I would like to ask to have a George Feetal, our Assistant Manager, to give us an indication and lead us in the legislature. Thank you for the privilege that we have to gather tonight. Thank you for the commission that have serve or just give you thanks for the lessons of work in this right now we pray that you will bless this meeting all the proceedings thereof that you will just bless us for another year thank you that we had a good good budget session and we thank you Lord that it's come to this time to prove for the ensuing year we just pray that you know that it's come to this time, there's a proof for the ensuing year, and just pray that you will bless us. We do thank you for blessing of decreases in COVID cases more than we do, right? But those are still the effect of the measures that have been affected by that several virus. So, we thank making is the strength that you've given each and every one of us to do here tonight. Let's take commissioners more with the soundline good judgment, good deliberations, not as they'd rather say, the business, this county, the Jesus name, enough to prevent, A.V.E. I mean, that's it. Let's just do this later. You're not going to stay here forever. And do Before you return to your seats, if you will, let's pause for a minute. We lost one of our employees last Saturday, Regina Parker. And I'd like to remember the family and prayer, and let's pause for a minute for honoring her, please. Thank you, and you may be seated. All right. Moving into our next item on the agenda do we have any changes or additions to the proposed agenda if not do I have a motion got a motion second motion. Second. Second. Any more comments? All in favor say aye. All right. unanimous. Okay. I need the approval of the minutes of the May 17 I got a motion. Second. Second. Any comments? All opposed say aye. Excuse me. I think I said all opposed. I carried sorry about that Okay, I need a motion for the consent agenda Got a motion in a second any comments all in favor say aye all opposed same sign carried So now we open up for public comment. Mr. Clerk is there anybody? Mr. Chairman, no one has signed up for public comments. Okay. At this time I would like to ask Mr. David Branson to come up, county manager clerk please. And present our proposed. I guess before we get started I need a motion to open up a public hearing. Or do you need to go over it first? If I may let me go over the budget and then we'll open a public here until we accept public comments. All right. Good enough. Thank you. As you know, before the Board of Commissioners can adopt a physical plan for the insilling physical year, North Carolina General Statue 159-12 requires that we hold a public here in the county's budget. So we will now begin that. Ms. Chestnut, can you go to the next slide? The total budget, including our general fund and our special revenue and enterprise funds for a physical year 2021-2022 is $89,067,921. That includes general fund expenditures of $61,406,178. Also funds appropriated for our special revenue and enterprise funds, emergency telephone fund that runs our E911 Communications Center. Capital Reserve for Education stands at $3,156,022 this year. The Restored Deeds Office has $19,000 appropriated for their automation and enhancement and preservation fund that is to help with the automation and technology and office as well as preservation of records. Our fire districts are budgeted to receive $3,093,040. That includes proceeds from the sales tax contribution from the general fund to each fire department as well as the fire district taxes. We are setting aside $350,542 in our property re-evaluation fund as required by statute. The debt service payments this year are $4,577,214. The water department will operate on a budget of $3,999,599. The water funds debt service to service the debt on infrastructure projects that we have done in the past is $1,097,288. Our public transit department budget for the upcoming year is $1,239,096. The airport budget is $787,817. Our solid waste and recycling department will operate on a budget of $3,529,145 and the insurance fund which goes to provide county employees and retirees with health and vision insurance is $6,209,852. The first budget I will go over will be general fund expenditures. The recommended budget for the ensuing physical year are estimated revenues including avalorum taxes, motor vehicle taxes, sales taxes, departmental revenues and state revenues is $58,476,391. I recommended expenditures to operate General Fund Departments, $61,406,178. Thus, we were appropriating $2,929,787 and a fund balance appropriation. The General Fund budget highlights for physical year 21. The property tax rate will remain unchanged at 73.5 cent with no additional fund balance appropriation requested. Manitory increases in retirement contributions. County employees or members of the local government retirement system, the employee's portion that they contribute to the local government retirement system is 6% of their compensation. The employer or Dupland County share is also a portion of the employee's compensation and is based on actuary from the North Carolina State Treasurer's Office. This year, non-law enforcement employees, the county will be putting in 11.44% of their salaries, which is an increase of 1.21% And law enforcement employees, 12.04% which is an increase of 1.2% Increased the budgeted insurance cost per employee, Dupland County is a member of NCHIP, the North Carolina Health Insurance Pool, and association with Gallagher Insurance in which counties, cities and towns in North Carolina band together to share the risk of high-cost health insurance. We are a self-funded member of NCHIP. This year, the county is budgeting $812.68 per month per employee for health and vision coverage. We have also included a 2% cost of living adjustment for all full and part time county employees at a cost of $508,000 to $5.00. Sales tax revenue budget is based on recent collections. We are budgeting to collect $1,497,923 over what we budgeted in fiscal year 21. We are also budgeting for slight increases in real estate transfers, taxes, and inspection fees as a result of increasing volumes of requests for service in the building inspections office and the registered