Caswell County commissioners adopt 2025-26 budget, fee schedule and approve multiple measures in June meeting

Caswell County commissioners on an evening meeting in June adopted the county's 2025-26 budget ordinance and a revised fee schedule and approved a series of policies and agreements including an opioid spending authorization and a memorandum of understanding for a sheriff's training facility.

The board approved the 2025-26 budget ordinance on a roll-call vote of 5 to 2. The motion to adopt the budget ordinance was made by Commissioner Smith and seconded by Commissioner Ingram. The roll call recorded Commissioner Claggett voting no and Commissioner Holt voting no; Commissioners Ingram, Rose, Smith, Totten and Yarbrough voted yes.

The board then adopted a separate fee schedule by the same 5-2 vote. Commissioners Claggett and Holt voted no; Commissioners Ingram, Rose, Smith, Totten and Yarbrough voted yes.

Other formal actions taken that evening included: - Adoption of an opioid spending authorization resolution to allow planned spending of opioid settlement funds beginning July 1 to support strategies presented earlier in April. The assistant county manager said the one-year plan totals $241,680 and that the county had received more than $600,000 to date. A motion to approve the resolution was made by Commissioner Rose and seconded; the board approved the resolution by voice vote.

- Approval of a year-end budget amendment designed…