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Supervisor Lane Responds
Supervisor Nelson Lane, referring to State lawmakers in his prepared statement, writes, “...so they left an escape clause in the law which gave local government a tiny budgetary foothold with which to exercise their best judgement for the taxpayer and either let the law stand that the Common-' wealth’s Attorney shall serve also as a County Attorney or budget and levy additional tax dollars.”
Lane continues, “So to answer the first question in your letter, Peter,” (How precedent arose not to pay County Attorney?) “the precedent arose as a matter of law through the enabling legislation.”
Referring to a sentence in Luke’s letter, Lane said, “You know, Peter, you state you waited a year to write this letter, in the hopes that the work load would subside. I feel you should have thought about it a year agOjbefore i you gave your word to the residents of Rappahannock County that you were indeed the best man for the job.” Lane adds that the job description and the salary both were stateain the law.
Lane also said hje fjelt the county work load had not gorte^up, lt>Ut that it always threatens to do so. Supervisor Charles K. Estes posed a Itegal question. “If we did compensate opr County Attorney, would we have to put it (the position) out on bids...” Luke said he didn’t think so if they use<| him.
Estes mentioned the people of 1 Piedmont District. He said they were ■ opposed to spending more money. “Of all the people I’ve asked, not one of them is in favor of spending anything additional,” Estes said.
‘ Luke wondered how many of them knew what is actually required of the /Commonwealth Attorney. “I’m sure ( some of them knew quite a bit,” Estes . responded.
Supervisor Richard Latham motioned to table the discussion until the next meeting, saying that the Board needgd more information. Supervisor Lane seconded the motion.
Near the end of his letter Luke writes, “I want to continue to work for you (the Board), so I hope you will agree with the requests contained in this letter.”
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