February 20, 2023 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting
AGENDA
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN RICHARDSON
2. INVOCATION – REVEREND LAUREN SIMS-SALATA
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – DAN RIVER COMPOSITE SQUADRON NC-070, CIVIL AIR PATROL, U.S. AIR FORCE AUXILIARY
4. RECOGNITION – RESOLUTION HONORING THE MCMICHAEL HIGH SCHOOL PHOENIX GIRLS VOLLEYBALL TEAM FOR THEIR 2022 2A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP
5. APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 20, 2023 AGENDA
6. 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, Finance Director
Approval – Appropriate $11,550 of the Sheriff Dept Federal Forfeiture Reserve Funds to cover one-year rental cost of billboards and streaming advertising services for advertisement/recruitment purposes.
2. Approval – Appropriate $15,030 of the Sheriff Dept State Drug funds that are available in reserve fund balance for the purchase of a 2014 Ford F150 from the Landfill Fund.
3. Approval – Increase Public Health budge $2,140 for addition State grant revenue awarded to the TB Control Program.
4. Approval – Amendment number one to Highway 220 Water and Wastewater Capital Project Ordinance and budget in order to align with the defined projects and current cost estimates. Funding is from NC State Directed Grants, American Rescue Plan Act Grant and from the General Fund after claiming the allowable revenue replacement amount through the American Rescue Plan Act Grant
5. Approval – Amend the American Rescue Plan Grant Project Ordinance to appropriate $79295 of interest earned to date and to re-allocate $134,066 of grant funds originally designated for COVID-19 medical expenses (US Treasury E.C.1.6) that have been unused. Funds will be added to the ARPA WaterlWastewater Expense Category (US Treasury E.C.5)
6. Approval – Amend Regional Water System Improvement Project Ordinance (#4), South Rockingham Corporate Park Water & Wastewater Project Ordinance (#2) and related budget amendment due to completion of CDBG and GoldenLeaf grant funded projects.
B. Todd Hurst, Tax Administrator
Approval – Tax Collection and Reconciliation Reports for January including refunds for January 25, 2023 thru February 7, 2023.
C. Cathy Murray, Program Manager and Felissa Ferrell, Director DSS/DHHS Approval – Proclamation declaring March as Social Worker Appreciation Month
D. Trey Wright, Health Director
Approval – Addition of QuantiFERON-TB Gold, CPT Code 86480, Rate $83.00 to the fee schedule.
E. Clyde Albright, Interim County Attorney
Approval – Accept the donation and conveyance of land to Rockingham County from the estate of Theresa R. Hubbard.
F. Rodney Stewart, RCEMS Operations Supervisor
Approval – Accounting reports of billing and collections activity for January 2023 and accounts uncollected that are to be written off.
G. Lance Metzler, County Manager
Approval- Addition of the Mobile Dental Clinic Coordinator and the Local Public Health Administrator position to the County’s pay plan. Both positions were already approved at previous Commissioner Meetings. We are only adding them to the pay plan with this request.
2. Approval- Consider approval of Resolution authorizing Execution of Opioid Settlements and approving the Supplemental Agreement for Additional Opioid Litigation Settlement
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
A. Rodney Cates, Emergency Services Director
Approval – Second reading and adoption of Ordinance granting an Ambulance Franchise to North State Medical Transport.
B. Lance Metzler, County Manager
Approval- Adoption of an Order Closing a Portion of SR 2431 (0.08 mile of Monroeton Golf Course Road), Simpsonville Township.
9. PRESENTATION: Ronnie Tate, Director of Engineering and Public
Approval – Change to the County Water and Sewer Policy relating to tampering with utility lines regarding the installation of taps to those lines before applications are submitted to the County.
10. PRESENTATION: Matthew Dolge, Executive Director, PTRC
Approval – Resolution supporting the creation of the Eastern Piedmont NC Home Consortium, allowing participating entities an opportunity for grant funding to be used toward the development of affordable housing within the Consortium region.
11. NEW BUSINESS
12. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
13. CLOSED SESSION:
Pursuant to: N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(4) Location or Expansion of Industries, N.C.G.S.143-318.11(a)(5) Instruct Negotiating Agents and N.C.G.S.143-318.11 (a)(6) Discuss Personnel
14. ADJOURN
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