Alamance County
Board of Commissioners
AGENDA

Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 6:30 P.m. - 7:30 P.m.

Commissioners' Meeting Room

124 West Elm Street

Graham, NC 27253

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1.

CALL TO ORDER -CHAIRMAN PAISLEY

2.

INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - COMMISSIONER ALLEN

3.

APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

4.

PUBLIC COMMENTS

(Citizens may address the Board for no more than 3 minutes)

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5.

CONSENT AGENDA

Items listed under Consent are generally of a routine nature. The Board may take action to approve/disapprove all items in a single vote. Any item may be withheld from a general action, to be discussed and voted upon separately at the discretion of the Board.

5.a

APPOINTMENTS/ REAPPOINTMENTS

5.a.1

Alamance Community College Board of Trustees - Tammy Karnes

Consideration of the appointment of Tammy Karnes to fill a vacancy left by the recent resignation of Mark Gordon. If appointed, Ms. Karnes will serve out the remainder of that term until June 30, 2026.

5.a.2

Alamance County Senior Services Committee – Nancy “Foxie” Harper

Consideration of the reappointment of Nancy “Foxie” Harper to the Alamance County Senior Services Committee.

5.a.3

Burlington-Alamance Airport Authority – HB McMillan, Jr

Consideration of HB McMillan, Jr to another term on the Burlington-Alamance Airport Authority.

5.a.4

Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team – Allison Young & Jennifer Brownell

The County Commissioners will consider the appointment of Allison Young as a representative who has knowledge, experience, or expertise in preventing domestic violence; consideration of the appointment of Jennifer Brownell to represent ACC as a representative of an institution of higher education.

5.a.5

Elon Planning Board/Board of Adjustment – M. Rachel Dimont

Consideration of the reappointment of M. Rachel Dimont to the Elon Planning Board/Board of Adjustment as the county’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ)member.

5.a.6

Historic Properties Commission – Rodney Cheek

Consider the reappointment of Historic Properties Commission member Rodney Cheek to another term on the board. Mr. Cheek’s term expired at the end of 2024 but his application for reappointment came in after the December 2024 deadline.

5.b

Village of Alamance Review Officer Resolution

The Village of Alamance is requesting the appointment of a new Review Officer as prescribed by N.C.G.S. 47-30.2. The review officer to be appointed is Town Administrator Nick Farmerie.

5.c

BUDGET AMENDMENTS

5.c.1

Budget Amendment 7

The Board will consider amending the General Fund to increase by $192,127.

5.d

Reimbursement Resolution-CAD Software

Board will consider adopting a reimbursement resolution for the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system project purchase not to exceed $7,000,000. Initial project costs are currently estimated at $6,200,000.

5.e

Governors Crime Commission Grant Application - Family Justice Center

Approve application for funding to the Governors Crime Commission for the Family Justice Center.

5.f

2025 GCC Application VAWA Law Enforcement

2025 GCC Application VAWA Law Enforcement -3 year grant to begin October 1, 2025. $100,000.00 for year one, with additional annual awards for year 2 and 3. County Match required at 25%. Office space, volunteer hours, and technology for position will be used as in-kind match. No additional county dollars are being requested for this grant application.

5.g

Approval of State and Local Cybersecurity Gant Program Application (SLCGP) - IT Dept

The Board will consider a request to apply for SLCGP Grant – IT Department

5.h

America 250 Grant Application – Historic Elon Ballpark Community

Approve of the county’s ability to act as the fiscal agent and for the Historic Properties Commission to act as the official applicant for an America 250 NC grant.

5.i

TAX REFUNDS

5.i.1

Tax Refunds, Releases, and Extensions Jan 2025

Approval of Tax Refunds, Releases and Elderly, Disabled Exemptions: Elderly Disabled Extensions.

5.j

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Regular Minutes of October 7, 2024

Regular Minutes of October 21, 2024

Regular Minutes of November 4, 2024

6.

PRESENTATIONS/OTHER BUSINESS

6.a

Shooting Range Ordinance - County Attorney Stevens

Review and considered the proposed ordinance regulating the operation of shooting ranges, both private and commercial.

6.b

Planning Board Member Appointment - Matthew Hoagland, Planning Director

Consideration of an individual to appoint to the Planning Board out of these 6 applicants who are currently eligible, including Townships represented: Natalie Thacker (Graham), Jeffrey Stevens (Melville), Brandon Martin (Boone Station), Anthony Pierce (Melville), John “Mac” Jordan, Jr. (Thompson) and Max Morgan (Melville). There is only one vacancy to be filled.

6.c

Resolution Regarding Tax Delinquency - County Attorney Stevens

Review the proposed resolution regarding appointed board and committee members and tax delinquency.

6.d

Approval of Design-Build Contract for Elderly Services Building Renovation - Brian Baker, Assistant County Manager

This item seeks approval of a design-build contract with Bobbitt Construction for the renovation of the former Elderly Services Building on 1946 Martin Street. The building will be renovated to house the Development Services Center. Bobbitt construction was chosen from a total of seven companies submitting proposals.

7.

COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT

8.

COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT

9.

COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS

10.

ADJOURNMENT