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(Wentworth, NC) - Audio of the December 7, 2020 meeting of the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners. The meeting was held in the Rockingham County High School Auditorium.

AGENDA

1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN RICHARDSON

2. INVOCATION – MINISTER STEVE GRIFFITH, OSBORNE BAPTIST CHURCH, EDEN

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – COMMISSIONER TRAVIS

4. SWEARING IN OF NEWLY ELECTED ROCKINGHAM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Mark F. Richardson by the Honorable Judge Ed Wilson
Kevin Berger by the Honorable Justice Elect Phil Berger, Jr.
A. Reece Pyrtle, Jr. by the Honorable Justice Elect Phil Berger, Jr.

5. SWEARING IN OF NEWLY ELECTED REGISTER OF DEEDS

Benjamin J. Curtis by the Honorable Justice Elect Phil Berger, Jr.

6. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING – ROCKINGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Lance L. Metzler, County Manager – Election of Chairman and Vice-Chairman – Year 2020

7. APPROVAL OF DECEMBER 7, 2020 AGENDA

8. RECOGNITION – CAPTAIN JENNIFER BROWN, SHERIFF’S OFFICE

The Sheriff’s Office would like to recognize Deputy Alan Tippett, Detective Kelly Lovings and Sgt. Cliff Vaughn for their years in law enforcement with a presentation of plaques.

9. 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 H. Woods, Clerk to the Board

1. Approval- November 2, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes

2. Approval- Revised 2021 Employee Holiday Schedule previously approved 8/3/20

B) Pat Galloway, Director of Financial Services

1. Approval –Adopt Capital Project Ordinance and Capital Project Budget for the Hogan’s Creek Water Booster Pump Station Relocation and Flood Protection Project. The project is eligible to receive funding from NC DEQ Drinking Water State Revolving loan in the amount of $1,791,500 and all principal will be forgiven.

2. Approval- Appropriate additional $28,000 CARES Act grant awarded to the Board of Elections. Per Session Law 2020-97, $18,000 is to provide $100 supplemental pay to each election poll worker that worked on 11/3/2020. The remaining $10,000 is for expenditures incurred to prevent, prepare for and respond to the pandemic during the 2020 federal election cycle which are incurred for Election Day voting.

C) Mark McClintock, Tax Administrator

Approval – Tax Refunds thru November 9, 2020

D) Rodney Stewart, RCEMS Operations Supervisor

Approval- Rockingham County EMS Financial Statement for October 2020

E) Captain Jennifer Brown, Sheriff’s Office

1. Approval- Purchase of duty weapon for $1 by retiring Sgt. Cliff Vaughn with over 20 years of service in law enforcement. A copy of his Permit to Purchase is attached which allows him to purchase weapons in NC. N.C.G.S. 14-402(a)

2. Approval - $500 check from a citizen to purchase toys for the Toys Drive.

F) Crystal Norman, PTRC Aging Program Planner

Approval- Appointment to the Rockingham County Planning Committee for Services to the Elderly; term to expire December 31, 2021.

Perry Hall and Barbara Shorter

G) Anthony Crowder, Fire Marshal

Approval-Huntsville Fire Department removing David Gonzalez from Fireman’s Relief Trustees and requesting to replace with Anthony Edwards.

H) Susan Young, Interim Health Director

Approval- Addition of the administrative fees for the COVID-19 vaccine to the clinic fees at $18 for the first dose and $30 for the second dose.

I) Jason Byrd, Director of Soil & Water Conservation

Approval – North Carolina Soil and Water Conservation Shared Personnel Mutual Aid Agreement

10. PUBLIC COMMENT

11. PUBLIC HEARING- LEIGH COCKRAM, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

A) Consider approval of an appropriation from general fund in an amount not to exceed $812,000 which will be distributed to Project Top Chef following the project parameters.

B) Consider approval of an appropriation from general fund in an amount not to exceed $234,799 which will be distributed to Project Disney following the project parameters.

12. PUBLIC HEARING- BILL LESTER, LKC ENGINEERING, PLLC

Notice of Second Public Hearing which is required for the County’s submission of CDBG-Economic Development Grant Applications for Building Reuse ($1,000,000) and Demolition $1,000,000 to serve Nestle Purina PetCare Company which will be expanding their operations by locating to the 863 E. Meadow Road, Eden facility. The total estimated project cost is $450,000,000. Nestle Purina PetCare Company has committed to the creation of 300 new jobs.

13. OLD BUSINESS – CARRIE SPENCER, DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Rezoning Request–Case #2020-27–Applicant Teramore Development –Intersection of NC 14 and NC 87– Residential Agricultural/Highway Commercial to Highway Commercial –Conditional District

14. NEW BUSINESS

15. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

16. RECESS UNTIL JANUARY 4, 2021 AT 5:30 PM LANDFILL WORK SESSION

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