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Bladen County commissioners approve consent items with removal of public hearing item, adopt regional hazard mitigation plan and make multiple advisory board n
Summary
Commissioners approved consent items with one item removed from action, adopted the Bladen County Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan, and confirmed several advisory board appointments during the meeting.
The Bladen County Board of Commissioners approved the meeting’s consent agenda with one item — item 4(b), a public hearing item — removed from action, adopted the county’s Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan and approved multiple advisory board appointments.
At the start of the business portion of the meeting a commissioner asked to remove item 4(b) from the consent agenda because “there will not be no action taken tonight.” A motion to approve the consent items with the removal of item 4(b) was made and carried; the transcript records the board response as “All in favor, say aye.” The transcript identifies Mister Campbell as saying he would move approval but does not record a roll‑call tally.
The board then considered a resolution to adopt the Bladen County Regional Hazard Mitigation Plan. Commissioner Joey Coleman moved the resolution; Mister Ellis seconded. After brief discussion the board voted in favor; the motion carried with voices of “aye” recorded in the transcript.
Commissioners also approved appointments to several advisory boards. The meeting record shows motions and seconds for advisory appointments, including a motion by Commissioner Taylor with a second by Mister Gillespie and other approvals where commissioners accepted or transferred representation of regional boards. Specific boards referenced included the Lumber River Workforce Development Board and the Southern Regional Advisory Board; the transcript records approvals with voice votes but does not provide roll‑call tallies or the names of all appointees in the record.
Why this matters: Adopting the hazard mitigation plan fulfills an administrative step that enables the county to maintain its eligibility for certain state and federal mitigation grants and coordinated emergency planning. Advisory board appointments determine who will represent the county on regional planning, workforce and advisory panels.
Formal actions recorded in the meeting transcript appear to have passed by voice vote but the transcript does not include detailed roll‑call tallies or, in some cases, the full names of appointees.