deeds office. the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the department of the and one remount. Cardiac monitors for our emergency medical services department. Eight vehicles for our Sheriff's Office, a tractor, and a lift for our maintenance and facilities department. A vehicle for both the Health Department and the Department of Social Services and an electronic sign for our event center. This next slide shows you the general fund revenues. Revenues are up. In this current physical year, Avallorum tax collections stand at around $30,182,800. That's an increase of about $332,000 over the previous physical year. Department of Revenue is down slightly. Department of Revenue is restricted or up. Fund balance is unchanged. Motor vehicles are up.1,497,923 and as we discussed in our budget work sessions, this is as a result of the pandemic and more of our citizens and businesses shopping at home on the internet through Amazon and other online merchants and those sales taxes then come back to Dupland County and don't go to Wayne County if you go to Goldsboro to shop or New Hatter if you go to Wilmington or shop so folks staying at home shopping more has actually helped our sales tax revenues significantly this year. Our state revenues are also up. Our general fund expenditures the biggest portion of our budget goes to public safety that budget is up this year and the proposed budget by about $414,000. This goes to fund our Sheriff's Office, our Fire Marshal's, our Emergency Management Operations, our Emergency Medical Services, our GAO, and our Building Inspections. The second biggest portion in expenditures is Human Services, which is our Health Department, DSS, Aging, and Veterans. The expenditures in the upcoming budget will be $192,468 more for human services Third biggest portion of our budget goes to education and That will be up by 42,000 It's budget at 12,946,067 dollars Then you have general government which is the Board of Commissioners the attorney attorney, the tax office, the resharedees, elections, county manager, personnel, such as that. That budget is $8,358,950. I won't go into all of the numbers because I know it can get confusing, but if anyone has any questions, I'll be glad to answer them. This next chart shows our ad valorum tax comparisons for the past four budget years plus the upcoming proposed budget. As you can see in 1718 our tax rate was 69 and a half then it went to 71 and5, and it's held steady for the past three physical years at 73.5. This upcoming physical year, one cent on our tax rate would bring in $447,959. Our real property values that we use to calculate our revenues for budgetary purposes is in Dupland County is $3,996,982,363. That is an increase of about 3.3% over the past year and real dollars that equates to an increase of $129,424,659 in revenue in values. So the DMV we are motor vehicle taxes we are seeing a value of $473,254,896. $473,254,896. Again, these are the numbers that we use to plug in to calculate our revenues for budgetary purposes. Property tax budget versus actual, these numbers show you how much we have budgeted over the past four physical years and what we're proposing this physical year. Genuine commissioners have any questions about this slide? Okay. Sales tax estimates. In FY21, as I alluded to earlier, we used very conservative estimates due to the unknown effects that COVID-19 was going to have on our overall economy. However, sales tax collections were unexpectedly robust last year. We anticipate this trend to continue, thus we have estimated our physical year 22 collections to be similar to the physical year 21 collections. Now Article 39, the first number, the first sales tax you see there. That's the purest form of local sales and use tax. Any sale that occurs in the county will result in this tax being returned to the county. It's one cent on sales tax and it's delivered by point of sale. There again, if you purchase something in Dupland County, all these funds come back to Dupland County. Article 40, 30% of those funds that half cent tax is set aside for school capital. Sales tax, 42, again that's a half a cent and 60% of those funds have to be restricted for school capital. The final one, sales tax 44, 524, those funds are set aside for economic development, public education and our community college purposes. So in FY2122, we're budgeting $8,730,11 in total collections. Actual collections are shown at the bottom. You can see how we estimated or budgeted at the top versus what the actual collections were at the bottom. So budget versus actual and physical year 21, we were above about $ special revenue and our enterprise funds. Our emergency telephone fund, there again that is the tax that we all pay for our cell phones and landlines that goes to fund our emergency night on one telecommunications department. For FY2122 we're budgeting that department at $503,128 and they will be purchasing some new consoles to be deployed in their telecommunications center. Capital Reserve for education. These are funds that we set aside for school debt service. Automation enhancement and preservation there again that's at $19,000 set aside for the registered deeds office and that is a portion of the funds that they collect. Property re-evaluation these are statutory required to be set aside for our next property reevaluation. We're setting aside $350,542 this year. Our fire districts, our local fire departments are being budgeted. Again, a total of $3,093,040 and that includes all three of their funding sources from sales tax Contribution from the General Front fund from the Board of Commissioners and also the local District fire taxes debt service. This is basically our debt service for dupland commons and school bonds It's 4,577,214 dollars water funds debt service there again, we're servicing debt on infrastructure projects we completed in the water system in years past. Our public transportation department is $1,039,096. They see an increase of about $192,818. This year they're purchasing two new transit vehicles with some of those funds. Our airport is787,817 is actually a decrease from the previous physical year. Our Solid Waste Department is being budgeted at $3,529,145. That's a decrease of about $354,000 this