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Caswell County commissioners adopt 2025-26 budget, fee schedule and approve multiple measures in June meeting
Summary
At its June 2025 meeting the Caswell County Board of Commissioners adopted the 2025-26 budget ordinance and fee schedule, approved an opioid spending resolution, a year-end budget amendment, a consultant contract amendment and several other items. The budget ordinance passed on a 5-2 roll call.
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 to cover anticipated overspending in several departments and to correct an enterprise fund deficit. The amendment increases general fund revenues and adjusts transfers to other funds; a motion to approve was made by Commissioner Smith and seconded by Commissioner Totten, and the motion carried by voice vote.
- Approval of an amendment to the contract with the county's financial consultant (Jana Sharp) to extend services amid staffing shortages in the finance office. The motion carried by voice vote after discussion about hours, audit status and recruiting a finance director.
- Approval of the Tourism Development Authority spending plan (TDA budget). The TDA budget assumes approximately $76,000 in annual collections and a $40,000 draw from accumulated fund balance; the board approved the TDA spending plan by voice vote.
- Approval to propose edits to the 1990 water and sewer services agreement between Caswell County and the City of Danville (deleting automatic renewal language and changing termination notice language). The board voted to forward the proposed edits to the Danville city manager for Danville City Council consideration; that motion carried by voice vote.
- Approval of the interagency MOU and plans to construct a sheriff's training facility and firing range at the county landfill, contingent on state and federal approvals related to gas vents and other regulatory requirements. The board moved to approve the MOU and construction with those conditions; the motion passed by majority voice vote.
- Approval of a county match for an 8% promotion-based salary increase for an extension agent (the state will provide the same percentage for the position); the board approved the requested county match by voice vote.
All motions and outcomes above are recorded in the meeting transcript and roll-call records where provided.
Votes at a glance (motions, movers/seconders, outcomes): - Consent agenda (minutes from previous meeting and tonight's agenda): Motion carried (voice vote). - 2025-26 budget ordinance: Motion by Commissioner Smith; second by Commissioner Ingram; roll call 5 yes, 2 no (Claggett, Holt). Outcome: approved. - 2025-26 fee schedule: Motion by Commissioner Rose; second by Commissioner Ingram; roll call 5 yes, 2 no (Claggett, Holt). Outcome: approved. - Opioid spending authorization resolution (one-year plan totaling $241,680; funds from settlement receipts): Motion by Commissioner Rose; second noted in transcript; outcome: approved (voice/hand vote). - Year-end budget amendment (to cover departmental overspending, correct enterprise fund deficit and balance interfund transfers): Motion by Commissioner Smith; second by Commissioner Totten; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Financial consultant contract amendment (Jana Sharp): Motion by Commissioner Smith; second by Commissioner Ingram; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Tourism Development Authority budget: Motion and second; outcome: approved (voice vote). - Proposed edits to Danville-Caswell water and sewer services agreement (term language): Motion by Commissioner Smith; second by Commissioner Rose; outcome: approved (voice vote) and to be forwarded to Danville. - MOU and construction of sheriff's training facility/firing range at county landfill (contingent on state/federal approvals for landfill gas vents; MOU remains draft requiring sheriff's input): Motion by Commissioner Rose; second by Commissioner Ingram; outcome: approved (majority voice vote) with stated contingencies. - Extension agent promotional salary match (8% county match to state promotion step): Motion by Commissioner Holt; second by Commissioner Clagett; outcome: approved (voice vote).
The board recorded multiple items by roll call only for the budget and fee schedule; other actions were adopted by voice vote or show of hands as noted in the transcript. Where the transcript recorded named roll-call votes, those tallies are reported above. Motions and outcomes are described using the language and attributions that appear in the meeting record.
