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| Subject | Items |
|---|---|
| Budget and appropriations | 186 |
| Health and human services | 123 |
| Contracts and procurement | 96 |
| Police and public safety | 80 |
| Grants and outside funding | 76 |
| Public facilities | 75 |
| Environment and sustainability | 43 |
| Fire and EMS | 43 |
| Water and sewer | 39 |
| Schools and education | 33 |
| Appointments and personnel | 31 |
| Farmland and open space | 28 |
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The monthly 30-minute period in which any county resident may address the board.Procedural
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Moves $1 million in unrestricted opioid settlement money into a new fund to buy a seven-bedroom house on Holloway Street, appraised at $770,000, from a supportive housing nonprofit for the Justice Services Department's transition house. Staff found renovating the current house too costly, and $739,041 in county cash s…
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Adds $2 million in county cash to the museum's 2022 bond project, raising it to $7.85 million. The museum reports a $3.5 million gap from inflation and tariffs. The money would let it sign contracts for the restaurant, the last project, while it raises private funds.
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Completes the $272,750 purchase of a bottomland forest tract near the Sandy Creek confluence that the board approved in January 2025. A $173,000 NC Land and Water Fund grant pays most of it, and $99,750 moves from the open space project to cover the county's share. The site holds shellbark hickory, a tree the state li…Consent agenda Budget and appropriationsEnvironment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceGrants and outside fundingParks and recreation
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Adds $8,292 from fund balance to the county's contract with the NC Forest Service, raising it to $89,336 for 2026-27 after the state budget gave Forest Service staff raises. The county pays 40% of the local program and the state 60%.
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Housing for New Hope and Central Pines Regional Council report on UNITE Street Medicine, the ARPA-funded team that brings health care to unsheltered residents with partners including the HEART response team and Durham Tech.
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Urban Ministries of Durham reports on the first five months of the county's $350,000 day services pilot for unsheltered residents, which runs through January 2027.Presentation Homelessness and shelter
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Planners present the Orange Factory community's request for recognition under the county's Heritage Communities program, which honors historic communities that lack or do not want formal historic district status. The board is asked for comments.Discussion item Historic preservation
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26-0503 Closed SessionA 5:30 p.m. closed session on the price and terms of a real property acquisition or an employment contract, and to consult the county attorney.
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26-0510 AnnouncementsAnnouncements: Sheriff's Community Advisory Board applications through 9 October, Move-A-Bull City open streets on 4 October, a native plant sale on 1 October, early voting from 15 to 31 October, and Medicaid rule changes taking effect 1 October and 1 January.Staff or committee report
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Minutes of the 24 August and 14 September regular sessions and the 8 September work session.Minutes approval
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Proclaims 3 October 2026 as Duke Regional Hospital 50th Anniversary Recognition Day.Proclamation or recognition Health and human services
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Honors White Rock Baptist Church on its 160th year, brought by Commissioner Stephen Valentine.Proclamation or recognition Faith and cultural communities
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Honors the life and contributions of Professor Charles Edison Smith, who taught for many years at the North Carolina Central University School of Law.Proclamation or recognition Schools and education
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Proclaims 4 to 10 October 2026 as Fire Prevention Week in Durham County.Proclamation or recognition Fire and EMS
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Recognizes 26 September 2026 as Prince Hall Day in Durham County, brought by Commissioner Stephen Valentine.Proclamation or recognition
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Accepts $35,000 passed through from the City of Durham's $175,000 Together Table grant, from the African American Mayors Association and the American Beverage Foundation. Cooperative Extension would hire a part-time community garden coordinator and expand cooking and nutrition classes through September 2027.
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Pays $1,861.78 in dues to Central Pines Regional Council for planning and technical help to the Triangle Region Solid Waste Consortium.