year. We have completed several projects in our Solid Waste Transfer station and we have reinvested in some of their heavy equipment and their trucks to haul our trash not only from our convenient sites to our transfer station but from our transfer station here in the county to the regional land field in Samson County. So this year we're not going to spend quite as much to try to replenish some of their fun balance. Our insurance fund, again, is the fund that is set aside to provide health insurance and vision insurance for our county employees and our retirees, $6,209,852. So the total of all of our special revenue and enterprise funds this coming year will be 27,661,743 dollars. The next chart, Fund 22, a school capital. These are the sales tax that set aside for school building projects. The Board of Education requested $740,000, $45. We funded that amount this year. We also are proposing in the budget debt service of $982,000, $22,000. At the end of fiscal year 20, the fund balance for the school capital was $3,531,316. Fund 22, these are the details of the article 40 and 42 sales taxes which are set aside for school capital. And you can see at the top,801,867. The capital fund we are funding at a $1,356,22. $122 so that they combine contribution to the school system. All funding sources from the county is $13 million, $957,889. This year we have two additional, one additional fire tax that would be collected by our tax office and an increase requested by the Franklin fire district which is the Harrell's fire department. The Kenensville fire district had a new tax voted in last November by the voters of the Liberty Hall fire district and they have requested that the Board of Commissioners set the tax rate in the Liberty Hall of Fire District at 7 cent. That's what is included in the budget. Harrell has requested a 2 cent increase from 8 cent to 10 cent and that is in the budget but the Board of Commissioners had decided to make that contingent upon what the Board of Commissioners in Sampson County sets the rate at Harold's Fire District in Saps and County because our Board Wanks the citizens and do from County to pay the same rate that the citizens in Saps and County are paying because they're being serviced by the same fire department and I believe the Board of Commissioners in Saps and County are meeting tonight as well Our insurance fund, our proposed expenditures and our estimated revenues are the same at $6,209,852. Again, this is fund 89 that goes to provide health health and vision coverage for the county employees and retirees. Future budget goals. We need to continue saving to fund capital improvement plans. On my top list of priorities for capital improvements are a facility for the services for the Aged Department. Emergency services complex to how's our communications center, our emergency operations center, which we used during emergencies, especially natural disasters such as hurricanes and tornadoes, events, offices for our Fire Marshal at EM, emergency medical services and our building inspections. We need an addition to the health department for some training rooms. The event center needs enhancement including additional parking. We have ongoing maintenance and aid to our facilities and our parking lots which are aging and also a jail replacement is on our list of priorities. The Board of Commissioners has graciously agreed to fund an employee pay study, which is ongoing as we speak. We will be getting the results of those in the fall of that study in the fall rather, and I will be making it a priority and next year's budget to begin a phase in approach to fund the pay study Mr. Chairman that's all I have for the General fund special revenue funds and enterprise funds budget So I would ask now for a motion to open a public hearing to receive public comments on the proposed physical year 21 22 budget as required by General Stachy at 159-12. So move second. Any discussion? All in favor say aye. All right. Okay, we are now in a public hearing. Feel free to come up and speak towards the budget. Any questions, any comments? Just when you step up to the podium please speak your name for the record so that you know we can know who is presenting when we read the minutes. Anyone is welcome. Or maybe I should say everyone is welcome. Move the public here. Got a motion to close the public here. Do I have a second Say Any more discussion All in favor say aye Okay public hearing is closed at this point. I'd like to ask Mr. Davis and Miss Kerry shields To present our economic development budget to present our economic development budget. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Miss Shields and I now appear to present the economic development budget for Suit on the North Carolina General's Satch at 158-7.19C, before any appropriations or expenditures can be made for economic development, a public hearing must be held, whereas persons who wish to be heard can make oral or present written comments. So this one will be pretty short and sweet. This is the economic development budget. For a physical year 21-22, we are proposing to to expand in salary and fringe $147,528, and operating expenses $63,080. Incentives, these are incentives to our local businesses and industries, $1,052,749 for a total expenditure in our physical year 2122 budget on economic development efforts of $1,253,357. Mr. Chairman, that's all I have. I would ask that we open a public hearing to receive public comments on the physical year 2122 Dupland County Economic Development budget, pursuant to GS158.7.19C. So we have a motion. Our motion in a second. Any more discussion? All in favor say aye. Aye. We are now into a public hearing. Feel free to make your comments. We're up to the economic bill. I would ask that you come up and state your name for the record, ma'am. My name is Penny Thorn and I was just wondering what can explain what the incentives are so that we have a better understanding. Thank you, Ms. Thorn. I'm going to let Ms. Shields explain that just for you. The incentive is basically when business and industries are moving into our county or have established that they will be a part of our county. There are certain state requirements that we have to give them incentives or matches of incentives. So