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| Subject | Items |
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| Health and human services | 123 |
| Budget and appropriations | 56 |
| Grants and outside funding | 40 |
| Police and public safety | 30 |
| Drugs and addiction | 19 |
| Contracts and procurement | 13 |
| Public facilities | 10 |
| Environment and sustainability | 8 |
| Farmland and open space | 8 |
| Fire and EMS | 8 |
| Schools and education | 8 |
| Water and sewer | 8 |
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Housing for New Hope and Central Pines Regional Council report on UNITE Street Medicine, the ARPA-funded team that brings health care to unsheltered residents with partners including the HEART response team and Durham Tech.
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Proclaims 3 October 2026 as Duke Regional Hospital 50th Anniversary Recognition Day.Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
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Accepts $35,000 passed through from the City of Durham's $175,000 Together Table grant, from the African American Mayors Association and the American Beverage Foundation. Cooperative Extension would hire a part-time community garden coordinator and expand cooking and nutrition classes through September 2027.
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26-0495 Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 27BCC026 Public Health to Recognize $11,791 for Family PlanningAccepts $11,791 more in state family planning money for the health department, the difference between the budgeted amount and the 2026-27 award. No county money is needed.
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Creates an Early Childhood Task Force of providers, employers, parents and others to study child care for children from birth to age three and report back with recommendations. Anything needing county money would come to the board separately.
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Staff report on a $500,000 youth grant program funding 10 to 12 one-year grants to nonprofits for mental health, enrichment and academic support. Applications open 16 October and are due 20 November.
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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 for World Alzheimer's and Dementia Awareness Day. Dementia Inclusive Durham holds its annual forum on 23 September at the Durham Convention Center.Adopted.
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A proclamation naming 14 to 20 September National Diaper Need Awareness Week, and recognizing the Diaper Bank of North Carolina and its partners.Adopted.
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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 proclamation naming 19 September Rooted in Wellness Day for the North Carolina Black Alliance, which brings health screenings and resources to communities the usual health system does not reach.Adopted.Proclamation or recognition Civil rights and nondiscriminationContracts and procurementHealth and human servicesWater and sewer
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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 $212,000 of general fund balance to cover cost increases on 11 previously approved ambulances, after the state adopted updated CAAS standards for newly manufactured units.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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Recognizing $300,000 from Carolina Complete Health for public health work on barriers to care for uninsured and underinsured residents. No county money is required.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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The Department of Public Health would present results from the 2025 Community Health Assessment survey. Conducted with Partnership for a Healthy Durham and Duke Health between March and June 2025, it reached more than 1,200 Durham County residents.Presented and discussed; no vote.Presentation Health and human services
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Consent agenda Health and human services
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Recommendations from the Durham Violence Reduction Working Group, with a resolution endorsing them.
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Results of the 2025 Community Health Assessment survey, run with Duke Health and the Partnership for a Healthy Durham between March and June 2025 and reaching more than 1,200 residents.Presentation Health and human services
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Proclaims August 24-26, 2026 as Supportive Housing Week, requested by Housing for New Hope, a Durham nonprofit working to prevent and end homelessness.Staff or committee report Health and human servicesHomelessness and shelterHousing and affordabilityTransit
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Authorizes the county manager to accept easement conveyances for the Whispering Pines Stream Restoration Project and execute related documents.
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Recognizes $233,176 from NC DHHS for local public health workforce development.
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Recognizes $15,000 from the state Improving Community Outcomes for Maternal and Child Health grant for Family Matters Durham.
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Recognizes $56,250 from the state Chronic Disease and Injury, Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch for tobacco/nicotine prevention training in Region 5.
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Submission of a letter to the state outlining a 1.42% aggregate change to Public Health's chargemaster billing rate.Consent agenda Health and human services
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26-0444 Continuum of Care ILA RenewalRenews an interlocal agreement between Durham County and the City of Durham restructuring governance of the NC 502 Continuum of Care, reconstituting HSAC as a thirteen-member governing board for HEARTH Act oversight.
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Appointments to the Durham-Wake Counties Research and Production Service District Advisory Committee and the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee.
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Contract with temporary staffing agency Roth Staffing for $255,747.66 to support the Board of Elections through the upcoming general election.
