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Avery County commissioners approve multiple budget amendments, board appointment and contracts
Summary
At its Aug. 5 meeting the Avery County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved budget amendments covering vehicle purchases, program and capital items totaling more than $980,000 across items, appointed a trustee to Mayland Community College and approved consent contracts for occupancy tax and GIS services.
Avery County commissioners on Aug. 5 approved a suite of budget amendments and routine actions, voting unanimously on each item.
The Board adopted several finance actions presented by Finance Officer Caleb Hogan: rolling forward $427,370 to the 2024–25 budget for Transportation Department vehicle purchases delayed by availability; moving $395,196 into the current fiscal year for an ordered BearCat tactical response vehicle for the sheriff’s office; recognizing a $102,474.30 grant from the International Association of Chiefs of Police to fully fund a victim services position for two years; approving a $37,973 amendment for Parks & Recreation capital projects (field lighting, scoreboard, panel box, gym exhaust fans); rolling forward $13,786 in insurance reimbursement funds for Central Dispatch radio tower repairs; and approving $22,533.14 to replace and relocate a gate for the Department of Public Buildings and Grounds. Each budget amendment was approved by a 5‑0 vote.
Other actions: The Board appointed Commissioner Wood Hall Young, Jr. to a four‑year term on the Mayland Community College Board of Trustees (motion by Martha Hicks, second by Robert Burleson). Commissioners named Dennis Aldridge as the county’s voting delegate for the N.C. Association of County Commissioners conference Aug. 8–10. The Board approved the final plat for the '1911 at Cranberry' Phase IID Lot 89 subdivision and adopted two consent agenda contracts (Deckard contract — occupancy tax; GIS services contract) by consensus. The Board also adopted a proclamation designating Sept. 17–23 as Constitution Week.
County Manager Phillip Barrier Jr. provided updates including broadband grant progress and reported county staff completed Narcan training; the county’s occupancy tax for District A began Aug. 1. County Attorney Michaelle Poore had no report requiring action.
The meeting concluded with approval of prior meeting minutes and an adjournment at 6:54 p.m.
What to watch: The transportation vehicle funds and the BearCat budget move indicate significant planned capital outlays; the IACP grant funds a new victim services position in the sheriff’s office for two years. No controversies or roll‑calls with dissent were recorded — all motions passed unanimously at the Aug. 5 meeting.
