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Board of Commissioners — Regular Meeting

Wake County · Board of Commissioners
Monday, July 6, 2026 at 2:00 pm · Wake County Justice Center

Regular meeting Appointments and personnelFire and EMSParks and recreationBonds and debtBudget and appropriationsElections and districtsGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesIntergovernmental agreementsPolice and public safetySchools and education

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Agenda items (45)

Consent agenda · 13Appointment · 11Procedural · 8Proclamation or recognition · 3Other · 2Minutes approval · 2Discussion item · 2Staff or committee report · 2Public hearing · 1Closed session · 1
  1. Meeting Called to Order: Chair Don Mial
    Other
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  3. Invocation: Commissioner Tara Waters
    Procedural
  4. Items of Business
    Procedural Fire and EMS
  5. 1. Approval of Agenda
    Procedural Fire and EMS
    Chair Mial moved that the Board of Commissioners amend today’s agenda by adding a resolution honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Prezell R. Robinson, eighth president of St. Augustine’s University who recently passed at age 105.
  6. 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 1, 2026
    Minutes approval Fire and EMS
  7. 3. EMS 50th Anniversary Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Fire and EMS
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Adamson moved, seconded by Commissioner Stallings That the Board of Commissioners approves the Proclamation recognizing July 15, 2026 as the 50th Anniversary of Wake County EMS. The motion carried by the following vote:
  8. 4. Parks, Recreation and Open Space’s 50th Anniversary Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Fire and EMSParks and recreation
    accepted · Pass · Vice-Chair Jackson moved, seconded by Commissioner Thomas That the Board of Commissioners approves the Proclamation recognizing July 2026 as the 50th Anniversary of Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space. The motion carried by the following vote:
  9. 5. Americans with Disabilities Act 36th Anniversary Proclamation
    Proclamation or recognition Fire and EMS
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Waters moved, seconded by Commissioner Stallings That the Board of Commissioners approves the Proclamation recognizing the 36th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act. The motion carried by the following vote:
  10. Consent Agenda
    Consent agenda
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Stallings moved, seconded by Commissioner Thomas, Consent Agenda The motion carried by the following vote:
  11. 6. Accept Funding from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services for the Dental Health Program
    Consent agenda Health and human services
  12. 7. Accept and Appropriate Intensive Intervention Juvenile Justice Funding for Fiscal Year 2027
    Consent agenda Budget and appropriations
  13. 8. Accept and Appropriate Reimbursement and Stewardship Funding for TLC Williamson Triangle Farm from the NC Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund
    Consent agenda
  14. 9. Three-Year Agreement with SHI International Corp. for Microsoft Licensing
    Consent agenda
  15. 10. Approval of FY 2027 Funding Agreement with Alliance Health for Behavioral Health Services
    Consent agenda
  16. 11. Award Construction Contract for Public Safety Center Dry-Pipe Sprinkler Replacement Project
    Consent agenda Police and public safety
  17. 12. Approve a Lease Assumption Agreement for 5651 Dillard Drive with the Wake County Board of Education and Chaucer Investments, LLC
    Consent agenda
  18. 13. Memorandum of Understanding between the Wake County Board of Elections and the County of Wake
    Consent agenda Elections and districtsIntergovernmental agreements
  19. 14. Wake County's Records Management Program Update
    Consent agenda
  20. 15. Updates to the Board of Commissioners’ Rules of Procedure and Appointments Policy
    Consent agenda Appointments and personnel
  21. 16. Amend the 2026 Board of Commissioners Meeting Schedule
    Discussion item
  22. 17. Proclamation for July 6, 2026
    Consent agenda
  23. 18. Tax Committee Recommendations for Gross Receipts Penalty, Refund Requests and Various Reports
    Consent agenda
  24. General Public Comments
    Procedural
  25. 19. General Public Comments
    Procedural
  26. Regular Agenda
    Other
  27. 20. Public Hearings on 2026 Bond Referenda for Schools and Wake Tech
    Public hearing Bonds and debtSchools and education
    accepted · Pass · Vice-Chair Jackson moved, seconded by Commissioner Thomas, That the Board of Commissioners: 1. Hold a public hearing on the Bond Order related to proposed November 3, 2026, Bond Referendum for Schools; 2. Hold a public hearing on the Bond Order related to proposed November 3, 2026, Bond Referendum for Wake Tech; and 3. Following the public hearings, adopts on second reading each of the two Bond Or…
  28. Appointments
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
    accepted · Pass · Vice-Chair Jackson moved, seconded by Commissioner Adamson, That the Board of Commissioners approve the July appointments to the citizen advisory boards. The motion carried by the following vote:
  29. 21. Adult Care Home Community Advisory Committee
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  30. 22. Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  31. 23. Capital Area Workforce Development
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  32. 24. Energy Advisory Commission
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  33. 25. Fire Commission
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  34. 26. Library Commission
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  35. 27. Open Space and Parks Advisory Committee
    Appointment Appointments and personnelParks and recreation
  36. 28. United Arts Grants Panel
    Appointment Appointments and personnelGrants and outside funding
  37. 29. Water Partnership
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  38. 30. Upcoming Vacancies for August 2026
    Appointment Appointments and personnel
  39. Other Business
    Discussion item
  40. 31. Reports from Advisory and Regional Boards
    Staff or committee report
  41. 32. Other Reports from Commissioners
    Staff or committee report
  42. Closed Session
    Closed session
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Thomas moved, seconded by Vice-Chair Jackson, that the Board of Commissioners go into Closed Session. The motion carried by the following vote: Commissioner Thomas moved, seconded by Commissioner Waters that the Board of Commissioners return from Closed Session. The motion carried by the following vote:
  43. Adjourn
    Procedural
    adjourned · Pass · Commissioner Thomas moved, seconded Commissioner Waters that the Board of Commissioners Adjourn the meeting. The motion carried by the following vote:
  44. 1. Approval of Agenda
    Procedural Fire and EMS
    approved as amended · Pass · Commissioner Thomas moved, seconded by Commissioner Waters, That the Board of Commissioners approve the Amended Agenda of the Regular Meeting of July 6, 2026. The motion carried by the following vote:
  45. 2. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 1, 2026
    Minutes approval Fire and EMS
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Stallings moved, seconded by Commissioner Evans, That the Board of Commissioners approves the minutes of the Regular Meeting of June 1, 2026. The motion carried by the following vote:

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