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Recognizes $2,444 from the state Communicable Disease Branch for HIV/STI screening, treatment, and prevention services.
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Shifts capital and PAYGO funding totaling about $506,945 to pay NCDOT for acquisition of the Durham-to-Roxboro Rail Trail corridor, with a related TIP agreement amendment.
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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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Sends a letter to Durham's congressional delegation asking for more time before new SNAP cost-sharing requirements in H.R. 1 take effect, citing impacts on the Department of Social Services.
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The year's service contracts and capital housekeeping. Up to $2,364,862 with a managed care organisation to arrange mental health, developmental disability and substance use services for county residents. $1,258,760 with a nonprofit to run the county animal shelter. $225,000 with a chamber of commerce for business rec…
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Durham Refugee Day and Summer Learning Week.Proclamation or recognition Health and human servicesImmigration and enforcementSchools and education
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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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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 National Re-Unification Month, recognizing families reunited after involvement in the child welfare system.Procedural Health and human services
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A budget amendment to recognize $16,909 in Duke Energy "Share the Light" funds for the Department of Social Services, used to help residents in crisis pay energy bills, deposits, or reconnection charges. No county funds are required.
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26-0264 FY 2026-27 County Funding Plan for the Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) for Aging AdultsThe board is asked to review and approve the county's funding plan for the Home and Community Care Block Grant, which pays for services that let older adults stay in their homes, such as adult day care, congregate and home-delivered meals, and transportation.
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A preview, ahead of the June 8 regular session vote, of a budget amendment recognizing $16,909 in Duke Energy "Share the Light" funds for the Department of Social Services to help residents pay energy bills.
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26-0264 FY 2026-27 County Funding Plan for the Home and Community Care Block Grant (HCCBG) for Aging AdultsA preview, ahead of the June 8 regular session vote, of the county's funding plan for services that help older adults stay in their homes.
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26-0299 Public HealthThe Public Health Department, led by Director Dr. Rodney Jenkins, presented its FY2027 budget request.
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26-0300 Department of Social ServicesThe Department of Social Services, led by Director Maggie Clapp, presented its FY2027 budget request.
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26-0304 Opioid FundThe county's Opioid Settlement Program presented FY2027 funding recommendations for how opioid settlement dollars should be spent.
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A proclamation recognizing May 2026 as Maternal Mental Health Month and June 10, 2026 as Black Maternal Health Day of Action in Durham County.Staff or committee report Health and human services
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Continuation of the county's employee health plan relationship with Cigna as third-party administrator, pharmacy benefit manager, and stop-loss insurer, chosen as the most competitive proposal after a full RFP process.Proclamation or recognition Civil rights and nondiscriminationContracts and procurementHealth and human services
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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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26-0253 Durham Pre-K DiscussionStaff updated both boards on the Durham Pre-K program's enrollment and student progress.
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The two board chairs discussed updates to the Memorandum of Understanding governing the relationship between Durham County and Durham Public Schools, comparing a new draft against the 2017, 2021, and 2022 versions.
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Proclaims May 2026 Mental Health Awareness Month in Durham County, presented by the Justice Services Department. Listed to be acknowledged only.Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
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Proclaims May 2026 Treatment Court Month, recognizing the county's adult, family, juvenile and mental health treatment courts. Listed to be acknowledged only.
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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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Appropriates $1,168,009 of restricted fund balance to Social Services: $273,528 in adoption promotion incentive money and $894,481 in child support incentive money left unspent at the end of FY 2024-25.
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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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26-0138 Budget Amendment Recognizing $1,500 Delta Dental Foundation Grant for Community Smiles InitiativeRecognizing $1,500 from the Delta Dental Foundation for the public health department's Community Smiles initiative.Approved unanimously on the consent agenda (voice vote, per the recording)
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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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Recognizing a $600,000 grant from the state Division of Social Services for the Welcome Baby family support program, and creating a 0.65 full-time-equivalent post.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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Recognizes a $3,590 state health department grant for child and adolescent health.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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26-0138 Budget Amendment Recognizing $1,500 Delta Dental Foundation Grant for Community Smiles InitiativeThe amendment would recognize a $1,500 Delta Dental Foundation grant for the Public Health Department's Community Smiles Initiative, which distributes dental care items at community events.