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26-0482 Award Contract for Velocity EHSA three-year, $29,815.74 sole-source renewal with Velocity EHS for the county's online safety data sheet and chemical inventory system, used since 2021 for OSHA compliance.Contract or award Contracts and procurement
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26-0493 Contract with Brady Trane Services, Inc. for Courthouse Elevator Machine Room HVAC ($201,750)A $201,750 contract with Brady Trane Services, bought through a cooperative purchasing contract, to replace the HVAC serving the courthouse elevator machine room with two 10-ton split systems on the 11th-floor balcony.
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26-0495 Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 27BCC026 Public Health to Recognize $11,791 for Family PlanningAccepts $11,791 more in state family planning money for the health department, the difference between the budgeted amount and the 2026-27 award. No county money is needed.
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Spends $278,200 of fund balance and adds $193,200 to the UNC Development Finance Initiative's study of the former Lowe's Grove School at 4505 South Alston Avenue, bringing in the Old Northern High School site and the Durham School of the Arts site. The contract total rises to $265,600; the rest pays for surveys, appra…
- 4505 S Alston Ave · 1.4 acres · Durham Public Schools
- 117 Tom Wilkinson Rd · 38 acres · Durham Public Schools
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Sends the board's comments to federal regulators opposing proposed changes to Head Start performance standards, citing the effect on Durham families and Durham PreK. Comments are due 6 October.
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26-0506 Consent of Access for NCDEQ and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to the 3847 Redwood Road SiteLets state environmental regulators, the Army Corps of Engineers and their contractors onto 3847 Redwood Road to investigate an old unregulated landfill and, if needed, clean it up, and consents to land-use restrictions. Staff say the Sheriff's training facility on the property is not being built on the landfill.
- 3847 Redwood Rd · 90 acres · County of Durham
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Starts the borrowing of up to $30 million through a revenue bond anticipation note for wastewater work, mainly the Chin Page Road lift station, force main and sewer lines. It asks the Local Government Commission to approve a private sale to a lender and names the financing team.
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Creates an Early Childhood Task Force of providers, employers, parents and others to study child care for children from birth to age three and report back with recommendations. Anything needing county money would come to the board separately.
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Staff report on a $500,000 youth grant program funding 10 to 12 one-year grants to nonprofits for mental health, enrichment and academic support. Applications open 16 October and are due 20 November.
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Appointments to the Durham Racial Equity Commission, the Historic Preservation Commission and the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council.
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26-0478 Closed SessionA closed session before the regular meeting to consult the county attorney under G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3). The chair reported afterwards that no action was taken and direction was given to staff.Held; no action taken, direction given to staff.
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26-0485 AnnouncementsAnnouncements read by the clerk: limited Veteran Services hours from 21 to 25 September, the RYSE assessment center for youth aged 10 to 17, a feasibility survey for Durham County Memorial Stadium, the low-income homeowners relief program for property taxes, a Welcome Baby sock drive with a goal of 6,000 pairs, and a…Read by the clerk.
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26-0487 MinutesApproval of the minutes of the 3 August 2026 work session.Approved unanimously.Minutes approval
- 2422 Broad St · 8.0 acres · County of Durham
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Introduction of Sheila Bratts as Durham County Youth Home director. Bratts started at the youth home in 1998 as a detention counselor and worked up through assistant director.Received.
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A resolution for the 95th birthday of Carrie Zimmerman Matthews, a reading instructor and undergraduate adviser at North Carolina Central University for more than 45 years.Adopted; read by Commissioner Burton.
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A proclamation for World Alzheimer's and Dementia Awareness Day. Dementia Inclusive Durham holds its annual forum on 23 September at the Durham Convention Center.Adopted.
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A proclamation naming 14 to 20 September National Diaper Need Awareness Week, and recognizing the Diaper Bank of North Carolina and its partners.Adopted.
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A proclamation naming September National Recovery Month. The Recovery Community of Durham holds its tenth annual event on 26 September at Elizabeth Street United Methodist Church.Adopted.
