August 1, 2022 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting

August 1, 2022 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting

(Eden, NC) - The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners held their August 1, 2022 meeting 'On-The-Road' at the Eden City Hall, located on Stadium Drive in Eden, NC.

AGENDA

1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN BERGER

2. INVOCATION - PASTOR LES HEROD, CHURCH OF GOD OF PROPHECY

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. APPROVAL OF AUGUST 1, 2022 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) Susan Washburn, Clerk to the Board

Approval of Minutes - April 18, 2022 and May 2, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes

B) Pat Galloway, Finance Director

1. Approval- Amend the General Fund and Capital Reserve Fund budget to recognize the inter-fund transactions required for the general fund portion of funding on the DSS Renovation Project ($452,106) that was approved in the adopted FY 23 Budget Ordinance and Capital Improvement Plan. There is no change in funding for the project, just approval of budget line items required to record the accounting transactions that enable proper tracking of funding sources.

2. Approval - Increase Public Health Department budget $4,781 due to additional State funds allocated to the WIC Program.

3. Approval - Increase Aging Disability Transportation Service (ADTS) budget for additional FY 22-23 Home and Community Care Block Grant funds awarded through PTRC. Additionally, there is a decrease in USDA grant funds awarded to ADTS for FY 22-23. Additional grant funds in the amount of $3,498 requires local match of $389 that will be met through available fund balance in the general fund.

4. Approval - Increase Sheriff Department budget $50.00 for donation received and designated by the donor to be used in the Fans for the Elderly Program. Funds will be used to purchase fans.

5. Approval - Increase Sheriff Department budget $450.00 for donation received and designated by the donor to be used in the Sheriff's Office K9 Program.

6. Approval - Amend Cooperative Extension budget $4,020 for program fees received in FY 22 in excess of FY 22 budget. Program fees are to be used in the program(s) in which the fee was earned.

C) Rodney Stewart, RCEMS Operations Supervisor

Approval - Rockingham County EMS requests the submitted financial statement for Board Approval of accounting reports of billing and collections activity for June 2022 and approve accounts uncollected that are to be written off.

D) Todd Hurst, Interim Tax Administrator

1. Approval- Tax Refunds from July 1,2022 thru July 19, 2022

2. Approval- Annual Settlement of Tax Collector Pursuant to NCGS1 05-373 for Fiscal Year 2021-2022

3. Approval - Consideration of Order directing the Tax Collector to collect taxes charged in the tax records and receipts 2022-2023

E) Derek Southern, CIO
Approval - Consideration of Lease Agreement between Rockingham County and Spectrum Southeast, LLC (Spectrum) for project staging for Connect Rockingham Broadband Grant.

F) Felissa H. Ferrell, Health and Human Services Director

1. Approval- One-time increased, time-limited Chafee (LINKS) Transitional Funds for FY 2022-2023 in the amount of $8,500. These funds are to be used for clothing allowance disbursement for LINKS youth in foster care between the ages of 14-17. These funds must be expended by September 30, 2022. Funding is 100% Federal Funds.

2. Approval- New Funding Authorization for FY 2022-2023, dated 7/7/2022, effective
7/1/2022 for the Low-Income Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP) in the amount of $149,537. Funding is 100% Federal, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

G) A. Lynn Cochran, Senior Planner/Community Development
Approval - Remove Mr. Dylan Moore of 306 Thompsonville St., Reidsville, NC, from his position as a sitting member of the county Planning Board. Mr. Moore's attendance record is the cause of this action. The Planning Board Bylaws dictate that any member who misses 1/4 or more of scheduled meetings in a calendar year shall be removed from the Board. (Planning Board Bylaws Sec. 5, p4).

6. PUBLIC COMMENT

7. NEW BUSINESS

8. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

9. ADJOURN

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