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Votes at a glance: RCC funding held flat; RFP for EMS backup approved; appointments made
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Summary
At the April budget meeting the board declined an increase for Robeson Community College and kept last year's funding level, authorized an RFP to rebid Braveheart EMS backup/nonemergency transport, approved two appointments (Jeff Shelley to Board of Equalization and Tanya Edge to CCAP), and moved to closed session to continue budget work.
The Board of Commissioners recorded the following formal actions and votes during the session:
- Robeson Community College (RCC) funding: A motion to increase RCC operating support by roughly $25,000 (about a 5% bump) failed; the board then voted to keep funding at last year's level.
- Braveheart / EMS backup: Commissioners voted to release a new RFP to competitively solicit nonemergency medical-transport and EMS backup services and to update contract terms; staff will issue the RFP and return a recommendation.
- Historic properties / project matching: No permanent increase to the annual $25,000 historic-properties allocation was adopted. Commissioners invited detailed project estimates and agreed to consider matching funds for specific projects (for example, the Gill House repair) rather than a recurring increase.
- Appointments: The board approved Jeff Shelley to the Board of Equalization and Review and appointed Tanya Edge as the county's CCAP/SCAP representative.
- Closed session: The board voted to enter closed session to continue detailed budget deliberations.
Several other items received direction to staff (e.g., courthouse wall waterproofing placed on next year's to-do list; evidence-yard patching and Dixie Guano planning). Where a formal tally was not recorded in the transcript, staff noted the outcome as "consensus" or "board directed staff."
