February 19, 2024 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting
AGENDA
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN HALL
2. INVOCATION
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 19,2024 AGENDA
5. CONSENT AGENDA (Consent items as follows will be adopted with a single motion, second and vote, unless a request for removal from the Consent Agenda is heard from a Commissioner)
A) Pat Galloway, Director of Financial Services
1. Approval – Adoption of Resolution to Establish Materiality Threshold for Recognition of Subscription-Based Information Technology Arrangements (“SBITAs”) Under GASB Statement No. 96. With the new requirement to record Right to Use Assets for Subscriptions, we are requesting the Board to adopt this Resolution in order to set a materiality threshold that mirrors our capitalization threshold for all other capital assets. This will provide us the ability to only record SBITAs that equal or exceed $2,500 as an Asset. We consider asset costs lower than $2,500 to be immaterial to the County’s overall financial statement presentation.
2. Approval- Increase Juvenile Detention budget $225,000 to cover cost projected the remainder of FY 2024. Comparing prior year invoices to current year invoices received to date, it appears the increase in the number of days detained has drastically increased costs. Other factors include a $15 per day fee increase as of7/1/2023 and the average number of juveniles detained increasing over the prior year.
3. Approval – Increase Animal Shelter budget $4,026 for donation received. Donated funds are to be used to cover the cost of emergency surgery that occurred in June 2023.
4. Approval- Increase Animal Shelter budget $303 for donations received.
B) Todd Hurst, Tax Administrator
Approval – Tax Collection and Reconciliation Reports for January including refunds for January 23, 2024 thru February 6, 2024.
C) Ronnie Tate, Director of Engineering and Public Utilities
Approval – April 22 • April 27, 2024 as “Clean Up Week” for Rockingham County residents to bring solid waste to the landfill at no charge. A list of permitted items for this week is included in the request.
D) Felissa H Ferrell, Health and Human Services Director
Approval – Emergency Placement funds have been allocated to local departments of Social Services to be utilized for Foster Care youth for crisis or temporary placements. These funds are intended to temporarily assist county departments of Social Services in addressing identified placement needs for children in the custody of the agency who are awaiting a residential level of care service through Medicaid. Funding for FY 2023-2024 is $30,196.
E) Susan O. Washburn, Clerk to the Board
Approval – Regular Meeting minutes
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Hiram Marziano, Director of Community Development
1. Approval- Case 2023-22 – Zoning Text Amendment (Rezoning) . Request: A citizen· initiated text amendment to the Rockingham County UDO that will allow private roads to serve eight (8) properties (instead of the current limit of five (5). The ordinance included in this Agenda item request is in DRAFT form and may be amended after the Commissioners’ review.
2. Approval- Case 2024-0 I(a): Zoning Text Amendment (Rezoning) – Request: A staff· initiated text amendment to the Rockingham County UDO that will update the regulations for the RV Parks & Campgrounds. The ordinance included with this agenda item request is in DRAFT form and may be amended after Commissioners’ review.
3. Approval- Case 2024-0 I(b): Zoning Text Amendment (Rezoning) – Request: A staff initiated text amendment to the Rockingham County UDO, requested by tower developers, that will update the Special Use Permit Standards for New Wireless Communication Towers. The ordinance included with this agenda item request is in DRAFT form and may be amended after Commissioners’ review.
4. Approval- Case 2024-02: Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) – Request: A request to rezone a parcel of land from Highway Commercial (HC) & Residential Agricultural (RA) to Highway Commercial (HC) – Type: Conventional (Straight) Rezoning Applicant: Mike and Tim Hall- Tax PIN: 7985-04-54-0014 – 7720 NC Highway 87, Wentworth Township. The ordinance included with this agenda item request is in
DRAFT form and may be amended after Commissioners’ review.
8. RONNIE TATE, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEEIUNG AND PUBLIC UTILITIES
Approval- Moseley Architects to provide County Facilities Space Needs Study. Moseley Architect proposal is attached with request. Funding needed is $99,445.00 from Capital Improvement Plan E & PU Building Expansion.
9. NEW BUSINESS
10. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
11. CLOSED SESSION
Pursuant to: N.C.G.S. 143-318.II(a)(I) Approve Closed Session Minutes, and N.C.G.S. 143-318.1 I(a)(6) Discuss Personnel
12. ADJOURN
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