Caroline County Board of Supervisors 11/12/2026

The Caroline County Board of Supervisors meeting on November 12, 2026, included several budget and purchasing decisions. The Board approved replacing the Fire and Rescue Department’s 2007 logistics/plow truck, authorizing up to $86,000 and declaring the existing vehicle surplus. It also approved changes to the county purchasing card and procurement policies: raising the monthly card limit to $15,000 and increasing the purchase threshold requiring three quotes from $5,000 to $10,000. The Board adopted amendments establishing industrial pretreatment fees and surcharges. Employee medical and dental insurance renewal was presented for information: the projected 2027 plan cost is approximately $8.8 million, a 7.9% increase, with options for allocating the increase to return for a decision on December 8. The county’s two new water-storage tanks are under contract or construction; staff reported $3 million set aside for well development, with further well drilling and a long-term Rappahannock River water-supply project still requiring future planning and approvals. The river project is estimated to exceed $200 million.

The Board discussed, but did not approve, approximately $3.98 million in initial repairs and improvements for the proposed Legacy Park facility; staff will revise the estimates and the Board discussed gathering community input on future uses. The acquisition remains subject to due diligence. School overcrowding and capital needs were also debated, with a proposal to return about $983,000 in reversion funds for modular classrooms expected on the December 8 agenda; no school-facility funding decision was made at this meeting. Other procurement-related matters, including a potential new assistant IT director/FOIA officer position, were authorized to proceed, while the employee insurance renewal and Legacy Park improvements remain pending further Board action.