[0:00] of the United States of America and to
the republic for it stands one nation
[0:08] indivisible with liberty and justice for
all.
[0:16] » All right. Before we get started, um I'm
just going to make an announcement that
[0:19] the Irongate subdivision final vote will
be uh cast on September the 21st. So, if
[0:24] anybody's in the crowd for that, it'll
be September the 21st when that final
[0:28] vote is taking place. So, um we've got
an agenda here and entertain a motion to
[0:35] approve the agenda as presented.
>> So moved.
[0:38] » Motion by Commissioner Carpenter. Any
further discussion?
[0:42] All right. Hearing none. All in favor
indicate by saying I.
[0:45] » I. Opposed.
>> All right. The agenda is approved.
[0:51] All right. All right. I'll entertain a
motion to approve the consent agenda as
[0:54] presented.
>> So move.
[0:56] » All right. Motion by Commissioner
Patton. [clears throat] Any further
[1:00] discussion?
Hearing none. All in favor indicate by
[1:04] saying I.
>> I.
[1:06] » Opposed. All right. The consent agenda
is approved. All right. Now we'll go to
[1:11] National Emergency Management Awareness
Month proclamation. Vanessa.
[1:24] » All right. Good morning, commissioners.
>> Good morning.
[1:27] » All right. I'm going to read the
proclamation. Wait, up here? All right.
[1:34] All right. National Emergency Management
Awareness Month proclamation. Whereas
[1:38] emergencies and disasters can occur
unexpect can occur unexpectedly posing
[1:43] significant threats to life, property,
and the environment. And whereas Lincoln
[1:48] County Emergency Management dedicates
countless hours to developing
[1:52] preparedness, response, recovery, and
mitigation programs to protect the lives
[1:56] and property of all persons living in
our community. And whereas Lincoln
[2:00] County Emergency Management is charged
with establishing and maintaining the
[2:05] capabilities necessary to effectively
direct, coordinate, and support
[2:09] emergency and disaster response and
recovery efforts. And whereas the
[2:13] mission areas of prevention, protection,
mitigation, response, and recovery align
[2:19] with the core capabilities identified in
the emergency operations plan. And
[2:24] whereas our emergency management serves
the community by responding to
[2:28] emergencies and disasters each year,
demonstrating commitment, compassion,
[2:33] and professionalism in protecting the
public. Now therefore, be it resolved by
[2:38] the Lincoln County Board of
Commissioners that August is recognized
[2:42] as emergency management awareness month
in Lincoln County on the 17th day of
[2:46] August 2026. Thank you. And Mark How
with emergency management is going to
[2:51] say a few words. Few words. All right.
Before March starts, let's vote on this.
[2:56] » Okay.
>> So, I'll entertain a motion to approve
[2:58] the National Emergency Management
Awareness Proclamation. So, moved.
[3:01] » All right. Motion by Commissioner Cena.
>> Any further discussion?
[3:06] » All in favor indicate by saying I.
>> Opposed.
[3:10] » All right. It is approved.
>> Right. You've got the floor, Mark.
[3:14] Thank you, Chairman Limeberger and
members of the board for honoring
[3:18] emergency mana our emergency management
team and for proclaiming August as
[3:23] emergency management prepare management
awareness month. Emergency management is
[3:28] a profession that often operates quietly
behind the scenes. Planning, training,
[3:34] and building partnerships long before a
crisis strikes so that when the
[3:38] unexpected happens, our community isn't
starting from scratch. This proclamation
[3:44] shines a vital light on our dedicated
staff, first responders, and community
[3:50] volunteers who work to protect lives and
property through preparedness, response,
[3:55] and recovery.
Preparedness is a shared communitywide
[4:00] responsibility.
We encourage every resident to use this
[4:04] month to take simple, proactive steps.
Build a family emergency plan and
[4:10] exercise it. Put together an emergency
supply kit and stay informed by
[4:17] connecting to Lincoln Alerts. Thank you
again for recognizing our team and
[4:22] helping us build a more resilient
Lincoln County. Thank you.
[4:27] » Thank you.
>> All right. Thank you. And we're going to
[4:31] give them a minute to make their way
down and then we're going to take a
[4:33] group picture. Appreciate you. They're
going to make their way down and they're
[4:37] going to we're going to take a group
picture over here. So don't don't go
[4:40] anywhere.
>> Over here. [laughter]
[4:45] I got it.
[5:05] Alex over here.
[5:10] » Yes.
[5:13] » Wonderful.
[5:16] One, two, three.
One, two.
[5:24] Thank you.
[6:21] All right, we'll move to item number
four, public hearing for industrial
[6:24] center grant application. Mr. Danoff.
[6:34] » Good morning, commissioners. I'm here
this morning to represent Lincoln County
[6:37] Existing Industry. Uh was formerly
listed in your packet is AAA. The name
[6:42] of the company is Kirk and Mats. Kirk
and Mats is located at 3390 Denver Drive
[6:48] and they manufacture high-end quality
awards and trophies. The incentive
[6:52] request is to help support the addition
of a building and additional equipment
[6:56] in their existing uh location. The
agreement would read on our behalf on or
[7:02] before August 17, 2026, Kirk and M shall
begin the addition of a new building and
[7:07] machinery. Within two years date of the
agreement, Kirk and Matt shall make an
[7:12] investment in a new building and
machinery of $925,000,
[7:17] which $92,500
will qualify for the incentive under the
[7:21] Lincoln County Industrial Incentive
Grant policy. Within two years date of
[7:25] the agreement, Kirk and Mass will
provide at least such a site at least
[7:29] three new jobs paying the average annual
wage of grant for this type project.
[7:33] I'll add level one was added a few years
back to help the small and middlesize
[7:39] industries with smaller expansion. Uh
this is part of that level one
[7:43] agreement. I'll be able to answer any
questions.
[7:47] » Anyone have any questions? All right,
I'll open the public hearing concerning
[7:51] industrial incentive grant application.
Um, having no one signed up to speak, I
[7:56] will close the public hearing and I'll
entertain a motion to adopt the
[8:00] incentive grant application.
>> So moved.
[8:04] » All right. Motion by Commissioner
Mullen.
[8:07] Any further discussion? All right.
Hearing none. All in favor indicate by
[8:11] saying I.
>> I. Opposed.
[8:13] » All right. It is approved. Thank you.
Thank you very much.
[8:19] » All right. Now we'll go to uh NC uh NC
DOT Capital 5310
[8:26] purchase service grant. Miss Sain,
[8:36] » did you get that boy? Did you get that
boy tucked away in college?
[8:40] » Gosh.
>> Yes, I did.
[8:42] » Lots of tears.
>> That is so hard. is probably one of the
[8:46] hardest things a parent can do is leave
a kid at school, which I'm sure all of
[8:50] you understand.
>> Congratulations on him going.
[8:52] » Thank you. Thank you very much.
>> So, good morning. Um, this morning I'm
[8:58] here to present our FY28
um grant from from the North Carolina
[9:03] Department of of Transportation. It is
our 5310 purchases of services grant.
[9:10] This grant we use in partnership with
Veteran Services to provide rides to um
[9:15] Lincoln County residents that are 65 and
older and or disabled individuals in
[9:20] Lincoln County who may be slipping
through the cracks um since they don't
[9:25] qualify for any of our other
transportation grants. This grant does
[9:29] capture that part part of the
population. Um, in FY27, just to let you
[9:35] know, or I'm sorry, FY26, we provided
4,217
[9:40] rides with this grant. So, we we took
people to cancer treatments. We took
[9:45] them to dialysis. We've taken them to
doctor's appointments. We take several
[9:49] disabled individuals to UMAR for
programming. Um, we served 454
[9:55] individuals throughout the fiscal year
in FY26. So this is a very very good
[10:00] needed grant especially for people again
who may fall through those cracks and
[10:04] not qualify for anything else. Um the
grant is for $80,000. There is a 10% um
[10:10] local match that I have already budgeted
for. So there will be no increase or
[10:15] further recommendations from me to um
get additional funds for this grant. So
[10:20] just ask that you approve that and I
will yield to any questions.
[10:24] » Any questions?
All right. I'll open the public hearing
[10:28] concerning NC dot capital 5310 purchase.
All right. Having no one signed up to
[10:34] speak, I'll close the public hearing and
I'll entertain a motion to adopt.
[10:38] » So moved.
>> All right. Motion by Commissioner Cena.
[10:41] » Any further discussion. All right.
Hearing none. All in favor indicate by
[10:45] saying I.
>> Opposed. All right. It is approved.
[10:48] Thank you.
>> Thank you'all very much.
[10:52] » Next TLC combined grant application.
Clay,
[11:03] » good morning.
>> Good morning.
[11:04] » Um, I'm here to present the TLC grant
application. It is the combined grant
[11:10] application. It's their 5311 funds. Uh,
it will cover capital and administrative
[11:15] cost. The total request funding request
is 327,334.
[11:22] The local match would be 476.99.
This will cover administrative cost and
[11:27] the capital investment. It'll replace
the computers and all of the um it'll
[11:33] upgrade the equipment in the vans as
well. Uh this is for FY28
[11:39] and we just ask that y'all approve.
Anyone have any questions for Clay?
[11:45] All right. I'll um open the public
hearing concerning concerning TLC
[11:49] combined grant. Having no one signed up
to speak, I will close the public
[11:53] hearing and I'll entertain a motion to
approve.
[11:58] » So move.
>> All right. Motion by Commissioner
[12:00] Carpenter.
Any further discussion?
[12:04] All right. Hearing none. All in favor
indicate by saying I.
[12:08] » Opposed. All right. It is approved.
Thank you.
[12:11] » Thank you.
>> All right. One number seven, planning
[12:14] board recommendations. Jeremiah.
[12:21] » Good morning, commissioners. Uh
following the public hearings on August
[12:25] 3rd, uh we have a few legislative cases
where the planning board provided their
[12:30] recommendations. I'll present those
first and then we'll proceed to a couple
[12:34] of evidentiary uh hearings that for
which the decisions were postponed
[12:39] pending the reasonzoning decisions. Uh
the first case I have for you is zoning
[12:44] map amendment number 786. Troy Mottz was
the applicant in this case. This was a
[12:48] request to reszone uh 1.76 acres from uh
residential suburban to general business
[12:55] located about 200 ft south of Highway
150 and about 500 ft east of Lee Longing
[13:00] Road in Ironton Township. Not too long
ago, Mr. Mottz had reszoned uh the
[13:05] corner at the intersection with 150 to
general business. Uh this was a request
[13:10] to reszone this additional 1.76 acres
also to general business. The planning
[13:15] board unanimously recommended approval
and you have their adopted statement.
[13:21] » All right. Any questions for Jeremiah?
>> Jeremia, do we know what's going to go
[13:26] in there?
