Alamance County
Board of Commissioners
AGENDA

Monday, December 16, 2024 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 - CHAIRMAN PAISLEY

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 County Senior Services Committee – Gwendolyn Jeffries

Consideration of the reappointment of Gwendolyn Jeffries to the Alamance County Senior Services Committee to another term.

5.a.2

Historic Properties Commission – Gale Pettiford, John Greeson, Emily White, and Brian Ward.

Consideration of the reappointment of four current members of the Historic Properties Commission to another term on the board. They are Gale Pettiford, John Greeson, Emily White, and Brian Ward. No other individuals applied.

5.a.3

Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) – Brad Hall

Consideration of the appointment of Brad Hall to the JCPC as the Sheriff’s designee.

5.a.4

Tourism Development Authority -TDA Katie Geoffrion

Consideration of Katie Geoffrion to the TDA as a representative of the “hotel/motel industry”.

5.b

BUDGET AMENDMENTS

5.b.1

Budget Amendment 6

The Board will consider approving and accepting a grant from NCDIT for the Emergency Telephone System Fund. The Board will also consider amending the General Fund to increase by $2,380, the Grants Project Fund to increase by $25,000, and the Emergency Telephone System Fund to increase by $6,155,712.

5.c

TAX REFUNDS

5.c.1

Tax Refunds, Releases, and Extensions Nov 2024

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

5.d

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

Closed Session Minutes of October 7, 2024

Closed Session Minutes of October 25, 2024

Closed Session Minutes of November 18, 2024

6.

PUBLIC HEARING

6.a

Public Hearing: U.D.O. Amendment - Matthew Hoagland, Planning Director

Consider an amendment to Article 8 of the Alamance County Unified Development Ordinance (U.D.O.) which would create an additional plat certificate indicating that new subdivision lots have not been evaluated for subsurface wastewater disposal systems prior to final approval. A public hearing is required in order to entertain any amendment to the U.D.O.

7.

PRESENTATIONS/OTHER BUSINESS

7.a

Planning Board Appointments - Matthew Hoagland, Planning Director

Consideration of five individuals to the Planning Board: Nine applications were received from the following: Ernest Bare, Stephen Dodson, Anthony Pierce, Henry Chandler, Richard “Tom” King, Natalie Thacker, Jeffrey Stephens, Brandon Martin, and Andrea Webber. There are only 5 positions available.

7.b

Annual Audit Presentation - Elsa Swenson, Martin Starnes & Associates

Elsa Swenson with Martin Starnes & Associates will present the County’s annual audit to the Board for Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 2024.

7.c

Alamance-Burlington School System Approval of Lease-Purchase Contract - Greg Hook, ABSS Chief Operations Officer

Approval of the Resolution Approving Contract for Capital and Appropriated Sufficient Funds pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. 115C-441(c1) and -528.

7.d

CRA Associates, Inc. Professional Design Services Contract - Brian Baker, Assistant County Manager

Review the attached proposal and contract between the County and CRA Associates, Inc. to provide professional design services for the County Courthouse Expansion and Renovation Project.

7.e

Resolution Adopting the 2025 Regular Meeting Schedule - County Manager York

Requesting adoption of the 2025 regular meeting schedule pursuant to N.C.G.S. 153A-40(a).

7.f

FY2025-2026 Budget Calendar Adoption - County Manager York

Adoption of the FY25-26 Budget Calendar.

8.

COUNTY ATTORNEY'S REPORT

9.

COUNTY MANAGER'S REPORT

9.a

FY 2025 1st Quarter Financial Report

10.

COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS

11.

ADJOURNMENT