PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA REQUEST

Sponsor:

Board of Supervisors Meeting Date: 

Raymond E. Graham, Vice Chairman,
Cedar Run District Supervisor

August  9, 2007

Staff Lead:

Department: 

Catherine M. Heritage, Assistant County Administrator

 County Administration

Topic: 

An Ordinance Amending Section 13-51 of the Code of Fauquier County to Provide Certain  Additional Exceptions to the Requirement to Pay a Local License Registration Fee

Topic Description:

On July 12, 2007, the Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution directing the County Administrator to schedule a public hearing on a proposed amendment to Section 13-51 of the Code of Fauquier County to add additional exceptions to the requirement to pay a local license registration fee.  These additional exceptions would exempt the following persons who live and work in the county from having to pay a local license registration fee on one personal vehicle owned or leased by them:  Deputy Sheriffs; Virginia State Police Officers; Municipal Police Officers; and paid Firefighters and Emergency Medical Technicians.  These additional exceptions were authorized by the General Assembly as of July 1, 2007, by amendment to Section 46.2-752 of the Code of Virginia. The proposed effective date for this amendment is January 1, 2008. This amendment will also remove some redundancies that exist in the current section of the County Code.

Requested Action of the Board of Supervisors: 

Conduct a public hearing and consider adoption of the attached Ordinance.

Financial Impacts Analysis:

It is estimated that the fiscal impact would be between $5,000 and $7,000 in forgone revenue annually beginning in FY09.

Identify any other Departments, Organizations or Individuals that would be affected by this request:

Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office
Virginia State Police
Town of Warrenton Police Department
Town of Remington Police Department
Office of Fire and Emergency Services
Commissioner of the Revenue
Treasurer