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Votes at a glance: Carteret County board meeting — agenda amendments, appointments, zoning and parks requests
Summary
Summary of formal votes taken at the meeting: agenda amendment, consent agenda, appointment of Sharon Griffin as county manager, authorization for Downeast Baseball to apply for grant with county maintenance commitment, zoning text amendment permitting pet crematoriums, plan-consistency finding, and multiple board appointments.
The Carteret County Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions during the meeting. Where a mover or second was explicitly on the record, it is included; otherwise the entry records the motion text and outcome as stated in the minutes.
- Amendment to agenda to add item 5a (appointment of permanent county manager, Sharon Griffin). Motion: Vice Chairman Mansfield moved to amend the agenda; Commissioner Clark seconded. Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Approval of amended agenda and consent agenda. Motion: Motion to approve amended agenda (mover on record); Motion to approve consent agenda by Commissioner Shen, seconded by Commissioner Moore. Outcome: Approved (voice vote).
- Swearing-in and final appointment of Sharon Griffin as permanent County Manager. Motion: Make final the appointment of Sharon Griffin as County Manager. Mover: Commissioner Waldrop. Second: Commissioner Shen. Outcome: Approved (unanimous).
- Downeast Baseball League request to proceed with grant application for an indoor hitting facility at Eastern Park (league to construct; county to maintain if accepted as county property). Motion: "Proceed forward, allow them to apply for the grant, and the county will maintain the structure being as one of our property." Outcome: Approved.
- Text amendment to Section 3,400 of the Carteret County zoning ordinance to allow pet crematoriums as a permitted use in B-1, LIW and IW zones. Motion: Approve text amendment. Mover: Vice Chairman Mansfield. Second: Commissioner Quinn. Outcome: Approved (unanimous). Planning Commission had recommended approval 7–0 on March 10, 2025.
- Plan-consistency statement for the zoning amendment. Motion: Approve plan-consistency statement. Mover: Vice Chairman Mansfield. Second: Commissioner Moore. Outcome: Approved (unanimous).
- Board appointments (voice votes recorded as "All in favor"): Board of Equalization and Review alternate seat (Vanessa Justice, one-year term); Coastal Regional Solid Waste Management Authority (Matthew Renault to unexpired term); Consolidated Human Services Board (Mary Willis, four-year consumer representative); Economic Development Foundation (Jamie Limball, one-year term); Harbor Authority (Matt Renault and Larry Lan; one appointment tabled for follow-up); Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (Haley Cooley, two-year term); and reappointments and appointments to various municipal planning boards and advisory boards as recorded in the meeting minutes. Outcome: Appointments approved (voice votes).
No recorded votes failed or were tabled during this meeting.
