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  1. Mon, Sep 28 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Pays $1,861.78 in dues to Central Pines Regional Council for planning and technical help to the Triangle Region Solid Waste Consortium.
  2. Mon, Sep 28 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A three-year, $29,815.74 sole-source renewal with Velocity EHS for the county's online safety data sheet and chemical inventory system, used since 2021 for OSHA compliance.
    Contract or award Contracts and procurement
  3. Mon, Sep 28 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A $201,750 contract with Brady Trane Services, bought through a cooperative purchasing contract, to replace the HVAC serving the courthouse elevator machine room with two 10-ton split systems on the 11th-floor balcony.
  4. Mon, Sep 14 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    26-0485 Announcements
    Announcements 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.
  5. Mon, Sep 14 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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.
  6. Mon, Sep 14 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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.
  7. Mon, Sep 14 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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.
  8. Mon, Sep 14 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Adoption of the 2026 Agriculture Development and Farmland Preservation Plan from the Farmland Protection Advisory Board. The county adopted its first in December 2009.
    Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
  9. Mon, Sep 14 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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.
  10. Mon, Sep 14 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Adoption of the Durham Cultural Roadmap Plan, subject to changes by senior management. The plan sets four pillars for arts and culture in the city and county and was built over several years with the cultural advisory board, staff and the consultant MJR Partners.
    Approved unanimously after six speakers, subject to changes by senior management.
  11. Mon, Sep 14 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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.
  12. Mon, Sep 14 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A $44,793.75 amendment to the Raftelis contract for financial planning, rate study and support services for the Utilities Division, taking the total from $55,000 to $99,793.75 with a ceiling of $110,000. Paid from the sewer utility enterprise fund.
    Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
  13. Mon, Sep 14 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A $300,000 easement maintenance contract for county utilities with Stormwater Operations Specialists, with a ceiling of $325,000, paid from the sewer enterprise fund.
    Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
  14. Mon, Sep 14 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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.
  15. Mon, Sep 14 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board would approve a sole-source purchase of replacement lamps, sleeves, ballasts and seals for the Utilities Division's Trojan ultraviolet disinfection system, for $582,255.56.
    Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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  21. Tue, Sep 8 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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.
  22. Tue, Sep 8 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
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  24. Mon, Aug 24 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Authorizes the county manager to accept easement conveyances for the Whispering Pines Stream Restoration Project and execute related documents.
  25. Mon, Aug 24 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Renews 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.
  26. Mon, Aug 10 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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.
  27. Mon, Aug 10 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Contract with Ardurra, not to exceed $114,800, for construction oversight of the Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park stream restoration and stormwater improvement project.
  28. Mon, Aug 10 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Contract with temporary staffing agency Roth Staffing for $255,747.66 to support the Board of Elections through the upcoming general election.
  29. Mon, Aug 10 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Purchase of office and miscellaneous furnishings from PMC Commercial Interiors, not to exceed $134,600, for the new Sheriff's Training Facility.
  30. Mon, Aug 10 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Contract with KPH Paving & Landscaping for $149,500 to repair paving, striping, and concrete at several county facilities including EMS buildings and the Main Library.
  31. Mon, Aug 10 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Contract with McGill Environmental Systems for $569,660 to transport and dispose of about 7,000 wet tons per year of Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant residuals.
  32. Mon, Aug 10 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Renews two interlocal agreements with the Durham Sports Commission covering operations and annual funding.
  33. Mon, Aug 10 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Emergency and scheduled repair contracts for the water collection and distribution system, awarded to Carolina Civilworks ($500,000) and Axis Utility ($145,000).
  34. Mon, Aug 10 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Emergency and scheduled repair contracts for the Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant, awarded to Carolina Civilworks, Neikens Electrical Contracting, and Axis Utility.
  35. Mon, Aug 3 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Board gives staff guidance on a draft nine-month moratorium on new or expanded data centers, data processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations, ahead of a public hearing tentatively scheduled for August 24, 2026.
    • 1700 Woodstock Rd · 16 acres · Carmen Elizabeth Durack Co-Trustee; David T Durack Co-Trustee; the Carmen Elizabeth Durack Revocable Trust
    • 3900 W Cornwallis Rd · 9.8 acres · Carmen Elizabeth Durack Co-Trustee; David T Durack Co-Trustee; the Carmen Elizabeth Durack Revocable Trust
  36. Mon, Jul 13 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
  37. Mon, Jul 13 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Consent agenda Contracts and procurement
  38. Mon, Jul 13 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
  39. Mon, Jun 22 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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…
  40. Mon, Jun 22 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Consent agenda Contracts and procurement
  41. Mon, Jun 22 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
  42. Mon, Jun 22 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
  43. Mon, Jun 22 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Consent agenda Contracts and procurement
  44. Mon, Jun 22 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
  45. Mon, Jun 8 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board is asked to proclaim June 2026 National Pride Month in Durham County.