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A proclamation naming 19 September Rooted in Wellness Day for the North Carolina Black Alliance, which brings health screenings and resources to communities the usual health system does not reach.Adopted.Proclamation or recognition Civil rights and nondiscriminationContracts and procurementHealth and human servicesWater and sewer
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A one-year extension of the Governor's Highway Safety Program grant for the Sheriff's Office, funding two deputies on traffic enforcement at 75 percent county and 25 percent federal money, and cutting one position from the office's authorized count.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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A $330,000 contract with Hayti Reborn - Justice Movement, which works as a hub coordinating community organizations, law enforcement and service providers on interrupting violence and recidivism.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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26-0428 Interlocal and Joint Use Agreements for New Emergency Operations Center and Backup 911 Call CenterAn interlocal agreement and joint use agreement with the City of Durham for the new emergency operations center and backup 911 call center at 2422 Broad Street. The project budget is $55,156,315.24, with the county responsible for $25,869,253, or 46.9 percent. The city council considers it on 21 September.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.Contract or award Fire and EMSGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesIntergovernmental agreementsPolice and public safetyPublic facilities
- 2422 Broad St · 8.0 acres · County of Durham
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Adoption of the 2026 Agriculture Development and Farmland Preservation Plan from the Farmland Protection Advisory Board. The county adopted its first in December 2009.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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A budget ordinance amendment raising both expenditures and revenues of the Shoppes of Hope Valley fund center by $365,000, with no net change to the 2026-27 budget. The property was reclassified from a capital project to a revenue-generating asset, which under GASB Statement 87 requires line-item accounting rather tha…Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
- 1317 Thompson Rd · 76 acres · Eagle, Matthew Ryan
- 3903 Red Mill Rd · 47 acres · Sparrow, William H; Sparrow, Daphine M
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Closing out six completed Durham Public Schools capital projects: $48,404.11 moves to the county debt service fund and $12,517.87 to the county lottery account for future allocation, and the project budgets drop to zero.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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Recognizing $15,000 from the Burt's Bees Foundation for Conservation Corps North Carolina's ecological restoration work on county preserves.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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Appropriating $1,649,000 of sewer utility capital fund balance for the Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant rehabilitation and upgrade, with a matching amendment to the engineering contract with Hazen and Sawyer, taking it from $1,053,026 to $2,702,026 with a ceiling of $2,912,635.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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Adoption of the Durham Cultural Roadmap Plan, subject to changes by senior management. The plan sets four pillars for arts and culture in the city and county and was built over several years with the cultural advisory board, staff and the consultant MJR Partners.Approved unanimously after six speakers, subject to changes by senior management.
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A sole source exemption for $112,194.73 to buy a replacement 75-horsepower Nord helical-bevel gearmotor and spare parts from Veolia Water Technologies, the only United States source for Kruger equipment. Paid from the sewer enterprise fund.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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Recognizing $171,408 from the 2025 Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant and approving an interlocal agreement with the City of Durham, splitting the money evenly between a Sheriff's Office training system and the police department's training and forensic services divisions.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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A $44,793.75 amendment to the Raftelis contract for financial planning, rate study and support services for the Utilities Division, taking the total from $55,000 to $99,793.75 with a ceiling of $110,000. Paid from the sewer utility enterprise fund.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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A $300,000 easement maintenance contract for county utilities with Stormwater Operations Specialists, with a ceiling of $325,000, paid from the sewer enterprise fund.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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Appropriating $25,000 of Eno fire tax district fund balance so Eno Fire and Emergency Services can buy a 2026 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 as a response and utility vehicle.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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Appropriating $212,000 of general fund balance to cover cost increases on 11 previously approved ambulances, after the state adopted updated CAAS standards for newly manufactured units.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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Recognizing $300,000 from Carolina Complete Health for public health work on barriers to care for uninsured and underinsured residents. No county money is required.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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Appropriating $48,919,120 to the new emergency operations center capital project and authorizing a construction manager at risk guaranteed maximum price contract with Bordeaux Construction Company, not to exceed $45,422,037 including alternates and owner's contingency.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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The board would approve buying three agricultural conservation easements totaling about 312 acres: a 65-acre cattle and pine farm on a portion of 1317 Thompson Road, a 201-acre cattle farm spanning portions of 880 Johnson Mill Road and 9021 Roxboro Road, and a 47-acre sheep and pine farm at 3903 Red Mill Road. The cou…Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
