September 21, 2026 - 10:00 AM - Board of Commissioners Agenda Packet

10 PUBLIC NOTICE OF JOHNSTON COUNTY BOARD MEETING September 21 , 2026 6 00 pm The Johnston County Board of Commissioners will meet in Regular Session on Monday , September 21 , 2026 at 6 00 pm 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 Recognition of 2026 Johnston County Little League 12U Softball World Series Champions 3 Consent Agenda Items 6 4 Public Comments 5 Public Hearing – Dissolution of Whitley Heights Sanitary District 22 6 Interlocal Agreement with the Town of Smithfield 24 7 Johnston County 911 Communications – Request to Move Funds 33 8 Emergency Services – Request for Approval of Stryker Contract 34 9 Emergency Services – Request for Approval of Peregrine Software Contract 35 10 Presentation on Proposed Double Bucks Program at Local Farmers Market 11 Solid Waste – Award of Contract Bid – Barber Mill Convenience Site Expansion Project 51 12 Update on UDO Community Meeting 13 Manager Reports and Comments 14 Board Reports and Comments 15 Closed Session If Requested Page 1 of 53PageSeptember 21 , 2026 6 00 pm 1 Approval Discussion of Agenda 2 Recognition of 2026 Johnston County Little League 12U Softball World Series Champions 3 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 17 , 2026 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 Red Rocks Circle – Lowery Meadows – Elevation Township C Town of Clayton – Appointment of Plat Review Officers The Town of Clayton is requesting the Johnston County Board of Commissioners to adopt a resolution to designate map review officers for the Town of Clayton Pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 47 of the North Carolina General Statutes , counties are required to designate by name one or more persons as Review Officers to review maps and plats before recordation by the Register of Deeds The Town of Clayton staff provides to their community a similar technical process for subdivision plat review in order to verify compliance with the Towns development regulations The Town of Clayton is requesting the Board of Commissioners to adopt a resolution designating Clayton Town staff to serve as review officers for all lands within the municipal and extraterritorial jurisdiction of the Town of Clayton in order to certify each map and plat presented to the Johnston County Register of Deeds for recording See Clayton Resolution of Request and County Resolution D 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 a live ONLINE auction beginning at 6 00 pm on Sunday , November 8 , 2026 by Wester Auction Company of Benson , NC See memo Year Make Model VIN Mileage 1 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE 1GNUKAE07AR115256 150,649 2 2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE 1GNSKAE02ER134021 125,544 3 2014 CHEVROLET TAHOE 1GNSKAE01ER153675 129,256 4 2016 CHEVROLET TAHOE 1GNSKFKC8GR127265 129,024 5 2016 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT1GH303673 112,645 6 2016 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT5GH303675 127,781 7 2020 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXKTXLH168041 129,343 8 2020 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXKT1LH175329 130,127 9 2021 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT2MH527983 129,957 10 2021 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT4MH527984 130,318 11 2021 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXATXMH527987 128,733 Page 2 of 53Page12 2021 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT1MH527988 134,618 13 2021 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT5MH527993 129,221 14 2021 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT0MH527996 128,814 15 2021 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT4MH527998 128,303 16 2021 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT4MH528004 130,209 17 2021 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT1MH669421 129,060 18 2021 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT3MH669422 98,844 19 2023 DODGE CHARGER 2C3CDXAT5PH595151 133,992 NOTE Items # 1 , 2 , 3 and 4 were purchased with federal forfeiture funds , and proceeds from the sale of these vehicles must be credited back to the appropriate line item in the Sheriff’s Office budget 1051007418 E Planning and Zoning – Approval of Resolution for Approval for Case 26 - 02 At the September 8 , 2026 meeting the Board approved the rezoning request for Case 26 - 02 Staff is requesting the Board to adopt the corresponding Resolution of Consistency for Approval See resolution F Budget Revisions Health - 5,30500 – To budget State Grant Funding for Family Planning Services 1,29600 – To budget additional funding from the Maternal Child Health Block Grant for Child Fatality Case Reporting and Prevention Sheriff – 2,07333 – To move revenues Controlled Substance Tax and Insurance into appropriate expenditure line items 4 Public Comments 5 Public Hearing – Dissolution of Whitley Heights Sanitary District The purpose of the public hearing is to allow for public comment on the proposed dissolution of Whitley Heights Sanitary District Whitley Heights was created by a Board of County Commissioners “ BOCC ” resolution in May 1988 after residents of the Whitley Heights subdivision requested a sanitary district WHSD ” due to low water tables water quality in the area The County could not afford to run water to the