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Pender County commissioners approve several items, table one vehicle request; votes and key details
Summary
The board approved multiple routine and specific items including an adoption-promotion grant, sheriff vehicle purchases, increased spending for wastewater chemicals, interlocal changes with Wallace and authorization to seek water-plant funding; the board tabled a social services vehicle purchase request for additional information.
At their Sept. 15 meeting, the Pender County Board of Commissioners approved several funding and contract actions and tabled one departmental vehicle purchase request pending additional documentation and usage details.
Outcome highlights
- Consent agenda: The board approved the consent agenda after pulling items 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5 for separate consideration. (No roll-call tallies were recorded on the transcript; votes were taken by voice and raised hands.)
- Item 8.3 (Department of Social Services vehicle replacements): The board tabled the request for two vehicle replacements for DSS, totaling $69,564.81, after commissioners asked staff to return with vehicle utilization, mileage logs and the county vehicle-replacement policy. The request included two vehicles that had been totaled in collisions; staff said an insurance reimbursement of about $35,000 had been received for those totaled vehicles and that replacement-program reimbursements can be up to 50 percent in some cases. Commissioners asked for a detailed utilization/mileage report before approval.
- Item 8.4 (DSS adoption-promotion grant): The board approved amending the DSS budget to add…
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