Board to add multiple consent items: park and conservation grants, library funds, opioid response, CMAR recommendation and operational positions
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Summary
The board agreed to add multiple consent items for next week's meeting, including park grants, a construction manager recommendation for the Animal Adoption Center, operational staffing changes, library grants, and opioid‑related expenditures.
At the Nov. 12 meeting the Harnett County Board of Commissioners agreed to add multiple staff requests to next week's consent agenda, including park grants, operational staffing changes, a construction manager recommendation and opioid settlement expenditures.
Parks: Carl Davis reported the county received $500,000 from the state Parks and Recreation Trust Fund and $500,000 from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund for Neals Creek Park Phase 1 (shelter, playground, parking, restroom, trails, new Hwy 210 access). The county will provide roughly $739,000 in matching/County funding for the project; staff described the grants as already budgeted and recommended adding the acceptance to the consent agenda.
Animal Center CMAR: Staff recommended Edifice, LLC (Charlotte) as the construction manager at‑risk following a 12‑firm RFQ and a four‑firm short list with in‑person interviews; staff sought authority to begin contract negotiations and asked the board to add the contract approval to the consent agenda.
Facilities: Kenneth Snipes requested adding a Tech I painter position (to be mainly based at the sheriff's office/detention center) citing frequent graffiti and ongoing maintenance needs; staff said inmate labor is no longer an option and described prior repair costs of roughly $26,000 in parts and $18,000 in labor connected to painting‑related damage.
Library: Staff asked to convert two 29‑hour part‑time library assistant positions into one full‑time library assistant position (no additional county cost asserted), and to apply for two non‑matching grants: a Libraries Transforming Communities grant ($20,000) for Erwin Public Library ADA entry improvements, and an NCDIT Library Strengthening Connections grant ($25,800) to expand Chromebook lending.
Opioid funds: Staff asked the board to approve a resolution directing opioid settlement funds: $40,000 to the health department for naloxone distribution to the community and schools, $10,550 for post‑overdose response team kits, and $1,000 to Cape Fear Valley Health for pharmacist training.
Ending: Each item was added to the consent agenda for next week's meeting; board did not take final action on these requests at the Nov. 12 session.