>> The applicant has stated he intends to
[13:29] build a gas station.
[13:36] » Thank you.
>> All right. Any additional questions? All
[13:40] right. I'll entertain a motion to adopt
the statement of consistency and
[13:42] reasonless as presented by the planning
board.
[13:44] » Motion.
>> Motion by Commissioner Mullen. Any
[13:48] further discussion? All right. Hearing
none. All in favor indicate by saying I.
[13:53] [snorts]
>> Opposed. All right. I'll entertain a
[13:55] motion to approve ZMA 786.
>> So move.
[13:59] » All right. Motion by Commissioner
Patton.
[14:02] » Any further discussion? Hearing none.
All in favor indicate by saying I.
[14:06] » I. opposed. All right, it is approved.
Thank you, Jeremiah.
[14:11] » Next, we have zoning map amendment
number 788. Beck Company LLC was the
[14:15] applicant in this case. Uh, this was a
request to reszone uh an assemblage of
[14:20] parcels um totaling a little over nine
acres from general business to
[14:24] residential single family and
residential single family uh reszoning
[14:28] those to light industrial. Uh the
property is located on the south side of
[14:33] Highway 150 at uh the interchange with
NC16 bypass. Uh the planning board
[14:39] recommended approval of this
unanimously. You have their adopted
[14:42] statement.
>> All right. Any questions for Jeremiah?
[14:47] » Is this the same piece of property,
Jeremiah, that we just voted on or close
[14:50] to it?
>> Um are you referring to the gas station
[14:54] from a couple years ago?
>> Yeah.
[14:56] » Uh that parcel is part of this
assemblage. Yes, sir. Okay. Thank you.
[15:02] » Right. I'll entertain a motion to adopt
the statement of consistency and
[15:05] reasonleness as presented by the
planning board.
[15:09] » So moved.
>> All right. Motion by Commissioner
[15:11] Carpenter.
Any further discussion?
[15:15] All right. Hearing none. All in favor
indicate by saying I.
[15:18] » I. Opposed.
>> All right. I'll entertain a motion to
[15:23] approve ZMA 788.
>> So moved.
[15:27] » Motion by Commissioner Carpenter. Any
further discussion? All right. Hearing
[15:32] none. All in favor indicate by saying I.
>> I. Opposed.
[15:36] » All right. It is approved.
>> Next we have zoning map amendment number
[15:41] 789. Uh Riley Acorn being the applicant
in this case was requesting the
[15:46] reszoning of a 1.03 acre parcel from
neighborhood business to general
[15:50] business. Uh that property is located at
1769
[15:55] North NC16 business uh right at the
intersection with Hickory Creek Drive.
[16:00] Uh the planning staff unanimously
recommended approval of this request and
[16:04] you have their adopted statement in your
packet.
[16:08] » Any further questions for Jeremiah?
All right. I'll entertain a motion to
[16:13] adopt the statement of consistency and
reasonless as presented by the planning
[16:16] board. I make a motion to adopt the
statement of consistency and
[16:19] reasonableness as presented by the
planning board.
[16:21] » All right. Motion by Commissioner Cena.
Any further discussion? All right.
[16:25] Hearing none. All in favor indicate by
saying I. I.
[16:28] » Opposed. All right. I'll entertain a
motion to approve ZMA 789.
[16:32] » I make a motion to approve ZMA 789.
Riley Iicorn. I hope I said that right.
[16:37] Applicant as recommended by the planning
board.
[16:39] » All right. Motion by Commissioner Cena.
Any further discussion? Hearing none.
[16:44] All in favor indicate by saying I.
>> I. opposed. All right, it is approved.
[16:48] Thank you.
>> All right, moving on to the special use
[16:52] permits. Uh the first one, uh SP number
536, Beck Company LLC, was the applicant
[16:57] in this case. Um this is the same
property that was just voted to be
[17:02] reszoned, uh there at the intersection
of NC16 bypass and Highway 150. Uh the
[17:08] applicant is proposing a building
material sales operation there and so
[17:13] that requires a special use permit in
the Eastern Lincoln Development District
[17:17] overlay in which that property is
located. Uh so following the public
[17:21] hearing uh a decision was postponed
until this morning pending the outcome
[17:26] of the reasonzoning and so you have the
applicant's proposed findings of fact
[17:30] included in your packet and I'll be
happy to answer any questions you have
[17:33] for me.
>> All right, this is for SP 536. So I'll
[17:37] entertain a motion to approve the
findings of fact as submitted by the
[17:39] applicant.
>> So moved.
[17:41] » Motion by Commissioner Mullen.
All right. Any further discussion. All
[17:46] right. Hearing none. All in favor
indicate by saying I.
[17:49] » Opposed. All right. I'll entertain a
motion to approve SP 536.
[17:54] » So moved.
>> All right. Motion by Commissioner
[17:56] Patton.
>> Any further discussion? All right.
[18:00] Hearing none. All in favor indicate by
saying I. I. Opposed. All right. It is
[18:05] approved.
All right. And lastly, we have SUP
[18:09] number 537. This was a request request
for a special use permit for a
[18:14] contractor's office. Um the property was
uh just reszoned um earlier uh similar
[18:20] to the last request. Um following the
public hearing for special use permit
[18:24] 537, a decision was postponed pending
the outcome of the resoning proposal.
[18:29] Um, and so you have the applicant's
proposed findings of fact included in
[18:33] your packet and I'll be happy to answer
any questions you have for me.
