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Votes at a glance: Onslow County Board of Commissioners, June 16, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken at the June 16 Onslow County Board of Commissioners meeting, including adoption of the FY2026 budget, approval of financing and rezoning items, opioid spending resolution, grant contract and hospital authority appointments.
The Onslow County Board of Commissioners took the following formal actions on June 16, 2025. Where voice votes were used, the meeting recorded the motion and approval but did not provide a roll‑call tally; items passed by voice vote are reported as approved with tallies not specified.
1) Adopt FY2025–26 budget — Outcome: approved Motion: Move to adopt the FY2025–26 budget as presented. (Motion seconded; public hearing closed prior to vote.) Notes: Budget totals roughly $390 million, no tax-rate increase; includes a $2,000,000 orphan‑roads loan fund; motion carried by voice vote. (See staff presentation and public hearing.) Provenance: topicintro block at 2084.68; topfinish block at 3927.43.
2) Resolution authorizing installment financing (debt not to exceed $74,000,000) — Outcome: approved Motion: Motion to approve the resolution authorizing the installment financing agreement for project financing and refinancing (multipurpose facility, Bear Creek Fire Station, Morton Building; refinancing 2015 LOBS/reissuance). (Motion seconded.) Notes: Staff said Schedule A to be finalized; ratings publications pending; public hearing closed with no speakers; motion carried by voice vote. Provenance: topicintro block at 4423.635; topfinish block at 4570.6953.
3) Duke Energy Progress conditional rezoning (CREZ 2025-1, 14.19 acres to conditional Highway Business) — Outcome: approved Motion: Approve conditional rezoning and associated condition resolution; adopt statement of consistency and authorize chairman to sign. (Motion seconded.) Notes: Planning Board recommended unanimous approval; wetlands delineated and avoided; no military impacts reported; motion carried by voice vote. Provenance: topicintro block at 4583.75; topfinish block at 5896.4697.
4) Evans rezoning (PREZ 2025-6, Rural Agriculture to Community Business for 3 acres at 2194 Burgaw Highway) — Outcome: approved Motion: Approve rezoning map amendment, adopt statement of consistency and authorize chairman to sign. (Motion seconded.) Notes: Planning Board recommended approval; public comment in favor; motion carried by voice vote. Provenance: topicintro block at 5911.04; topfinish block at 6309.75.
5) Onslow County opioid resolution for FY26 (allocation of opioid settlement funds) — Outcome: approved Motion: Approve Onslow County opioid resolution identifying evidence‑based strategies for opioid settlement funds and authorize chairman to sign. (Motion seconded.) Notes: FY26 appropriation of $850,000 from opioid settlement funds for recovery-support strategies and programs; motion carried by voice vote. Provenance: topicintro block at 6424.16; topfinish block at 6611.395.
6) Home and Community Care Block Grant contract (area agency on aging Eastern Carolina Council) — Outcome: approved Motion: Approve contract and authorize chairman to sign. (Motion seconded.) Notes: Grant amount $740,336 with local match of $82,259; motion carried by voice vote. Provenance: topicintro block at 6346.4004; topfinish block at 6424.16.
7) Onslow County Hospital Authority appointments (seats 3, 4, 8, 9) — Outcome: appointments made Motion: Ballot/appointment process; candidates appointed to seats per Hospital Authority recommendation and board ballots. Notes: Appointed Jeffrey T. Clark (seat 3), Charles A. Gibbs (seat 4), Pamela T. Morton (seat 8), and John Davis (seat 9); incumbents Royce Bennett and Carol Johnson did not seek reappointment. Provenance: topicintro block at 6635.28; topfinish block at 6998.0254.
8) Consent agenda amendments and routine consent items — Outcomes: amended/approved as recorded Motion: Remove item 2c (Bear Creek Fire Station award to Waters Contracting Company) from the consent agenda and approve the remainder as amended. (Motion seconded.) Notes: Item 2c removed for further research; rest of consent agenda approved by voice votes. Provenance: topicintro block at 113.275; topfinish block at 187.91.
For all items: motions were made and seconded as recorded in the meeting; most votes were by voice with “aye” recorded and no roll-call tallies published in the meeting transcript. If a formal tally or individual roll-call is required it is not specified in the transcript and therefore listed as not specified below.
