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Staff said the selection followed a request for qualifications and interviews with four firms. Samet was recommended based on local experience and a record of courthouse projects; staff noted Samet recently completed a larger courthouse project in Forsyth County and had relevant expertise with courtroom acoustics, security and courthouse operations.

The approved contract secures Samet's preconstruction services. Under the arrangement, Samet will participate in the design process, provide cost estimating and value‑engineering advice, and prepare a guaranteed maximum price (GMP) when design is complete. County staff emphasized the vote is not a commitment to a final construction cost; the GMP will return to the board for approval. Commissioners and staff said the preconstruction work is intended to reduce cost risk by enabling iterative design and cost estimating.

Commissioner discussion included questions about how the $37 million estimate was reached and the level of detail in prior cost work; staff and the selected firm said Samet's preconstruction role is intended to refine costs and present a GMP to the board for a future vote. Commissioners approved the contract by voice vote.

Next steps: Samet will begin preconstruction work, meet with judges and court staff to finalize programmatic requirements, and work with the architect to refine cost estimates. A GMP and construction contract will be returned to the board for approval before construction begins.

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The proposed resolution, read in full during the meeting, asked the General Assembly to: (1) disallow use of county‑appropriated local funds for teacher salary supplements, (2) require unspent local funds at fiscal‑year end to revert to the county general fund, and (3) clarify oversight of monthly disbursements. The text cited multiple state statutes (as read at the meeting) as the legal basis for the requested changes.

Supporters argued the statutes create a misalignment that leaves counties financially responsible without corresponding authority over how local education funds are used. Opponents and several members of the school leadership urged caution, noting the fiscal scale required to shift supplements to the state and concerns about unintended consequences for teachers and classroom services. Dr. Fleming (school system leader) told the board that using alternative state funding to replicate local supplements would represent a multi‑billion‑dollar change in state spending.

After discussion, commissioners voted and the resolution failed on a 3–2 vote.

","After debate, the Alamance County Board of Commissioners voted 3–2 not to send a resolution urging the North Carolina General Assembly to change laws on local teacher supplements and year‑end retention of local funds.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6554254,"Alamance County allocates $590,134 in opioid settlement funds for abatement programs",109,5151000,5260000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5028810-3ef264117631b1b1b001fee1e2db003c&start=5151&end=5260","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5028810-3ef264117631b1b1b001fee1e2db003c/thumbnail_5151000.jpg","/articles/6554254/Alamance-County/North-Carolina/Alamance-County-allocates-590134-in-opioid-settlement-funds-for-abatement-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6554254-e8002ddf9535d4c7b2444e553acdb98e/orig.mp4?Expires=1775617518&Signature=KFo6PKguf4fr~lTIkBOyvQTOJnYdMwCuAjk7~Uh2RKSdRJd1agoYpMTcrShIP5Pm3Kq7dqzQ~EF~145pA8HTweROvzGDaF4iPitGhPMbgwuvrNKzxuE35MQN5FDj8qUqyMOQ-cSJPKhCM92t7~vyvMNxRBWXrjV~4OLX~JinZjKJv3Tl1RwZk5DUNKbaszkhXw1FGe7sam7nWsWTmG94VFcjgr6dq-Sbyp0mbFrIMLwRdIxmHGWgVCWriU1yeCJPCoXyQvwX9-JqBGKp--03Y1~ctK4LX7twdOUyQYwkOCaDQZbVtgu8da38QvmIdL084HVjVzLcn6XJFaBBv-~RBg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Alamance County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a resolution directing $590,134.52 in opioid settlement funds to local abatement activities.

Ashley Barber, a staff member at the Alamance County Health Department, presented the resolution and stressed that the opioid settlement funds are restricted and not county general‑fund monies. Barber told the board that the amount before commissioners was $590,134.52 (stated in the meeting as $590,134.53 and corrected in discussion) and that the funds must be spent on activities that address the opioid crisis, such as community distribution, treatment supports and prevention initiatives.

