Clinton public meetings in 2023

Regular Council Meetings

The City Council will administer oaths of office to the Mayor and Councilmembers and elect a Mayor Pro Tem. The body will hold public hearings regarding a grooming facility and a residential-to-office rezoning. The meeting also includes appointments for the Planning and Zoning Board and Board of Adjustment.

• Public hearing: special use request for animal services/grooming at 604 Lisbon Street
• Public hearing: rezoning 1.66 acres at 702 Sunset Avenue from R-8 Residential to O & I - Office and Institutional District
• Appointment of the city attorney
• Board appointments for Planning and Zoning and Board of Adjustment
• Closed session to discuss personnel

Regular Council Meetings

The City Council will discuss budget and General American Rescue Plan Fund Project Ordinance amendments. The body is also considering the purchase of a fire apparatus and airport rates and charges. Additionally, the council will review street closings for holiday events.

• Budget amendment(s) to the FY 2023-2024 Budget Ordinance
• Purchase of a fire apparatus for the Clinton Fire Department
• Clinton-Sampson Airport Rates and Charges effective Nov 1, 2023, through June 30, 2024
• CTZ-Airfield Lighting and Signage Improvements Work Authorization Task Order No. 2023-1
• Closed session to discuss real property acquisition near 315 East Carter Street

Regular Council Meetings

The Clinton City Council is meeting to handle routine administrative items, including approving minutes, issuing proclamations, and receiving reports. New business includes deciding whether to reschedule the November meeting, authorizing the sale of surplus equipment, accepting a stormwater mapping grant, and approving an airport maintenance agreement. The council will also enter closed session to discuss personnel.

• Resolution to sell 2010 Freightliner sanitation truck via GovDeals.com, est. $10,000
• Resolution accepting 2023 Stormwater Mapping and Assessment Project funding (SRP-SW-ARP-0053)
• Letter of Agreement for Airport Safety/Maintenance Projects with Sampson County and NCDOT
• Consideration of rescheduling November 7 council meeting to Nov 8 or Nov 14
• Amending Personnel Policy Section 10 on Accident Review Board

Regular Council Meetings

The Clinton City Council will hold public hearings on four rezoning requests and a special use request to convert a house into a duplex. They will also consider closing streets for the Annual Square Fair and Barbecue Cook-off, charging off unpaid water and sewer bills, and designating 2024 Spring and Fall Clean-up Weeks. The meeting includes approval of the August 1, 2023, minutes and a closed session for attorney consultation.

• Rezoning of 3.20 acres at 702 Sunset Avenue from R-8 Residential to O&I Office and Institutional (continued hearing)
• Rezoning of 0.25 acres at 227 McKoy Street from CB-Central Business to NS-Neighborhood Shopping
• Rezoning of 1.51 acres along Southeast Boulevard from RA-20 Residential Agriculture to HC-Highway Commercial
• Special use request by J. Lindsay, LLC to convert 103 Wilson Street residential structure into a duplex
• Consideration of closing streets on October 13-14, 2023, for the Annual Square Fair and Barbecue Cook-off

The City Council unanimously approved the annexation of three tracts of land owned by the Sampson County Board of Commissioners. A rezoning request for property on Pugh Road was approved, while a request for 702 Sunset Avenue was continued to September 5, 2023.

• Approved annexation of property along Industrial Drive and Armory Road (unanimous)
• Approved rezoning of approximately 15 acres along Pugh Road from RA-20 and R-6 to HC Highway Commercial District (unanimous)
• Continued public hearing for rezoning request at 702 Sunset Avenue until September 5, 2023 (unanimous)
• Approved July 11, 2023, regular city council minutes (unanimous)

Regular Council Meetings

The Clinton City Council will hold public hearings on the annexation of property along Industrial Drive and Armory Road, a rezoning request for 3.20 acres at 702 Sunset Avenue, a rezoning request for about 15 acres along Pugh Road, and a special use request to operate an arcade at 120 East Main Street. The council will also consider resolutions related to stormwater mapping, speed limit changes on Wall and McKoy Streets, and enter closed session for attorney consultation.

