January 3, 2023 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting
AGENDA
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN RICHARDSON
2. INVOCAT10N – Reverend Peter Dodge, Reidsville Alliance Church
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – AVERIE FOUST
4. RESOLUTION – Lance Metzler, County Manager
Resolution honoring Hospice of Rockingham County as one of the top ranked places to work in Healthcare.
5. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 3, 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 – Increase budget $1,000,000 for Golden Leaf Site Development Grant awarded to grub and rough grade a 15-acre site within the New Street Industrial Site in Eden, NC.
2. Approval- Amend the Library budget for changes made to the LSTA Grant awarded for the Envisionware project. In order to recognize the full grant amount of the grant that was originally allocated to Rockingham, the State Library reduced the local match requirement from 25% to 20% and approved for the unspent grant funds, to be used for other library needs.
3. Approval- Appropriate $5,000 on Cooperative Extension 4-H reserve funds to cover the cost of upcoming school enrichment programs.
4. Approval – Increase the Sheriff Depaltment budget $200 for donation received and requested that it be used in the Sheriff Department K-9 Program.
B) Todd Hurst, Tax Administrator
Approval- Tax Collection and Reconciliation Reports for November including refunds for November 16, 2022 thru November 30 2022.
C) Rodney Stewart, RCEMS Operations Supervisor
Approval – Consideration of the submitted financial statement of accounting reports
of billing and collections activity for November 2022 and accounts uncollected that are to be written off.
D) Ronnie Tate, Director of Engineering and Public Utilities
Approval- Interim Wastewater Agreement with the City of Eden. Agreement expires on May 11,2023 or if a long-term agreement is signed before this date.
2. Approval – Replacement of one Roof Top Unit (RTU) at the Emergency Operations Center. The unit has failed and the heat exchanger has rusted out of the unit. Cost for replacement is $1 1,600.00. County received 4 proposals for the project.
E) Trey Wright, Health Director
I. Approval – Price increase due to a 6% increase with the outside lab company
(Quest Labs) on the following titers:
• Titer – Hepatitis B $53.00
• Titer – Mumps $74.00
• Titer – Rabies $ I33.00
• Titer – Rubella $53.00
• Titer – Rubeola $80.00
2. Approval – 30% of the current total cumulative fees for AOWE (Authorized Onsite Wastewater Evaluator).
7. PUBLIC COMMENT
8. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Rodney Cates, Emergency Services Director
Consideration of adoption of North State Medical Transport Franchise Agreement
9. PRESENTATION: Felissa H. Ferrell, HHS/DSS Director
Approval- Requesting a new investigator (Detective) position to work with social work staff at the Veteran and Family Services Building. Estimated costs for a full-time position is $70,65 I .46. Position will be covered with non-county funds, utilizing MOU funds.
2. Approval- The Opioid Settlement Funds resolution to direct the expenditures as outlined in the attached ordinance. This is required prior to local governments utilizing the settlement funds. Updates to the MOA will be forthcoming when funds are designated for specific projects.
10. PRESENTATION: Derck Southern, Assistant County Manager
Approval- Appropriation of Fund Balance for FY 202 I12022 earned departmental shared savings, pursuant to the approved Performance Measurement Program Policy.
II. PRESENTATION: Captain Windell Brown
Approval – Provide $100 shift bonus for Detention Officers to come in on their regular day off to cover a shift that is short-staffed. To factor in taxes, the actual budgeted amount would be $141 bonus per shift worked. This request is from 12 hour shifts for the Detention Division. The decreases in manpower has been significant over the last 2 years and is affecting morale. We propose this bonus for a 3-month period. At that time, we will re=evaluate the staffing issue and if still experiencing short shifts, we will request a continuance through a Request to the Board. The payment for this bonus will be taken out of Jail lapse salaries.
12. NEW BUSINESS
13. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
14. ADJOURN
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