July 21, 2025 - 10:00 AM - Board of Commissioners Highlights

10 HIGHLIGHTS OF THE JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MEETING JULY 21 , 2025 - 10 00 AM Videos of the Johnston County Board of Commissioners meetings may be viewed at the following https wwwyoutubecom jocogovnc American Legion Post 109 Benson led those in attendance in the Pledge of Allegiance to the American Flag 1 Approval Discussion of Agenda - Agenda approved moving Item No 5 , Public Utilities – Buffalo Road Parallel Force Main to the August 4th meeting and moving Item No 7 Boys and Girls Clubs YouthVoice 2025 up after Public Comment 2 Consent Agenda Items - Consent agenda approved A Approval of Minutes – June 2 , 2025 10 00 am and 6 00 pm ; June 9 , 2025 6 00 pm June 16 , 2025 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 Abby Meadows Court – Abby Meadows – Clayton Township Tractor Place , Bushel Lane , and Disc Drive – Willow Ridge South – Pleasant Grove Township Olde Place Drive , Battlemoore Lane , Olde Sams Way , and Robertson Stable Lane – Olde Place – O’Neals Township Agriculture Street , Sweet Tater Lane , Jerome Street , and Tiller Drive – J and S Farms East and West – Elevation Township C 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 Wester Auction Company of Benson , NC on Saturday , September 13th 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 Year Make Model VIN Mileage 1 2016 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT3GH303660 129,169 2 2016 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT7GH146943 130,209 3 2018 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT5JH210758 128,716 4 2018 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT3JH210760 130,210 5 2019 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT6KH568310 119,580 6 2019 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXATXKH568312 111,725 7 2019 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT9KH568317 130,877 8 2019 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT0KH568318 136,410Page9 2019 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT2KH568319 131,051 10 2019 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXATXKH593579 130,427 11 2020 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXKT4LH171629 130,005 12 2020 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXKT6LH186990 119,825 13 2021 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT3MH527992 134,417 14 2015 POLARIS RANGER CREW UTV 3NSRUE877FG896133 NOTES Item # 14 was purchased with federal forfeiture funds and proceeds from the sale of this item must be credited back to the appropriate revenue line item in the Sheriff’s Office budget 1051007418 D Town of Selma – Reappointment to Selma Board of Adjustment The Town of Selma is requesting the Board to make the following reappointment to the Selma Board of Adjustment representing the ETJ area of the Town Jennifer Edwards , 165 Brown Wall Road , Selma term expiring 6 30 2028 E Town of Smithfield – Appointment to Smithfield Board of Adjustment The Town of Smithfield is requesting the Board to make the following appointment to the Smithfield Board of Adjustment representing the ETJ area of the Town Gregory Evans , 1090 North Lakeside Drive , Smithfield term expiring 5 5 2028 F Budget Revisions Fiscal Year 2024 - 2025 • Health - 235,41299 – Medicaid funds unspent to be carried forward per contract 45,68155 – to budget state grant funds Community Care of NC , Inc to assist practices in identifying and executing plans that support CCNC’s charitable mission to build and support enhanced community - based health care delivery systems to improve the health and quality of life for all North Carolinians • LEO Separation - 125,42000 – to move funds to cover salaries and benefits • Sheriff - 23,67334 – to move revenues Controlled Substance Tax , Insurance Recovery , Miscellaneous Revenue and Federal Equitable Sharing into appropriate expenditure line items • Social Services - 20,00000 – to budget trust account invoices through the end of fiscal year 2024 2025 19,50966 – to budget funds received into correct expenditure line items Fiscal Year 2025 - 2026 • Finance - 33,700,00000 – to appropriate funds from the General Fund for Johnston County Public School capital projects 2024 referendum pending sale of general obligation school bonds in March of 2026 These funds will be reimbursed to the General Fund at closing of the bonds to be sold in March 2026 47,000,00000 – to appropriate funds from the General Fund for Johnston County Public School capital projects 2022 referendum pending sale of generalPageobligation school bonds in March of 2026 These funds will be reimbursed to the General Fund at closing of the bonds to be sold in March 2026 • Health - 26,50000 – Grant awarded to Johnston County Environmental Health for the purpose of sending staff members that are responsible for Program Standards to FDA seminar and departmental supplies for community outreach and relations 323,53400 – Medicaid Cost Study Settlement Funds for FY 24 G Appointments • Nursing Home Adult Care Home Community Advisory Board - 17 positions ; 1 year term for new appointees or 3 year term for reappointed members Teresa Matthews has applied for appointment H Tax Releases & Refunds – 05 16 2025 – 06 15 2025 3 Public Comments The following individuals addressed the Board during Public Comment • Human Resources Director Paulette Williams recognized retiring Johnston County Employees Rodney Byrd Sheriff , Marcus Pilkington Sheriff and LuAnne Killebrew Health Note Full comments can be viewed in the video from the meeting at the following link https wwwyoutubecom watch v MXX_S8KVlos 4 Public Hearing – Johnston County Water and Wastewater System Development Fee Study Following the public hearing , it was the consensus of the Board to place the item on the August 4th agenda The purpose of the public hearing is to receive public comment on the Johnston County Water and Wastewater System Development Fee Study 5 Public Utilities – Buffalo Road Parallel Force Main – Award & Revised Project Budget Moved to the August 4th agenda The County received eight 8 bids on June 26 , 2025 for the Buffalo Road Parallel Force Main project Please refer to the attached summary tabulation of bids Sanford Contractors , Inc of Sanford , NC submitted the lowest responsive bid in the amount of 3,270,77805 Sanford Contractors is properly licensed and experienced in the type of construction involved and appears to have the financial , labor and equipment resources required to complete the construction within the stipulated contract completion time Staff proposes a revised project budget , as follows Existing Revised Technical Services 542,00000 516,10000 