Catawba County News
BOC Recap: 5/5/2025
Published: May 06, 2025
The May 5, 2025 Board of Commissioners meeting was called to order at 7pm. The agenda for tonight’s meeting can be found at https://bit.ly/3utv5SE.
BOC approved minutes from the Board’s regular meeting of April 21, 2025.
The BOC recognized the participants of the 2nd year of Civic Leadership Academy program.
Commissioner Setzer presented a proclamation observing the 75th Anniversary of the Long View Lions Club.
Child Protective Services Program Manager Jessica Ford and Public Health Nursing Supervisor Marianne Vogel presented the Community Child Protection and Fatality Prevention Team Annual Report. BOC approved the annual report.
There are 11 Consent Agenda items being presented.
Consent Agenda 1/11: The Finance and Personnel Subcommittee requests the Board of Commissioners adopt a resolution declaring two vehicles surplus and authorizing the purchasing manager to transfer the property to the public safety agencies reflected below:
a. A 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe to Claremont Rescue Squad; and
b. A 2017 Chevrolet Tahoe to Catawba Volunteer Fire Department.
Consent Agenda 2/11: The Finance and Personnel Subcommittee requests the Board of Commissioners:
1. Transfer insurance settlement funds and previously appropriated project funds to rebuild a 2023 Caterpillar 826K compactor that was declared a total loss after a fire;
2. Approve a sole source exemption for the compactor rebuild’s procurement; and
3. Authorize the County Manager or her designee to execute all required documents associated with this service work.
Consent Agenda 3/11: The Finance and Personnel Subcommittee requests the Board of Commissioners appropriate $245,000 in Public Health Home Health sale proceeds (available as part of General Fund Balance) to address the department’s Medical Records Scanning Project.
Consent Agenda 4/11: The Finance and Personnel Subcommittee requests the Board of Commissioners approve a $150,400 supplemental appropriation from the Self Insurance Fund to support expenses for accident-related vehicle repairs supported by insurance settlement funds.
Consent Agenda 5/11: The Finance and Personnel Subcommittee requests the Board of Commissioners:
1. Accept and appropriate due diligence grant funds in the amount of $477,800; and
2. Approve the County Manager to execute the grant agreement as provided and required by the Economic Development Partnership of NC, Inc.
Consent Agenda 6/11: The Policy and Public Works Subcommittee requests the Catawba County Board of Commissioners approve a Pyrotechnics Permit to PyroStar Entertainment LLC. The City of Claremont has contracted with PyroStar Entertainment LLC. to conduct a fireworks display on May 24, 2025.
Consent Agenda 7/11: The Policy and Public Works Subcommittee requests the Board of Commissioners adopt the Preliminary Assessment Resolution authorizing the Mountain Creek Ridge Subdivision Road Improvement Project.
Consent Agenda 8/11: The Policy and Public Works Subcommittee requests the Board of Commissioners award 5-year Master Agreements to the following four firms for on-call engineering services consisting of planning, regulatory compliance, engineering design, construction administration and management of the County’s Solid Waste facilities and programs:
- HDR, Inc. – Charlotte, North Carolina
- TRC Engineers, Inc. – Cary, North Carolina
- McGill Associates, PA – Asheville, North Carolina
- Civil Environmental Consultants, Inc. – Charlotte, North Carolina
In addition, staff requests the County Manager be authorized to execute the appropriate contract documents.
Consent Agenda 9/11: The Policy and Public Works Subcommittee requests the Board of Commissioners adopt the Amended Preliminary Assessment Resolution for the Langdon Ridge Subdivision Road Improvement Project.
Consent Agenda 10/11: Staff requests the Catawba County Board of Commissioners amend the list of Map Review Officers by adoption of a resolution.
BACKGROUND
North Carolina General Statutes require all counties to appoint Review Officers to review each plat or map before recordation to certify it meets the statutory mapping requirements. The law requires individuals to be appointed by name, not by job title, so any time a staffing change occurs, a new Review Officer must be appointed and approved by resolution of the Board of Commissioners and subsequently recorded in the Register of Deeds Office.
Town of Long View is requesting that Charles Mullis be removed as a review officer and Susan Matheson
added as review officer. Town of Catawba is requesting Teresa Kinney be removed as a review officer.
With approval of the attached resolution incorporating the changes noted above, the active list of Review Officers will be:
Catawba County: Chris Timberlake, Madison Whisnant, Laurie LoCicero, Maggie Gaughan and Frances Darnall
City of Hickory: Brian Frazier, Cal Overby, Mike Kirby, and Wilson Elliott
City of Newton: Randy Williams and Alex S. Fulbright
City of Conover: Stephanie Watson, Heather Stephens, Madeleine Epley, and Erik Schlichting
City of Claremont: Bryce Carter
Town of Long View: Susan Matheson
Town of Maiden: Blake Wright
Town of Catawba: John E. Wear and Ashley Young
Town of Brookford: Marshall Eckard
Consent Agenda 11/11: The Finance and Personnel Subcommittee requests the Board of Commissioners:
1. Appropriate funds to establish the Riverbend Park culvert replacement project, which will be reimbursed by FEMA and;
2. Authorize the County Manager to submit a letter to FEMA requesting construction of a bridge to replace the culvert at Riverbend Park as an alternate project and;
3. Adopt a grant project ordinance for the Riverbend Park culvert replacement project.
The BOC approved all 11 Consent Agenda items.
BOC adjourned the meeting at 7:48 pm and entered into closed session with no further anticipated actions.