Police and public safety items in Durham County, between 12 Oct 2025 and 12 Oct 2026
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| Police and public safety | 74 |
| Budget and appropriations | 30 |
| Health and human services | 27 |
| Contracts and procurement | 18 |
| Public facilities | 16 |
| Fire and EMS | 12 |
| Grants and outside funding | 12 |
| Drugs and addiction | 10 |
| Intergovernmental agreements | 4 |
| Roads and transportation | 4 |
| Bonds and debt | 3 |
| Environment and sustainability | 3 |
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Appointments to the Durham Racial Equity Commission, the Historic Preservation Commission and the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council.
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26-0478 Closed SessionA closed session before the regular meeting to consult the county attorney under G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3). The chair reported afterwards that no action was taken and direction was given to staff.Held; no action taken, direction given to staff.
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26-0485 AnnouncementsAnnouncements read by the clerk: limited Veteran Services hours from 21 to 25 September, the RYSE assessment center for youth aged 10 to 17, a feasibility survey for Durham County Memorial Stadium, the low-income homeowners relief program for property taxes, a Welcome Baby sock drive with a goal of 6,000 pairs, and a…Read by the clerk.
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Introduction of Sheila Bratts as Durham County Youth Home director. Bratts started at the youth home in 1998 as a detention counselor and worked up through assistant director.Received.
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A proclamation naming September National Recovery Month. The Recovery Community of Durham holds its tenth annual event on 26 September at Elizabeth Street United Methodist Church.Adopted.
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A one-year extension of the Governor's Highway Safety Program grant for the Sheriff's Office, funding two deputies on traffic enforcement at 75 percent county and 25 percent federal money, and cutting one position from the office's authorized count.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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A $330,000 contract with Hayti Reborn - Justice Movement, which works as a hub coordinating community organizations, law enforcement and service providers on interrupting violence and recidivism.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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26-0428 Interlocal and Joint Use Agreements for New Emergency Operations Center and Backup 911 Call CenterAn interlocal agreement and joint use agreement with the City of Durham for the new emergency operations center and backup 911 call center at 2422 Broad Street. The project budget is $55,156,315.24, with the county responsible for $25,869,253, or 46.9 percent. The city council considers it on 21 September.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.Contract or award Fire and EMSGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesIntergovernmental agreementsPolice and public safetyPublic facilities
- 2422 Broad St · 8.0 acres · County of Durham
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Appropriating $1,649,000 of sewer utility capital fund balance for the Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant rehabilitation and upgrade, with a matching amendment to the engineering contract with Hazen and Sawyer, taking it from $1,053,026 to $2,702,026 with a ceiling of $2,912,635.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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A sole source exemption for $112,194.73 to buy a replacement 75-horsepower Nord helical-bevel gearmotor and spare parts from Veolia Water Technologies, the only United States source for Kruger equipment. Paid from the sewer enterprise fund.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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Recognizing $171,408 from the 2025 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant and approving an interlocal agreement with the City of Durham, splitting the money evenly between a Sheriff's Office training system and the police department's training and forensic services divisions.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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Appropriating $48,919,120 to the new emergency operations center capital project and authorizing a construction manager at risk guaranteed maximum price contract with Bordeaux Construction Company, not to exceed $45,422,037 including alternates and owner's contingency.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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The board would approve one new Peer Support Specialist position for the Justice Services Department, funded by the Opioid Fund. The position would help clients recovering from substance use connect with treatment, transportation and community support.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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A resolution would endorse the recommendations of the Durham Violence Reduction Working Group.Approved unanimously after one speaker and no board discussion.Resolution Police and public safety
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26-0384 FY 2026-27 Governor's Highway Safety Program grant, and a reduction of one sheriff's positionA one-year extension of the state highway safety grant, now at a 75 percent local match. It funds two traffic-enforcement deputies rather than the three it started with in 2022, and cuts one authorized position from the sheriff's office. The county pays $143,251 against $47,750 federal.
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A capital project amendment appropriating $48,919,120 for the new Emergency Operations Center, with a construction manager at-risk guaranteed maximum price contract with Bordeaux Construction not to exceed $45,422,037.
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Recommendations from the Durham Violence Reduction Working Group, with a resolution endorsing them.
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Contract not to exceed $92,130.13 with Laerdal Medical Corporation for OES-EMS Division to purchase a SimMan Essential Dark training simulator, accessories, installation, and a five-year warranty.
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Recognition of six National Association of Counties Achievement Awards and a Digital Counties Survey award placing Durham County among the top 10 digital counties nationwide.
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Shifts $933,464.49 from two completed Sheriff's Office capital projects, plus $142,587.23 in PAYGO funds, to fund the first year (total $1,076,051.72) of a five-year, up to $2,835,557.06 contract with Tritech/CentralSquare Technology to move the Sheriff's Office computer-aided dispatch system to the cloud.