- 1317 Thompson Rd · 76 acres · Eagle, Matthew Ryan
- 3903 Red Mill Rd · 47 acres · Sparrow, William H; Sparrow, Daphine M
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The board would approve an amendment to the FY27 Durham Transit Work Program that shifts money between routes without changing the total budget. It cuts Route 700 improvements by $219,996 and adds $109,998 to Route 800, a net $109,998 decrease for FY27.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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A capital project amendment would appropriate $700,000 from the state's Public School Building Repair Fund for five Durham Public Schools projects. Water heater and life-safety repairs would each get $200,000, and roofing, flooring and elevator repairs would each get $100,000.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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The board would approve one new Peer Support Specialist position for the Justice Services Department, funded by the Opioid Fund. The position would help clients recovering from substance use connect with treatment, transportation and community support.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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The board would approve a sole-source purchase of replacement lamps, sleeves, ballasts and seals for the Utilities Division's Trojan ultraviolet disinfection system, for $582,255.56.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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A resolution would endorse the recommendations of the Durham Violence Reduction Working Group.Approved unanimously after one speaker and no board discussion.Resolution Police and public safety
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The board would approve $2,494,105.60 in property tax releases and refunds for August 2026. Of that, $1,830,616.34 covers the current tax year and $663,489.26 covers prior years back to 2015, for overassessments, listing errors and duplicate billings.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.Budget action Tax rate and revaluation
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The board would accept the tax administrator's annual settlement report for 2025 property taxes. It would authorize writing off taxes more than 10 years past due and vehicle taxes more than two years past due, and charge the tax collector with 2026 collections.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.Staff or committee report Tax rate and revaluation
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The board would back a financing agreement between Durham Public Schools and Insight Investments LLC to buy about 1,996 interactive classroom panels for $5,302,859.41. Payments would run five annual installments of $1,060,571.88 through 2031. The county commits no new money; it is pledging that its ongoing school appr…Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.
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The board would approve an updated schedule setting how long county departments must keep program and general records before they can be destroyed.Approved on the consent agenda, unanimously.Procedural
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The Department of Public Health would present results from the 2025 Community Health Assessment survey. Conducted with Partnership for a Healthy Durham and Duke Health between March and June 2025, it reached more than 1,200 Durham County residents.Presented and discussed; no vote.Presentation Health and human services
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A thirty-minute comment period the board holds once a month. Speakers are asked to send comments beforehand and to leave personnel matters out.Procedural
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26-0384 FY 2026-27 Governor's Highway Safety Program grant, and a reduction of one sheriff's positionA one-year extension of the state highway safety grant, now at a 75 percent local match. It funds two traffic-enforcement deputies rather than the three it started with in 2022, and cuts one authorized position from the sheriff's office. The county pays $143,251 against $47,750 federal.
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
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A capital project amendment appropriating $48,919,120 for the new Emergency Operations Center, with a construction manager at-risk guaranteed maximum price contract with Bordeaux Construction not to exceed $45,422,037.
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Three agricultural conservation easements totalling 312 acres: 65 acres of beef cattle farm and managed pine at Eagle Acres, 201 acres at Penny Family Farm, and 47 acres from the Sparrow family. Open space capital funds would cover up to half the cost.Consent agenda Environment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceLand conversion and large developmentParks and recreation
- 1317 Thompson Rd · 76 acres · Eagle, Matthew Ryan
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Consent agenda Health and human services
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The Farmland Protection Advisory Board brings a revised 2026 Agriculture Development and Farmland Preservation Plan for adoption.
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A presentation on career pathway partnerships, set against the 1.14 million jobs in the combined Durham and Raleigh metropolitan areas.
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Recommendations from the Durham Violence Reduction Working Group, with a resolution endorsing them.