  46. Mon, Jun 8 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A contract to provide elevator maintenance and repair across county facilities and parking decks, covering 50 elevators at 18 county sites. Southern Elevator was chosen from three bidders as the most cost-effective, qualified firm.
  47. Mon, Jun 8 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A contract to install a new roof at the Durham County North Library, whose current roof is past its warranty period and showing signs of aging.
  48. Mon, Jun 8 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A sole-source contract with OverDrive for digital content management ($12,000/year for four years) plus up to $638,000 in the first year for eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, and streaming content, funded from the library's existing electronic-resources budget.
  49. Mon, Jun 8 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A one-year extension (through June 2027) of the county's curbside recycling contract with GFL Environmental for unincorporated Durham County, not to exceed $513,874.36, with a cost increase tied to the contract's CPI cap.
  50. Mon, Jun 8 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A three-year renewal of the county's Cisco enterprise agreement covering cybersecurity and network management software, intended to save money by locking in a multi-year term.
    Contract or award Contracts and procurement
  51. Mon, Jun 1 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A preview, ahead of the June 8 regular session vote, of receiving the annual report of Keep Durham Beautiful, a nonprofit partly funded by the county that works on litter prevention, community greening, and environmental education.
  52. Mon, Jun 1 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A preview, ahead of the June 8 regular session vote, of an elevator maintenance and repair contract covering county facilities and parking decks.
  53. Mon, Jun 1 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A preview, ahead of the June 8 regular session vote, of a sole-source digital content contract for the library system's eBooks and streaming media.
    Contract or award Contracts and procurement
  54. Mon, Jun 1 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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…
  55. Tue, May 26 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A four-year contract with EyeMed for employee vision insurance starting July 2026, chosen over the incumbent MetLife/Superior Vision for its lower cost and richer member benefits.
    Minutes approval Contracts and procurement
  56. Tue, May 26 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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.
  57. Tue, May 26 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A resolution authorizing up to $100 million in General Obligation Bonds, drawing on school, community college, and museum bond authority approved by voters in the November 2022 referendum, to be sold competitively to the lowest-interest-cost bidder.
  58. Tue, May 26 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A $210,225 contract with Simply Staffed LLC to implement a mandatory upgrade to the county's employee onboarding software, needed because the current system is reaching end-of-life, as a bridge until the county's planned move to Oracle as its enterprise system.
  59. Tue, May 26 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    An amended $271,312.50 janitorial services contract for two county buildings, after the original contractor's agreement was terminated for poor performance and Joy Cleaning Service was brought in as a stopgap until a new RFP can be issued.
  60. Tue, May 26 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A $182,000 contract with Mauldin & Jenkins for the county's FY2026 financial and single audit.
  61. Mon, May 11 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Increases an engineering services contract for the Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant expansion study from $547,900 to $935,946, funded from the Sewer Enterprise Fund.
  62. Mon, May 11 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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.
  63. Mon, May 11 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Adds $186,257.85 to Carolina Civilworks' contract for emergency and scheduled sewer collection repairs, bringing it to $796,547.87, with authority for related amendments up to $875,000. The county maintains about 112 miles of gravity sewer, 3,135 manholes and 13 lift stations.
  64. Mon, May 11 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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.
  65. Mon, May 11 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A $5,304.07 change order to Wilson & Cofield Electric for the generator at the Northern Convenience Site, needed after site conditions moved the concrete pad, plus a $39,541.36 contingency. The project total becomes $440,259.07.
  66. Mon, May 11 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A contract with Trifecta Services, the lowest of three bidders, for asbestos removal and clearing furniture from 220 E. Main Street: $290,300 plus a 10 percent contingency, up to $319,330. The Fire Marshal's Office asked for the building to be decommissioned because it no longer meets safety standards.
  67. Mon, May 4 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    The county awards a roughly $5 million uniformed-security contract covering county facilities, parking lots and decks, and adds seven new security staff positions.
  68. Mon, May 4 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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.
  69. Mon, Apr 27 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Adoption of an updated high performance building policy, a construction contract, property tax releases and refunds for April, and adjustments to the county's federal pandemic recovery funds.
  70. Mon, Apr 27 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A hearing, adoption of the bond order and adoption of the bond resolution for series 2026B refunding bonds - borrowing to replace existing debt on better terms rather than to fund new projects.
  71. Mon, Apr 13 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    An amendment adding $161,038.53 to the electrical services contract with Sanford Electrical Contractors for the utilities division, taking it to $300,543.50 with a ceiling of $330,000.
