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(Wentworth, NC) - Audio of the April 15, 2019 meeting of the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners. The meeting was held at the Rockingham County Governmental Center in Wentworth, NC.

AGENDA

1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN PYRTLE

2. INVOCATION – PASTOR STEVIE LOWE, NEW LIGHT REFUGEE TEMPLE, MADISON, NC

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. APPROVAL OF APRIL 15, 2019 AGENDA

5. RECOGNITION – MS. LINDA HILL – OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER

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) Keli G. Watkins, Clerk to the Board

1) Approval of Minutes – March 4, 18, & 19, 2019

2) Approval of Resolution Adopting Revised North Carolina Local Government Record Retention and Disposition Schedule

B) Pat Galloway, Finance Director – Budget Revisions

1) Decrease Youth Services budget $2,949 for Grant Funds being released back to DPS. Due to staff vacancies, these Grant Funds will not be utilized in FY 2019.

2) Increase Fire Districts Special Revenue Fund budget $30,000 for Wentworth Fire District’s request to receive their fund balance for the purchase of a new pumper truck.

C) Andrea Barker, Interim Director, Head Start

1) Approval of Head Start’s February 2019 Monthly Report

2) Approval of changes to Head Start Selection Criteria recommended by Social Services Board for the 2019-2020 School Year. Selection Criteria from School Year 2018-2019 is included for comparison.

D) Mark McClintock, Tax Administrator – Approval of Tax Reports for March 2019

E) Jason Byrd, Soil & Water Conservation – Approval of Notice of Participation of Billy Shough and Beverly Bowen in Voluntary Agricultural District. Agricultural Districts’ Advisory Board approved both applicants on March 11, 2019.

F) Michael P. Roche, Director of Public Libraries – Approval to request Rockingham County Public Library Endowment balance of $17,861.52 due to change in legislature regarding funds. No County funds are requested for this action.

7. PUBLIC COMMENT

8. PUBLIC HEARINGS (Advertised for 6:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as may be heard on the agenda.)

A) Ms. Carrie Spencer, Director, Planning & Zoning

Rezoning request #2019-002, Mr. Harry Rakestraw, Heritage Rd, Eden, from Residential Protected to Residential Agricultural. The acreage is approximately 2.175 acres of a 15.04 acre parcel.

1) Public Comment for Public Hearing

B) Mr. Ronnie Tate, Director, Engineering & Public Utilities

Request for Rockingham County to apply for North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund Grant to develop recreational facilities at the Belews Lake Park.

2) Public Comment for Public Hearing

9. RONNIE TATE, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING & PUBLIC UTILITIES

Approval of Request to apply for North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund Grant to develop recreational facilities at the Belews Lake Park.

10. LANCE METZLER, COUNTY MANAGER

Appoint six (6) members to the Rockingham County Public Library Board of Trustees from eight (8) applicants; such terms to expire June 30, 2022.

11. DR. RODNEY SHOTWELL, SUPERINTENDENT, ROCKINGHAM COUNTY SCHOOLS

Approval of Request to amend FY 2018-2019 Budget Ordinance to appropriate $1,000,000 for School Capital Outlay.

12. NEW BUSINESS

A. Consider adoption of a Resolution approving an application for an NC Rural Center Building Re-Use Grant for Project "Piedmont"

B. Consider approval of a Resolution Rejecting Surplus Real Property Offered by the Rockingham County Board of Education

13. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

14. ADJOURN

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