April 1, 2024 - 10:00 AM - Board of Commissioners Agenda Packet

10 PUBLIC NOTICE OF JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD MEETING April 1 , 2024 10 00 am The Johnston County Board of Commissioners will meet in Regular Session on Monday , April 1 , 2024 at 10 00 am or as soon thereafter as possible in the Commissioners Meeting Room located in the Johnston County Courthouse at 207 E Johnston Street , Smithfield , NC The purpose of the meeting is to transact business as presented during the meeting Auxiliary aids for the handicapped will be made available upon reasonable notice Citizens that would like to address the Board for Public Comment but have concerns with physically attending the meeting , may email those comments to Clerk to the Board Dana Cuddington at danacuddington @ johnstonnccom The meeting will also be livestreamed through YouTube at https wwwyoutubecom jocogovnc 1 Approval Discussion of Agenda 2 Consent Agenda Items 8 3 Public Comments 4 911 Communications - Proclamation - National Public Safety Telecommunicator's Week 103 5 Health Department - Public Health Week 2024 104 6 Social Services - Proclamation - Child Abuse Prevention Month 105 7 Social Services - Request for Additional Positions 8 Johnston County CFAC - Proclamation - Mental Health Awareness Month 106 9 Community and Senior Services - Proclamation - Older Americans Month 107 10 Emergency Services - Billing Rates 108 11 Appointments 110 12 Delinquent Tax Collection Report 13 Manager Reports and Comments 14 Board Reports and Comments 15 Closed Session If Requested Page 1 of 114PageApril 1 , 2024 10 00 am 1 Approval Discussion of Agenda 2 Consent Agenda Items Note All items on the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine and may be enacted by one motion The items have been reviewed by the County Manager and are recommended for approval If a Commissioner requests discussion on an item , upon a motion , the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda A Approval of Minutes - March 4 , 2024 10 00 am and 6 00 pm B Proclamation - Spring Litter Sweep 2024 - April 13 - 27 , 2024 Staff requests the Board to adopt a proclamation supporting the NCDOT 2024 Spring Litter Sweep for April 13 - 27 , 2024 C Cooperative Extension - Request to Declare Vehicle as Surplus Cooperative Extension requests the Board to declare the following vehicle surplus and approve for it to be sold at the next public auction to be scheduled by the Sheriff's Office 2006 Ford Five Hundred VIN 1FAFP24127G112987 Mileage 172,396 D Animal Services - Request to Declare Vehicle as Surplus Animal Services requests the Board to declare the following vehicle surplus and approve for it to be sold at the next public auction to be scheduled by the Sheriff's Office 2013 Ford F150 VIN 1FTFX1EF4DKD17301 Mileage 250,336 E Solid Waste - Request to Declare Vehicles as Surplus Solid Waste requests the Board to declare the following vehicles surplus and approve for them to be sold at the next public auction to be scheduled by the Sheriff's Office 2002 Chevrolet ¾ ton Pickup 2500 VIN 1GCHK24U62E212249 Mileage 96,507 2016 Ford F - 150 XL 4X4 VIN 1FTEX1E81GFC32362 Mileage 72,104 F Emergency Services - Request for Declare Vehicles as Surplus Emergency Services requests the Board to declare the following vehicles surplus and approve for them to be sold at the next public auction to be scheduled by the Sheriff's Office See memo 2012 Ford F - 150 VIN 1FTFX1EF9CFC60987 Mileage 209,327 2013 Ford Explorer VIN 1FM5K8AR1DGB15890 Mileage 196,121 G Public Utilities - Request to Declare Vehicles as Surplus Johnston County Public Utilities requests the Board to declare the following vehicles surplus and approve for them to be sold at the next public auction to be scheduled by the Sheriff's Office See memo Page 2 of 114PageAsset No Year Vehicle Type Mileage 558 1986 Mack Dump Truck 380,982 18682 2001 Chevrolet 3500 with Utility Body 229,477 gt; 200,000 18684 2003 Chevrolet 2500 with Utility Body H Sheriff's Office - Request to Surplus Vehicles and Schedule Public Auction Johnston County Sheriff Steve Bizzell is requesting the Board to surplus the following vehicles and approve for them to be sold at public auction by Randy Wester Auction Company on Saturday , May 11 , 2024 at 10 00 am The auction will be held at the Johnston County Sheriff's Fleet Services building located at 60 Shelter Way in Smithfield See memo Year Make Model VIN Mileage 1 2021 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT8MH528006 147,805 2 2021 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXATXMH528007 144,462 3 2019 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT9KH568303 130,271 