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GOOD[Call to Order]
EVENING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE BASICS, UH, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING.
WE'RE IN THE EAST ROOM TODAY, AND BUDGET'S ON THE TOP ON, ON THE SUBJECT RIGHT NOW.
SO I'M GONNA HAVE ROLL CALL FIRST.
MADAM CHAIRMAN, YOU HAVE A QUORUM.
[1. Proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and Tax Rates. Consider adoption of proposed Ordinance No. 25-2(R-1) to set the Tax Rates for Calendar Year 2025 for the County of York and Approval of the Budget and Appropriation of Funds for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1, 2025, and Ending June 30, 2026, for the County of York, and the York County School Division. a. Memorandum from the County Administrator b. Proposed Ordinance No. 25-2(R-1) c. Proposed Resolution R25-68]
SO MUCH.AND NOW I'M GONNA TURN THE MEETING OVER TO OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, MR. BELLAMY.
SO, UH, WE HAVE FOR YOU TONIGHT A BRIEF, UH, RECAP OF THE BUDGET BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO THE, UH, BUSINESS OF VOTE VOTING.
WE WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU, UM, THESE ARE SOME OF THE MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD SINCE DECEMBER.
SO FROM DECEMBER TO TO NOW, THIS HAS BEEN A FIVE MONTH PROCESS, AND YOU CAN SEE ALL THESE OPTIONS THAT WE HAVE HAD, UH, FOR PARTICIPATION FROM THE TOWN HALLS TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, ET CETERA.
SO TONIGHT, AND I, I, I DON'T LIKE TO READ THESE SLIDES, BUT TONIGHT I THINK IT'S A LITTLE IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE WE CATCH ALL THE DETAILS.
SO TONIGHT WHAT YOU'RE GONNA BE DOING IS ADOPTING THE 26 BUDGET AND APPROPRIATING THOSE FUNDS.
YOU'LL BE ADOPTING THE 2025 TAX RATES.
YOU'LL ADOPT THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, UH, DESIGNATION OF REAL PROPERTY FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES, ADOPTION OF CODE AMENDMENTS, WHICH WILL BE THE, UM, CURBSIDE WASTE PICKUP, AND THEN ADOPTION OF SOME CHANGES IN BUILDING REGULATIONS, PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES AS WELL.
SO, FINANCIALLY, SOME OF THE BIG CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED, UH, MOSTLY AT YOUR REQUEST O OVER THE COURSE OF THIS FIVE MONTHS, IS THAT WE HAVE ADDED TO THE, UH, BUDGET AS IT'S GOING TO BE VOTED ON TONIGHT.
WE'VE ADDED FIVE SHERIFF'S DEPUTY POSITIONS.
UH, WE DECREASED THE SHERIFF'S OVERTIME IN LIEU OF THOSE POSITIONS.
ALSO, UH, TOOK OUT A DRONE REPLACEMENT AS WELL.
WE DECREASED SOCIAL SERVICES FUNDING, UH, IN LIEU OF A TRANSFER FROM A RESERVE ACCOUNT.
WE MOVED PERMANENT STAGE TO THE TOURISM FUND LEVEL FUNDED WADA, WHICH WAS ABOUT A $300,000 DECREASE.
WE ADDED CONTINGENCY FOR THE SCHOOL FUNDING, WHICH I SENT YOU AN EMAIL, UH, THIS WEEK THAT WE WILL NOT NEED THAT.
AND THEN TRANSFERRED REVENUE STABILIZATION FUNDS TO THE SCHOOL CIP, BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO, UH, OFFER THOSE FUNDS UP AS CASH, AS WELL AS THEIR PROJECT TOWARDS, UH, TAB HIGH SCHOOL RENOVATION.
AND THEN WE HAVE REFINED SOME OF OUR REVENUE ESTIMATES BECAUSE WE HAVE A LITTLE BETTER NUMBERS THIS LATE IN THE YEAR.
SO THERE IS FEELING A LITTLE BETTER ABOUT THAT SUMMARY OF THE TAX RATE AND FEES.
SO TO RECAP THIS, UH, THE REAL ESTATE RATE WILL MOVE FROM 74 CENTS PER HUNDRED TO 78 CENTS PER HUNDRED.
THE PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX RATE WILL GO TO $4.
THERE IS, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE IS AN INCREASE IN SOLID WASTE FEES.
