Special Meeting of the Macon County Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education for December 21, 2022

The Macon County Boards of Commissioners and Education will be meeting tonight. A live stream video and agenda are posted below. The meeting will start at 6pm in Courtroom A on the fourth floor of the County Courthouse. 

Public Agenda

1. Welcome and call to order b Chairman Higdon and Chairman Breedlove 

2. Introductions 

3. Public Comment 

4. LS3P Franklin High School Project Update- Paul Boney, LS3P 

5. Macon Middle School Locker Room Facility Update- Derek Roland, County Manager 

6. Highlands Middle School Renovations Update- Derek Roland, County Manager 

7. Highlands Pre-K Project Update- Derek Roland, County Manager 

8. Other Items for Discussion 

a. Highlands Soccer Field- Dr. Chris Baldwin, Superintendent, Macon County Schools 

b. Macon Middle School Track- Dr. Chris Baldwin, Superintendent, Macon County Schools c. Macon Middle School dislodged vent pipes- Dr. Chris Baldwin, Superintendent, Macon County Schools 

9. Adjourn 

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Macon County Board of Commissioners - September 2022 Regular Meeting

The Macon County Board of Commissioners will be meeting tonight for their regular meeting for the month of September. A video player and copies of the public agenda and agenda packet are posted below. The meeting starts at 6pm tonight in the Commissioner's Boardroom on the third floor of the county vcourthouse. Access is through the back door.

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MACON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SEPTEMBER 13, 2022 6 P.M. PUBLIC AGENDA


1. Call to order and welcome by Chairman Tate

2. Announcements

3. Moment of Silence

4. Pledge of Allegiance

5. Public Hearing(s) - 6 p.m.
(A) 2023 Schedule of Values, Standards and Rules
(B) Proposed resolution requesting that the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission undertake rulemaking for the purpose of establishing a new no wake zone" in the Little Choga Cove area of Nantahala Lake
(C) Macon County Community Transportation Program Application

NOTE: The board may choose to act on any of these matters immediately following the close of the respective public hearing.

6. Public Comment Period

7. Additions to agenda

8. Adjustments to and approval of the agenda

9. Reports/ Presentations
(A) Update from the Southwestern Commission - Executive Director Russ Harris
(B) Recommendation from the Macon County Board of Elections regarding new voting equipment
(C) Update on broadband projects and grant awards - Macon County Broadband Committee

10.0Id Business
(A) Update on J&B franchise agreement - County Attorney Eric Ridenour
(B) Update on Request for Qualifications for Highlands School additions - County Manager Derek Roland

11.New Business
(A) Parking lot and garage apron resurfacing/replacement at Franklin and Highlands EMS bases - Emergency Services Dircctor Warren Cabe
(B) Consideration of resolution to the North Carolina Legislature to amend the statutory requirements necessary for registration as an environmental health specialist or environmental health specialist intern - Commissioner Paul Higdon and County Attorney Eric Ridenour
(C) Consideration of casement for Duke Energy for Buck Creek Road improvement project - County Manager Derek Roland
(D) Grant agreement for Dogwood Health Trust and Macon County Housing Department - Housing Director John Fay
(E) Consideration of site for the Barbara McRac viewing platform on the Little Tennessee River Grcenway - representatives of Friends of the Greenway (FROGS)
(F) Memorandum of Understanding with the Town of Franklin concerning acquisition of property and extension of the Little Tennessee Grecnway - County Manager Derek Roland
(G) Joint meeting with the towns of Franklin and Highlands on September 22, 2022 - County Manager Derek Roland

12.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 August 9, 2022 regular meeting
(B) Budget Amendments #41-54
(C)Tax releases for the month of August in the amount of $21,155.31
(D)Property tax settlement report for Fiscal Year 2021-22
(E)Prime change order 021 for the Macon Middle School renovations project resulting in a decrease of $16,565 to the contractor and accompanying budget amendment (N55)
(F) Ratification of telephone poll approving fireworks display at Skyline Lodge in Highlands on August 27, 2022
(G)Outstanding debt at Macon County Public Health to be 'written off
(H)Monthly ad valorem tax collection report - no action necessary

13.Appointments
(A) Planning Board - 1 seat

14.Closed session as allowed under NCGS (if necessary)

15.Recess until Thursday, September 22, 2022 for a joint meeting with the Franklin Town Council and the Town of Highlands Board of Commissioners at Franklin Town Hall (95 East Main Street) beginning at 6 p.m.

