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Robersonville council actions: votes at a glance
Summary
At its Oct. 8 meeting the Robersonville Town Council unanimously approved multiple motions including utility policy changes, sale of two parcels, a fuel‑card policy, a pre‑treatment services contract with Clearwater, $2,355 in nonprofit event support, and two budget amendments.
The Robersonville Town Council took a series of unanimous votes during its Oct. 8 meeting. Key motions and outcomes:
• Utility Customer Service Policy: Approved changes to billing, late‑payment penalties and disconnect procedures (motion by Councilman David Jenkins; seconded by Councilman Glen Cowan). Effective on December 2024 bills.
• Upset bids — two parcels on E. 2nd Street: Approved sale of Parcel ID 0701608 ($6,000) and Parcel ID 0701606 ($6,500) to bidder Debra Outerbridge and authorized the town manager and attorney to finalize closing documents under North Carolina statutes (motion by Councilman Jenkins; seconded by Councilwoman Chiquita Ward).
• Fuel Card Policy: Approved a new policy to improve internal controls for town fuel purchases (motion by Councilman Jenkins; seconded by Councilwoman Chiquita Ward).
• Pre‑treatment program: After reviewing three proposals (Wooten Company $10,000; Clearwater Solutions $10,000; JoEllen J. Gay $8,000) and discussing compliance risk, the council voted to contract with Clearwater Solutions (motion by Councilman Jenkins; seconded by Councilwoman Debra Armstrong). Clearwater's representative Dana Hill said the company would notify the state that Robersonville has a signed contract.
• Nonprofit event funding: Approved $2,300 for Music On The Corner (band) and $55 for Christmas Lighting hot chocolate; council directed staff to draft a nonprofit funding policy for future budget cycles (motion by Councilman Glen Cowan; seconded by Councilwoman Debra Armstrong).
• Budget Amendments #4 and #5: Approved both amendments; Amendment #4 appropriates power bill fund balance and transfers an appropriation to Fund 48 (HUD Community Project — Street Improvements); Amendment #5 appropriates power bill allocation and fund balance into Fund 28.
All motions on the record passed unanimously. Where the transcript records the mover and seconder, they are noted above; individual roll‑call tallies were recorded as unanimous yes votes with five council members present.
