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Board of Commissioners — Regular Meeting

Wake County · Board of Commissioners
Monday, August 17, 2026 at 2:00 pm · Wake County Justice Center

Regular meeting Appointments and personnelFire and EMSBudget and appropriationsSchools and educationContracts and procurementGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesDrugs and addictionEnvironment and sustainabilityHousing and affordabilityPolice and public safetyPublic facilitiesRoads and transportationSolid waste and recyclingSubdivision and site plansTax rate and revaluationWater and sewerEconomic development incentivesFarmland and open spaceHistoric preservationHomelessness and shelterIntergovernmental agreementsParks and recreationStormwater and flooding

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What was decided

  1. Approved 2.Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meetings of June 15, 2026 and July 6, 2026, and the Special-Called Meeting and Work Session of June 8, 2026 accepted · Pass · Commissioner Waters moved, seconded by Commissioner Stallings, 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meetings of June 15, 2026 and July 6, 2026, and the Spec…
  2. Approved 26.Public Hearing and Resolution Declaring Costs and Preliminary Assessment Roll and Confirmation of Assessments for Preserve at Long Branch Farms Subdivision Road Improvements accepted · Pass · Vice-Chair Jackson moved, seconded by Commissioner Evans, That the Board of Commissioners 1. Hold a Public Hearing; and 2. Confirms the Resolution Declaring Cost…
  3. Approved 27.Amendment Approval of the Affordable Housing HOME-American Rescue Plan (ARP) Allocation Plan accepted · Pass · Commissioner Evans moved, seconded by Commissioner Thomas, That the Board of Commissioners: 1. Accept and appropriate $5,293 to reflect additional funds from the…
  4. Approved 28.Business Development Grant Policy Updates accepted · Pass · Commissioner Thomas moved, seconded by Vice-Chair Jackson, That the Board of Commissioners approves the updated Wake County Business Development Grant Policy to…

Another 20 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

Wake County commissioners passed a 24-item consent agenda August 17 covering an opioid-settlement spending resolution, a $1,548,850 construction contract to rebuild the North Wake Household Hazardous Waste Facility, a forest-land protection agreement with the state, a Sheriff's Office off-duty scheduling contract, easements conveyed to the City of Raleigh, and capital-improvement appropriations for Wake County Public School System and Wake Tech. On the regular agenda, the board held a public hearing confirming a special assessment roll for road improvements at the Preserve at Long Branch Farms subdivision, approved an amendment to its Affordable Housing HOME-ARP allocation plan reprogramming money toward permanent housing, updated its Business Development Grant Policy to add a new incentive tier for large ('transformational') projects, and held a second public hearing on proposed amendments to WakeMed's Articles of Incorporation and transfer agreement -- a governance matter for the public hospital authority.

Every recorded item passed. The record available for this meeting reports each motion as carried but does not include the individual roll-call tally, so whether any of these votes were split is not captured here. The board also worked through a slate of appointments to boards including the Fire Commission, Historic Preservation Commission, and Library Commission, then closed session.

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

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Jump to an item (53 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.Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meetings of June 15, 2026 and…
  7. 3.Retiree Recognition
  8. 4.Recognition of Recent Award
  9. 5.Wake County Public School System 50th Anniversary Proclamation
  10. Consent Agenda
  11. 6.Accept and Appropriate Additional Funding from Cooperative Extension…
  12. 7.Accept and Appropriate Additional Funding for Wake County’s Region 7…
  13. 8.Appropriate Grant Funds for the Continuum of Care
  14. 9.Uncommit and Appropriate McKinsey & Co Opioid Settlement Funds
  15. 10.Approve Amended Spending Resolution and Adopt a Settlement Project Or…
  16. 11.Approve Agreement with State of North Carolina for Protection of Fore…
  17. 12.Approve a Two-Year Contract with Off Duty Management Scheduling Softw…
  18. 13.Three-Year Subscription Agreement with Unily Inc.
  19. 14.Award Construction Contract in the Amount of $1,548,850 for the North…
  20. 15.Conveyance of Easements to the City of Raleigh on County Owned Proper…
  21. 16.Conveyance of Easements to the City of Raleigh on County Owned Proper…
  22. 17.Acquisition of Easements for Sanitary Sewer Extension to Ponderosa Su…
  23. 18.Memorandum of Understanding with the Town of Cary for Funding of Conc…
  24. 19.FY2027 WCPSS CIP Appropriations and Reallocations
  25. 20.Wake Technical Community College Capital Improvement Program FY 2027…
  26. 21.Wake County Public School System's 2025-26 NC Department of Public In…
  27. 22.Adopt a Resolution Approving a Special Emergency Exception to the Nor…
  28. 23.Settlement of 2025-2026 Property Tax Collections by the Tax Administr…
  29. 24.Tax Committee Recommendations for Gross Receipts Penalty, Refund Requ…
  30. General Public Comments
  31. 25.General Public Comments
  32. Regular Agenda
  33. 26.Public Hearing and Resolution Declaring Costs and Preliminary Assessm…
  34. 27.Amendment Approval of the Affordable Housing HOME-American Rescue Pla…
  35. 28.Business Development Grant Policy Updates
  36. 29.Public Hearing on Potential Amendments to WakeMed’s Articles of Incor…
  37. Appointments
  38. 30.Board of Adjustment (Wake County)
  39. 31.Capital Area Workforce Development
  40. 32.Energy Advisory Commission
  41. 33.Fire Commission
  42. 34.Historic Preservation Commission
  43. 35.Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority
  44. 36.Juvenile Crime Prevention Council
  45. 37.Library Commission
  46. 38.Open Space and Parks Advisory Committee
  47. 40.Water Partnership
  48. 41.Upcoming Vacancies for September 2026
  49. Other Business
  50. 42.Reports from Advisory and Regional Boards
  51. 43.Other Reports from Commissioners
  52. Closed Session
  53. Adjourn

