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Why is a quorum required before the Board can conduct business?

Michael R. Turner 4:34

Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the March 4th Board of Supervisors business meeting. This is going to be an interesting process. The National Association of Counties decided to have their legislative Hill Day starting at 3.30 this afternoon. So we have several supervisors who are on Capitol Hill talking to our federal legislators. And as you can see, what's wrong with this picture, we do not have a quorum. We need five people physically present to have a quorum. There are things that we can do on the agenda that don't require a quorum, and so we are going to go through those things that we can do without a quorum, and then we will recess until we have a quorum. We have two supervisors, I believe, that are on the way now, and we will have a quorum probably in the neighborhood of five o'clock, and then we'll be able to pick up the meeting as per normal.

Michael R. Turner 5:21

So I'd like to call to order the meeting, the March 4th, 2025 Loudoun County Board of Supervisors business meeting. This room has a hearing loop. If you need hearing assistance, switch your hearing aids to the telecoil mode. If you need a headset, we have those available as well. Please see the clerk to request one. Can I do the pledge, Mr. Hempstead? I can do the pledge. And words of inspiration I have tonight. Supervisor Turner did not plan on being here, so he asked me if I could do those. I was wandering around as I am wont to do on some historical documents the other day, and I came across this quote by Thomas Jefferson in 1785. And the prelude to the quote is that Jefferson feared that it would only be a matter of time before the American system of government degenerated into a form of elective despotism.

Michael R. Turner 6:12

So here is his quote. 1785, remember the Constitution was 1789. Mankind soon may learn to make interested uses of every right and power which they possess or may assume. The public money and public liberty intended to have been deposited with three branches of magistrate but found inadvertently to be in the hands of only one will soon be discovered to be sources of wealth and dominion to those who hold them. The Assembly should look forward to a time, and not a distant one, when a corruption in this, as in the country from which we derive our origin, will have seized the heads of government and be spread by them through the body of the people, when they will purchase the voices of the people and make them pay the price.

Michael R. Turner 6:56

Human nature is the same on every side of the Atlantic. and will be alike influenced by the same causes. The time to guard against corruption and tyranny is before they shall have gotten hold of us. It is better to keep the wolf out of the fold than to trust to drawing his teeth and talons after he shall have entered. And then I found this quote by Felix Frankfurter, a famous Supreme Court Justice.

What is the mission and impact of the 100 Women Strong nonprofit?

Michael R. Turner 7:21

Trample the law for your own ends and the time will come when you'll be trampled under someone else's ends. Please join me in the pledge.

Michael R. Turner 7:45

Thank you all. Let's see what we go to now very quickly. Are there any organizational updates from any members on the dais right now? Don't think we have any. Yes, sir. Voice for Cause, if I could ask our... Turner. I'm sorry. Sorry.

Unknown 8:05

Yes, sir.

Michael R. Turner 8:06

Didn't put my light on fast enough for you. Okay. Trying to help you out here. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Anything you can do to eat up time is much appreciated. Last week, Thursday, NVRC, Northern Virginia Regional Commission met, which myself and Supervisor Glass sit on. We had a special guest of Congressman Don Beyer, who gave an update on Capitol Hill in regards to some of the actions that are being taken place right now regarding federal employees. There will be a... meeting coming up resource meeting I should say coming up on March 8th from noon to 5 at Wakefield High School to help our federal workers and contractors that are being affected with all the the changes are mandates that are coming from the White House so again March 8th noon to 5 at Wakefield High School all are invited even if you don't do not live in Fairfax County who is a federal worker our contractor that is being affected with all the the the changes that are that are that are happening there will be a community forum and resource fair so a lot of resources there if needed also we talked about