• Public hearing on annexation of property along Industrial Drive and Armory Road
• Rezoning request by Ana Acosta for 3.20 acres at 702 Sunset Avenue from R-8 to O&I
• Rezoning request by Quality Land, LLC for ~15 acres along Pugh Road to HC Highway Commercial
• Special use request by Reta Ramos for an arcade at 120 East Main Street
• Resolution to reduce speed limit on Wall Street from Fayetteville to Elizabeth Street

The City Council unanimously adopted an order to close Raiford Street in its entirety. The council also authorized the collection of property taxes by Sampson County and scheduled a public hearing for a proposed annexation of 122.324 acres.

• Approved June 6 and June 20, 2023 meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Approved Revised Agenda of July 11, 2023 (unanimous)
• Designated July as Park and Recreation Month (unanimous)
• Adopted order to close Raiford Street in its entirety (unanimous)
• Authorized Sampson County to collect property taxes (unanimous)
• Approved Report of Sufficiency for annexation along Industrial Drive and Armory Road (unanimous)
• Scheduled public hearing for annexation of 122.324 acres for August 1, 2023 (unanimous)

Regular Council Meetings

The Clinton City Council will hold a public hearing on closing Raiford Street entirely and consider adopting a Street Closing Order. They will also consider approving a report of sufficiency for the voluntary annexation of property along Industrial Drive and Armory Road, and set a hearing date for that annexation. Other business includes lowering speed limits on several streets, approving the ABC Board request, and entering closed session for legal, property, and personnel matters.

• Public hearing on closing Raiford Street in its entirety
• Voluntary contiguous annexation of property along Industrial Drive and Armory Road
• Resolution to lower speed limit on Secondary Road 1288 (Jefferson and Cleveland Streets, Colonial Drive) from 35 mph to 25 mph
• Approval of Sampson County to collect property taxes
• Closed session to discuss attorney-client privilege, real property acquisition, and personnel

The Council approved a special use request for a Kleinfelder utility facility and several law enforcement contracts. A public hearing was held for the proposed FY2023-2024 budget, with adoption scheduled for June 20, 2023.

• Approved special use request for Kleinfelder utility facility on Southeast Boulevard (5-0)
• Approved T-Mobile South LLC water tank lease amendment at 200 Overland Road (5-0)
• Adopted resolution allowing Clinton ABC Board to use City's Travel Policy (5-0)
• Approved police services contract with Eastern Carolina Regional Housing Authority up to $48,450 (5-0)
• Approved police services contract with Clinton City Schools for $231,292 (5-0)
• Approved law enforcement contract with Clinton ABC Board for $5,000 (5-0)
• Adopted budget ordinance amendment #2023.06.01 (5-0)
• Approved May 2 and May 16, 2023 meeting minutes (5-0)

Regular Council Meetings

The City Council adopted two ordinances to modify the Land Development Ordinance regarding sign setbacks and the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance. Additionally, the council approved four proclamations recognizing various awareness days and professional weeks.

• Approved Ordinance #2023.05.01 to remove the front setback requirement for certain freestanding signs (unanimous)
• Approved Ordinance #2023.05.02 to amend the statutory authorization of the Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance (unanimous)
• Approved proclamation for Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day (unanimous)
• Approved proclamation for National Public Works Week (unanimous)
• Approved proclamation for National Police Week (unanimous)
• Approved proclamation for Professional Municipal Clerks Week (unanimous)
• Approved April 4 and April 18, 2023, meeting minutes (unanimous)
• Closed public hearing for 120 East Main Street beauty academy after request was withdrawn

Special Meetings

The Clinton City Council is holding a special recessed meeting to consider awarding a three-year contract for FY2022-2023 audit services and to continue discussions on the FY2023-2024 budget. The meeting was recessed from May 2, 2023.

• Contract award for FY2022-2023 audit services (three-year term)
• FY2023-2024 budget discussion

Regular Council Meetings

The council unanimously approved three rezoning requests: 2.17 acres on Tram Road for a mobile home overlay, 3.32 acres on Five Bridge Road for highway commercial, and 0.62 acres at 450 McKoy Street for office/institutional use. They also adopted a $3.4 million budget amendment for the ASADRA WWTP resiliency project, funded by state ARP and city contributions. A special use request for a beauty academy at 120 East Main Street was continued to the May 2 meeting. A text amendment to the Land Development Ordinance's dimensional table was also adopted.

