12-07-2023 Meeting Minutes BOC
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PERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS December 7, 2023
MEMBERS PRESENT OTHERS PRESENT
Gordon Powell Katherine M. Cathey, County Manager
C. Derrick Sims Michele Solomon, Clerk to the Board
Charlie Palmer
Kyle Puryear- Absent
Jason Thomas
The Board of Commissioners for the County of Person, North Carolina, met in
regular session on Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. This meeting was set as the
Board’s Strategic Planning Retreat. The Retreat location was in the Commissioners’
Boardroom 215 in the Person County Office Building located at 304 S. Morgan Street,
Roxboro, NC.
Chairman Powell called the meeting to order. Chairman Powell announced that
Commissioner Puryear was not able to attend the meeting due to work responsibilities and
obligations.
DISCUSSION/ADJUSTMENT/APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
A motion was made by Commissioner Sims and carried 4-0 to approve the agenda
as adjusted with the addition of Closed Session # 2, and the approval of an Ordinance
Approving Rezoning Map Amendment Application RZ-02-23.
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A motion was made by Commissioner Palmer and carried 4-0 to approve an
Ordinance Approving Rezoning Map Amendment Application RZ-02-23.
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STRATEGIC PLANNING:
County Manager Katherine Cathey stated that this meeting is Part II of the Strategic
Planning Meeting, and that she would like the Board to revisit the values, mission, and
vision, that were discussed at the last Strategic Planning Meeting on October 24, 2023. She
stated that she would like the Board to review what was drafted, and to work on goal setting
that supports values and mission. She stated that there is a Department Head retreat on
December 14, 2023, and the focus of the retreat will be to look at the board’s goals and
develop strategies to support those goals. She presented the following slideshow with retreat
notes inserted to help develop and implement a Strategic Plan for Person County.
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Cathey advised the Board that the next step would be for staff to define additional
goals, and expand upon goals established today, to create strategies for implementation of
the Strategic Plan. She advised that once this has been done, and strategies are completed
to support the goals, she would bring it back before the Board for adoption, anticipating a
January 2024 meeting date.
It was the consensus of the Board that they were in agreement with the next steps
in the process to adopt a Strategic Plan, and had no questions of Cathey at this time.
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CLOSED SESSION #1
A motion was made by Commissioner Sims and carried 4-0 to enter into Closed
Session at 10:31 a.m. per General Statute 143-318.11(a)(4) for the purpose of discussion
of matters relating to the location or expansion of industries or other businesses in the
county(economic development) with the following individuals permitted to attend: County
Manager Katherine Cathey, Clerk to the Board Michele Solomon, Economic
Development Director Brandy Lynch, and Economic Development Commission Chairman
Phillip Allen..
Chairman Powell called the Closed Session #1 to order at 10:32 a.m.
A motion was made by Commissioner Sims and carried 4-0 to return to open
session at 11:11 a.m.
CLOSED SESSION #2
A motion was made by Commissioner Sims and carried 4-0 to enter into Closed Session
#2 at 11:13 a.m. per General Statute 143-318.11(a)(5) to establish, or to instruct the
public body's staff or negotiating agents concerning the position to be taken by or on
behalf of the public body in negotiating (i) the price and other material terms of a contract
or proposed contract for the acquisition of real property by purchase, option, exchange, or
lease; or (ii) the amount of compensation and other material terms of an employment
contract or proposed employment contract with the following individuals permitted to
attend: County Manager Katherine Cathey, Clerk to the Board Michele Solomon, and
Finance Director Amy Wehrenberg.
A motion was made by Commissioner Sims and carried 4-0 to return to open
session at 11:19 a.m.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Commissioner Sims and carried 4-0 to adjourn the meeting
at 11:19 a.m.
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Michele Solomon Gordon Powell
Clerk to the Board Chairman