Board of County Supervisors Meeting - Nov 18, 2025

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Prince William County Board of Supervisors 5h 53m 5 speakers 8 agenda items transcribed 1 day ago official recording ↗

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What actions were taken to open the meeting and approve the minutes?

Deshundra Jefferson 0:11

I would like to go ahead and call the meeting to order. And let us begin. With a moment of silence.

Deshundra Jefferson 0:39

Thank you. Please rise if you are able. allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, for a nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Deshundra Jefferson 1:05

All right, before we begin I just want to acknowledge that we have a new member on the dais. He was print previously mentioned during our finance and budget committee meeting, but since it's the start of the official meeting, I just wanted to take a quick moment to welcome George Stewart, who is the new Gainesville District Supervisor. So welcome. Thank you mu thank you very much, Madam Chair, um and to uh my my fellow board members and and staff that are here. Um I have some big shoes to fill for the predecessor that sat in this seat before me and I'm looking forward to getting to work. Thank you. All right, thank you. So we are going to move on to agenda item number three and that is the approval of minutes.

Deshundra Jefferson 1:52

May I have a motion for items three A, three B and three C. So move managers.

Andrea O. Bailey 1:57

Second.

Deshundra Jefferson 1:58

All right, do we have any discussion? If not, I'd like to call for the vote.

Jackie Smith 2:08

Vote unanimous, Supervisor Stewart abstaining from vote.

Deshundra Jefferson 2:13

All right, we are gonna move on to agenda item number four, and that's commendations and proclamations. I would like to note um that for four C that there is a request to reschedule that for December. So we will not be taking a vote on four C today. Um so I would like to get a motion for C. So I'd like to get a motion for four A, four B, four D through four F.

Jackie Smith 2:37

Madam Chair, I think it might be for D.

Deshundra Jefferson 2:40

Four D Oh D, I'm so sorry. Four D. I circled the wrong one. So four D. I would like to get a motion for four A, four B, four C, four D and four F. So move, madam Chair.

Andrea O. Bailey 2:55

Second.

Deshundra Jefferson 2:56

All right, it's been properly moved and seconded. Is there any discussion on these items? All right, let's go ahead and take a vote.

Miriam Higginbotham 3:08

Vote unanimous.

Deshundra Jefferson 3:10

And from what I understand for item four B and that's to commemorate the life and legacy of Congressman Jerry Conley, um Supervisor Bailey, he wants to take a picture picture with everyone on the It with your permission, man. Yes. Absolutely. So what we can do is we'll go ahead and we'll go through all of these and take a photo and we will hold um for um B, we'll hold that the photo for that to the very end.

Deshundra Jefferson 3:42

Okay. And Karen is outside waiting for her, so if we can take her last Yes, that's what I'm thinking. Well yeah, we'll take that audio or we'll take her last because I was figuring we're gonna do the photo last. Thanks so much. So I'm gonna go down and if you can you have a couple here, Supervisor Bailey, if you can join me for four C Um And then you'll come down when Supervisor Conley's family is here. Thank you. My pleasure.

Deshundra Jefferson 4:34

And do we have Mount Olive, do we have representatives from Mount Olive Baptist Church here?

Deshundra Jefferson 4:48

All right, you can stand over here, sir. Well thank you for coming. All right, and four A is to commend Mount Olive Baptist Church on their hundred tenth anniversary. Mount Olive Baptist Church was founded in Woodbridge, Virginia on October seventeenth, nineteen fifteen by members of the Agnewville Mission Sunday School. Since march third, twenty tw um two thousand one, Mount Olive Baptist Church has been led by Reverend Ellis, who has created pioneering and progressive ministries to develop the mentors membership of the church and is truly dedicated and determined to lead his flock by example. Under the spiritual guidance of Reverend Ellis, Mount Olive continues its spiritual growth as a church, as one family that believes in caring, sharing, and loving.

Deshundra Jefferson 5:35

Over the course of its long history, the Mount Olive Baptist Church congregation has navigated through rough seas, dark nights, and has faced the tempest and many storms. But through it all, they've learned to trust in their faith and one another. Therefore, today the Prince William Border County Supervisor. Advisors hereby commends a congregation of Mount Olive Baptist Church on its a hundred tenth anniversary.