May 3, 2021 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting

Published: May 4, 2021, 2:31 a.m.

May 3, 2021 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting

(Wentworth, NC) - Audio of the May 3, 2021 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 HALL

2. INVOCATION-OVERSEER B. STEPHEN BROWN, NOAH'S ARK FULL GOSPEL
BAPTIST CHURCH

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. APPROVAL OF MAY 3, 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- April 19, 2021 Regular Meeting

B) Pat Galloway, Director of Financial Services

1. Approval-To appropriate $3,250 of fund balance in the Vera Holland Community
Center Special Revenue Fund to cover additional expenses expected through
fiscal year end.

2. Approval- To increase Article 46 Sales Tax revenue $550,000. Revenue is
exceeding current budget expectations and we must remit the revenue to
Rockingham College as it is collected.

3. Approval- To appropriate $3,500 Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA)
Grant awarded to the Rockingham County Library from the State Library of NC.
The grant funds will be used to purchase iPads for patron use in the library.

4. Approval- To appropriate $90,000 of fund balance to the Rural Ready Site Grant
in accordance with board action on April 19, 2021.

5. Approval- To adopt Resolution to Establish Rockingham County Landfill Capital
Reserve Fund.

6. Approval- To increase the Landfill Capital Project Fund $366,063 for interest
earnings and sales tax refunds that were received during the recent Cell
Construction Project.

7. Approval- To amend the Landfill Capital Project fund to transfer $1,464,613
remaining funds to the Landfill Capital Reserve Fund and designate these funds
for Future Cell Construction.

C) Mark McClintock, Tax Administrator
Approval- Tax Refunds thru April 19,2021

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

E) Carrie Spencer, Director of Community Development
Adopt a Resolution to Appoint Stacie Julian as Plat Review Officer for Rockingham
County and remove Timothy Mack and Emily Bacon.

F) Crystal Norman, PTRC Aging Program Planner
Approval of reappointment I appointment to the Rockingham County Planning
Committee for Services to the Elderly; terms to expire December 31, 2021:
Norma Jean Corum, Reappointment
Kathy Hill, Appointment

G) Ronnie Tate, Director of Engineering & Public Utilities
Approval of Property Leases for:

• Daymark Recovery Services, Inc. for the lease of Nu Life Clubhouse (911
Communications Lane) for $1 per year thru June 30, 2026.

• NC Department of Public Safety I Probation and Parole, Rockingham County
Justice Center (170 NC 65) for $1 per year thru June 30, 2026.

6. PUBLIC COMMENT

7. PUBLIC HEARING - LEIGH COCKRAM, DIRECTOR, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPurpose
of the Public Hearing is to amend and restate the original agreement for
Farmina Pet Food USA, LLC which was approved on December 7, 2020 to reflect a
change in location of the aforementioned project. The remainder of the agreement
will remain unchanged.

8. PAT GALLOWAY, DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL SERVICES
Discuss & Approval- To amend the Health Insurance Fund FY 20-21 spending
plan due to increase in claims costs. The Health Insurance Fund has available
fund balance to cover the projected increase of $2,865,000.

9. FELISSA FERRELL, DIRECTOR OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Request to approve and sign the MOU from Cardinal Innovation LME/MCO, which
will allow the County to access funding for children in foster care or to prevent
children from entering into foster care. The FY 20-21, we would receive a little
more than $1 million dollars; the second year, it would be around $800,000. These
funds can only be used for foster care.

10. RONNIE TATE, DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING & PUBLIC UTILITIES

A) Request approval of Advance One Development, LLC to perform the NMOC remediation project at the landfill.

Project Cost $1,082,870
Contingency 5% $ 54,000
Engineering CQA $ 88,500
Total Project Budget $1,225,370

Request approval for County Manager to approve change orders to contract up
to $50,000 without Board approval.

B) Consideration of options for litter control inside the County, options to be
presented.

11. NEW BUSINESS

12. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

13. ADJOURN


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