area at that time and part of the creation of the district was that the County not be involved financially and that the full faith and credit of the County not be pledged in any way In January 2000 , WHSD transferred water and sewer services to the County and granted ownership of the sewer infrastructure to the County Upon satisfying the existing water system debt a June 1 , 1992 bonded USDA loan by WHSD , the County will receive ownership of the water system infrastructure The USDA loan was paid in full as of February 29 , 2024 WHSD lies in the legal boundaries of the Little Creek Water District WHSD customers are currently being served , and can continue to be served , as part of the Little Creek Water District Dissolution of WHSD would be a tax savings to the taxpayers living in WHSD as the sanitary district tax would no longer be collected A copy of the Bulk Wastewater Service Agreement Whitley Heights Sanitary District and the letter confirming payoff may be viewed at the following link https johnstonncgov files board WHSD_BulkWWAgrpdf See resolution 6 Interlocal Agreement with the Town of Smithfield Consideration of Intergovernmental Funding Agreement with the Town of Smithfield for the Smithfield Ballpark Facility Improvements Project The Town of Smithfield requested funding support to develop a sports and entertainment facility to enhance recreational access for Johnston County citizens The Johnston County Board of Commissioners approved a 2M appropriation for the Smithfield Ballpark Facilities Improvements Project on October 6 , 2025 Phase I of the project is anticipated to be complete by Page 3 of 53PageMay 1 , 2027 The estimated completion date of Phase II of the project is to be determined This proposed agreement outlines a reimbursement structure , not to exceed 2M from general County funds , where the County provides funds for the project on a cost - incurred basis Eligible expenditures must occur between October 6 , 2025 and June 30 , 2028 , with all reimbursement requests submitted by December 30 , 2028 See agreement 7 Johnston County 911 Communications – Request to Move Funds Johnston County 911 Communications is requesting approval from the Board to move funds from the Emergency Telephone System Fund ETSF balance to the Emergency Telephone System Fund Operating Budget Currently Johnston County has 766,99007 to cover the cost of the NC 911 Board approved Radio Maintenance and Server upgrades These funds may only be used for approved items Staff respectfully request the Board’s approval to move funds in the amount of 325,00000 from the Emergency Telephone System Fund ETSF See memo 8 Johnston County Emergency Services – Request for Approval of Stryker Contract Johnston County Emergency Services respectfully requests the Board of Commissioners to consider approval of the Stryker Service Plan for our EMS Division We have contracted with Stryker for the past seven years to provide repairs , maintenance , and replacements for our Stryker power loads , power cots , stair chairs , and Lucas devices During this time , various pieces of equipment have incurred extensive damage and Stryker has provided repairs or replacements that would have been costly unforeseen expenses Funding for this contract has been included in the Emergency Services FY26 - 27 budget See memo 9 Johnston County Emergency Services – Request for Approval of Peregrine Software Contract Johnston County Emergency Services respectfully requests approval of a Sole Source contract with Peregrine Technologies for software to enhance our emergency operations The proposed contract with Peregrine Technologies , Inc provides a data integration platform tailored specifically for local governments to integrate and analyze large volumes of data from various sources including CAD AVL , ESO , WebEOC , LIVsafe , NWS NOAA , and Esri Layers Peregrine’s platform unifies and displays live and historical data across systems to help agencies make informed , data - driven decisions in real time Compatibility with existing systems and programs is the overriding consideration with this contract This contract has been reviewed and approved by the Technology Services Director and has been through the initial legal review by staff within the County Attorney’s Office See memo and contract 10 Presentation on Proposed Double Bucks Program at Local Farmers Market Staff will present an overview of the Double Bucks Program , an initiative designed to expand fresh food access for low - income residents while supporting local agriculture Under the proposed pilot program , participants using Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program SNAP Electronic Benefit Transfer EBT cards at a participating Johnston County farmers market will receive a 1 1 match in Double Bucks tokens , doubling their purchasing power for eligible locally grown produce Staff will introduce the program structure , benefits , and implementation timeline No formal action or vote is requested at this meeting 11 Solid Waste – Award of Contract Bid – Barber Mill Convenience Site Expansion Project The County received five 5 bids on September 4 , 2026 for the Barber Mill Convenience Site Expansion Project Garrett and Moore , Inc evaluated the bids for the project and recommend ST Wooten Corporation be awarded the contract for the project See letter and certified bid tabulation Page 4 of 53PagePage pageNumber512 Update