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Votes at a glance: Wendell commissioners approve budget amendment, bond sale, appointments and several contracts
Summary
At the meeting the board approved the fiscal year 2025 budget amendment (Amendment No. 5), authorized a $22.376 million general obligation parks and recreation facilities bond sale, confirmed appointments to boards and committees, authorized on-call engineering service rosters and extended the town's solid waste contract.
WENDELL, N.C. — The Wendell Board of Commissioners took multiple administrative and fiscal votes during its meeting. Below is a concise roundup of each formal action, the motion and the outcome.
Budget amendment (FY2025 amendment no. 5) - Action: Adopt ordinance amending the FY2025 budget (year-end cleanup and reappropriation of deferred capital projects into FY2026). Staff said the amendment reduces the fund balance appropriation and re-allocates capital project timing for items including greenway construction, the LAP project and other deferred expenditures. - Outcome: Approved by the board (voice vote); no roll-call tally given during the meeting.
General obligation parks and recreation bond (Series 2025) - Action: Adopt a resolution providing for the sale and issuance of up to $22,376,000 in general obligation parks and recreation facilities bonds (Series 2025) to Webster Bank; closing scheduled for July 17, 2025. - Outcome: Resolution adopted (voice vote). Staff said net proceeds will fund voter-approved parks and recreation projects from the November 2023 referendum.
Appointments (planning board, downtown development committee, parks & recreation commission) - Action: The board filled vacancies after staff-managed recruitment. New appointees include: Parks & Rec — Anthony Benjamin (term to 6/30/2028); Downtown Development Committee — Chris Schimberd, Ray Hennet, Ryan Smith (terms to 6/30/2027); Planning Board — Kenneth Weeden, Lewis Hardy, Graham Andreas, Nate Weiskarber (terms to 6/30/2028). - Outcome: Appointments approved by board ballot.
On-call engineering services (streets/sidewalks, parks/greenways) - Action: Staff recommended and the board approved ranking lists of multiple firms qualified to provide on-call engineering services. The board authorized the town manager to negotiate and sign master service agreements with the ranked firms and to move down the list if negotiations are unsuccessful. - Outcome: Approved; staff will negotiate master service agreements with the ranked firms.
Solid waste contract amendment (GFL/Waste Industries) - Action: The board authorized the town manager to execute a contract amendment with Waste Industries LLC (doing business as GFL Environmental) extending the solid waste services contract for a five-year term through 06/30/2030, with optional extensions. - Outcome: Approved by the board.
Other administrative items - Staff also presented a developer-driven brownfields/environmental study and other administrative reports; the board moved into closed session to discuss an attorney-client matter following the meeting.
Ending
Staff will return to the board with contract documents, executed agreements and procurement schedules as negotiations and recording of dedications proceed.
