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Commissioners approve consent agenda, property sale resolution and budget amendments
Summary
At its Jan. 3 meeting Washington County commissioners unanimously approved the consent agenda, passed Resolution 2022‑02 accepting two property sales, and approved budget transfers and amendments; they also set dates for upcoming workshops and nominations to board seats.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 3 approved routine consent items, a property‑sale resolution and budget adjustments, and set a schedule for upcoming meetings.
The board approved the consent agenda — which included meeting minutes, tax refunds and releases, the EIC Community Services Block Grant for 2022, and an interlocal agreement for Building Inspector Services with the Town of Columbia — on a motion by Commissioner Ann C. Keyes, seconded by Commissioner Carol V. Phelps, carried unanimously.
Commissioner William R. Sexton Jr. moved to approve Resolution 2022‑02 accepting and approving the sale of county real property at 758 Spruill Bridge Road, Creswell, and 111 East Main Street, Plymouth; Commissioner Keyes seconded and the motion passed on a unanimous roll call.
Finance Officer Missy Dixon reviewed budget transfers and amendments contained in the commissioners’ packet; the board approved those transfers and amendments after a motion by Commissioner Sexton and a second by Commissioner Keyes.
Other administrative items: Chair Tracey A. Johnson recognized Louis Boone as Employee of the Year. Staff reported the Commerce Building received an upset bid and described the upcoming sealed‑bid schedule; the board also discussed options for sale or lease of Veteran’s Field to Pocosin Charter Innovative School and instructed staff to follow an upset‑bid process. Staff also reported an email outage caused by a Microsoft bug (described as a Y2K/2022 issue) that was resolved.
The board accepted Commissioner Ann C. Keyes’s resignation as Vice‑Chair and, by unanimous roll call, nominated Commissioner Walker to the Vice‑Chair seat. Commissioners entered closed session under N.C. Gen. Stat. §143‑318.11(a)(3) and (a)(6) and later recessed the meeting to a budget work session on Jan. 24, 2022, at 4:00 p.m.
The board took all approvals by recorded roll call votes; no dissent was recorded.