Agenda Packet--Download PDF 

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Published at 4:00pm on Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins

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Macon County Board of Commissioners - July 2022 Regular Meeting

The Macon County Board of Commissioners will be holding their monthly meeting tonight at 6pm on the third floor of the county courthouse. Those who cannot attend the meeting can view it live via the player embedded below. A couple of days after the meeting, the live video will be replaced with an edited version.

The public agenda and agenda packet is posted below in the interest of promoting transparency.

Macon County Board of Commissioners - July 2022 | Macon Media



Public Agenda

1. Call to order and welcome by Chairman Tate

2. Announcements

(A) Joint meeting with the Macon County Board of Education is now scheduled for Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at 6 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center on the Franklin High School campus for the presentation of the Franklin High School facility assessment and discussion of next steps.

3. Moment of Silence

4. Pledge of Allegiance

5. Public Hearing(s) - 6 p.m. (A) Exchange of real property with the North Carolina of Transportation (NCDOT) Department
NOTE: The board may choose to act on this matter immediately following the close of the public hearing.

6. Public Comment Period

7. Additions to agenda

8. Adjustments to and approval of the agenda

9. Reports/Presentations

10. Old Business

(A) Discussion regarding Nantahala Library/ Community Center County Manager Derek Roland
(B) Correction to agreement with J and B Disposal - Solid Waste Director Chris Stahl

11. New Business

(A) Resolution appointing plat review officers - Tax Administrator Abby Braswell
(B) StreamFlow Rehabilitation Program (StRAP) grant/Budget Amendment #9 - SWCD District Director Doug Johnson
(C) Selection of voting delegate for the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) annual conference (August) and the NCACC legislative goals conference (November)

12.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 May 26, 2022 continued session, the June 7, 2022 continued session and the June 14, 2022 regular meeting
(B) Budget Amendments #1-8
(C) Tax releases for the month of June in the amount of $409.48
(D) Monthly ad valorem tax collection report - no action necessary

13.Appointments

14.Closed session as allowed under NCGS (if needed)

15.Recess until Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at 6 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center on the campus of Franklin High School for the purpose of holding a joint meeting with the Macon County Board of Education.

Agenda Packet (Download PDF)




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Published at 5:00am on Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins

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Macon County Board of Commissioners June 2022 Regular Meeting

The Macon County Board of Commissioners will be meeting tonight for their regular meeting for June 2022. A video player will be added below just before the meeting starts and will be replaced in a few days with an edited version. The public agenda is also below, but not the agenda packet. As of 3 hours before the meeting, one has not been made available to the news media or the public.

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MACON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
JUNE 14, 2022
6 P.M.
PUBLIC AGENDA

1. Call to order and welcome by Chairman Tate

2. Announcements
(A) Joint meeting with the Macon County Board of Education scheduled for Tuesday, July 19, 2022 at 6 p.m. at the Fine Arts Center on the Franklin High School campus for the presentation of the Franklin High School facility assessment and discussion of next steps.

3. Moment of Silence

4. Pledge of Allegiance

5. Public Hearing(s) – 6 p.m.
(A) Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget
(B) Extension and Modification of the Exclusive Franchise Agreement for the Collection and Disposal of Solid Waste Within Macon County
NOTE: The board may choose to act on one or both of these matters immediately following the close of the respective public hearing.

