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Bertie County ABC board reports distributions; commissioners accept donation checks to local agencies
Summary
The Bertie County ABC board presented checks for law enforcement and other local programs and reported system revenues and distributions; commissioners and attendees thanked the ABC board for funds awarded to county agencies.
Mike Freeman, chair of the Bertie County ABC Board, and other ABC commissioners presented the board’s annual distributions and noted that the state ABC system distributed more than $163 million across the state last year to law enforcement, prevention and recovery programs. Freeman said the Bertie County ABC board had distributed profits to the county and presented a check to county representatives (the packet included a check for $36,990 to the county). Freeman also described system-wide sales and excise taxes and explained that the ABC operates under state rules concerning pricing and procurement.
County officials thanked the ABC board for the contribution and noted the importance of the funds for local law enforcement, public health and prevention programs. The ABC board members highlighted that they must operate within state procurement rules and distributor supply chains.
Provenance: the ABC board’s annual distribution presentation and check handoff occur in the transcript during the ABC distribution agenda item.
