THROUGH la SALUDA,N.C. 8 SHEGNABY  City of Saluda Minutes Board of Commissioners  Board of Commissioners Meeting and Public Hearing  Date Time Location  7/8/2024 07:00PM  Saluda Library Chambers Room  1-Call to Order  Mayor Morgan called the meeting to order on. July 8th, 2024 at 7:00 pm.  2-Invocation  Ar moment of silence was observed. 3-F Pledge of Allegiance The pledge of allegiance was recited.  4-Roll Call  Attendance was taken, and those present were Mayor Tangie Morgan, Commissioner Walker, Commissioner Marion, Commissioner Oxtoby, City Manager Steven Orr, Assistant City Manager & Finance Officer Julie Osteen, Chief Price, City Clerk Pam) Waters, City Attorney Janal Berg was on zoom, Absent was Commissioner Talbot  5-A Agenda Additions and Deletions No additions and Deletions favor.  Commissioner Oxtoby made a motion to approve the Agenda Commissioner Walker seconded all were in  6-A Approval or Correction of Minutes Walker Seconded ally were in favor. Commissioner Walker Seconded all were in favor. written Commissioner Walker Seconded all were in favor. Walker Seconded all were in favor.  Commissioner Marion made a motion to approve the June 10th, 2024 Minutes as written Commissioner Commissioner Marion made a motion to approve the, June 10th, Budget Workshop Minutes as written Commissioner Marion made a motion to approve the, June 17th Saluda Strategic Plan Workshop Meetinga as Commissioner Marion made a motion to approve the June 19th Emergency Meeting as written Commissioner  Board of Commissioners Meeting and Public Hearing 7/8/2024  1    Commissioner Marionmade: a motion to approve the, July 1st2 2023-2024 micro-purchases as presented Commissioner Marion made ar motion to approve the. July 1st 2024-2025 micro-purchases as presented  Commissioner Walker seconded all were in favor. Commissioner Walker seconded all were in favor  12-Public Safety Report Participated: Clay Price Chief Price went over the. June report Total Miles 8275 Total Events 1600  State citations: 49 City Citations: 3, Warning Tickets: 22, Written' Warning 2, Verbal: 20,Expired Registration 15,No Operators License 2,Drug paraphernalia 1, Possession of Narcotic/, Alcoholic Beverage 1, Registration Violation: 3, Careless and Reckless Driving:, Speeding 28,Faulty Equipmento, Driving While Impaired 0, Driving while license revoked 4,Inspection Violation 18, Concealed Weapon 0, Stop sign violation 0, No Insurance 2, Open Container 0, Arrest Warrants Served 3, Order for arrest served 2,Business Checks: 755, Church Checks: 84, House Checks: 68, Total Monthly Checks: 907, Written Reports/ Calls answered, Vehicle Accident 2, Larceny:0, Breaking and Entering 0, Welfare Check 1,A Alarm calls 1, Open Door, Suspicious Person/ehicle calls 4, Assault 2, Vandalism 1, Fraud5, Communicating Threats 1, Hit & Run: 2, Calls Thrul Police Department Phone: 92, Information only 2, Walk In Calls at the Saludal Police Department: 10, Total Monthly' Written Reports: 15, Total Patrol Calls 123 Chief Price went over training hours that all of the officers have from. January 18t until July 1st 2024  Rickman 10 Hours Willis 92 Hours Fortenberry 1291 Hours Mcabee 109 Hours Price 70 Hours  13- Outside Resources and Funds  City Manager Orr, received from the Polk County Public Health Director a notice fora al NCI Department of Public Health Grant that we could apply for twol bike racks and a work stand. Since we have al large amount of road cyclist Tomorrow have ar meeting at 31 was goingt through the North Carolina Department of commerce they send us information on different grants one was the national fitness campaign that has fitness stations Ihave already sent them a lot of information of what we: are working on. Maybe they will see something that the willl be willing to help us  come through thati ity would be goodt to puti in fort the grant.  with it's al big program and II look forward working with them and seeing what they can do.  14-2 Zoning and Planning Department Report Wel have an evening Planning board meeting July 11th at 5:30 pm.  15- Administration Department Report City Manager Orr, went over project, as items are slowt to arrive.  -Overbrook Dr regraded and erosion control work completed on city-controlled section. Compliment Saludal Police Department on the CDD support and officer performance.  -Main sidewalk streetscape project waiting on streetlights, tree grates, benches; and trash receptacles to complete  McCreery Park Phase 21 Drawings complete- pricing to follow.  Commissioner Marion can' wel leave the cans int the receptacles because people are using them andi it was hard to  clean after the event.  Board of Commissioners Meeting and Public Hearing-7/8/2024  3    20- Closed session  City Manager Orrr readt the closed session resolution.  Commissioner Walker made a motion to goi into closed session Commissioner Oxtoby seconded all were in Closed session was: 2i issues the Williams Property discussion unequal exchange. And. J. Phillips Incident. Commissioner Walker made ar motion to come out of closed session at 7:55 pm Commissioner Oxtoby  favor.  Entered closed session at 7:42pm seconded all were in favor.  21-A Adjourn  Back to Regular session at 7:55pm With noi further business to discuss,  Commissioner Oxtoby made ar motion to adjourn the meeting Commissioner Marion seconded and ally were in  favor.  The meeting adjourned at 7:56, pm. July 8th, 2024.  Respectfully submitted by Pamela' Waters, City Clerk. Adopted this 12 day of August, 2024.  Lubo  Pamela Waters, City Clerk fmahl  ChiElg  Board of Commissioners Meeting and Public Hearing 7/8/2024  5