR THE NEW YEAR FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US.
AND THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE LISTENING, LORD, IN THIS NEW YEAR, WHICH WE HAVE BEGUN, MAY WE HAVE ENOUGH HAPPINESS TO KEEP US AGREEABLE ENOUGH TRIALS TO KEEP US STRONG ENOUGH SORROW TO KEEP US HUMAN ENOUGH, FREEDOM TO KEEP US HAPPY ENOUGH, FAILURE TO KEEP US HUMBLE ENOUGH SUCCESS TO KEEP US EAGER AND ENOUGH WEALTH TO MEET OUR NEEDS.
ENOUGH FAITH TO BANISH DEPRESSION.
ENOUGH HOPE TO LOOK FORWARD ENOUGH, LOVE TO GIVE US COMFORT AND ENOUGH DETERMINATION TO KEEP US GOING.
THANK YOU FOR THE, FOR THE PRAYER.
NOW, LET'S MOVE ON TO DISTRICT ONE, MR. HORWOOD.
ANY, ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE WITH US? THANK YOU, MR. RON.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I, I THINK THE FACT THAT WE'VE HAD, UH, A NOMINATION OF TWO CANDIDATES IS PROBABLY INDICATIVE OF, UH, A BOARD THAT'S GONE THROUGH SOME PROBLEMS IN THE PAST YEAR.
IT'S CERTAINLY SOME ANGST CREATED WITHIN THE CITIZENS, UH, ONE CONSIDER PRINCESS CRUZ OR EVEN THE, EVEN THE, THE NUMBER OF TIMES FOLKS HAVE COME FORWARD AND ASKED FOR A CODE OF ETHICS.
UM, YOU HAVE MY FULL SUPPORT BOTH AS CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.
I WILL ENSURE THAT BOTH OF YOU'RE SUCCESSFUL IN YOUR ROLE, THAT WILL SUPPORT YOU IN THAT ROLE.
I WANTED TO MAKE THAT VERY CLEAR.
AND, UM, I WANTED TO REACH OUT TO THE CITIZENS, PARTICULARLY THOSE IN DISTRICT ONE.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SERVE.
UM, I'M HUMBLED AND, AND, AND, UH, VERY GRATIFIED TO HAVE RECEIVED A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE, UH, TO SERVE IN THIS ROLE.
UH, I'M HERE TO SUPPORT ALL THE CITIZENS OF YORK COUNTY.
WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO WISH EVERYONE A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
I'D LIKE TO COME, COME TO YOU NEXT FROM DISTRICT THREE.
I APPRECIATE, UH, ALL THAT HAS HAPPENED TO GET ME HERE.
UM, I APPRECIATE MY CONSTITUENTS.
I'M VERY HUMBLED AND, UH, I TELL YA, UH, IT'S BEEN A LONG ROAD TO GET HERE AND, UH, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF YORK COUNTY, A PLACE I'VE LIVED IN ALL MY LIFE.
AND, UM, I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SERVING WITH THESE BOARD MEMBERS.
UH, HOPEFULLY WE CAN KEEP YORK COUNTY GOING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
AND, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU FOR ALL MY CONSTITUENTS THAT SUPPORTED ME THROUGH THIS CAMPAIGN, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
LOVE YOU GUYS A LOT AND LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER.
AND I HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE HAD A HAPPY NEW YEAR.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO A GREAT 2024.
UH, I WANT TO THANK, UH, THANK THE CITIZENS, UH, FOR TAKING THE TIME TO, UH, UH, TO GET OUT AND VOTE.
IT'S ONE OF THE MOST PRECIOUS RIGHTS THAT WE HAVE IN OUR COUNTRY, AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO, TO KEEP IT, UH, THAT WAY.
UM, IT'S, UH, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN OUR COUNTY AS OUR COUNTY CONTINUES TO GROW AND CHANGE, AND IT WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT.
UM, THIS BOARD IS CHARTERED AND TASKED WITH THE, WITH THE, UH, THE JOB OF MAKING SURE OUR, OUR COUNTY WORKS.
OUR COUNTY GOVERNMENT WORKS FOR THE CITIZENS.
UM, WHILE THE, WHILE THE, THE STAFF, UH, MAY WORK FOR THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, AND THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR MAY WORK FOR THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAVE BEEN ELECTED BY YOU TO REPRESENT YOU AND DO BEST JOB THEY CAN WITH THE INFORMATION THEY HAVE TO KEEP OUR COUNTY GOING.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAS MADE THIS COUNTY REALLY GREAT IS OUR TREMENDOUS SCHOOLS.