Commissioners approved the resolution by voice vote without recorded opposition. Barber said earlier allocations from previous opioid‑settlement approvals included vending machine distribution at DSS and community outreach; the current resolution fits into a multi‑year plan for abatement programming and includes distribution and community supports.

Next steps: health department staff will implement the abatement programs identified in the resolution and provide reporting consistent with settlement requirements.

","The Board adopted a resolution directing $590,134.52 in opioid settlement funds to abatement activities; county health staff said the money is restricted to opioid‑related programs and is not general taxpayer revenue.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6554259,"Alamance County approves Hexagon 9‑1‑1 CAD contract, takes $200,000 discount for early signing",941,4176000,5117000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5028810-3ef264117631b1b1b001fee1e2db003c&start=4176&end=5117","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5028810-3ef264117631b1b1b001fee1e2db003c/thumbnail_4176000.jpg","/articles/6554259/Alamance-County/North-Carolina/Alamance-County-approves-Hexagon-911-CAD-contract-takes-200000-discount-for-early-signing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6554259-125e48a21f8cc2da42af77a51ff6832c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775617518&Signature=mIVfDRn2sl1hoJBNrzEjWoASq4nHVSkfS2In79ivM9X34eZ-jgvowznwwSGHdq3YGyZmvKYgYT2eK9tvw94wNgj7-5hFooWmWuv0EjUL2WPztiwARX~~mVxJHd0DxaUUNceMpr8vRAEjwVJO5ZD2UoceSzQctE-COa9aVwB1d2j6c4VD09qoJ6mfwBUPzllRgwkn4Z0b7Mx1p23F5avW8gba-nEbJK5NgV~dX9m85Gz4IW0CI03JTQpYmwq3gCjWM89V2LFow6kH--veDfaaVVbhRgo9frcDb6CBI8Bp4l2rhZ8bz5IkXrkRj5wk4UkN2JARmtNlQhqhE2fX2eLq9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Alamance County commissioners unanimously approved a contract with Hexagon to replace the county's end‑of‑life 9‑1‑1 computer‑aided dispatch (CAD) software.

County staff said the contract replaces a nearly 30‑year‑old system with an on‑premises installation that serves data to partner agencies and field units over the internet. Staff and the project team described the software as providing a single, shared CAD platform for both county and city public safety agencies and municipal partners. The county and the City of Burlington will share implementation and maintenance costs under an interlocal agreement; staff said the workload split is currently about 61% county / 39% city based on three fiscal years of dispatching.

Financials and timeline: county staff said a federal grant of about $963,000 will be applied to the project. Total software and implementation costs minus the federal grant were presented as approximately $5.5 million; the county's share — allocated by dispatch workload — was reported around $3.4 million and the city share around $2.1 million. Hexagon offered a $200,000 discount if the contract was executed before June 30; staff and the county attorney said they worked on contract terms for multiple rounds to protect the county and tie payments to milestones. Implementation, including hardware purchase, data conversion, customization and training, is estimated to take 24–30 months.

County staff emphasized contingency protections: payments are tied to defined milestones and the contractor must provide ongoing support. A county official also said the team visited Stanley County to observe a prior Hexagon rollout and that the vendor's installation there stayed on the new system after go‑live.

Commissioners voted to approve the contract after staff described financing plans and joint governance with Burlington.

Next steps: staff will complete contracting, order hardware, schedule data conversion and begin phased implementation. County staff said an installment loan will be used to finance the county share and that a request for proposals for that financing will be issued.