that's where that budget comes from or that's where that line item comes from. For our county, we are a tier one county. So depending on the actual incentive, whether it be a building reuse grant One in C grant that would it would depend on how much we would be obligated to match as a county Miss the one does that answer your question? Yes, ma'am. Anyone else? Would Marcella, I need you to come up because it's being recorded and let you come up and speaking to Mike, no one will know what you said. Good evening. My name is Marcello Marci and I come to meetings all the time and I thank you all for the honor to speak. Lots of people sit in the meetings and they don't understand what tier one, two and three is about. Could you explain to the audience what tier one two and three is and what it represents for the county and financial and financial situation. Yes. So as a state each county is looked at as far as your your economic standpoint in your county, your salaries, education, anything dealing with your county, such as that and your ranked on a level. Duplum County is ranked as a tier one, meaning that there are certain things that we are able to do or certain things that we're able to receive over a tier 3 county which would have more of economic impacts such as your Mecklenburg County, your Charlotte area, your Greensboro area, Gilleford County, they do not put us in the same category as those counties. Does that answer your question or is there anything else you want to elaborate on? Yes, that's exactly where we're more economically distressed than other counties in parts of the state. Right, can I say something on that? Yes, sir. Okay, and the way the state categorizes this, the tiers is the tier one count is the 40% of those counties in the state will be categorized as tier one the second 40% is tier two and then the last 20% is the tier three's. So the tier 3s are your more fluent counties and just off top of my head I know it's mechembur, wake, gilford, probably new endover. Some of those counties. Waking different ones like that. And we're unfortunately economically distressed but that helps us to leverage more from the state to help recruit more businesses and industries to help bring up our level of Bring our economy up to speed Right and another thing is we were a tier two county until the hurricanes in the floods affected our county and Caused economic distress. So that's how we ended up being a Tier 1 county. We were a Tier 2 county, but at this time we were Tier 1. Good, Mr. Fereal. How are you doing? Good to see you. What's your name? My name is Leonard D. Philjor. I'm the mayor of TG North Carolina. I was the first African American mayor since 1874. So it's quite an honor. Now I have two historic buildings here in TG. The old schoolhouse goes back to 1870. And the Confederates had troops troops there and they did their social affairs. We have the bed and breakfast which goes back to 1800s too. So I want to get money to help repair them and other money for historic sites. Can you help me in any way to help me restore those buildings and preserve our fine history and teaching? I appreciate it. Thank you, Mr. Fierriot. and preserve our fine history and teaching. I appreciate it. Thank you, Mr. Fulio. And I don't think that would follow under the realm of economic development as far as Ms. Shield's office, but I think you could apply for some grants from the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation. So if you call me, I'll put you in touch with them. Yes, sir. You call me, I'll put you in touch with them. Yes, sir. Anybody else? All right, entertain the motion to close the public here. So moved. Got a motion? Second. A second. Any more comments? All in favor say aye. All right. The public here is now closed. At this point I would like to ask Susan Thickpin to come up please. Mr. Chairman and members of the Board if I could could get Mr. Raine more to come up. It is my privilege tonight to recognize Mr. Raine. started at social services in July of 1995, officially, but she actually did her internship there prior to coming on as an employee. And she worked for 25 years as a social worker at social services, primarily working with the adult population. So she retired last July, your absence is still filled. We do miss you. And so tonight I am honored to give her Dupland County retiree plaque presented to you an appreciation for your commitment, devotion and service to the citizens of Dupland County. 25 years is a long time and we do appreciate it. And I also have for you the Old North State Award for your dedication and service beyond expectation and excellence to the great state of North Carolina on behalf of the citizens of this day. Bestowed upon you by Governor Roy Cooper is the old North State Award. Thank you so much for everything you did during your time for the citizens of Dukeland County. Don't go anywhere yet. Don't go anywhere yet. Don't go anywhere yet. Okay, we have to stand up for you for your service. So I'd like to say thank you for your service and your dedication for the years that you have put into Dukeland County. That's a lifetime. And I know that we know the county's proud of you, we're proud of you and continue with your good work and good luck to you when you retire. Thank you so much, any commissioners want to add to that. Thank you for your service. Thank you for all that you've done. Enjoy your vacation and your retirement. So let's give her one more hand. Brown to come forward, please. Tonight we're here to celebrate and recognize the 2020 and 2021 Dupland County Governor's Volunteer Service Award recipients. The Governor Volunteer Service Award honors people who have shown concern and compassion for their neighbors by making a significant contribution in their community through volunteer service. The awards program created by the Office of the Governor in 1979 recognizes North Carolina's most dedicated volunteers. Each county can submit up to 10 nominations with special volunteer types and areas of volunteer service categories. Last year with the COVID pandemic we were unable to officially recognize the 2020 recipients. Although these recipients have already received their certificate and their pen for the volunteer service we wish