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Stallings council approves holiday bonuses, annexation petition and $13,200 IT upgrade
Summary
Stallings Town Council approved a one-time holiday bonus for employees, authorized staff to investigate an annexation petition for a four‑acre Chestnut Lane parcel, and approved a $13,200 IT infrastructure upgrade (Contego/Compunet) at its meeting; each action passed by voice vote and staff will follow up with details.
The Stallings Town Council approved a package of personnel, planning and technology actions during its meeting.
Councilmember Brad moved to approve a one-time employee holiday bonus of $200 for full-time staff and $100 for part-time staff; finance staff Jesse said "the additional cost would be $3,275," and that "as a rough number... it'd be an additional $3,100" for budgeting purposes. The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Clerk Aaron told the council the town had received an annexation petition for a four‑acre parcel on Chestnut Lane that currently contains a single‑family rental. She asked the council to authorize staff to investigate the petition as required by state process; Councilmember Stephen moved to approve the resolution to initiate the investigation, the motion was seconded, and it passed.
On an IT request, staff described ongoing operational problems in the town’s server room, intermittent phone‑line issues (including a line that created false outgoing 911 calls) and a lack of capacity to add data and phone lines for upcoming staff workstations. Kevin said Contego quoted $11,000 and that staff recommended adding a 20% contingency "up to $13,200" to cover unforeseen work. Graham moved to approve the project with a $13,200 budget, the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Council members indicated funding for the IT work would come from appropriated fund balance; finance staff said the final availability depends on the year‑end audit and the appropriation would be handled through the usual budget process.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (as amended to remove item C and reclassify it): motion to approve passed by voice vote. - Holiday bonuses: Motion by Brad; seconded; approved by voice vote. Estimated additional cost $3,100–$3,275. - Annexation 59 (Chestnut Lane, 4 acres): Motion by Stephen; seconded by David; approved by voice vote. Staff to investigate and return with more details. - IT infrastructure (Contego/Compunet): Motion to appropriate up to $13,200; moved by Graham; seconded by Stephen; approved by voice vote.
Next steps: Staff will return with follow‑up information on the Annexation 59 investigation and will implement the approved IT upgrades. The holiday bonus will be processed per finance staff guidance. The meeting adjourned thereafter.
