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Votes at a glance: Avery County commissioners’ actions on June 25, 2025
Summary
At its June 25 meeting the Avery County Board of Commissioners approved the FY 2025–26 budget, extended disaster-recovery contract funding, approved property purchases and surplus-property sales processes, adopted a reappraisal delay resolution, authorized camper lease use for storm response, approved board appointments and budget amendments.
The Avery County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions at its June 25, 2025 meeting. Counts reflect the voice votes recorded as unanimous on the meeting record.
1) Adopt FY 2025–26 budget ordinance (agenda item 3.2 public hearing) Motion: Adopt the FY 2025–26 budget ordinance as presented Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as unanimous) Key details: Total general fund $41,800,000; general fund tax rate held at 33.5¢ per $100 assessed value; $3,800,000 appropriated from fund balance to balance the budget. See provenance: budget presentation began at the public hearing reading (transcript) and adoption recorded later in the meeting.
2) Approve additional not-to-exceed funding for Southern Disaster Recovery (agenda item 3.3a) Motion: Increase county NTE for SDR by $22,500,000 to a new county total of $51,649,012 Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as unanimous) Key details: County to transition to the state Smart program for administration and FEMA reimbursement; private-property debris removal to start as packets are approved.
3) Approve extension of DebrisTech monitoring services (agenda item 3.3b) Motion: Amend monitoring agreement to extend services through midnight May 24, 2025 Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as unanimous) Key details: Extension covers monitoring during handoff to state Smart program.
4) Purchase property (radio station parcel) on Westwood Road (agenda item 3.3d) Motion: Approve purchase of the radio station property and authorize county manager to execute closing documents Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as unanimous) Key details: Intended future uses discussed included a senior center, emergency management/EMS, fire department facility or administration center; purchase price not specified in the meeting record.
5) Adopt resolution and lease agreement for four donated campers to support storm response (agenda item 3.3e) Motion: Adopt resolution and approve lease agreement to allow Volunteer Avery to administer gifted campers Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as unanimous) Key details: Four campers gifted from Murphy County; used for storm victims via Volunteer Avery.
6) Approve surplus-property resolution and authorize sale process (agenda item 3.3g) Motion: Confirm properties (lots on Florida Avenue and in the Butte at Cranberry) as surplus and authorize real-estate disposition actions Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as unanimous) Key details: Properties previously tax-foreclosed; alternate sale avenues to be used after past upset-bid process yielded no buyers.
7) Delay general reappraisal of real property (agenda item 3.3f) Motion: Adopt resolution to delay next general reappraisal from effective date 01/01/2026 to 01/01/2027, then resume a three-year cycle to 2030 before returning to four-year cycle Outcome: Approved (voice vote recorded as unanimous) Key details: Cited hurricane impacts on property values as the justification; resolution references N.C. statutory authorization for optional reappraisal timing.
8) Appoint members to advisory boards (multiple agenda items) Motion(s): Approve several board appointments (planning board and others) as moved on the record Outcome: Approved (voice votes recorded as unanimous) Key details: Specific appointee names and seat assignments were read into the record for each appointment.
9) Budget amendments (finance items) Motion: Approve budget amendment debiting capital property acquisition $610,000 and crediting fund balance; approve Board of Education request for $450,000 operating funding for FY closeout and summer expenses Outcome: Approved (voice votes recorded as unanimous) Key details: Amendments moved and approved by voice vote; amounts read into record.
10) Approval of minutes and consent agenda items Motion: Approve April 2025 special meeting and May 2025 regular-session minutes and consent items Outcome: Approved (voice votes recorded as unanimous)
For each action above, the meeting record shows the motion and a voice vote recorded on the floor. The meeting did not record an individual roll-call tally with member names for most votes; the minutes show the motions carried with all commissioners saying “aye.”