4 2019 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT0KH568304 130,481 5 2019 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT6KH568307 114,764 6 2019 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT3KH568314 110,766 7 2018 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT7JH210745 130,041 8 2018 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT9JH210746 133,271 9 2018 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT4JH210749 112,425 10 2018 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT0JH210750 133,235 11 2018 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT2JH210751 133,031 12 2018 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT6JH210753 130,468 13 2018 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXATXJH210755 132,614 14 2018 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT1JH210756 135,563 15 2018 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT7JH210759 131,877 16 2016 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT3GH146941 130,567 17 2016 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT1GH303656 132,072 18 2016 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT7GH303662 133,073 NOTES Items # 1 and # 2 were purchased with Federal SCAAP Funds , and proceeds from the sale of these vehicles must be credited back to the appropriate line item in the Jail budget I Human Resources - Johnston County Personnel Policy Revisions In accordance with federal and state law , the Human Resources Department would like to recommend revisions to the Johnston County Personnel Policy The specific revisions include updating the Harassment policy , as well as adding a policy on Reasonable Accommodations and Lactation Breaks See revisions J Department of Social Services - Request to Sole Source Procurement for Temporary Staffing & Consultation with Vanguard Professional Staffing Johnston County DSS currently works with Vangaurd Professional Staffing to employ contract staff to support DSS operations as a result of medicaid expansion , the increase in the numbers of food and nutrition services applications , and to provide mandated services to youth and families in child welfare VPS is the only agency in North Carolina that provides temporary contract merit based staff to DSS agencies to perform eligibility determining functions and social work services This request meets the sole source requirements because it is a needed service that is available from only one source of supply and these merit based contract staff through VPS are familiar with Johnston Countys current systems which is required for effective and efficient operations Budgeted funds are available and no new appropriation is required for this procurement Page 3 of 114PageStaff respectfully request the Johnston County Board of Commissioners to approve VPS as a sole source provider , with an effective date of July 1 , 2023 K Public Utilities - Ordinance Amendment - Chapter 14 , Article XII - Erosion & Sediment Control On March 4 , 2024 , the Johnston County Board of Commissioners held a public hearing to receive public comment on proposed amendments to Chapter 14 , Article XII - Erosion and Sediment Control of the Johnston County Code of Ordinances No public comment on the proposed ordinance revisions were received Staff respectfully requests adoption of the ordinance amendments See proposed amendments and resolution L Ordinance - Proposed Road Name Change - Clayton Boulevard Staff will present an Ordinance for the Board's consideration and adoption for the proposed road name change for the current US Hwy 70 Business from the Johnston Wake County lines to the US Hwy 70 US Hwy 70 Business interchange in the unincorporated area of Johnston County See ordinance and map M Budget Revisions • Finance - 100,00000 - To appropriate additional funds from Fund 68 fund balance for easement acquisition for the Neuse River Wastewater Pump Station Improvements capital project per Board approval • Jail - 10157 - - To move revenues into appropriate expenditure line items • LEO Separation - 34,20000 - To budget fund balance in the Law Enforcement Officer LEO Separation Fund to cover additional LEO Retirement expenses • Sheriff - 1,55000 - To move revenues into appropriate expenditure line items • Special Appropriations - 366,96300 - To budget NC Department of Transportation Rural Operating Assistance Program grant funds for JCATS Johnston County is a pass - through for these funds N Appointments • Bentonville Community Building Board of Trustees - 3 positions ; 2 year terms For more information , see Board information sheet as well as and summary of appointment requests Phillip Andy Lee and Annette