Greene County commissioners approve grants, budget amendments and direct county attorney to review ordinance enforcement

The Greene County Board of Commissioners approved multiple grant acceptances, budget amendments and administrative actions during its July 8 meeting, and directed staff to examine enforcement provisions of county ordinances.

Commissioners voted to accept a Tier 2 emergency-management grant of $4,000 for training and planning. They also approved several budget amendments that reappropriate prior-year grant funds: an $18,002.88 reappropriation for veterans services, a $20,000 reappropriation for recreation, and reappropriation of a Duke-funded drone grant (totaling $8,700 including local match). Separately, the board approved a budget amendment to fund two additional sheriff's deputies and reappropriations for several economic-development grants. The board approved the annual order of collection that gives the tax collector authority to collect 2025–26 taxes and use collection remedies available under law.

The board adopted a resolution recognizing Browntown Community Day to be observed the first Saturday in August and appointed the county chairman as the voting delegate to the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners annual conference (with authority to designate a replacement if the chairman is unavailable). On a separate motion the commission directed the county attorney to review the enforcement provisions of Greene County ordinances and report any recommended changes back to the board; the attorney indicated the review will include bringing proposed amendments and public-comment steps before the commission.

Tax-collection policy: the tax collector provided background on property-tax discounts, noting Greene County terminated its discount schedule in February 2006. The collector said the county's current collection rate for real and personal property (not including DMV motor-vehicle collections) is 99.1 percent; she reported the last year Greene County offered discounts (2005) total discounts equaled $38,940. Commissioners discussed whether to restore discounts or instead adjust the millage rate; a motion to have staff determine an affordable discount percentage was made but did not receive a second, so no formal action was taken on discounts at the meeting.

Board action was taken by voice vote with no roll-call tallies recorded in the meeting record; where vote tallies were not specified, the outcome is reported as recorded by the clerk.