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April 28, 2026 ·6:00 PM Final ·Regular Meeting 6:00 P.M.

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Agenda — 62 items

  1. 1 CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  2. I. PUBLIC HEARINGS ▶ jump to 2:21
  3. A. Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: Conditional District REZ-26-01-07-00240, RTR Renovations, LLC (Applicant); Property Parcel: 173544, Located at 14556 Lucia Riverbend Hwy., Mount Holly, NC, Rezone from the (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District with US and CH Overlays to the (CD/C-3) General Commercial Conditional District with US and CH Overlays 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion 26-154 approved Pass ▶ jump to 3:11
  4. B. CONTINUED FROM 6/23/2026 REGULAR MEETING: Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Bailey - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: Conditional District REZ-25-04-10-00226, Jeffery L. Smith (Applicant); Property Parcels: 190594 & 190596, Located at 1435 Union New Hope Rd., Gastonia, NC, Rezone from the (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District with US and CH Overlays to the CD/(C-3) General Commercial Conditional District with US and CH Overlays 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion 26-166 postponed ▶ jump to 8:45
  5. C. Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Hovis - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: REZ-26-02-19-00242, Clifton Kerr Foy (Applicant); Property Parcel: 319056, Located on Camp Rotary Rd., Gastonia, NC, Rezone from the (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District with (US) Overlay to the (R-2) Single Family Moderate Zoning District with (US) Overlay 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion 26-139 approved Pass ▶ jump to 9:12
  6. 6 PAGE BREAK
  7. II. BUSINESS AGENDA
  8. A. AGENDA REVISION/APPROVAL ▶ jump to 13:19
  9. B. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ▶ jump to 14:04
  10. III. CITIZEN RECOGNITION (Limited to One Hour; Sign up Prior to Start of Session; Comments Limited to 3 Minutes) ▶ jump to 14:29
  11. IV. CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 73:32
  12. A. Commissioner Cloninger - BOC - Commendation - To Commemorate the Centennial Celebration of the William Chronicle DAR Chapter Upon its 100th Anniversary 26-136 approved Pass
  13. 13 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the Consent Agenda Pass
  14. B. Commissioner Keigher - Commendation - To Commend Mrs. Erin Dunaway Upon Being Crowned Mrs. North Carolina America 2026 26-137 approved Pass
  15. C. Commissioners Bailey & Keigher - Commendations - North Carolina America 250 Initiative - 4th Grade Flag Challenge Winner Jase Joyner and Runner-up Sterling Elliott 26-138 approved Pass
  16. D. Commissioner Keigher - Cooperative Extension - To Accept and Appropriate Donations Received from the Farm Bureau and AG South in the Amount of $4,025 26-159 approved Pass
  17. E. Commissioner Keigher - Cooperative Extension - To Approve a Refund to Kintegra Health for Unspent Highland Youth Garden and Entrepreneur Incubator Program Funds ($6,682.54) 26-162 approved Pass
  18. F. Commissioner Brown - County Attorney - To Authorize Participation in the National Opioids Remnant Defendants’ Settlement 26-145 approved Pass
  19. G. Commissioner Brown - Building & Development Services - To Appropriate Restricted Building Inspections Fund Balance to Support Ongoing Employee Training and Development for Building & Development Services Personnel ($50,000) 26-160 approved Pass
  20. H. Commissioner Hovis - County Manager - To Accept Departmental Budget Change Requests as Information 26-171 approved Pass
  21. I. Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Health Division - To Appropriate State Grant Funds Received from the NC Department of Health and Human Services - Environmental Health Section and the Food Protection and Facilities Branch (100% Grant Funds - $9,438) 26-127 approved Pass
  22. J. Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Health Division - To Appropriate Federal Grant Funds Received from the NC Department of Health and Human Services - Local Community Support Section for Public Health Infrastructure: Local Workforce Development Funds (100% Grant Funds - $78,710) 26-130 approved Pass
  23. K. Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate Federal Grant Funds Received from the NC Department of Health and Human Services - Women, Infant, and Community Wellness Section of the Maternal Health Branch Funds (100% Grant Funds - $22,973) 26-168 approved Pass
  24. L. Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of April 2026 as Child Abuse Prevention Month 26-107 approved Pass
  25. M. Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Funds from Partners Behavioral Health Management for Reimbursement of Foster Care Placement Costs in the Amount of $34,770.00 (No Additional County Funds Required) 26-147 approved Pass
  26. N. Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Donations Received in Third Quarter of FY26 Totaling $6,380.76 26-156 approved Pass
  27. O. Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Approve a Certificate of Need (CON) for Lucia-Riverbend Fire Department for the Purchase of 6.005 Acres for Development of 2nd Fire Station 26-124 approved Pass
  28. P. Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Approve a Certificate of Need (CON) for Alexis Fire Department for Purchase of New Brush Truck in the Amount up to $300,000.00 26-148 approved Pass
  29. Q. Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Amend Resolution 2026-103 for Lowell Fire Department for Purchase of New Engine by $50,000.00 26-149 approved Pass
  30. R. Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Approve a Certificate of Need (CON) for All VFDs in the Unified Fire District for Reimbursement of Workers Compensation and to Appropriate Unified Fire District Fund Balance ($170,320.00) 26-150 approved Pass
