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Southern Pines council confirms appointments, approves budget ordinances and selects audit firm
Summary
Council approved two citizen appointments, passed two budget ordinances to recognize mid‑year items and selected a firm for the FY2025 audit; votes were taken by voice and carried without recorded opposition.
At the March work session the Southern Pines Town Council completed several routine but consequential actions in open session.
The council appointed Jerilyn Crowell to the Appearance Commission (voice vote; motion carried) and reappointed Elizabeth Edinger to the Historic District Commission for a second term following a motion and voice vote. The council then approved two budget ordinances (numbers referenced in the agenda) to recognize newly identified grants, insurance proceeds and transfers; motions were made and carried by voice vote.
After reviewing proposals for a single‑year audit engagement (the RFP process covered a three‑year period but the council approved only year‑one onboarding), council approved the audit‑firm selection for FY2025. Staff told the council that six proposals were received and recommended the selected firm; the chosen contract represents a notable cost saving in year one compared with the prior engagement.
All votes on appointments, the budget ordinances and the audit‑firm selection were carried by voice vote with no recorded opposition.
The council later moved into closed session under the North Carolina General Statute citations on the agenda and said it would not take any further action in open session after the closed session concluded.
