The Macon County Board of Commissioners will be meeting tonight at 6pm for their regularly scheduled meeting forJanuary 2025.
A link to watch the meeting live is embedded below, followed by the public agenda and agenda package for you to follow along. Due to illness, Macon Media will most likely not be present to record our own footage of the meeting.
1. Call to order and welcome by Chairman Young
2. Announcements
(A) Introduce Ms. Kimberly Dills as the new Consolidated Human Services Agency (CHSA) Director. Reminder that Macon Public Health and Macon County Animal Services became a Consolidated Human Services Agency on January 13, 2026.
(B) The Hurricane Helene grants application to repair, renovate, or replace infrastructure ineligible for FEMA Public Assistance funds approved at the December 9, 2025, meeting resulted in Macon County being awarded $1,123,315.31 for four project locations, including Cullasaja Park, the Boardwalk on the Greenway at Arthur Drake Rd, Parker Meadows, and Tassee Park.
3. Moment of Silence
4. Pledge of Allegiance
5. Public Hearing(s) – None
6. Additions to agenda
7. Public Comment Period
8. Adjustments to and approval of the agenda
9. Reports/Presentations
(A) Presentation of the FY25 Audit – Bao Thao, Martin Starnes & Associates, CPAs, P.A.
10. Old Business
(A) Update and Discussion on Fontana Regional Library Inter-Local Agreement – County Manager Warren Cabe and County Attorney Eric Ridenour
(B) Consideration of Amended Resolution in Support of Revising the Macon County Board of Commissioners Election System and to Schedule a Public Hearing – Attorney Ridenour
11. New Business
(A) Discussion of the Opioid Funding Process and Establishment of a Strategic Planning Committee – Mr. Cabe
(B) Approval of Consolidated Human Services Agency Board Policies – Tammy Keezer
(C) Helene Recovery Recycling Infrastructure Grant – Mr. Cabe
(D) Discussion Regarding Personnel Matters – Sheriff Brent Holbrooks
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 9, 2025, Regular Meeting
(B) Budget Amendments #158-#163 and #165-#166
(C) Request for Relief of the taxing unit for collection of Real Estate Taxes that are Ten Years Past Due in the amount of $3,926.31
(D) Approval of Destruction of Solid Waste Records Meeting the Records Retention Guidelines
(E) Tax releases for the month of December 2025 in the amount of $627.49
(F) Monthly ad valorem tax collection report – no action necessary
13. Appointments
(A) Consolidated Health Board – 4 Seats
(B) Community Advisory Committee – 1 Seat
14. Closed session as allowed under NCGS 143-318.11
15. Adjourn/Recess
AGENDA PACKET [DOWNLOAD 103 page PDF]
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Published at 3.40pm on Monday, January 13, 2026
Author: Bobby Coggins
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