• Approved rezoning of 2.17 acres on Tram Road to RA-20 MHO-A mobile home overlay (unanimous)
• Approved rezoning of 3.32 acres on Five Bridge Road to Highway Commercial (unanimous)
• Approved rezoning of 0.62 acres at 450 McKoy Street to Office & Institutional (unanimous)
• Continued special use request for beauty academy at 120 East Main Street to May 2 meeting
• Adopted text amendment to Land Development Ordinance Section 3.4.2 dimensional table (unanimous)
• Adopted $180,400 General Fund budget amendment (unanimous)
• Adopted $3,400,300 ASADRA WWTP project ordinance amendment (unanimous)

Special Meetings

City Council adopted two project ordinance amendments for the Water & Sewer Capital Reserve Fund and the General ARP Fund. The Council also directed the City Manager to begin a report on the Norman Larkins WWTP Upgrade and contact state and federal representatives for funding. A proposed increase in water and sewer rates was discussed as part of the FY2023-2024 budget workshop.

• Approved $842,300 expenditure increase for Water & Sewer Capital Reserve Fund (Unanimous)
• Approved General ARP Fund amendment to shift $78,900 from Stormwater to General Fund (Unanimous)
• Instructed City Manager to begin a report on WWTP upgrade implementation
• Directed City Manager to contact Senator Brent Jackson, Congressman Murphy, and USDA's John Cooper regarding funding
• Agreed to keep the Public Works Engineer position vacant for now
• Scheduled next budget workshop for May 16, 2023, at 5:00 PM

Regular Council Meetings

The City Council approved a two-part contract for automated meter reading devices and authorized the sale of a city-owned parcel. Council also modified the fire department pay scale and filled vacancies on the Recreation Advisory and Planning and Zoning boards.

• Awarded contract for Automated Meter Reading (AMR) devices to Fortiline for up to $250,000 now and $250,000 in July (Unanimous)
• Approved sale of city-owned parcel adjacent to 602 Sunset Avenue (Parcel ID# 12010114201) to Richard Morris for $2,000.00 (Unanimous)
• Eliminated fire engineer positions and added fire lieutenant positions to the pay scale (Unanimous)
• Appointed Gary Mac Herring to the Recreation Advisory Board (Unanimous)
• Appointed Justin Lane to the Planning and Zoning Board (Unanimous)
• Approved minutes from Nov 1, 2022 closed session and Feb 7, 2023 regular and closed sessions (Unanimous)
• Tabled appointments for the Environmental Affairs Advisory Board until April 4, 2023

Regular Council Meetings

The Clinton City Council is meeting to consider several administrative and business items, including the sale of city-owned property, a contract for automated water meter reading devices, and a pay scale amendment. The agenda also includes board appointments and reports from city staff.

• Sale of property adjacent to 602 Sunset Avenue to Richard Morris for $2,000
• Awarding a purchase contract for Automated Meter Reading (AMR) devices
• Amendment to the city pay scale
• Appointments to Recreation Advisory Board and Environmental Affairs Advisory Board
• 2022 Crime Report by Chief Anthony Davis

City Council unanimously approved a special use permit for a taproom at 102 Fayetteville Street and adopted several amendments to the Land Development Ordinance. The council also approved the 2021-2022 financial audit and established funds for a bicentennial clock and stormwater grant.

• Approved special use permit for R & R Brewing LLC taproom at 102 Fayetteville Street (5-0)
• Adopted Ordinance #2023.02.01 to include taprooms and tasting rooms in permitted uses (5-0)
• Adopted Ordinance #2023.02.02 and #2023.02.03 to define microbrewery, micro-winery, micro-distillery, and taprooms (5-0)
• Adopted Ordinance #2023.02.04 to update flood hazard area regulation language (5-0)
• Approved annexation of 1285 Hobbton Highway (5-0)
• Approved closing of McKinley and Raleigh Streets in their entirety (5-0)
• Accepted 2021-2022 Financial Audit (5-0)
• Approved electric vehicle site host agreement with Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC for 110 Loop Street (5-0)

Regular Council Meetings

The Clinton City Council is meeting to consider several land-use items, including public hearings on text amendments to allow taprooms and tasting rooms, a special use request for a taproom at 102 Fayetteville Street, annexation of property at 1285 Hobbton Highway, and closing McKinley and Raleigh Streets. The council will also consider purchasing property adjacent to 602 Sunset Avenue for $2,000, re-adopting the Language Access Plan, and other administrative items.

