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Votes at a glance: Key Craven County board actions, July 21
Summary
A roundup of formal actions taken by the Craven County Board of Commissioners on July 21, 2025, including grant acceptances, budget amendments, appointments, and lease approvals.
The Craven County Board of Commissioners took the following formal actions at its July 21 meeting. Where a roll call or unanimous voice vote was recorded, the board indicated approval.
• Memorandum of agreement to accept Section 5307 federal transit planning funds and make the New Bern Area MPO a subrecipient; authorized county manager to execute agreements — approved.
• Consent agenda (minutes of July 7 session; tax releases and refunds; human-resources personnel resolution amendment; uniforms and dress policy; human-resources holiday schedule) — approved.
• Accept FAA Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Improvement Grant, $1,818,298, for apron/taxi-lane work at the Aerospace Development Area; authorized chairman to sign — approved.
• Accept Harold Bate Foundation grant, $33,000; approve related $40,000 budget amendment and $20,000 county match for safety netting and accessible picnic tables at county parks — approved.
• Approve statutory settlement of the 2024 tax levy (N.C. Gen. Stat. §105-373) and charge tax collector with collection of the 2024 levy; 2025 tax notices scheduled to mail July 31 — approved.
• Approve renegotiated land lease with GilGirls LLC (formerly AnswerQuick) for parcel at Bridge convenience center (pager-tower site); annual rent increased from $2,400 to $3,600 and new term to expire June 30, 2028 — approved.
• Accept $100,000 cybersecurity grant (state/local program) and approve $100,000 budget amendment to implement enterprise security monitoring — approved.
• Approve $321,765 budget amendment for RingCentral SBITA (services and devices) as part of phone-system transition — approved.
• Appointments and reappointments: EMS advisory council (Brian McGuire reappointment), EMS provider (Michelle Smith reappointment), Firemen’s Relief Board trustees (Daniel New, Mark Dale reappointments), NCACC annual conference voting delegate (Commissioner Chad Howard) — approved by acclamation/record as noted.
• Adopt motion designating 817 Airport Road property for airport purposes under the operating and lease agreement from 1993 — approved.
Where specific roll-call tallies were not read aloud, votes were recorded by roll call or unanimous voice and the chairman declared the motions passed.
