City Council
Regular MeetingHarrisonburg, VA · August 31, 2015
Minutes
409 S. Main Street
City of Harrisonburg Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Meeting Minutes - Final
City Council
Mayor Christopher B. Jones
Vice-Mayor Richard Baugh
Council Member Ted Byrd
Council Member Kai Degner
Council Member Abe Shearer
Monday, August 31, 2015 6:00 PM Room 205
Special Meeting
1. Roll Call
Present: 5- Mayor Christopher B. Jones, Vice-Mayor Richard Baugh, Council Member Ted
Byrd, Council Member Kai Degner and Council Member Abe Shearer
Also Present: 4- City Manager Kurt Hodgen, Assistant City Manager Anne Lewis, City Clerk Erica
Kann and City Attorney Chris Brown
2. Consent Agenda (any item placed on the consent agenda shall be removed and
taken up as a separate matter, if so requested by any member of Council, otherwise all
items will be voted on with one (1) motion)
A motion was made by Council Member Degner, seconded by Vice-Mayor Baugh to approve
the consent agenda as presented. The motion carried with a recorded roll call vote taken as
follows:
Yes: 5- Mayor Jones, Vice-Mayor Baugh, Council Member Byrd, Council Member Degner
and Council Member Shearer
No: 0
2.a. Consider amending and re-enacting Section 1-1-13 of the Harrisonburg City Code
This ordinance was approved on second reading.
2.b. Consider an amendment to the appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2016
This appropriaton ordinance was approved on second reading.
3. Adjournment
At 6:01 p.m., there being no further business and on motion adopted, the meeting
was adjourned.
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CITY CLERK MAYOR
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Agenda
345 S. Main Street
City of Harrisonburg Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Meeting Agenda - Final
City Council
Mayor Christopher B. Jones
Vice-Mayor Richard Baugh
Council Member Ted Byrd
Council Member Kai Degner
Council Member Abe Shearer
Monday, August 31, 2015 6:00 PM Room 205
Special Meeting
1. Roll Call
2. Consent Agenda (any item placed on the consent agenda shall be removed and
taken up as a separate matter, if so requested by any member of Council, otherwise all
items will be voted on with one (1) motion)
2.a. Consider amending and re-enacting Section 1-1-13 of the Harrisonburg City Code
Review & This ordinance amendment is required due to the move to the new City Hall. The
Recommendation: existing section 1-1-13 designates the second floor conference room in the Municipal
Building at 345 South Main Street as the city's central absentee voter election district .
The amendment designates a room in the new City Hall as the city's central absentee
voter election district. Due to timing requirements under state law, this ordinance
amendment must be passed prior to September 3, 2015. Therefore, it will be
necessary for council to hold a brief special meeting during the last week of August for
a second reading of this ordinance amendment.
Attachments: Public Hearing Notice
Ordinance 1-1-13
Legislative History
8/25/15 City Council approved on first reading
2.b. Consider an amendment to the appropriation ordinance for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 2016
Review & During the August 25, 2015 council meeting it was approved on first reading to reduce
Recommendation: real estate taxes to $0.72, real estate service charge to $0.14 and mobile homes to
$0.72. The amended ordinance is attached.
Attachments: Amended Apppropriation Ordinance FY16
3. Adjournment
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