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Rockingham County commissioners approve $1.3 million grant application, $3.8 million accounts payable and insurance stop‑loss plan
Summary
At its April 30 meeting the Rockingham County Board of Commissioners approved routine consent items including minutes and surplus equipment, authorized submission of a $1.3 million Bureau of Justice Assistance grant application, approved an accounts payable list of $3,825,784.71 and authorized an insurance stop‑loss contract effective July 1, 2026.
The Rockingham County Board of Commissioners met April 30 and approved a slate of routine measures and staff requests, including authorization to apply for a $1,300,000 Bureau of Justice Assistance Public Safety and Mental Health Initiative grant.
Chair opened the meeting and the board approved the April 23 public and nonpublic minutes after a motion from Commissioner Tom Morello and a second from the chair. The board also declared a refrigerator from long‑term care surplus and authorized its proper disposal.
Commissioner Tom Morello moved to approve the accounts payable list totaling $3,825,784.71; board members discussed timing for school invoices and electronic (ACH) payments before the motion passed. "You're not making the payment today," the chair said, noting approvals do not trigger immediate payment.
The board voted to authorize the finance office to submit the FY2025 Bureau of Justice Assistance application and to empower county finance and the superintendent of corrections to complete required signatures and electronic submissions. The same meeting approved a travel and training request for a long‑term care employee to attend an infection prevention conference in Nashville at an estimated cost of $2,701.
Human resources staff asked the board to authorize the chair to sign HN Life Insurance Company's stop‑loss proposal option 2, effective July 1, 2026; the board approved that authorization and a commissioner noted that Commissioner Boyle had given permission to use her electronic signature on the document.
No members of the public spoke during the public‑comment period, and Commissioner Tom Morello moved to adjourn; the chair seconded and the board adjourned.
