On January 28, Northern Virginia Daily reporter Alex Bridges requested documentation to support statements in my article about County Administrator Bradley Gotshall's departure (https://royalexaminer.com/transparency-to-opacity-professional-hiring-to-political-firing/). I provided him with email correspondence between Mr. Gotshall, the County Attorney, and the Board of Supervisors, along with a written
A Professional Hiring Process Undone by Political Whim? Four months ago, Warren County completed a professionally contracted executive hiring process. The Board of Supervisors invested $34,500 in an organized search process with national executive search firm, conducted a rigorous multi-month recruitment process, and hired a county administrator with proven
In my previous article, I documented how an agritourism regulation nearly bypassed public deliberation last summer. The County Attorney recommended the regulation, the Board scheduled a public hearing, and when questions arose about implementation, the recommendation was to move discussion behind closed doors rather than answer publicly. That regulation remains
A tabled regulation could return to the Warren County Board of Supervisors agenda at any meeting. When it does, citizens should be prepared to ask: why was this nearly adopted with so little public input about competing interests, implementation standards, or its implications for the agricultural tourism economy? What happened
At the first meeting of the Board on January 8, the Legal Services Transparency and Review Policy was repealed. The Board had an opportunity to build public confidence through a visible commitment to transparency policy. Instead, they chose to repeal it. Here's what happened.