Budget and appropriations items in Chatham County, between 12 Oct 2025 and 12 Oct 2026
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| Subject | Items |
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| Budget and appropriations | 82 |
| Public facilities | 8 |
| Schools and education | 7 |
| Grants and outside funding | 5 |
| Health and human services | 5 |
| Housing and affordability | 4 |
| Parks and recreation | 4 |
| Environment and sustainability | 3 |
| Water and sewer | 3 |
| Elections and districts | 2 |
| Farmland and open space | 2 |
| Fees and utility rates | 2 |
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26-0503 Close-out and Next StepsClose-out and next steps for the retreat.
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26-0565 Other ResourcesStaff implementation proposals with costs. For fiscal 2028 they suggest a $50,000 shallow rent subsidy pilot for 20 households, a community land trust partner chosen by RFQ, and $175,000 more for the housing trust fund. Later or bond-dependent steps include $300,000 for rapid rehousing, a $500,000 to $1 million line o…
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A report on the Expanding Access to Early Learning initiative, with a decision for the board on whether to run it for a full fiscal year.
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The 2026-27 funding round for Chatham agricultural preservation and development, presented for approval.
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Budget amendments for 2026-27 and a project ordinance for roof replacements and repairs at school buildings, covering the general fund, the solid waste fund and the agricultural land preservation fund.
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Research into how the county funds parks.
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Resolution Budget and appropriations
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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Budget action Budget and appropriations
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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What the county's recommended 2027 budget carries for housing, from the housing director. A trust fund resolution for the 2028 budget would come in spring 2027.
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Procedural Budget and appropriations
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Procedural Budget and appropriations
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26-0242 IntroductionStaff introduced the FY2026-27 budget recommendation.Budget action Budget and appropriations
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26-0244 General Fund ExpenseBudget action Budget and appropriations
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26-0245 Other FundsBudget action Budget and appropriations
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26-0246 DiscussionDiscussion item Budget and appropriations
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Public hearing Budget and appropriations
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OB 1 FY27 Budget UpdateThe 2027 budget, from the deputy director.
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approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, to approve Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Amendments as presented. The motion carried by…Budget action Budget and appropriations
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received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Public hearing Budget and appropriations
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approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner Delaney, that the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Amendments be approved. The motion carried by the following vot…Budget action Budget and appropriations
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received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filedPresentation Budget and appropriations
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received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Presentation Budget and appropriations
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Amends and adopts the 2026 Board of Commissioners meeting schedule and FY2027 budget calendar.adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Karen Howard, seconded by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, to adopt an amended 26-22 resolution approving the 2026 Board of Commissioners Meeting S…Resolution Budget and appropriations
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Adopts and amends several county capital project ordinances, including Haw River Trail improvements at the Pegg Tract, Siler City's Center for Active Living renovation, a radio system upgrade, and a detention center generator.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Karen Howard, seconded by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, that he project ordinance for the Haw River Trail Pegg Tract Improvements and the amend…
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Approves a routine round of Fiscal Year 2025-2026 budget amendments.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Karen Howard, seconded by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, that the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Amendments were approved. The motion carried by t…Budget action Budget and appropriations
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County staff present the Fiscal Year 2027 budget outlook to the Board: proposed fee changes, general fund revenue and department budget requests (continuation and expansion), the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund, and other county funds, as a retreat-review discussion rather than a vote.
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The Board adopts a project ordinance establishing the budget for Phase II of the Agriculture and Conference Center.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Karen Howard, seconded by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, that a project ordinance for the Agriculture and Conference Center Phase II was approved. The…
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The Board approves a set of amendments to the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 county budget.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Karen Howard, seconded by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, that the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Amendments were approved as presented. The motion carrie…Budget action Budget and appropriations
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The Board approves a contract with Martin Starnes & Associates for the county's fiscal year 2026 audit services.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Karen Howard, seconded by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, that athe contract with Martin Starnes & Associates, CPAs, P.A. for fiscal year end June 30, 2…
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26-0104 Receive updated information on the Chatham County Schools charter school reimbursement requestThe Board approves a one-time $1,423,576 payment to Chatham County Schools, reimbursing the district's fund balance for prior-year charter-school disbursements.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Karen Howard, seconded by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, to provide a one-time reimbursement payment of $1,423,576 for prior-year expenses already paid…
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The Board receives an update on and discusses commissioners' travel and training expenses as part of FY2027 budget planning.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Discussion item Budget and appropriations
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Presentation on aligning county capital planning with long-range planning.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
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Auditors give the county an unmodified, clean opinion on its FY2025 financial statements, with a general fund balance of $104,950,114 after a roughly $30 million increase tied to the Tri-River merger.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Staff or committee report Budget and appropriations
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An eight-item consent agenda comes up for a single vote: a road resolution, a park-dam ordinance amendment, budget amendments, tax refunds, a contract amendment, the naming of two private roads, and a subdivision final plat.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner Karen Howard, that the consent agenda was approved. The motion carried by the following vote:
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The consent agenda amends the project ordinance for the Northeast District Park dam.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner Karen Howard, that the Northeast District Park Dam Amended Project Ordinance was approved. The motion…
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Consent approves the county's February 2026 fiscal year 2025-2026 budget amendments.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner Karen Howard, that the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Amendments were approved. The motion carried by t…Budget action Budget and appropriations
