The Supply Room – Rebooting education with furniture and sanitation
Take Your Leadership Skills to the Next Level Through the NACo High Performance Leadership Academy
Enter the 2021 VACo Achievement Awards
Dear VACo Members – It’s time for the 2021 Achievement Awards Program. Any county department is eligible to compete so ENTER NOW! Achievement Awards Submission Form All entries are required to be submitted in electronic form. No paper copy submissions are necessary. The electronic copy should be a PDF or WORD file. Email entries to […]
Celebrating the Chairpersons’ Institute
Congratulations to several graduates of the VACo Chairpersons’ Institute! Isle of Wight Vice Chairman Don Rosie Roanoke County Supervisor Phil North Mathews County Vice Chair Melissa Mason Bland County Chairman Stephen Kelley
Learn more about cigarette tax stamping process
Cigarette tax revenue may be important to your county. Please join VACo and Premier Partner SICPA-Meyercord Revenue for information on the tax stamping process in Virginia. Alexander Spelman, SICPA-Meyercord Revenue Vice President of Business Development, hosts a 20-minute recorded webinar, designed to guide you step-by-step through the cigarette tax stamping process. There will also be […]
Visit Stafford County and Aquia Landing Park
Open year-round, this popular public beach offers fishing, picnicking, kayaking and two large picnic shelters for rent. Rich in outdoor recreation and steeped in history, Aquia Landing is a special place in Stafford County. Located just 7 miles east of Stafford Courthouse (Exit 140 – from I-95). Open 8am to dusk. This site was the […]
Roanoke County Names Fire & Rescue Chief
Roanoke County Administrator Dan O’Donnell recently announced the appointment of Travis Griffith as Fire & Rescue Chief. Griffith will assume his new position March 8. “We held a nationwide recruitment process and had many qualified applicants from several states,” said O’Donnell. “It reflects highly on the quality of our employees that the best choice was […]
Commonwealth Connect Coalition Updates and Beginning of VATI FY 2022 Process
The next meeting of the Commonwealth Connect Coalition is scheduled for March 23. Topics of discussion will include a presentation from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond on the economic impacts of broadband expansion, a recap of broadband related legislation and budget items from the 2021 General Assembly session, and an overview of the Federal […]
NACo Cybersecurity Collaborative
2021 Virginia County Board Chairs and Vice Chairs
County Chair Vice Chair Accomack Ron Wolff William Tarr Albemarle Ned Gallaway Donna Price Alleghany George Garten James Griffith Amelia H. Joseph Easter, IV Shaun Weyant Amherst Jennifer Moore David Pugh, Jr. Appomattox Samuel Carter William Hogan Arlington Matt de Ferranti Katie Cristol Augusta Gerald Garber G.L. Wells Bath Edward Hicklin Roy Burns Bedford Thomas […]
Legislature passes complex changes to laws regarding the siting and taxing of solar and energy storage projects
In 2020, the General Assembly passed legislation providing counties new tools and taxing options in addressing the growing demand to site utility-scale solar projects. In 2021, the legislature adopted additional changes to incorporate large-scale battery storage within this new landscape, while at the same time expanding local authority to address impacts related to land use […]
Open-container area bills pass the General Assembly
After a tedious journey through the General Assembly, legislation authorizing local governments to create outdoor refreshment areas – in other words, open-container areas – in their localities has passed the House and Senate and will now be sent to Governor Ralph Northam for action. After the House and Senate struggled to find consensus on the […]
School construction and maintenance financing legislation put off for another year
The General Assembly adjourned Sine Die without final consideration of two remaining school construction financing bills. As previously reported, several pieces of legislation seeking to address K-12 school construction and maintenance needs were making their way through the General Assembly. SB 1106 (Stanley) would create the Public School Assistance Fund and Program to be administered […]
Bill requiring localities consider environmental justice in comprehensive plans fails
Legislation to require inclusion of an environmental justice strategy in reviews and updates to comprehensive land use plans failed to pass on the final day of the legislative session. HB 2074 (Simonds) as adopted by the House would require that “… each locality shall, during each review of its comprehensive plan, consider…” Identifying each environmental […]
Landmark Chesapeake Bay cleanup investment ready for Governor’s approval
Landmark Chesapeake Bay legislation that will save localities money, provide greater certainty to wastewater treatment plants, and provide a clear roadmap for achieving the goals and obligations of the Phase III Watershed Implementation Plan (WIP III) have now passed the General Assembly and await action by Governor Ralph Northam. HB 2129 (Lopez) and SB 1354 […]
SWaM bill stalls on Senate floor
HB 5002 (Ward) would have established the Small Business Procurement Enhancement Program with a statewide goal of 42 percent of certified small business utilization in all discretionary spending by state agencies and covered institutions in procurement orders, prime contracts, and subcontracts, as well as a target goal of 50 percent subcontracting to certified small businesses […]