Editor’s Note: The following is the Polk County Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting agenda for Monday, Aug. 10, 2015 at 7 p.m. in the R. Jay Foster Hall of Justice, Womack Building, Columbus, N.C.

Call to Order – Chair Pack
Invocation – Vice-Chair Holbert
Pledge of Allegiance – Commissioner Bradley
Approval of Agenda – Agenda items may be added and/or deleted at this time. Motion to approve.

Resolution Honoring Bryant H. Womack – Commissioner Gage asked that this resolution be placed on the agenda in honor of Bryant H. Womack.  The resolution was passed by consensus on July 30, 2015, but requires ratification by the Board during a regular meeting.  The original framed resolution was donated to the Womack Army Medical Center by Commissioner Gage during a ceremony held on August 7, 2015, at Fort Bragg.  Motion to approve.

Citizen Comments

Consent Agenda           

A)   Approval of the July 20, 2015, regular meeting and work session minutes.

B)   Tax Department July 2015 refund request in the amount of $13,358.05.

Motion to approve the consent agenda.

Duke Energy Transmission Reliability Enhancement Project Approval Rules & Regulations – To provide the public with information regarding the approval process.

Resolution in Opposition to the Proposed Location of the Duke Energy Transmission Reliability Enhancement Lines in Polk County – To consider a resolution in opposition to the proposed location of the transmission lines in Polk County.  Motion to approve.

FY16 North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Section 5310 Elderly Individuals & Individuals With Disabilities Program Contract Agreement – Dianne Timberlake, Transportation Director, will present the contract agreement.  Motion to approve.  In addition to approving the contract agreement, the Board will need to take a separate vote to assign delegation authority to County Manager Pittman.  NOTE:  This delegation of authority will be valid for all contract agreements on the agenda.

FY16 North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) Section 5311 Community Transportation Program Contract Agreement – Ms. Timberlake will present the contract agreement.  Motion to approve.

FY16 Appalachian Development Transportation Assistance Program Contract Agreement – Ms. Timberlake will present the contract agreement.  Motion to approve.

Polk County Transportation 5-Year Community Transportation Service Plan – Ms. Timberlake will give a presentation.  A copy of the plan is available for review at www.polknc.org.

Booster Pump Station on Hwy. 9 North/Sunny View Waterline – Dave Odom of Odom Engineering will present the information.

Hwy. 9 North/Sunny View Waterline Change Order – Mr. Odom will present Change Order #4 in the amount of $60,815.  Motion to approve.

Budget Amendments – County Manager Pittman will present the Budget Amendments.  1) BA #1, Appropriate Fund Balance/Transfer to Water Capital, $60,815 – To appropriate General Fund Balance for the additional cost of the Sunny View Waterline Extension.  Motion to approve.  2) Project Budget Ordinance, Sunny View Waterline Extension – To increase the project by $60,815.  Motion to approve.  3) BA #3, Water Operating Fund, $22,500 – To transfer reserves from the Water Operating Fund to the Water Project Fund to cover an additional six months of Odom Engineering services.  Motion to approve.

Polk County Personnel Policy Revisions for Discussion – Patti Wagner, Human Resources Officer, will present the draft revised policy for discussion and possible action.

Proposed Amended Polk County/Inman-Campobello Water District (ICWD) Water Agreement – To discuss re-submitting this contract to ICWD for their review.  Motion to approve.

Historical & Current Data on Polk County Droughts – Commissioner Gasperson asked that this item be placed on the agenda for discussion.

Manager’s Report – 1) U.S. Hwy. 74 & Hwy. 108 interchange.  2) NCACC Annual Conference, County Manager’s round table sponsored by the UNC School of Government.  3) Smoky Mountain’s 4^th Quarter Finance Report for FY 2014/15.  4) Reception for the new Polk County Cooperative Extension Director Scott Wellborn on Tuesday afternoon, August 11, 2015, from 1:00 – 3:00 at the Polk County Cooperative Extension Office.  5) Recent Polk County agencies’ emergency response efforts.

Volunteer Boards for Vote – Mental Health Advisory Board – 2 applications, 2 vacancies; Recreation Advisory Board – 1 application, 1 vacancy.  Motion to approve.

Volunteer Boards for Review – Animal Cruelty Investigators – 7 applications, 9 vacancies.

Commissioner Comments

Adjournment – Motion to adjourn.