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Graham County commissioners approve budget moves, capital purchases and personnel actions; all votes unanimous
Summary
At its Aug. 19 meeting the Graham County Board of Commissioners approved multiple budget amendments and capital purchases, accepted opioid settlement funds, authorized a new ambulance purchase, and approved personnel actions in closed session. All recorded motions passed unanimously by the four commissioners present.
The Graham County Board of Commissioners approved several budget amendments, capital purchases and personnel actions at its Aug. 19 regular meeting in Robbinsville.
Budget votes included approval of Budget Amendment #3 to move $125,524 from the Governing Body Contingency Fund to a Special Appropriation for Tri-County Community College, and approval of Budget Amendment #2 to clean up year-end balances. The board also voted to accept and apply for funds from the National Opioid Settlement and a related Perdue fund.
On discrete payments and purchases, the board authorized payment of a $7,115.22 NCDOT bill for 2022 paving from contingency funds and approved the purchase of a Ford F-450 ambulance at a quoted price of $187,358.75, with a $5,000 allowance for trade of the old chassis. Commissioners approved several facility and equipment expenditures: Elliott Brothers HVAC work at DHHS ($8,804.00), HVAC repair in the administration building ($5,400.00), an awning for the Building Inspections office ($1,550.00), and rental bleachers totaling $35,675.00. The board approved using available grant and capital outlay funds to purchase a sanitation department building for $96,000 and to defer a concrete slab to reduce immediate costs.
Personnel and administrative actions taken after closed session included granting leave without pay to T. Carringer, adjusting the pay rate of R. Colvin following a job change, and approving closed-session minutes for July 15 and July 18. The board also approved a range of routine administrative items: minutes for prior meetings, releases ($18,810.96) and discoveries ($15,541.18), a new permitting fee for commercial reroofing, a letter of support to Advent Health for additional beds, and an appointment of Sheila Stiles to the NR Library Board at the request of Franklin Shook.
Every motion recorded in the meeting minutes passed by unanimous vote of commissioners present (Meggan Smith, Lynn Cody, Jacob Nelms and Natasha Williams). Where a mover and seconder were recorded in the minutes, those names are included in the actions list below.
Votes at a glance (selected items): - Approve agenda (mover: Natasha Williams; seconder: Lynn Cody) — Approved, unanimous (4–0). - Approve minutes for July meetings (mover: Natasha Williams; seconder: Lynn Cody) — Approved, unanimous (4–0). - Budget Amendment #3: Tri-County Community College special appropriation ($125,524) (mover: Lynn Cody; seconder: Natasha Williams) — Approved, unanimous (4–0). - Purchase sanitation building for $96,000 (mover: Natasha Williams; seconder: Lynn Cody) — Approved, unanimous (4–0). - Accept and apply for National Opioid Settlement funds (mover: Natasha Williams; seconder: Lynn Cody) — Approved, unanimous (4–0). - Pay NCDOT 2022 paving bill $7,115.22 from contingency (mover: Meggan Smith; seconder: Natasha Williams) — Approved, unanimous (4–0). - Purchase Ford F-450 ambulance $187,358.75 (mover: Lynn Cody; seconder: Meggan Smith) — Approved, unanimous (4–0). - Budget Amendment #2 (mover: Meggan Smith; seconder: Jacob Nelms) — Approved, unanimous (4–0). - Senior Center General Purpose Money application $10,971 with 25% match (mover: Natasha Williams; seconder: Lynn Cody) — Approved, unanimous (4–0). - Surplus and disposal of four Zoll E Series cardiac monitors (mover: Natasha Williams; seconder: Lynn Cody) — Approved, unanimous (4–0). - Enter closed session under G.S. 143-318.11(a)(1),(3),(5),(6) (mover: Natasha Williams; seconder: Lynn Cody) — Approved, unanimous (4–0). - Grant leave without pay to T. Carringer (mover: Meggan Smith; seconder: Natasha Williams) — Approved, unanimous (4–0). - Adjust pay rate for R. Colvin due to job change (mover: Meggan Smith; seconder: Lynn Cody) — Approved, unanimous (4–0).
The meeting minutes show motions and seconds for each item recorded; all roll-call outcomes were unanimous among commissioners present. The minutes did not record abstentions or individual named “no” votes.
