04-21-93 MinutesT
Mr. Harry G. Daniel, C~&irman
Mr. Arthur s. Warren, Vice ch~m.
M~. Edward B. Barber
Mr. Whaley M, 0elbert
M~. J. L. Mo~al~, III
~. Lane B. Ramsey
County A~inistrater
Ms. Mari~y~ Cole~ ~xec. '
Asst. to Ce. Admin.
Mr. Steven L.
County Attorney
Mrs. Paullne A. Mitchell,
. Di~., New~ & ~ublic
Information Service~
F~S. Theresa M. Pitts,
Clerk to %.he Soerd
Mr. Warren called the regelarly scheduled meet£~g ~o order at
7:15 p.m. at the clover Bill High Soheo! uuditorium.
2. I~O~ATION
/(r. Warren introduoe~
invocation.
Mr. Lane ~ullivan who gave the
$. PLEDGE OF ;aLLEgIANCE ~ T~ FLA~ OF THE gNIT~D STATE5 OF
~Lr. Russell Gulley led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag of
the United states of America.
public hearing to identify those individuals who wish to
Mill Magisterial District and to a¢¢ep~ public
regarding their ~uali~iea~ions. Be further stated the public
accordance wit~ ~h8 Chesterfield Co%%~ty Charter as approved by
County voter~ in a referendum in 1986, adopted ~y ~he General
He further stated he was proud to ~ a pa~ of the process and
rmpre~enting Clover Hill Die.itt on the school Board.
~en asked, the Clerk in~icate~ six individuals, Ms. Linde B.
Grasewicz; H~. Dianne Pettitt; ~. Lawrence T. ~elly~
Ni~a~l D. ~arks; ~. T~y ~awklnm; and Dr. Kenneth ~aa~ had
~iqned t~a skeet indicuting their desire to s~ve ~ the clover
seeklnq ~e appointment, re~ested candidates wishing to
candidate would be calle4 to present hi,self]herself,
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stated tbs appointment is a four-year term beginning July 1,
1993. He further stated uny perso~ hot present and identified
at this mesting may not be ¢onsidsrsd for appointment and
inquired if there was a~yon~ sl~e prs~ent who wished to signup
indicated only ~ix psr~ons would be considered for appointment
at this time as the School representatlve for the Clover Mill
Hagi~terial District.
M~. ~inda S. Grasewiez cams forward ond stated ~he was seeking
appointmsnt to the School Board from the Clover Hill
Ma~isterial District.
M~. D~ann~ Pettitt came forward and stated mhe was seeking
appointment tO the ~¢hool Board from the Clover Hill
Magisterial District.
Mr. La%rrenos T. Kelly Oa~e forward and stated he was see~in~
appointment to the School Board from the Clover Hill
Magisterial District.
appointment to the 8ohool Board from the Clover Hill
Mr. Tommy Hawkins came forward and stated he was seeking
appointment te the School Board from tbs Clover ~ill
Maqistsrial District.
Dr. Kenneth Haas cams forward and ~tated hs was seeking
appoln~e~at to the school Board ~rom the Clover Hill
Magisterial District.
appointment to the School Board from the clover Hill
~agisterial District and submitted her resume to the Beard.
She outlined her education, qualifications, and experience and
stated she wished to be considered for the appointment as she
was ~on~erned about th~ rslatlnnsh~p bstwmen the ~oard of
Supervisors and the School Board regarding financial matters
and felt she could provide strong leadership skills in
area. she further stated her priori%les included higher
t=acher salaries; lower pupil/teacher ratio; enhanced
curriculum opt.ions; maximizing u~e of physical facilities;
increased efficiency in School System
Ms. Jo Trout' and Mr. Tim Williams voiced support ef MS.
Grasswicz.
MS. Dianne ~ettitt ~eclarmd herself a candidate for appointmsnt
to the School Board from tbs Clovsr Hill Magisterial District
and submitted her re~ume to the Board. she outlined her
sducation~ quali£icatiena, and e~ps~isncs and statsd shs wished
to be considered for the appoinument as she was concerned about
t~e q~ality of education in the School System and managing the
u~e of $c~ool funds mor~ sffsotiv~ly. She further statsd she
felt she is qualified for the position and has the time and
interss~ to devote to the school Board.
Dr. Willlam Angus; Mz. Mary Ann Harmon; M~. Linde Kelly; Mr.
Richard ~offman; Ms. Eil~en Amesbu=y; and Ms. Su=an Seward
voiced ~uppor~ of M~. Psttitt, (It was noted M~. 'Harmon
submitted into the record a petition An support cf
Pettitt.)
