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Votes at a glance

- Agenda amendment (walk-on from the Sheriff's Office): Motion to approve the agenda with the added walk-on item — moved, seconded, motion carried.

- Road naming, PBT 1658207: Motion to name the private road Black Creek Trail — moved, seconded, motion carried.

- Reappointment: Motion to reappoint Jim Johnson as tax assessor and tax collector (four-year term) — moved, seconded, motion carried; Johnson was sworn in.

- Annual tax settlement: Motion to accept the annual tax settlement report and charge the tax collector with collecting uncollected property taxes — moved, seconded, motion carried. Settlement figures presented: $1,337,113.82 for real and personal property; 536 small bills ($528.72) written off; collection rate 97.54%.

- Water grant resolution: Motion to adopt a resolution accepting a $1,255,000 2023 appropriation act directed projects grant offer for drilling and production wells (assurances to NCDEQ required) — moved, seconded, motion carried.

- Food services contract (Senior Services/Nutrition Program): Motion to enter agreement with Diamond Food Enterprises as the lowest bidder — moved, seconded, motion carried.

- Parks and Recreation proclamation: Motion to adopt a proclamation recognizing July 2025 as Parks and Recreation Month in Sampson County — moved, seconded, motion carried.

- Juvenile Crime Prevention Council plan (FY 2026): Motion to accept the JCPC plan for FY 2026 as written — moved, seconded, motion carried.

- Sheriff's Office budget amendment: Motion to amend the budget to accept federal assets and substance abuse funds for replacement tasers, vehicle/equipment, commercial mower and radio upgrades — moved, seconded, motion carried.

- Health Department: Motions to approve Board of Health operating procedures updates, advisory committee conflict-of-interest policy, health advisory committee operating procedures and updated lab CPT fees — all moved, seconded, motion carried.

- Board appointment: Motion to reappoint Linda Haight to the Sampson Community College Board of Trustees — moved, seconded, motion carried.

Where motions did not include a named mover in the transcript, the minutes record the motions as moved and seconded and carried by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were read aloud in the transcript for these items.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Sampson County Board of Commissioners Meeting - July 14, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","At their regular meeting commissioners approved a walk-on agenda item, reappointed the tax administrator, named a private road Black Creek Trail, accepted a grant for water wells, awarded a food services contract, adopted a parks and recreation proclamation and approved several health and budget items.","taxTitle","Sampson County, North Carolina","taxId",61429,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6655571,"Sampson County welcomes Allen Van as new county manager",306,167000,473000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5386419-490792d33708d88607fc1e2a426de067&start=167&end=473","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5386419-490792d33708d88607fc1e2a426de067/thumbnail_167000.jpg","/articles/6655571/Sampson-County/North-Carolina/Sampson-County-welcomes-Allen-Van-as-new-county-manager","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6655571-f08b0dec26a92ca40a5cb82d13d69972/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179256&Signature=Dal~ek5xwLQMOnZsWdEldQFF9rZhWvAKFOa4MISGxBocllBLkPgg5dqzGGPagi5C9HFhZAvshwmQsPX-sGMVAzeB1Q1bzivGV9kjlSpIqt59gVXxkJI53mwEyVUYze9UkL7FvsKzlgjFku7iQtflBNTaMbjG4XIaOuAdHp8pkb-zM1LiW2prY-bojBJXgeZjY~JLjaTcCZXomVLy86dp2-102~203EjXZSXylabEuuU6z7TwXBqfkQBJfEaZMBWt6f4WC5g6VWgy5eBP1Ija4zHU~kzu~HTQOv14btl~Z3w2wh0W9AR7QessbsQYcvNXl9tIOYWq42aTsY4ASOntSQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sampson County Board of Commissioners introduced and welcomed Allen Van as the county's new county manager.

Van, who the chair said was hired since the board's last meeting, told commissioners he grew up in the Clement community, attended Midway High School (class of 1988), and studied at Sampson Community College before earning an undergraduate business degree from UNCW and later an MBA from Meredith College in 2016.

Van described a career in operational roles for school systems, saying he worked with Johnston County Schools in district-level operational administration and later took department head and assistant county manager positions in Pinder County Government beginning in 2018. He said he was promoted to assistant county manager in December 2019 and served in that role until coming to Sampson County.

\"I'm very excited about what we can achieve here together,\" Van said, noting he has family and friends in the county and called his return \"coming home.\" He thanked staff for their welcome and said he looks forward to working with the board and county employees.

Commissioners welcomed Van and praised his decision to return to the county.","The board introduced Allen Van as the county's newly hired county manager; Van described his local roots, public-sector operations background and plans to work with county staff and leaders.",{"_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},6655576,"Board reappoints James D. Johnson as tax assessor and accepts annual tax settlement report",228,1145000,1373000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5386419-490792d33708d88607fc1e2a426de067&start=1145&end=1373","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5386419-490792d33708d88607fc1e2a426de067/thumbnail_1145000.jpg","/articles/6655576/Sampson-County/North-Carolina/Board-reappoints-James-D-Johnson-as-tax-assessor-and-accepts-annual-tax-settlement-report","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6655576-e7e209d3ad6730c7caf326f45b4639cd/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179256&Signature=LGF0fYz1Ogg8a~dGcateDK4KbNaHUu-wWMayvoP8K82MV03EhU4Ilj3rV6q2MbwkOGh~GCyVxFiu5259fF-Nz0KTiMo6DbJYApEYfzoY-F4ZzTTr46alx4FuE3vVWD4PZIAruWrWjrTik3saxbxC8rgHeh~hfFbipOWPcCk6HEISurR6yiVyfpR-q6o-vZXrzE7h4vD1HME~sCzzyCbC6c49v6j~t22aLGWp2VK47vbsHMnFvNxCYHx7ZaQQAPmpJ6Dc3TLLpJ702pfnWL9S4FEW~q87Z9lH34SfKT01m0-yIZWH4zYig7Fa3m9Nn4cYw11xMAEAvSbWHEu0T7CWWA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sampson County Board of Commissioners voted to reappoint James D. Johnson as the county's tax assessor and tax collector for the four-year term beginning when his current term expires in July 2025. Johnson was sworn in at the meeting and pledged to faithfully discharge his duties.

