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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 2/25/2025 6:00 PM Minutes status: Final  
Meeting location: Courthouse
COMBINED Rescheduled Work Session (Non-Voting) - 6:00 P.M. & Regular Meeting (To Immediately Follow the Work Session)
Published agenda: Agenda Agenda Published minutes: Minutes Minutes  
Agenda packet: Not available
Meeting video:  
Attachments: Notice, Printable Agenda Packet (No Links)
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25-084 1A.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Keigher - BOC - Commendation - To Commend the Heart Society of Gaston County and to Proclaim February as American Heart Month in Gaston CountyPresented  Action details Video Video
25-057 1B.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Shehan - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Sergeant Yasma MackeyPresented  Action details Video Video
25-001 1C.CertificatesCertificates in Appreciation for Public Service 1. Jonathan Fletcher, Animal Care and Enforcement Advisory Board 2. Annette Carter, Caromont Health/Gaston Memorial Hospital Board of Directors 3. Joie Arthurs, Equalization and Review Board 4. Blair Gribble, Todd Davis, Gaston County Fire Commission 5. Aaron Wurster, Local Emergency Planning Committee 6. Jill Hendrix, Personnel Advisory Board 7. Kyle Lineberger, Quality of Natural Resources Committee 8. Shelly Alman, Jamarkis Mitchell, Transportation Advisory Boardread into the record  Action details Video Video
25-072 1A.PresentationPRESENTATION - THE GASTON COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN (CTP) UPDATE: - Erin Musiol, Senior Planner and Project Manager, RS&Hreceived and filed  Action details Video Video
25-055 1A.Zoning Matters (Non-Consent)CONTINUED FROM 3/25/2025 REGULAR MEETING: Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Cloninger - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: Conditional District REZ-24-09-20-00192, Century Communities Southeast, LLC (Applicant); Property Parcels: 169881, 169933, 169880, 169883, 169934, 169945, 169884, 169878, 169879, Located on Dallas Stanley Hwy. between Evans Lake Rd. and Kiser Dairy Rd., Dallas, NC, Rezone from the (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District with (US) Urban Standards Overlay to the CD/(RS-8) Conditional Zoning District with (US) Overlay 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept MotioncontinuedPass Action details Video Video
25-042 1B.Zoning Matters (Non-Consent)Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Bailey - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: Conditional District REZ-24-10-11-00193, Mehta Pranav (Applicant); Property Parcel: 181746, Located at 813, 819, 825, 831, 837 Cason St., Belmont, NC, Rezone from the (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District with (US) Urban Standards Overlay to the (CD/RS-8) Single Family 8,000 Square Feet Conditional District with (US) Urban Standards Overlay 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept MotionapprovedPass Action details Video Video
25-104 11.MinutesTo Approve the Minutes of: - Regular Meeting of December 10, 2024 - Closed Session of January 7, 2025 NCGS 143-318.11(a)(3) - Regular Meeting of January 28, 2025 - Closed Session of January 28, 2025 NCGS 143-318.11(a)(1), (a)(3), and (a)(6) - Closed Session of February 11, 2025 NCGS 143-318.11(a)(3)   Action details Not available
25-084 1A.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Keigher - BOC - Commendation - To Commend the Heart Society of Gaston County and to Proclaim February as American Heart Month in Gaston CountyapprovedPass Action details Not available
25-069 1B.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - County Manager - To Accept Departmental Budget Change Requests as InformationapprovedPass Action details Not available
25-056 1C.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Public Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate Federal Grant Funds Received from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Passed Through the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services - Local and Community Support Section (100% Grant Funds - $13,265)approvedPass Action details Not available
25-047 1D.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Donated Funds Received During the Second Quarter of FY25 for the Nutrition Program in the Amount of $610.41approvedPass Action details Not available
25-048 1E.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate a Gift Distribution from Meals on Wheels of America for the Nutrition Program in the Amount of $3,670.67approvedPass Action details Not available
25-049 1F.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Emergency Management and Fire Services - To Approve a Certificate of Need for Community Fire Department in the Amount of $168,303.00 and Appropriate $50,000.00 from the Unified Fire District Reserve Fund for the Purchase of a Sprinkler and Fire Alarm System InstallationapprovedPass Action details Not available
