Rutherford County  
Meeting Agenda  
Board of Commissioners  
Monday, September 8, 2025  
6:00 PM  
289 N. Main St. Rutherfordton NC 28139  
Commission Chambers  
I. Call to Order  
A. Pledge of Allegiance  
B. Agenda Approval  
II. Public Hearings  
A. ID 25-4238  
Public Hearing –5310 Elderly Individuals and Individuals with Disabilities  
Grant  
Attachments:  
Senior Center Public Hearing Notice FY 27.pdf  
Rutherford County Senior Center FY27 LocalShareCertification.pdf  
Senior Center FY27 Program Resolution.pdf  
B. ID 25-4242  
Public Hearing – Section 5311 (ADTAP), 5310, 5339, 5307 and  
applicable State Funding, or Combination Thereof  
Attachments:  
Transit Rutherford.Public Hearing Notice.pdf  
Transit Rutherford.LocalShareCertification.pdf  
Transit Rutherford Hearing Record.pdf  
Transit Rutherford.Program Resolution.pdf  
C. ID 25-4240  
D. ID 25-4241  
Public Hearing - An Ordinance Approving Changing the Street Names of  
Certain Roadways  
Attachments:  
Public Hearing Notice Various Road Name Changes.pdf  
Ordinance to Approve Changing Various Street Names with Exhibits.pdf  
Public Hearing - An Ordinance Approving Changing the Address  
Numbers on Gilboa Church Road  
Attachments:  
Public Hearing Notice Street Number Changes Gilboa Church.pdf  
Ordinance to Approve Changing Address Numbers Gilboa Church Road with Ex  
III. Public Comments  
Citizens who wish to speak must register with the Human Resources Director who will be located in the  
Board Meeting Room. Comments should be limited to three (3) minutes. Written comments submitted  
prior to the Board meeting will be copied and distributed to the County Commissioners.  
Public comments are a time for any citizen, guest or business to express an opinion or view on County  
Government to the County Commissioners. Clapping, cheering, booing or catcalls following one  
speaker's comments may inhibit another person with an opposing view from speaking now or later. The  
Commissioners ask that audience members show respect for other people and refrain from any noise  
during public comments.  
IV. Consent Agenda  
The Consent Agenda contains non-controversial and routine items. The Consent Agenda is acted upon  
by one motion and vote of the Board. Items may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on  
the Regular Agenda at the request of a Board member.  
A. ID 25-4260  
Minutes of Rutherford County Commissioners’ Meeting of August 4,  
2025  
Attachments:  
20250804 Minutes.pdf  
B. ID 25-4261  
Tax Refunds and Releases – September, 2025  
Attachments:  
Tax Refunds Releases September 2025.pdf  
V. Commissioners/Appointments  
A. ID 25-4243  
B. ID 25-4256  
Finance Director Paula Roach Selected for Heroic Hands at the North  
Carolina Association of County Commissioners Annual Conference  
Great Trails State Day Proclamation  
Attachments:  
Rutherford Great Trails State DAY Proclamation 2025.pdf  
C. ID 25-4255  
D. ID 25-4254  
Great Trails State Month Proclamation  
Attachments:  
Rutherford Great Trails State MONTH Proclamation 2025.pdf  
Recognition of Department of Social Services  
VI. Commissioner Reports  
A. ID 25-4250  
Potential Impacts to Rutherford County if North Carolina Withdraws from  
SNAP  
Attachments:  
Federal Changes to Medicaid SNAP and RCDSS Impact.9.8.2025.pdf  
VII. Old Business  
A. ID 25-4229  
Resolution by the County of Rutherford  
Authorizing Execution of Opioid Settlements with Secondary Opioid  
Manufacturers, Purdue Pharma LP, and the Sackler Family  
and Approving the Third Supplemental Agreement for Additional Funds  
Between the State of North Carolina and Local Governments  
on Proceeds Related to the Settlement of Opioid Litigation  
Attachments:  
Resolution-for-Purdue-Sackler-Group of 8-and-SAAF3 (003).pdf  
VIII. New Business  
A. ID 25-4244  
Budget Amendments – September 2025  
Attachments:  
Budget Amendments 9-8-25.pdf  
Isothermal Community College Campus Wide Utility Step Down Power Project_  
Electrical Proposal - ICC Preliminary Utility Upgrades.pdf  
Electrical Proposal - ICC Utility Investigation.pdf  
B. ID 25-4249  
C. ID 25-4259  
State Cashflow Loans for Disaster Response Activities to Local  
Governments  
Attachments:  
Round 3 Docs for Agenda.pdf  
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE ROUND 3 NORTH CAROLINA CASHFLOW LOA  
Collaborative Strategic Planning: Opioid Settlement Funds –  
Recommended Strategies (Options A & B)  
Attachments:  
Rutherford CSP Report and Recommendations 2.pdf  
Collaborative Strategic Planning Recommendations Opioid Settlement Funds.p  
Rutherford-County-Commissioners-CSP-Slides.pdf  
Resolution for Option B strategies.pdf  
D. ID 25-4246  
Annual EMS Reconciliation of Debt  
Attachments:  
FY 24-25 Annual EMS Debt Write Off Letter.pdf  
EMS Annual Reconciliation of Debt Report.pdf  
E. ID 25-4257  
F. ID 25-4264  
G. ID 25-4262  
Application for Property Tax Exemption  
Attachments:  
LATE APPLICATION REQUEST.pdf  
Resolution Rejecting High Bid for 0 Shotwell Lane  
Attachments:  
Resolution Rejection - August 25 Auction.doc  
GOVDEAL Auction for Rutherford County Properties – 0 Shotwell Lane,  
Rutherfordton, NC  
Attachments:  
Shotwell Ln. Resolution 250908.pdf  
H. ID 25-4263  
I. ID 25-4237  
GOVDEAL Auction for Rutherford County Properties – 0 Yates Lane,  
Lake Lure, NC  
Attachments:  
GOVDEALS.Resolution Authorizing Auctionof Yates Ln-Lake Lure 250908.pdf  
Addition of New Placard to NCDOT County Welcome Signs to  
Recognize Lynk Robotics Club  
Attachments:  
SP25205_Home_of_Lynk_Robotics_Club.pdf  
Resolution Lynk Robotics Club.pdf  
North Carolina Department of Transportation Welcome To Signing Standard Pra  
J. ID 25-4252  
K. ID 25-4251  
Resolution Awarding Major Jamie Keever’s Service Side Arm  
Attachments:  
Sheriff Request Retirement of Jamie Keever.pdf  
North Carolina General Statute 20-187.2  
Resolution Major Jamie Keever.pdf  
New Criminal History Record Check Requirements  
for Some County and City Job Applicants  
Attachments:  
Criminal History Record Check Requirements.pdf  
X. Information  
A. ID 25-4253  
Tax Collector’s Report – September, 2025  
Attachments:  
Tax Collector September 2025 Report.pdf  
XI. Adjournment  
RUTHERFORD COUNTY IS COMMITTED TO FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH  
DISABILITIES ACT STANDARDS. TRANSLATION SERVICES, ASSISTANCE OR ACCOMMODATION  
REQUESTS FROM PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARE TO BE REQUESTED NOT LESS THAN 3  
WORKING DAYS BEFORE THE DAY OF THE EVENT. PLEASE CALL (828) 287-6045.