    Approved unanimously on the consent agenda (voice vote, per the recording)
  72. Mon, Apr 13 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A design narrative contract with CPL Architects and Engineers for the Junction Road fleet operations project, $180,500 plus a 10 percent contingency, capped at $198,550.
    Approved unanimously on the consent agenda (voice vote, per the recording)
  73. Mon, Apr 13 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A $2,779,569.38 contract with Stryker for 55 LIFEPAK 35 cardiac monitors at $2,739,043.70 and 26 LIFEPAK CR2 defibrillators at $40,525.68.
    Approved unanimously on the consent agenda (voice vote, per the recording)
  74. Mon, Apr 13 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    An extra $75,000 on the Boundtree Medical contract for emergency medical supplies, taking it to $450,000.
    Approved unanimously on the consent agenda (voice vote, per the recording)
  75. Mon, Apr 13 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    An interlocal agreement with Orange and Granville counties on the Energy Burden and Emissions Reduction Program.
    Approved unanimously on the consent agenda (voice vote, per the recording)
  76. Mon, Apr 6 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    The amendment adds $161,038.53 to the Utilities Division's electrical services contract, raising it from $139,504.97 to $300,543.50 with a not-to-exceed of $330,000.
    Consent agenda Contracts and procurement
  77. Mon, Apr 6 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
  78. Mon, Apr 6 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    The amendment adds $75,000 in EMS medical supply funding, bringing the contract total to $450,000.
  79. Mon, Apr 6 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Transportation staff previewed the draft FY27 transit budget required under the county's interlocal agreement with GoTriangle; a final version goes to the board for adoption in June.
  80. Mon, Mar 23 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    The $25,000 agreement has the county pay the city, which will pay consultant Community Solutions International to develop a homelessness strategy.
  81. Mon, Mar 9 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
  82. Mon, Mar 9 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    The amendment adds $401,025.39 in contingency, bringing the construction-manager-at-risk contract to a not-to-exceed $3,100,944.
  83. Mon, Mar 9 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    The $103,558 contract covers a generator for the Office of Emergency Services fleet maintenance facility.
  84. Mon, Mar 2 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    The amendment would add $24,400 to a design contract for the Office of Emergency Services Fleet Maintenance project on East Geer Street, covering fire-protection and structural work not in the original scope.
  85. Mon, Mar 2 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    The increase would raise the contingency on the Fleet Maintenance construction contract by $401,025 to a cap of about $3.1 million.
  86. Mon, Mar 2 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    The $103,558 contract would supply a portable generator for the new Fleet Maintenance facility.
  87. Mon, Feb 9 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    A long consent agenda of budget ordinance and capital project amendments, a vehicle maintenance contract, an EPA environmental grant the manager was authorised to execute, the third-quarter Durham annual transit work programme, an updated city-county interlocal agreement, and a fire and rescue consolidation interlocal…
  88. Mon, Feb 2 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    This consent block carried over five items from the canceled January 26 meeting: a $133,000 organizational-assessment contract with Baker Tilly Advisory Group, a $500,000 contract with Hayti Reborn - Justice Movement, a resolution endorsing the Downtown Durham Blueprint: 2035, a $350,000 contract with Urban Ministries…
  89. Mon, Jan 12 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Standard non-reimbursable utility contracts would extend service to five developments — Windhaven Crossing, Bethpage Apartments Phase 2, Spanish for Fun Daycare, the Page Road Parcels and Page Corners. The agenda also carries a manhole and sewer line contract for Taplin Group, a public art agreement, an amendment to a…
  90. Mon, Jan 5 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    Nine items in one vote. The money ones: $65,000 from the Lebanon Fire Tax District fund balance for a response vehicle, $276,244.80 added to a WC Construction contract for the Lincoln Community Health Center parking lot expansion, $150,107.33 more for urgent repairs at the same health centre bringing that project to $…
  91. Dec 8, 2025 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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…
  92. Dec 8, 2025 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    An incentive of up to $5,500,000 for two Novartis manufacturing projects, against roughly 280 jobs and $540 million of investment over five years. The award is paid from the new tax revenue the projects generate, only after annual verification that the company hit its job, investment and community targets, and only wh…
  93. Oct 6, 2025 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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…
  94. Sep 22, 2025 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    The consent agenda includes a five-year lease with One Park Venture LLC at $1 a year for a Sheriff's Office annex at 4000 Sancar Way in Research Triangle Park, with the landlord covering up to $875,000 in upfit costs; a $591,000 capital project and budget amendment funding repairs at the Lincoln Community Health Cente…
  95. Jul 28, 2025 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    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…
    • 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
  96. Jul 28, 2025 Durham County · Board of County Commissioners
    The board is asked to approve a $200,000 economic-development services contract with Downtown Durham, Inc. This item requires a separate vote because Chair Nida Allam sits on that organization's board and must recuse herself.

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