Editor’s Note: following is the agenda for the Polk County Board of Commissioner meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, May 7. The meeting is in the R. Jay Foster Hall of Justice, located on the second floor of the Womack building in Columbus.

1. Call to Order of the Public Hearing on the Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Polk, North Carolina, Approving the Issuance by the Public Finance Authority of its ACTS Retirement Life Communities, Inc. Obligated Group, Series 2018 Bonds in one or more series (the “Bonds”), in an amount not to exceed $97,000,000. – Chairman Johnson.  Glenn Fox, ACTS Senior Vice-President of Legal Compliance and Risk will present the information. The public hearing was properly advertised in the Tryon Daily Bulletin, and information is included in the agenda packet under Item # 13.

2. Citizen Comments

3. Commissioner Comments

4. Adjournment – Motion to adjourn the public hearing.

5. Call to Order of Regular Meeting – Chairman Johnson.

6. Invocation – Commissioner Gasperson.

7. Pledge of Allegiance – Commissioner Melton.

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

9. Consent Agenda

A) March 19, 2018 public hearing and regular meeting minutes’ approval.

B) Tax Department April 2018 refund request in the amount of $1,047.24.

C) VAYA quarterly fiscal monitoring report.

D) Declare a Recreation Department 2000 Ford F-150 truck as surplus.

E) Acceptance of bid for surplus real property, Tax Parcel P48-191 received a bid of $7,718.62.

F) Schedule a public hearing for Monday, May 21, 2018 at 7:00 pm for an amendment to the Polk County Wireless Telecommunications Ordinance.

Motion to approve consent agenda.

10. Citizen Comments on Agenda Items

11. Citizen Comments on Non-Agenda Items

12. Presentation of FY 2018/19 Balanced Budget – County Manager Pittman will present the balanced budget.

13. Resolution of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Polk, North Carolina, Approving the Issuance by the Public Finance Authority of its ACTS Retirement Life Communities, Inc. Obligated Group, Series 2018 Bonds in one or more series (the “Bonds”), in an amount not to exceed $97,000,000. – Glenn Fox, ACTS Senior Vice-President of Legal Compliance and Risk will present the resolution. Motion to approve.

14. Agritourism Presentation – Commissioner Melton requested this item be placed on the agenda. Annie Baggett, Agritourism Marketing Specialist, North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will present the information.

15. PSNC Energy Compressor Station on Silver Creek Road, Mill Spring –       George Ratchford, Vice-President of Operations, Andrew Moore, General Manager-Project Engineering and Construction, and Don Hallingse, Economic Development and Local Government-Manager will present the information.

16. Energy Savings Performance Contracting for Polk County Schools – Aaron Greene, Polk County School Board Superintendent, and David Scherping, Polk County School Technology and Accountability Director will present the information.

17. Our Carolina Foothills – Suzanne Strickland will present the information.

18. Columbus Fire Department Vehicle Purchase – Columbus Fire Department Chief Tony Priester will present the information.

19. North Carolina Department of Commerce Grant Notification – Brian Griffin, Business Development Director will present the information.

20. Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (JCPC) Plan for FY 2018/19 – Kim Wilson, JCPC Chair, will present the plan.  Motion to approve.

21. Mental Health Awareness Proclamation – Joshua Kennedy, Consolidated Human Services Agency (CHSA) Director will present the Proclamation. Motion to approve.

22. CHSA Renovation Project – Joshua Kennedy, CHSA Director will present the information. Board consensus.

23. Public Safety Event Policy- Bobby Arledge, Emergency Management Director and Fire Marshal will be present. Board consensus.

24. Occupancy Tax Modification Resolution – Attorney Berg will present the Resolution of Polk County, the City of Saluda, and the Town of Tryon seeking an act to modify their occupancy tax. Motion to Approve.

25. Manager’s Report – North Carolina Department of Transportation update.

26. Volunteer Boards for Vote – CHSA Board- 3 applicants, 3 vacancies; Library Board of Trustees – 1 applicant, 1 vacancy.  Motion to approve.

27. Volunteer Boards for Review –  ETDC- 1 applicant, 1 vacancy.

28. Commissioner Comments

29. Closed Session – Motion to go into closed session for attorney client privilege.

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

31. Adjournment – Motion to adjourn.