It was noted a~proxi~ately an additional l~o citizens stood in
suppor~ of ~s.
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~Lr. Lawrence T, ~elly declared himself a 'candidate for
appointment to the School Board from the Clover Hill
~agisterial Dis~rict and submitts~ his resume to the Board. He
outlined his education, qualifications, and experience and
stated he wished to be oensldered for the appointment as he was
concerned about the quality of education in County Schools. He
further stated hie primary ~nteres~ was.to provide the best
learning environnent for the citizen~ Of the next century.
Mr. Michael' D. Mark= declared himself a candidate for
appointment to the School Board from the Clover Hill
Magisterial District and submitted his resume un~ two lette~re
of reco~mendatlcn tc the Board. He outlined his education,
q~alifi=atlons, and experience and stated he wished to be
~on~idered for the appointment as he was concerned about the
quality of education in County sehosl$ and he felt all children
should receive the best =ducution possible.
Mr. Tommy Hawkins declared himself a candidate for appointment
tot he school ssard from the Clover ~ill Magisterial District
and s%~bmitted his resume to the Hoard. He outllned
education, qualifications, and eXperience and stated he wished
to be considered for th~ appointment as he felt as a retired
AT&T District Manager he would be dedicated to commit the time
~sst ex~erien=es has afforded him the O~ganizational,
leadership, and financial skills that he ~eels are important
for the position.
Mr. Harry colestoc~; Ms. Krisanne Crosby; and Dr. Edgar Wallin
voiced ~upport of F~. Hawkins. (It was nete~ Mr. Colestsok
submitted into the record a letter ef r~commendatlon in
of Mr. ~awkins.)
Dr. Kenneth Baas declared himself a candi~a=s f~r appointment
to the School Board from the Clover Mill Magisterial District
~nd submitted his resume to the Board, He outlined his
education, qualifications, and experience and stated he wished
to be considered for the appoinT~ent as he was concerned about
the quality of education in th~ $¢hool ~ysten and his goal was
to foster excellence in education.
~r. Joe Lange voiced support cf Dr. Haam.
It was generally agreed to recess for five minutes.
Reocnven~ng:
F~r, Warren stated Mr. McHale was unable to be present at the
meeting due to a previous work condiment and would be
contacting the candidates for a personal, interview.
A question and answer cession followed the price,ratine of the
sandidates and publio comments.
Mr. Warren expressed appreciation for all those who
participated in the process, beth candidates and supporters,
and indieate~ all of the candidates were outstanding choices.
He stated the nomination would be considered at one of the
ra~ularly scheduled Board meet~ng~ in May, ~993. He inquired
again if any other per~o~ was interested in announcing their
c~ndidacy.
There being no one else to announce their candidacy, the public
.hearing was clese~.
Mr. Daniel exDressed appreciation to the candidates for their
participation in the proce~ and stated he weuld be available
to further discuss additional questions of interest with each
indlvidual candidate aBd encouraged each candidate to make an
appointment to meet with him.
Mr. Uelbe~t and Mr. Barber expressed appreciation to both
candidates and supporters for their participation in the
~, W~r~n inquired as to a SChOol Board policy prohibiting
members ser~inq on the School Beard from being employed wi~hln
the S~hoel System. ~r. Micas stated he felt the policy applied
to all S~hsol employees.
Mr. Warren ~tated Chesterfield County's aD_nual budget total~
apprexlmately$47D milllon a year and stated the School System
re~eives approximately 51 ps, cent of the budget. He ~uxthez
s~ated the F¥9~-94 ~ohool budget i~ approximately $245 million,
which represents a 10 percent increase in fundinq from the
County funds to ~he School ~y~t~m from PY92-93 budget and
stated a portion of the increase was possible due to
eZflclaneies ~eught within ~he system this year which resulted
in a $~ million ~urplu~. ~e furthe~ ~tated h~ felt the Bea~d
of Su~erv~sorm did a goe~ job in allocating the available
resources to all departments without raising fee~ or taxes and
noted 98 ps,cent of the Suhool~s requested budget was funded-
On motion o£ Mr. Colbert, seconded by Mr. Barber, the Board
adjourned at ll:lO p,m. until April 28, 1993 at 3:00 p.m.
Aye~ : Mr, Warren, Mr. Barb~, ~. Colbert, and Mr. Daniel.
Absent: Mr. McHale.
(It is noted a copy of the transcript of the meeting is filed
with t~e papers of this Board.]
Ceunt~ Administrator
Chairman
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