Massey Adams have applied for reappointment Mr Lee will need a waiver in the length of service policy • Economic Development Advisory Board - 4 positions ; 2 year terms One position to be appointed from each of the following areas of representation Town of Micro , Town of Kenly and Town of Wilson's Mills The remaining position is an at - large member At - Large 1 position Adam Caldwell has applied for reappointment Note The Town of Kenly , The Town of Micro and the Town of Wilson's Mills will provide a recommendation for their representation at their next council meeting For further information , please see the Board Information Sheet as well as summary of appointment requests Page 4 of 114PagePage pageNumber5• Fire Protection District Commissions - 2 year terms For more information , see summary 3 Positions representing each of the following fire districts - indicates the need for a waiver in the length of service policy Elevation - Jerry T Allen , Charles Julius Mims and Thomas Smith , Jr have applied for reappointment McLemore - Denton Lee , Linwood Jones and Don Wells have applied for reappointment Meadow - Samuel Neal Johnson and Robert D Parker have applied for reappointment North Side - David T Pace has applied for reappointment Ronnie Privette has applied for appointment O'Neals - Kendall Hocutt , James A Rattie and Billy Hodge have applied for reappointment Wynn - Terry Parker , Sr , Jack McLamb and Willis R Johnson have applied for reappointment 2 Positions representing each of the following fire districts - indicates the need for a waiver in the length of service policy Blackman's Crossroads - Jerry Lynwood Lee and Willis Bruce Lee has applied for reappointment Boon Hill - Billy Radford and Joe Carlisle have applied for reappointment Micro - Joey Creech has applied for reappointment Wilson's Mills - David Turnage and Benjamin Youngblood have applied for reappointment 1 Position representing each of the following fire districts - indicates the need for a waiver in the length of service policy Beulah - Eleanor Aycock Johnson has applied for reappointment Selma - Roy Fred Noble , III has applied for reappointment Strickland's Crossroads - Travis Johnson has applied for reappointment • Firefighters Relief Fund Board of Trustees - 2 year terms For more information , see summary North Side - Ronnie Privette has applied for reappointment West Johnston - Marshall Brian Medlin has applied for appointment Page 5 of 114 Page 5 of 114PagePage pageNumber6• Pleasant Grove Community Building Board of Trustees - 1 position ; 2 year terms For more information , see the Board information sheet as well as summary of appointment requests Timothy McGee Callihan has applied for reappointment • Veterans Services Advisory Board - 5 positions ; 3 year terms Eligible applicants must be a veteran One position represents County Commissioner District 3 and the remaining two positions are at - large Kevin Jay Wilson representing District 1 , Tom Britt representing District 3 , and Jorge C Mejias - Diaz representing District 7 have applied for reappointment Thomas Holcomb has applied for appointment at - large For further information , please see the Board Information Sheet as well as summary of appointment requests O Tax Releases & Refunds - 2 16 2024 - 03 15 2024 3 Public Comments 4 911 Communications - National Public Safety Telecommunicator's Week - April 14 - 20 , 2024 911 - Communications is requesting the Board to adopt a proclamation declaring the week of April 14 - 20 , 2024 as National Public Safety Telecommunicator's Week See proclamation 5 Health Department - Public Health Week 2024 Johnston County Health Department is requesting the Board to adopt a proclamation declaring the week of April 1 - 7 , 2024 as Public Health Week See proclamation 6 Social Services - Child Abuse Prevention Month The Department of Social Services is requesting the Board to adopt a proclamation for April 2024 as Child Abuse Prevention Month See proclamation 7 Social Services - Request for Additional Positions The Department of Social Services is requesting approval for ten additional positions for the current fiscal year to provide assistance with increased demand of mandated services The total anticipated cost of these positions is approximately 927,000 with anticipated state federal reimbursements of at least 50 of the total cost Funds are currently available in the budget to fund this request for the current fiscal year and no additional appropriations from the general fund is required 8 Johnston County Consumer and Family Advisory Committee CFAC - Mental Health Awareness Month The Johnston County Consumer and Family Advisory Committee is