25-050 1G.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Financial and Management Services - Budget (Building and Development Services) - To Appropriate Restricted Building Inspections Fund Balance to Fund Four (4) New Vehicle Purchases, Professional Services, and Software Rental ($516,600)approvedPass Action details Not available
25-051 1H.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Financial and Management Services - Budget - To Transfer Budgeted Vehicle Funds from the Emergency Management/Fire Services Capital Fund to General Fund via CIF (No Net Budget Impact)approvedPass Action details Not available
25-070 1I.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Accept as Information the January 2025 Property Tax Refunds Less than $100. These Tax Refunds Should Be Recorded in the Board’s Minutes. (Total NCVTS Refunds - $1,493.79)approvedPass Action details Not available
25-088 1J.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Approve the Continuing Disclosure Compliance and Tax-Exempt Post-Issuance Compliance Policies and ProceduresapprovedPass Action details Not available
25-102 1K.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Approve the Current Year Audit Contract with Martin Starnes & Associates, CPAs, P. A. (Base Contract of $110,650 and Includes Additional $37,500 for Potential Major Programs Over 2 Included in the Base Contract) (Total Contract $150,150)approvedPass Action details Not available
25-054 1L.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Financial and Management Services - Grants - To Accept and Appropriate Federal State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) Reimbursement Funds for the Sheriff’s Office for Federal FY2024 ($67,850)approvedPass Action details Not available
25-074 1M.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Financial and Management Services - Grants - To Accept and Appropriate Additional Governor’s Crime Commission (GCC) Federal Grant Funds for a 3rd Year Extension for Enhanced Services at The Lighthouse ($18,693.54)approvedPass Action details Not available
25-076 1N.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Financial and Management Services - Grants (Hope United Survivor Services) - Administrative Correction - To Correct the Budget Change Request for Resolution 2024-315 Adopted at the 9/19/2024 BOC MeetingapprovedPass Action details Not available
25-079 1O.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Financial and Management Services - Grants (Hope United Survivor Services) - Administrative Correction - To Correct the Budget Change Request for Resolution 2024-316 Adopted at the 9/19/2024 BOC MeetingapprovedPass Action details Not available
25-075 1P.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Financial and Management Services - Grants (Sheriff’s Office) - To Accept and Appropriate Additional Grant Funds from the NC Office of Budget and Management Grant #20854 for the Sheriff’s Office ($100,000)approvedPass Action details Not available
25-078 1R.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Cloninger - Parks and Recreation - To Accept and Appropriate $2,000 in Senior Games Sponsorships for the 2025 Greater Gaston Senior GamesapprovedPass Action details Not available
25-083 1S.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Cloninger - Parks and Recreation - To Accept and Appropriate Fees Collected from the 2024 Cotton Ginning Days Kids Area ($4,070)approvedPass Action details Not available
25-057 1T.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Shehan - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Sergeant Yasma MackeyapprovedPass Action details Not available
25-059 1U.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Bailey - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Sergeant Jackie HughesapprovedPass Action details Not available
25-062 1V.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Bailey - Sheriff’s Office - Retirement Commendation - To Award the Service Side Arm and Badge to Retired Sergeant Tommy (Shane) FarmerapprovedPass Action details Not available
25-089 1W.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Shehan - Sheriff’s Office - To Accept County MOE Funds from Partners Health Management to Purchase a Vehicle to be Used for the Sheriff’s Office New K-9 Program to Reduce Opioid Use in the Gaston County Jail ($52,535.00)approvedPass Action details Not available
25-064 1X.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Tax Collections - Uncollected Real Estate Taxes and Lien Advertisement ($12,309,952.53)approvedPass Action details Not available
25-068 1Y.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Fraley - Tax Collections - Pursuant to G.S. 105-381, the Tax Collector Requests that the Listed January 2025 Tax Refunds be Made. (Releases and Refunds - $306.66; Overpayments - $588,801.75; VTS Refunds - $922.24; Grand Total - $590,030.65)   Action details Not available
25-061 1Q.Resolution (Consent)WITHDRAWN/Commissioner Hovis - Information Technology - To Approve the Transfer of $63,123 from the General Fund to the General Government Capital Fund via the Community Investment Fund   Action details Not available
25-003 1A.AppointmentsAppointment List - Current Expiring Terms/Vacant Positions   Action details Not available