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Commissioners approve multiple appointments and create Greater Wayne regional wastewater committee; some commissioners sought delay
Summary
The board approved multiple reappointments and appointments to local boards and adopted a charter for a Greater Wayne Regional Wastewater Committee, appointing Commissioner Chris Gurley and two staff members to represent the county despite objections from one commissioner who sought more information before committing.
At the May 20 meeting the Wayne County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of reappointments and appointments to local boards and adopted a charter to create the Wayne County Partnership for the Greater Wayne Regional Wastewater Committee.
Actions approved by the board included reappointments and appointments recommended by the appointment committee: Donald Barnes to the Wayne Community College Board of Trustees; Charles Brogdon and Amy Hartley to the Eastern Carolina Workforce Development Board; Lavelle Payne to the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council as the substance‑use professional; Emily Fain to the Board of Elections advisory board (listed in the packet as 'bridal control advisory board' in the transcript); Edward Davis to the Wayne County Tourism Development Alliance Board; and Mary E. Stevens as a Junior Tar Heel Legislature alternate. The board also moved several nominations to be voted on at the June 3 meeting.
Under new business the board approved a charter for the 'Wayne County Partnership for the Greater Wayne Regional Wastewater Committee' and appointed Commissioner Chris Gurley as the county's commissioner representative and staff members Chip Crumpler and Kendall Lee to serve as the county staff representatives on the working committee. The charter establishes a working group of elected officials and staff from multiple municipalities to study regional sewerization options and to develop recommendations for each governing body.
The vote to adopt the charter followed debate. One commissioner objected to moving forward without additional information and requested that the board delay appointment to allow all commissioners to review minutes and materials; other commissioners said the regionalization study and related public meetings had been ongoing for more than two years and recommended moving forward. A procedural motion to end debate was called and the charter and appointments were approved.
County staff said the effort grew from state grant-funded AIA and MRFP studies aimed at exploring merger or regionalization of sewer systems in multiple jurisdictions and that any final recommendation from the working group would return to each governing board for approval.