AND THEN THERE ARE SOME FEES THAT ARE BEING ADDED TO PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT SERVICES THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED AT A COUPLE OF THE, UH, WORK SESSIONS AS WELL.
ALL IN THE TOTAL BUDGET FOR THIS 2026 IS $291 MILLION LESS TRANSFERS, AND THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE NUMBERS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED PREVIOUS, THE GENERAL FUND, UH, BUDGET DRIVERS.
A COUPLE OF YOU CALLED ME AND ASKED ME TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT, WHAT WAS THE BIG IMPACTS TO THE BUDGET.
AND SO THIS IS A SLIDE THAT WE'VE USED A COUPLE TIMES OVER THIS PROCESS.
EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION SCHOOL, UH, CONTRIBUTION INCREASES PUBLIC SAFETY ENHANCEMENTS, OPERATIONAL COSTS, UM, EXTERNAL AGENCIES SUCH AS WATA, THE JAIL, UH, WILLIAMSBURG REGIONAL LIBRARY AND OTHERS.
AND THEN THE LAST ITEM, CASH CAPITAL INCREASE IN DEBT SERVICE, AS WELL AS A FEW OTHER THINGS.
SO WHAT I REALLY WANNA POINT OUT TO YOU, UH, ON THIS, ON THIS PIECE ON THE RIGHT HERE, THE DISCRETIONARY VERSUS NON-DISCRETIONARY.
SO BASICALLY WHAT THE DIS THE DISCRETIONARY IS, IS THE, UH, RAISE FOR THE STAFF, THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE MOWING OF THE MEDIANS, AND THEN THE EXTRA MONEY THAT WE HAVE ALLOCATED TO THE LIBRARIES TO ENHANCE THEIR EBOOK COLLECTION.
BUT AS WE TALK ABOUT IT, I, I COULD IMAGINE THAT YOU MIGHT SHARE WITH ME THAT YOU DON'T REALLY FEEL LIKE THAT'S
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REALLY DISCRETIONARY, THAT'S REALLY NECESSARY.SO THE RAISES ARE NECESSARY TO KEEP UP WITH OUR NEIGHBORS AND MAINTAIN, UH, OUR WORKFORCE, ET CETERA.
AND THE OTHERS ARE, I THINK, EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT TO THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE TO THE RESIDENTS.
SO, TO GO JUST A LITTLE BIT FURTHER, SO WHAT DID YOU BUY IN THIS BUDGET? YOU BOUGHT A FULLY ACCREDITED AWARD-WINNING SCHOOL DIVISION.
THAT IS FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THIS, AND I KNOW YOU ALL DO AN ACCREDITED AWARD-WINNING SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND WE ADDED FIVE DEPUTIES, THE ADDITION OF THE PHARMACY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN THE FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY ARENA, WHO IS ALSO AN AWARD-WINNING ORGANIZATION, STATE-OF-THE-ART EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH NEW UPDATED SOFTWARE LIBRARIES WITH AN INCREASE IN THEIR DIGITAL EBOOK SUBSCRIPTIONS AND THE SUPPORT OF HIGH QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE COUNTY, WHICH IS INVESTMENT IN PUBLIC SPACES.
AND IT INCREASES IN THINGS LIKE MOWING, WHICH I JUST MENTIONED.
WE ALSO HAVE A REALLY STRONG, THE STRONGEST BOND RATING, AND WE ARE CONSISTENTLY EARNING AWARDS FOR OUR BUDGETING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING.
SO I REALLY THINK WE'RE AT A PLACE WHERE WE CAN FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE WORK OF THE COUNTY, THE GUIDANCE THAT YOU ALL HAVE GIVEN US.
I I HOPE THAT KIND OF COVERS WHAT YOU WERE LOOKING FOR, UH, IN THIS DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WE GOT FOR OUR DOLLARS.
IF IT DOESN'T, I'M, I'M HAPPY TO, UH, HAVE THAT CONVERSATION WITH YOU AS WELL.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? AND THE LAST THING I HAVE TO ADD TO THIS IS JUST TO FLIP OVER TO THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.
YOU ARE APPROVING THE 26 THROUGH 31 PROGRAM, BUT FINANCIALLY YOU'RE ONLY APPROVING FY 26.
SO THAT IS THE EXTENT OF OUR FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS ON TONIGHT'S VOTES.
