September 10, 2019 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Call Meeting to Order    (Mayor Medlin)

II. Pledge of Allegiance (Mayor Medlin)

III. Approval of the Agenda

IV. Consent Agenda    (Mayor Medlin)

IV.A. Consider August 15, 2019 minutes

IV.B. Consider Proclamation #135-2019 - Constitution Week, September 17-23, 2019

IV.C. Consider Proclamation #136-2019 - Firefighter's Week in Johnston County, September 8-14, 2019

V. Amendment to the June 11, 2019 Board of Commissioners meeting minutes. (Nancy Crouse)

VI. Proclamations

VII. Public Comment    (Mayor Medlin)

VII.A. Introduction of new hires (Scott Tart)

VII.A.1. Nikki Losada, Police Department

VII.B. Loretta Byrd comments

VII.C. Individuals wishing to address the Board are asked to provide their name and address for the record. 

VIII. Department Reports

VIII.A. Written Reports

VIII.A.1. Library

VIII.A.2. Parks and Recreation

VIII.A.3. Planning Department

VIII.A.4. Police Department

VIII.A.5. Fire Department

IX. Public Hearing (Mayor Medlin)

IX.A. Hampton Inn Economic Incentive Grant (Ike Parker)

X. Old Business     (Mayor Medlin)

X.A. Community Transportation Plan (Jay McInnis, Ramey Kemp & Associates)

X.B. Consider approval of Compliance Engine (E.G. Burr and Alan Johnson)

XI. New Business    (Mayor Medlin)

XI.A. Consider approval of Hampton Inn Economic Incentive Grant (Ike Parker)

XI.B. Consider approval of Development Incentive Toolbox Grant for Barefoot Property Group (Erika Simoni)

XI.C. Fire Protection Services Agreement (Alan Johnson)

XI.D. Consider approval of Fire Truck Bids for USDA Grant (Alan Johnson)

XI.E. Consider approval of July financials (Kim Pickett)

XII. Town Manager Report    (Fred Nelson)

XII.A. Town related events and meeting reminders: 

XII.A.1. October 6-12 -- Public Power Week

XII.A.2. October 6-12 -- Fire Prevention Week

XII.A.3. October 8 -- Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting

XII.A.4. October 14 -- Pajama Story Time 6 PM

XII.A.5. October 18 -- Movie Night in the Grove and Black and Orange Egg Hunt

XII.A.6. October 31 -- Halloween 6 PM

XII.B. Chamber of Commerce Sponsored Events

XII.B.1. September 12 -- Sundown in Downtown (Liquid Pleasure)

XII.B.2. September 26-29 -- Mule Days

XII.B.3. September 26 -- Mule Days Concert

XII.B.4. September 28 -- Mule Days Parade 10 AM

XII.B.5. October 4 -- Downtown Sip and Shop

XIII. Town Attorney    (Isaac Parker)

XIV. Board of Commissioners Report    (Commissioners)

XV. Mayor Report    (Mayor Medlin)

XVI. Information Only

XVII. Closed Session

XVII.A. NCGS §143-318.11 (a) Permitted Purposes. - It is the policy of this State that closed
sessions shall be held only when required to permit a public body to act in the
public interest as permitted in this section. A public body may hold a closed
session and exclude the public only when a closed session is required:

(6) To consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness,
conditions of appointment, or conditions of initial employment of an individual
public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee; or to
hear or investigate a complaint, charge, or grievance by or against an
individual public officer or employee. General personnel policy issues may not
be considered in a closed session. A public body may not consider the qualifications,
competence, performance, character, fitness, appointment, or removal of a
member of the public body or another body and may not consider or fill a
vacancy among its own membership except in an open meeting. Final action making
an appointment or discharge or removal by a public body having final authority
for the appointment or discharge or removal shall be taken in an open meeting.

XVIII. Adjourn the Meeting  (Mayor Medlin)