June 7, 2021 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting

June 7, 2021 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting

(Wentworth, NC) - Audio of the June 7, 2021 meeting of the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners. The meeting was held at the Rockingham County Governmental Center, located at 371 NC 65 in Wentworth, NC.

AGENDA

1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN HALL

2. INVOCATION-PASTOR KEVIN DUNOVANT, FIRST WESLEYAN CHURCH, EDEN

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. APPROVAL OF JUNE 7,2021 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) Jennifer Woods, Clerk to the Board
Approval of Minutes- May 3, 2021 Regular Meeting

B) Pat Galloway, Director of Financial Services

1. Approval- Increase transfer to capital reserve fund due to Tax CIP revenue collected over estimated FY 21 budget. Funds are required to be transferred to the County capital reserve fund.

2. Approval- Reduce Youth Services Fresh Start Program bUdget $11,600. Program funds that were not able to be used during the fiscal year due to Covid 19 restrictions are being released back to the granting agency

3. Approval- Appropriate $40,000 of available fund balance in the Sewer Enterprise Fund to cover estimated utilities costs through fiscal year end. The increase in cost is mainly due to increase in sewer charges that have resulted from draining the landfill leachate pond.

4. Approval- Appropriate for a $9,461 Cooperative Extension Field Crops Program Fee that has been given to the County and requested that it go to the NC State Ag Foundation to the CES Endowment account.

5. Approval- Increase Sheriff Department budget $5,000 for donation received that is designated by the donor to be used towards the purchase of a new K9 for the Rockingham County Sheriffs Office.

C) Mark McClintock, Tax Administrator
Approval- Tax Refunds thru May 17, 2021

D) Rodney Stewart, RCEMS Operations Supervisor
Approval- EMS Financial Statement April 2021

E) Lance Metzler, County Manager

1. Approval- Request for Road Addition- Oakchester Court (0.075 miles) off Hush Hickory Trace (SR 2962) in the Reserve at Winsome Forest Subdivision- New Bethel Township

2. Approval - Request for Road Addition - Commonwealth Crossing Parkway off Spencer Road (SR 1380) in the Commonwealth Crossing Centre Industrial Park Price Township

F) Felissa Ferrell, Health and Human Services Director
Consider the adoption of a proclamation proclaiming June 15, 2021 as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

G) Tara Muchini, Youth Services Director
Approval- Reappointments I Appointments to the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council; terms to expiring June 30, 2023:
Reappointments: Felissa Ferrell, Frank Moore, Tara Muchini, Sam Page, Charles Perkins, Reece Pyrtle, Jason Ramey
New Appointments: Chief Court Counselor: Gayle Alston, NC Dept. of Public Safety Public Health Director: Trey Wright, Rockingham Co. DHHS

H) Michael Roche, Library Director
Approval - Reappointment to the Library Board of Trustees; term to expire June 30, 2024: Anne Lane, Valencia Abbott, Sandy Williams, Janice Timpson

I) Trey Wright, Public Health Director
Approval- Fee Schedule revision increasing the Rabies Titer - Flat Rate (OS Program) fee from the current $100 to $125. This is our new cost to have the test completed by Quest Labs.

J) Stacie S. Julian, Central Permitting Administrator
Approval- Resolution Appointing Antony Lynn Cochran as Plat Review Officer for Rockingham County

K) Captain Jennifer Brown, Sheriffs Office
Approval- Captain Marcus Marshall is retiring from the Rockingham County Sheriffs Office effective July 1, 2021 with over 24 years of service in law enforcement. He is requesting his duty weapon for $1 (gun permit attached).

6. PUBLIC COMMENT

7. PUBLIC HEARING -LANCE METZLER, COUNTY MANAGER
FY 2021-2022 BUDGET

8. STEVEN PULLIAM, DAN RIVERKEEPR & GOOD STEWARDS OF ROCKINGHAM

Presentation of the Anti-litter and Awareness Campaign featuring river clean ups and the creation of public art with the recovered materials from the river called "Mythical Creatures of the Dan." Request for a $500 County donation to help pay for t-shirts for volunteers with Good Stewards of Rockingham.

9. PAULA SEAMSTER, BOARD OF ELECTIONS DIRECTOR

Approval - Accept and appropriate $8,214 for the installation of security cameras at the Board of Elections office and for the annual maintenance. This will be paid for with HAVA funds.

10. PAT GALLOWAY, DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

Approval- Adopt a Resolution to Establish and Maintain Rockingham County Administrative Capital.

Approval- Approve Budget Amendment to transfer $4,500,000 of available fund balance in the General Fund to the Administrative Capital Reserve Fund for the following purposes:

1) For Future Public Buildings

2) For General Government Equipment

3) For Public Safety Equipment
$2,799,000
$ 876,000
$ 825,000

11. RONNIE TATE, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING & PUBLIC UTILITIES

Consideration & Approval - Water line construction on Newnam Road for new subdivision. Estimated project costs of $150,000 with funding from OSBM funds. Request approval for County Manager to approve change orders to contract up to $50,000 without Board approval.

12. MARK MCCLINTOCK, TAX ADMINISTRATOR

TAX REVALUATION UPDATE

13. NEW BUSINESS

14. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

15. ADJOURN

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