September 2, 2025 - 10:00 AM - Board of Commissioners Agenda

10 PUBLIC NOTICE OF JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD MEETING September 2 , 2025 10 00 am The Johnston County Board of Commissioners will meet in Regular Session on Tuesday , September 2 , 2025 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 @ johnstonncgov The meeting will also be livestreamed through YouTube at https wwwyoutubecom jocogovnc 1 Approval Discussion of Agenda 2 Consent Agenda Items 6 3 Public Comments 4 Emergency Services – Resolution for Firefighters Week in Johnston County 46 5 Emergency Services – Proclamation - Johnston County Preparedness Month 2025 48 6 Partnership for Children - Proclamation – Child Passenger Safety Week 51 7 Public Utilities – Land Development Code Stormwater Management Ordinance Revisions 52 8 Public Utilities – US 301 Neuse River Bridge Replacement Water Main “ Betterment ” Agr 69 9 Appointments 71 10 Delinquent Tax Collection Report 11 Manager Reports and Comments 12 Board Reports and Comments 13 Closed Session If Requested Page 1 of 89PageSeptember 2 , 2025 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 – August 4 , 2025 10 00 am and 6 00 pm B Department of Transportation – Additions to System NC DOT is requesting the Board to concur with their recommendation to add the following roads to the State Maintained System Lotus Avenue – Water View Landing – Boon Hill Township Kitty Branch Way and Claude Creek Drive – Hearon Pointe – Cleveland Township C Proclamation – 2025 Fall Litter Sweep Staff requests the Board to adopt a proclamation for the 2025 Fall Litter Sweep scheduled for September 13 - 27 , 2025 See proclamation D Town of Pine Level – Appointment to Pine Level Planning Board The Town of Pine Level is requesting the Board to make the following appointment to the Pine Level Planning Board representing the ETJ area of the Town See request James O’Malley , 1283 Firetower Road , Selma term expiring October 31 , 2026 E Budget Revisions • Sheriff – 27,41704 – To move revenues Miscellaneous Revenue and Federal Equitable Sharing into appropriate expenditure line items • Health – 7,50000 – Granville Vance Public Health agrees to partner with Johnston County Health Department to implement the Diabetes Prevention Program among eligible and interested community members F Appointments Hospital Authority Board of Commissioners – 1 position ; 3 year term The Johnston County Board of Commissioners will nominate the appointment at the September 2 , 2025 meeting ; the nomination will then be sent to the Hospital Authority for review Upon review and recommendation by the Hospital Authority , Chairman RS “ Butch ” Lawter , Jr will make the final appointment at the Johnston County Board of Commissioners September 15 , 2025 meeting Page 2 of 89PageBrad Oakes has applied for reappointment For further information , please see the Board Information Sheet as well as summary of appointment requests Johnston County Planning Board – 1 position to fill an unexpired term ending February 8 , 2028 Gregory Hedgepeth has applied for appointment For further information , please see the Board Information Sheet as well as summary of appointment requests Livestock Arena Management Board – 2 positions ; 2 year terms Otis Byrd has applied for reappointment and would require a waiver in the length of service policy For further information , please see the Board Information Sheet as well as summary of appointment requests G Tax Releases & Refunds – 07 16 2025 – 08 15 2025 3 Public Comments 4 Emergency Services – Resolution for Firefighters Week in Johnston County Johnston County Emergency Services is requesting the Board to adopt a resolution declaring the week of September 8 - 12 , 2025 as Firefighters Week in Johnston County See memo and resolution 5 Emergency Services – Proclamation - Johnston County Preparedness Month 2025 Johnston County Emergency Services is requesting the Board to adopt a proclamation declaring the month of September 2025 as North Carolina Preparedness Month within Johnston County See memo and proclamation 6 Partnership for Children – Child Passenger Safety Week and National Seat Check Saturday The Partnership for Children of Johnston County is requesting the Board to adopt a proclamation declaring the week of September 21 - 27 , 2025 as Child Passenger Safety Week and September 27 , 2025 as National Seat Check Saturday See proclamation 7 Public Utilities – Johnston County Land Development Code Stormwater Management Ordinance Revisions The Board of Commissioners held a public hearing on August 4 , 2025 to discuss proposed modifications to Article VII – Stormwater Management of the “ Johnston County Land Development Code ” In addition , staff previously hosted a stakeholders meeting and posted the proposed revisions on the Public Utilities website for public review Staff respectfully requests approval of the proposed revisions to Article