The Macon County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday night for their monthly meeting for August 2023. Macon Media streamed it live on Facebook and has an edited version embedded below. The Youtube version has chapter markers that allow the viewer to go straight to the segments of the meeting they are interested in instead of having to sit through the whole meeting.
Below the video is a two page public agenda and a 181-page press packet that goes into more detail about each segment of the meeting for those who wish to know more.
Macon County Board of Commissioners (August 2023) | Macon Media
TABLE OF CONTENTS
00:00:00 Call to Order and welcome by Chairman Higdon
00:00:30 Announcements
00:04:02 Moment of Silence and Pledge of Allegiance
00:05:02 Public Comment
00:25:04 Foundation Forward (The Civil Rights Amendments Presentation)
00:34:41 Additions and Adjustments to the Agenda
00:36:40 Gracie Parker - Request 20% of Opioid Settlement Funds for Youth Mental Health
00:42:42 Additional Services for Franklin High School Project - LS3P (via Zoom)
00:56:24 Highlands Middle School Project Discussion - LS3P (via Zoom)
01:19:27 County Managers Review of the Fontana Regional Library Agreement
01:33:00 Release Bond - Joe Allen Macon County Planner
01:35:10 Grant Funding and Consideration of four additional positions for Housing
01:51:12 Cullasaja-Gorge VFD Request Letter from County Vouching for Financial Standing
01:54:06 Discussion Regarding Contracts with Volunteer Fire Departments
02:07:25 Friends of the Greenway Update on the Use of County Property
02:25:01 Discussion and Approval of USDA Macon Service Center
02:36:48 Tax Refund for parcels located in Swain County
02:41:01 Commissioner Young Discusses Molar Roller Program
02:42:06 Consent Agenda
02:42:20 Appointment to SCC Board of Trustees
02:43:44 Clerk of Superior Court Reports on the Function of the Jury Commission
02:47:11 Appointment to Jury Commission
02:48:08 No closed session, Adjourn Meeting
Public Agenda
1. Call to order and welcome by Chairman Higdon
2. Announcements
3. Moment of Silence
4. Pledge of Allegiance
5. Public Hearing(s) – None
6. Public Comment Period
7. Additions to agenda
8. Adjustments to and approval of the agenda
9. Reports/Presentations - None
10.Old Business
(A) Discussion regarding additional services for the Franklin High School project – LS3P Senior Project Manager Emily Kite
(B) Highlands Middle School renovation project update and next steps - LS3P Senior Project Manager Emily Kite
(C) Letter from Macon, Jackson, and Swain County Managers concerning review of the Fontana Regional Library Agreement – Manager Derek Roland
11.New Business
(A) Discussion regarding the receipt of grant funding and consideration of the addition of positions for Housing – Housing Director John Fay
(B) Discussion regarding contracts for volunteer fire departments – Emergency Management Director Warren Cabe
(C) Use of county property by Friends of the Greenway (FROGS) – Commissioner Gary Shields and Rita St. Clair
(D) Discussion and approval of lease extension for USDA Macon Service Center – Finance Director Lori Hall
(E) Changes to Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Macon County Board of Commissioners, Cooperative Extension Services, NC State, and NC A&T State University – County Extension Director Christy Bredenkamp
(F) Tax refund for parcels located in Swain County – Tax Administrator Abby Braswell
1. Consent Agenda – Attachment #12
All items below are considered routine and will be enacted by one motion. No separate discussion will be held except on request of a member of the Board of Commissioners.
(A) Minutes of the July 11, 2023, regular meeting
(B) Macon County Public Health Billing Guide
(C) Macon County Public Health Fee Plan
(D) Service Contract for Franklin Chamber of Commerce
(E) Service Contract for Highlands Chamber of Commerce
(F) Budget Amendments #10-28
(G) Tax releases for the month of July in the amount of
(H) Monthly ad valorem tax collection report – no action necessary
2. Appointments
a. Southwestern Community College Board of Trustees (1 seat)
b. Jury Commission (1 seat)
3. Closed session as allowed under NCGS
4. Adjourn/Recess
Agenda Packet [Download 181-page PDF]
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Published at 8:05pm on Wednesday, August 09, 2023
Author: Bobby Coggins
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