BOC Minutes January 23 2018 Joint Meeting with Roxboro City Council PCBICapprove
January 23, 2018
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PERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS JANUARY 23, 2018
MEMBERS PRESENT OTHERS PRESENT
Tracey L. Kendrick Heidi York, County Manager
Gordon Powell
Jimmy B. Clayton Brenda B. Reaves, Clerk to the Board
Kyle W. Puryear - ABSENT
B. Ray Jeffers
The Board of Commissioners for the County of Person, North Carolina, met in a special called
meeting on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at 2:00pm in the Room S-100 at Piedmont Community College
located at 1715 College Drive, Roxboro, jointly with Roxboro City Council and Person County
Business Industrial Center, Inc. (PCBIC) and other attendees as listed below. The purpose of the
meeting was for closed session discussion of matters relating to the location or expansion of industries
or other businesses in the county per General Statutes 143-318.11(a)(4) jointly with Roxboro City
Council and PCBIC.
Board of Commissioners and Clerk to the Board Attendees:
Chairman Kendrick, Vice Chairman Powell, Commissioners Clayton, Jeffers, and Clerk to the
Board, Brenda Reaves were present. Commissioner Puryear was absent.
Roxboro City Council and Clerk to the Council Attendees:
Mayor Pro-Tem Tim Chandler, Council Members Byrd Blackwell, Reggie Horton and City
Clerk Trevie Adams were present. Mayor Merilyn Newell and Council Members Sandy Stigall and
Mark Phillips were absent.
PCBIC Board Attendees:
David Newell, Sr., Phillip Allen, Derrick Sims, Ernie Wood, Jr., Dale Reynolds, Danny
Talbert and PCBIC Treasurer, Dan Craig were present. Donald Long was absent.
Ex-Officio PCBIC Board Attendees:
County Manager, Heidi York, City Manager, Brooks Lockhart, Agricultural/Farm
Community Representative, Claudia Berryhill, and Piedmont Community College Representative, Dr.
Pamela Senagal were present.
Person County Attendees:
Economic Development Director, Stuart Gilbert, and Economic Development Senior
Administrative Support, Sherry Wilborn
Duke-Energy Attendee: John Geib was present.
Timmons Group Attendee: Michael Solomon was present.
NC Dept. of Commerce: Secretary Anthony Copeland was present.
PCBIC President, David Newell, Sr. welcomed the group to the special called meeting.
Economic Development Director, Stuart Gilbert offered an invocation.
Board of Commissioners’ Chairman Tracey Kendrick, PCBIC President, David Newell, Sr.
and Mayor Pro Tem of Roxboro City Council each called the special called meeting to order at 2:10pm,
followed by a motion to enter Closed Session.
January 23, 2018
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CLOSED SESSION #1:
A motion was made by Commissioner Jeffers and carried 4-0 to enter into Closed Session
per General Statute 143-318.11(a)(4) at 2:12pm for the purpose of discussion of matters relating to the
location or expansion of industries/businesses in the county jointly with Roxboro City Council and
Person County Business Industrial Center, Inc. (PCBIC) and other project attendees (all individuals
as named above as attendees are included in the Closed Session).
A motion was made by Commissioner Clayton and carried 4-0 to return to open session at
3:19pm.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Vice Chairman Powell and carried 4-0 to adjourn the meeting at
3:20pm.
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Brenda B. Reaves Tracey L. Kendrick
Clerk to the Board Chairman