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26-0448 Cultural Roadmap Plan updateThe consulting team's final report on the Cultural Roadmap Plan, with ten recommendations for county and city support of artists and arts organizations.Presentation Arts and public art
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A first-quarter amendment to the FY27 Durham Transit work program, agreed by the staff working group on 19 August and requiring approval by both this board and GoTriangle's trustees.
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Results of the 2025 Community Health Assessment survey, run with Duke Health and the Partnership for a Healthy Durham between March and June 2025 and reaching more than 1,200 residents.Presentation Health and human services
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A resolution adopting a five-year framework aiming to make homelessness in Durham rare and brief by June 2031, with a system goal of housing people within 30 days.
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4 MinutesApproval of the August 10, 2026 Regular Session meeting minutes.Procedural
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Recognition of a $248,317.31 gift from the Durham Library Foundation supporting county library programs through June 2027.Procedural
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Proclaims August 24-26, 2026 as Supportive Housing Week, requested by Housing for New Hope, a Durham nonprofit working to prevent and end homelessness.Staff or committee report Health and human servicesHomelessness and shelterHousing and affordabilityTransit
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Contract not to exceed $92,130.13 with Laerdal Medical Corporation for OES-EMS Division to purchase a SimMan Essential Dark training simulator, accessories, installation, and a five-year warranty.
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Appropriates $150,000 in General Fund fund balance for a Library Master Facilities Plan.
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Routine approval of property tax releases and refunds for June 2026, covering valuation adjustments, listing discrepancies, and clerical errors.Proclamation or recognition Homelessness and shelterHousing and affordabilityTax rate and revaluation
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Authorizes the county manager to accept easement conveyances for the Whispering Pines Stream Restoration Project and execute related documents.
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Approval of statewide legislative priorities the county will submit to the NC Association of County Commissioners for the 2027 General Assembly session.
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Recognizes $233,176 from NC DHHS for local public health workforce development.
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Recognizes $15,000 from the state Improving Community Outcomes for Maternal and Child Health grant for Family Matters Durham.
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Recognizes $56,250 from the state Chronic Disease and Injury, Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch for tobacco/nicotine prevention training in Region 5.
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Submission of a letter to the state outlining a 1.42% aggregate change to Public Health's chargemaster billing rate.Consent agenda Health and human services
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Routine approval of property tax releases and refunds for July 2026.Consent agenda Tax rate and revaluation
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26-0444 Continuum of Care ILA RenewalRenews an interlocal agreement between Durham County and the City of Durham restructuring governance of the NC 502 Continuum of Care, reconstituting HSAC as a thirteen-member governing board for HEARTH Act oversight.
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Public hearing on a staff-recommended nine-month moratorium, running through May 2027, on accepting applications for new or expanded data centers, data processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations over 100,000 square feet, to give the county time to write regulations addressing their infrastructure and…
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Appointments to the Durham-Wake Counties Research and Production Service District Advisory Committee and the Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee.
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26-0423 MinutesApproval of minutes from the May 12, 2026 combined BOCC/BOE meeting and the June 9, 2026 Joint City-County Committee meeting.Procedural
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26-0422 Public School TransportationDurham Public Schools presents on student transportation and bus operations to the combined county, city, and school board.
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26-0418 Proclamation - Welcoming WeekProclaims September 10-19, 2026 as Welcoming Week in Durham County, recognizing the county's immigrant and refugee community.
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Recognition of six National Association of Counties Achievement Awards and a Digital Counties Survey award placing Durham County among the top 10 digital counties nationwide.
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Shifts $933,464.49 from two completed Sheriff's Office capital projects, plus $142,587.23 in PAYGO funds, to fund the first year (total $1,076,051.72) of a five-year, up to $2,835,557.06 contract with Tritech/CentralSquare Technology to move the Sheriff's Office computer-aided dispatch system to the cloud.
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Contract with Ardurra, not to exceed $114,800, for construction oversight of the Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park stream restoration and stormwater improvement project.