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Purchase of office and miscellaneous furnishings from PMC Commercial Interiors, not to exceed $134,600, for the new Sheriff's Training Facility.
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Recognizes $850,290 in additional state funding and authorizes nine new full-time positions in the Department of Social Services to implement federally mandated Medicaid changes from H.R. 1.Staff or committee report Budget and appropriationsGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesPolice and public safety
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Board review of the Sheriff's Office's $171,408 Byrne JAG grant application, split 50/50 with the Durham Police Department, to fund a virtual reality training tool among other uses.
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Consent agenda Police and public safety
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Includes adoption of the 2026-27 opioid settlement fund ordinance and spending resolutions totalling $2,209,689 - $1,465,886 to human services and $743,803 to public safety, with an opioid program manager post at $165,000 and $369,860 to a treatment provider inside the human services share - as approved by the opioid…
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26-0303 Approval of the Sheriff's Office Donating Six Surplus Vehicles to Durham Tech Police DepartmentConsent agenda Police and public safety
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Consent agenda Police and public safety
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A resolution honoring Bahama volunteer firefighter Ricky Dorsey, who died at age 18 in the line of duty during Hurricane Fran in 1996, timed to the 30th anniversary of his death and a push to name a Highway 501 bridge in his honor.Proclamation or recognition Civil rights and nondiscriminationFire and EMSHealth and human servicesLGBTQ+ policyPolice and public safety
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The board is asked to proclaim June 2026 Gun Violence Awareness Month in Durham County.Consent agenda Police and public safety
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26-0314 Animal Protection Society (APS)The Animal Protection Society presented its budget request, alongside an update on capital repair projects at the county animal shelter.
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A $1,379,000 budget amendment and a five-year facility maintenance and janitorial contract with TKC Management Services for the Durham County Detention Center, which houses about 450 detainees and 100 staff daily. Total contract value across all five years is capped at $6,895,000; General Services and the Sheriff's Of…
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26-0301 Justice ServicesJustice Services, led by Director Roshanna Humphrey, presented its FY2027 budget request.
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Shifts $275,000 from the Detention Center Food Doors capital project to the Sheriff's Office operating budget to buy audio-visual equipment for a new Research Triangle Park annex, and amends the lease with the annex's landlord.
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26-0274 Justice Services DepartmentJustice Services Director Roshanna Humphrey presented the department's FY2027 budget request.
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26-0285 Violence Reduction UpdateCommunity Intervention and Support Services Director Krystal Harris updated the board on the county's violence reduction planning process.
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26-0271 Office of Emergency ServicesThe Director of Emergency Services presented the office's FY2027 budget request.
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26-0176 Sole Source Contract with Father's on the Move, Inc. for Sheriff's Office Reentry Services ($36,000)A $36,000 sole-source contract with Father's on the Move, which specializes in mentoring, life-skills, and family-reunification support for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men, to improve reentry outcomes for detainees.
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A $226,203 contract with Tritech Software Systems (CentralSquare) for round-the-clock support and maintenance of the Sheriff's Office dispatch, records, mobile and jail software. Funded from the Sheriff's operating budget.
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26-0208 Contract Amendment for Psychiatric Services and Consultation at the Detention Center ($44,000)Brings the contract for mental health services at the Detention Center to a new total of $205,757 through the end of FY25-26.
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26-0244 Contract Amendment with J&A Engineering for Security Engineering at the Durham County Jail ($7,440)Adds $7,440 to J&A Engineering's security engineering contract at the Durham County jail, bringing it to $152,960, for digital signage, access control and video intercoms at intake and the public entry.
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The county awards a roughly $5 million uniformed-security contract covering county facilities, parking lots and decks, and adds seven new security staff positions.
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A sole source contract with a fatherhood organisation, a civil works contract amendment, a public safety software contract, a budget ordinance amendment, a $44,000 contract amendment, and a change order for a generator installation.
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The board planned to fill vacancies on the Board of Equalization and Review, the Discover Durham Tourism Development Authority, the Durham-Wake Counties Research and Production Service District Advisory Committee, and the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council.
