January 16, 2024 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting
AGENDA
1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN HALL
2. INVOCATION – Pastor Terry Larson, Shady Grove Baptist Church·
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Jackson Southard, 13, Homeschool
4. APPROVAL OF JANUARY 16, 2024 AGENDA
5. CONSENT AGENDA (Consent items as follows will be adopted with a single motion, second and vote, unless a request for removal from the Consent Agenda is heard from a Commissioner)
A) Pat Galloway, Director of Financial Services
1. Approval – Increase Health Department budget $68,324 for the COVID-19 Vaccine Bridge Access Program grant received through the NC Division of Health.
2. Approval – Increase Public Health Department budget $22,672 to correct the health insurance line item in the FY 23-24 budget. Fund balance is being appropriated to cover this expense.
3. Approval-Appropriate $5,160,000 grant award to Rockingham County Airport Authority Shiloh Airport (NC Session Law 2023-134). Funds will be used for Airport Capital Improvements (Hangers).
4. Approval – Increase Emergency Management budget $10,000 due to grant award for Hazardous Materials Emergency Preparedness (IIMEP).
5. Approval – Appropriate School Capital Reserve Funds of $5,995,000 for FY 2024 School pay-go projects approved at the January 2, 2024 Commissioner’s meeting.
6. Approval – Transfer $44,066 of Scrap Tire Disposal revenue from the Landfill Fund to the General Fund Landfill Department. The revenue was earned and recorded in the last quarter of fiscal year 2022-2023 and was distributed to the County by NCDOR in August 2023 (fiscal year 2023-2024).
B) Todd Hurst, Tax Administrator
1. Approval -Consider order directing the Tax Collector to advertise unpaid 2023-2024 property taxes as directed by NCGS 105-369.
2. Approval – Reappointment to the Board of Equalization and Review; Terms will expire March 31, 2027 for Mr. John Edward Ashe, Jr. and Mrs. Jillianne C. Tate.
3. Approval – Refunds for December 13, 2023 thru January 2, 2024.
C) Cathy Murray, Program Manager and Felissa Ferrell, DHHS Director
Approval – Community Child Protection Team Annual Report
D) Ronnie Tate, Director of Engineering and Public Utilities
Approval – Rockingham County Water Shortage Response Plan as required by NCGS 143-355(1).
E) Approval – Reappointment of Mr. Paul Ksieniewicz and Ms. Julie Talbert to the Planning Board. The terms will begin January 16, 2024 and expire January 15, 2027.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT
7. PUBLIC HEARINGS:
Hiram Marziano, Director of Community Development
Approval – Case 2023-21 – Ahigren REZ: a zoning map amendment has been requested for the parcel donated by Rockingham County Tax PIN 7901-00-67-7923 located at 4689 Ellisboro Rd in the Huntsville Township. The request is to rezone the specified parcels from Neighborhood Commercial (NC) and Residential Agricultural (RA) to Neighborhood Commercial (NC).
8. Vaya Health
Discuss the transition of Vaya Health as the new Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organization (LME/MCO) for Rockingham County, as directed by NC DHHS Secretary Kody Kinsley on November 1, 2023. Vaya Health will give an overview of their organization and operations.
9. RODNEY CATES, EMERGENCY SERVICES DIRECTOR
Approval – Consideration and approval of the budget amendment for the use of Fund Balance for the purchase of a new Ford F450 (Type Ill) ambulance.
10. DEREK SOUTHERN, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER ON BEHALF OF THE ROCKINGHAM COUNTY DIGITAL INCLUSION COALITION
Approval – Multiple County entities to be included in Rockingham County Digital Inclusion Coalition’s collective countywide application to the North Carolina Department of Information Technology for the Digital Equity Grant Program.
11. FELISSA FERRELL, DHHS DIRECTOR WITH DAWN CHARABA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, REIDSVILLE AREA FOUNDATION
Approval- Behavioral Health Workgroup Memorandum of Agreement. RAF, RCHC and RCDHHS (“Parties”) desire to establish a joint policy workgroup (“Group”) to investigate potential strategies and recommendations for implementation and drive strategic plans. This workgroup will foster alignment as well as collaboration between the parties on projects and initiatives that will address behavioral health and its impacts in Rockingham County. The Group will include key behavioral health providers and other public agencies/local governments, non-profits, and individuals with lived experience with behavioral health.
12. NEW BUSINESS
13. COMMISSIONER COMMENTS
14. CLOSED SESSION
Pursuant to: N.C.G.S. 143-318.11(a)(I) Approve Closed Session Minutes, and N.C.G.S. 143-318.1 I(a)(3) Consult with Attorney
15. ADJOURN
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