6. Public Comment Period

7. Additions to agenda

8. Adjustments to and approval of the agenda

9. Reports/Presentations

10.Old Business
(A) Nantahala Library/Community Center architect proposal – County Manager Derek Roland

11.New Business
(A) Request for increase in matching funds for Macon County Transit grant – Transit Director Darlene Asher
(B) Bond agreement for Gemstone Village Phase II – Planning Director Joe Allen
(C) Fireworks permits – Deputy Clerk Mike Decker
1. Nantahala Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc.
2. Town of Franklin
3. Highlands Area Chamber of Commerce

12.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 May 10, 2022 regular meeting
(B) Budget Amendments #321-324
(C) Ordinance Amending FY 2021-2022 Budget
(D)Grant Project Ordinance Amendments
(1) Duke Energy Income Qualified Weatherization Program Direct Reimbursement
(2) 2017 Essential Single-Family Rehabilitation Loan Pool (ESFRLP17)
(3) Duke Energy’s Help Home Fund MOU
(4) 2020 Urgent Repair Program
(E) Grant Project Ordinances
(1) 2021 Urgent Repair Program
(2) NC WAP LIHEAP ARPA/COVID-19 Contract CW26096
(3) Housing Administration
(4) Highlands Cashiers Health Foundation/Nantahala Health Foundation Grant
(5) Dogwood Health Trust Grant #1452
(6) Weatherization Assistance Program FY 2023
(7) 2021 Urgent Repair Program
(F) Capital Project Ordinance Amendments
(1) Macon Middle School Renovation
(2) Macon Middle School Locker Room
(G)Capital Project Ordinances
(1) Franklin High School Project
(2) Nantahala Library/Community Building
(H)Resolution Approving County Policies to Aid in Administering Federal Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds from the American Rescue Plan
(1) Nondiscrimination Policy
(2) Record Retention Policy
(3) Conflict of Interest Policy
(4) Allowable Costs and Cost Principles Policy
(5) Eligibility Determination Policy
(I) Juvenile Crime Prevention Council County Plan for FY 2022- 2023
(J) Tax releases for the month of May in the amount of $3,367.75
(K) Monthly ad valorem tax collection report – no action necessary

13.Appointments

14.Closed session as allowed under NCGS

15.Adjourn/Recess


AGENDA PACKET

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Published at 3:00pm on Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins

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Macon County Board of Commissioners - Regular Meeting May 2022

The Franklin Town Council will be meeting at 6pm in the Commissioner's Boardroom on the third floor. Access after 5pm is through the rear entrance of the courthouse.

A video player will go live once the meeting starts and will be replaced by a higher quality one with chapter markers a few days after the meeting. The public agenda and agenda packet are included below in the interest of transparency.

VIDEO



Public Agenda

1. Call to order and welcome by Chairman Tate

2. Announcements

3. Moment of Silence

4. Pledge of Allegiance

5. Public Hcaring(s) - None

6. Public Comment Period

7. Additions to agenda

8. Adjustments to and approval of the agenda

9. Reports/Presentations
(A) Proposed rate increases and request for an extension of the exclusive franchise agreement - Bonita Hamstra, J&B Disposal
(B) Update on Environmental Health Section staffing issues -Public Health Director Kathy McGaha

10.01d Business
(A) Change Orders #018 and #019 on the Macon Middle School renovation project - Jack Morgan
(B) Highlands Pre-K facility discussion - Chairman Tate

11.New Business
(A) Wine Springs Communication Site Renewal with USFS -Emergency Management Director Warren Cabe
(B) Consideration of county acknowledgement letter for Burningtown lotla Fire and Rescue - Mike Yaks, Burningtown lotla Fire and Rescue Board Chair

(C) Consideration of performance guarantee agreement for proposed subdivision road at Whiteside Cottages - Planning Director Joe Allen
(D) Consideration of fireworks display application/permit for JECO Pyrotechnics, Inc. - Deputy Clerk Mike Decker

12.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 April 12, 2022 regular meeting
(B) Budget Amendments 4259-268
(C)Tax releases for the month of April in the amount of $116.22 (D)Tax refund requests:
(1) Nelson Bates
(2) Tim and Carol Bates
(3) Violet Klatt (
E) Application for Public School Building Capital Fund North Carolina Education Lottery proceeds in the amount of $355,758.15
(F) Monthly ad valorem tax collection report - no action necessary

13.Appointments
(A) Town of Franklin ETJ representative (one seat)

14.Closed session as allowed under NCGS, if necessary

15.Rccess until Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 6 p.m. in the commission boardroom on the third floor of the Macon County Courthouse. The primary purpose of the meeting will be the county manager's presentation of the recommended budget for Fiscal Year 2022-23, and for any other business that may come before the board.

