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Board of Commissioners — Regular Meeting

Wake County · Board of Commissioners
Monday, May 18, 2026 at 2:00 pm · Wake County Justice Center

Regular meeting Fire and EMSBudget and appropriationsContracts and procurementHousing and affordabilityBonds and debtElections and districtsFaith and cultural communitiesSchools and education

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What was decided

  1. Approved 1.Approval of Agenda accepted · Pass · Commissioner Thomas moved, seconded by Commissioner Evans, to the Approval of Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:

Another 4 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

The board's regular agenda holds a public hearing on the county manager's recommended FY2027 budget. The consent agenda includes a proposal to put general obligation bond referenda for Wake County Schools and Wake Tech on the November 2026 ballot, a ground lease for an affordable housing development at 326 Chapanoke Road in Raleigh, a multi-year contract for interactive real property sales mapping tools, a two-year subscription for a fire services records management system, an updated unit mix for the Duplex Village affordable housing project, and quarterly capital project adjustments and closures.

The meeting opens with proclamations for Mental Health Awareness Month, National Small Business Month, National Foster Care Awareness Month, and Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, plus a retiree recognition.

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

Meeting recap

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

How the votes went

The board approved its agenda and consent agenda by recorded vote (the source document truncates the vote tally itself).

Speaking at this meeting

Public comment runs 5:30 to 6 p.m. at the first regular meeting of the month and 2:30 to 3 p.m. at the second. Speakers get three minutes. Written comments can be submitted online between 9 a.m. and noon on the day of a regular meeting.

Wake County's own rules for public comment — check them before you rely on anything here.

Jump to an item (26 on this agenda)
  1. Meeting Called to Order: Chair Don Mial
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Invocation: Vice-Chair Safiyah Jackson
  4. Items of Business
  5. 1.Approval of Agenda
  6. 2.Mental Health Awareness Month Proclamation
  7. 3.National Small Business Month Proclamation
  8. 4.National Foster Care Awareness Month Proclamation
  9. 5.Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation
  10. 6.Retiree Recognition
  11. Consent Agenda
  12. 7.Approval of a Multi-Year Contract with Schneider Geospatial, LLC. for…
  13. 8.Two-Year Subscription Agreement for ImageTrend Fire Services Records…
  14. 9.Ground Lease for Affordable Housing Development at 326 Chapanoke Road…
  15. 10.Updated Unit Mix for Duplex Village
  16. 11.FY2026 Quarterly Capital Adjustments and Project Closures
  17. 12.Proposed General Obligation Bond Referenda for Schools and Wake Tech…
  18. General Public Comments
  19. 13.General Public Comments
  20. Regular Agenda
  21. 14.Public Hearing on the County Manager’s Recommended Budget for Fiscal…
  22. Other Business
  23. 15.Reports from Advisory and Regional Boards
  24. 16.Other Reports from Commissioners
  25. Closed Session
  26. Adjourn

Agenda items (26)

Procedural · 6Proclamation or recognition · 5Consent agenda · 4Other · 2Discussion item · 2Contract or award · 2Staff or committee report · 2Budget action · 1Public hearing · 1Closed session · 1
  1. Meeting Called to Order: Chair Don Mial
    Other
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  3. Invocation: Vice-Chair Safiyah Jackson
    Procedural
  4. Items of Business
    Procedural Fire and EMS
  5. 1. Approval of Agenda
    Discussion item
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Thomas moved, seconded by Commissioner Evans, to the Approval of Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
  6. 2. Mental Health Awareness Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Fire and EMS
  7. 3. National Small Business Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Fire and EMS
  8. 4. National Foster Care Awareness Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition
  9. 5. Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Faith and cultural communitiesFire and EMS
  10. 6. Retiree Recognition
    Proclamation or recognition
  1. 7. Approval of a Multi-Year Contract with Schneider Geospatial, LLC. for Interactive Real Property Sales Mapping Tools
    Contract or award Contracts and procurement
  2. 8. Two-Year Subscription Agreement for ImageTrend Fire Services Records Management System
    Contract or award Contracts and procurementFire and EMS
  3. 11. FY2026 Quarterly Capital Adjustments and Project Closures
    Budget action Budget and appropriations
  4. General Public Comments
    Procedural
  5. 13. General Public Comments
    Procedural
  6. Regular Agenda
    Other
  7. 14. Public Hearing on the County Manager’s Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2027
    Public hearing Budget and appropriations
  8. Other Business
    Discussion item
  9. 15. Reports from Advisory and Regional Boards
    Staff or committee report
  10. 16. Other Reports from Commissioners
    Staff or committee report
  11. Closed Session
    Closed session
  12. Adjourn
    Procedural

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