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Commissioners amend the Parkers Ridge Park project ordinance to cover a roughly $500,000 cost increase from a design-build contractor's guaranteed maximum price, funded with coal ash settlement money freed up after the state took over Moncure megasite sewer costs.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, seconded by Commissioner Karen Howard, that the Parkers Ridge Park Amended Project Ordinance was approved. The motion carried by the…
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Amends the project ordinance funding renovations to the Siler City Center for Active Living.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Karen Howard, seconded by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, that the Siler City Center for Active Living Renovations Amended Project Ordinance was…
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Routine FY2025-2026 budget amendments.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Karen Howard, seconded by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, that the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Amendments was approved as presented. The motion…Budget action Budget and appropriations
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Memorandum of agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity for solid-waste and recycling education materials, at no cost to the county.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Karen Howard, seconded by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, that a memorandum of agreement with the Center for Biological Diversity for lessons and…
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Quarterly update on the county's use of American Rescue Plan Act funds.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed
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Second-quarter FY2026 budget update presentation.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filedStaff or committee report Budget and appropriations
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The Board discusses and sets its goals and priorities for FY2027.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Discussion item Budget and appropriations
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Staff present an overview of the county's budget and financial policies, including proposed amendments.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Presentation Budget and appropriations
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The Board discusses its own travel policy and how travel is budgeted.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Discussion item Budget and appropriations
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Chatham County Schools presents its FY2027 budget projections.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
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The Sheriff's Office presents its FY2027 budget request.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
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The Elections office presents its FY2027 budget request.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
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The Health Department presents its FY2027 budget request.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
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Human Resources presents an update on employee pay and benefits.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Presentation Budget and appropriations
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Staff present an update on the county's non-profit funding process; the Board voted to move to a biennial application cycle.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner David Delaney, seconded by Vice Chair Franklin Gomez Flores, that the proposed transition to a biennial nonprofit funding application process was a…
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Staff present a summary of the county's accomplishments so far in the current fiscal year.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Presentation Budget and appropriations
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Staff present trends expected to affect the FY2027 budget.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Presentation Budget and appropriations
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Staff present the broader conditions expected to affect the FY2027 budget.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Presentation Budget and appropriations
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The Board discusses the FY2027 budget as a whole and gives staff direction on preparing the budget.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Discussion item Budget and appropriations
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The board approved recommended Fiscal Year 2026 Housing Trust Fund awards and supplementary loan funds to support affordable housing projects in the county.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Katie Kenlan, seconded by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, that the recommended Housing Trust Fund awards for Fiscal Year 2026 and the supplementary lo…
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The board approved continuing the FY26 goals and outcomes framework to guide the FY27 Human Services Nonprofit Allocation funding process, which distributes county grants to local nonprofits.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, that the continuation of the Fiscal Year 2026 Board of Commissioners’ goals and o…
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Staff presented on a reimbursement request from Chatham County Schools related to charter school funding.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
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The board approved amendments to the FY2025-2026 county budget.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, that the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Budget Amendments were approved as presented. The…Budget action Budget and appropriations
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The board approved an amended FY2026 funding plan for the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, that the amended FY2026 funding plan for Juvenile Crime Prevention Council was ap…
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The board approved the recommended FY27-33 Capital Improvements Plan, incorporating changes directed at the November 18 work session.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, that the FY27-33 Capital Improvements Plan (CIP) with the recommended changes by…
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The board approved an amended contract with Martin Starnes & Associates, CPAs, for FY2025 audit services.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, that an amended contract with Martin Starnes & Associates, CPAs, P.A. for FY2025…Contract or award Budget and appropriations
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Staff reviewed dozens of capital projects across infrastructure, facilities, parks and technology, including a delayed water infrastructure project tied to the Tri-River Utilities transition, a Siler City senior center renovation running about $200,000 over scope, an on-schedule Goldston library expansion, two distric…received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
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Staff previewed preparation for the board's upcoming budget retreat, including a draft 2027 agenda.Presentation Budget and appropriations
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The board held a public hearing on the recommended capital improvements plan.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Public hearing Budget and appropriations
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The 2026 farmland preservation projects the board recommends to the commissioners.
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The board wrote off $12,908.48 in Public Health Department debt from July 2023 through June 2024.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Vice Chair Katie Kenlan, that the Debt Write-off for the Chatham County Public Health Department ($12,908.48 for the…
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County Manager Bryan Thompson presents the draft FY2027-2033 Capital Improvement Plan ahead of a November 17 public hearing and a targeted December 15 adoption. It pushes a new Chatham Park elementary school back to FY2028 and drops two watermain projects tied to the utility merger with the City of Sanford and TriRive…received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
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received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
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approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Vice Chair Katie Kenlan, that the May 20, 2021 Budget Work Session Minutes were approved. The motion carried by the f…Minutes approval Budget and appropriations
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Project ordinance funding gymnasium replacements at three K-8 schools.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Vice Chair Katie Kenlan, that the Gymnasium Replacements at Bennett, Bonlee and Silk Hope K-8 Schools Project Ordinan…
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