Agenda Packet | [Download PDF]



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Published at 4:00pm on Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins

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Macon County Board of Commissioners - April 2022 Regular Meeting

The Macon County Board of Commissioners will be meeting tonight at 6pm in the Commissioner's Boardroom on the third floor of the courthouse. A copy of the public agenda and meeting agenda packet are posted below. A video of the meeting will be added in thge coming days.

Meeting Video




MACON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
APRIL 12, 2022 6 P.M.
PUBLIC AGENDA

1. Call to order and welcome by Chairman Tate

2. Announcements
(A) Recognition of Rotary Club members for work on service project on county-owned property - Commissioner Beale

3. Moment of Silence

4. Pledge of Allegiance

5. Public Hearing(s) - 6 p.m.

- Angie Kinsland, 911 Addressing Coordinator
(A) To consider proposed names for new roads in Macon County and to assign a range of road numbers in connection with the same, to consider requests for road name changes, to change the range of numbers for certain roads, to consider requests for deletion of certain roads and to consider a change of range of numbers for certain roads. At the close of the public hearing, the board may choose to take action on any or all of the items listed above.

6. Public Comment Period

7. Additions to agenda

8. Adjustments to and approval of the agenda

9. Reports/Presentations

(A) Proposed change to Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Consortium - David Garrett, Southwestern Commission Workforce Director
(B) Discussion regarding Environmental Health staffing issues at Macon County Public Health - Commissioner Higdon
(C) Discussion regarding safety concerns and condition of Nantahala EMS building and work on Nantahala library/community building - Commissioner Higdon
(D) Proposed changes to Animal Control Ordinance - Kathy McGaha, Public Health Director

10. Old Business

(A) Consideration of change order for Macon Middle School renovation project -Jack Morgan

11.New Business

(A) Request for new position - John Fay, Housing Director
(B) Recommendation from the Community Funding Pool -(presenter to be determined)
(C) Proposed Child and Family Specialty Plan Medicaid Waiver -Commissioner Beale

12.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 March 8, 2022 regular meeting and the March 24, 2022 called meeting
(B) Budget Amendments #220-231
(C)Tax releases for March 2022
(D)Capital Project Ordinance for Greenway Improvements
(E) GPRS contract for underground location services at Franklin High School
(F) Monthly ad valorem tax collection report - no action necessary

13.Appointments

(A) Reappointment of Janet Greene as the ETJ representative on the Town of Franklin Planning Board
(B)Southwestern NC HOME Consortium Board of Directors (1 seat)

14.Closed session as allowed under NCGS 143-318.11(03) and NCGS 143-381.11(a)(5)

15.Adjoum/Recess
Agenda Packet

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Published at 5:10pm on Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins

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Macon County Board of Commissioners March 2022 Regular Meeting

The Macon County Board of Commissioners will be meeting tonight (March 8, 2022) at 6pm in the commissioners boardroom on the third floor of the courthouse. Provided there are no technical issues, the meeting will be webcast live on a video player embedded below. It will be replaced in a few days with an edited and navigable video.

Webcast



Roll Call (A list of the media outlets, elected critters not serving on the board, and candidates seeking public office will be listed here)



Public Agenda

1. Call to order and welcome by Chairman Tate

2. Announcements

3. Moment of Silence

4. Pledge of Allegiance

5. Public Hearing(s) - 6 p.m.
(A) Amended and Restated Airport Hazard Ordinance
(B) Amended and Restated Building Code Enforcement Ordinance
(C) Amended and Restated Building Height Ordinance
(D)Amended and Restated Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Ordinance
(E) Amended and Restated Wireless Telecommunication Facilities Ordinance

At the close of the public hearings, the board may choose to take action on any or all of the amended and restated ordinances.