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Recognizing $5,000 from the Durham Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for the Durham Recovery Court.Approved unanimously on the consent agenda (voice vote, per the recording)
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26-0177 Budget Amendment Appropriating $441,419.41 for Sheriff's Office Medication-Assisted Treatment GrantAppropriating $441,419.41 of restricted fund balance to the Sheriff's Office medication-assisted treatment grant, which funds treatment for opioid use in the jail.Approved unanimously on the consent agenda (voice vote, per the recording)
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26-0179 Budget Amendment Appropriating $115,124 in State Asset Forfeiture Funds for the Sheriff's OfficeAppropriating $115,124 of restricted fund balance to raise the Sheriff's Office state asset forfeiture spending authority to $135,124.Approved unanimously on the consent agenda (voice vote, per the recording)
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26-0180 Budget Amendment Appropriating $93,489 in Federal Asset Forfeiture Funds for the Sheriff's OfficeAppropriating $93,489 of restricted fund balance to raise the Sheriff's Office federal asset forfeiture spending authority to $318,981.Approved unanimously on the consent agenda (voice vote, per the recording)
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A resolution opposing the General Assembly's proposed changes to county property tax authority, on the ground that property taxes fund public safety, emergency response, schools and public health.Adopted unanimously (voice vote, per the recording)
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Sheriff's Office staff and Wellpath, the detention facility's medical contractor, briefed the board on medical conditions, pharmaceutical costs and outpatient and emergency care trends among detainees to inform future budget decisions.
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Proclamation or recognition Police and public safety
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Three encroachment agreements would let the county cross gas lines Enbridge Gas North Carolina maintains on county property to run sewer, water and electrical service to the new Sheriff's Training Facility.
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The amendment would add $576,219, mostly for rising medication costs, to the county's contract with Wellpath to provide medical care at the county's detention center and youth home.
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A $30,000 amendment from the state's opioid settlement fund would buy more naloxone to reverse overdoses in county facilities.
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These were informational updates only, with no votes taken. Topics covered the 911 dispatch consolidation and H.E.A.R.T. crisis-response study, the draft Durham Bike and Walk Plan, an update from the Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce, and the county's legislative priorities for the General Assembly's short sess…
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The county has to be out of its emergency services fleet maintenance shop at 122 Stone Park Court by 1 May 2026: the railroad bought the property in 2023 and it is to be demolished for a rail realignment. The board already approved a four-year lease at 1129 E Geer Street at $119,550 for the first year with 3 percent a…
- 1129 E Geer St · 0.84 acres · Knightdale Holdings LLC
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An hour with the social services director and two senior assistant county attorneys on who does what in the county's child welfare system, including how abuse, neglect and dependency court works.
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Twelve items in one vote. The largest is $865,273.57 with Stryker for ambulance equipment: eleven power cot loading systems, 45 stair chairs and seven mechanical CPR devices. Also $1,524,565 to HDR Engineering for the East Durham rail project, most of it grant money with a $305,000 local match; $369,949 in year-four f…
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Franchises for four companies to run non-emergency ambulance transport in the county -- moving patients on a stretcher between home, hospital, dialysis and nursing facilities. All four had met the requirements in the county code, and the hearing is what the ordinance requires before the board can grant them.
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Any consent item a commissioner asked to take separately, followed by a closed session.
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Four items: an $865,273.57 Stryker contract for EMS Power-LOAD units, stair chairs and LUCAS CPR devices; a $14,194,990.03 budget amendment rolling over FY 2024-25 encumbrances; a $10,000 Carnegie Corporation gift to the county library; and a $1,500 USDA-funded grant for Cooperative Extension disaster risk management…
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The board recognizes Seth Komansky, who joined the Office of Emergency Services on October 13 as Chief Paramedic after more than 16 years with Wake County EMS and the Wake County Sheriff's Office.
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A resolution honors DeWarren K. Langley, a public servant and mentor; the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council chair will present a memorial plaque to his family.Proclamation or recognition Police and public safety
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Largest items: a 10-year, $3,112,658.44 contract with Axon Enterprise to replace and expand the Sheriff's Office's Tasers to 200 units; a purchase of five Braun Liberty ambulances from Spartan Fire and Emergency Apparatus not to exceed $2,119,440.00; a $1,001,500 budget amendment for the Low-Income Homeowners Tax Reli…Consent agenda Budget and appropriationsEnvironment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceParks and recreationPolice and public safetyPublic facilitiesSolid waste and recyclingSurveillance and cameras
- 5824 Garrett Rd · 8.2 acres · Tcheng, James E; Powers, Marianne Clark
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This work session previews the consent agenda scheduled for a vote at the following week's regular session. Largest items: a 10-year, $3,112,658.44 contract with Axon Enterprise to replace and expand the Sheriff's Office's Tasers to 200 units; a $369,949 SAMHSA grant for EMS opioid response; a $108,168.06 amendment (n…Consent agenda Budget and appropriationsEnvironment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceFire and EMSHealth and human servicesParks and recreationPolice and public safetyPublic facilities
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A resolution honors DeWarren K. Langley, a public servant and mentor; the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council chair will present a memorial plaque to his family.Resolution Police and public safety
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