The Granville County Board of Commissioners held a regular meeting on Monday, February 3, at the Granville County Convention and Expo Center. The meeting featured the approval of the extension of funding for three programs supported by the Granville County’s participation in the National Opioid Settlement.

The Granville County Opioid Advisory Committee has begun several initiatives with funds received from the National Opioid Settlement to combat the opioid epidemic locally. A Request for Proposals (RFP) was issued in the spring of 2024 to solicit programs that would align with the focus areas received by the committee during public input sessions. The Granville County Sheriff’s Office submitted a proposal to begin a Medication Assisted Treatment program in the Detention Center and Granville Health System submitted a proposal to form a Post Overdose Response Team. Both programs received first-year funding in July 2024 and have now been extended for two additional years. Granville-Vance Public Health also received first-year funding in July 2023 to hire a Substance Use Prevention and Treatment Program Manager and that funding has now been extended to align with the programs at the Sheriff’s Office and Granville Health System.

Other business conducted on February 3 included:

• Accepting the results of the 2023-2024 fiscal year audit were presented by Thompson, Price, Scott, Adams and Co., PA. An audit performed by an independent third-party Certified Public Accountant (CPA) is required by the State of North Carolina.

• Approving a contract with Avid Health at Home to provide in-home aide services on behalf of Senior Services to provide additional coverage to the existing contracts with Maxim Healthcare and United Home Care.

• Holding an Evidentiary Hearing and approving a major special use permit to place a 300-foot guyed wireless telecommunication tower with a fenced equipment compound on Jones Road north of Oxford.

• Holding an Evidentiary Hearing and approving a major special use permit to place a 195-foot monopole wireless telecommunication tower with a fenced equipment compound on Lucy Averette Road west of Oxford.

• Reappointing Sandy Gabel and appointing Randy Guthrie to the Agricultural Advisory Board.

• Reappointing James Lumpkins, Bobby Wheeler, and Jimmy Gooch and appointing Mark Griffin to the Granville Health System Board of Trustees.

• Reappointing Karen Alley and appointing Sue Hinman to the Library Board of Trustees.

• Reappointing Dorothy Hunt, Larry Downey, Ronnie Norwood, Joseph Waldon, Carolyn Heggie, Paula Jones, Robin Saxton, and Juanita Rogers to the Orange Street Community Center Board of Trustees.

• Reappointing Cynthia Ratliff to the Tourism Development Authority Board of Directors.

• Reappointing Larry Hester and appointing Charonica Moseley and Matthew Kufahl to the Veterans Affairs Committee.

• Approving EagleView to serve as a vendor for aerial imagery services and authorizing the County Manager and County Attorney to negotiate a contract agreement.

• Reclassifying the Facility Maintenance Director Position from Salary Grade 71 to 74 and approving a new Facility Maintenance Assistant Director position in Salary Grade 72.

• Receiving and accepting the Tax Collector’s report as of January 28, 2025. As of this date Granville County has a 94.8% collection rate and $2,595,557.55 in unpaid tax bills.

• Approving Budget Amendment 12 for fiscal year 2024-2025 to recognize and appropriate cash back rewards received by Truist for county business credit card usage and recognizing and appropriating into the operating budget fees and donations collected by the Senior Center.

• Approving Tax Refunds, Releases, and Write-Offs for January 10, 2025, through January 23, 2025.

• Approving January 6, 2025, and January 21, 2025, Board of County Commissioners meeting minutes.

The next meeting of the Granville County Board of Commissioners will be the annual retreat scheduled for Monday, February 17 at 3:00 p.m. and Friday, February 21 at 9:00 a.m. Both sessions will take place at the Granville County Convention and Expo Center meeting room. The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, March 3 at 7:00 p.m. at the Convention and Expo Center auditorium.

To stay informed about upcoming meetings of the Board of Commissioners, visit the Granville County website at www.granvillecounty.org where you can sign up for the “Sunshine List” and follow the county on Facebook at www.facebook.com/GranvilleCountyGov.

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