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Columbus County commissioners approve contracts, grants, vehicle purchases and staffing changes in routine consent items
Summary
Columbus County commissioners approved a package of routine contracts, grants, budget amendments, vehicle purchases and staffing adjustments at their regular meeting, including a $34,946 PEACE grant for senior meals and a $406,552 engineering task order for a water/sewer road extension project.
Columbus County’s Board of Commissioners approved multiple consent‑agenda items and routine motions during its regular meeting, including contract approvals, grant acceptances, vehicle purchases, staff‑level personnel changes and budget amendments.
Key approvals and votes: the board approved a one‑year extension of the Farmers Market contract; authorized county participation in a Purdue Direct Association opioid settlement; approved a revised utility and access easement tied to the airport lift station and sewer work; awarded a design and oversight contract with Coastal Architecture for the transportation building expansion (funded through the North Carolina Department of Transportation); and authorized the county manager or his designee to execute contracts necessary to implement approved opioid settlements.
Grants and departmental items: the Department of Aging received approval for a PEACE elderly meals grant totaling $34,946 and the associated budget amendment; the board approved condensing two certified nursing assistant (CNA) positions into one social‑worker/case‑manager position in the…
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