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Cherokee County commissioners approve budget revisions, revaluation contract and multiple public-safety purchases
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Summary
At their Nov. 17 meeting, the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a package of budget revisions, contracts and public-safety purchases, including $54,211.55 for school boiler repairs, a $500,000 revaluation budget and a contract with Vincent Valuations for the 2028 reappraisal.
Cherokee County commissioners voted unanimously Nov. 17 to approve a series of budget revisions, contracts and purchases affecting schools, public safety and county administration.
The board approved Cherokee County Schools’ request to use $54,211.55 in sales-tax funds to repair boilers at Andrews Middle School, Murphy Elementary School and Hiwassee Dam School. Commissioners also approved smaller contingency expenditures to outfit a Ford Explorer for the Sheriff’s Office ($7,626) and to upgrade the detention center’s fingerprint machine ($36,000). The board approved use of contingency funds ($11,550) plus $16,500 in sale-of-asset proceeds to buy a new ambulance.
The board approved a $500,000 budget revision to fund the county revaluation process and separately authorized a contract with Vincent Valuations to perform the 2028 reappraisal of real property. Discussion of the county’s revaluation cycle also appeared on the agenda; the board took no separate action on a proposed resolution related to the revaluation cycle during this meeting.
Commissioners tabled discussion of funding for the Valley River Humane Society until the Dec. 1 meeting.
On emergency services and equipment, the board approved a contract to provide Cherokee County EMS services to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). Emergency Management requests by Sam Davis to use Rescue Funds were approved for a second drone ($13,368.68) and hi-visibility shirts for the Search and Rescue team ($2,000). The board authorized staff to apply for two grants: a Hazard Mitigation Grant to purchase three on-site backup generators, and an NC Community Foundation grant proposal consisting of three $25,000 projects (GMRS repeaters on existing towers, 15 additional VIPER handheld radios, and equipment to build and equip a mobile command trailer).
The board approved several administrative and property actions: sale of Lot 36 at Angel Mountain Estate (1.04 acres) with a $12,000 minimum reserve; approval of tax releases, refunds and the NCVTS report; and authorization to provide 15–20 loads of fill dirt from an industrial site to support Tri-County Community College’s workforce housing project. Commissioners also voted to send a letter to the N.C. Department of Transportation requesting studies for a turn lane at Murphy Elementary School and reconfiguration of the Highway 64/Spur 60 intersection, and they approved a letter of support for the Welcome Home Veterans Event.
Motions were moved and seconded on the record (see actions list). All recorded votes on these items were unanimous in the minutes. The meeting contained no public comments on the record.