UH, WE DIDN'T GET HERE BY ACCIDENT.
WE GOT HERE THROUGH A LOT OF HARD DEDICATION, UH, FOR THE TEACHERS, THE PARENTS, THE ADMINISTRATION.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS BOARD KEEPS FO ITS FOCUS ON AND TRYING TO SUPPORT THE, UH, THE SCHOOLS TO THE BEST OF OUR CAPABILITY.
THE OTHER THING THAT WE'VE GOT CHALLENGES AHEAD.
IT'S MENTIONED YOU HAVE THE PRINCESS CRUISE LINE COMING IN.
IT'S SOMETHING NEW, BUT WE'LL SEE WHAT THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN.
UM, AND WE CAN MAKE ADJUSTMENTS OFF THAT AS NECESSARY.
UH, WE'VE STILL GOT OUR, RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF, UH, I KNOW THEY HAD
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A PRINTING PROBLEM THAT THE, UH, THE TAX ASSESSMENTS OR NOT TAX.YEAH, THE ASSESSMENTS, UH, CAME ON OUR PROPERTY.
WE'RE A LITTLE LATE FOR THE, BECAUSE OF THE PRINTING AND SAY, YOU SHOULD BE, YOU SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THOSE TODAY IN THE MAIL.
OR YOU, YOU SHOULD, IF YOU HAVEN'T, UH, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET 'EM BY THIS FRIDAY.
IF YOU HAVEN'T GOTTEN 'EM, YOU CAN CALL UP HERE AND MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THAT YOU, WE GET THOSE.
NOW, KEEPING IN MIND, THOSE ARE THE ASSESSMENTS THAT IS NOT THE TAX.
THIS BOARD WILL BE, WILL FACE THE CHALLENGE OF TAKING THE, UM, THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR OVER WHAT, UH, THE BUDGET SHOULD LOOK LIKE TO MEET THE NEEDS THAT HAVE BEEN LAID OUT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.
AND WITH THAT, THEN WE WILL SET THE TAX RATE.
AND THAT SHOW, YOU'LL KNOW, YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT, AND WE EXPECT TO HEAR FROM THE CITIZENS REFERENCE THE TAX RATE.
UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME HI, UH, LISTENING SESSIONS BECAUSE LAST TIME, UH, THERE WAS A CONCERN THAT WE'RE NOT HEARING ENOUGH FROM THE CITIZENS NOW GIVEN CITIZENS ENOUGH OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE VARIOUS THINGS THAT THEY WANT TO HEAR AND SEE.
SO WE'VE, UH, IN, UH, INJECT AT LEAST ONE, IF NOT TWO, UH, LISTENING SESSIONS IN THAT.
AND YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THOSE.
SO WE DO HAVE A LOT OF THINGS ON OUR AGENDA IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS THAT, UH, WE NEED TO, UH, WE WILL NEED TO ADDRESS.
AND I'M GONNA WISH EVERYBODY A HAPPY NEW YEAR, AND I WISH THIS BOARD, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO, WE'RE GOING TO SUCCEED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
YOU KNOW, THE WORLD'S NOT GONNA COME TO THE END IF WE DISAGREE.
AS LONG AS WE'RE RESPECTFUL AND MAINTAIN A, A VISION OF WHAT WE NEED TO GET DONE, WE'LL HAVE TO WORK AS A BOARD TO GET THINGS DONE.
SO, WITH THAT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SO, AND, AND I'LL WRAP US UP HERE.
I JUST WANNA SHARE A COUPLE THOUGHTS.
YOU KNOW, FIRST OF ALL, THIS IS DOUBLE A DOUBLE HONOR FOR ME TO BE SITTING HERE TONIGHT.
FIRST OF ALL, JUST FROM BACK THIS PAST NOVEMBER, BEING REELECTED TO MY SECOND TERM, UM, BY THE CITIZENS OF DISTRICT FOUR.
AND I AM HONORED AND GRATEFUL FOR ALL THAT SUPPORT AND, AND, AND GETTING ME BACK HERE TO THIS SEAT HERE.
I'M, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE PART, PART OF THIS BOARD AGAIN AND BEING HERE TO HELP OUT BEST I CAN ALL ACROSS YORK COUNTY.
AND ALSO TO BE NOMINATED AND ELECTED BY MY, MY PEERS HERE AS CHAIR THIS YEAR.