Agenda items (53)

Consent agenda · 20Appointment · 12Procedural · 8Proclamation or recognition · 3Discussion item · 3Public hearing · 2Staff or committee report · 2Minutes approval · 1Other · 1Closed session · 1
  1. Meeting Called to Order: Chair Don Mial
    Procedural
  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
    Procedural Fire and EMS
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Thomas moved, seconded by Commissioner Evans, 1. Approval of Agenda The motion carried by the following vote:
  6. 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meetings of June 15, 2026 and July 6, 2026, and the Special-Called Meeting and Work Session of June 8, 2026
    Minutes approval Fire and EMS
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Waters moved, seconded by Commissioner Stallings, 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meetings of June 15, 2026 and July 6, 2026, and the Special-Called Meeting and Work Session of June 8, 2026 The motion carried by the following vote:
  7. 3. Retiree Recognition
    Proclamation or recognition Fire and EMS
  8. 4. Recognition of Recent Award
    Proclamation or recognition Fire and EMS
  9. 5. Wake County Public School System 50th Anniversary Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Fire and EMSSchools and education
  1. General Public Comments
    Procedural
  2. 25. General Public Comments
    Procedural
  3. Regular Agenda
    Other
  4. 26. Public Hearing and Resolution Declaring Costs and Preliminary Assessment Roll and Confirmation of Assessments for Preserve at Long Branch Farms Subdivision Road Improvements
    Public hearing Roads and transportationSubdivision and site plans
    Public hearing to confirm a special assessment roll charging property owners for road improvements at the Preserve at Long Branch Farms subdivision, ahead of NCDOT acceptance into the state highway system.
    accepted · Pass · Vice-Chair Jackson moved, seconded by Commissioner Evans, That the Board of Commissioners 1. Hold a Public Hearing; and 2. Confirms the Resolution Declaring Cost and Preliminary Assessment Roll and Confirmation of Assessments for Preserve at Long Branch Farms Subdivision Road Improvements for Acceptance into the NC Department of Transportation Maintained Highway System; and 3. Reduces project budg…
  5. 27. Amendment Approval of the Affordable Housing HOME-American Rescue Plan (ARP) Allocation Plan
    Discussion item Grants and outside fundingHousing and affordability
    Accepts $5,293 in additional HUD funding and reprograms part of the county's HOME-ARP allocation from non-congregate shelter toward other affordable-housing uses.
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Evans moved, seconded by Commissioner Thomas, That the Board of Commissioners: 1. Accept and appropriate $5,293 to reflect additional funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), increasing the County's total HOME-ARP award from $3,511,550 to $3,516,843. 2. Amends the HOME-ARP Allocation Plan to reprogram $2,516,843 from non-congregate shelter to $1,000,000 i…
  6. 28. Business Development Grant Policy Updates
    Discussion item Economic development incentivesGrants and outside funding
    Updates the county's Business Development Grant Policy to add a Transformational Project tier, a job-based payout structure for headquarters projects, and adjusted wage/investment thresholds.
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Thomas moved, seconded by Vice-Chair Jackson, That the Board of Commissioners approves the updated Wake County Business Development Grant Policy to establish a Transformational Project Tier, create a job-based payout structure for Headquarters projects, and make adjustments to wage thresholds and the minimum investment for County participation in State Match projects. The motion carri…
  7. 29. Public Hearing on Potential Amendments to WakeMed’s Articles of Incorporation and Transfer Agreement
    Public hearing
    Public hearing on proposed changes to the governing documents of WakeMed, the county's public hospital authority.
  8. Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  9. 30. Board of Adjustment (Wake County)
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  10. 31. Capital Area Workforce Development
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  11. 32. Energy Advisory Commission
    Appointment Appointments and personnelEnvironment and sustainability
  12. 33. Fire Commission
    Appointment Appointments and personnelFire and EMS
  13. 34. Historic Preservation Commission
    Appointment Appointments and personnelHistoric preservation
  14. 35. Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  15. 36. Juvenile Crime Prevention Council
    Appointment Appointments and personnelPolice and public safety
  16. 37. Library Commission
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  17. 38. Open Space and Parks Advisory Committee
    Appointment Appointments and personnelParks and recreation
  18. 40. Water Partnership
    Appointment Appointments and personnelWater and sewer
  19. 41. Upcoming Vacancies for September 2026
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  20. Other Business
    Discussion item
  21. 42. Reports from Advisory and Regional Boards
    Staff or committee report
  22. 43. Other Reports from Commissioners
    Staff or committee report
  23. Closed Session
    Closed session
  24. Adjourn
    Procedural

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