THIS IS THE 26 TO 31 CIP GENERAL FUND, $218 MILLION ROUGHLY.
UH, THAT'S COUNTY AND SCHOOLS, AND THEN OTHER FUNDS IS $47 MILLION.
AND MRS, NO, THAT CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION FOR TONIGHT.
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE YOU'D LIKE TO ASK, WE ARE PREPARED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
I DON'T, BUT I WONDER IF ANYBODY ELSE DOES.
QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COMMENTS, ANY QUESTIONS? I THINK, UH, I THINK THE STAFF AND THIS BOARD NEED TO BE COMPLIMENTED ON THE WORK THAT THEY'VE DONE TO GET TO THIS BUDGET.
UM, YOU KNOW, IF I STEP BACK AND JUST LOOK AT THE OBLIGATE OBLIGATORY COSTS THAT YOU'VE DESCRIBED, IF I LOOK AT JUST THE BASIC COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR STAFF, INCLUDING THE SCHOOLS, AND ADDED ALL THAT MONEY UP, IT'S FOUR AND A HALF CENT BUDGET.
WE CAME IN AT FOUR, WE DID OUR JOB.
WHEN I LOOK AT SOME OF THE DESCRIPTION AND WILLIAMSBURG WATCH AND OTHER NEWSPAPERS ABOUT OUR, OUR NEIGHBORS, I, I DON'T HAVE TO HANG MY HEAD.
I THINK WE'VE DONE A VERY GOOD JOB.
WE'VE HAD AN 8% RISE IN COSTS OVER EIGHT YEARS AFTER INFLATION.
AND I JUST THINK THIS BOARD, THIS, UH, STAFF AND UH, AND EVERYBODY THAT'S PUT WORK INTO PULLING THIS BUDGET TOGETHER NEED TO BE COMPLEMENT.
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANY COMMENTS THEY'D LIKE TO MAKE? WELL, I'LL, I'LL, TOM, IS HANNAH FIRST I, MY FINGER 20 FINGER, THEY WERE IN SCHOOL WASN IN THE MIDDLE, WAS IT? OH, UM, YEAH.
I, I AGREE WITH, UH, DOUG ON THE TREMENDOUS WORK THAT EVERYONE DID.
UM, I THOUGHT IT WAS, I, I GO BACK A COUPLE YEARS WERE, UM, THE ONLY INTERACTION THAT OUR COMMUNITY PRETTY MUCH HAD WITH US DURING THE BUDGET WOULD BE COME TO THE BOARD MEETING IF THEY WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT.
GENERALLY, YOU KNOW, SHEILA, AND I'VE SEEN IT WHERE SOMETIMES NO ONE SHOWED UP, OR IF THEY DID, IT WAS GENERALLY ONE OF THE, UH, CHARITIES THAT WERE ASKING FOR SOME OR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, IT WAS VERY LITTLE INTERACTION.
UH, LAST YEAR WE, WE HAD ONE MEETING THIS YEAR.
WE HAD TWO MEETINGS, AND I THOUGHT THE MEETINGS WERE REALLY WORTHWHILE.
UM, IF, HOW STRONGLY PEOPLE FELT ABOUT A PARTICULAR ISSUE, THEN THAT WAS THE CHANCE TO COME UP AND CAMPAIGN FOR IT, IF YOU WILL.
UH, I MEAN, THAT WAS TRULY THE TIMES MM-HMM
I REMEMBER I GO BACK 10, 15 YEARS AND I REMEMBER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT, WELL, THEY CAN'T COME BEFORE THE BOARD SPEAK TO US AND, AND HAVE AN EXCHANGE OF
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INFORMATION.NO, BECAUSE TIME DID NOT ALLOW THAT.
AND NOR WAS IT PROBABLY A GOOD, A GOOD, A GOOD TIME TO DO IT BECAUSE WE'D ONLY BE TALKING TO ONE PERSON.
BUT WHEN WE HAD OUR MEETINGS, OUR MEETING AND INTERACTIONS, I THINK WERE MORE, IT WAS AN EXCHANGE.
I MEAN, YOU WOULD GET THE EXCHANGE BETWEEN THE SUPERVISORS, DIFFERENT OPINIONS, YOU'D HEAR DIFFERENT OPINIONS OF THE COMMUNITY, EXCUSE ME.
AND I JUST THOUGHT THAT THAT WAS GREAT.
