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Bertie County amends Fire Commission bylaws, redirects $14,500 from Windsor and raises fire tax allocation
Summary
Commissioners approved amendments clarifying voting membership and quorum, agreed to remove $14,500 from the Town of Windsor's general fund allocation for equitable treatment, and increased each fire district’s annual fire‑tax allocation from $30,000 to $35,000. All motions passed 5‑0.
County Manager Juan Vaughan presented proposed amendments to the Bertie County Fire Commission bylaws and a requested funding‑formula change from the Windsor Fire Department to separate rural and municipal allocations. County Attorney Jonathan Huddleston recommended minor editorial changes, including adding "voting" to the quorum provision for clarity.
Commissioner Michael White moved to approve the recommended bylaw amendments, Commissioner Vivian Saunders seconded, and the motion passed 5‑0. The board then approved a motion, moved by Commissioner White and seconded by Commissioner Saunders, to remove $14,500 from the Town of Windsor’s general fund allocation to ensure equitable treatment among fire districts. That motion passed 5‑0.
Commissioner Saunders moved and Vice‑Chair Lewis Hoggard seconded a motion to increase the annual fire tax funding allocation from $30,000 to $35,000 for each fire district; the motion passed 5‑0. No dissenting votes were recorded during the work session.
The adopted amendments clarify naming conventions, voting membership and quorum requirements and adjust the county’s distribution of fire tax funds to address disparities identified by the Windsor Fire Department.