Construction 000 3,270,77805 Contingency 000 380,00095 Easements 210,90000 156,60000 Cost of Revenue Bond Issuance 51,00000 39,72585 Total Project Cost 803,90000 4,363,20485PageSewer SDF Reserve Funds 84,00000 000 Water Sewer Revenue Bonds 719,90000 416,90675 Session Law 2023 - 134 Direct Appropriation 000 3,946,29810 Total Project Funds 803,90000 4,363,20485 The County previously accepted October 2024 an offer from the State for direct appropriation funding for the project Staff recommends award of the Buffalo Road Parallel Force Main project to Sanford Contractors , Inc in the amount of 3,270,77805 , approval of the resolution to award , approval of the revised project budget and approval of the capital project ordinance 6 Public Utilities – Resolutions to Close - Out American Rescue Plan ARP Projects Request approved The County previously received American Rescue Plan ARP funding from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund to implement a Construction Management & Maintenance System CMMS at the Central Johnston County Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility and the Timothy G Broome Water Treatment Plant The grant for each facility was 200,000 Upon project completion , the grant requires a Board resolution confirming project close - out for each project Public Utilities staff will provide a brief presentation to the Board regarding the project completion at the July 21 , 2025 10 00 am meeting Upon completion of the project update , staff will request approval of resolutions to close - out both projects 7 Johnston County Boys & Girls Clubs – YouthVoice 2025 - Moved after Public Comment Kaylin Gonzalez representing YouthVoice 2025 shared her experience at the Johnston County Boys & Girls Clubs 8 Health Department – Resolution to Direct Expenditures of Opioid Settlement Funds Request approved The State of North Carolina requires that the County’s governing body approve each year how Opioid Settlement funds will be spent ; with the organization coordinating such activities to be specific about the Strategies Programs that will be offered in the county and classifying how funds will be used for each strategy The Johnston County Health Department is the agency that will coordinate these strategies with funding in the amount of 1,382,24800 for FY 25 26 Staff request the Board to approve a resolution outlining each strategy and funding for such 9 Johnston County 911 Communications – Request to Move Funds Request approved Johnston County 911 Communications is requesting approval from the Board to move funds from the Emergency Telephone System Fund ETSF balance Currently Johnston County has 5,047,0000 to the ETSF operating budget to cover 2 separate items Neither of these items were included in the submitted budget due to last minute decision to move forward with locution Paging as it will coincide with the current Pager Project we are finishing up and the service agreement increase was put out by the manufacturer until after the county’s budgets were turned in These funds may only be used for approved items 1 Locution Voice Dispatch project Locution is automated voice dispatching that saves telecommunicators time in the dispatch center further decreasing dispatch times and standardized way of call page outs , 243,23742 2 An increase that occurs approximately every 3 years passed down from our radio system manufacturer Harris LLC of 165,04400 PagePage pageNumber5Staff respectfully request the Board’s approval to move funds in the amount of 408,29242 from the Emergency Telephone System Fund ETSF 10 Child Fatality Prevention Team Annual Report - Informational item The Child Fatality Prevention Team has requested to present their annual report to the Board of Commissioners 11 Johnston County ABC Board – Travel Policy It was the consensus of the Board to place this item under consent on the August 4th agenda The local Alcoholic Beverage Control ABC Board is governed by Chapter 18B , Article 7 of the North Carolina General Statutes This statute allows local boards to adopt a travel policy that conforms with the travel policy of Johnston County Johnston County ABC Board approved a travel policy on February 25 , 2025 and request the Board’s approval to adopt said policy 12 County Committee for America250NC Update – Informational Item Todd Johnson with County Committee for America250NC will update the Board on America 250th Anniversary 13 Johnston County Landfill – 4 - H Shooting Site Discussion – After discussion the item will be placed on the August 4th agenda 14 Voting Delegate for the 2025 NC Association of County Commissioners Conference Chairman RS “ Butch ” Lawter , Jr was appointed as the Voting Delegate and Commissioner Ted G Godwin as the alternate Staff requests the Board to appoint a voting delegate to represent Johnston County at the 2025 North Carolina Association of County Commissioners Annual Conference to be held in Pitt County August 21 - 23 , 2025 15 Delinquent Tax Collection Report - Informational item 16 Manager Reports and Comments - None 17 Board Reports and Comments Vice Chairman Patrick E Harris stated he had the pleasure of briefly attending the North Carolina Association of County Attorney’s Conference where County Attorney , Jennifer Slusser was selected County Attorney of the Year for North Carolina Vice Chairman Harris said Commissioner Ted Godwin , County Manager Rick Hester and Sheriff Steve Bizzell also attended and they are very proud of Ms Slusser’s accomplishment Vice Chairman Harris also recognized in the audience , Executive Director of Downtown Smithfield Development Corporation , Heidi Gilmond and DSS Chairman , James Coleman Commissioner Michelle Pace Davis reported she attended the Cleveland Parade along with Chairman Lawter and Craig Olive Commissioner Davis stated it was great being a part of the July 4th activities Commissioner Davis also mentioned attending the Isaiah 117 House of Johnston County Lemonade Stand Challenge and how it was great to see different communities and small businesses come together to help support foster care in Johnston County PagePage pageNumber6Commissioner Ted G Godwin said while attending the North Carolina County Attorneys Conference it made him think about several employees in Johnston County that have been state award winners Chairman RS “ Butch ” Lawter , Jr agreed with Commissioner Godwin that we are fortunate to have such great county employees and thanked everyone for all they do for the Board and the citizens of Johnston County 18 Closed Session – NCGS 14331811 a 4 – Economic Development No action was taken LUNCH WITH SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION Johnston County Agricultural Center , 2736 NC 210 Hwy , SmithfieldPage