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WomenNC brought three student researchers from Duke, NC State and NC Central to present findings on Medicaid gaps in women's oral health, resources for Latina survivors of intimate partner violence, and health effects on Black women, following up on the county's 2017 resolution endorsing the UN Convention on the Elimi…
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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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The amendment frees up unspent restricted grant and donation funds carried over from FY 2024-25, including $454,415 for high-risk pregnancy care management.
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Consent agenda Health and human services
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The amendment would add $14,820.61 in Smart Start grant funding to Cooperative Extension's Welcome Baby Program.
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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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The amendment would recognize $2,248 in state funding for the county's child fatality prevention work.
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The letter would tell the state that Public Health's chargemaster rate did not change beyond the allowed inflationary increase this year.Consent agenda Health and human services
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The $60,000 contract with the Diaper Bank of North Carolina would supply about 100,000 diapers and other basic supplies to families in the county.
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The $40,000 amendment would support the Food Security Program's work with the Durham Center for Senior Life.
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A second amendment would add $30,000 more to the Food Security Program.
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Four policy sessions. Human services federal and state support, presented jointly by an assistant county manager, the public health director and the social services director. Family Treatment Court, with the justice services director, the social services director, the public defender and a district court judge. A pre-…
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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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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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Staff told the board it intends to award the day shelter contract to Urban Ministries of Durham under RFP 26-012. The scope of work and budget were still being negotiated; the contract itself comes back to the board later.Staff or committee report Budget and appropriationsHealth and human servicesHomelessness and shelterHousing and affordability
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Six announcements, including a soil and water district farmers and landowners breakfast on 18 December, a winter coat drive, the payment options for 2025 tax bills, and heating assistance applications opening 10 December.
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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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Largest items: a $1,193,227.00 contract with Southern Wall Systems for Justice Services Center exterior and window work; a $974,879.51 contract with KBS Earthworks for the Whispering Pines stream restoration, alongside a $600,000 NCDEQ grant for the project; a $535,356 annual grant to Urban Ministries of Durham; adopt…
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The board meets Ileana Vink, the new County Early Childhood Coordinator based in Cooperative Extension, who previously worked in nutrition education at the Department of Public Health and in clinical nutrition at Duke Health.Presentation Health and human services
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7 Approval of Contract with Key Environmental Consulting for a Food System Assessment & Strategic PlanA $159,547 contract with Key Environmental Consulting, selected from eleven RFP responses, would produce a comprehensive food system assessment and 10-year strategic plan; the county estimates 14% of residents experience food insecurity.Contract or award Health and human services
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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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Staff update the board on the federal shutdown's effect on SNAP and Medicaid; 32,529 Durham residents receive SNAP benefits, with nearly $6 million at risk of not being issued for November.
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Largest items: a $1,690,296 ARPA reallocation that pauses the DCo Thrives guaranteed income pilot amid pending state legislation and cuts $199,590 from an East Durham Market SNAP pilot, redirecting the funds to raise the Early Years childcare grant to $4,090,296; a $182,173 FST Technical Services commissioning contrac…
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The board recognizes Brad Caison, the county's HIV Navigator since September 2024, and Bridget Nelson, the new Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience Coordinator, both positions within the Department of Public Health's Health Education Division.Presentation Health and human services
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A proclamation names October 2025 Domestic Violence Awareness Month, acknowledging the survivor-led nonprofit Shining Light In Darkness.Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
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Largest items: a $293,300 farmland conservation easement from Wesley and Cristan Poole, funded in part by $213,000 from the Army National Guard's Readiness and Environmental Protection program; a $142,415 sole-source SimuLab purchase for difficult-airway training equipment; creation of three new Sewer Utility Enterpri…
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The consent agenda includes a capital project and budget amendment moving $80,300 to the General Fund and recognizing $213,000 from the Army National Guard's REPI program to complete a $293,300 purchase of a 25-acre conservation easement on Tilley Farm; a $14,470 amendment to RND Architects' contract (to $242,669) for…
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The board is asked to proclaim October 5-11 as Fire Prevention Week, September 15 as National Clothing Insecurity Awareness Day (recognizing the nonprofit Note in the Pocket), and September 20 as Rooted in Wellness Day, marking the North Carolina Black Alliance's health-equity outreach.
