Boards and commissions reorganize for the new year.
by Adele Uphaus
MANAGING EDITOR AND CORRESPONDENT
A handful of newly convened school boards and local governing bodies are gathering this week for the first meetings of 2024.
Fredericksburg City
Tuesday, January 9: City Council meets at 5 p.m. for a work session and at 7:30 p.m. for its regular meeting. This is the first meeting for newly elected at-large representatives Will Mackintosh and Janaan Holmes, and new mayor Kerry Devine. The agenda for the work session is here and for the regular session is here.
Wednesday, January 10: The School Board will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. (preceded by a closed session at 6:30). This will be the first meeting for newly elected at-large representative Molly McFadden. The rest of the board’s makeup remains unchanged. The agenda is here.
Stafford County
Tuesday, January 9: The School Board will meet at 7 p.m. for its annual organizational meeting. The meeting is preceded by a reception and FOIA training for School Board advisory committee members. The agenda is here.
Wednesday, January 10: The Planning Commission meets at 6 p.m. The agenda is here.
Spotsylvania County
Monday, Jan. 8: The School Board will meet for its organizational meeting at 5:30 p.m. This will be the first meeting of the three new board members elected in November—Chancellor representative Belen Rodas, Livingston representative Megan Jackson and Courtland representative Carol Medawar. Returning to the board are Salem representative Lorita Daniels, who was reelected to a second term in November; Battlefield representative Nicole Cole; Lee Hill representative Lisa Phelps; and Berkeley representative April Gillespie. The agenda is here.
Tuesday, January 9: The Board of Supervisors will meet at 4:30 p.m. This is the first meeting for newly elected Courtland representative Drew Mullins and Chancellor representative Gerald Childress. The agenda is here.
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