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Board of Commissioners — Special Meeting

Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 at 2:00 pm · Agriculture and Conference Center

Special or emergency meeting Grants and outside fundingPolice and public safetyAppointments and personnelHealth and human servicesContracts and procurementEconomic development incentivesEnvironment and sustainabilityLitigation and settlementsSchools and educationTransit

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Commissioners meet in a special session built mostly around closed-door business. They would close the meeting three times. One session would cover economic development incentives for an industry considering a move to or expansion in the county. A second would cover the county's defense in ECO TIP West LLC v. Chatham County. A third would review the performance of a public officer or employee.

The consent agenda holds seven items. Commissioners would appoint Rob Schooley to the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council. They would accept $4,248 in family planning funds and $2,700 for foster care, both from state health officials. A $310,000 federal-state contract with Chatham Transit Network would cover medical trips and rides to county centers. A separate $417,135 agreement with the N.C. Forest Service, split 60-40 with the state, would fund forestry and wildfire work for another year. The agenda also includes a pyrotechnics permit for an October 2 display at Chatham Charter School. Commissioners would also name two private roads, Stella Maris Way and Martin Brothers Lane.

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  1. Special Session - 2:00 PM - Agriculture and Conference Center
  2. CALL TO ORDER
  3. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
  4. 26-0545Vote to appoint Rob Schooley to the Chatham County Juvenile Crime Pre…
  5. 26-0526Vote to accept $4,248 in additional Family Planning funds from NC DHHS
  6. 26-0476Vote to accept $2,700 from North Carolina Department of Health and Hu…
  7. 26-0469Vote to approve the FY 2026-27 Cooperative Forestry Agreement with th…
  8. 26-0539Vote to approve the contract with Chatham Transit Network for service…
  9. 26-0505Vote to approve pyrotechnic display at the Chatham Charter School loc…
  10. 26-0538Vote to approve the name of two private roads in Chatham County liste…
  11. End of Consent Agenda
  12. CLOSED SESSIONS
  13. 26-0548Vote to go into closed session NCGS 143-318.11(a)(4) To discuss matte…
  14. 26-0549Vote to come out of closed session
  15. 26-0484Vote to go into closed session pursuant to § 143-318.11(a)(3) to cons…
  16. 26-0553Vote to come out of closed session
  17. 26-0550Vote to go into closed session pursuant to § 143-318.11(a)(3) to cons…
  18. 26-0551Vote to come out of closed session
  19. 26-0555Vote to go into closed session pursuant to § 143-318.11 (a)(6) to con…
  20. 26-0556Vote to come out of closed session
  21. ADJOURNMENT

Agenda items (21)

Closed session · 9Procedural · 3Consent agenda · 2Budget action · 2Contract or award · 2Other · 2Appointment · 1
  1. Special Session - 2:00 PM - Agriculture and Conference Center
    Procedural
  2. CALL TO ORDER
    Procedural
  1. 26-0545 Vote to appoint Rob Schooley to the Chatham County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council with term expiring June 30, 2028
    Appointment Appointments and personnelPolice and public safety
    Commissioners would appoint Rob Schooley to the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, which prioritizes funding for juveniles in the court system across Chatham and Orange counties. His term would run through June 30, 2028.
  2. 26-0526 Vote to accept $4,248 in additional Family Planning funds from NC DHHS
    Budget action Grants and outside fundingHealth and human services
    Chatham's health department would accept $4,248 in additional family planning funding from NC DHHS, drawn from state and federal sources including Title X. The money would cover staffing costs for family planning clinical services.
  3. 26-0476 Vote to accept $2,700 from North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for one-time LINKS funding for expenses related to children aged 14-21 in foster care
    Budget action Grants and outside fundingHealth and human services
    Chatham County Department of Social Services would accept $2,700 in one-time LINKS funding from NC DHHS to help cover added needs for foster children aged 14 to 21. The award requires no local match.
  4. 26-0469 Vote to approve the FY 2026-27 Cooperative Forestry Agreement with the N.C. Forest Service
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementEnvironment and sustainability
    The FY 2026-27 Cooperative Forestry Agreement with the N.C. Forest Service would fund forest management, wildfire prevention and forest-land protection in the county for another year. The $417,135 program is split 60-40, with the state covering $250,281 and the county $166,854, already budgeted.
  5. 26-0539 Vote to approve the contract with Chatham Transit Network for services related to the North Carolina Department of Transportation FY27 5310 Capital Purchase of Service Grant for an amount not to exceed $310,000
    Contract or award Grants and outside fundingTransit
    A $310,000 contract with Chatham Transit Network would use a federal-state grant to fund medical trips and rides to the county's Pittsboro and Siler City aging centers, plus grocery trips. The county already approved a $31,000 local match last year and expects up to $279,000 back from DOT in quarterly reimbursements.
  6. 26-0505 Vote to approve pyrotechnic display at the Chatham Charter School located at 2200 Hamp Stone Road, Siler City, NC on October 2, 2026
    Other Police and public safetySchools and education
    SL Fireworks LLC operator John Cavaroc has applied for county approval to run a pyrotechnic display at Chatham Charter School on October 2. State law requires county sign-off, and Cavaroc has submitted his display operator's license, insurance certificate and ATF permit for review.
  7. 26-0538 Vote to approve the name of two private roads in Chatham County listed as Stella Maris Way and Martin Brothers Lane
    Other Police and public safety
    Two private-road naming petitions, complete and properly signed, are before the board: Stella Maris Way and Martin Brothers Lane. The names would let the county's 911 system route emergency responders without confusing similarly named roads. Signage would cost $78 per road, up to $156 total, paid by the county.
  8. CLOSED SESSIONS
    Closed session
  9. 26-0548 Vote to go into closed session NCGS 143-318.11(a)(4) To discuss matters relating to the location or expansion of industries or other businesses in the area served by the public body, including agreement on a tentative list of economic development incentives that may be offered by the public body in negotiations
    Closed session Economic development incentives
    Commissioners would go into closed session under state law to discuss potential economic development incentives for an industry considering locating or expanding in the county.
  10. 26-0549 Vote to come out of closed session
    Closed session
  11. 26-0484 Vote to go into closed session pursuant to § 143-318.11(a)(3) to consult with an attorney retained by the County in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege and to consider and give instructions to an attorney concerning the handling or settlement of ECO TIP West LLC v. Chatham County
    Closed session Litigation and settlements
    Commissioners would go into closed session to consult with the county's attorney and give instructions on defending and possibly settling ECO TIP West LLC v. Chatham County.
  12. 26-0553 Vote to come out of closed session
    Closed session
  13. 26-0550 Vote to go into closed session pursuant to § 143-318.11(a)(3) to consult with an attorney retained by the County in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege
    Closed session
    Commissioners would go into a second attorney-client closed session. The agenda does not name the matter to be discussed.
  14. 26-0551 Vote to come out of closed session
    Closed session
  15. 26-0555 Vote to go into closed session pursuant to § 143-318.11 (a)(6) to consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of appointment, or conditions of initial employment of an individual public officer or employee or prospective public officer or employee; or to hear or investigate a complaint, charge, or grievance by or against an individual public officer or employee
    Closed session Appointments and personnel
    Commissioners would go into closed session to review the qualifications, performance or conduct of a public officer or employee, or to consider a complaint against one.
  16. 26-0556 Vote to come out of closed session
    Closed session
  17. ADJOURNMENT
    Procedural

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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