How Your Commissioners Voted
Roll-call votes are recorded by name in the official minutes and reproduced here verbatim. Voice votes record the outcome only — Open Bedford never infers an individual commissioner's position from a voice vote. No ratings. No opinions. Just the record.
Roll-Call Vote · June 9, 2026
Senior Citizens Property Tax Freeze Program
Adopt a resolution establishing a property tax freeze for qualifying senior citizens with an annual income not exceeding $43,780. Moved by Hooker, seconded by Epperson.
What a YES meant: A YES vote supported freezing property taxes at current levels for seniors with income under $43,780.
| Yes (9) | Bill Anderson, Keith Davis, Anita Epperson, P.T. "Biff" Farrar, Drew Hooker, Eric Maddox, Diane Neeley, Adam Thomas, Troy Thompson |
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| No (8) | John Boutwell, Jason Boyette, Janice Brothers, Scott Johnson, Sylvia Pinson, Tony Smith, Greg Vick, Linda Yockey |
| Abstain (1) | Mark Thomas |
Motion failed upon roll call vote (9 Ayes, 8 Noes, 1 Pass — passage requires a majority of the full 18-member commission).
Other Actions · June 9, 2026 Meeting
Approval of May 12, 2026 meeting minutes
Motion by Mark Thomas, second by Pinson. Passed unanimously by voice vote.
Election of notaries
Motion by Vick, second by Pinson. Passed unanimously by voice vote.
Resolution 26-18 — appropriation for two nonprofit organizations ($1,505)
Yockey moved to deny (deadline passed; budget hearings already held), second by Epperson. Motion to deny passed unanimously by voice vote.
Proclamation — 250th Celebration Time Capsule Ceremony
Motion by Epperson, second by Pinson. Passed unanimously by voice vote.
BOE Budget Amendment No. 4
Motion by Brothers, second by Yockey. Passed unanimously by voice vote.
County Budget Amendment No. 4
Motion by Yockey, second by Brothers. Passed unanimously by voice vote.
Solid Waste — declare equipment as scrap
Motion by Mark Thomas, second by Pinson. Passed unanimously by voice vote.
Accept attorney's advice on response to pending lawsuit
Motion by Vick, second by Hooker. Passed unanimously by voice vote.
Source for all actions: Commission Minutes, June 9, 2026 (posted by Bedford County ~July 20, 2026). Votes from earlier meetings will appear as the automated pipeline backfills the archive to 2019.