VII – Stormwater Management of the “ Johnston County Land Development Code , ” including recodification to move Sec 14 - 393 Riparian Buffer Protection to a separate article of the ordinance Staff recommends an effective date of November 1 , 2025 See memo and proposed revised ordinance Page 3 of 89Page8 Public Utilities – US 301 Neuse River Bridge Replacement Water Main “ Betterment ” Agreement with NDCOT NCDOT has a project underway to replace the bridge on US 301 over the Neuse River County staff is working with NCDOT to replace and upsize the existing 16 ” water main at this crossing to a 36 ” water main with the new bridge construction Our hydraulic modeling consultant identified the proposed 36 ” water main , and the County’s previously approved Water and Sewer Capital Improvements Plan includes an upsized water main in this area NCDOT provided a cost estimate and proposed betterment agreement The cost estimate includes the additional design , construction and inspection costs for the 36 ” water main vs a 16 ” water main To proceed with execution of the agreement with NCDOT , staff recommends the following proposed project budget Expense Reimbursement to NCDOT 2,148,68128 Total 2,148,68128 Revenue Water System Development Fees 2,148,68128 Total 2,148,68128 Estimated Staff respectfully requests the Board’s approval of the capital project budget See memo and budget revision 9 Appointments Bentonville Community Building Board of Trustees – 2 positions ; 2 year terms Jo Ellen Beasley and Tony Ray Lee have applied for reappointment Socorro “ CoCo ” Daughtry has applied for appointment For further information , please see the Board Information Sheet as well as summary of appointment requests I95 - I40 Crossroad of America Economic Development Alliance – 1 position ; 4 year term Natasia McLean and Bryan E Parker have applied for appointment For further information , summary of appointment requests Voluntary Agricultural District Advisory Board – 2 positions ; 3 year terms Seth Lee , Paul H “ Sonny ” Howard , Kim LeQuire and Jo Ellen McKenzie have applied for appointment For further information , please see the Board Information Sheet as well as summary of appointment requests Johnston - Lee - Harnett Community Action – 1 position ; 2 year term Dawn Winn - Burdo has applied for reappointment and would require a waiver in the length of service policy Gracie Wells Chamblee and Dr Teresa McDonald have applied for appointment For further information , please see the Board Information Sheet as well as summary of appointment requests Page 4 of 89PagePage pageNumber510 Delinquent Tax Collection Report 11 Manager Reports and Comments 12 Board Reports and Comments 13 Closed Session If Requested Page 5 of 89PagePage pageNumber6Page 6 of 89PagePage pageNumber7Page 7 of 89PagePage pageNumber8Page 8 of 89PagePage pageNumber9Page 9 of 89Page0Page 10 of 89Page1Page 11 of 89Page2Page 12 of 89Page3Page 13 of 89Page4Page 14 of 89Page5Page 15 of 89Page6Page 16 of 89Page7Page 17 of 89Page8Page 18 of 89Page9Page 19 of 89Page0Page 20 of 89Page1Page 21 of 89Page2Page 22 of 89Page3Page 23 of 89Page4Page 24 of 89Page5Page 25 of 89Page6Page 26 of 89Page7Page 27 of 89Page8Page 28 of 89Page9Page 29 of 89Page0Page 30 of 89Page1Page 31 of 89Page2Page 32 of 89Page3Page 33 of 89Page4Page 34 of 89Page5Page 35 of 89Page6Page 36 of 89Page7Page 37 of 89Page8Page 38 of 89Page9Page 39 of 89Page0Page 40 of 89Page1Page 41 of 89Page2Page 42 of 89Page3Page 43 of 89Page4Page 44 of 89Page5Page 45 of 89Page6Page 46 of 89Page7Page 47 of 89Page8Page 48 of 89Page9Page 49 of 89PagePage pageNumber50Page 50 of 89PagePage pageNumber51Page 51 of 89PagePage pageNumber52Page 52 of 89PagePage pageNumber53Page 53 of 89PagePage pageNumber54Page 54 of 89PagePage pageNumber55Page 55 of 89PagePage pageNumber56Page 56 of 89PagePage pageNumber57Page 57 of 89PagePage pageNumber58Page 58 of 89PagePage pageNumber59Page 59 of 89PagePage pageNumber60Page 60 of 89PagePage pageNumber61Page 61 of 89PagePage pageNumber62Page 62 of 89PagePage pageNumber63Page 63 of 89PagePage pageNumber64Page 64 of 89PagePage pageNumber65Page 65 of 89PagePage pageNumber66Page 66 of 89PagePage pageNumber67Page 67 of 89PagePage pageNumber68Page 68 of 89PagePage pageNumber69Page 69 of 89PagePage pageNumber70Page 70 of 89PagePage pageNumber71Page 71 of 89PagePage pageNumber72Page 72 of 89PagePage pageNumber73Page 73 of 89PagePage pageNumber74Page 74 of 89PagePage pageNumber75Page 75 of 89PagePage pageNumber76Page 76 of 89PagePage pageNumber77Page 77 of 89PagePage pageNumber78Page 78 of 89PagePage pageNumber79Page 79 of 89PagePage pageNumber80Page 80 of 89PagePage pageNumber81Page 81 of 89PagePage pageNumber82Page 82 of 89PagePage pageNumber83Page 83 of 89PagePage pageNumber84Page 84 of 89PagePage pageNumber85Page 85 of 89PagePage pageNumber86Page 86 of 89PagePage pageNumber87Page 87 of 89PagePage pageNumber88Page 88 of 89PagePage pageNumber89Page 89 of 89Page