September 16, 2019 Rockingham County Board Of Commissioners Meeting

Published: Sept. 18, 2019, 11:47 a.m.

(Wentworth, NC) - Audio of the September 16, 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

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. APPROVAL OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2019 AGENDA

5. RECOGNITION

A) Proclamation – Recognizing October 4, 2019 as National Manufacturing Day in Rockingham County

B) Resolution – Recognizing the 100th Anniversary of the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution and the founding of the League of Women Voters in North Carolina

C) Resolution – Supporting Rockingham County Citizens’ Academy

D) Resolution – Honoring Rockingham County Champion

(TEN MINUTE BREAK FOR REFRESHMENTS)

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 – Approve Minutes – August 5 & 19, 2019

B) Pat Galloway, Director, Financial Services

1) Sheriff’s Department – Appropriate $3,160 of Federal Forfeiture funds held in reserved fund balance for the purchase of Crime Prevention give away items to be used at festivals, programs and special events.

2) Amend the Airport Capital Project Fund for additional grant funds awarded to the Fuel Farm Relocation-Design. Airport Grant revenues in the amount of $9,000 have been awarded and the local match of $1,000 will be met with existing local funding currently available in the Airport Project Fund. The grant modification was requested to cover additional costs incurred due to multiple bids being necessary to obtain a Contractor for the project.

C) Mark McClintock, Tax Administrator – Approval of Tax Reports for August 2019

D) Jason Julian, NCDOT – Approval to waive Landfill Tipping Fees for NCDOT from September 16 30, 2019, in concordance with the 2019 Fall Litter Sweep Proclamation

E) John Morris, County Attorney – Consider approval of Interlocal Solid Waste Disposal Agreement

7. PUBLIC COMMENT

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

- Carrie Spencer, Director, Planning & Zoning

A) Rezoning Case #2019-009: Harry Rakestraw, Washburn Rd at Gold Hill Rd. Request rezoning from Residential Agriculture (RA) to Residential Protected (RP) +/- 56.75 acres. Planning Board voted 7-0 to recommend approval.

1) Public Comment for Public Hearing

B) Rezoning Case #2019-010: James E. Smith, 1367 Gideon Grove Church Rd. Request rezoning from Residential Agriculture (RA) to Residential Protected (RP) +/- 118 acres. Planning Board voted 6-1 to recommend approval.

1) Public Comment for Public Hearing

C) Rezoning Case #2019-011: Joyce and Jeanne Hall, 163 Harrison Crossroad Loop. Request rezoning from Residential Agriculture (RA) to Neighborhood Commercial-Conditional District (NC CD) +/- 0.62 acres. Planning Board voted 7-0 to recommend approval.

1) Public Comment for Public Hearing

D) Request a Text Amendment to the Rockingham County Unified Development Ordinance to revise the Certificate of Ownership and Dedication required for subdivision plats. Planning Board voted 7-0 to recommend approval.

1) Public Comment for Public Hearing

9. CARRIE SPENCER, DIRECTOR, PLANNING & ZONING

Discuss Notification Mailings for Rezoning Cases

10. ROBIN YOUNT, TOURISM MANAGER

Appointment of one (1) citizen from three (3) recommendations to fill unexpired term of vacant seat on TDA Advisory Board; unexpired term ends June 30, 2021.

11. DEREK SOUTHERN, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

Approval of Rockingham County Credit Card Policy

12. LANCE METZLER, COUNTY MANAGER

A) Consider retaining Roy Sawyers of RockinghamUpdate to broadcast the Board of Elections regular meetings for the remainder of FY2019-20, beginning in October at a cost of $275/month for nine (9) months to total $2,475.

B) Reclassify Strategic Management Director Position to Assistant County Manager. Create Assistant County Manager position on pay plan and set pay grade and salary.

13. NEW BUSINESS

14. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS

15. ADJOURN

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