on Unified Development Ordinance Community Meeting 13 Manager Reports and Comments 14 Board Reports and Comments 15 Closed Session If Requested Page 5 of 53PagePage pageNumber6Page 6 of 53PagePage pageNumber7Page 7 of 53PagePage pageNumber8Page 8 of 53PagePage pageNumber9Page 9 of 53Page0Page 10 of 53Page1Page 11 of 53Page2Page 12 of 53Page3Page 13 of 53Page4Page 14 of 53Page5Page 15 of 53Page6Page 16 of 53Page7Page 17 of 53Page8Page 18 of 53Page9Page 19 of 53Page0Page 20 of 53Page1Page 21 of 53Page2A RESOLUTION BY THE COUNTY OF JOHNSTON TO DISSOLVE THE WHITLEY HEIGHTS SANITARY DISTRICT WHEREAS Whitley Heights Sanitary District is a sanitary district located in Johnston County , North Carolina and was created by resolution of the Johnston County Board of County Commissioners in May 1988 after residents of the Whitley Heights subdivision requested a sanitary district WHSD ” due to low water tables water quality in the area ; and WHEREAS in January 2000 Johnston County hereinafter sometimes referred to as “ County ” and WHSD entered into an Agreement whereby WHSD transferred water and sewer services to Johnston County and granted ownership of the sewer infrastructure to the County By the terms of this same Agreement , when WHSD satisfied the existing water system debt a June 1 , 1992 bonded USDA loan , then the County would receive ownership of the water system infrastructure The 1992 USDA loan was paid in full as of February 29 , 2024 and WHSD has no outstanding bonded indebtedness ; and WHEREAS the number of resident freeholders in the WHSD does not exceed 500 ; and WHEREAS the customers in WHSD are located within the legal boundaries of the Little Creek Water District Customer water revenues and expenses are currently through the Little Creek Water District and could continue to be served as any other County Water District water and sewer customers ; and WHEREAS Johnston County agrees to assume and pay any other outstanding legal indebtedness of the WHSD as of the effective date of this resolution ; and WHEREAS the water and sewer systems are operated in compliance with all local , state , and federal rules and regulations ; and WHEREAS the Board of Commissioners adopts , as a plan for providing continued operation and provision of all services previously being performed or rendered to the District , for these services to be performed as a part of county government and services will be carried out in compliance with all applicable local state , and federal rules and regulations ; and WHEREAS the interest of the citizens of WHSD and Johnston County will be best served if the operation and services provided by WHSD are provided for by Johnston County through its Board of County Commissioners ; and WHEREAS upon adoption of this resolution , all property belonging to WHSD vests in and becomes the property of the County ; all judgments , liens , rights of liens and causes of action in favor of WHSD vests in the County ; and all rentals , taxes and assessments and other funds , charges or fees owed to WHSD may be collected by the County ; and WHEREAS the procedures of NCGS § 130A - 85 have been followed and a public hearing was held in accordance with the same Page 22 of 53Page3NOW , THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED , that the Board of Commissioners of Johnston County hereby unanimously approves as of the adopted date of this resolution a dissolution of the Whitley Heights Sanitary District , the metes and bounds of which are on file in the Office of Clerk to the Board and that that the Whitley Heights Sanitary District is hereby dissolved in accordance with NCGS § 153A - 85 a ; b the plan for continued operation and provision of services outlined in the recitals above is approved ; c all property belonging to WHSD vests in and becomes property of County ; all judgments , liens , rights of liens and causes of action in favor of WHSD vests in the County ; and all rentals , taxes and assessments and other funds , charges or fees owed to WHSD may be collected by the County ; and d Johnston County shall assume and pay any other outstanding legal indebtedness of WHSD as of the effective date of this resolution ; and e the County Board Chair , County Manager , County Attorney , and other appropriate county officials are authorized and directed to execute documents and take all actions necessary to carry out this Resolution BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that a copy of this Resolution be forwarded to the Department of Environmental Quality Adopted this the 21st day of September , 2026 __________________________________________ Patrick E Harris , Chair Johnston County Board of Commissioners ATTEST __________________________________________ Dana G Cuddington , Clerk to the Board COUNTY SEAL Page 23 of 53Page4Page 24 of 53Page5Page 25 of 53Page6Page 26 of 53Page7Page 27 of 53Page8Page 28 of 53Page9Page 29 of 53Page0Page 30 of 53Page1Page 31 of 53Page2Page 32 of 53Page3Page 33 of 53Page4Page 34 of 53Page5Page 35 of 53Page6Page 36 of 53Page7Page 37 of 53Page8Page 38 of 53Page9Page 39 of 53Page0Page 40 of 53Page1Page 41 of 53Page2Page 42 of 53Page3Page 43 of 53Page4Page 44 of 53Page5Page 45 of 53Page6Page 46 of 53Page7Page 47 of 53Page8Page 48 of 53Page9Page 49 of 53PagePage pageNumber50Page 50 of 53PagePage pageNumber51Page 51 of 53PagePage pageNumber52Page 52 of 53PagePage pageNumber53Page 53 of 53Page