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Meeting Name: Board of Commissioners Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 8/25/2026 6:00 PM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Courthouse
Regular Meeting 6:00 P.M.
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26-328 1A.Zoning Matters (Non-Consent)Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Cloninger - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: General Rezoning REZ-26-05-26-00246, Ronald Dean Propst (Applicant); Property Parcel: 166838, Located at 107 Propst Rd., Dallas, NC, Rezone from the (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District to the (R-2) Single Family Moderate Zoning District 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion   Not available Video Video
26-325 1B.Zoning Matters (Non-Consent)Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Fraley - Building & Development Services - Zoning Map Change: Conditional District REZ-26-05-29-00249, Tyler Carpenter (Applicant); Property Parcel: 157438, Located at 821 Landers Chapel Rd., Lincolnton, NC, Rezone from the (R-1) Single Family Limited Zoning District and (CD/R-3) Single Family General Conditional District to the (CD/C-1) Light Commercial Conditional District 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion   Not available Video Video
26-330 1C.Public HearingPublic Hearing - RE: Commissioner Keigher - EDC - To Approve a Gaston County Level Four Incentive Grant Pursuant to N.C.Gen.Stat. 158-7.1 and To Authorize Gaston County to Enter Into an Economic Development Agreement (EDA) with Project Alliance Gastonia 85 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion   Not available Video Video
26-331 1D.Public HearingPublic Hearing - RE: Commissioner Keigher - EDC - To Approve a Gaston County Level Two Incentive Grant Pursuant to N.C.Gen.Stat. 158-7.1 and To Authorize Gaston County to Enter Into an Economic Development Agreement (EDA) with Project ATLAS 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion   Not available Video Video
26-345 1E.Public HearingPublic Hearing - RE: Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services (ACCESS) - To Request Permission to Apply for NCDOT/PTD FY28 Community Transportation Program (5311) Grant to Provide Rural Transportation Services, Enter into an Agreement with the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT), and Provide the Necessary Assurances and Required Local Match 1. Receive Citizen Comment 2. Close Public Hearing 3. Accept Motion   Not available Video Video
26-292 1A.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Fraley - BOC - Proclamation - To Recognize and Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Founding of the United States of America   Not available Not available
26-359 1B.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - BOC - To Revise the Gaston County Board of Commissioners’ November 2026 Meeting Schedule to Reschedule the November 19th Combined Work Session/Regular Meeting to Tuesday, November 10th - 6:00 P.M.   Not available Not available
26-365 1C.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - County Attorney - To Authorize the County Attorney to Conditionally Release the General Account of the Closed Session Held on May 26, 2026   Not available Not available
26-368 1D.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Cloninger - County Attorney - Resolution Amending the Rules of Decorum (2022-103) to No Longer Require Speakers to Disclose Their Address   Not available Not available
26-334 1E.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - County Manager - Resolution Authorizing the Discontinuation of Certain Capital Projects, the Closing of Completed Capital Projects Accounts, and the Reallocation of Remaining Project Funds   Not available Not available
26-352 1F.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - County Manager - To Accept Departmental Budget Change Requests as Information   Not available Not available
26-362 1G.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher & Shehan - County Manager - To Adopt the Gastonia Reimagined: A Revitalization Plan for Downtown Gastonia   Not available Not available
26-322 1H.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Health Division - To Accept and Appropriate Additional State Grant Funds Received from the Partnership for Children for Lincoln and Gaston Counties for the Public Health Community Health Education Smart Start Program and the Triple P Program (100% State Grant Funds - $11,436)   Not available Not available
26-364 1I.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Federal Funds from the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program for One-Time Supplemental Funds in the Amount of $42,300.00 (No County Funds Required)   Not available Not available