AND THAT'S KIND OF HOW I WANTED TO SEE THAT GO.
AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW, IT SEEMED TO ME TWO WAS ABOUT THE RIGHT NUMBER.
IT MAY, WE MAY NEED TO DO MORE IN THE FUTURE, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT RIGHT NOW, TWO SEEMED TO BE THE RIGHT NUMBER.
I MEAN, IT WAS, UH, WE HAD, AS THE SCHEDULE SHOWED, WE HAD PLENTY OF TIME FOR DIFFERENT MEETINGS ON ISSUES, AND WE USED, UH, WE USED THEM APPROPRIATELY.
SO ANYWAY, UH, MARK, I WANNA THANK YOU FOR, UH, TAKING UP THAT, UH, EFFORT I HAD ASKED YOU TO DO A COUPLE YEARS AGO FOR THE INTERACTIONS.
AND, UM, AND I THOUGHT IT WAS, IT REALLY TURNED OUT WELL.
AND I WANNA THANK THE STAFF, UM, FOR THE DEDICATION HARD WORK, PUTTING UP WITH OUR NONSENSE.
SOMETIMES WE'D ASK THE SAME QUESTION FIVE OR SIX TIMES AND YOU'D WONDER WHO YOU TALKING TO.
AND, UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEWS ON THIS SUBJECT.
SO THANK AGAIN, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
THANK ALL OF YOU FOR THE HARD WORK.
WELL, I WAS GONNA SAY, YOU'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS.
WE, WE'VE INVESTED A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS BUDGET.
UM, AND I SAY WE PRETTY MUCH EVERYBODY IN THIS, IN THE ROOM HERE.
WHEN I SAY WE, UM, IT'S A, IT'S A MONTH LONG, MULTI-MONTH LONG PROCESS TO GET TO THIS POINT TONIGHT.
UM, A LOT OF, A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE, A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT.
I WAS REALLY HAPPY WITH THE AMOUNT ENGAGEMENT WE HAD WITH THE RESIDENTS AND STAFF AND AND BOARD THIS YEAR.
UM, THE, ALL THE EXTRA MEETINGS, I THINK THAT REALLY SETS A MODEL A STANDARD THAT, UM, MAYBE OTHERS CAN LOOK TO ABOUT HOW TO WORK ON A BUDGET THROUGHOUT, THROUGHOUT THE, THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
UM, SO I WAS REALLY HAPPY THAT WE HAD THAT, THAT TIME TO HAVE THOSE DISCUSSIONS LAST YEAR.
WE REALLY GOT JAMMED UP AND DIDN'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO DO THAT.
SO THERE'S GOOD POSITIVE STEPS FORWARD THIS YEAR WITH THAT.
I MEAN, I, I'LL HAVE TO SAY, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, AFTER, YOU KNOW, THREE YEARS OF WORKING THE TAX RATE DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, IT'S, IT'S DISAPPOINTING THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE AT, AT A CROSSROADS HERE.
WE'RE LOOKING AT KIND OF REVERSING THAT A A BIT, BUT ALSO REALIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THOSE DECISIONS WE WERE MADE OVER THE PAST COUPLE, THREE YEARS WERE BASED ON SOME FORECAST THAT THE REAL WORLD JUST DIDN'T MATERIALIZE, RIGHT? THE, THE ENVIRONMENT THAT WE NEEDED TO BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN IT.
SO, IN ORDER FOR US TO CONTINUE SUPPORTING THE SERVICES AND THE, UH, AND THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE REACHED OUT TO ME, AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE ON THIS TABLE HAVE READ, HAD SIMILAR COMMENTS ABOUT, YOU KNOW, MAINTAINING THE SERVICE, MAINTAINING THE SAFETY, MAINTAINING THE SCHOOLS AND SO FORTH.
UH, WE ARE AS NARROW AS WE CAN BE HERE WITH THE BUDGET AS PROPOSED.
WE'VE CUT 15 MILLION PLUS DOLLARS OUTTA THE BUDGET THIS YEAR.
I FORGET HOW MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS WE CUT OF IT LAST YEAR.
UM, END OF THE DAY, AGAIN, YOU KNOW, DISAPPOINTED THAT THINGS DIDN'T WORK OUT LIKE, LIKE WE HAD FORECASTED, BUT THIS IS THE RIGHT DECISION.
