November 18, 2024 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting
AGENDA
1. Meeting Called to Order by Chairman Hall
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance – Sam Millikan, age 4, attends Apples Chapel Daycare
4. Recognition
A. Lance Metzler, County Manager
Request consideration of approval for a Resolution recognizing and honoring the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Team that was deployed to Buncombe County (Asheville area) on October 6, 2024, to provide law enforcement assistance, search, rescue and recovery, support efforts delivering supplies, damage documentation and neighborhood welfare checks after the devastating impacts of Hurricane Helene.
B. Commissioner Mark Richardson
Presentation of Resolution honoring Rush Collins, Jr. congratulating him for his 100th birthday and thanking him for his service to Rockingham County.
C. Lance Metzler, County Manager
Request consideration of approval for a Resolution honoring Donald “Don” T. Powell for his service on the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners and to Rockingham County.
5. Approval of the November 18, 2024 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. Dr. Mark Kinlaw, President, Rockingham Community College
Consider approval of the 2024-2025 Rockingham Community College Quarter Cent Sales Tax Budget along with a revision to increase the original estimate of $200,000 to install phase one of the security cameras project on campus to $342,543 for the complete installation, saving approximately $25,000.
B. Trey Wright, Public Health Director
Request approval to increase fees on the Master Fee Schedule. Medicaid is allowing this increase. The current fee is $14.00.
8305 Urine Drug Screen/Test $33.00
C. Derek Southern, Assistant County Manager/Interim HHS Director
Confirm designation of Child Fatality Prevention Team/Community Child Protection Team (CFPT/CCPT), Future Local Team, as a single County team.
D. Todd Hurst, Tax Administrator
Request the approval of Tax Collection and Reconciliation reports for October including refunds for October 23, 2024 thru November 4, 2024.
E. Lance Metzler, County Manager
1. Request approval to add an additional Veterans Treatment Court Coordinator position.
2. Consider adoption of a Resolution of concurrence for abandonment of 0.2 miles of SR 2339 (Friddle Road) New Bethel Township.
3. Consider approval of the appointments to the Industrial Facilities & Pollution Control Financing Authority for Mark Collins, Grayson Whitt and Scott Barham. Terms: Mark Collins – 11/18/2024 ending 11/17/2030; Grayson Whitt 11/18/2024 ending 11/17/2030; Scott Barham 11/18/2024 ending 11/17/2028; Barry Dodson 11/18/2024 ending 11/17/2028; Gary Gibson 11/18/2024 ending 11/17/2026; and Kathy Hale 11/18/2024 ending 11/17/2026.
F. Justin Thacker, Deputy Finance Director
1. Request approval to amend the Rural Operating Assistance Program (ROAP) budget for $34,290 due to less grant dollars awarded to the ROAP program in the Final Disbursement formula. The reduction in expenses will be factored in ADTS for monthly expense requests in the following areas:
EDTAP: $15,100
RGP: $15,110
Work-first Grant: $4,080
Total: $34,290
2. Request consideration to appropriate $90 of available fund balance in the General Funds as a transfer to the E-911 Special Revenue Fund. After the NC 911 Board staff review of the FY 24 E-911 report, $90 of costs incurred have been deemed ineligible for E-911 funding and both the NC911 Board and the NC State Treasurer’s office require that a transfer from the General Fund be made in order to reimburse the E-911 fund for the ineligivle expenses.
G. Mandy McGhee, Finance Director
1. Request approval to increase Public Health budget by $20,000 for the Electronic Health Records Grant with Community Care of North Carolina.
2. Request approval to appropriate insurance proceeds of $13,835 and Restricted Other Revenue (Controlled Substance Funds) to cover the cost of replacing a vehicle totaled in an accident. Total cost of new 2024 Dodge Charger is $36,994.
3. Request approval to appropriate revenue from the sale of (4) vans in the amount of 9,950 and revenue received RCC Van Lease Agreement in amount of $695 to the paint remaining (2) Youth Service vans 285 and 286.
4. Request approval to adopt Capital Project Ordinance and budget for the Madison Water Transmission Main and Pump Upgrade Capital Project in the amount of $10,000,000 from State of NC-OSBM Grant 20535. As well as approval for the adoption of the Capital Project Ordinance and budget for the Rockingham Miscellaneous Water and Sewer Improvement Capital Project in the amount of $23,550,000 from the State of NC – OBSM Grant 20536.
5. Request approval of the modification to the Resolution by the County of Rockingham to Direct the Expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds. Please see changes which are highlighted in the Resolution.
H. Hiram Marziano, Community Development Director
Consideration of appointment of Dwayne Rakestraw of Madison to a three-year term as a full member of the Rockingham County Planning Board & Board of Adjustment. Mr. Rakestraw is a current alternate member of the Planning Board.
7. Public Comment
8. Public Hearing
9. Hiram Marziano, Community Development Director
Case 2024-23: Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) – A request to rezone a (+/-) 1.1-acre parcel from Residential Protected (RP) to Highway Commercial (HC) – Standard Rezoning – Applicant: Hemal Patel – Tax PIN: 7926-01-28-8445 – 114 Will Rd. – Mayo Township
10. Presentation
A. Trey Wright, Public Health Director
Presentation of the 2023-2024 Community Health Assessment to the BOCC.
B. Ronnie Tate, Director of Engineering and Public Utilities & Bill Lester, LKC Engineering
Request for Board approval of three utlity design contracts: Contract#1 – Influent Pump Station upgrades at Mayodan Sewer Treatment Plant $409,000.00 Contract#2 – Plate Settlers upgrade at Mayodan Water Treatment Plant $399,000.00 Contract#3 – Booster Pump upgrades along US 220 $680,000.00
C. Cara Dohner, Vaya Health
Updated for Vaya Health
11. New Business
12. Commissioner Comments
13. Adjourn
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