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Thomasville council issues proclamations, approves highway safety grant items and hears city event and cyber-recovery updates
Summary
At the Sept. 15 meeting, Thomasville council adopted proclamations for Hispanic Heritage Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month and David Bovender Day, approved GHSP grant and a $47,049 matching funds ordinance, received reports on a large upcoming community event and a year-long cyber recovery, and held a closed session with no action.
The Thomasville City Council on Sept. 15 issued three proclamations recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15–Oct. 15), Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) and David Bovender Day (Sept. 18). Council Member Hunter Thrift presented the Hispanic Heritage proclamation and LuzAngela Shoffner, Program Director for Communities and Schools, read the proclamation in Spanish. Council Member Lisa Shell presented the Breast Cancer Awareness proclamation and highlighted the Pink Day Street Festival scheduled for Oct. 4.
During the consent portion of the meeting the council approved items related to transportation safety: the NC Governor's Highway Safety Program (GHSP) local government grant (the fourth year of a four-year grant supporting highway safety and DWI enforcement) and a 2026 GHSP DWI Task Force Project Ordinance that establishes $47,049 in matching funds. The consent agenda, including minutes for previous meetings, passed unanimously (6-0).
Mayor Raleigh York, Jr. and council members provided routine reports. Mayor York noted a variety of community engagements including delivering the State of the City and attending a ribbon cutting; he announced a Sept. 30 golf tournament benefiting Communities In Schools. City Manager Michael Brandt previewed the end-of-month 'Everybody's Night and Everybody's Day' event, saying staff had trimmed trees, laid mulch and installed detour signage, and estimating attendance at 10,000–15,000 people and a vendor presence similar to previous years.
City Attorney Misti Whitman advised property owners to review deeds for easements and rights-of-way that may allow City access. Deputy City Manager Eddie Bowling updated council on recovery from a cyber threat, saying the recovery process is expected to take about a year and commending two IT staff who have been supporting roughly 300 people and 600 devices during the response.
Council went into closed session for personnel and attorney-client matters and returned to open session with a report from Mayor York that no action had been taken. The meeting adjourned by unanimous vote.
