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April 23, 2024 ·6:00 PM Final ·Regular Meeting 6:00 P.M.

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Agenda — 65 items

  1. 1 CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  2. I. PUBLIC HEARING
  3. A. Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Keigher - County Manager - A Resolution Approving Issuance by the Public Finance Authority of its Revenue Bonds, in One or More Series, in the Principal Amount not to Exceed $60,000,000, for the Purpose of Financing and Refinancing Certain Projects for the Benefit of Covenant Village, Inc. 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion 24-159 approved Pass ▶ jump to 2:28
  4. II. BUSINESS AGENDA
  5. A. AGENDA REVISION/APPROVAL ▶ jump to 8:31
  6. III. CITIZEN RECOGNITION (Limited to One Hour; Sign up Prior to Start of Session; Comments Limited to 3 Minutes) ▶ jump to 9:49
  7. IV. CONSENT AGENDA ▶ jump to 10:18
  8. A. Commissioner Brown - BOC - To Increase Membership of the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board by One Commissioner/Ex-Officio Position 24-207 approved Pass
  9. 8 Approval of the Consent Agenda approved the Consent Agenda Pass
  10. B. Commissioner Keigher - BOC - Commendation - To Recognize the 50th Anniversary of the Dallas Township Rescue Squad 24-156 approved Pass
  11. C. Commissioner Keigher - BOC - Commendation - To Recognize the 25th Anniversary of the William Gaston Fourth Degree Assembly 2531 of the Knights of Columbus 24-155 approved Pass
  12. D. Board of Commissioners - BOC - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Week of April 21-27, 2024 as Volunteer Week in Gaston County 24-147 approved Pass
  13. E. Board of Commissioners - BOC - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of April 2024 as County Government Month in Gaston County 24-152 approved Pass
  14. F. Commissioner Brown - Budget & Strategy - To Appropriate Additional Funds for the Repair and Replacement of Wrecked Vehicles ($240,000) 24-163 approved Pass
  15. G. Commissioner Brown - Budget & Strategy - Administrative Correction - To Correct Budget Change Request for Resolution 2023-254 Adopted at the 7/27/23 Meeting 24-164 approved Pass
  16. H. Commissioner Brown - Budget & Strategy - To Transfer $191,130 Budgeted Funds from the General Fund to the Capital Fund via the CIF (No Additional County Funds) 24-178 approved Pass
  17. I. Commissioner Worley - Budget & Strategy - To Accept and Appropriate Additional State-Directed Grant Funds for the Sheriff’s Office for Public Safety Equipment ($325,000/No County Funds) 24-141 approved Pass
  18. J. Commissioner Hovis - County Manager - To Accept Departmental Budget Change Requests as Information 24-166 approved Pass
  19. K. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Community Support Services - To Accept and Appropriate Donations Totaling $750 24-176 approved Pass
  20. L. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Community Support Services (ACCESS) - To Authorize Proposal Awards for ACCESS Overflow Transportation for Medicaid Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) 24-168 approved Pass
  21. M. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Community Support Services (Survivor Services) - To Accept and Appropriate Donations Totaling $10,165.39 24-175 approved Pass
  22. N. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Community Support Services (Survivor Services) - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of April 2024 as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Gaston County 24-149 approved Pass
  23. O. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate Federal Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant Funds Passed through the NC Division of Public Health (100% Federal Grant Funds - $12,108) 24-138 approved Pass
  24. P. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate Federal Grant Funds Received from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Passed Through the NC Division of Public Health for Public Health Infrastructure: Local Workforce Development (100% Grant Funds - $595,762) 24-139 approved Pass
  25. Q. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate Federal Grant Funds Received from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention Passed Through Cabarrus Health Alliance for the Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Grant (100% Federal Grant Funds - $133,469) 24-140 approved Pass
  26. R. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate the ARPA Temporary Savings Funds State Grant Received from North Carolina DHHS - Local and Community Support Division (100% Grant Funds - $50,000) 24-145 approved Pass
  27. S. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Health Division - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of April 2024 as Public Health Month in Gaston County 24-148 approved Pass
  28. T. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Additional Federal Grant Funds for the Caregiver Support Program in the Amount of $701 24-142 approved Pass
  29. U. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Approve the Gaston County Workforce Development Program/Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WDB/WIOA) Comprehensive Four-Year Title I Plan (No Funding Impacted Herein) 24-162 approved Pass
  30. V. Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Donated Funds Received During the Third Quarter of FY23-24 for Various Social Services Programs in the Amount of $1,719.12 (100% Donated Funds) 24-173 approved Pass