[18:37] » Any additional questions for Jeremiah?
All right. I'll entertain a motion to
[18:41] approve the findings of fact as
submitted by the applicant.
[18:44] » Make a motion. Sorry.
>> I'll make a motion to approve the
[18:48] findings of fact as submitted by the
applicant.
[18:50] » Right. Any further discussion?
>> Hearing none. All in favor indicate by
[18:54] saying I.
>> I.
[18:55] » Opposed. All right. Entertain a motion
to approve SP 537. I
[19:00] » make a motion to approve SP 537 Riley
Ike board horn applicant based on the
[19:05] findings of fact. Right. Any further
discussion? All in favor indicate by
[19:10] saying I.
>> Opposed. All right. It is approved.
[19:14] » Thank you, commissioners. Yep.
>> All right. Next, we'll go to Lincoln
[19:17] County Animal Services fee schedule
amendment.
[19:28] Good morning, commissioners.
>> Um, I am looking to make an update to
[19:33] our current fee schedule. Um, the
proposed um, update is in your packet. I
[19:38] recommend approval as requested. Please
let me know if you have any questions.
[19:43] » Anyone have any questions?
Then I'll entertain a motion to approve
[19:47] the link county animal services feed
schedule amendment.
[19:50] » So moved. All right. Motion by
Commissioner Carpenter.
[19:54] Any further discussion
hearing? None. All in favor indicate by
[19:58] saying I. I. Opposed. It is approved.
Thank you.
[20:01] » Thank you.
>> Y'all have a good day.
[20:02] » You too.
>> All right. Next purchase authorization
[20:07] of a Stellar TM Max with HDI.
[20:13] » Good morning. Um so I'm here for um
purchase authorization for one of our
[20:20] utility bed crane trucks. We currently
have one. Um, it's a 2008 model. It
[20:24] already has 77,000 miles. This is very
helpful with for our mechanics when they
[20:29] have to go on site and change um
compactors, use any equipment um to put
[20:34] it in place. So, that's what I'm
requesting.
[20:37] » Anyone have any questions?
>> This is already budgeted, I'm assuming.
[20:41] » Yes.
>> I thought so.
[20:42] » Yes.
>> Thank you.
[20:45] » I'll entertain a motion to approve the
purchase.
[20:48] » So moved.
>> Motion by Commissioner Cena.
[20:50] » Thank you. Any further discussion? All
right. Hearing none. All in favor
[20:55] indicate by saying I. I. Opposed. All
right. That one is approved.
[21:00] » Thank you.
>> Then the purchase authorization of a Mac
[21:02] rolloff truck.
>> Um so this is something that was also
[21:06] budgeted for fiscal year 27. It is again
a purchase authorization for a new
[21:11] rolloff truck. Um we do have several in
the fleet. We like to keep two in for
[21:16] spares. Um, currently the two oldest
ones that we have that may be ending
[21:21] their lives with us is um a 2017 model
that has 365,000 m on it and a 2018
[21:28] model with 305,000 m on it.
>> I'd say you got your use out of those.
[21:35] » Yes. [laughter]
>> All right. Any further questions,
[21:39] comments? I'll entertain a motion to
approve the purchase authorization of a
[21:43] Mac rolloff truck.
>> So moved.
[21:45] » All right. Motion by Commissioner Cena.
Any further discussion? All right.
[21:50] Hearing none. All in favor indicate by
saying I.
[21:54] » Opposed. All right. It is approved.
Thank you.
[21:56] » Thank you.
[22:00] » Bethl booster pump station relocation
project. Jonathan.
[22:09] » Thank you, commissioners. Um I'm here
today to just give you an update on the
[22:13] Bethl booster pump station. Um we have
gone into bid for that. Um the bid is
[22:19] currently live. Um we will have a
pre-bid meeting on August 25th, so next
[22:25] Tuesday. And then the bid opening will
be September 10th for this project um to
[22:31] meet the state's guidance on um for that
bidding and and the uh startup of that
[22:39] project. Any questions?
>> Anyone have any questions for Jonathan?
[22:45] » All right. Thank you, sir.
>> Thank you.
[22:47] » All right. Next, Lincoln County write-
offs on collectible uh taxes. Diana.
[23:08] » Good morning, commissioners. This is the
companion to the utility write-offs we
[23:14] did, I believe, in June. These are the
general billing write offs. It's like um
[23:21] fire permits, uh various um bills that
the county sends for uh collection and
[23:28] things like that. And these these have
never been written off before because we
[23:31] just started doing general billing on
the system probably three or four years
[23:34] ago. So again, these are going back uh
18 months and they are we are writing
[23:39] them off uh in accordance with uh
generally accepted accounting
[23:42] principles. We will still pursue
collection um once we hire the new
[23:46] collection billing and collection
supervisor. We will give them this to
[23:49] them and they will use the debt set off
process to collect whatever they can as
[23:54] long as in an individual's name and not
a business's name.
[24:02] So I just need approval from y'all to
write it off.
[24:06] » Any further questions or anything? All
right. I'll entertain a motion to
[24:10] approve.
>> So move. Motion by Commissioner
[24:13] Carpenter.
Any further discussion?
[24:17] All right. Hearing none. All in favor
indicate by saying I.
[24:19] » I. Opposed.
>> All right. It is approved. Thank you.
[24:24] » All right. Next. Request to approve
contract Central Square One Solutions.