I, I WOULD BE CURIOUS, UM, TO HEAR A, UM, GET A, UM, A BUDGET POSTMORTEM PERHAPS TO GET THE, UH, LESSONS LEARNED.
UM, SUSAN PARTICULARLY, THIS IS YOUR, YOUR FIRST, UH, GO AROUND WITH IT TO GET YOUR PERSPECTIVE HERE, UM, AS, AS A FRESH FACE THAT YOU KNOW, WHAT, WHAT DID, WHAT ARE YOUR TAKEAWAYS FROM IT? AND SO WE CAN DISCUSS THAT AND APPLY IT TO THE NEXT YEAR BUDGET PROCESS.
SO, I MEAN, AT THE END OF THE DAY, WE, WE ALL NEED TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF BA LITTLE BIT OF A BREAK, CATCH YOUR BREATH, BUT NEXT YEAR, BUDGET STARTS AFTER TONIGHT.
I, I DON'T HAVE REALLY ANYTHING TO ADD TO.
I DON'T, I DO WANNA SAY THOUGH, THAT STAFF HA HAS REALLY TOED THE MARK AND THEN SOME, I YOU HAVE BEEN OVER BACKWARDS, BUT NOT ONLY STAFF.
I THINK THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS HAS ALSO WORKED VERY, VERY HARD ON THIS BUDGET.
HARDER THAN I'VE EVER SEEN THEM WORK IN ALL THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN IT.
BUT I THINK IT'S A LEARNING PROCESS.
IT DOESN'T MATTER EVERY, IT'S, IT'S A LIVING, IT'S A LIVING DOCUMENT, AND THE DOCUMENT IS GOING TO CHANGE EVERY YEAR.
AND WE HAVE TO PREPARE FOR IT AND PLAN FOR IT JUST AS THE COUNTY IS CHANGING YEAR AFTER YEAR.
AND WE HAVE TO PLAN FOR HOW WE WANT THAT TO HAPPEN AND TAKE A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS INTO CONSIDERATION WHEN WE'RE BUILDING NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET.
AND MARK, THANK YOU FOR THE LEADERSHIP THAT YOU'VE SHOWN, AND THANK YOU.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE,
AND I, AND I DON'T SEE TOO MANY MORE GRAY HAIRS AROUND HERE SINCE WE STARTED ON, ON THE BUDGET, BUT I'M SURE THAT THEY, IF THERE ARE SOME THERE, THEY'VE BEEN COVERED UP.
OH, DID YOU PULL YOUR HAIR OUT? PERHAPS MAYBE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.
BUT, AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR QUESTIONS.
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DWAYNE WAYNE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR, YOUR QUESTIONS.THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU, YOU PUT INTO THIS BUDGET TO MAKE IT A GOOD MAD CHAIR.
YOU CONTINUOUSLY ASKED FOR A ONE PENNY
BUT IF THERE AREN'T ANY MORE QUESTIONS OR ANY, ANY MORE COMMENTS, I'D LIKE TO MOVE FORWARD PLEASE.
AND I'M TO ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE FFY 26 BUDGET AND THE APPROPRIATE FUNDING THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF THE PROPOSED RESOLUTION R 25 DASH 68.
IF THERE ARE NO MORE COMMENTS, ANY MORE COMMENTS? IF NOT, I ROLL CALL PLEASE.
TOM, YOU, YOU REPLIED WHAT? SO MOVE.
WELL, YOU HAVE TO CALL A ROLL CALL.
MR. RUN MOVED THIS AND I'M GONNA CALL ROLL IF YOU, YOU WOULD LIKE.
THE MOTION MADE BY MR. ROH IS TO ADOPT PROPOSED RESOLUTION R 25 DASH 68 TO APPROVE THE BUDGETS AND APPROPRIATE FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, BEGINNING JULY 1ST, 2025, AND ENDING JU JUNE 30TH, 2026 FOR THE COUNTY OF YORK AND THE YORK COUNTY SCHOOL DIVISION.
I'LL MOVE DOWN TO THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 20 26, 20 31 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM, AND WE SHOULD CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTION R 25 DASH 69.
MA'AM, YOU NEED TO VOTE ON THE, YOU NEED TO VOTE ON THE TAX ORDINANCE.
MA'AM, YOU NEED TO VOTE ON THE TAX ORDINANCE AS WELL.
THERE WAS TWO IN THE TOP SECTION.
