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Thu12Mar

Board of Supervisors voted

CarriedAction Taken from Closed Meeting, Sanitary District Wastewater Operator/Maintenance$37,907.17

Motion to hire Mr. Austin Mothershead for the Sanitary District Wastewater Operator/Maintenance position contingent upon the background check and driving record with a starting salary of $37,907.17 effective April 1, 2026.

Moved by Williams, seconded by Long

Minutes, Mar 12, p. 12Open it in the meeting →

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In plain words

This matter is the hiring for the Wastewater Operator/Maintenance position for the Sanitary District, decided by the Board of Supervisors.1,2 On July 23, 2025, the Board voted 5-0 to hire William Bowles at a starting salary of $37,907.17, effective August 1, 2025.1 On March 12, 2026, the Board voted 5-0 to hire Mr. Austin Mothershead for the position.3 That hire is contingent upon the background check and driving record, with a starting salary of $37,907.17 effective April 1, 2026.3

Summarized from the county’s records, October 24.

Where each sentence comes from
  1. “Wastewater Operator/Maintenance position for the Sanitary District” … “Motion to hire William Bowles for the Wastewater Operator/Maintenance position for the Sanitary District with a starting salary of $37,907.17 effective August 1, 2025”Jul 23, 2025 · Board of Supervisors · Motion carried, 5-0
  2. “Wastewater Operator/Maintenance Position”Jul 23, 2025 · Board of Supervisors · On the agenda
  3. “Motion to hire Mr. Austin Mothershead for the Sanitary District Wastewater Operator/Maintenance position” … “contingent upon the background check and driving record with a starting salary of $37,907.17 effective April 1, 2026”Mar 12, 2026 · Board of Supervisors · Motion carried, 5-0

Written automatically from the county’s records. Each sentence has to quote the record it comes from, word for word, or it’s left out. The records have the final say.

Before that

  1. Thu13Nov

    Board of Supervisors · a vote

    ApprovedAction Taken from Closed Meeting, Sanitary District Wastewater$37,907.17

    Motion to hire Aaron Taylor for the Wastewater Operator/Maintenance position for the Sanitary District with a starting salary of $37,907.17 effective December 1, 2025 contingent upon the… Show all

    Moved by Long, seconded by Williams

    Minutes, Nov 13, p. 26Open it in the meeting →

  2. Wed23Jul

    Board of Supervisors · a vote

    CarriedWastewater Operator/Maintenance Position$37,907.17

    Motion to hire William Bowles for the Wastewater Operator/Maintenance position for the Sanitary District with a starting salary of $37,907.17 effective August 1, 2025.

    Moved by Fisher, seconded by Long

    Minutes, Jul 23, p. 12Open it in the meeting →

Meeting by meeting, newest first, in the records’ own words. Each vote names the minutes it’s written in.

The records

Gathered from Northumberland County’s agendas, minutes and notices. Checked October 26.

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The law: Va. Code § 2.2-3707 (Meetings to be public; notice of meetings; recordings; minutes). This describes the general process, not this decision.