[24:32] » Good morning, commissioners. Thank you
for allowing us to be on the agenda uh
[24:35] for this presentation. Uh so this is a
request to approve the contract with
[24:38] central square uh for our current
records management system and our gel
[24:42] management system software that we've
been utilizing since 2004. Uh so this
[24:46] contract will continue us out with
support for them. Continue the upgrade
[24:50] of this system moving it to the cloud as
well. So it's what we've currently been
[24:53] operating on. All the connections are
currently established. This will include
[24:57] a connection to the as far as for a data
dump from Hexagon to come over to make
[25:01] it easier for the officers writing the
report and a much more streamlined
[25:04] version for them. And then funding for
this, we've re requesting to reallocate
[25:08] funds currently from our vehicle budget
um that we've saved some money on from
[25:12] purchasing some used vehicles that were
completely outfitted from the city of
[25:15] Lincoln. Uh so approximately 400,000
that we save from that to move over to
[25:18] this uh to continue operating and still
have us what we had um allocated for
[25:23] hexagon for for support and stuff along
on that CAT system for it.
[25:29] Any questions for me?
>> Only qu when does this contract take
[25:32] place? When does it go in effect?
>> It'll go in effect once it's signed. We
[25:35] already currently operate on the system.
Uh so it'll just be moving into the
[25:39] cloud within the next couple of months
as far as for that migration process.
[25:42] And I guess the question was because
we're not up to the 330 bid capacity yet
[25:46] because we hadn't finished our gel
expansion, would would they not give us
[25:49] a discount for the meantime on that?
>> We can see and current like it'll be
[25:54] operational as far as we're told
Decemberish as far as physically having
[25:58] parts of those the jail operational
inside of that expansion, but we can
[26:02] inquire on that.
>> Worth the question.
[26:05] » Sure. Yes, sir.
>> All right. Any additional questions?
[26:10] I'll entertain a motion to approve.
>> So move.
[26:14] » All right. Motion by Commissioner Cena.
Any further discussion?
[26:19] Right. Hearing none. All in favor
indicate by saying I.
[26:22] » I.
>> Opposed. All right. It is approved.
[26:25] Thank you.
>> Thank you very much.
[26:26] » All right. Next. Sheriff's Office
training facility range revised GMP.
[26:31] Mr. Fields.
[26:35] » Good morning, commissioners.
>> Good morning. So, we're here to ask for
[26:39] your consideration and approval of the
construction of Lane County Sheriff's
[26:43] Training Facility. This facility will be
a two-story uh facility,
[26:49] 4,584
square ft, and it'll consist of, of
[26:54] course, lobby, restrooms, there's a
classroom to accommodate 30 people. Um
[27:01] there's an office for the range master
and an office for a training officer. Uh
[27:06] and a bullpen area for the instructors
and storage equipment. Lower level would
[27:13] consist of weapons cleaning room,
ammunition uh storage area, electrical,
[27:18] mechanical uh and range a range
maintenance equipment room.
[27:24] The ranges are there's 18 lanes that
range from 25 to 100 yards. Uh there's
[27:31] five lanes [snorts]
uh rifle range to uh 190 yards. Um
[27:37] there's a 8 by8 shooting tower that is
being has been designed and will be
[27:43] constructed to accommodate repelling uh
exercises. Um the entire facility will
[27:51] be backed up uh generator back up. Um
and
[27:58] we we have used decided to use the
construction manager at risk delivery
[28:03] method and we have the contractor's
representative here. If if you have any
[28:08] questions, he can help help answer some
of those questions. Um they have
[28:12] provided a guaranteed maximum price of
6,829,782.
[28:24] I have a question as far as the grading
for 1.6 million. I thought the site was
[28:29] pretty much graded and ready to go based
off the gel expansion when we uh moved
[28:34] the retaining wall and did some of that
initial work. is what's what's the 1.6
[28:41] for?
>> Yes sir. So there is still some grading
[28:44] to be done. We had to shift the building
um because of the the tower the
[28:50] communication tower. So we had to shift
the building uh to get out of the fall
[28:55] zone for that and and so it's going to
require some some additional grading.
[29:08] Okay.
>> Just the only place we've looked at
[29:11] putting this facility grading amount is
pretty steep and
[29:15] » Yeah. No, we we did look it's been quite
a few years ago. Um there's the old
[29:21] landfill on Alen Road. Uh it was
considered to put it there. Um but it's
[29:30] you know it's relation to the school.
It's relatively close to a school and
[29:34] neighborhood, but it's close to a school
right here.
[29:36] » Yes, sir.
>> Okay.
[29:39] » I guess, you know, if we're spending $7
million, to me, I'd like to see if we
[29:43] got some alternatives to maybe put this
into where we can open it up for
[29:46] recreational use. We got a ton of
concealed carry people around in this
[29:50] county, and we're very prun. It'd be
nice if we could do something like this
[29:54] to where all of our citizens could use
it.