HAVE, I'M SORRY, I DON'T HAVE MY GLASSES ON.
AS FOR MOTION TO APPROVE THE TAX RATES FOR 2025 THROUGH THE ADOPTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 DASH TWO R DASH ONE.
THE MOTION MADE BY MR. ROY IS TO ADOPT PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 DASH TWO R ONE TWO IMPOSED TAX LEVIES FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2025.
OKAY, NOW WE GO DOWN TO NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2026 DASH 2031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.
AND WE CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTION R 25 DASH 69 TO ADOPT THE FY 26 DASH 31 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM AS A LONG RANGE PLANNING DOCUMENT.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE? YES.
I WANT JUST FOR POINT OF ORDER.
I'M LOOKING AT THE AGENDA HERE IS ARE, AND IT SAYS ITEM TWO, OR WE ARE, WE DO JUST ONE ITEM OR TWO ITEMS HERE, OR TWO ON TWO.
FIRST ITEM INCLUDES AN ORDINANCE AND A RESOLUTION, RIGHT? AND ITEM IS TWO B, RIGHT? IS THAT THE AGENDA? 20.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, THEN I'LL JUST PUT THIS UP.
NOW I KNOW, BUT I'M GOING JUST READ IT.
READ THE UM, THE ACTION AGAIN, PLEASE.
WHICH ONE DO YOU WANT? I'LL READ THE LAST ONE.
THAT'S WHERE WE SHOULD BE RIGHT NOW.
[2. Proposed Fiscal Year 2026-2031 Capital Improvements Program. Consider adoption of proposed Resolution R25-69 to adopt the FY2026 - 2031 Capital Improvements Program as a long-range planning document. a. Memorandum for the County Administrator b. Proposed Resolution R25-69]
THAT'S, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.THAT'S WHAT I READ AND I, I READ.
CONSIDER THE ADAPTION OF A PROPOSED RESOLUTION R 25 DASH 69 TO ADOPT THE FY 2026 DASH 31, 20 31 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AS A LONG RANGE PLANNING DOCUMENT.
ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ROLL CALL PLEASE.
A MOTION MADE BY MR. SHEPHERD IS TO ADOPT PROPOSED RESOLUTION R 25 DASH 69 TO ADOPT THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 THROUGH FISCAL YEAR 2031 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAM.
[3. Designation of Real Property Tax for School Purposes. Consider adoption of proposed Resolution R25-70 to designate a portion of the real property tax for school purposes. a. Memorandum from the County Administrator. b. Proposed Resolution R25-70]
DOWN TO NUMBER THREE, WHICH IS THE DESIGNATION OF REAL PROPERTY TAX FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.UH, WE WILL CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF PROPOSED RESOLUTION R 25 DASH 70 TO DESIGNATE A PORTION OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSIONS FROM THE BOARD? A QUESTION, THE THE 37%, IS THAT STATE? HOW, HOW DOES THAT FEDERAL, THAT'S FEDERAL.
SO THE FEDERAL SETS THAT, THAT PERCENTAGE.
UH, IF THERE AREN'T ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, I'LL ASK
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FOR A MOTION.UH, ANY MORE DISCUSSION? IF NOT, ROLL CALL MOTION MADE BY MR. SHEPHERD IS TO ADOPT PROPOSED RESOLUTION R 25 DASH 70 TO DESIGNATE A PORTION OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX FOR SCHOOL PURPOSES.
[4. Proposed County Code Amendments – Solid Waste, Garbage and Weeds. Consider adoption of proposed Ordinance Number 25-8 to amend Chapter 19, “Solid Waste, Garbage and Weeds,” of the York County Code to change the fees for solid waste and recycling services Board of Supervisors Agenda *INDICATES NO WRITTEN MATERIAL. 2 a. Memorandum from the County Administrator b. Board Material from April 15, 2025 c. Proposed Ordinance No. 25-8]
IS PROPOSED COUNTY CODE AMENDMENTS, SOLID WASTE, GARBAGE AND WEEDS.WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 DASH EIGHT TO AMEND CHAPTER 19, SOLID WASTE GARBAGE AND WEEDS OF THE YORK COUNTY CODE TO CHANGE THE FEES FOR SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING SERVICES.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE BOARD? IF NOT, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO AMEND THE COUNTY CODE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSIONS, PLEASE GO TO EFFECT I.
