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Raeford council unanimously approves consent agenda including Unilever tax settlement and road-resurfacing contract
Summary
The Raeford City Council approved a consent agenda that authorized a $125,673.49 refund to Unilever after a tax appeal settlement, a $48,000 pavement-services agreement with WithersRavenel funded by Powell Bill funds, capital project budget amendments, and a resolution declaring a 1994 fire pumper surplus for electronic auction.
The Raeford City Council voted unanimously Nov. 6 to approve a consent agenda that included a settlement of Unilever’s property tax appeals, a professional services agreement for roadway repairs, capital-project budget amendments, and a resolution declaring a 1994 fire pumper truck surplus.
Councilman Robert L. Conoly moved to approve Consent Agenda items V.1 through V.7, and Councilman Wayne Willis seconded; the motion carried without dissent. The consent packet included approval of the Oct. 2 regular meeting minutes and several financial and administrative measures.
Finance Officer Scott Edwards summarized the Unilever settlement reached with the N.C. Property Tax Commission (Board of Equalization and Review), the Hoke County assessor and Unilever. The agreement reduced the assessed value of the parcel at 100 Faberge Blvd. for tax years 2022 and 2023; because Unilever had already paid taxes for both years (Aug. 22, 2022, and Aug. 21, 2023), the city was instructed to refund $125,673.49 to the company. The council packet included line-item computations for both years and the interest calculation under N.C. G.S. 105-241.21(a).
Also approved was a professional services agreement with WithersRavenel for $48,000 to pave or resurface roads identified in last year’s pavement-condition survey; the project will be funded through Powell Bill funds budgeted for FY 2023–24. The council adopted Resolution 2023-18 exempting the project from the qualifications-based selection requirements of G.S. 143-64.31 on the basis of the fee threshold specified in G.S. 143-64.32.
Council adopted capital project ordinance amendments CP #27-2 and CP #61-4 to account for transfers and additional costs in the current fiscal year. The amendments adjust appropriations for professional services and construction line items and update interfund transfers; the packet directs copies of the amendments be furnished to the City Clerk and finance officers.
Council also adopted Resolution 2023-19 declaring a 1994 Freightliner E-One fire pumper (VIN 1FV6JLCB1RL452643, Vehicle #12) surplus and authorized the City Manager to offer the unit for electronic auction on GovDeals.com no later than Jan. 15, 2024. The resolution cites N.C. G.S. 160A-270 as the statutory authority for auctioning surplus property.
Finally, the council approved an NC Division of Emergency Management form naming the city’s agent for a Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant application to replace culverts at Patterson Street and E. Prospect Avenue and rehabilitate drainage ditches along E. Prospect. The packet recorded departmental reports and financial statements as submitted.
The consent agenda items were approved as a block by unanimous vote; individual motions and formal roll-call tallies were not recorded in the minutes beyond the unanimous outcome.