[30:00] I think one of the issues behind um
not utilizing it for public use um was
[30:09] the liability aspect. If someone got
hurt on the range, but that decision
[30:14] hasn't been made so about whether we're
going to do it or whether we're not
[30:18] going to do it for public use. Um I
would strongly suggest we don't allow
[30:22] anybody use the tower besides law
enforcement officers. um understanding
[30:28] and I think we need to understand that
this is not a facility that just our
[30:32] folks can use but it's a regional use
for Lincolnington and our federal
[30:37] partners and our state partners as well
but I don't see any reason why other
[30:41] than the liability issues um of having
civilians coming to shoot on the range
[30:45] we're going to have a range master out
there um it it'll just it'll just
[30:49] require a certain amount of time I know
Gastonia does it so that's a decision
[30:54] that we can make after we get the thing
built. I suppose
[30:57] » I was just thinking of we have one in
ranking ranking park and ranking lake
[31:03] park and
>> Gastonia and then you have one in
[31:05] Cleveland County. So I mean from a
liability standpoint they're able to do
[31:08] it. So I'd rather if we're going to
spend this kind of money is open it up
[31:12] for recreational purposes for
>> all of our citizens. And that's why I
[31:15] wasn't sure what the location is that
the ideal location or could we for$ 1.6
[31:21] million in grad. It's gives us a lot of
opportunity.
[31:26] » Yes.
[31:30] » Yeah. I struggle with I mean, it's $7
million basically for something that's
[31:34] not going to get used full time. I mean,
and I agree. It needs to be somewhere
[31:41] that we can uh the public can use it and
at least um
[31:47] not recoup our money but further utilize
it for the money that it's going to cost
[31:51] us to do it.
>> Have we already started grading out
[31:54] there?
>> Not not specifically for this project.
[31:58] » Okay.
>> Yeah. Most of the work out there has
[32:02] really been done in relation to the jail
expansion. Uh the only thing that really
[32:06] has been complemented by the the uh
training facility has really been the
[32:12] wall contiguous run on the wall
retaining wall which was there was two
[32:16] parts in the original plan. There was a
part of it for the expansion and part of
[32:20] it for the range and they did see the
benefit. I think some of the
[32:23] commissioners were part part of the
observation of that to to basically join
[32:28] that part as one part of the project
just so we wouldn't be basically paying
[32:32] for two parts that were going to end up
being joined anyway.
[32:36] And to your point, Commissioner Mullen,
um the county had looked at a couple
[32:41] areas for the training range and um
ultimately uh the sheriff had really uh
[32:48] felt hesitation on the owl's den
location and was more comfortable with
[32:53] looking at the area behind the current
um facility to do the expansion just to
[32:58] help understand that's kind of where we
we it was it was discussed, but
[33:02] ultimately that's what the request was.
[33:08] Okay. Any further questions?
All right. I'll entertain a motion to
[33:13] approve the sheriff's office training
facility revised GMP.
[33:17] » I'll make the motion to approve.
>> All right. Motion by Commissioner Cena.
[33:22] Any further discussion?
[33:25] » Okay. Is that with Mark's uh about open
to the public? Is that part of the
[33:30] motion?
>> No. I think that's something we need to
[33:32] talk about and look at and decide once
the facility gets built if it's
[33:36] conducive to that. Although we need to
make sure that if that's what the
[33:40] board's decision is that we make there's
no there's park there's plenty of
[33:44] parking there. So it wouldn't be beyond
the re realm of possibility to have the
[33:50] public shooting there.
>> Okay. Just wanted to ask that question.
[33:54] » Yeah, I got you. I think most folks want
a um that I've talked to anyway want a
[33:59] trap and ski range and that's that's not
conducive to that at all.
[34:06] All right. Any further discussion?
All right. All in favor indicate by
[34:10] saying I
>> I
[34:12] » opposed. No.
>> No.
[34:14] » All right. It is
a three to two in the no. Thank you.
[34:20] » Thank you.
>> All right. Now this is public comment
[34:22] time. This is where the public is able
to come and speak to the board. Um,
[34:26] you're able to speak for three minutes
as an individual and five as a group.
[34:32] Um, first is Jeff Carpenter.
[34:37] And just a reminder, it's not a Q&A
session. This is just your comments to
[34:42] us.
[34:47] » Good morning, commissioners.
>> Good morning. uh here today on behalf of
[34:51] Lincoln County Farm Bureau. Um we want
to thank you all for your service to our
[34:56] community and um we've uh previously I
think sent all of you should have
[35:01] received a personal invitation in the
mail to an elected officials
[35:04] appreciation breakfast be next Tuesday
up at our board meeting the 25th up on
[35:11] uh here north of town just a little bit.
So we'd like to have you. Um, our system
[35:16] of government relies on citizen
involvement. All of you have stepped up,
[35:21] put your names on ballots and are
serving here uh, to lead our county. And
[35:26] for you and all of your peers and other
folks that serve in elected official
[35:30] capacities, we just want to take this
opportunity to say thank you for your
[35:33] leadership. We know a lot of times it's
a thankless job. You may have a lot of
[35:37] fair weather friends and um, uh, it's a
tough job. We know you sacrifice time
[35:43] from your daily lives and your families
and is a way of stepping forward, you
[35:48] know, to take on these responsibilities
and we just want to let you know that we
[35:52] we thank you for that and we appreciate
it very much and we just want to set
[35:56] aside. We have the other 364 days of the
year to call you when we have issues
[36:01] that we want to talk to you about or to
sway you one way or another try to
[36:05] explain to you, but this was the day
that we've kind of set aside for not
[36:08] just commissioners but others as well to
uh just to come for us to be able to say
[36:13] thank you just for a short period of
time. So we hope you can join us. You
[36:16] should have gotten that uh invitation in
the mail and otherwise if you can let us
[36:20] know so we can plan accordingly. But
that'll be um next Tuesday the 25th up
[36:25] there at 8:00. So we hope to see you
then and if not we certainly thank you
[36:28] and appreciate your service to our
county and our community. So thank you.
[36:32] » Thank you. Next on the list is Dr.