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Approval of the FY27 Durham Annual Transit Work Program's global operating and capital agreements.
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Contract for fire, rescue, and first responder services in the Mangum Fire Protection Service District.
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Contract with temporary staffing agency Roth Staffing for $255,747.66 to support the Board of Elections through the upcoming general election.
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Purchase of office and miscellaneous furnishings from PMC Commercial Interiors, not to exceed $134,600, for the new Sheriff's Training Facility.
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Contract with KPH Paving & Landscaping for $149,500 to repair paving, striping, and concrete at several county facilities including EMS buildings and the Main Library.
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Distributes the board-approved 2% cost of living adjustment for FY 2026-27, totaling $3.6 million, across budget functional areas.
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Contract with McGill Environmental Systems for $569,660 to transport and dispose of about 7,000 wet tons per year of Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant residuals.
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Renews two interlocal agreements with the Durham Sports Commission covering operations and annual funding.
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Emergency and scheduled repair contracts for the water collection and distribution system, awarded to Carolina Civilworks ($500,000) and Axis Utility ($145,000).
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Emergency and scheduled repair contracts for the Triangle Wastewater Treatment Plant, awarded to Carolina Civilworks, Neikens Electrical Contracting, and Axis Utility.
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Shifts capital funding and recognizes a $330,000 Army National Guard REPI program contribution to help purchase a 41-acre conservation easement from Billy and Toni Stevens.
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Shifts capital funding and recognizes a $117,500 City of Durham Water Supply Protection Program contribution to purchase a 19.27-acre conservation easement from Robin Davis at 505 Mason Road, for a total cost of $240,500.
- 505 Mason Rd · 19 acres · Davis, Robin
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Recognizes $2,444 from the state Communicable Disease Branch for HIV/STI screening, treatment, and prevention services.
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Closes out multiple capital projects completed in FY 2025-26.
- 1700 Woodstock Rd · 16 acres · Carmen Elizabeth Durack Co-Trustee; David T Durack Co-Trustee; the Carmen Elizabeth Durack Revocable Trust
- 3900 W Cornwallis Rd · 9.8 acres · Carmen Elizabeth Durack Co-Trustee; David T Durack Co-Trustee; the Carmen Elizabeth Durack Revocable Trust
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Accepts a donated 22-acre conservation easement, valued at about $500,000, from longtime residents David and Carmen Durack at 1700 Woodstock Road and 3900 W. Cornwallis Road for permanent open space protection.Budget action Environment and sustainabilityFarmland and open spaceParks and recreationRoads and transportation
- 1700 Woodstock Rd · 16 acres · Carmen Elizabeth Durack Co-Trustee; David T Durack Co-Trustee; the Carmen Elizabeth Durack Revocable Trust
- 3900 W Cornwallis Rd · 9.8 acres · Carmen Elizabeth Durack Co-Trustee; David T Durack Co-Trustee; the Carmen Elizabeth Durack Revocable Trust
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Shifts capital and PAYGO funding totaling about $506,945 to pay NCDOT for acquisition of the Durham-to-Roxboro Rail Trail corridor, with a related TIP agreement amendment.
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Recognizes $850,290 in additional state funding and authorizes nine new full-time positions in the Department of Social Services to implement federally mandated Medicaid changes from H.R. 1.Staff or committee report Budget and appropriationsGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesPolice and public safety
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Board review of the Sheriff's Office's $171,408 Byrne JAG grant application, split 50/50 with the Durham Police Department, to fund a virtual reality training tool among other uses.
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Sends a letter to Durham's congressional delegation asking for more time before new SNAP cost-sharing requirements in H.R. 1 take effect, citing impacts on the Department of Social Services.
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Public hearing on staff-recommended amendments to the Comprehensive Plan's Evaluation and Assessment Report, intended to clarify and reduce inconsistencies in the plan-consistency review used for zoning and annexation requests.
