Stanly County public meetings in 2023
4 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Consolidated Health and Human Services Board
The Board unanimously recommended contracting a third-party evaluator to create a transparent process for recommending opioid settlement funding. A funding request for Gateway of Hope was withdrawn after the Board of Commissioners had already approved it.
- Approved recommendation to contract a Third Party Evaluator for Opioid Funding (Unanimous)
- Withdrew Gateway of Hope funding request for $63,600.00
- Approved agenda (Unanimous)
- Approved consent agenda (Unanimous)
Board of Commissioners
The Board approved several grants for transportation and utility feasibility studies, including potential mergers of water and sewer systems in Norwood and Locust. Additionally, the Board allocated $63,500 in opioid settlement funds for a jail-based recovery program. A public hearing was held regarding zoning text amendments for rural preservation lot sizes, but no decision was recorded in the provided text.
- Approved FY25 NCDOT Capital Purchase of Service Grant for $60,000 (Unanimous)
- Approved two $75,000 NCDEQ grants for Norwood water and sewer merger studies (7-0)
- Approved $100,000 NCDEQ grant for Locust sewer collection system merger study (Unanimous)
- Approved $63,500 in Opioid Settlement Funds for the SPARE Jail Program (7-0)
Board of Commissioners
The Board approved a $150,000 grant-funded sewer master plan and $156,000 for urgent pump station repairs. They also accepted the FY 2022-2023 tax settlement report and made several board appointments. A funding request for Gateway of Hope was pulled from the agenda.
- Approved Capital Project Ordinance 656 and budget amendment # 2024-08 for $150,000 sewer master plan (7-0)
- Approved budget amendment # 2024-10 for $156,000 for McCoy Pump Station bar screen replacement (7-0)
- Accepted FY 2022-2023 annual tax settlement report and charged Tax Collector with FY 2023-24 taxes (7-0)
- Appointed Trent Hatley and Art Whitaker to the Airport Authority (7-0)
- Appointed Lori Ivey and Leon Huneycutt to the Voluntary Ag-District Advisory Board (7-0)
- Approved Childhood Cancer Awareness Month Proclamation (7-0)
- Pulled Opioid Settlement Funding for Gateway of Hope from agenda (4-3)
- Approved consent agenda including vehicle tax refunds and various budget amendments (7-0)
Consolidated Health and Human Services Board
The Board approved the use of federal opioid settlement funds for the Reducing Recidivism Through Recovery program. Other actions included updating irrigation well rules and approving a new environmental health fee schedule. The Board also authorized the use of ARPA grant funds for clinic assessments and facility upgrades.
- Approved $63,397.08 in federal opioid settlement funds for Reducing Recidivism Through Recovery (Unanimous)
- Approved amendments to Stanly County Rules Governing Permitting, Construction and Inspection of Irrigation Wells (Unanimous)
- Approved FY24 Environmental Health Fee Change Schedule (Unanimous)
- Approved use of $28,750 Region IV ARPA Funds Grant for FQHC assessment and paging/music system updates (Unanimous)
- Approved accounts receivable and bad debt write-off report (Unanimous)
- Approved consent agenda including Energy Programs Outreach Plan and DSS In-Home Aide Program Policy (Unanimous)