Edward Haynes.
[36:44] I'm Dr. Edward Haynes. This is Sarah
Lart. We are with the Sky Bell
[36:47] Foundation. This is the third time in
six months we are standing before you.
[36:53] I want to tell you a story.
Sarah and I
[37:00] through the Sky Bell Foundation have
driven over 88,000 miles.
[37:05] We have visited over 2,400
individual fire departments through 35
[37:11] states with our foundation.
Along that journey,
[37:17] we have had meetings with commissioners,
city council,
[37:23] mayors,
congress people, governors,
[37:28] and one senator out of South Carolina.
Some of those meetings we asked for.
[37:34] Some of those meetings they contacted us
and asked for
[37:40] all about the volunteer firefighters in
their state that they care about.
[37:48] The foundation is to improve
the emergency care in every county.
[37:56] Now, I don't know whether you
commissioners realize it or not, but in
[37:59] Lincoln County,
you only have eight ambulances that run
[38:05] in the daytime and four at night to
cover 300 square miles.
[38:11] You call on mutual aid from other
counties, which puts a burden on their
[38:15] emergency services. How do I know this?
We went and asked,
[38:22] but the Skybell Foundation was formed
and designed to help with that.
[38:28] Though we've been promised that somebody
from this commissioners, including you,
[38:33] chairperson, we would be contacted.
We have yet to be contacted.
[38:40] I don't know whether it's a fact that
you don't care about the volunteer
[38:42] firefighters who are twothirds of all
firefighters across America.
[38:49] The devastation of losing volunteer
firefighters can be felt in New York
[38:53] State which in the last five years have
lost over 55,000.
[39:00] Can you imagine losing volunteer
firefighters in Lincoln and Lincoln
[39:04] County?
[39:07] We're out there doing everything we can.
We wonder why this group of
[39:11] commissioners
haven't done anything to contact us to
[39:16] see what it's all about, to see if they
want to be a part of it.
[39:21] And with your emergency services in such
condition as it is with only eight
[39:26] ambulances, every second counts
when the fire department arrives at an
[39:32] emergency
because
[39:36] As we were told by Dr. Boyd, if two
ambulances are
[39:41] sent out in the same area, the response
over here is even longer.
[39:46] But that firefighter may be able to give
enough aid to sustain that life until
[39:51] that ambulance can get there.
[39:56] I'm ashamed
that we have been invited to speak in
[40:02] front of, as I said, governors,
mayors,
[40:08] congress people, and senators, but
little Lincoln's county commissioners in
[40:14] six months of promising to reach out to
us, has failed to do so. I can only
[40:20] assume and take it that you do not care
about your volunteer firefighters in
[40:25] Lincoln. And I wonder how many of y'all
have visited
[40:29] your firefighters
>> for three minutes. You're 45 group.
[40:34] » The group did not was not identified
from the get-go. So you've got three
[40:38] minutes. So you're you're a minute over.
[40:47] Oh,
>> leave it right on the desk there, sir.
[40:50] » All right. No one else signed up to
speak for public comments. I will close
[40:54] the public comments and we'll move on to
item 16, finance office reports. Miss
[40:58] Rios.
[41:16] Good morning again.
[gasps]
[41:19] » This is the finance report back to May.
Um we don't have June yet as we're still
[41:24] closing out June. Um we'll probably get
that to you probably next month. Um but
[41:30] through May, which is 92% of the fiscal
year, um the general fund investment
[41:35] earnings were 2.9 million. Uh we had um
three more million in the poolled
[41:40] accounts, but that gets distributed
between the general fund, the utility
[41:43] fund, solid waste, and the multi-year
funds. Um we are over budget in the um
[41:51] interest revenue account, which is
always a good thing. Um but we do have
[41:55] some adjustments that we do when we mark
tomarket on the investments. So that
[41:59] will bring that number down. Um taxes
budgeted through fiscal 26 were at 92
[42:04] million. They collection the collections
through May were almost at budget and
[42:09] June is very small but I do believe we
hit our budgeted amount. Sales taxes
[42:14] were at 37.6 million. We had received
almost 31 million and we will receive we
[42:20] will pull back the sales taxes through
the payments through September. Um,
[42:26] total revenues in the general fund in
May were 95%, expenditures were 86. Um,
[42:30] utility fund revenues were at 94,
expenses were at 77, and solid waste
[42:34] revenues were a little over 100% and
expenses were at 82. Um, obviously the
[42:39] 27 budget was posted. We are in it now.
The auditors will be here in about three
[42:43] weeks. So, we are working on adjusting
and closing and um, actually paying the
[42:49] last of the 26 invoices. Um, as
sometimes we do receive them late. We do
[42:54] have some this week that are still going
in. So hopefully next month I'll get you
[42:58] June. It will be unudedited. It'll be
unadjusted, but it'll be the what we
[43:03] have gotten at by
now that we pull back to June. Are there
[43:09] any questions?
>> Any questions?
[43:13] » Thank you.
>> All right. Thank you.
[43:15] » All right. Next item 17, county manager
report. Mr. May,
[43:19] » thank you. Good morning, Chairman. Uh
just uh for the for some news updates.
[43:23] Last Tuesday, I attended the St. James
Elementary School dedication ceremony.
[43:28] Uh the the new expansion is very
impressive and I think we have some very
[43:32] happy teachers and very happy students.
