December 4, 2023 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting

Published: Dec. 5, 2023, 2:09 p.m.

b"December 4, 2023 Rockingham County Board of Commissioners Meeting

AGENDA


I. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN RICHARDSON

2. INVOCATION - Pastor James Tharrington, Evangel Fellowship Reidsville Church of God in Christ

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING - ROCKINGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Lance L. Metzler, County Manager - Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman - Year 2024

5. RECOGNITION - LANCE METZLER, COUNTY MANAGER
Approval - Recognition of the participants of the inaugural Employee Academy. The Employee Academy was a five-week program created to give County employees the opportunity to gain a better understanding of each department's duties and responsibilities through presentations, tours and activities. This program was created in the image of a Citizens' Academy, specifically designed to address the concerns of Interdepartmental communication, employee relationship building, and knowledge of services identified in the 2021-2022 Employee Satisfaction Survey.

6. RECOGNITION - LANCE METZLER, COUNTY MANAGER
Approval - Resolution supporting Israel as it defends itself against the attack of the terrorist organization Hamas.

7. RECOGNITION - LANCE METZLER COUNTY MANAGER
Approval - Proclamation for Livable Rockingham County

8. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 4, 2023 AG ENDA

9 CONSENT AG ENDA (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, Finance Director

1. Approval - Increase Library budget $32,323 due to increase in FY 23-24 allocation of State Aid for Public Libraries. Additional funds will be used for Book and AV materials.

2. Approval - Appropriate $200 from the donated house sale proceeds to cover the lawn care service provided to get the home ready to be sold.

3. Approval - Letter to the NC Department of State Treasurer, Local Government Commission, in response to the Financial Performance Indicators of Concern (FPIC) that were identified based on the information presented in the audited financial statements as of June 30, 2023.

4. Approval - Increase Animal Shelter budget $20,925 to install an enclosure in the back of the facility with additional fencing and to provide a driveway access. Funding are proceeds from the sale of a house donated to the animal shelter.

B) Todd Hurst, Tax Administrator

1. Approval - Tax refunds for November 8, 2023 thru November 14, 2023.

2. Approval - Resolution adopting the proposed schedules, standards and rules for the appraisal of all real property in Rockingham County effective January 1, 2024.

C) Trey Wright, Health Director

I. Approval - Replace Prevnar 13 TM Vaccine CPT Code 90670 - $262 with Prevnar 20
CPT Code 90677 - $3 15 due to price increases from manufacturer.

2. Approval - Fee Schedule price increases due to increase from manufacturer:


D) Crystal Norman, PTRC Ombudsman for Rockingham County
Approval - Appointment of Jan Bellard to the Rockingham Joint Community Advisory Committee

E) Ronnie Tate, Director of Engineering and Public Utilities
Approval - 2024 Rockingham County Landfill Holiday Schedule. Schedule was approved by the Solid Waste Committee at its' November 15, 2023 meeting.

10. PUBLIC COMMENT

11.. Clark Pennington and Cherokee Motes, Independence Fund
Veteran Diversion Program for the Court System

12. Derek Southern, Assistant County Manager
Approval- Budget Amendment for the project. Budget is $263,262.00, funding for project to come from Rockingham County General Fund. Relocation of Libr3lY Administration Services to Stoneville Library will allow the closure of the Library Administration building in Eden.

13. NEW BUSINESS

14. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

15. ADJOURN
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