  31. S. Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Approve a Certificate of Need (CON) for Community Fire Department for Reimbursement of a Sprinkler and Fire Alarm System and to Appropriate Unified Fire District Fund Balance ($23,065.00) 26-151 approved Pass
  32. T. Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Accept as Information the March 2026 Property Tax Refunds Less than $100. These Tax Refunds Should Be Recorded in the Board’s Minutes. (Total NCVTS Refunds - $2,616.93) 26-170 approved Pass
  33. U. Commissioner Shehan - Financial and Management Services - Grants (DHHS/Shelter) - To Accept and Appropriate Additional State Grant Funds from the NC Division for Women & Youth for The Cathy Mabry Cloninger Center for FY2026 ($1,138.28 with an additional match of $227.66) 26-164 approved Pass
  34. V. Commissioner Shehan - Financial and Management Services - Grants (Hope United Survivor Network) - To Accept and Appropriate Additional State Grant Funds from the NC Division for Women & Youth for the Hope United Survivor Network's Sexual Assault Program for FY2026 ($765.71 with an additional match of $153.15) 26-167 approved Pass
  35. W. Commissioner Fraley - GEMS - To Appropriate Fund Balance for FY25 Excess Directed Payment Revenues ($373,980) and to Appropriate FY26 Excess Directed Payment Revenues ($86,817) for Payment to the State in Support of the Managed Care Directed Payment Fee Schedule. 26-158 approved Pass
  36. X. Commissioner Fraley - GEMS - To Appropriate Medicaid Cost Settlement Funds Totaling $1,167,466 and Approve a Transfer of $736,361 to the Capital Fund 26-161 approved Pass
  37. Y. Commissioner Shehan - Human Resources - To Approve Revisions to the Gaston County Personnel Policy Manual Related to Reclassifications, Trainee Status, Holidays, Sick Leave, Bereavement Leave, and Calculating Leave for Part-Time Employees 26-152 approved Pass
  38. Z. Commissioner Cloninger - Museum of Art & History - Commendation - To Recognize the Gaston County Museum of Art and History Upon Receiving National Reaccreditation 26-143 approved Pass
  39. AA. Commissioner Bailey - Office of Capital Improvements - To Authorize the County Manager, or His Designee, to Execute a Construction Contract with Ed Wallace Construction, Inc. for the North Belmont Park Water Supply Project in the Amount of $3,416,187.50 26-155 approved Pass
  40. AB. Commissioner Bailey - Office of Capital Improvements - To Amend Gaston County ARPA Grant Project Ordinance 2021-264, to Redistribute Funding for Tryon Elementary Waterline Extension and North Belmont Park Waterline Extension ($2,393,112) 26-163 approved Pass
  41. AC. Commissioner Hovis - Police Department (Animal Care and Enforcement) - To Accept and Appropriate Donation Received from Virbac Enterprises in the Amount of $3,418.48 26-142 approved Pass
  42. AD. Commissioner Hovis - Police Department (Animal Care and Enforcement) - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Week of April 12-18, 2026 as Animal Care and Enforcement Appreciation Week 26-131 approved Pass
  43. AE. Commissioner Brown - Police Department - To Authorize the Transfer of $49,705.51 from the General Fund to the General Government Capital Fund, via the Community Investment Fund (CIF) for the Purchase of Crime-lite® AUTO System from Foster & Freeman; and to Accept Foster & Freeman USA, Inc. as a Sole Source Vendor for the Purchase 26-146 approved Pass
  44. AF. Commissioner Brown - Police Department/Sheriff’s Office - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Week of April 12-18, 2026 as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week 26-132 approved Pass
  45. AG. Commissioner Cloninger - Public Works - To Accept and Appropriate a North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) Grant, “2026 Community Waste Reduction and Recycling” (State - $7,560; Solid Waste Enterprise Fund - $1,885) 26-140 approved Pass
  46. AH. Commissioner Brown - Public Works - To Award a Construction Contract and Authorize the County Manager, or His Designee, to Execute said Contract with B2L Construction, LLC for the Building and Development Services Renovation and To Approve a Fund Balance Appropriation in the Amount of ($533,295) 26-141 approved Pass ▶ jump to 74:48
  47. AI. Commissioner Fraley - Tax Collections - Pursuant to G.S. 105-381, the Tax Collector Requests that the Listed March 2026 Tax Refunds be Made. (Releases and Refunds - $11,307.12; Overpayments - $16,062.56; VTS Refunds - $1,752.34; Grand Total - $29,122.02) 26-153 approved Pass
  48. AJ. Commissioner Cloninger - Tourism Development - To Approve the Appropriation of $250,000 from Tourism Development Fund Balance to Gaston Aquatics for Sponsorship of Gaston Aquatics Project 26-123 approved Pass
  49. V. NON-CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
  50. A. Commissioner Brown - Office of Capital Improvements - To Approve a Qualifications Based Selection and Authorize the County Manager, or His Designee, to Execute a Professional Services Contract with ESP Associates, Inc. for Special Inspections and Materials Testing for the Gaston County Courthouse 5th Floor Upfit Project 26-065 approved Pass ▶ jump to 74:10
  51. VI. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
  52. VII. ITEMS ADDED BY MAJORITY VOTE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
  53. VIII. APPOINTMENTS ▶ jump to 76:53
  54. A. Appointment List - Current Expiring Terms/Vacant Positions 26-169
  55. IX. REPORTS
  56. A. Commissioners Committee Reports ▶ jump to 78:46
  57. B. County Manager’s Report
  58. C. County Attorney’s Report ▶ jump to 125:15
  59. 61 Commissioner Hovis - County Attorney - Legislative Request: To Request Legislation Modifying North Carolina General Statute 105, Article 43 To Authorize the Use of Revenue Collected for Supplemental School Funding 26-191 approved Pass
  60. X. OTHER MATTERS ▶ jump to 176:45
  61. XI. ADJOURNMENT
  62. 64 To Appropriate General Fund Fund Balance to Pay Settlement Costs ($350,000) and Authorize the County Manager to Execute a Settlement Agreement 26-194 approved Pass