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Editor’s note: The Polk County Board of Commissioners will meet at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, November

18. The meeting is held in the R. Jay Foster Hall of Justice, located on the second floor of the Womack

Building in Columbus.

 

1. Public Hearing
2. Call the Public Hearing to Order – Chairman Melton. The purpose of the public

hearing is to take public comments on proposed new road names, GRAYSON WAY, WILDERNESS COVE TR , JUMPING SPRINGS DR, PIN OAK TR, LEGACY LN. The public hearing was properly advertised in the Tryon Daily Bulletin.

 

1. Citizen Comments.

 

1. Commissioner Comments.

 

1. Adjourn Public Hearing.

 

2. Call the Regular Meeting to Order

 

3. Invocation – Chairman Melton.

 

4. Pledge of Allegiance – Commissioner Moore.

 

5. Approval of Agenda
6. Motion to approve agenda.

 

6. Consent Agenda
7. Approve the November 4, 2019 regular meeting minutes.
8. Tax refund requests through October 31, 2019 in the amount of $7,527.26.
9. Vaya Health Quarterly Report ending October 31, 2019

Motion to approve consent agenda.

 

7. Citizen Comment(s)

 

8. Advanced Service Award & Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate Presentation to

Sheriff Wright – Chairman Melton.

 

9. NC HWY 108 Right of Way Purchase Offer – Jacob Day North Carolina Department of

Transportation (NCDOT). Motion to approve the sale of right of way to NCDOT for the agreed upon amount.

 

10. Scenic By-way Application Approval – Clay Griffith Acme Preservation Services.

Motion to approve application.

 

11. Acceptance of the Drug Free Communities (DFC) Grant – Kimberly McDonald Polk Substance Abuse Coalition (PSAC) Coordinator.

Motion to approve the acceptance of the DFC grant.

 

12. Create a new grant funded position “DFC Program and Youth Coordinator” under the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) – Joshua Kennedy HHSA Director.

Motion to approve new temporary position to be funded by DFC grant.

 

13. Thermal Belt Habitat for Humanity Lease for Review – Manager Pittman.

 

14. Animal Control Ordinance Amendments for Vote – Attorney Berg.

Motion to approve.

 

15. Proposed New Road Names – GRAYSON WAY (Private road – off SR1311) Township:

Cooper Gap (Sunny View) WILDERNESS COVE TR – (Private road – off SR1151)

Township: Saluda (Green River Cove) JUMPING SPRINGS DR – (Private road – off

SR1540) Township: Green Creek PIN OAK TR – (Private road – off SR1137) Township:

Columbus LEGACY LN – (Private road – off SR1122 Township: Saluda (Howard Gap)

Motion to approve new road names as presented.

 

16. School Capital Sales Tax Set-a-side Funding – Sandra Hughes Finance Director.

Motion to approve budget amendment to transfer from school capital reserve to

school sales tax appropriation line.

 

17. Volunteer Board Application(s)
18. Applications for Review – Carolyn Ashburn Appearance Commission; Rickie McFalls, Ronnie Smith, James Stott Columbus Fire Tax District; John Blanton, Bruce Collins, Paul Stacy Green Creek Fire Tax District.

 

18. Commissioner Comment(s)

 

19. Closed Session – Attorney Client Privilege.
20. Motion to go into closed session for the purpose of attorney client privilege.
21. Motion to return to open session.

 

20. Adjournment