January 2021 Macon County Board of Commissioners Meeting

The Macon County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday night at 6pm. Below is an embed of the live video and a copy of the public agenda and the agenda packet.

VIDEO

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Roll Call
(a record of which elected critters or media critters were present during the meeting)

Sheriff Robert Holland
Franklin Mayor Bob Scott

Macon Media (Bobby)
The Franklin Press (Jake)
The Macon County News and Shopping Guide (Brittney)

Public Agenda

1. Call to order and welcome by Chairman Tate

2. Announcements
A. FY 21-22' Budget Work-session- County Manager, Derek Roland

3. Moment of Silence

4. Pledge of Allegiance

5. Public Hearing(s) - 6:00 p.m. - Proposed names for new roads and changes to certain existing road names, assigning a range of road numbers to new roads and changes to certain ranges in connection with existing roads - Angie Kinsland/ 911 Addressing Coordinator NOTE: The board will consider an amendment to the county's ordinance regarding approval of the new road names and the range of road numbers immediately following the hearing.

6. Public Comment Period

7. Additions to agenda

8. Adjustments to and approval of the agenda

9. Reports/Presentations
A. FY 19-20 audit presentation-Jill Vang, Martin Starnes & Associates, CPAs, P.A.
B. Introduction of Franklin Fire Department Chief Ben Ormond, and sub-station update. Town of Franklin

C. Update on 441 Activities- Tamara Talley, 4-H and Youth Development, Agent
D. Update on COVID-19 Testing and Vaccinations. Kathy McGaha, Health Director

10.01d Business A. Formal acceptance of offer to purchase county property, being more particularly described as deed reference D-13/ 141, PIN # 6584-36-9478- Derek Roland, County Manager

11.New Business
A. Consider approval of a Findings Resolution authorizing the submission of a financing application to the LGC for MMS Renovation Project- Lori Carpenter, Finance Director
B. Set public hearing date for MMS Renovation Project proposed financing- Lori Carpenter, Finance Director
C. Review funding options of a direct bank loan vs. the issuance of public bonds for MMS Renovation Project and Refinancings-Lori Carpenter, Finance Director
D. Consider approval of interlocal agreement between Macon County and Macon County Schools for the MMS Renovation Project- Lori Carpenter, Finance Director
E. Designation of voting delegate for NCACC Legislative Goals Conference- Derek Roland, County Manager

12.Consent Agenda - Attachment All items below arc 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. Approval of Minutes- November 10, 2020, December 7, 2020, December 8, 2020
B. Budget Amendment #'s 129-134
C. Tax Releases in the amount of $948.73 for December 2020
D. Tax Office Monthly Report

13.Appointments

14.Closed session (if necessary)

15. Adjourn/Recess


Agenda Packet [Download PDF]




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Franklin Town Council Meeting for January 2021

The Franklin Town Council met last night (Monday, January 4, 2021) in the lower level of the town hall. A full video of the meeting is posted below, along with the public agenda, agenda packet, and monthly reports filed by selected town departments (Police/Fire/Public Works/Land Use Planning) for the previous month's activities. Macon Media will be publishing excerpts of the meeting in the coming days. 

  VIDEO



Roll Call
(In order to promote transparency in local news reporting, this is a record of media outlets that had employees present at the meeting. Current office-holders and those publicly running for office are alo listed)

Present

Danny Reitmeier (running for Mayor)

Macon Media (Bobby)
The Franklin Press (Jake)

All other media outlets that write articles or otherwise report on the town council meetings were not present.

Public Agenda

Town of Franklin Council
Agenda • Monday, January 04, 2021 • 6:00 p.m.

1. Call to Order - Mayor Bob Scott
2. Pledge of Allegiance - Vice Mayor Barbara McRae
3. Adoption of the January 4, 2021, Town Council Agenda - Town Council

4. Approval of the Consent Agenda for January 4, 2021 - Town Council
A.) Approval of the December 7, 2020, Town Council Minutes
B.) Tax Releases
C.) Resolution for Authorization of United Community Bank Fire-Substation Loan
D.) Amendment to Macon County Substance Contract

5. Public Session

6. Old Business:
A.) Discussion on Early Retirement for Law Enforcement Officers - Town Attorney John Henning Jr. and Human Resource Director Travis Tallent
B.) Discussion on Parades and Demonstrations Ordinance - Town Attorney John Henning Jr.

7. New Business:
A.) Discussion on Strategic Planning Meeting - Town Manager Summer Woodard

8. Announcements
A.) Town Hall Offices will be closed Monday, January 18, 2021, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day

9. Adjourn

Agenda Packet

Franklin Town Council - Jan 2021 Agenda Packet by Bobby Coggins on Scribd

Monthly Reports
(Police/Fire/Public Works/Land Use Planning)

Franklin Police Department

The police department responded to 1127 calls from December 1st to December 29th.

Reports filed

62 Accident
19 Arrest
44 Incident/Investigation

Enforcement Actions

19 Arrest
34 Citations
9 Criminal Papers Obtained
34 Warning Citations

Franklin Fire Department
Report Range: December 1st to December 31st

130 total calls

2 Chimney or flue fire
1 Mobile (vehicle) property fire
1 Passenger vehicle fire
i Outside rubbish, trash, or waste fire
40 Medical assist, assist EMS Crew
5 EMS Service, other
26 EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injuries
8 Motor vehicle accident with injuries
7 Motor vehicle accident with no injuries
1 Extrication of victim(s) from vehicle
1 Electrical wiring, equipment problem, other
1 Heat from short circuit (wiring), defective/worn
1 Overheated motor
1 Power line down
2 Service call, other
2 Lock-out
1 Water or steam leak
2 Assist police or other governmental agency
2 Public service
1 Assist invalid
2 Good Intent call, other
9 Dispatched and cancelled en route
1 Authorized controlled burning
1 False alarm or false call, other
1 Alarm system sounded due to malfunction
9 Alarm system activation, no fire - unintentional
1 Carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO

Public Works Department

Water

Installed New 3/4" Taps in Heritage Hollow and on Riverview Street
Repaired Water Leaks on Chestnut Ridge, Maclor Forest Heights Road, and at Franklin Tubular Products

Sewer

Cleaned 6,405 ft of Sewer Lines
32,169 ft cleaned in 2020
Installed New 4' Tap for Smart Pharmacy
NC DEQ Sewer Plant and Collection System Inspection
Flow Meter Testing at East Franklin and Riverview Pump Stations

Streets

Swept 86 miles of Town Street

Signs Replaced
• 3 Stop Signs
• 1 25 MPH
• 1 Stop Ahead
• 2 Four-Way Stop Signs

Setup 2 Plow and Salt Trucks
Plowed and Salted all Town Streets
NCDOT and Duke Power ROB's Street Light Plan Review

Town Planning and Land Use

Town Board of Adjustment

The BOA didn't meet in December.

Town Planning Board

Town Planning Board met on December 21st to approve the 2021 meeting schedule. They began the review process of the 160D UDO test amendment updates. The meeting was continued until Jan 11th at 4pm to continue reviewing the amendment.

County Planning Board

The county planning board did not meet this December

Code Enforcement

No enforcement taken

Land Development Permits

2 permits issued
1 flood permit issued

Sign Ordinance

1 sign permit was issued

Minimum Housing

Waiting on the owner of 18 Wilkie Street to comply with Superior Court Order to remove structure at 18 Wilkie Street

Nuisance Ordinance

No actions taken

Other

Town Planner attended the Ordinance Review Committee meeting on December 7th.
Town Planner attended the Nikwasi Initiatives special strategic planning session on December 18th via Zoom.



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