THE MOTION FROM MR. SHEPHERD IS TO ADOPT PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 DASH EIGHT TO AMEND CHAPTER 19, SOLID WASTE GARBAGE AND WEEDS OF THE YORK COUNTY CODE TO CHANGE THE FEES FOR SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING FEES.
[5. Proposed Fee Amendments within the Chapter 7.1, Building Regulations, Chapter 20.5, Subdivisions, and Chapter 24.1, Zoning. Consider adoption of proposed Ordinance Number 25-9 (R) to amend and establish certain fees within Chapter 7.1, Building Regulations, York County Code, Chapter 20.5, Subdivisions, and Chapter 24.1, Zoning. a. Memorandum from the County Administrator b. Proposed Ordinance No. 25-9(R)]
IS PROPOSED FEE AMENDMENTS WITHIN THE, UH, CHAPTER SEVEN DASH ONE BUILDING REGULATIONS CHAPTER 20 DASH FIVE SUBDIVISIONS AND CHA.AT CHAPTER 24 DASH ONE ZONING, WE'RE GOING TO CONSIDER THE ADOPTION OF PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 DASH NINE R TO AMEND AND ESTABLISH CERTAIN FEES WITHIN CHAPTER SEVEN ONE BUILDING REGULATIONS YORK COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 20.5 SUBDIVISIONS AND CHAPTER 24.1 ZONING IN.
ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS, THIS OR DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD? IF NOT, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION.
WHAT WAS THE CAUSE FOR THE, UH, RESOLUTION TO CHANGE SOME? YES.
THERE WERE SOME MINOR WORDING.
SOME VERBIAGE, RIGHT? YEAH, SOME MINOR WORDING.
MINOR WORDING I THINK IS WHAT IT WAS YOU TIME ABOUT THE TIME TO CHANGE THE RESOLUTION OR CHANGE THE ORDINANCE.
AND I WANT, I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY WHAT THE R WHAT THE, WHAT THE CHANGE WAS THAT CAUSED IT TO BE A REVISION.
JUST GONNA CLARIFY HERE IS HERE, IS THIS THE 1 29 WE ADDED? WE, WE ADDED IT TO BE EFFECTIVE JULY ONE.
AND AREN, THE CHANGES IN HERE LISTED.
UH, ARE THESE ARE ANY NEW CHANGES OR ARE THESE, ALL THE CHANGES ARE LISTED.
COLOR, COLOR CODING, THESE CHANGES.
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT, WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS ALL THE CHANGES.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE WAS ADDED TO BE JULY ONE.
IF IT'S, THIS IS, THIS IS THE, THE JUST MINOR CHANGES.
DID WE MAKE, WE ALREADY MOTION.
SUPER MOTION MADE BY MR. SHEPHERD IS TO ADOPT PROPOSED ORDINANCE NUMBER 25 DASH NINE R TO AMEND AND ESTABLISH CERTAIN FEES WITHIN CHAPTER 7.1, BUILDING REGULATIONS.
YOUR COUNTY CODE CHAPTER 2025 SUBDIVISIONS AND CHAPTER 24.1 ZONING.
[CONSENT CALENDAR]
WE'RE DOWN TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR.UH, NUMBER SIX IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES FOR APRIL T FIRST AND APRIL 28TH.
UH, NUMBER SEVEN IS A COMMENDATION OF A 24 25 YOUTH COMMISSION.
UH, NUMBER EIGHT IS THE OUTSTANDING YOUTH AWARD SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.
NUMBER NINE IS THE RESKINNING.
REACHED GETTING OF THE TRANSFER STATION AND THAT WOULD ALLOW THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO CONTRACT WITH A, A COMPANY FOR THE ROOFING AND GLAZING OF THE TRANSFER STATION.
AND NUMBER 10 IS EMPLOYEE OF THE QUARTER, THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2025.
IS THERE ANY ITEM THERE THAT SOMEONE WISHES TO PULL? NUMBER NINE PLEASE? NUMBER NINE.
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OKAY.I FIGURED THAT ONE WOULD COME OUT.
UM, WILL, I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE ABSENT NUMBER NINE VOTE.
YEAH, LET'S TALK, LET'S TALK ABOUT, SO THE TRANSFER, WHICH, WHICH BUILDING IS THAT? IS THAT WHERE, GOING BACK TO THE TRUCK COMPANY.
NEW TRUCK UP, RIGHT, THAT'S AT THE TRANSFER STATION.
