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Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting

Town of Hillsborough · Board of Commissioners
Monday, September 14, 2026 at 7:00 pm

Regular meeting Police and public safetyWater and sewerHealth and human servicesAppointments and personnelBudget and appropriationsFaith and cultural communitiesHistoric preservationArts and public artEnvironment and sustainabilityHousing and affordabilityIntergovernmental agreements

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What is in the packet

The packet behind Hillsborough's September 14 agenda shows what the demolition correction is actually correcting. Commissioners adopted demolition ordinances on August 24 for two dilapidated structures, at 613 Buttonwood Drive and 380 Cornelius Street. The Cornelius Street ordinance names Parcel ID 9865801221; the amendment before the board substitutes 9865801551. The ordinance makes the cost of demolition a lien against the property.

The rest is as routine as the agenda suggests. The 2025 Local Water Supply Plan comes to the board because the state requires approval once every five years even though the plan is completed annually, and the last approval was in 2020; staff record no financial impact and make no recommendation. The packet also carries the miscellaneous budget amendments and transfers, including Tourism Development Authority amendments for fiscal year 2027, and the proposal to wrap a police patrol car in a veterans theme, which is the only item on the regular agenda.

Read from the first 50 pages of the packet, which is where this site stops — the rest is attachments, plan sheets and correspondence. Open the full packet if this is not enough.

What's on this agenda

Hillsborough's commissioners had one item for debate on Monday: a proposal to wrap a police patrol car in a veterans theme. Everything else went on consent, including the 2025 local water supply plan, acceptance of the waterline at 420 West Tryon Street, budget amendments and transfers, and three proclamations for Diaper Need Awareness Week, Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Hispanic Heritage Month.

The board also corrected the demolition ordinance it adopted on August 24 for 380 Cornelius Street, where the parcel number had been written down wrong. Two newly hired officers, Mia Hildebrand and Jonathan Nelson, were introduced and reaffirmed their oaths, and Heather Fisher was appointed secondary alternate director to the Upper Neuse River Basin Association.

Summarized from the published agenda. Read the agenda itself before acting on it.

Speaking at this meeting

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Jump to an item (18 on this agenda)
  1. 1Public charge
  2. 2Audience comments not related to the printed agenda
  3. 3Agenda changes and approval
  4. 4.AIntroduction of recently hired officers Mia Hildebrand and Jonathan N…
  5. 5.AUpper Neuse River Basin Association – Appointment of Heather Fisher a…
  6. 6.AMinutes
  7. 6.BMiscellaneous budget amendments and transfers
  8. 6.CResolution to Approve the 2025 Local Water Supply Plan
  9. 6.D420 West Tryon Street Waterline Acceptance
  10. 6.EProclamation – Diaper Need Awareness Week
  11. 6.FProclamation – Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  12. 6.GProclamation – Hispanic Heritage Month 2026
  13. 6.HDemolition ordinance amendment for 380 Cornelius Street (OC PIN 98658…
  14. 6.I2026 Board of Commissioners Meeting Schedule Amendment
  15. 7.AProposal for a veterans-themed patrol car wrap
  16. 8.ABoard members updates
  17. 8.BTown manager update
  18. 9Adjournment

Agenda items (18)

Proclamation or recognition · 4Procedural · 3Resolution · 2Ordinance · 2Discussion item · 2Staff or committee report · 2Presentation · 1Appointment · 1Budget action · 1
  1. 1 Public charge
    Presentation Police and public safety
    Two newly hired police officers, Mia Hildebrand and Jonathan Nelson, are introduced and publicly reaffirm their oaths of office.
  2. 2 Audience comments not related to the printed agenda
    Appointment Appointments and personnelWater and sewer
    Heather Fisher is appointed secondary alternate director to the Upper Neuse River Basin Association.
  3. 3 Agenda changes and approval
    Budget action Budget and appropriations
    Budget amendments and transfers on the consent agenda.
  4. 4.A Introduction of recently hired officers Mia Hildebrand and Jonathan Nelson and public reaffirmation of their oaths of office
    Resolution Police and public safetyWater and sewer
    A resolution approving the town's 2025 local water supply plan, the document the state requires each utility to file on its sources and projected demand.
  5. 5.A Upper Neuse River Basin Association – Appointment of Heather Fisher as Secondary Alternate Director
    Resolution Appointments and personnelIntergovernmental agreementsWater and sewer
    The town accepts the waterline built at 420 West Tryon Street.
    • 420 W Tryon St · no matching parcel on file
  6. 6.A Minutes
    Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
    A proclamation for Diaper Need Awareness Week.
  7. 6.B Miscellaneous budget amendments and transfers
    Proclamation or recognition Budget and appropriationsHealth and human servicesPolice and public safety
    A proclamation for Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
  8. 6.C Resolution to Approve the 2025 Local Water Supply Plan
    Proclamation or recognition Environment and sustainabilityFaith and cultural communitiesWater and sewer
    A proclamation for Hispanic Heritage Month.
  9. 6.D 420 West Tryon Street Waterline Acceptance
    Ordinance Historic preservationWater and sewer
    An amendment fixing the parcel number written into the demolition ordinance the board adopted on August 24 for 380 Cornelius Street.
    • 420 W Tryon St · no matching parcel on file
    • 380 Cornelius St · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9865801551 · Delon Kenneth · assessed $107,500
  10. 6.E Proclamation – Diaper Need Awareness Week
    Procedural Health and human services
    A change to the board's 2026 meeting schedule.
  11. 6.F Proclamation – Breast Cancer Awareness Month
    Discussion item Health and human servicesPolice and public safety
    The only item pulled out for discussion: a proposal to wrap a police patrol car in a veterans theme.
  12. 6.G Proclamation – Hispanic Heritage Month 2026
    Proclamation or recognition Arts and public artFaith and cultural communities
    The mayor would proclaim Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 Hispanic Heritage Month, recognizing Hillsborough's Hispanic community and groups such as El Centro Hispano and El Futuro that serve it.
  13. 6.H Demolition ordinance amendment for 380 Cornelius Street (OC PIN 9865801551) due to a scrivener's error in the parcel ID number
    Ordinance Historic preservationHousing and affordability
    The board would re-adopt the demolition ordinance for 380 Cornelius Street after staff caught a scrivener's error: the parcel ID in the version the board approved Aug. 24 read "22" where it should read "55." The address and owner information were correct throughout.
    • 380 Cornelius St · no matching parcel on file
    • Pin 9865801551 · Delon Kenneth · assessed $107,500
  14. 6.I 2026 Board of Commissioners Meeting Schedule Amendment
    Procedural
    The board would add an Oct. 22 "Government 101" panel discussion to its 2026 meeting schedule.
  15. 7.A Proposal for a veterans-themed patrol car wrap
    Discussion item Police and public safety
    The police department would ask the board to approve a veterans-themed graphic wrap for one of its newly acquired hybrid Ford Explorers, to recognize department employees who served in the military.
  16. 8.A Board members updates
    Staff or committee report
    Updates from board members.
  17. 8.B Town manager update
    Staff or committee report
    The town manager's update.
  18. 9 Adjournment
    Procedural
    Adjournment.

Agenda changes

What moved between published versions of this agenda. Item numbers shift constantly as things are inserted, so only genuine additions and removals are listed.

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