Johnson delivered the county's preliminary tax settlement for the just-closed fiscal year. He reported total collections for real and personal property of $1,337,113.82 as of July. The office wrote off 536 small bills of $2 or less totaling $528.72. Compared with the previous year, the settlement was $109,131.93 lower, while the county's real and personal property levy for county dollars rose by $636,411. Johnson said the tax office finished the year with a collection percentage of 97.54%, up from 97.1% the prior year.

The board moved to accept the annual tax settlement and to \"charge the tax collector with collecting the uncollected property taxes,\" as required by statute language read at the meeting. Commissioners approved the motion by voice vote.

During the swearing-in, Johnson recited an oath to support the constitutions and laws of the United States and North Carolina and to faithfully discharge the duties of his offices as tax assessor and tax collector. He thanked the board and noted he has served in the tax office for 19.5 years and as tax administrator for 14 years.","Commissioners reappointed James D. Johnson as Sampson County tax assessor and tax collector, swore him in, and accepted the county's annual tax settlement showing $1,337,113.82 in real and personal property collections and a 97.54% collection rate.",{"_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},6655581,"Sampson County accepts $1.255 million state grant to drill test wells, hears progress on 10 water projects",492,1435000,1927000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5386419-490792d33708d88607fc1e2a426de067&start=1435&end=1927","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5386419-490792d33708d88607fc1e2a426de067/thumbnail_1435000.jpg","/articles/6655581/Sampson-County/North-Carolina/Sampson-County-accepts-1255-million-state-grant-to-drill-test-wells-hears-progress-on-10-water-projects","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6655581-4694a0f42185c7be13feb6c1367317d3/orig.mp4?Expires=1771179256&Signature=FXw6QiYXDUlN0kyESBe70eljMmiBDfla0Nf2s8DksuW2ucHWRFYhS8k9epw5gTdDj8X~OQ1tODPcIhyJoGVGXHrlGEoPPtc897KVqmju-hXNgkMwunsBD-MacJqdPkeIW6bcFkBv~2RCbPeih1q88~BlsA5zK2kRtyi79DoIDggKcsXA4yaokfUwFDmvsqRRWHd0SFzOJ8Kw4iUs5otmoU0BB9bbut9-ZwjawZpQQKWE-65xHnOzebgsiuNALLznJ9z4FjWpFPn8LgdOSxmHQbdt5hDkQKqUZmpaW44ZvqZx3iRPqEKxkuhF04kc3ktq~-SGYmahpOARKKXQNUxaQQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Sampson County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to accept a $1,255,000 grant offer under the 2023 appropriation act to drill a test well and production well as part of a project to expand the county’s public water supply.

The grant acceptance, moved and seconded during the meeting and described in staff comments as part of a larger $6 million package obtained with assistance from state Sen. Brent Jackson, authorizes the county manager to execute related documents and directs the county to give assurances to the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality that grant conditions will be met.

The board heard a detailed update on multiple water projects. County staff said 10 projects are active in various phases: some are under construction, some in permitting and design, and some at the grant-application stage. A water treatment plant near NC 403 is near completion, with staff estimating startup within two weeks after contractors finish leak repairs. A Midway booster pump and tank were placed into service in early July and remain on a short punch list. The Bonnetsville booster pump project still requires a fence, electrical work and SCADA installation; staff expect startup per contract this month. The Roseburg tank is built and is scheduled for disinfection and put into service on July 28.

Work on the Ivanhoe project was described as “the smoothest running project” with roughly half the main line installed and multiple pipe-laying crews ahead of schedule. Two other projects, described as GFA (Lakewood School Road/landfill area) and Clement Phase 2, remain in design and permitting, with GFA said to be about 95% designed. Staff reported they expect to bid the next project soon.

Staff also said the county will purchase water from the town of Dunn to add roughly 9 million gallons per month of capacity beginning in August; officials said the additional supply is needed to meet regulatory capacity and pressure requirements for the county’s growing projects. Commissioners emphasized that the Dunn purchase is a short-term step to ensure capacity while county infrastructure is completed.

During the presentation staff noted one bid opening required re-advertising after only a single bid was received; that bid opening was scheduled for the 15th. Commissioners and staff also discussed grant application timing, with awards expected by August or September according to the presentation.

No dissent was recorded during the resolution vote. The board’s action was recorded as carrying after a motion and second.

The county presentation included a recommendation to approve the project, accept the grant offer, provide required assurances to NCDEQ, and authorize the county manager to sign necessary documents. The board approved that recommendation.","The county commissioners voted to accept a $1,255,000 Directed Projects grant for test and production wells and received an update on ten ongoing water projects, including a near-complete treatment plant and plans to buy additional capacity from Dunn.","actionData","errors"]

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