26-329 1J.Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation)Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Month of August 2026 as Child Support Awareness Month in Gaston County   Not available Not available
26-336 1K.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Donations Received in June 2026 for the Cathy Mabry Cloninger Center, and the Adult Nutrition Program in the Amount of $1,826.51   Not available Not available
26-340 1L.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - DHHS - Social Services Division - To Accept and Appropriate Adoption Promotion Program Funds to Enhance the Adoption Program in the Amount of $129,710 (No County Funds Required)   Not available Not available
26-332 1M.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Shehan - Financial and Management Services - Budget - To Appropriate General Fund Balance for Projected Workers Compensation in First Quarter FY 2027 ($700,155)   Not available Not available
26-302 1N.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Approve and Adopt the Bid Protest Policy   Not available Not available
26-353 1O.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Accept as Information the July 2026 Property Tax Refunds Less than $100. These Tax Refunds Should Be Recorded in the Board’s Minutes. (Total NCVTS Refunds - $2,419.77)   Not available Not available
26-354 1P.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Approve a Certificate of Need (CON) for Tryonota Fire Department for the Purchase of UniMac Cabinet Dryer and Installation in the Amount of $13,750.00   Not available Not available
26-355 1Q.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Approve a Certificate of Need (CON) for Crowders Mountain Fire Department for the Reimbursement of Insurance Budget Deficit in the Amount of $9,535.00   Not available Not available
26-357 1R.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Approve a Budget Change Request for Crowders Mountain Fire Department for Staffing in the Amount Up to $149,759.71   Not available Not available
26-358 1S.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - To Approve a Certificate of Need (CON) for Spencer Mountain Fire Department for the Purchase of a Side by Side UTV in the Amount of $22,000.00   Not available Not available
26-361 1T.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Financial and Management Services - Finance - Administrative Correction - To Correct the Budget Change Request for Resolution 2026-072 Adopted at the 2/26/2026 BOC Meeting in FY2026   Not available Not available
26-321 1U.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Shehan - Financial and Management Services - Grants (DHHS - Social Services Division) - To Accept and Appropriate Grant Funds from Duke Energy Foundation for The Gaston Meals on Wheels Program under the Department of Social Services for FY 2027($25,000)   Not available Not available
26-351 1V.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis & Shehan - Human Resources - To Approve Revisions to the Gaston County Personnel Policy Manual Related to Vacancy Waiting Period, Job Offers, Safety, Probationary Period, Administrative Leave, Accommodation, and Investigation Status with Pay   Not available Not available
26-350 1W.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Shehan - OCI - To Amend Gaston County ARPA Grant Project Ordinance to Authorize the County Manager to Transfer Funds Between Previously Authorized Projects   Not available Not available
26-335 1X.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Hovis - Police Department (Animal Care and Enforcement) - To Authorize the Transfer of $7,000.00 from the Donation Expenses to the General Government Capital Fund, via the Community Investment Fund (CIF), for the Purchase of a Fence and Gates   Not available Not available
26-344 1Y.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Keigher - Public Works - To Authorize Schneider Electric Buildings America, Inc. as a Sole Source Provider for the Buildings Automation Systems Replacement Phase I ($883,300.00)   Not available Not available
26-342 1Z.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Register of Deeds - To Appropriate Restricted Automation Preservation Fund Balance to Fund IT Equipment, Record Imaging, and Book Preservation ($245,000)   Not available Not available
26-343 1AB.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Fraley - Tax Collections - Pursuant to G.S. 105-381, the Tax Collector Requests that the Listed Tax Refunds be Made. (Releases and Refunds - $0.00; Overpayments - $19,735.26; VTS Refunds - $2,022.04; Grand Total - $21,757.30)   Not available Not available
26-308 1AA.Resolution (Consent)Commissioner Brown - Tax - Pursuant to N.C.G.S. 105-286 and 105-317(b)(1), the Tax Director Requests BOC Acceptance of the 2027 Schedule of Values for Reappraisal of Real Property   Not available Video Video
26-360 1A.AppointmentsAppointment List - Current Expiring Terms/Vacant Positions   Not available Not available