April 15, 2024 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting

April 15, 2024 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting

AGENDA

1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN HALL


2. INVOCATION


3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE


4. APPROVAL OF APRIL 15,2024 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) Ronnie Tate, Director of Engineering and Public Utilities


1. Approval - Change to the County's current Water and Sewer Policy regarding billing practices due to the unreliability of the US Postal Service delivery of payments. Changes would be in Sec. 25. Fees under item 2) for water service and in Sec.6. Fees under item 2) for sewer service.


2. Approval - Appropriation of $80,500.00 from the Landfill Enterprise Fund Balance for installation of gas wells on original cell 3 to correct methane gas exceedances at wells M-5 and M-12 in Cell 3. This is required action by NCDEQ.


B) Captain Jennifer Brown


1. Approval- Request to use Federal Forfeiture funds to purchase 2 Daniel Defense Delta Pro rifles ($2,556 each) for the Special Response Team to replace rifles purchased in 20 II that have been in use longer than the average rifle ofthis type. The rifles we are requesting to replace have had thousands of rounds shot through them and the barrels are deteriorated to the point the bolts are jamming causing a liability issue for the safety of the operator and diminished accuracy causing a liability to use the rifle for its designated function. We are also requesting to purchase 2 NightForce optics ($1202 each) with ring sets ($142 each) to provide clarity and low light performance capability with increased magnification.


2. Approval - Colonel Alan Farrar is retiring effective April I, 2024 from the Rockingham County Sheriffs Office with 28.5 years of service. He is requesting to purchase his duty weapon for $1.00 


3. Approval - Request to use Federal Forfeiture Funds to purchase of 10 Communication Systems (3M Peltor ComTac V Systems with Peltor 3M push to talk adapters for the Special Response Team. Cost is $1,285 per system plus shipping (total $13,150).


C) Lance Metzler, County Manager
Approval- Consider adoption of a Resolution to concur with a request by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Highways for addition of .05 mile of Owl Road, Wentworth Township.


D) Pat Galloway, Director of Financial Services
Approval - Appropriation of $76,935 of available fund balance in the E-911 Special Revenue Fund to upgrade the 9-1-1 Voice Recorder. The ineligible cost of $2,500 will be covered by existing appropriations in the General Fund Communications budget.


E) Justin Thacker, Deputy Finance Director
Approval- Amend the FY 23-24 Information Technology budget $107,615 for new software subscriptions that meet the criteria of a recently implemented govermnental accounting standard requiring certain software subscriptions to be capitalized as a Right to Use intangible asset and the corresponding liability to be reported. - Cradlepoint NetCloud Essentials $107,615


F) Jason Byrd, Soil & Water Conservation and Agricultural Advisory Board
Approval - The Farmland Preservation Ordinance (this Ordinance adds to the current Ordinance by allowing Rockingham Soil & Water Conservation District to hold easements).


G) Todd Hurst, Tax Administrator
Approval - Tax Collection and Reconciliation Reports for March including refunds for March 20, 2024 thru April 2, 2024.


H) Susan O. Washburn, Clerk to the Board
Approval- Regular Meeting minutes


6. PRESENTATION: TODD HURST, TAX ADMINISTRATOR
Discussion of 2024 Tax Revaluation.


7. PUBLIC COMMENT


8. PUBLIC HEARINGS:


A) Ronnie Tate, Director of Engineering and Public Utilities
Approval - For a Public Hearing and public reading for the Rockingham County Landfill Franchise Agreement for Operations and Maintenance of the facility. The Franchise Agreement is with Wall Recycling Inc. The length of the Franchise Agreement is for the Life of Site (LOS) until 2055.


B) Hiram Marziano, Community Development Director

1. Approval - Case 2024-06 - Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) – A request to rezone a parcel of land from Residential Protected (RP) to Residential Agricultural (RA) - Applicant: Jacob Hickman - Tax PIN: 7020-00-51-6624 - 550 Smith Rd., Stoneville - Price Township


2. Approval - Case 2024-07: Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) – A request to rezone a parcel of land from Residential Agricultural (RA) to Neighborhood Commercial- Conditional District (NC-CD) - Applicant: Steve Baker - Tax PIN: 7959-04-83-0644 – 6750 NC Highway 770, Stoneville - MayoTownship.


3. Approval- Case 2024-09: Zoning Text Amendment - Consideration of an amendment to the text of Rockingham County UDO that will establish minimum development standards for Class AA (doublewide) manufactured homes in the Residential Protected (RP) zoning district.


9. PRESENTATION: Ronnie Tate, Director of Engineering and Public Utilities
Approval - Change to the Capital Project Ordinance, Hwy 220 Wastewater and Water Capital Project, Amendment #3. 

10. PRESENTATION: Felissa Ferrell, DHHS Director
Approval - 2024-2024 DSS START grant - To assist families with children from ages birth - 5, who become involved with CPS where it is determined that the parent's substance use is the primary child safety factor. Daymark Recover Services is partnering with HHSIDSS.

Estimated award amounts:
May - September 2024 - $2111,817
October 2024 - September 2025 - $378,707
Total expected grant amount: $590,524

$149,666 for County funds is requested with the possibility of 50% reimbursement, if available, which would equate to $74,833. Further information pending.


11. NEW BUSINESS


12. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS


13. ADJOURN