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November 17, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final ·COMBINED Rescheduled Work Session (Non-Voting) 6:00 P.M. & Rescheduled Regular Meeting (To Immediately Follow the Work Session)

Courthouse

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Agenda — 50 items

  1. 1 CALL TO ORDER ▶ jump to 0:02
  2. I. JUDGE WILLIAM GASTON AWARD PRESENTATION
  3. A. Commissioner Keigher - Presenting to Ms. Cynthia M. Isenhour 25-510 ▶ jump to 4:39
  4. II. PROCLAMATIONS, COMMENDATIONS, AWARDS, CERTIFICATES
  5. A. Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of November 2025 as Adoption Awareness Month 25-502 Presented ▶ jump to 11:42
  6. B. Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of November 2025 as Family Caregiver Awareness Month 25-549 Presented ▶ jump to 16:48
  7. C. Commissioner Shehan - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Sergeant Monica Becton 25-535 Presented
  8. D. Certificates in Appreciation for Public Service 1. Trevolia Hill, Shawn Zill, Health and Human Services Board 2. Nicholas D’Avria, Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) 3. Brad Thomas, Lake Wylie Marine Commission 4. Johnny Denton, Quality of Natural Resources Committee (QNRC) 5. Greg Smith, Workforce Development Board 25-437 read into the record ▶ jump to 25:25
  9. III. PRESENTATIONS (Limited to 15 Minutes)
  10. C. Commissioner Shehan - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Sergeant Monica Becton 25-535 Presented ▶ jump to 19:57
  11. A. PRESENTATION - LAKE WYLIE MARINE COMMISSION ANNUAL REPORT: - Mr. Ray Webber, Chairman - Lake Wylie Marine Commission 25-390 received and filed ▶ jump to 26:20
  12. IV. OTHER MATTERS ▶ jump to 49:02
  13. V. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 49:02
  14. 13 page break
  15. 14 CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ▶ jump to 49:26
  16. I. BUSINESS AGENDA
  17. A. AGENDA REVISION/APPROVAL ▶ jump to 49:37
  18. II. CITIZEN RECOGNITION (Limited to One Hour; Sign up Prior to Start of Session; Comments Limited to 3 Minutes) ▶ jump to 50:29
  19. III. CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 54:40
  20. A. Commissioner Hovis – County Manager – To Accept Departmental Budget Change Requests as Information 25-553 approved Pass
  21. B. Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of November 2025 as Adoption Awareness Month 25-502 approved Pass
  22. C. Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of November 2025 as Family Caregiver Awareness Month 25-549 approved Pass
  23. 21 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the Consent Agenda Pass
  24. D. Commissioner Shehan - Financial and Management Services - Grants - To Accept and Appropriate Federal Grant Funds to Support NCLEA Accreditation, including 2 HT Positions, for the Sheriff’s Office (Year 1: $74,961.00; Total Grant: $74,961.00) 25-555 approved Pass
  25. E. Commissioner Shehan - Financial and Management Services - Grants - To Accept and Appropriate Additional North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission Federal Grant Funds for the Gaston County Police Department (Year 1: $50,000.00; Total Grant: $50,000.00) 25-556 approved Pass
  26. 24 page break
  27. F. Commissioner Shehan - Human Resources - To Approve Revisions to the Gaston County Personnel Policy Manual Related to Background Checks for Grant Funded Personnel Who Work with Minors 25-567 approved Pass
  28. G. Commissioner Keigher - Library - To Accept and Appropriate a Donation from the Azalea Club ($1,100 - 100% Non-County Funds) 25-565 approved Pass
  29. H. Commissioner Keigher - Office of Capital Improvements - To Award a Construction Contract and Authorize the County Manager, or his Designee, to Execute said Contract with Beam Construction Company, Inc., for the Health Department Major Renovation & Expansion in the Amount of $26,773,050.00 and to Appropriate $13,353,970.04 from Medicaid Max Reserve 25-544 tabled Pass ▶ jump to 74:59
  30. I. Commissioner Keigher - Office of Capital Improvements - To Authorize the County Manager, or his Designee, to Execute a Professional Services Contract with Terracon Consultants, Inc. for the Special Inspections & Materials Testing of the Health Department Major Renovation & Expansion 25-546 approved Pass
  31. J. Commissioner Shehan - Office of Capital Improvements - To Award a Construction Contract to Dellinger Inc. in the Amount of $8,022,899.50 for the Dallas High Shoals Regional Sewer Improvements Project, To Appropriate $3,475,000.00 from the Solid Waste Fund Balance, and To Authorize the County Manager, or His Designee, to Execute Said Contract on Behalf of Gaston County 25-548 approved Pass
  32. K. Commissioner Shehan - Office of Capital Improvements - To Amend Gaston County ARPA Grant Project Ordinance 2021-264, to Establish Gap Project Funding ($2,661,900) for the Dallas High Shoals Waterline Interconnect Project. To Approve the Transfer of the Overestimated Projects (Tryon Elementary, Lowell Elementary, and Chapel Grove Waterline Project to Dallas High Shoals Waterline Project ($2,661,900) 25-569 approved Pass
  33. L. Commissioner Cloninger - Parks and Recreation (Senior Center) - To Accept and Appropriate Centralina Senior Center General Purpose Grant Funds (Grant: $10,971 / County Match: $3,567) 25-573 approved Pass
  34. M. Commissioner Keigher - Police Department - To Approve the Carry Forward of Donated Funds from City Church for LEAD Program in the Amount of $1,526.27 25-551 approved Pass
  35. N. Commissioner Shehan - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Sergeant Monica Becton 25-535 approved Pass
  36. O. Commissioner Bailey - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Deputy Steven Hay 25-572 approved Pass
  37. IV. NON-CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS
  38. A. TABLED 10/28/25/ Commissioner Brown - Communications - Resolution for Closing of Government Access Channel, to be Effective December 31, 2025 25-530 ▶ jump to 54:52
  39. B. Commissioner Fraley - County Attorney - Adoption of Ordinance Maintaining the Criminal Enforcement of Certain Existing County Ordinances 25-499 approved Pass ▶ jump to 73:48
  40. C. Commissioner Brown - County Manager - To Authorize the Sale of 1904 Dallas Cherryville Highway, Dallas, NC (the “Mary Ellen Nelson Center”) to Partners Health Management for $2.6 Million Dollars (Parcel ID #170825) 25-574 approved Pass ▶ jump to 74:23
  41. V. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
  42. VI. ITEMS ADDED BY MAJORITY VOTE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
  43. VII. APPOINTMENTS ▶ jump to 75:36
  44. A. Appointment List - Current Expiring Terms/Vacant Positions 25-552
  45. VIII. REPORTS
  46. A. Commissioners Committee Reports ▶ jump to 77:31
  47. B. County Manager’s Report
  48. C. County Attorney’s Report
  49. IX. OTHER MATTERS
  50. X. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 86:45