November 20, 2023 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting

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AGENDA

1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN RICHARDSON

2. INVOCATION

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. APPROVAL OF NOVEMBER 20, 2023 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- Appropriate $14,330 of Jail Canteen reserved fund balance in order to purchase a washing machine for the jail to replace an existing machine that is 13 years old and no longer in working order.

2. Approval – Increase Emergency Management appropriation $66,000 for a Homeland Security Grant Program (HSGP) awarded for the purchase of DLX Tents. The tents will enhance community preparedness and resilience by providing shelter for an incident command post, responder rest and rehabilitation area or a family reunification area.

3. Approval – Appropriate $93,500 of available fund balance in the Tourism

Development Authority (TDA) Fund as approved by the TDA Board at their 11/1/2023 board meeting. Funds are requested for:

A) $25,000 – Placer.ai platform for visitor data reports and additional special projects for Website development/completion.

B) Hogan’s Creek Park Shelter

B) Todd Hurst, Tax Administrator

Approval- Tax Collection and Reconciliation reports for October including refunds for October 25, 2023 thru November 7, 2023.

C) Rodney Stewart, RCEMS Operations Supervisor

Approval- Accounting reports ofbilling and collections activity for October 2023 and accounts uncollected that are to be written off. Lists of accounts are maintained and available for inspection in the EMS Office.

6. PUBLIC COMMENT

7. PUBLIC HEARINGS:

A) Hiram Marziano, Director of Community Development

I. Approval – Case 2023-15 – Zoning Amendment: Rezoning from Residential Protected (RP) to Residential Agricultural (RA); Applicant: Ricky Easter; Tax PIN: 7993-18-30-8466; Address: 813 McCoy Rd. – Simpsonville Township.

2. Approval- Case 2023-16 – UDO Text Amendment: Section 22.04 Terms and Section 23.04 Terms; Applicant: Rockingham County; Amend Terms sections for the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment to simplify and clarify length of member terms.

B) Todd L. Hurst, Tax Administrator

Approval- Proposed Schedules, Standards and Rules (2024 Schedule of Values) used in appraising real property for the 2024 Reappraisal in Rockingham County as per NCGS 105-317(c).

8. Pat Galloway, Finance Director

Presentation of the Fiscal Year 2022-2023 financial audit and the Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR).
Presentation will be made by Alan Thompson of Thompson, Price, Scott, Adams & Co. P.A.
The FY 2022-2023 ACFR will be provided at the meeting.

9. Wright Archer, Division Engineer and Mike Fox, Chairman of NC Board of Transportation

Approval- Discussion of types of improvements planned on Highway 220/lnterstate 73.

10. Ronnie Tate, Director of Engineering and Public Utilities

Approval – Up to 3825 gpd (Gallons Per Day) of water and wastewater capacity for Friddle Road Subdivision. This capacity request is for Phase I only and for 51 homes of the proposed 263 total homes. The Developer for the project is Allied Development LLC. Rules from Water Policy Section 28.1 and Sewer Policy Section 18.1 shall apply to this project.

11. Leigh Cockram, Director of Economic Development & Tourism

Approval- KBS Earthworks, Inc. as the General Contractor for Mass Site Grading Project for Eden South New Street Industrial Site. Contract for grading is $461,809.23. Money has been appropriated thru Golden Leaf.

12. NEW BUSINESS

13. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

14. CLOSED SESSION

Pursuant to: N.C.G.S. 143-318.ll(a)(J) Approve Closed Session Minutes N.C.G.S. J43-318. J I(a)(5) Instruct Negotiating Agents

15. ADJOURN

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