Editor’s Note: following is the agenda for the Polk County Board of Commissioner meeting scheduled for Monday, Dec.1. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the commissioner meeting room on the second floor of the Womack building in Columbus. 

There are two agendas; one for the current board of commissioners and another for the new board following swearing in ceremonies of newly elected commissioners. 

 

Call to Order ñ Chair Owens

Invocation ñ Chair Owens

Pledge of Allegiance ñ Vice-Chair Gage

Approval of Minutes ñ Approval of the November 17, 2014, regular meeting minutes.  Motion to approve.

Approval of Agenda ñ items may add/deleted at this time.

 

Citizen Comments

 

Emergency Response Team Appreciation ñ Chair Owens will comment.

 

Appearance Commission Awards ñ Joe Cooper, Appearance Commission Chair, will present the awards.

 

DSS Building Final Repair Report ñ Commissioner Holbert asked that this item be placed on the agenda.

 

Closed Session ñ Motion to go into closed session for the purpose of personnel, G.S. 143-318.11(a)(6), and attorney-client privilege, G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3).

 

Return to Open Session ñ Motion to return to open session.

 

Budget Amendment ñ Sandra Hughes, Finance Director, will present. Motion to approve.

 

Human Resource Director Position ñ To charge the County Manager with creating a job description and budget requirements for this position.  Motion to approve.

 

Volunteer Boards for Vote ñ Council of Aging ñ 1 application, 8 vacancies; Library Board of Trustees ñ 1 application, 1 vacancy.

 

Presentation of Plaque ñ Vice-Chair Gage

Commissioner Comments ñ Outgoing Commissioner Owens

Adjournment – Motion to adjourn.

Organizational and regular board of commissioner meeting:

 

Incoming Board Swearing In Ceremony ñ Rev. Walter Bryan (Ret.), Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, will give the invocation.  Kiyon Staley will sing the National Anthem.  John Cantrell will perform ìAmazing Graceî on the bagpipes.

 

Clerk of Court Elect Pam Hyder ñ Oath administered by Sheila Whitmire.

Commissioner Elect Shane Bradley ñ Oath administered by Sheila Whitmire.

Commissioner Elect L. Keith Holbert ñ Oath administered by Sheila Whitmire.

Commissioner Elect Ray Gasperson ñ Oath administered by Pam Hyder.

Sheriff Elect Donald Hill ñ Oath administered by Pam Hyder.

 

Call to Order of the Organizational and Regular Meeting ñ Clerk to the Board Fehrmann.

 

Election of Chair ñ Motion to approve.

 

Election of Vice-Chair ñ Motion to approve.

Approval of Agenda (New Chair presiding.) ñ Items may be added or deleted at this time.  Motion to approve.

 

Appointment of Clerk to the Board – Motion to approve.

 

Appointment of Polk County Attorney ñ Motion to approve.

Polk County & UNC School of Government Code of Ethics ñ This information has been provided to the Commissioners in an informational handbook, and is available for review in the County Managerís office.  Citizen comments.  Motion to approve.

 

Meeting Procedures, Rules, Agenda Items Procedure, and Decorum ñ Motion to approve.

 

Suggested Rules of Procedure – UNC School of Government ñ This information has been provided to the Commissioners in an informational handbook, and is available for review in the County Managerís office.  Motion to approve.

 

Commissioner Appointments to Boards by Chair ñ Motion to approve.

 

Approval of 2014 Board of Commissionersí Meeting Schedule ñ Motion to approve.

 

Approval of 2014 Holiday Schedule ñ Motion to approve.

 

Polk County Detention Center Request for Qualifications (RFQ) ñ Motion to approve.

 

Volunteer Board For Review ñ Tryon Planning Board ñ 1 application, 1 ETJ alternate vacancy.

 

Employee Christmas Party ñ Reminder of the Employee Christmas Party on Friday, December 5th at 12 oíclock in the Tryon Estates dining room.  The county offices will be closed from 11:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. Carpooling to the party is encouraged.

 

Commissioner Comments

 

Adjournment ñ Motion to adjourn.