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Chatham County · Board of Commissioners
Monday, December 2, 2024 at 6:00 pm · Historic Courthouse Courtroom

Regular meeting Appointments and personnelArts and public artBonds and debtElections and districtsEthics and transparencyGrants and outside funding

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What was decided

  1. Approved 24-5687Elect Chair from its members approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, seconded by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, to appoint Karen Howard as Chair of the Board of Commissioners. T…
  2. Approved 24-5694Elect Vice-Chair from its members approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Vice Chair Karen Howard, to appoint Katie Kenlan as Vice-Chair. The motion carried by the fo…
  3. Approved 24-5682Vote to approve America 250 NC Community Grant Application approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, to approve the America 250 NC Community Grant Application. Th…
  4. Approved 24-5693Vote to approve the bonds for the Finance Director, Deputy Finance Director, Sheriff, Register of Deeds, and Tax Administrator approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, to approve the bonds for the Finance Director, Deputy Finance…

Another 2 items passed on the consent agenda, which is a single motion covering routine business. See the list.

Read from the agenda's recorded outcomes. Where the board published minutes, those are the record — this is a pointer to them.

What's on this agenda

Chatham County's commissioners organized themselves for the new term on 2 December 2024. A superior court judge swore in Karen Howard and Amanda Robertson, the board elected Howard chair and Katie Kenlan vice chair, and it approved two items on consent.

A reception followed. Nothing else was on the agenda.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

All five commissioners attended and every vote carried 5-0: the agenda, the chair, the vice chair, and both consent items, a grant application to the America 250 NC community program and the bonds for the finance director, deputy finance director, sheriff, register of deeds and tax collector.

How the votes went

The agenda, the election of chair and vice chair, and both consent items all carried 5-0.

From the published minutes.

Speaking at this meeting

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Jump to an item (17 on this agenda)
  1. Regular Session - 6:00 PM - Historic Courthouse Courtroom
  2. 24-5686Swearing in of Newly Elected Commissioners Karen Howard and Amanda Ro…
  3. CALL TO ORDER
  4. INVOCATION and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  5. ADJUSTMENTS AND APPROVAL OF REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
  6. BOARD PRIORITIES
  7. 24-5687Elect Chair from its members
  8. 24-5694Elect Vice-Chair from its members
  9. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
  10. 24-5682Vote to approve America 250 NC Community Grant Application
  11. 24-5693Vote to approve the bonds for the Finance Director, Deputy Finance Di…
  12. End of Consent Agenda
  13. CLERK'S REPORT
  14. MANAGER’S REPORT
  15. COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS
  16. ADJOURNMENT
  17. RECEPTION

Agenda items (17)

Procedural · 6Other · 6Staff or committee report · 3Consent agenda · 2
  1. Regular Session - 6:00 PM - Historic Courthouse Courtroom
    Procedural
  2. 24-5686 Swearing in of Newly Elected Commissioners Karen Howard and Amanda Robertson
    Other Elections and districts
    A superior court judge administered the oath of office to the two newly elected commissioners.
  3. CALL TO ORDER
    Procedural
  4. INVOCATION and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
    Procedural
  5. ADJUSTMENTS AND APPROVAL OF REGULAR SESSION AGENDA
    Procedural
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, seconded by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, that the agenda was approved as presented. The motion carried by the following vote:
  6. BOARD PRIORITIES
    Procedural
  7. 24-5687 Elect Chair from its members
    Other Appointments and personnel
    Karen Howard was elected chair 5-0.
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, seconded by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, to appoint Karen Howard as Chair of the Board of Commissioners. The motion carried by the following vote:
  8. 24-5694 Elect Vice-Chair from its members
    Other Appointments and personnel
    Katie Kenlan was elected vice chair 5-0.
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Vice Chair Karen Howard, to appoint Katie Kenlan as Vice-Chair. The motion carried by the following vote:
  1. 24-5682 Vote to approve America 250 NC Community Grant Application
    Other Arts and public artGrants and outside funding
    A grant application to the America 250 NC community grant program.
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, to approve the America 250 NC Community Grant Application. The motion carried by the following vote:
  2. 24-5693 Vote to approve the bonds for the Finance Director, Deputy Finance Director, Sheriff, Register of Deeds, and Tax Administrator
    Other Bonds and debtEthics and transparency
    The bonds for the finance director, deputy finance director, sheriff, register of deeds and tax collector.
    approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, to approve the bonds for the Finance Director, Deputy Finance Director, Sheriff, Register of Deeds, and the Tax Administrator. The motion carried by the following vote:
  3. CLERK'S REPORT
    Staff or committee report
  4. MANAGER’S REPORT
    Staff or committee report
  5. COMMISSIONERS’ REPORTS
    Staff or committee report
  6. ADJOURNMENT
    Procedural
    adjourned · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, that the meeting was adjourned. The motion carried by the following vote:
  7. RECEPTION
    Other

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