","The county approved a contract with Hexagon to replace aging dispatch software at two PSAPs, taking a $200,000 incentive for signing before the fiscal‑year end and using a federal grant to offset implementation costs; the project will be multi‑year and shared with Burlington.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6554263,"Alamance County adopts revised budget with 2.5-cent tax increase, restores $11.3 million for schools",6918,270000,7188000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5028810-3ef264117631b1b1b001fee1e2db003c&start=270&end=7188","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5028810-3ef264117631b1b1b001fee1e2db003c/thumbnail_270000.jpg","/articles/6554263/Alamance-County/North-Carolina/Alamance-County-adopts-revised-budget-with-25-cent-tax-increase-restores-113-million-for-schools","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6554263-6bf0923d2d53d5bb983386274dc84fcf/orig.mp4?Expires=1775617518&Signature=YueR5ZXfAx~uTvky4-~r4kVbrkXr85KUngeh6MjnJDq1b5e7kSzQLjzDTyx3j3LJThsDE5w9ExmC2lb5cM4WKOSZcfCqyDglSi9QoOJuU-GwSPDGQYit~-A7l~bgInZ1SqBhpD54gLHdf1N2W~Ygg7uS9tkMF08teZhYaRVjKUAPprrxBtw6cwPOkWHQ~mPZqv~hAQYl3ho9DjnzUpdmnOvdK7PU0aETZZoeSo2wXL9Z8AiD5ZRXaFSGcaCPbD45iap0Yayuw7UT5qlu4R6yUJFdEUeyTPLQXtWcj~uGyqyjz0cMsCJyAPce-~N-ppeilGIv-tWlUtKjzBoTjB5FTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Alamance County commissioners voted 3–2 to adopt a revised fiscal plan that adds a 2.5-cent property tax increase and appropriates $10 million from the county fund balance to restore school funding and other county services.

The adopted combination — presented as a modification of “plan C” — returns $10 million into the Alamance‑Burlington School System (ABSS) current expense allocation, adds $8 million back to ABSS capital (roofs/HVAC/technology), directs $2 million to county capital needs, and restores roughly $632,336 for previously frozen county positions. The package also includes roughly $11.3 million in increased current‑expense funding for ABSS compared with the manager’s original recommended budget.

The vote followed extensive public comment from dozens of residents who urged commissioners to fully fund schools, libraries and emergency services. Speakers included parents, students and nonprofit leaders who described classroom shortages, shared nurses, unfilled special‑education supports and teacher departures. ‘‘I’m asking the commissioners to fully fund the budget that ABSS has requested,’’ said Sandy Ellington Graves during public comment, identifying herself as speaking on behalf of the school board. Multiple students and parents said they would accept modest tax increases if doing so preserved teacher pay, IEP/504 supports and library hours.

County staff and commissioners framed the amendment as a balance between using reserves and asking taxpayers to contribute so the county avoids potential statutory mediation over school current‑expense funding. County legal counsel explained that North Carolina statute uses a calculation tied to prior‑year current‑expense funding when parties cannot agree, and that what the board funds this year can affect next year’s baseline.

Commissioner discussion focused on two competing priorities: protecting a higher fund balance for unforeseen emergencies and responding to community pleas to restore school positions and capital work. Supporters said the combined use of fund balance and a measured tax increase (2.5¢) would keep the county’s unassigned fund balance above the board’s informal target (about 20% in the unaudited numbers presented). Opponents reiterated campaign‑year promises to avoid tax increases and urged greater scrutiny of school central‑office spending.

The board approved the modified plan by voice vote, 3 in favor, 2 opposed.

What the budget does next: staff said the budget implementation will proceed immediately; capital money earmarked for roofs/HVAC/technology will be tracked as capital appropriations, and the county will issue an installment loan for the county’s portion of multi‑year projects per an earlier reimbursement resolution. The school system and county will continue discussions about the distribution of SRO costs, grants and at‑risk funds.

Commissioners and staff said additional audit and budget detail will be available as the fiscal year proceeds and once the county issues its installment loan RFP for financing the projects.

Votes at a glance
- Motion: Adopt modified plan C (as described above) — Outcome: approved, 3–2.

","After more than four hours of public comment and internal debate, the Alamance County Board of Commissioners voted 3–2 to approve a modified budget that uses $10 million in fund balance and raises property taxes 2.5 cents per $100 valuation to restore school operating and capital funding and several county programs.","actionData","errors"]

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