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Tue19May

Board of Supervisors voted

CarriedAction Taken from Closed Meeting, Payroll Clerk/Benefits Administrator Position$62,000.00

Motion to hire Mrs. Heather Brann as payroll clerk and benefits administrator for the school division per the memorandum of understanding between the County and the school division at a starting salary of $62,000 effective June 8, 2026.

Moved by Harris, seconded by Long

It begins: “Mr. Chairman motion to hire Heather Brand as payroll clerk and benefits administrator at 62K starting on June the 8th” From the video’s automatic captions, which mishear words.

Minutes, May 19, p. 2Open it in the meeting →

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In plain words

The matter is the hiring of a payroll clerk and benefits administrator for the school division.1 On October 9, 2025, the Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 to approve the hire of Rachel Swann as the Payroll Clerk & Benefits Administrator.2 That hire set a starting salary of $62,000 and a start date of October 27, 2025.2 On May 19, 2026, the Board voted 4-0 to hire Mrs. Heather Brann for the position per the memorandum of understanding between the County and the school division.1 Her starting salary is $62,000, effective June 8, 2026.1

Summarized from the county’s records, October 13.

Where each sentence comes from
  1. “as payroll clerk and benefits administrator for the school division” … “Motion to hire Mrs. Heather Brann as payroll clerk and benefits administrator for the school division per the memorandum of understanding between the County and the school division” … “Vote 4-0: yes, James Long, Chip Williams, Al Fisher, Keith Harris; no, none.” … “at a starting salary of $62,000 effective June 8, 2026”May 19, 2026 · Board of Supervisors · Motion carried, 4-0
  2. “Motion to approve the hire of Rachel Swann as the Payroll Clerk & Benefits Administrator” … “Vote 5-0: yes, James M. Long, Richard F. Haynie, James W. Brann, Chip Williams, AC Fisher, Jr.; no, none.” … “with a starting salary of $62,000 and a start date of October 27, 2025”Oct 9, 2025 · 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. Thu9Oct

    Board of Supervisors · a vote

    ApprovedAction Taken from Closed Meeting, School Division Payroll Clerk$62,000.00

    Motion to approve the hire of Rachel Swann as the Payroll Clerk & Benefits Administrator with a starting salary of $62,000 and a start date of October 27, 2025.

    Moved by Williams, seconded by Long

    Minutes, Oct 9, p. 15Open 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.