THAT, THAT MEANS A LOT TO ME AS WELL.
THAT'S, UH, THAT'S A BIG HONOR FOR ME.
ALSO FOR, FOR THOSE WHO SHOWED UP HERE AFTER FIVE 30 AND WE ALL, WERE HERE TONIGHT TO GET SWORN IN.
EVERYBODY UP HERE, A FEW PEOPLE OUT IN THE AUDIENCE AS WELL.
AND, AND THAT'S, THAT'S, THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S HUGE.
AND THE, THE AGENDA IS SHORT, BUT THE TONIGHT IS BIG.
'CAUSE IT REALLY SETS THE, THE PACE AND THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COUNTY GOING FORWARD.
AND, UM, SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO 2024.
UH, I, I, I'M, I'M EXCITED THAT WE HAVE THIS REALLY UNIQUE COMBINATION OF SOME BRAND NEW FOLKS COMING IN WITH NEW IDEAS AND, AND, UH, THOUGHTS WHERE WE CAN GO ALONG WITH, WITH SOME GREAT EXPERIENCE ON THE BOARD AS WELL.
AND MAYBE A LITTLE BIT INTERMEDIATE EXPERIENCE AS NOW I'M COMING INTO MY, MY SOPHOMORE TERM, I GUESS YOU CAN CALL IT.
SO I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE WHAT WE, WHAT WE CAN DO, WORKING TOGETHER AS A TEAM UP HERE AND WHAT WE CAN ACCOMPLISH.
THERE ARE SOME BIG TICKET ITEMS THAT WILL BE ON OUR AGENDA THIS YEAR.
UM, YOU TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET, THAT'S GONNA BE A BIG ITEM, ESPECIALLY WITH THE ASSESSMENT COMING IN.
WE GOT A LOT OF WORK AHEAD OF US WITH THAT.
UM, AND OUR TOURIST INDUSTRY, BOTH, BOTH WITH THE, UM, UH, WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED UP IN WILLIAMSBURG AND WHAT MAY BE HAPPENING IN, IN, IN, IN YORKTOWN, UM, AND OTHER BIG TICKET ITEMS THAT WE'LL BE WORKING ON.
SO WITH THIS TEAM UP HERE, WE'LL BE SUCCESSFUL.
I WISH EVERYBODY, UH, HAPPY NEW YEAR'S AND GREAT PROSPERITY IN 2024, AND JUST LOOKING FORWARD TO SEE WHAT WE CAN GET ACCOMPLISHED.
I, I WOULD BE REMISS IF I GO OUTTA HERE TONIGHT AND DIDN'T THANK MY FAMILY.
UM, IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR MY LOVING, CARING WIFE THAT STOOD BESIDE ME ALL THE WAY.
UM, MY OLDEST DAUGHTER RAN MY CAMPAIGN AND MY YOUNGEST DAUGHTER WAS IN EUROPE FOR PART OF THE TIME.
UM, BUT SHE, UH, STEPPED IN WHEN SHE GOT HOME.
AND I WOULDN'T BE SITTING HERE TODAY WITHOUT THE SUPPORT.
AND, UH, THE WILL AND THE, THE STAMINA THAT MY FAMILY ENDURED AS SOME OF YOU KNOW, UH, 'CAUSE SOMETIMES CAMPAIGNS AREN'T VERY PRETTY.
UH, BUT I DO WANT TO THANK MY FAMILY ABOVE ALL.
WELL, THANK GOD ABOVE ALL, BUT THANK MY FAMILY FOR ALL THAT THEY PUT INTO GETTING ME TO THIS SEAT.
ANYTHING ELSE, MR. ATTORNEY? ANYTHING YOU WANNA SHARE? PUSH BUTTON.
THE ONLY THING I WOULD NOTE IS THAT, UH, MR. SHEPHERD MENTIONED THE ASSESSMENTS.
THEY ARE ACTUALLY, THE HEAD HAS, THE WEBSITE HAS BEEN UPDATED, SO THEY ARE AVAILABLE ONLINE IF PEOPLE HAVEN'T RECEIVED THEM.
AND MR. BELLAMY? UH, NOTHING AT THIS TIME.
WITH THAT I'LL MOVE US TO ADJOURNMENT.
OUR NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISOR WILL BE HELD AT 6:00 PM TUESDAY, JANUARY 16TH, 2024 IN THE BOARDROOM AT YORK HALL.