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Board of County Commissioners on 2026-05-04 9:00 AM - Work Session

Durham County · Board of County Commissioners on 2026-05-04 9:00 AM - Work Session
Monday, May 4, 2026

Work session Contracts and procurementHealth and human servicesBudget and appropriationsPolice and public safetyWater and sewerPublic facilitiesComprehensive planData centers and large loadsEconomic development incentivesEnvironment and sustainabilitySchools and educationSolid waste and recyclingTransit

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What's on this agenda

Durham County commissioners spend most of this work session on staff updates: a draft FY27 transit work program, an early-childhood and Durham PreK progress report, and the county's food-security initiatives. Commissioners also give staff initial direction on how to approach data-center policy, as other jurisdictions around the state weigh moratoria on new large-scale facilities.

On the consent agenda, the board takes up a $4.97 million uniformed-security contract for county buildings, a sole-source reentry-services contract for the sheriff's office, and routine contract amendments for sewer-system repairs and detention-center mental health services.

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Agenda items (19)

Consent agenda · 8Discussion item · 8Procedural · 2Contract or award · 1
  1. 1 Citizen Comments
    Procedural
  2. 2 Suspend the Rules and Approve a Service Contract with A&A Security Group for Uniformed Security Services ($4,973,365.05)
    Contract or award Budget and appropriationsContracts and procurementPolice and public safety
    The county awards a roughly $5 million uniformed-security contract covering county facilities, parking lots and decks, and adds seven new security staff positions.
  3. 3 Consent Agenda
    Consent agenda
  4. 3 Sole Source Contract with Father's on the Move, Inc. for Sheriff's Office Reentry Services ($36,000)
    Consent agenda Health and human servicesPolice and public safety
    A sole-source contract funds mentoring and reentry support for detainees at the sheriff's office.
  5. 3 Contract Amendment with Carolina Civilworks for Emergency and Scheduled Sewer Collection System Repairs (to $796,547.87)
    Consent agenda Contracts and procurementWater and sewer
    The board increases funding for the contractor that repairs the county's sewer collection system to prevent overflows.
  6. 3 Contract with Tritech Software Systems for Sheriff's Office CAD and Records Management Systems ($226,203)
    Consent agenda Contracts and procurementPolice and public safety
    The county renews software support for the sheriff's office dispatch and records systems.
  7. 3 Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 26BCC083 - Restricted Fund Balance for Social Services ($1,168,009)
    Consent agenda Budget and appropriationsEconomic development incentivesHealth and human services
    The board appropriates previously restricted grant funds, including adoption and child-support incentive money, for Social Services spending.
  8. 3 Contract Amendment for Detention Center Psychiatric Services ($44,000, new total $205,757)
    Consent agenda Health and human servicesPolice and public safety
    The board increases funding for mental health clinical services at the detention center to meet rising demand.
  9. 3 Easement to Duke Energy at 1211 Shiloh Glenn Drive for the New Shiloh Glenn Lift Station
    Consent agenda Public facilitiesWater and sewer
    The county grants Duke Energy an easement to run power to a new county sewer lift station.
  10. 3 Change Order for Generator Installation at Northern Convenience Site (to $440,259.07 total)
    Consent agenda Contracts and procurementPublic facilitiesSolid waste and recycling
    The board approves added cost for a generator project at a county solid-waste convenience site.
  11. 4 Discussion Items
    Discussion item
  12. 4 Proposed Planning & Development Department FY27 Work Program
    Discussion item Budget and appropriationsComprehensive plan
    The board reviews and comments on the joint city-county planning department's draft work program and budget for next fiscal year.
  13. 4 Contract Amendment with Freese and Nichols for Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion Study (to $935,946)
    Discussion item Contracts and procurementWater and sewer
    The board increases funding for engineering study work on expanding the Triangle wastewater treatment plant.
  14. 4 Adoption of the Local Water Supply Plan for Rougemont Water System
    Discussion item Environment and sustainabilityWater and sewer
    The board adopts the state-required water supply plan for the county's Rougemont water system.
  15. 4 Draft FY27 Durham Annual Transit Work Program Update
    Discussion item Budget and appropriationsTransit
    Staff update the board on next year's draft transit work program ahead of a planned June adoption vote.
  16. 4 Early Childhood Action Plan and Durham PreK Update
    Discussion item Health and human servicesSchools and education
    Staff give the annual progress report on the county's early-childhood initiatives and its roughly $8.1 million investment in Durham PreK.
  17. 4 County Food Security Initiatives Implementation Update
    Discussion item Health and human services
    Staff give the annual update on county food-security programs, grants and data.
  18. 4 Future Data Center Policy Discussion
    Discussion item Data centers and large loads
    The county manager asks the board for guidance on what information it needs before taking up data-center policy, noting that other jurisdictions have adopted temporary moratoria on new large-scale facilities.
  19. 5 Adjournment
    Procedural