Uh lot of lot of good uh has come of
[43:37] that and I know we've got two more uh
project update. The finance team had
[43:42] their due diligence call with the NC
treasures office and our financial
[43:45] consultants Davenport last week on the
limited obligation bond uh in regards to
[43:50] the Rock Springs and Kataba Springs
expansion and my understanding every
[43:54] from based off that the process is
moving along well no issues. Uh the
[43:59] county team uh along with some members
of the airport advisory board met with
[44:03] our airport engineer last week to get
updates on phase 2 improvements and the
[44:07] lighting rehabilitation.
we're ready to go out for bid on the
[44:10] phase two hanger site development.
Unfortunately, uh I know it's still
[44:15] there's I know there's still a lot of
impatient uh in regards to the lighting
[44:20] rehab, but they did give us an estimated
completion time frame for that for June
[44:24] to July of 2027
uh as it currently stands. So, just want
[44:28] to make the board aware of that. But, uh
we had I think we had a a good meeting
[44:33] and those those projects are moving
along. So, that pretty much concludes my
[44:38] report. Did you have any questions?
Thank you.
[44:41] » All right. Next, county attorney's
report.
[44:43] » Uh just a brief update. The ordinance
was approved finally for parks and
[44:48] wreck. I think it's done for at least a
while um at the last meeting. And then
[44:54] just a brief update on uh the abandoned
structures in June. This board uh did
[45:00] approve me to take legal action. Um, but
before I did that, we did send out
[45:05] 30-day notices, ask people to clean up
the properties um that had been deemed
[45:10] abandoned by the chief building
official. Um, none of those violations
[45:15] were cleaned up. So, in the in the next
few weeks, I will be filing uh suits on
[45:20] that. Um, so we will get that moving.
That's all I have to report. Any
[45:27] questions?
>> All right. County Commissioner's report.
[45:31] Any commissioner have anything to
report?
[45:35] » All right. Next, vacancies and
appointment.
[45:38] » Mr. Chairman, I'd like to make the uh
motion to we approve the following
[45:42] appointments for the board of health to
reappoint Cammy Benton for her second
[45:46] term. Michael Watt for his first term
and for the Lake Norman Marine
[45:50] Commission to appoint Robert Weller.
[45:57] » All right.
[46:01] That's in the form of a motion. Any
further discussion? All right. All in
[46:06] favor indicate by saying I. I.
>> Opposed. All right. Those appointments
[46:09] are approved.
>> All right. Any other business to come
[46:12] for this board at this time?
>> Close session.
[46:16] » All right. Next, we'll go into close
session. Somebody read the reason for
[46:20] close session as as the motion.
>> Mr. Chairman, I'll make a motion to
[46:25] enter in close session pursuant in North
County General Statute 143-318.11A3
[46:32] to consult with the attorney employed or
retained by the public body in order to
[46:36] preserve the attorney client privilege
between the attorney and the public body
[46:40] which privilege is hereby acknowledged
in pursuant to North Carolina General
[46:43] Statute 143-318.11A6
[46:46] to consider the qualifications
competency performance character fitness
[46:50] condition of employment or condition of
initial employment ment of an individual
[46:56] public officer or employee or
prospective public officer or employee.
[47:00] » All right, everyone understand the
motion? Any further discussion? All in
[47:04] favor of any close session?
>> I opposed. All right, we are now in
[47:09] close session.
[2:24:19] » [sighs]
[2:24:21] » All right, we're out of close session.
Um, and we want to we adopting a
[2:24:27] resolution to allow the county manager
to approve the excise taxes uh refunds
[2:24:31] so they don't have to come before the
board um moving forward. And so I'll
[2:24:37] entertain a motion to approve.
>> So move.
[2:24:39] » All right. Motion by Commissioner
Patton. Any further discussion?
[2:24:43] » All in favor indicate by saying I.
>> All right. So that is approved. I've got
[2:24:48] a few more actions. So I'll entertain a
motion to adjust David Madden's county
[2:24:51] manager salary to $232,000 effective
September the 1st, 2026.
[2:24:57] » So moved.
>> All right. Motion by Commissioner
[2:25:00] Carpenter. Any further discussion? All
in favor indicates by saying I.
[2:25:05] » I. opposed.
All right. I'll entertain a motion to
[2:25:09] approve and adopt David's contract as
presented.
[2:25:13] » So moved.
>> All right. Motion by Commissioner
[2:25:15] Carpenter. Any further discussion?
Hearing none. All in favor indicate by
[2:25:20] saying I.
>> I.
[2:25:22] » Opposed.
All right. I'll entertain a motion to
[2:25:25] adjust Megan Gilbert County Attorney's
salary to $189,000 flat.
[2:25:30] » So moved.
>> All right. Motion by Commissioner
[2:25:33] Carpenter. Any further discussion
hearing? None. All in favor indicate by
[2:25:39] saying I.
>> I.
[2:25:40] » Opposed.
All right, that passes and I'll
[2:25:43] entertain a motion to improve Megan's
employment contract as presented.
[2:25:49] » So moved.
>> All right. Motion by Commissioner
[2:25:51] Patton.
Any further discussion?
[2:25:55] Hearing none. All in favor indicate by
saying I.
[2:25:58] » I.
>> That is approved. All right. With
[2:26:01] there's nothing else left to do, I'll
entertain a motion to adjurnn. I make a
[2:26:04] motion to adjurnn.
>> Motion by Commissioner Carpenter. Any
[2:26:08] further discussion
hearing? None. All in favor indicate by
[2:26:12] saying I.
>> Opposed.
[2:26:14] » We are journed.