IT'S GOT THE FRONT END LOADER IN.
IS IS THAT WHO OWNS, WHO OWNS THAT BUILDING? US? YES.
UM, HOW IS THAT DIFFERENT THAN THE, UM, THE OTHER FACILITIES THERE THAT WE FUND THROUGH THE AGREEMENT WE HAVE WITH, UH, VSA? I MEAN, WHAT I'M ASKING IS, WE, WE HAVE A CONTRACT WITH VSA.
DOES, WAS THAT NOT INCLUDED IN THE CONTRACT OR IS THAT A SEPARATE, IS THE THE BUILDING SEPARATE FROM VSA? IT'S NOT VSA.
NO, IT IST WE OWN THE BUILDING MAIN.
WELL THERE WERE TWO QUESTIONS.
IT'S IMPORTANT, THERE'S TWO QUESTIONS YOU WERE ASKING.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW THAT, BUT THERE WERE TWO QUESTIONS.
ONE, WHAT IS VS DOING DOWN HERE AND WHAT ARE WE DOING DOWN THERE VS.
'CAUSE WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING IN THAT BUILDING.
AND THEY, SO WHAT'S YOUR AGREEMENT WITH RE REPUBLIC THEN? WE, THEY JUST, SO IT IS PART OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT, THE UPKEEP AND MAINTENANCE OF THE BUILDING IS ON US, UH, IN, IN SOME SHARED FASHION.
BUT IF YOU RECALL, WE, WE ACTUALLY SHUT DOWN THAT OPERATION FOR SOME PERIOD OF TIME, REMEMBER? YEAH.
AND IT CAUSED SOME CONSTERNATION AMONGST THE RESIDENTS, UNDERSTANDABLY.
UM, BECAUSE THE BUILDING HAD BEEN DAMAGED OVER TIME BECAUSE OF THE LOADERS.
THE FLOOR WAS DAMAGED, WHERE THEY'RE SCRAPING UP THE FLOOR, ET CETERA.
THE BUILDING REALLY NEEDED A MAJOR OVERHAUL.
THAT'S NOT, THAT'S NOT MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR KIND OF STUFF.
'CAUSE I THINK WHAT YOU, WHAT YOU, YOU OFFERED IT AS MINUS, MINUS NUMBER NINE.
SO CAN WE STRETCH A MINUS AND RESTATE IT? OKAY.
WE APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS, AS, AS DOCUMENTED ASED WILL CO PLEASE.
MOTION MADE BY MR. SHEPHERD IS TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR AS SUBMITTED.
[OPEN DISCUSSION]
GUYS, WE'RE NOW DOWN TO OPEN DISCUSSION.IS THERE ANYTHING THAT ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH THE BOARD BEFORE WE ADJOURN? I HAVE QUESTION PLEASE.
UM, JUST UPDATE ON THE, UH, ON THE DOCK MASTER BUILDING.
WELL, THEY'RE COMING ALONG PRETTY WELL.
UH, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DELAYS, WEATHER DELAYS AND MATERIAL DELAYS, ET CETERA.
I DID SIGN A DOCUMENT TODAY PUSHING BACK THE SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION TO THE 15TH OF JUNE, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY.
SO, YOU KNOW, THE HOPE IS THAT WE'LL BE READY TO GO FOR JULY ONE.
THE DOOR DOOR OPENED YOU MEAN? YES, SIR.
THAT'S WHAT WAS THE FIRST COMPLETION DATE? I THINK WE ADDED 30 DAYS, IF I RECALL CORRECTLY.
IF SOMEONE KNOWS ANY DIFFERENTLY.
BRIAN, IS THAT ANY DIFFERENT? I DON'T BELIEVE SO.
AND, AND PIER, WE, WE DON'T HAVE POWER TO START PIER.
IS THAT BECAUSE OF THE WORK THERE? OR ALL THE POWER WAS REROUTED THROUGH THAT BUILDING.
SO, SO YEAH, ALL THAT SHOULD COME BACK ON.
ALRIGHT, SO WE'RE OKAY? MM-HMM
ANYBODY ELSE HAVE ANYTHING THEY'D LIKE TO BRING UP? IF NOT, UH, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED AND THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING OF THE YORK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS WILL BE HELD AT 6:00 PM TUESDAY, MAY 20TH, 2025.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR JOINING US.