Boyce Town Councill Meeting August 6, 2024  Meeting called to order by Mayor Zack Hudson at7:00PM  Pledge of Allegiance Moment of Silence andz Zack Hudsony were present.  Roll call by Recorder, Whitney Maddox: Berkeley Reynolds, Dennis Hall, Carol Coffelt, Floyd Hudson,  Whitney Maddox,  Approval of Minutes from the. July2,2 2024, Meeting- - Motion to approve minutes as written by Carol Coffelt, second  Berkeley Reynolds. No discussion. Passed! 5-0  by of couple on  Reports  Town Administrator: Matt Hoff: (see report) Gradual progress with collecting taxes, have released a Treasurer:. John O'Neil: (see report) Alla accounts arer reconciled through 7/31/24. Still trying tor reconcile personal property taxes within Quick Books, whichi isat tedious! process. Met County Treasurer to gather ideas Code Enforcer: Vacant: Per Matt Hoff, one new rooster identified, owner was given two weeks to remove, CCSA: Lee Coffelt: Owner of1 112 N. Greenway Ave. previously requested to havel her water meter moved itso current location onto her property due toa a problem with ani insurance claim asa a result ofal leak. second monthi inar row, the customer was a "nos show" fort the public comment section oft the July CCSA For the The board voted NOTt tor move the waterr meter as requested. Work continues on making repairs and meeting. improvements to the fencing and others security measures att the town of Boycev water tower as ar breaki in and trespassing that occurred in June, 2024. The intrusion alarmi issues have been resolved result with oft the alarm company and the alarm system isr now working as designed. Ar recurring problem with the station high wet well alarm was resolved by changing the set points in late July. No further alarms Virginia have Ave. lift received. Work continues byt the "Delinquent Account Workgroup" on collecting owed monies to CCSA from been delinquent accounts. Thet total amount owed! has been decreased from $95,000 to $53,000 thus far. AI law has beeni identified by the countyt treasurer that willl helpt the CCSA with new options to collect. CCSA tor meet with this newly identified: attorney. Al briefing was provided by Mark Imboden on a new law that is waiting effectJ July1 1, 2024v which changes the parameters ofv whicha utility service canl be terminated in Virginia. This took law was a product of the most recent' Virginia Legislature session. Ins short, it states that utilities like water & power are basicl human rights and provides strict parameters on! howt these utilities can be shut off Its states, for example, that shutoffs cannot occur on days whent thet temperature is at ora above any 92 degrees orb below 32 degrees. They cannot occur onF Fridays, weekends, state holidays ort the day before state holidays. They cannot occur during any state emergency declared byt the governor. The law also mandates allu utility termination policies be published ont the jurisdictions website inf full in English and in Spanish. The that the count administrator andi the county attorney tor rewrite our water/sewer terminations process policies working and with procedurest to align witht this newl law. Updated 8/6/24-Leei received email from Chris Bois indicated mayr not applyt to entity run! by ana authority. Also, shares fire department has received numerous calls this law "persistent smell ofs sewage" ande explanation ist that smell is coming from plant on Howard's Lane due abouta humidity ande extreme heat." "There is no leak." Publich hearing for rate increases 8/20/24 at 9am at Government to high  holds as aresult.  wayst to collect taxes. Wille explore for the future, unlikely toi implement this year. BVFC: Chief Brian Conrad: No report other than to' "thank yout fori thei funds."  which willl ber next week.  from  the firm  reason.  fora  that ledt tot this law are: Va. House bill 906 and Va. Senate bill 480. The CCSA isi int the  of  bills  Boyce Town Council Meeting August 2024 page 1of2    Center on Chalmers Courti in Berryville. Caroli inquired about decrease in delinquent accounts. Per group approached various businesses with delinquent accounts and were able to collect overdue monies. Lee, work Imbodeni installed a water méter at property int townt that has been withoutar meter. Account is Dennis asked about 112 NG Greenway, indicating they! have two dwellings ont the same lot. CCSAr up-to-date. received tor move meter due tol leak. Complainant has no-showed tor meetings. Dennis requests CCSA into request Planning Commission: David Winsatt: (see report) Elizabeth McCorkle has been unable to attend recent meetings, thus, editst tot the Zoning Ordinances. Also, awaiting clarification on use of" "pods" and' "bed and breakfast" decision. Per Berkeley, theset topics willl be discussed with David Griffin at the next quarterly Code Enforcer / New Title and. Job Description / Interview - Discussion regarding content within revisedj description. Floydr requests for language that addresses the "actuale enforcement" oft the violation. to be spelled outi ing general duties. Berkeleyl believes its speaks tot this request and feels the description Request forit Carol Coffeltr makes ar motion to accept the "Code Compliance Inspector" title andj job description as written, seconded by Berkeley Reynolds. No additional discussion. Passed 4-1-1. Floyd was dissenting  Also,  situation.  looki this  Board of Supervisors: Bev McKay: (Notp present). No report.  meeting. job  Old/Ongoing! Business  speaks tot this already.  job  vote. Dennis abstained.  Scheduledi interview on Saturday 8/10/24 at 9:30 AM at Town! Hall  FOIA-TCreviewed. Carola asked about details on! how tor requesta a record and time limits to Administrator believe this is adequately covered. Next step- - Town Administrator tos send to David respond. Griffin TC and for Intersection Update - Met with VDOT at recent work session. Mayor will continue tor request updates. inquired aboutt task to address parkingi int front of church blocking view ofs stop signs. Floyd shares his Whitney that whatever VDOT recommends to accomplish the safety oft thei intersection should be abundance of safety. Zack toi invite Pastor oft the Church to the next works session to explore done, further. ofa an  review.  out opinion  New Business  Any new business  Town Administrator reports thel leaning shed on Whiting Avenue has beenr removed. Dennis Hall requests tor notify property owners with sidewalks needt to trim bushes to clear access. Floyd Hudson discussed newt trashcans and removingi from the street. TC advised the code  and the new Code Compliance Inspector cana address. Work Session Tuesday August 27th, 2024at6PM Next Regular Meeting September 17"h at7PMat the Town Hall  speaks tot this  Open for Public Comment None Meeting adjourned at7:52F PM Respectfully: submitted, AL Whitney Maddox, Town Recorder  F  Boyce Town Council Meeting- -A August 2024 page 2of2