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Votes at a glance: Sampson County commissioners approve road name, contracts, proclamations and policy updates
Summary
At their regular meeting commissioners approved a walk-on agenda item, reappointed the tax administrator, named a private road Black Creek Trail, accepted a grant for water wells, awarded a food services contract, adopted a parks and recreation proclamation and approved several health and budget items.
The Sampson County Board of Commissioners passed multiple routine and substantive items by voice vote at its regular meeting. Key actions included reappointments, contract awards, policy approvals, a road naming and a grant acceptance for water infrastructure. Below are the motions that were moved, seconded and carried during the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Agenda amendment (walk-on from the Sheriff's Office): Motion to approve the agenda with the added walk-on item — moved, seconded, motion carried.
- Road naming, PBT 1658207: Motion to name the private road Black Creek Trail — moved, seconded, motion carried.
- Reappointment: Motion to reappoint Jim Johnson as tax assessor and tax collector (four-year term) — moved, seconded, motion carried; Johnson was sworn in.
- Annual tax settlement: Motion to accept the annual tax settlement report and charge the tax collector with collecting uncollected property taxes — moved, seconded, motion carried. Settlement figures presented: $1,337,113.82 for real and personal property; 536 small bills ($528.72) written off; collection rate 97.54%.
- Water grant resolution: Motion to adopt a resolution accepting a $1,255,000 2023 appropriation act directed projects grant offer for drilling and production wells (assurances to NCDEQ required) — moved, seconded, motion carried.
- Food services contract (Senior Services/Nutrition Program): Motion to enter agreement with Diamond Food Enterprises as the lowest bidder — moved, seconded, motion carried.
- Parks and Recreation proclamation: Motion to adopt a proclamation recognizing July 2025 as Parks and Recreation Month in Sampson County — moved, seconded, motion carried.
- Juvenile Crime Prevention Council plan (FY 2026): Motion to accept the JCPC plan for FY 2026 as written — moved, seconded, motion carried.
- Sheriff's Office budget amendment: Motion to amend the budget to accept federal assets and substance abuse funds for replacement tasers, vehicle/equipment, commercial mower and radio upgrades — moved, seconded, motion carried.
- Health Department: Motions to approve Board of Health operating procedures updates, advisory committee conflict-of-interest policy, health advisory committee operating procedures and updated lab CPT fees — all moved, seconded, motion carried.
- Board appointment: Motion to reappoint Linda Haight to the Sampson Community College Board of Trustees — moved, seconded, motion carried.
Where motions did not include a named mover in the transcript, the minutes record the motions as moved and seconded and carried by voice vote; no roll-call tallies were read aloud in the transcript for these items.
