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Kernersville aldermen approve event closures, personnel policy changes and other routine items
Summary
The Board of Aldermen approved a series of routine items on Sept. 24, including temporary street closures for community events, an October public hearing call for a 0.2-acre voluntary annexation, updated personnel background-check policy to comply with state law, a surplus-property disposition, and a small-budget amendment.
At its Sept. 24 meeting the Kernersville Board of Aldermen approved a package of routine municipal items covering event street closures, procedural steps for a small voluntary annexation, personnel policy updates, surplus-property disposition and a budget amendment.
Key decisions and votes: - Voluntary annexation public hearing: The board called for a public hearing on a 0.2-acre voluntary annexation at Watkins Ford Road. The board approved the resolution calling for the public hearing; the annexation public hearing will be scheduled for a future meeting.
- Temporary street closures and events: The board approved the Home Builders Association "Nailed It Pumpkin Run" 5K and 1-mile walk for Harmon Park on Oct. 25 with requested road closure of Harmon Lane and a beer garden in the park. The board also approved two temporary street closures for events at Ivy Redmond Sports Complex: Oct. 11 (invitational cross-country meet) and Nov. 1 (state meet second day). Staff noted the dates and typical traffic patterns; public-safety staff planned to manage traffic for large events.
- Personnel policy update: Aldermen approved an update to the town's personnel policy to comply with a new 2025 state law requiring criminal-history checks processed by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) for employees who will work with children. Staff said the town already conducts criminal-record checks for hires, and the SBI fingerprint checks will be added for positions that interact with children; the change takes effect for new hires on or after Oct. 1, 2025.
- Surplus property and disposal: The board declared a broken truck wash facility and its two 6,000-gallon tanks surplus and authorized disposal. The town will transfer the tanks to the Town of Lewisville; the motion passed 5-1 with Alderman Barrow recorded in opposition.
- Budget amendment: Council approved a budget amendment increasing the government body appropriation by $84,000 for outside legal expenses and to adjust appropriations for Kernersville Little Theater, plus a $3,800 increase in fire department expenditures to cover repairs after a lightning strike. Revenues were adjusted by the insurance claim and a general fund appropriation to cover the legal/theater adjustments.
- Consent agenda: The board approved minutes of August 27 and the September regular meeting as part of the consent agenda.
Staff and board notes: Town Manager Curtis Swisher and other staff said the approved street closures are meant to support local events that draw visitors. HR director Angie Whitley, introduced at the meeting, will oversee compliance with the new SBI background-check requirement. The town will coordinate logistics for event traffic and closures with police and parks staff.
Ending: These routine approvals set the town's calendar for fall events, implemented a state-required personnel-screening change for positions involving children, and moved forward administrative actions to dispose of unusable equipment.