6. Public Comment Period

7. Additions to agenda

8. Adjustments to and approval of the agenda

9. Reports/Presentations
(A) Pre-K for the Highlands area - Advance Highlands Education Committee (AHEC) representative
(B) US Forest Service Plan Update - District Ranger Troy Waskey, Nantahala Ranger District
(C) No Wrong Door - Sheila Jenkins, Dinah Mashburn and Dereck Jones
(D) Resolution in recognition of Macon County Crawford Senior Center volunteers - Administrative Officer Jennifer HolWield, Macon County Senior Services

10.0ld Business

11.New Business
(A) Business Development Center Lease Renewals - Economic Development Director Tommy Jenkins
(1)AG1, LW
(2) TECO SSL, Inc.
(3) Waterwheel Manufacturing, Inc.
(B) Solid Waste, Director Chris Stahl
(1) Authorization to enter into contracts for services related to closure of Phases I and II of the Macon County Landfill
(2) Resolution exempting engineering services for groundwater monitoring reporting
(C) Consideration of Change Order #015 on the Macon Middle School renovation project - Jack Morgan
(D) Consideration of resolution regarding referendum on levy of a one-quarter-cent county sales and use tax - County Manager Derek Roland

12.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 February 3, 2022 continued session and the February 8, 2022 regular meeting
(B) Budget Amendments #187-192
(C) Tax releases for February 2022 in the amount of $2,123.15

(D)Audit contract for fiscal year ending June 30, 2022
(E) Approval of sale of property by private sale by the county manager
(F) Monthly ad valorem tax collection report - no action necessary

13.Appointrnents
(A) Airport Authority (2 seats)
(B) Library Board (2 seats)

14.Closed session as allowed under NCGS (if needed)

15.Adjoum/Recess

Agenda Packet 

(The agenda packet has been split into two sections this month. The first part is 71 pages and the second part is 47 pages)





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Published at 3:20pm on Tuesday, March 08, 2022
Author: Bobby Coggins

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Macon County Board of Commissioners - January 2022 Regular Meeting

The Macon County Board of Commissioners will be meeting tonight at 6pm for their regularly scheduled meeting for January 2022. Copies of the public agenda and agenda packet are posted below in the interest of promoting transparency. A video player will be added below that will carry the meeting live. It will be replaced at a later date with a recorded version.

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Live webcast

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Roll Call
A record of media outlets with represenativer present at the meeting. Elected critters not serving on the board will also be added here.

Macon Media (me)
The Southern Scoop (one - left at 7pm))
Don Willis, candidate for county commissioner.

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PUBLIC AGENDA

1. Call to order and welcome by Chairman Tate

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

10.0Id Business (A) Update on Economic Development and Administration Grant Application and request for matching funds - Bob McCollum and Elaine Eisenbraun, Nikwasi Initiative

11.New Business 

(A) Consideration of bond agreement for Gemstone Village development - County Planner Joe Allen
(B) Appointments for planning and inspections positions - County Manager Derek Roland
(C) Schedule public hearings on revisions to the Telecommunications Ordinance and the Airport Hazard Ordinance for the February 8, 2022 regular meeting - County Attorney Eric Ridenour
(D) Schedule date for mid-year budget review session - County Manager Derek Roland


12.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 December 14, 2021 regular meeting
(B) Budget Amendments #116-128
(C) Tax releases for December 2022
(D)Macon County Public Health fee plan update
(E) Monthly ad valorem tax collection report - no action necessary


13.Appointments
(A) Recreation Commission (5 seats)
(B) Board of Health (1 seat)
(C) Library Board (1 seat)
(D)Economic Development Commission (3 seats)
(E) Community Funding Pool (10 scats)
(F) Board of Equalization and Review (5 seats)
(G)Community Advisory Committee (4 seats)


14.Closed session as allowed under North Carolina General Statute (if needed)

15.Recess until Thursday February 3, 2022 at 1 p.m. in the commission boardroom on the third floor of the Macon County Courthouse. (Tentative)



Meeting Agenda

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Published at 2:30pm on Tuesday, January 11, 2021
Author: Bobby Coggins

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