The Virginia City Council voted to send a letter to AFSCME indicating the vacant lead recreation assistant position at the Iron Trail Motors event center will not be filled at this time because of budgetary constraints.

During the committee report, staff said the position will remain vacant and a letter to the union would communicate that decision. Councilor Johnson opposed the move, saying staff are already stretched thin and the position is needed for the building’s operations.

On a roll call, the motion passed 5–2. The transcript records the roll call as: Reid Lieb — No; Duffy — Aye; Johnson — No; Motley — Yes; Paulson — Aye; Yandic — Aye; Bach Schneider — Aye. Councilors characterized the action as a budgetary decision; staff will coordinate the communication with AFSCME.