February 11, 2020 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. Swearing in of Interim Town Clerk Tyler Douglas

V. Consent Agenda    (Mayor Medlin)

V.A. Consider approval of travel expenses for Mayor Medlin July-December

V.B. Consider approval of expenses from Board Retreat 

V.C. Consider approval of January 14, 2020 minutes

V.D. Proclamation - All Red Week

V.E. Proclamation - Reginald R. Holley Week

VI. Public Comment    (Mayor Medlin)

VII. Department Reports

VII.A. Library/Museum

VII.B. Parks & Recreation

VII.C. Planning Department

VII.D. Police Department

VIII. Public Hearing (Mayor Medlin)

VIII.A. Public hearing for approval of SD-2020-01 (Erin Joseph)

IX. Old Business     (Mayor Medlin)

X. New Business    (Mayor Medlin)

X.A. Consider approval of Advisory Board Appointments (Mayor Medlin)

X.A.1. Arts Advisory Board (6 openings and 1 ex-officio member)

X.A.1.a. Fred Nelson (Ex-Officio)

X.A.1.b. Donna Bailey-Taylor

X.A.1.c. Shane Booth

X.A.1.d. Adrienne Delph

X.A.1.e. Kimberly "Jonni" Martin

X.A.1.f. Jamie Sanchez

X.A.1.g. Betsy Whittington

X.A.1.h. Loretta Byrd

X.A.2. Planning Advisory Board

X.A.2.a. ETJ (one opening)

X.A.2.a.1. Charles Harper (ETJ)

X.B. Consider Ordinance 01-2020-Road Closures for the 2020 Calendar Year (Kenneth Edwards)

X.C. Fire Department Update (Alan Johnson)

X.D. Consider approval of Fred Nelson as NCEMPA Board of Commissioner Seat and Kim Pickett as the Alternate (Fred Nelson)

X.E. Consider approval of additional reserve funding for Library renovation (Derrick Barefoot)

X.F. Consider approval of inter-local contract with Johnston County Public Library (Derrick Barefoot)

X.G. Consider discussion on I-95 Widening Betterment-Main Street Drainage (Tim Robbins)

X.H. Consider Budget Amendments (Kim Pickett)

X.H.1. BA #2: To amend the budget to reflect Commissioner Johnson's salary be placed in the Fire Protection Fund

X.H.2. BA #3: To amend Water/Sewer Fund for FEMA reimbursement

X.I. Consider approval of December 2019 Financials (Kim Pickett)

X.J. Discussion on WWTP Solar Project (Fred Nelson)

X.K. Conversation about Veteran's Memorial (Mayor Medlin)

XI. Town Manager Report    (Fred Nelson)

XI.A. Town related events and meeting reminders: 

XI.A.1. February 12 - Preschool Story Time @ Mary Duncan Public Library 10am

XI.A.2. February 14 - BCAA Senior Valentine Social 10am-2pm

XI.A.3. February 18-20 - Electricities Connection Summit

XI.A.4. February 23 - Black History Month Celebration @ Benson Museum 2pm-4pm

XI.A.5. February 26 - Preschool Story Time @ Mary Duncan Public Library 10am

XI.A.6. March 3 - Community Watch Cookout @ Legacy Trace 6pm-8pm

XI.A.7. March 6 - First Friday 

XI.A.8. March 7 - Happy Birthday Benson 133 Years Strong

XI.A.9. March 9 - Pajama Story Time @ Mary Duncan Public Library 6:30pm

XI.A.10. March 10 - Board of Commissioners Meeting 7pm

XI.B. Chamber of Commerce Sponsored Events

XI.B.1. February 20 - Coffee Connections

XI.B.2. March 9 - BAWO Spring Bingo

XII. Town Attorney    (Isaac Parker)

XIII. Board of Commissioners Report  (Commissioners)

XIV. Mayor Report    (Mayor Medlin)

XV. Information Only