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Court adopts emergency ordinance allowing purchases from certain local businesses, citing limited county providers
Summary
The court approved an ordinance allowing Randolph County to procure services or goods from certain county employees' businesses, immediate family businesses and a limited set of local funeral homes (McNabb/McNabbie variants were named in the draft). The court declared an emergency and made the ordinance retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025.
The Randolph County Court adopted an ordinance that authorizes county officials to procure services or goods from certain businesses operated by county employees, immediate family members and a limited set of local funeral homes because of the small number of providers in the county.
A staff member read the ordinance text describing legislative intent, a definition of unusual circumstances, and the ordinance's emergency clause. The draft specifically referenced McNabb (transcribed with name variants) as an example of a funeral home the county may use. The ordinance stated it was retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025 and that it is intended to allow continued county operations in circumstances where limited local providers create procurement constraints.
The court advanced the measure through readings, and a roll-call was taken at adoption; the clerk recorded several 'Yes' votes. During discussion no formal opposition was recorded in the transcript; justices proceeded to adopt the ordinance and declared an emergency to make it immediately effective.
The ordinance language places limits and a stated legislative intent to limit purchases to cases where appropriation exists and unusual circumstances apply. The transcript does not specify administrative safeguards, selection criteria, or a list of all covered businesses beyond the draft references.