to officially congratulate the recipients tonight. As I call your name please come forward and I will briefly share information about your volunteer contributions in Dupland County. So we're going to start with Miss Jirline Merritt. Miss Jirline Merritt is recognized for her outstanding volunteer service in the following categories, serving youth, disaster, and health and human services. Ms. Merritt has advocated for children who were found to be abused and neglected, assisted families in crisis, and continues to volunteer in her community. She began her volunteer service with the Gardening and Lighting Program in February 2006. In the past year, and remember this was the year prior 2019, she had provided over 1,200 hours of volunteer service in her community with the Gardening and Light lighting program. Dublin County disaster recovery and Dublin County outreach ministries crisis center. In addition, she also finds the time to provide school tutoring for children at Rosalind Magnoia Elementary and Wallace Elementary School. Miss Maird also works with an initiative to support programs for inmates transitioning out of prison. Miss Merritt received the 2020 Governor's Medallion Award for Volunteer Service. This particular award is given to the top 20 volunteers in the state. She was nominated by Miss Laurie McLeain and Mr. Nese Cole. Well done. APPLAUSE Normally they would shake your hands. You might just want to stroll by there. I said I'd go last, but I'll go first. When you were describing Ms. Geraldine Merritt, and you were describing her accolades, I was sitting over here saying, is that all? Because I've had personal contact with her, and her name has come off my lips probably 10 times in the last three or four weeks. And so I'd like to lift probably 10 times in the last three or four weeks. And so I'd like to congratulate you for the things that you do for the citizens of Bootman County. You've assisted me in helping citizens in Bootman County. So I thank you for that. So give yourself a pat on the back and I'm sure that everybody here will celebrate you as we did. So thank you. Again, thank you so much. It's people like you that make our family. Thank you a lot. Also, I'd like to say thank you all that you've done and continue to press forward and join your retirement. Thank you. I, at Goodwood, Chairman Edward says, it's people just like yourself that help to citizens of our county that need help and makes our county go around and from the bottom of my heart, thank you. And before you leave, I need some help, so I'll be coming to see you. Thank you, Mr. Allen. Mr. Rudolph Bechton is not here tonight, but I want to share his story as well. Mr. Rudolph Bechton is recognized for his volunteer service in the following categories, veteran military, disaster, and health and human services. Mr. Beckton has a community mindset, a big heart, and a helping hand for everyone. His catchphrase recycled, adult, and loving yet is exactly how he is known in the community. His volunteer service began 28 years ago, serving with Magnoia EMS. In 2004, Mr. Bechton agreed to represent Dupland County as a new river senior games ambassador by promoting health and wellness in Dupland County. In the past five years, you may find to him moan grass that serves refuge, unloading disaster relief supplies at Cornerstone or delivering homebound meals in the Warsaw community. Mr. Bechtin was nominated by community organization services for the aged in Cornerstone. Mr. Brendan Cage Bullard. It's a remarkable Eagle Scout in face and scout troop 48 and has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to volunteer service within his community and state. He is a talented musician who regularly shares his musical skills to honor others. Cage is recognized for his volunteer service as a youth and in the following categories, veteran, military and disaster. Cage served as a senior patrol leader of Facins Scout Troop 48, where he helped lead flag services to open various community athletic events as well as the flag placement and the presentation of the colors that the community Memorial Day service in the Fentary. He has provided over a hundred hours of volunteer service assisting hurricane victims, working with Calypso Multi-Family Cancer Fundraiser, Anselis Angels' event as well as participating in the abundant food program. Cage was nominated by Francisco Rivas-Diers and Sheila Young. Again, thank you. It is wonderful for a young man to set such a role model for other young men to try to follow. I just hope some more will follow your steps. Thank you for your service. I'd like to say also a case that to Brian, it's no small feat to have someone that you've led the right way. And for you to follow at a young age and already be given to your community and the way that you have, it's truly something to be honored about. So I would just like to say, keep pressing. Thank you for all that you're doing. And look forward to a bright future as time goes up. I would reiterate whatever one has said here. You don't see a young man that you're eating, you're doing things that you're doing. I know your parents have to be proud of you. I'm proud of you. And continue to do what you're doing and try to get other young young adults young children people involved in these organizations because you all are going to be the future of this county state and nation and again I thank you for what you're doing okay and again is that Okay. And again, it's bad all. He had a long way. I've been known cage for quite some time since he was a small fella. And he gives his, he gives from his heart and he's been involved in several community activities. And they're too numerous to name, but you've got a good role model. You know, you father let you get involved in certain things and you do that on your own. But continue to do what you do to serve the citizens of the state of North Carolina and the citizens in Duke and County. So thank you so much for what you have done and continue to good work. Okay, Hayes and Emily Lutton were next but they're unable to be here tonight and I'll read theirs. Hayes and Emily Lutton is recognized for their volunteer service in the following categories, disaster and health and human services. This family duo