BOC Minutes November 19 2015
November 19, 2015
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PERSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS NOVEMBER 19, 2015
MEMBERS PRESENT OTHERS PRESENT
Kyle W. Puryear Heidi York, County Manager
David Newell, Sr. C. Ronald Aycock, County Attorney
B. Ray Jeffers Brenda B. Reaves, Clerk to the Board
Jimmy B. Clayton
Tracey L. Kendrick
The Board of Commissioners for the County of Person, North Carolina, met in a special called
meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 8:00am in the Roxboro Police Department Training
Room located at 109 S. Lamar Street, 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 is 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 Puryear, Vice Chairman Newell, Commissioners Clayton, Jeffers, Kendrick and
Clerk to the Board, Brenda Reaves
Roxboro City Council and Clerk to the Council Attendees:
Mayor Merilyn Newell, Mayor Pro-Tem William Davis, Council Members Henry Daniel,
Sandy Stigall, Mark Phillips and Byrd Blackwell, and City Clerk Trevie Adams
PCBIC Board Attendees:
Kenneth Perry, William Carver, III, Phillip Allen, Derrick Sims, and Dr. Walter Bartlett.
Ernie Wood, Jr. and Jeff Fitzgerald were absent.
Ex-Officio PCBIC Board Attendees:
County Manager, Heidi York, City Manager, Brooks Lockhart, and PCBIC Attorney, Tony
Copeland
Person County Attendees:
County Attorney, Ron Aycock, Assistant County Manager, Sybil Tate, Economic
Development Director, Stuart Gilbert, and Economic Development Senior Administrative Support,
Sherry Wilborn
City of Roxboro Attendee: City Attorney, Nick Herman
Duke-Energy Attendee: John Nelms
Timmons Group Attendee: Michael Solomon
NC Center of Innovative Network Attendee: Emily Miller
JE Dunn Attendee: Dave Perez
State Official Attendee: Representative Larry Yarborough
ECS Attendee: Cory Darnell
Chairman Puryear called the special called meeting to order.
November 19, 2015
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CLOSED SESSION:
A motion was made by Vice Chairman Newell and carried 5-0 to enter into Closed Session
per General Statute 143-318.11(a)(4) at 8:02am 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 Jeffers and carried 5-0 to return to open session at
9:53am.
ADJOURNMENT:
A motion was made by Vice Chairman Newell and carried 5-0 to adjourn the meeting at
9:53am.
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Brenda B. Reaves Kyle Puryear
Clerk to the Board Chairman