  31. W. Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Accept as Information the Attached Property Tax Refunds Less than $100. These Tax Refunds Should Be Recorded in the Board’s Minutes. (Total NCVTS Refunds - $2,276.14) 24-165 approved Pass
  32. X. Commissioner Hovis - Finance - To Approve and Establish the Daily Deposit Threshold for all Cash Collection Sites of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), and to Authorize the Finance Officer to Develop and Implement a Process for Daily Deposit Requirements, Pursuant to NCGS 159-32 24-180 approved Pass
  33. Y. Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Approve Giving Authorization to the Purchasing Agent position, (currently held by Brittany Owusu), to Pre-Audit Gaston County Purchase Orders 24-198 approved Pass
  34. Z. Commissioner Worley - Finance - To Approve Giving Authorization to the Assistant Finance Director, (Currently Held by Brandy Decker and Albert Witt), to Pre-audit Gaston County Contracts 24-194 approved Pass
  35. AA. Commissioner Cloninger - Parks and Recreation - To Accept and Appropriate Funds from Donations, Senior Games Sponsorships and Entry Fees ($5,664) 24-200 approved Pass
  36. AB. Commissioner Cloninger - Parks and Recreation - To Accept and Appropriate Funds from Recreation Fees for the First Annual Gaston County Soccer Cup Tournament Held on March 4-8, 2024 at Poston Park ($3,815) 24-201 approved Pass
  37. AC. Commissioner Keigher - Police Department - To Accept and Appropriate Donation Received from Alliance for Children and Youth in the Amount of $551.39 24-146 approved Pass
  38. AD. Commissioner Keigher - Police Department - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Captain Robert B. Battle approved Pass
  39. AE. Commissioner Fraley - Police Department - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Master Police Officer Charles W. Lawing approved Pass
  40. AF. Commissioner Fraley - Police Department - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Master Police Officer J. Rodney Hamrick approved Pass
  41. AG. Commissioner Hovis - Police Department (Animal Care and Enforcement) - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Week of April 14-20, 2024 as Animal Care and Enforcement Appreciation Week 24-151 approved Pass
  42. AH. Commissioner Hovis - Police Department (Animal Care and Enforcement) - To Accept and Appropriate Donation Received Electronically Through PayPal from the Fourth Quarter of 2023 in the Amount of $1,049.78 and the First Quarter of 2024 in the Amount of $983.38 for a Total of $2,033.16 24-174 approved Pass
  43. AI. Commissioner Hovis - Police Department (Communications 911) - Approve the Appropriation of E911 funds for the Purpose of Purchasing 911 Dispatch Console Furniture ($347,308) 24-179 approved Pass
  44. AJ. Commissioner Brown - Police Department (Communications 911) - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Week of April 14-20, 2024 as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week 24-150 approved Pass
  45. AK. Commissioner Hovis - Public Works - To Propose the Acceptance of an Offer to Purchase a County Owned Surplus Parcel (PID 121088), Located on West Carolina Avenue in Bessemer City and Authorize Staff to Initiate the Upset Bid Process 24-136 approved Pass
  46. AL. Commissioner Johnson - Public Works - A Resolution to Declare List of Unused Equipment as Surplus and Authorize a Surplus Auction of the Listed Equipment 24-157 approved Pass
  47. AM. Commissioner Hovis - Public Works - To Accept and Finalize an Offer to Purchase Vacant County Owned Surplus Parcel (PID 121058) Located on the Corner of North D Street and West Virginia Avenue in Bessemer City 24-182 approved Pass
  48. AN. Commissioner Johnson - Sheriff’s Office - To Award the Inmate Medical Service Contract Pursuant to the Proposal Submitted by Reserve Health P.C. for Inmate Medical Services at the Gaston County Jail 24-171 approved Pass
  49. AO. Commissioner Johnson - Sheriff’s Office - To Appropriate Funding for Inmate Off-Site Medical Expenses (Fund Balance Appropriation - $320,000) 24-197 approved Pass
  50. AP. Commissioner Fraley - Tax Collections - Pursuant to G.S. 105-381, the Tax Collector Requests that the March Tax Refunds be Made. (Releases and Refunds - $6,142.82; Overpayments - $4,884.63; VTS Refunds - $7,779.15; Grand Total - $18,806.60) 24-172 approved Pass
  51. AQ. Commissioner Brown - Tourism Development - To Appropriate $60,000.00 From the Tourism Strategic Reserve Funds to the Tourism Advertising Account for Marketing Initiatives Prior to FY24 Year-End 24-161 approved Pass
  52. V. 2024 LEGISLATIVE REQUESTS ▶ jump to 10:34
  53. A. Board of Commissioners - Legislative Request: Approval of the Gaston County Legislative Agenda for the 2024 Session of the North Carolina General Assembly 24-109 approved Pass
  54. 52 Commissioner Worley - Police Department - To Approve the Transfer of $3,824.00 from the Disbursement of the 2023 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Funds from the General Account to the Capital Account 24-213 approved Pass
  55. VI. ITEMS PULLED FROM CONSENT AGENDA
  56. 53 Commissioner Brown - BOC - To Revise the Gaston County Board of Commissioners’ Regular Meeting Schedule for May 2024 to Change the Time of the Rescheduled May 16th Work Session from 6:00 PM to 2:00 PM 24-217 approved Pass
  57. VII. ITEMS ADDED BY MAJORITY VOTE FOR DISCUSSION ONLY
  58. VIII. APPOINTMENTS ▶ jump to 11:00
  59. A. Appointment List - Current Expiring Terms/Vacant Positions 24-199
  60. IX. REPORTS
  61. A. Commissioners Committee Reports ▶ jump to 12:40
  62. B. County Manager’s Report ▶ jump to 15:49
  63. C. County Attorney’s Report ▶ jump to 16:12
  64. X. OTHER MATTERS ▶ jump to 16:17
  65. XI. ADJOURNMENT ▶ jump to 17:20