epitomizes what it is to volunteer independently just for the purpose of helping others while never asking for recognition. Together, they coordinated efforts to mobilize an efficient and effective effort to those who were most affected by the hurricanes and flooding. They encouraged others to assist with the effort and provide inspiration in the entire process. Hays and Emily Lutton were nominated by Kevin, Curnam, and Henry L. Stevens. The next person is Ms. Joanne Stroud. I don't think I see her here tonight. Ms. Joanne Stroud is recognized for her volunteer service in the following categories, Veterans, Military, Serving Youth, Cultural and Health and Human Services. She serves her community and Jouplin County many capacities, especially agriculture and education. In the past, she has served as a vice chairman of the Foundation Board for Deepland Vita Hospital on the Selective Service Board, chairman of the Kenan's Field Chamber of Commerce, Trustee for James Front Community College, and chairman for the Deepland County Education Foundation. She is an amazing person who gives tirelessly of her time and energy while placing service above self. Carly Mistralt serves as the president of the Dupel and County Historical Society, Secretary of the Dupel and County Agri Business Council and the Dupel and County Schools Faith-Based Committee for Public Schools. Mistralt was nominated by Mr. Brian Bullard and Elaine Mia. Mr. Richard Weeks. Mr. Richard Weeks has a clear mission and it is evident as he serves as Director of Missions with the Eastern Baptist Association. Mr. Weeks has recognized for his volunteer service in the following categories, faith-based entity, adult, individual, and disaster. Mr. Weeks is awarded the Director of Volunteers Award in addition to the many hats he wears, he volunteers at the Charity Rebuild Center as director and with Baptist on mission responds to the damage left behind from hurricanes. He has overseen the renovation of the former charity middle school, turning it into charity rebuild center, from which volunteers are mobilized. Through the center, he has overseen the mobilization of over 2,200 volunteers. It is non-exaggeration to say that he works 60 hours a week in his volunteer role. In fact, he is an understatement. An average work day, seven days a week, consists of 16 to 17 hours. Mr. Weeks, along with his wife, Tammy, served the community with dedication, leadership, and a servant's heart. Mr. Weeks was nominated by Paul Langston and Richard Brunson. Mr. Weeks, I would like to take this opportunity just to say that we truly are grateful to have you and your wife here in the community doing the things that you do as a pertains to the storms that take place here in Dupland County. At that time, many people are eyes when they encounter a flood and it takes all their belongings away to have someone that they can lean on and go to in the time of a real desperate need. Words just cannot express the appreciation that they feel and that I feel to you and your wife all that you do. Thank you for what you're doing. We look forward to continuing to work with you in any way that we can to better opportunities for the citizens of Brooklyn County. So thank you. Thank you. That the mission that you're leading there, the charity reveal centers is a great cause for this county. I really hope not that I mean this ugly, but I really hope you work yourself out of a job because I'm tired of seeing our county flood the way it's been flooded with the storms. But again, thank you for what you are leading there and the people that are working with you there. Thank you very much. Okay, and I'd like to just say thank you to you and your wife every time I come down there I've been down there to pick up food boxes and different things like that. I've been in several meetings with you with the Umat Knees and a long-term recovery meetings with you and you've always been there as a support group for the county and you always had a smile on your face like you do now. So thank you very much for doing what you do for the citizens of Duke and County and we good words cannot express our appreciation. I totally agree with everything that's been said is just remarkable what you and your wife do and how you dedicate so much time. Again, thank you. Mr. Daryl Grubs began his volunteer service with Jippland County Services for the age in 2008. Mr. Grubs has recognized for his volunteer service in the Health and Human Services category. Initially, he served as a Senior Health Insurance Information Counselor providing Medicare and prescription drug assistance. Mr. Grubs currently serves as a regional aging advisory delegate as well as a member of the Senior Center Foundation Incorporated. This year is the 13th year Mr. Grubbs has volunteered with tax aid program. He serves as a site coordinator, a district coordinator, and is the assistant state coordinator for Southeast North Carolina. Gifted mathematically, Mr. Grubbs approaches all aspects of his life in a meaningful way. He is very methodical and uses logic and reason to solve problems. During 2019-2020, Mr. Grubs provided total of 590 hours of volunteer service. Even in the midst of the pandemic, Mr. Grubs and his fellow tax aid volunteers completed 207 successful tax returns. As a mentor to his fellow tax aid volunteers, he continues to support, train, and equip members to provide quality service in a safe environment. His commitment and volunteer service provided in the community is an available resource to Deepland County. He was nominated by Liz Bats at the senior center. Thank you. Governor for volunteer services and APM and we do appreciate what you've done. I'm afraid that I can not stand here and give you the same compliment I did the other young man for setting such a standard for the young man. So I'm going to say you set a standard for people like me. So thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you, Paul, that you did, Mr. Perman, I truly appreciate you. OK. And I'll say this our seniors are the most valuable assets we have in this county. That's all we've come from our seniors. So thank you so much. Thank you, Mr. Groves. I've known you a long time. You've been around for a long time and been someone that I looked up