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The board is asked to proclaim Six Triple Eight Day honoring the women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, Find the Good Day with the Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties, Recovery Month, World Alzheimer's and Dementia Awareness Day, and Welcoming Week, and to adopt a resolution recognizing the NA…Proclamation or recognition Civil rights and nondiscriminationHealth and human servicesImmigration and enforcement
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The consent agenda includes a $6,173,542 contract with Alliance Health to manage mental health, developmental disability and substance use services; a $932,221 Home and Community Care Block Grant funding plan for Social Services; three conservation easements totaling about $1.8 million: 119 acres in five parcels along…Consent agenda Drugs and addictionElections and districtsEnvironment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceFire and EMSGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesWater and sewer
- 1717 Hopkins Rd · 41 acres · Frances S Cook, Trustee; Frances S Cook Revocable Trust
- 5615 Bahama Rd · 76 acres · Washington, Tom C Jr
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The consent agenda includes a $146,073.12 purchase of EMS video laryngoscopes from Boundtree Medical; a $932,221 Home and Community Care Block Grant funding plan for Social Services; a $105,000 ballot-printing contract with Runbeck Election Services; six public health grant recognitions ranging from $3,200 to $212,893…Consent agenda Elections and districtsEnvironment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceFire and EMSGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesWater and sewer
- 1717 Hopkins Rd · 41 acres · Frances S Cook, Trustee; Frances S Cook Revocable Trust
- 5615 Bahama Rd · 76 acres · Washington, Tom C Jr
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Public Health staff will present the CDC's 2023 Youth Risk Behavior Survey of middle and high schoolers and the 2024 State of the County Health report, which lists affordable housing, health-care access, community safety, mental health, and nutrition and physical activity as the county's top health priorities.
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A resolution urges the North Carolina General Assembly to fund the cost of SNAP that federal law shifts to the state, estimated at $420 million a year starting in fiscal year 2027-28, warning that a lapse would end the program in North Carolina.
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The consent agenda includes a $1,500,000 budget amendment to fund the Durham Affordable Housing Loan Fund, part of a $5 million push by the county, city and Duke University to grow the revolving loan fund to $30 million; a $656,331.78 purchase of Sheriff's Office FY26 vehicle equipment; a $562,240.31 EMS billing and c…Consent agenda Budget and appropriationsDrugs and addictionFire and EMSGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesHousing and affordabilityPolice and public safetyPublic facilitiesSchools and educationTransit
- 1129 E Geer St · 0.84 acres · Knightdale Holdings LLC
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Alliance Health's CEO and finance leadership will update the board on its FY 2025-26 budget, including how recent federal policy shifts may affect funding and service delivery for mental health, developmental disability and substance use services.
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Social Services and Public Health staff will brief the board on SNAP and Medicaid administration in Durham County and on federal policy changes that could reduce funding and affect county operations and residents.
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Closed Session (6:00 PM) Closed SessionThe board is asked to go into closed session to discuss possible economic development incentives tied to a business location or expansion, and to consult with the county attorney on the National Opioid Litigation.
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The consent agenda includes the annual $19,398,358 appropriation of County Contribution (PAYGO) funds across dozens of ongoing capital projects, including a new $750,000 Sheriff's RTP annex, $2.25 million in multi-department radio and tower upgrades, and $3.5 million in IT hardware replacement; a $1,500,000 transfer t…Consent agenda AnnexationBudget and appropriationsContracts and procurementEnvironment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceHealth and human servicesPublic facilities
- 3901 Red Mill Rd · 40 acres · William Henry Sparrow Jr Trustee; Margie Patillo Sparrow Trustee; William Henry Sparrow Jr and Margie Patillo Sparrow Living Trust
- 1300 Red Mountain Rd · 30 acres · Frank, Neil T; Frank, Catherine G
- 1129 E Geer St · 0.84 acres · Knightdale Holdings LLC
- 115 N Queen St · 2.2 acres · County of Durham
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The board is asked to fill seats by ballot on eleven boards, including the ABC Board, Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission, Durham Convention Center Authority, Durham County Hospital Corporation Board of Trustees, Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Library Board of Trustees and Opioid Settlement Advisory Committ…
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