BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 2025
5:30 P.M.
WATAUGA COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING
COMMISSIONERS’ BOARD ROOM
| TIME | # | TOPIC | PRESENTER | PAGE | 
|  |  |  |  |  | 
| 5:30 |        1 | Call Regular Meeting to Order |  |  | 
|  |        2 | Approval of Minutes: December 2, 2024, Regular Meeting Correction December 17, 2024, Regular Meeting December 17, 2024, Closed Session |  | 1 | 
|  |        3 | Approval of the January 21, 2025, Agenda  |  | 11 | 
| 5:35 |        4 | Public Comment     – Will last up to 1-hour dependent on number of speakers | Chairman Eggers | 13 | 
| 5:40 |        5 | Proposed Resolution Supporting Funding for Repairs and Strategic Implementation of Blue Ridge Rising along the Blue Ridge Parkway | Mr. Kevin Brandt | 15 | 
| 5:45 |        6 | Request to establish Capital Reserve Fund for Transfer Station | Mr. Chris Marriott | 19 | 
| 5:50 |        7 | Tax Matters A.    Monthly Collections Report B.    Refunds & Releases C.    Proposed Resolution to Terminate/Appoint Plat Review Officers D.    Settlement Through December 2024 | Mr. Tyler Rash | 23 25 31 33 | 
| 5:55 |        8 | Finance Matters A.    Budget Amendments B.    2024 Carry-Forward Purchase Orders  C.    Proposed Audit Contract for Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2025 | Mr. Deron Geouque | 79 83 87 | 
| 6:00 |        9 | Miscellaneous Administrative Matters A.    State of Emergency Termination B.    Hurricane Helene Update  C.    Proposed Dates for Annual Pre-Budget Retreat D.    Proposed Dates for Budget Work Sessions  E.     Proposed Resolution Authorizing the Advertisement of A Lease Renewal with Daymark Recovery System, Inc. F.     Interior and Exterior Signage for New Valle Crucis Elementary School G.    Boards and Commissions H.    Announcements  | Mr. Deron Geouque | 107 109 113 115 117 125 179 183 | 
| 6:05 |     10 | Break |  | 183 | 
| 6:10 |     11 | Closed Session     Attorney/Client Matters per, G. S. 143-318.11(a)(3)    Land Acquisition per, G. S. 143-318.11(a)(5)(i)    Personnel Matters per, G. S. 143-318.11(a)(6) |  | 185 | 
| 6:30 |     12 | Adjourn |  |  | 
