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Board of County Commissioners on 2026-08-24 7:00 PM - Regular Session

Durham County · Board of County Commissioners on 2026-08-24 7:00 PM - Regular Session
Monday, August 24, 2026

Regular meeting Health and human servicesBudget and appropriationsGrants and outside fundingTax rate and revaluationAppointments and personnelContracts and procurementData centers and large loadsEnvironment and sustainabilityFire and EMSHousing and affordabilityIntergovernmental agreementsPublic facilitiesState legislative agendaStormwater and flooding

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What's on this agenda

Durham County's Board of Commissioners holds a 90-minute public hearing on a staff-recommended nine-month moratorium on new or expanded data centers, data processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations. Staff say the county's development ordinance was never written with these high-impact uses in mind and want time to study infrastructure and environmental effects before writing real rules; the moratorium would run through May 2027, matching a similar hold already in place in the City of Durham, and would exempt smaller facilities under 100,000 square feet so companies in Research Triangle Park and Treyburn Industrial Park can keep moving forward.

The rest of the agenda is routine: approving minutes, proclaiming Supportive Housing Week, a $92,130 EMS training-simulator contract with Laerdal Medical, several budget amendments funding public health grants and a library facilities plan, monthly property tax releases and refunds, an easement conveyance for the Whispering Pines stream restoration project, the county's legislative goals for next year's General Assembly session, a renewed interlocal agreement restructuring governance of Durham's Continuum of Care homelessness program, and board appointments to two advisory committees.

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Agenda items (16)

Budget action · 4Consent agenda · 3Proclamation or recognition · 2Resolution · 2Minutes approval · 1Contract or award · 1Other · 1Public hearing · 1Appointment · 1
  1. 4 Minutes
    Minutes approval
    Approval of the August 10, 2026 Regular Session meeting minutes.
  2. 26-0416 Recognizing the Durham Library Foundation for its FY2027 Gift of $248,317.31
    Proclamation or recognition
    Recognition of a $248,317.31 gift from the Durham Library Foundation supporting county library programs through June 2027.
  3. 26-0417 Proclamation - Supportive Housing Week
    Proclamation or recognition Housing and affordability
    Proclaims August 24-26, 2026 as Supportive Housing Week, requested by Housing for New Hope, a Durham nonprofit working to prevent and end homelessness.
  4. 26-0388 Contract with Laerdal Medical Corporation for SimMan Essential Dark Simulator
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementFire and EMS
    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.
  5. 26-0411 Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 27BCC011 - Library Master Facilities Plan
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsPublic facilities
    Appropriates $150,000 in General Fund fund balance for a Library Master Facilities Plan.
  6. 26-0421 Property Tax Releases and Refunds for June 2026
    Consent agenda Tax rate and revaluation
    Routine approval of property tax releases and refunds for June 2026, covering valuation adjustments, listing discrepancies, and clerical errors.
  7. 26-0427 Easement Conveyance for Whispering Pines Stream Restoration Project
    Resolution Environment and sustainabilityStormwater and flooding
    Authorizes the county manager to accept easement conveyances for the Whispering Pines Stream Restoration Project and execute related documents.
  8. 26-0431 Durham County NCACC Goals for 2027 Legislative Session
    Other State legislative agenda
    Approval of statewide legislative priorities the county will submit to the NC Association of County Commissioners for the 2027 General Assembly session.
  9. 26-0433 Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 27BCC014 - Public Health Workforce Development Grant
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsGrants and outside fundingHealth and human services
    Recognizes $233,176 from NC DHHS for local public health workforce development.
  10. 26-0434 Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 27BCC015 - Maternal and Child Health Grant
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsGrants and outside fundingHealth and human services
    Recognizes $15,000 from the state Improving Community Outcomes for Maternal and Child Health grant for Family Matters Durham.
  11. 26-0435 Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 27BCC016 - Tobacco Prevention Grant
    Budget action Budget and appropriationsGrants and outside fundingHealth and human services
    Recognizes $56,250 from the state Chronic Disease and Injury, Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch for tobacco/nicotine prevention training in Region 5.
  12. 26-0436 Letter to NC DHHS on Public Health Chargemaster Rate Change
    Consent agenda Health and human services
    Submission of a letter to the state outlining a 1.42% aggregate change to Public Health's chargemaster billing rate.
  13. 26-0441 Property Tax Releases and Refunds for July 2026
    Consent agenda Tax rate and revaluation
    Routine approval of property tax releases and refunds for July 2026.
  14. 26-0444 Continuum of Care ILA Renewal
    Resolution Health and human servicesIntergovernmental agreements
    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.
  15. 26-0437 Public Hearing - Proposed Moratorium on New or Expanded Data Centers
    Public hearing Data centers and large loads
    Public hearing on a staff-recommended nine-month moratorium, running through May 2027, on accepting applications for new or expanded data centers, data processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations over 100,000 square feet, to give the county time to write regulations addressing their infrastructure and environmental impact.
  16. 26-0445 Board and Commission Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnelHealth and human services
    Appointments to the Durham-Wake Counties Research and Production Service District Advisory Committee and the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee.