Beaufort County Government's General Meeting Agenda: Monday, August 5, 2013 | Eastern North Carolina Now

The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners Will Meet to Discuss the County's Business

     The Government of Beaufort County meets every month for at least one general meeting to discuss and act on the county's business. Beaufort County employs the county manager form of government which stipulates that the board of county commissioners allow the county manager to set the agenda, and bring issues before them.

     The Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners will meet to discuss a variety of issues in their general meeting on Monday, August 5, 2013. This is the second general meeting post-budget, when the Beaufort County Commissioners, by a vote of 4 to 3 elected to enact no meaningful cuts to the budget and shall, in time, borrow even deeper from the county's fund balance.

    This general meeting will be a unusally long meeting considering that the county's fiscal 2013 / 2014 budget is now in place.

 Beaufort County Board of County Commissioners General Meeting Agenda
          Monday, August 5, 2013
   Beaufort County Administrative Building, Commissioners’ Meeting Room
       121 West Third Street, Washington, North Carolina

5:00 pm Call to Order by Chairman Langley
                       •  Invocation & Pledge of Allegiance
                       •   Consideration of Consent Agenda

5:10 pm Public Comments

5:25 pm County Manager Randell Woodruff
                       Resolution of Appreciation for Don Wilkinson

5:30 pm John Fullwood, Superintendent, Goose Creek State Park
                       Update of Programs and Activities

5:55 pm Reed Whitesell, Holland Consulting Planners, Inc.
                       Hurricane Irene Policies

6:05 pm Christina Smith, Public Works Director
                       Update on Jail Repair and Elevator Repair (handout)

6:15 pm Bobby Parker, Tax Assessor
                       •   Monthly Tax Collections Report & Refunds(2) Request
                       •   Fifty Most Delinquent Real Property Owners by Value
                       •   Fifty Most Delinquent Personal Property Owners by Value
                       •   All Foreclosed Now Beaufort County Owned Properties
                       •   Properties Currently in Foreclosure
                       •   2013-14 Sales Tax Ratios

6:30 pm Break

7:00 pm Public Hearing
                       Animal Control Ordinance

7:15 pm Public Hearing
                       Voting Method for Election of County Commissioners

7:45 pm Public Hearing
                       Solar Farms (Set Backs) Ordinance

8:00 pm Dr. Don Phipps, Superintendent, Beaufort County Schools
                       Update of FY 2013 Capital Projects/Request Final Draw Down of FY 2013 Capital
                             Outlay/Lottery Funding (handout)

8:10 pm William P. Mayo, County Attorney
                       Sale of Foreclosed Property

8:20 pm Commissioner Gary Brinn
                       •   Proposed Voting Method to Replace Limited Voting
                       •   Adoption of Proposed Solar Farms (Set Backs) Ordinance

8:35 pm Commissioner Stan Deatherage
                       •   Request Board Commit to Early Revaluation
                      •   Discussion of Cost Estimate for New Jail

8:50 pm Commissioner Hood Richardson
                       •   Monthly Jail Reports (June and July)
                       •   List of Persons on Pre-trial and Other Releases
                       •   List of Persons on House Arrest
                       •   Black Bear Maintenance
                       •   Written Monthly Budget Report to Commissioners for Discussion
                       •   Resolution for Monthly Jail Confinement Reports to be Provided Each Month until
                             Further Notice (to be filed with County Clerk upon completion)
                      •   Direction by the Commissioners for the Unoccupied Jail to be Open One Day each Week
                            for Public Inspection until Prisoners are Returned
                      •   Jail Meetings and Discussion

9:10 pm Jim Chrisman, Finance Officer
                       •   Board of Health Request Increase in Fee Schedule

9:15 pm Chairman Jerry Langley
                       •   Discussion of Jail Project

9:30 pm Commissioner Ed Booth
                       •   Chocowinity EMS Requesting Ambulance Franchise

9:40 pm County Manager Randell Woodruff
                       •   County Manager’s Reports
                       •   Closed Session – Attorney Client Privilege - NCGS 143-318.11(a)(3)
                       •   Closed Session Economic Development - NCGS 143-318.11(a)(4)

10:10 pm est. Adjournment