Raeford council adopts building-code amendment and approves consent agenda, budget amendments and ERP contract

The Raeford City Council on April 3 adopted Ordinance No. 2023-01 to amend Chapter 5 (Buildings and Construction), Sec. 5-19 of the City Code to adopt regulatory code appendices by reference and align local code adoption with guidance from the North Carolina Department of Insurance Office of the State Fire Marshal. Code Administrator Felecia Locklear said the change was prompted by a recent courthouse review that found not all appendices had been uniformly adopted.

Council also approved the consent agenda (Items V.1–V.8), including the FY2023 audit contract with S. Preston Douglas and an addendum to the Tyler Technologies SaaS agreement to add new tax-billing and collection software modules. The ERP addendum raises implementation costs by $7,680 and recurring costs by $8,256; the council noted the ERP upgrade was already budgeted.

Several budget and capital project ordinances were approved as part of the consent agenda: CP#27-1 (interfund transfer accounting for a SCIF grant), CP#61-3 (interfund transfer and appropriation adjustments), SR#28-2 (special revenue project amendment to account for additional costs totaling $84,401), and Budget Amendment #7 (appropriation of surplus funds to the Rural Transformation Grant). The motions to approve the ordinance and the consent agenda were made and seconded by council members and carried unanimously.

Ordinance No. 2023-01 was moved for approval by Councilman Charles Allen and seconded by Councilman John Jordan; the motion carried unanimously. The consent agenda was moved by Councilman John Jordan and seconded by Councilman Charles Allen and carried unanimously.

No council debate resulted in changes to the submitted ordinances or contracts; the council record shows unanimous votes on these items.