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Board approves a batch of contracts and settlements, including opioid settlement opt‑in and grant contract for resilience work
Summary
Commissioners approved participation in an additional national opioid settlement (electronic opt‑in), a $304,500 grant‑funded engineering contract for radio repeaters in schools, lease extensions with USDA and the state juvenile justice division, and several other procurement and annexation motions in a single meeting.
During the meeting, the Board approved several agreements and took votes on multiple items across procurement, leases and settlements. Key approvals included:
- Opioid settlement opt‑in: Staff summarized an additional national settlement allocation (roughly $97.6 million national total) and recommended electronic participation; staff estimated Beaufort County's share would be small (staff suggested about $15,000). The board authorized the chairman to sign the electronic participation form following attorney review.
- RK&P Phase 3 contract: The board approved a $304,500 grant‑funded engineering contract with Archon K to conduct planning and engineering for essential services resilience and a radio repeater system in school buildings (no local match required). Staff said the work is a planning phase and future funding decisions would be separate.
- Leases: The board approved a five‑year extension for the U.S. Department of Agriculture lease at county office space on Airport Road and approved a statutory no‑cost three‑year lease renewal with the Division of Juvenile Justice.
- Annexation into EMS service district: The board agreed to proceed with paperwork and notifications to annex the Town of Belhaven into the county EMS/rescue service district, subject to statutory notice and hearings and contingent on the town resolving outstanding payments.
Each item was presented with supporting materials and attorney review where required. Several votes were recorded by hand/voice without roll‑call tallies in the transcript.
