Board Meeting Notes

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At the top of the May 13, 2025 Board of Supervisors meeting, the Board approved a resolution recognizing Melinda Rector, Director of Operations for the Regional Center for Animal Care and Protection (RCACP), for her exemplary service to Roanoke County and the RCACP. Melinda Rector began her career with Roanoke County in June 1990 and transferred to the Regional Center for Animal Care and Protection (RCACP) in June 2017 to serve as Director of Operations. Melinda has demonstrated outstanding leadership, compassion, and innovation as she has worked to make the facility a model shelter and trusted community resource.

Above, front row: Chairman David Radford, RCACP's Director of Operations Melinda Rector, RCACP's Excecutive Director Mike Warner, and County Administrator Richard Caywood. Back row: Supervisor Martha Hooker, Vice Chairman Phil North, Supervisor Paul Mahoney. 

The Board of Supervisors also received a briefing from Valerie Brown, Executive Director for the Greater Williamson Road Area Business Association, and leaned about the association's programs that support both businesses in the area and the surrounding community. 

In new business, the Board of Supervisors approved the FY 2025-2026 budget for Roanoke Valley Television. Roanoke Valley Television (RVTV) is a civic media resource serving Roanoke County, Roanoke City, the Town of Vinton, and their respective school systems. RVTV was created in 1993 and since that time has provided government and educational media services for the three localities, and distributes video content via cablecast, live-stream, social media and on-demand. Roanoke County’s share of the annual budget is 45.82% and is based on a proportional share of the three sponsoring jurisdictions, as defined by US Census population data. Last year, Roanoke Valley Television produced 476 unique projects including 2,215 minutes (37 hours) of finished video for regional partners. RVTV also provides the Live Board Meeting signal for Web Streaming. Examples of media content produced for Roanoke County this year include: "Roam RoCo" Public Information Series; "Out of the Office" Podcast; Economic Development Industry Insight Tours and Business Spotlight Features; Parks, Recreation and Tourism Program Features; General Services Instructional Videos; Public Safety Informational Videos; Event PSA's, and other special communications projects.

The Board of Supervisors also approved an agreement to provide fire and emergency medical services mutual aid between the City of Roanoke and the County of Roanoke.

A public hearing was also held for the purpose of receiving citizen comments on the proposed fiscal year 2025-2026 Operating Budget and the fiscal year 2026-2035 Capital Improvement Program. After the public hearing the Board of Supervisors approved the first readings of three budget measures, including:

1. The first budget ordinance provides funding in the amount of $353,110,869 in fiscal year 2025-2026 for the County’s operations budget. The ordinance also approves the County's Classification and Pay Plan for fiscal year 2025-2026;
2. (The second budget ordinance provides funding in the amount of $34,366,281 in fiscal year 2025-2026 for the County's capital budget including the first year of the ten-year Capital Improvement Program;
3. The third budget ordinance provides funding in the amount of $282,794,199 in fiscal year 2025-2026 for Roanoke County Public Schools categories.

Learn more about Roanoke County's Budget Development and upcoming dates in the budget process. The second reading of these ordinances is scheduled for May 27, 2025.

Consent Agenda

The Board of Supervisors approved the following measures in the form of one resolution under its Consent Agenda.

• Approval of minutes for April 22, 2025;
• Request to accept and allocate funds in the amount of $4,000 from the Virginia 9-1-1 Services Board for the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP)Educational Grant Program;
• Request to accept and allocate grant funds in the amount of $53,000 from the Virginia 9-1-1 Services Board;
• Request to accept and allocate an additional $50,000 from the Department of Juvenile Justice for the FY2025 Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control (VJCCCA) grant budget for the purpose of detention alternative programs;
• Ordinance authorizing the granting of a new public drainage easement to the Board of Supervisors on property owned by Kyle A Johnson, Tax Map # 095.01-02-40.00-0000, located at 7192 Bent Mt Road, in Windsor Hills Magisterial District. (Second Reading);
• Ordinance authorizing the acceptance of a public use easement located at Roanoke County Tax Map Number 076.20-03-03.00-0000 for a portion of sidewalk on private property along Brambleton Avenue, Windsor Hills Magisterial District. (First Reading and Request for Second Reading);
• Request to accept a donated K9 to be used in several Outreach and Internal Programs for the Roanoke County Sheriff's Office.

Work Sessions

The Board of Supervisors moved to work sessions after the regular meeting. The first work session was a briefing by Eldon James, the County’s legislative liaison, who explained how actions being considered by the 2025 General Assembly may affect Roanoke County. The Board also heard from a team of three Virginia Tech engineering students who recently completed their capstone project to maximize the longevity of Roanoke County’s garbage collection fleet and increase efficiency in the County’s trash collection and recycling services. In a final work session, the Board previewed upcoming redesigns for the County’s website, Roanoke County Public Library’s website, and the Roanoke County Economic Development Department's website.

Closed Session

The Board of Supervisors ended with a closed session per Section 2.2-3711(A)(5) of the Code of Virginia, for discussion concerning a prospective business or industry or the expansion of an existing business or industry where no previous announcement has been made of the business’ or industry’s interest in locating or expanding its facilities in the community. Specifically, the Board will discuss potential business location or expansion in the community, including location or expansion in each of the County’s five magisterial districts.

For More Information

More information on each of these items, contact the Chief Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors, or call 540-772-2005.