• Public hearing on text amendment to add taproom/tasting room to permitted uses in several districts
• Public hearing on special use request by R & R Brewing LLC for taproom at 102 Fayetteville Street
• Public hearing on annexation of 1285 Hobbton Highway and street closing of McKinley and Raleigh Streets
• Consideration of purchase of property adjacent to 602 Sunset Avenue for $2,000
• Consideration of electric vehicle site host agreement with Duke Energy Carolinas

The City Council tentatively awarded a construction contract for wastewater resiliency improvements to TA Loving Construction Company. The council also adopted a new airport layout plan and approved the sale of pipeline easements to Piedmont Natural Gas.

• Tentatively awarded $5,240,100.00 WWTP Influent Pump Station contract to TA Loving Construction Company (Unanimous)
• Adopted the Clinton-Sampson County Airport Layout Plan (Unanimous)
• Approved offer by Piedmont Natural Gas to purchase pipeline easements (Unanimous)
• Approved disposition of one 2008 PowerBoss Armadillo 9XR via GovDeals (Unanimous)
• Appointed Mayor Pro Tem Becton as voting delegate for 2023-2024 Biennium Legislative goals (Unanimous)
• Scheduled public hearing for Feb 7, 2023, regarding annexation of 1285 Hobbton Highway (Unanimous)
• Scheduled public hearing for Feb 7, 2023, regarding closing of McKinley and Raleigh Streets (Unanimous)
• Approved December 6, 2022, regular city council minutes (Unanimous)

Special Meetings

The Clinton City Council is holding a special meeting continued from January 3 to conduct a capital improvement plan workshop. They will review the council's vision, mission, and focus areas, and discuss departmental equipment rotations and capital requests. No votes or decisions are listed on the agenda.

• Continued from January 3, 2023 meeting
• Review of City Council vision, mission, and focus areas
• Review of departmental equipment rotations and capital requests

Regular Council Meetings

The Clinton City Council is meeting to handle routine administrative items, recognize volunteers and the Police Officer of the Year, and receive the 2021-2022 financial audit. New business includes considering annexation of a property at 1285 Hobbton Highway, a tentative construction contract for WWTP resiliency improvements, adopting the Clinton-Sampson County Airport Layout Plan, and a resolution to close McKinley and Raleigh Streets. The council will also appoint a voting delegate for NC League of Municipalities advocacy goals and consider selling surplus property via GovDeals.

• Consideration of annexation of 1285 Hobbton Highway and setting a public hearing date
• Tentative award of construction contract for WWTP Resiliency Improvements
• Adoption of Clinton-Sampson County Airport Layout Plan (last adopted 2009)
• Resolution to close McKinley and Raleigh Streets with public hearing
• Sale of surplus property (estimated value $2,500) via GovDeals

City Council approved a budget amendment to provide employee bonuses and authorized the sale of surplus equipment via GovDeals. The council also approved the sale of a small city-owned parcel to private buyers and updated the personnel policy to include Juneteenth as a floating holiday.

• Approved $76,100 budget amendment for employee bonuses of $725 each (unanimous)
• Approved sale of city parcel between 625 and 631 Williams Street to Lloyd Thompson for $1,500 (unanimous)
• Approved disposition of four surplus vehicles/equipment via GovDeals (unanimous)
• Adopted Personnel Policy amendment adding Juneteenth as a floating holiday (unanimous)
• Approved temporary street closings for the December 10, 2022, Christmas Parade (unanimous)
• Directed City Clerk to investigate annexation petition for 1285 Hobbton Highway (unanimous)
• Reappointed Beth Stewart to Planning and Zoning Board for a five-year term (unanimous)
• Reappointed Billy Ray Jordan, Jr. and Curtis Barwick to Board of Adjustment for three-year terms (unanimous)