Macon County Board of Commissioners March 2020 Regular Meeting - Full Video

The Macon County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday night, beginning at 6 pm and recessed the meeting after a closed session at around 11:30pm. The meeting was opened in the commissioner's boardroom on the third floor, then recessed so the meeting could be held in a venue to accommodate all those present and re-opened in the big courtroom on the fourth floor of the courthouse. A video of the entire meeting is posted below. Segments from the meeting will be published over the next several days. The public agenda and the agenda packet are also included in this article, as well as a roll call of elected critters and media outlets that were present.

Full Meeting Video
(5 Hours, 9 Minutes, 44 Seconds)

Roll Call
(Media outlets that send representatives and elected critters present at the meeting will be recorded here.)

commissioners present

Jimmy Tate, Chairman
Ronnie Beale, Vice Chairman
Paul Higdon
Gary Shields
Karl Gillespie

other elected critters

Robbie Holland, Macon County Sheriff
Bob Scott, Mayor of Franklin, NC

media outlets

Macon Media (one person)
The Franklin Press (one person)
WNCC-FM/WFSC-AM (one person)
Blue Ridge Public Radio (one person)
Macon County News and Shopping Guide (two people, one left early)


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)

- 6:00 p.m. - Reaffirmation and re-establishment of an appropriate and verifiable ten percent (10%) goal for participation by minority businesses in the total value of work for Macon County building projects under the provision of N.C. Gen. Stat. 143-28.2, and the reaffirmation, re-establishment, and amendment of its Minority Business Outreach Plan.
NOTE: Immediately following the close of the public hearing, the board may consider a Resolution Confirming Minority Business Participation Goal for Macon County, North Carolina & Minority Business Outreach Plan Macon County, North Carolina

6. Public Comment Period

7. Additions to agenda

8. Adjustments to and approval of the agenda

9. Reports/ Presentations

(A) Macon County Public Health:
(1) Information/update regarding Coronavirus
- Carmine Rocco, Interim Health Director, and Jennifer Garrett, Public Health Nursing Supervisor
(2) Announcement regarding the new Health Director
- Macon County Board of Health representative
(B) Update on U.S. Forest Service Plan Advisory Committee
- Jim Gray
(C) Update on election activity and reporting process
- Macon County Board of Elections representative

10.0ld Business

(A) Consideration of Second Amendment resolution
(B) Consideration of a resolution regarding North Carolina Retired School Personnel

11. New Business
(A) Consideration of resolution recognizing Macon County Senior Citizen Volunteers
- Jennifer Iloliifield, Macon County Senior Services Administrative Officer
(B) Community Funding Pool recommendation
- Diane Cotton
(C) Rejection of RFP 01-5110p for Automated Computer System for the Dental Program of Macon County's Public Health Department
-Carmine Rocco, Interim Health Director
(D) Macon Middle School:
(1) Consideration of resolution exempting architectural services for proposed locker room building
- County Attorney Chester Jones
(2) Consideration of proposal from Ritter Architecture, P.A. for architectural services for mew locker room building
- County Attorney Chester Jones
(a) Reimbursement resolution
- Finance Director Lori Carpenter
(E) Discussion regarding One-Quarter Cent County Sales and Use Tax
- County Attorney Chester Jones
(F) Consideration of offer to purchase real property in Highlands, NC from the Reed Estate
- County Attorney Chester Jones

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 6, 2020 continued session and the February 11, 2020 regular meeting
B. Budget Amendments #190-194
C. Tax Releases
D. Board of Health approved write-offs of uncollected funds
E. Monthly ad valorem tax collection report (no action required)

13. Appointments
(A) Planning Board - 1 seat
(B) Airport Authority - 1 seat
(C) Library Board - 1 seat

14.Closed session (if necessary)

15.Adjourn/Recess

Agenda Packet

MCBOC 2020 0310 Agenda Packet by Bobby Coggins on Scribd

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Published at 6am on Friday, March 13, 2020