Board Meeting Notes

See more information about the items below by viewing the January 14, 2025, Board of Supervisors Meeting video.

The first Board of Supervisors meeting of 2025 began at 1:00 PM, with the Board’s annual organizational meeting where its members selected David Radford (Windsor Hills Magisterial District) to serve as the 2025 Chair of the Board of Supervisors. Phil North (Hollins Magisterial District) was chosen to serve as 2025 Vice Chair of the Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors also approved a resolution adopting a Code of Ethics and Conduct for the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors. 

Throughout 2025, the Board of Supervisors meetings will begin at 2:00 PM unless otherwise scheduled. Evening meetings generally held on the 4th Tuesday will begin at 6:00 PM.

At the top of today’s regular meeting, the Board of Supervisors received a briefing about the 2025 Real Estate Assessment by Ken Fay, Roanoke County’s Director of Real Estate Assessment. The Board also received a briefing from the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission, delivered by the RVARC Executive Director Jeremy Holmes.

Consent Agenda

The Board of Supervisors approved the following measures in the form of one resolution under its consent agenda.

• Approval of minutes – December 17, 2024;
• Ordinance authorizing the approval of new public drainage easements for the purpose of constructing drainage improvements on property owned by Shatenita Horton and Erskine Horton,  Jr.  (Tax  Map  #095.01-01-23.00-0000)  located  at 7062 Crown Road, Willis Page (Tax Map 095.01-01-12.00-0000) located at 7049 Crown  Road,  and  John A.  Leonard and Colleen R.  Leonard  (Tax  Map #095.01-01-11.00-0000)  located  at  7041  Crown  Road,  in  the  Windsor  Hills Magisterial District. (Second Reading);
• Ordinance authorizing the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County to enter into and execute an amended and restated Extraterritorial Arrest Agreement with the City of Roanoke, the City of Salem, the Town of Vinton, the County of Botetourt, and the County of Craig. (Doug Barber, Sr. Assistant County Attorney and Michael Poindexter, Chief of Police) (Second Reading);
• Ordinance Amending Chapter 14 of the Roanoke County Code: Parades. (Peter Lubeck, County Attorney) (Second Reading);
• Ordinance accepting and appropriating funds in the amount of $50,000 from the Virginia Brownfields Restoration and Economic Redevelopment Assistance Fund Program and granting signatory authority to the County Administrator or his designee to execute a Performance Agreement with the Virginia Economic Development Partnership for Professional Park, located in the Cave Spring Magisterial District. (Second Reading);
• Resolution requesting the Commonwealth Transportation Board fund a Demonstration Project Assistance Grant in fiscal year 2026 and half of fiscal year 2027 for shuttle service to the National Park Service's McAfee Knob Trailhead Parking Lot, Catawba Magisterial District.

Work Sessions

The Board of Supervisors moved to work sessions with staff to review the ten-year Fleet and Heavy Equipment Replacement for Fiscal Years 2026-2035, and to review a preliminary revenue outlook for fiscal year 2025-2026 projected General Government Fund operating revenues and budget issues.

Closed Session

The Board of Supervisors moved to closed meetings as follows:

1. 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 Catawba, Cave Spring, and Vinton Magisterial Districts.
2. Section 2.2-3711 (A)(1) of the Code of Virginia, to discuss the appointment of members of the Board of Supervisors to boards, commissions, and authorities.

For More Information...

More information on these items and the meeting video can be found under the Past Meetings section of the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Meetings and Videos page. You may also contact the Chief Deputy Clerk to the Board at 540-772-2005 for more information.