requesting the Board to adopt a proclamation for May 2024 as Mental Health Awareness Month See proclamation 9 Community & Senior Services - Older Americans Month - May 2024 Community & Senior Services requests the Board to adopt a proclamation declaring the month of May 2024 as Older Americans Month in Johnston County See proclamation Page 6 of 114PagePage pageNumber710 Emergency Services - Billing Rates Johnston County Emergency Services is requesting to increase EMS transport rates , which have not been adjusted since 2015 On January 5 , 2009 , the Johnston County Board of Commissioners approved for Johnston County EMS to increase rates to 120 of the Medicare allowable billing rates for EMS transports On June 7 , 2010 , the Board of Commissioners granted the authority to the EMS Advisory Committee to approve the rates if they remain within 120 of the Medicare allowable billing rates The current billing rates have now been in effect since January 29 , 2015 Since there is no longer an EMS Advisory Committee and Johnston County EMS is now a single EMS delivery agency , staff respectfully request the Board to increase charges to 120 of the 2024 Medicare allowable billing rates Staff also request for the charges to change each year to remain 120 of the Medicare allowable rates for that year This is consistent with the percentage of the Medicare allowable rates approved in previous years See memo and spreadsheet 11 Appointments • Johnston - Lee - Harnett Community Action Board - 1 position ; 2 year terms For more information , see Board information sheet and summary Utica Cason , Samantha Harding , and Joyce Holloman have applied for appointment 12 Delinquent Tax Collection Report 13 Manager Reports and Comments 14 Board Reports and Comments 15 Closed Session If Requested Page 7 of 114PagePage pageNumber8Page 8 of 114PagePage pageNumber9Page 9 of 114Page0Page 10 of 114Page1Page 11 of 114Page2Page 12 of 114Page3Page 13 of 114Page4Page 14 of 114Page5Page 15 of 114Page6Page 16 of 114Page7Page 17 of 114Page8Page 18 of 114Page9Page 19 of 114Page0Page 20 of 114Page1Page 21 of 114Page2Page 22 of 114Page3Page 23 of 114Page4Page 24 of 114Page5Page 25 of 114Page6Page 26 of 114Page7Page 27 of 114Page8Page 28 of 114Page9Page 29 of 114Page0Page 30 of 114Page1Page 31 of 114Page2Page 32 of 114Page3Page 33 of 114Page4Page 34 of 114Page5Page 35 of 114Page6Page 36 of 114Page7Page 37 of 114Page8Page 38 of 114Page9Page 39 of 114Page0Page 40 of 114Page1Page 41 of 114Page2Page 42 of 114Page3Page 43 of 114Page4Page 44 of 114Page5Page 45 of 114Page6Page 46 of 114Page7Page 47 of 114Page8Page 48 of 114Page9Page 49 of 114PagePage pageNumber50Page 50 of 114PagePage pageNumber51Page 51 of 114PagePage pageNumber52Page 52 of 114PagePage pageNumber53Page 53 of 114PagePage pageNumber54Page 54 of 114PagePage pageNumber55Page 55 of 114PagePage pageNumber56Page 56 of 114PagePage pageNumber57Page 57 of 114PagePage pageNumber58Page 58 of 114PagePage pageNumber59Page 59 of 114PagePage pageNumber60Page 60 of 114PagePage pageNumber61Page 61 of 114PagePage pageNumber62Page 62 of 114PagePage pageNumber63Page 63 of 114PagePage pageNumber64Page 64 of 114PagePage pageNumber65Page 65 of 114PagePage pageNumber66Page 66 of 114PagePage pageNumber67Page 67 of 114PagePage pageNumber68Page 68 of 114PagePage pageNumber69Page 69 of 114PagePage pageNumber70Page 70 of 114PagePage pageNumber71Page 71 of 114PagePage pageNumber72Page 72 of 114PagePage pageNumber73Page 73 of 114PagePage pageNumber74Page 74 of 114PagePage pageNumber75Page 75 of 114PagePage pageNumber76Page 76 of 114PagePage pageNumber77Page 77 of 114PagePage pageNumber78Page 78 of 114PagePage pageNumber79Page 79 of 114PagePage pageNumber80Page 80 of 114PagePage pageNumber81Page 81 of 114PagePage pageNumber82Page 82 of 114PagePage pageNumber83Page 83 of 114PagePage pageNumber84Page 84 of 114PagePage pageNumber85Page 85 of 114PagePage pageNumber86Page 86 of 114PagePage pageNumber87Page 87 of 114PagePage pageNumber88Page 88 of 114PagePage pageNumber89Page 89 of 114PagePage pageNumber90Page 90 of 114PagePage pageNumber91Page 91 of 114PagePage pageNumber92Page 92 of 114PagePage pageNumber93Page 93 of 114PagePage pageNumber94Page 94 of 114PagePage pageNumber95Page 95 of 114PagePage pageNumber96Page 96 of 114PagePage pageNumber97Page 97 of 114PagePage pageNumber98Page 98 of 114PagePage pageNumber99Page 99 of 114Page00Page 100 of 114Page01Page 101 of 114Page02Page 102 of 114Page03Page 103 of 114Page04Page 104 of 114Page05Page 105 of 114Page06Page 106 of 114Page07Page 107 of 114Page08Page 108 of 114Page09Page 109 of 114Page10Page 110 of 114Page11Page 111 of 114Page12Page 112 of 114Page13Page 113 of 114Page14Page 114 of 114Page