Commissioners approve consent agenda including town-hall annex remodel contract and tax-collection resolutions

The Town of Wake Forest Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a multi-item consent agenda that included a contract award, tax-administration resolutions and procedural actions, the mayor announced.

The consent agenda included a resolution authorizing the town manager to execute a contract with Engineered Construction to remodel the town hall annex for $588,900, the mayor said. The agenda also included separate resolutions authorizing the Wake County tax administrator and the Franklin County tax administrator to levy and collect property taxes and stormwater fees for fiscal year 2025–26 on behalf of the town.

Board members also approved a budget-ordinance amendment (described in the meeting as "budget ordinance amendment number 3 for fiscal year 2024–25"), a resolution to accept streets into the town street system for maintenance, and a resolution to schedule a public hearing and certify the sufficiency of a petition for contiguous annexation for property owned by Waite Avenue 98 LLC. The mayor described the consent agenda procedure as a group of routine items passed with a single motion and vote unless an item is removed for separate consideration.

A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded; the mayor called for the vote and said, "All those in favor, please say aye," after which the motion "carries unanimously," according to the transcript. The meeting record provided does not show separate debate or roll-call votes for each consent item.

The contract award and tax-administration authorizations were presented as routine items within the consent package; the transcript does not record separate motions or detailed discussion about project scope, funding sources, or contract terms beyond the price for the remodel contract.