Editor’s Note: following is the agenda for the Polk County Board of Commissioner meeting on Monday, Jan. 8. A public hearing will begin at 6:30 p.m. with the regular meeting at 7 p.m. in the R. Jay Foster Hall of Justice, located on the second floor of the Womack building in Columbus.

 

Call to Order of the Public Hearing on the Possibility of Enacting a Golf Cart Ordinance – Chairman Johnson. The purpose of the public hearing is to receive citizen input on a Polk County Golf Cart Ordinance. The public hearing was properly advertised in the Tryon Daily Bulletin.

Citizen Comments

Commissioner Comments

Adjournment – Motion to adjourn the public hearing.

Call to Order Regular Meeting – Chairman Johnson

 

Invocation – Chairman Johnson

 

Pledge of Allegiance – Vice-Chairman Yoder

 

Approval of Agenda – Agenda items may be added and/or deleted at this time. Motion to approve.

 

Consent Agenda

1. December 18, 2017, regular meeting minutes.
2. Tax Department December 2017 refund request – $665.76.
3. Annual examination of bonds 58-72-20 – Polk County Finance Officer, Register of Deeds, Sheriff, and Tax Collector.
4. Annual review and application approval – NC Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Social Services: Community Services Block Grant Program FY 2018/19 for an ongoing Western Carolina Community Action Community Services Block Grant.

Motion to approve the consent agenda.

Citizen Comments on Agenda Items

 

Citizen Comments on Non-Agenda Items

 

N.C. Arts Council Designated County Partners (DCPs) – Representatives from Tryon Fine Arts Center will discuss their application to be the designated partner for Polk County.

 

Help through Outreach, Prevention, Education, and Economics (HOPE^2) Grant Funded Project – Joshua Kennedy, Consolidated Human Services Director will discuss the project.

 

Vaya Health’s Strategic Planning Overview – Shelly Foreman, MPA, Western Region Community Relations with Vaya Health will present the information and discuss the Medicaid transformation.

 

Annual Appearance Commission Beautification Awards – Appearance Commission Chairman Joe Cooper will present the beautification awards.

 

Golf Cart Ordinance Discussion – Commissioners will discuss whether to proceed in enacting a Golf Cart Ordinance subsequent to the public hearing. Consensus to direct staff to proceed.

 

Manager’s Report – Update on capital expenditures.

Volunteer Boards for Vote – Recreation Advisory Board, 1 application, 3 vacancies; Tryon Planning Board (ETJ) 1 application, 1 vacancy.

Volunteer Boards for Review – Board of Adjustment, regular member, 1 application, 2 vacancies; alternate member, 1 application, 1 vacancy.

 

Commissioner Comments

Closed Session – Motion to go into closed session for the purpose of attorney client privilege, §143-318.11(a)(3).

 

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

 

Adjournment – Motion to adjourn.