2020 County Commission Minutes

Below you will find minutes for County Commission meetings by date.

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Minutes of the December 7, 2020 County Commission Meeting

NORTH CAROLINA - MITCHELL COUNTY The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on December 7th, 2020, at 7:02 p.m. in the EDC Conference Room, Administration Building, and Bakersville, NC.  Those present for the meeting were: Vern Grindstaff, Vice...

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August 3, 2020 – Regular Session

NORTH CAROLINA - MITCHELL COUNTYThe Mitchell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on August 03, 2020, at 8:45 p.m. in the EDC Conference Room, Administration Building,  Bakersville, NC.  Those present for the meeting were: Jacob Willis,...

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July 16, 2020 – Regular Session

Minutes of the July 16, 2020 Regular Session of the Mitchell County, North Carolina Board of Commissioners held in Bakersville, NC. Topics included designation of a portion of the Nolichucky River as a wild and scenic river, settlement of taxes, appointment of the tax collector, an audio/video system for the board room, DSS cost assessment, jail feasibility assessment, a county employee personnel policy, the Gold Leaf Community-Based Grants Initiative, NCACC Voting Delegate Designation, and Record Retention Policy

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June 22, 2020 – Special Session

Minutes of the June 22, 2020 special session of the MitchelL County, North Carolina Board of Commissioners, held in Bakersville, NC called to approve a budget amendment concerning the EMS Building purchase and the Coronavirus funding the county has received.

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June 1, 2020 – Regular Session

Minutes of the June 1, 2020 session of the Mitchell County, North Carolina Board of Commissioners, held in Bakersville, NC. Topics incude 2020-2021 budget, coronavirus funding distribution, HRD Director, Interim Board Clerk, and the new Central Dispatch.

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May 27, 2020 – Special Session

Minutes of the May 27, 2020 special session of the Mitchell County Commission. Items discussed included the pay study by MAPS and beginning to plan for distributing Corona Virus Relief Fund appropriations.

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May 4, 2020 – Regular Session

Minutes from the May 4, 2020 regular session of the Mitchell County Commission, with discussion of a DSS lawsuit, cleanup of tires from the North Toe River, the Mitchell County Health Department budget, a backup location for 911 communications in Spruce Pine, and a disbursement from the Need-Based Public School Capital Fund NC for Mitchell County Schools.

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April 24, 2020 – Special Session

Minutes of the April 24, 2020 special session of the Mitchell County Commission in Bakersville. The session featured a budget workshop, a change in the COVID-19 ordinance, and a budget discussion with Mitchell County School Superintendent Chad Calhoun.

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April 6, 2020 – Regular Session

Minutes of the April 6, 2020 regular session of the Mitchell County, North Carolina Board of Commissioners in Bakersville. Topics included purchase of voting machines, a nursing position for the Toe River Health District, purchase of A/V equipment for the Commissioner meeting room, and a review of COVID-19 responses by the county.

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March 16, 2020 – Special Session

Minutes of the Special Session of the Mitchell County Commission, held March 16, 2020. The session dealt with the declaration of a State of Emergency in Mitchell County due to COVID-19, the purchase of new elections equipment, and resolutions concerning the state budget, and Mayland Commiunty College.

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January 28, 2020 – Special Session

The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on January 28th, 2020, at 8:30 a.m. in the Commissioner’s Conference Room, Administration Building, Bakersville, NC. Those present for the meeting were: Jacob Willis, Chairman; Vice Chairman; Vern Grindstaff, Member; Danny Burleson, Charles Vines; County Manager, Crystal Young; Clerk to the Board, and Lloyd Hise, County Attorney.

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January 13, 2020 – Special Session

The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on January 13th, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. in the Commissioner’s Conference Room, Administration Building, Bakersville, NC. Those present for the meeting were: Jacob Willis, Chairman; Vice Chairman; Vern Grindstaff, Member; Danny Burleson, Member; Jeff Harding, Member; Steve Pitman, Charles Vines; County Manager and Lloyd Hise, County Attorney.

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January 7, 2020 – Special Session

The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners met in Special Session on January 7th, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. in the Commissioner’s Conference Room, Administration Building, Bakersville, NC. Those present for the meeting were: Jacob Willis, Chairman; Member; Danny Burleson, Member; Jeff Harding, Member; Steve Pitman and Vern Grindstaff, Vice Chairman. Also present were: Crystal Young, Clerk to the Board; Lloyd Hise, County Attorney; and Brandon Roberts, Reporter with the Mitchell News Journal.

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January 6, 2020 Regular Session

The Mitchell County Board of Commissioners met in Regular Session on January 6th, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. in the Commissioner’s Conference Room, Administration Building, Bakersville, NC. Those present for the meeting were: Jacob Willis, Chairman; Vice Chairman; Vern Grindstaff, Member; Danny Burleson, Member; Jeff Harding, Member; Steve Pitman and Charles Vines; County Manager. Also present were: Mavis Parsley, Finance Officer; Crystal Young, Clerk to the Board; Lloyd Hise, County Attorney; and Cory Spiers, Reporter with the Mitchell News Journal.

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