to when I was in school and I do appreciate that and I thank you for your continued service for our elderly population and good job and thank you a lot. Thank you. We have one last recipient for 2021 and she could not be here tonight. Her name is Ms. Marisol Garcia Sandivall. She's recognized in the following categories, serving youth and historically marginalized population. Her volunteer efforts established helping our community, Alberson. Ms. Garcia grew up in Alberson and saw that the rural community lack resources and attention. After she graduated from college and gained experience from her job, she learned of ways on how to give back to her hometown. She gathered volunteers and began to raise funds for her community, providing struggling families with Christmas presents. Her leadership and kindhearted motivation have inspired others in the community to continue with Christmas drive, Marisol. The Christmas drive brought much needed joy for struggling families through helping our community in Alverson. Although, excuse me, it might not be as big or well known as others, but to those that benefit from the organization, it is a tremendous blessing. Marisol's experience in tutoring and volunteering for school programs is what guides her to be a successful leader. Miss Marisol plans to keep expanding her organization to educate the children in Alborsten on how to find the right career path. Congratulations to all the 2020 one Governor Volunteer Service Award recipients. Thank you for your volunteer service in Dupland County. I'm also on the board tonight asking the board to accept the physical year 21-22 home community care block grant allocation and the budget amendment associated with that. The grant allocation is 440-547 with a required match of 48950, which is a total award of 489, 497. These funds are utilized to provide senior services in Congress, under delivered meals, housing, home improvement in home aid and transportation services. I'm excited motion and a second to accept the fiscal year 2021 to home community care block grant funding on behalf of Services for the age department and to approve this associate budget amendment Any more comments all in favor say aye unanimous Thank you, ma'am. Mr. Davis, if you'd come forward, please. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Members of the board, I appear before you now to receive any road concerns and highway concerns that you may have so that I can bring those to the attention of the North Carolina Department of Transportation. Any commissioners? I have any red cards. I have one Mr. Branson, Jones Turner Road. I actually, there was a complaint was there was a washout in the one or 200 block of Jones Turner Road. I happened to run into Frankie Wood today and told him about it and he was going up that way. He called back and said he couldn't find it. But I will follow back up with the person that called me and see if I can get a better location and get back with you. Okay. Thank you. Commissioner Garner. You have got to see. Kevin. I don got a few. Kevin. I don't have anything. Okay, I've got one, Willis Car Road, which is a rural paved road north of the Magnolia North Carolina. Okay. It's a dirt road and it's very ruddy as it has us severe ruts and holes in the roadway that needs to be dragged and the ditches need to be cleaned. At 21-11 South NC 11 roads hill area, the ditch will not drain and needs to be checked out. And then at 24-12 NC 50 south the driveway in the check-in bell. That's 24-12 NC 50 south of Kenensville, Magnolia. South. Kenensville. Okay. You say the ditches are clogged? Drive away. Drive away. Okay. Anybody else in the commissioners? Drive away Okay Anybody else the commissioners okay anybody from the public have any road concerns Said mr. Williams I couldn't hear you Yes, sir. Okay, Mr. Williams, I'll be glad to bring that to the attention of DOT tomorrow for you. Yes, sir? and cross. A whole area of birds and meat with the ginshes, holding these heels. And the yards are the wash-ups and encroaching from the properties of one of the sheep. Here is the first back of the church to close out the every wash-up. You do the most of the things that you do. Okay. Okay. Okay. Mr. Borkin, you said that was on cross street between Hill and... You two may drive out of college, Hill, and then cross street is cross. So that's four areas. Does it stop and either leave the buildings or get the church locked? Okay. Now I believe that's in the town of Warsaw. So what I'm going to do for you, if college street is flooding, I'm going to report that to the Department of Transportation because that's also highway 24. They will not go on a town street because that is the responsibility of the town of Warsaw, but I will call Mr. Someone and Mayor Connors if you would like for me to. That college road is across street is okay all right I'll bring that to What's your phone on mr. Borgon I'll find out for you now call you back 892 892 898 thank you sir. Anybody else? All right thank you Mr. Branson do you continue? Yes sir Mr. Chairman members of the board I appear before you now to request that a public hearing be scheduled on July 6, 2021, regarding the naming of a lane of Summerlands Crossroads Road in Kenan's Villainor, and the Kenan's Villain Township Rancho Garcia Lane, pursuant to a request from Ascension and Philippa Garcia in accordance with the Dupin County addressing and road naming ordinance. Senator Moody. The motion and the second. Any other comments? All in favor say aye. All opposed? Carried. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The next item of business I have before the board tonight is the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners has requested that Dupland County Board of Commissioners designate a voting delegate and an alternate voting delegate to the 114th annual conference of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners that wish to be designated for the delegate aren't the alternate? I believe both Mr. Dow and Mr. Branch will be appearing at the conference. We'll be attending the conference so other one of them may be a good choice for the delegate and alternate delegate. I state I'll be happy to be alternate. Okay so do I have a motion to designate commission or Dow as the in delegate and Commissioner Branch as the owner of the vote in delegate to do some more doodling county. Second. Second. All in favor say aye. All Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate. The Senate Okay. Miss Robin, would you come for please? Well good evening. I'm here today for a, but it requires a form of... I think you do. Do you... Yeah, it's the no-overdue tax that they require. And I have two of the forms. Two forms need to be signed and notarized. The grant is through the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. And do you have a copy or I do have a couple of copies? Mr. Chairman, members of the board, this is the grant that Ms. Grotke applies for each year through the North Carolina Science Museum's competitive grant program. These funds that she receives from this grant, if approved, go towards the operating cost of the museum. It helps to fund a portion of her salary. It also helps her to fund two staff members and to provide a lot of science based programs at the museum. I'm sure you can ride by and see all of the benefits we receive from this grant program so we're hopeful that we'll get it. She's asking you to approve the forms that go along with the grant application tonight. And we're eligible for $150,000 so that will be a two-year grant. Motion to approve. Thank you for explaining that. Okay I have a motion and a second to allow the Cowan Museum of History and Science to apply for the fiscal year 2022 North Carolina Science Museum grant and the chairman as well as the county manager be authorized to sign the grant application form. Any more discussion? All in favor say aye. unanimous. Thank you. Thank you very much. Mr. Tracy Chesnut. Good evening. Good evening. Mr. Tracy Chesnut. Good evening. Good evening. Mr. Chairman, members of the board, I would like to request to accept the American Recovery. American Rescue Plan Act Department of Treasury and authorized the finance officer to execute the related grant documents and reports is estimated that Ducan County will receive $1,751 at the $350 billion that was designated to state and local municipalities and local counties as a part of the American Rescue Plan Act. Second. I got a motion and a second to accept the American Rescue Plan Act fund from the U.S. Department of Treasury and to authorize the Dupland County Finance offers to execute the grant related documents as reported. Any more comments? All in favor say aye. You're an animus. The second item is I would like to request to schedule a public hearing to accept financing from Tri-County Electric Membership Corporation and make application to the local government commission for the for the construction of the Duplen County Animal Control services building and I'd also like to note that I would like to correct the public hearing date on my agenda request from June 21 to July 6. Do I have a motion? From a motion. I got a motion in a second to schedule a plebisc here on July 6, 2021 to receive public input regarding Dublin County's intent to accept finance and from Tri-County EMC and to make application to the local government commission regarding the construction of a new animal care control and adoption facility. Any more comments? All in favor say aye. The unanimous. Thank you very much. Mr. Tracy Simmons, can you please? Good evening, Mr. Chairman and fellow commissioners. I would come before you guys tonight to appoint Miss Cheryl Hooks, who is a nurse representative for our Board of Health. We actually have to have a 13-member board with specific disciplines and so we need a replacement and she has agreed to accept her first three-year term as of July 2021 through June 2024. So I would like to request to appoint Miss Cheryl Hooks as the nurse represented to the Dupland County Board of Health. So moved. I got a motion and a second to appoints. Meshero Hooks, Arianne, as the nurse representative, here term on the Dublin County Board of Health for a period of July 1, 2021, the June 30, 2024. Any further comment? All in favor say aye. Aye. The unanimous. Thank you. At this time, I'd like to unanimous. Thank you. At this time I'd like to ask Mr. Tim Whipson. I'm for it please. Good evening commissioners. Good evening. I want to wipe everybody went home before the grand finale. Big things prepared for the night. I'm here before you to present an updated policy for the sale of surplus property. You'll recall that our original version of this policy prohibited the county manager, county attorney, commissioners and anyone in the tax office from bidding or putting an offer on real property owned by the county, pursuant to NCGINSTAT 14-234, subsection D1, counties that did not have a town of any more than 15,000 people are not statutorily required to have that prohibition. And so the decision's been made internally, assuming the board approves it to allow County Attorney, County Manager and any Commissioner to bid or purchase real property. Mr. Rose asked that the prohibition remain against anybody in his office from bidding on that property just to eliminate the appearance of any sort of impropriety or conflict so that the policy now is written will just read tax administration staff or prohibited from betting on purchasing surplus county real property under this policy. Do I have a motion? Okay. I have a motion in a second to amend the Dupin County Policy for the sale of property on surplus real property by removing the clause previously for pivoting County Commissioners, County Manager and County Attorney from bidding on our purchasing property pursuant of the NC General Statue 14-234-D1. Any more comments? All in favor say aye. All right. You're not in the way of saying it. Mr. Chairman, I think we had a question. You don't take a question, but no. No, was the comment? Or yeah. No, I got it. Sorry. You're giving the drip a little bit. Okay, any more business? Okay, do I get a motion to adjourn? Okay, I got a motion in a second to adjourn this meeting to amend the 21st, 2021 at 6 o'clock PM for the Board of Commissioners meeting, the Administrative Building located on 224 Seminary Street, Keenan's from North Carolina, all in any more discussion? All in favour say aye. 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