June 5, 2023 County Commission Regular Session Agenda

7:00 p.m.
Mitchell County Administration Building, Commissioners’ Conference Room
Bakersville, North Carolina

1. CALL TO ORDER
2. WELCOME/REMINDER TO SILENCE MOBILE DEVICES
3. INVOCATION
4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
5. ETHICS AWARENESS AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST REMINDER
   In accordance with the State Government Ethics Act, it is the duty of every Board member to avoid both conflicts of interest and appearance of conflict. Does any board member have any known conflicts of interest or appearances of conflict with respect to any matters coming before the Board?  If so, please identify the conflict or appearance of conflict and refrain from any undue participation in the particular matter involved.
6. ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THE AGENDA
7. ADOPTION OF AGENDA
8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
   • May 16, 2023
   • May 24, 2023
9. PUBLIC HEARING
   • Budget Fiscal Year 2023-2024
10. REPORTS/PRESENTATIONS
    1. Employee of the Month
    2. Tax Collector’s Report
    3. Middle School Construction Development/Timeline/Budget Presentation-Vannoy Construction
    4. NCPTA Safety Award- Sheila Blalock\
    5. Rural Transportation Driver of the Year- Lori Rhodes
11. ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION
    1. R&R Fund Authorization
    2. Approval of GMP #2 for Middle School Construction
    3. Approval of TAB Members- Mitchell County Transportation
    4. DOT Requirement for Patrolman Canipe Memorial Bridge
    5. Budget Amendment #6
12. CONSENT AGENDA
    1. Property Tax Refunds/Releases/Discoveries – May 2023
    2. Vehicle Tax Refunds/Releases – May 2022
    3. Transportation FY 2025 Documents
    4. WNC Health Network Agreement #2
    5. BOE Request #11
    6. DSS Vendor Contracts:
       1. A Caring Alternative
       2. Alexander Youth Network
       3. Baptist Children’s Homes of NC
       4. Barium Springs DBA Children’s Hope Alliance
       5. Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth, and Families\
       6. Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina
       7. Brandi Nichole Family Enrichment Center\
       8. Caring For Children
       9. Carolina Therapeutic Services
       10. Changing Lives Now
       11. Clear Sky Behavioral, LLC
       12. Crossnore Communities for Children
       13. Daniel Hockaday-Adult Services & CSE
       14. Daniel Hockaday-Children’s Services
       15. Davidson Homes, Inc. DBA Davidson Family Services
       16. Directcare Community Base Services, LLC.
       17. Ebenezer Christian Children’s Home
       18. Eliada Homes, Inc.
       19. Elon Homes Village
       20. Excalibur Youth Services, LLC
       21. Family Preservation Community Services, LLC
       22. Focus Behavioral Health Services, Inc.
       23. Innovative Compliance Solutions, LLC
       24. Lutheran Family Services In The Carolinas, Inc.
       25. Mitchell County Transportation Authority
       26. Mitchell House One, LLC
       27. My Brother’s House, Inc.
       28. Pathways Human Services of NC, LLC DBA Access Family Health
       29. Peace in the City
       30. Peterson, Silvia
       31. Quality Family Services
       32. Rockwell Development Center
       33. Sipe’s Orchard Home
       34. Sistare, Rosa
       35. Southmountain Children & Family Services
       36. Southwestern Child Development Center
       37. The ARC of North Carolina
       38. The Bair Foundation
       39. Thompson Child & Family Focus
       40. Youth Enrichment Group Home, Inc
       41. Youth Unlimited, Inc.
13. FINANCE OFFICER’S REPORT
14. COUNTY MANAGER’S REPORT
15. CLOSED SESSION
16. PUBLIC COMMENTS/BOARD COMMENTS
17. ADJOURNMENT