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Early discussion of proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan's Evaluation and Assessment Report, ahead of the public hearing scheduled for the board's next regular meeting.Procedural Comprehensive plan
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Board gives staff guidance on a draft nine-month moratorium on new or expanded data centers, data processing facilities, and cryptocurrency mining operations, ahead of a public hearing tentatively scheduled for August 24, 2026.Consent agenda Budget and appropriationsContracts and procurementData centers and large loadsFarmland and open spaceFire and EMSTransitWater and sewer
- 1700 Woodstock Rd · 16 acres · Carmen Elizabeth Durack Co-Trustee; David T Durack Co-Trustee; the Carmen Elizabeth Durack Revocable Trust
- 3900 W Cornwallis Rd · 9.8 acres · Carmen Elizabeth Durack Co-Trustee; David T Durack Co-Trustee; the Carmen Elizabeth Durack Revocable Trust
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Staff check-in with the board on Capital Improvement Plan projects underway or under consideration, with a follow-up update planned for September 7.
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Board reviews initial proposed statewide legislative goals for the 2027 NCACC process and is asked to add items ahead of a final vote at the August 10 meeting, to meet NCACC's August 14 submission deadline.
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Appointment of the county's voting delegate for the 2026 NC Association of County Commissioners annual conference.
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26-0408 Closed SessionClosed session.
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26-0376 Closed SessionHeld at 5:00 PM before the regular session.Closed session Litigation and settlements
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26-0381 AnnouncementsStaff or committee report
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Minutes approval
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Resolution honoring Dr. Virginia Williams, a participant in the 1957 Royal Ice Cream Parlor sit-in ('the Royal Seven'), ahead of her receiving the International Civil Rights Center & Museum's 2026 Sit-In Participant Award.
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26-0377 Citizen CommentsThirty minutes.Procedural
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The year's service contracts and capital housekeeping. Up to $2,364,862 with a managed care organisation to arrange mental health, developmental disability and substance use services for county residents. $1,258,760 with a nonprofit to run the county animal shelter. $225,000 with a chamber of commerce for business rec…
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Consent agenda Police and public safety
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Consent agenda Transit
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26-0366 FY27 Contract with the Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce for Small Business Support ServicesConsent agenda Economic development incentives
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26-0368 Amendment to Real Estate Management Agreement for the Shoppes of Hope Valley Shopping CenterConsent agenda Public facilities
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Consent agenda Contracts and procurement
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Consent agenda Economic development incentives
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Consent agenda Economic development incentives
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Consent agenda Economic development incentives
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Public hearing on a $15,450,000 performance-based economic development award to AbbVie Inc. for a new manufacturing campus ("Project Glass") at the Parmer Edge site, expected to create about 734 jobs and invest $1.295 billion over five years -- AbbVie's first major North Carolina investment. The award would be funded…Public hearing Economic development incentives
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26-0343 AnnouncementsMinutes approval
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26-0342 MinutesPersonnel Fire and EMS
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Resolution Public facilities
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Durham Refugee Day and Summer Learning Week.Proclamation or recognition Health and human servicesImmigration and enforcementSchools and education
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Includes adoption of the 2026-27 opioid settlement fund ordinance and spending resolutions totalling $2,209,689 - $1,465,886 to human services and $743,803 to public safety, with an opioid program manager post at $165,000 and $369,860 to a treatment provider inside the human services share - as approved by the opioid…
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Taking a parcel out of Residential Suburban-20 and establishing it as Industrial Light with a textual development plan, so it can continue to be used for parking as part of an existing landscaping business. A consistency statement is required alongside the ordinance under state law.
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Proclamation or recognition Schools and education
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26-0303 Approval of the Sheriff's Office Donating Six Surplus Vehicles to Durham Tech Police DepartmentConsent agenda Police and public safety
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Consent agenda Contracts and procurement
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Consent agenda Ethics and transparency
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Consent agenda Police and public safety
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Authorizes issuance of up to $185 million in General Obligation Bonds under previously approved bond orders, structured as a draw program.Consent agenda Bonds and debt
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Consent agenda Contracts and procurement
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