STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA

 

COUNTY OF STOKES

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OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONERS

STOKES COUNTY GOVERNMENT

DANBURY, NORTH CAROLINA

Wednesday July 28, 2021

 

Recessed Meeting

Opening Statement / Roll Call

The Board of Commissioners of the County of Stokes, State of North Carolina, met for the Recessed Regular Meeting from July 26, 2021 in the Stokes County Administration Building in the Commissioners Chambers located in Danbury, North Carolina on Wednesday July 28, 2021 at 2:00 PM with the following members present:

 

Board of Commissioners Present: Chairman Andy Nickelston (Via Skype), Vice Chairman Sonya Cox, Commissioner Wayne Barneycastle, Commissioner Ronnie Mendenhall, and Commissioner Rick Morris. 

 

County Administration Present: County Manager Jake Oakley and County Attorney Ty Browder. 

 

Absent: Assistant County Manager/Clerk to the Board Amber Brown and Finance Director Julia Edwards. 

Call to Order-Recessed Regular Meeting from July 26, 2021
Vice Chair Cox called the Recessed Regular Meeting of the Board of Commissioners from July 26, 2021 to order. 
INVOCATION
Vice Chair Cox delivered the Invocation. 
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Vice Chair Cox lead the Board in the Pledge of Allegiance and invited those in attendance to join. 
Closed Session

Vice Chair Cox entertained a motion to enter Closed Session for the following rationale: 

 

To consult with an attorney employed or retained by the public body in order to preserve the attorney-client privilege between the attorney and the public body, which privilege is hereby acknowledged pursuant G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3)

 

To consider and take action with respect to the position to be taken by the county in negotiating the price or other material terms of an agreement for the acquisition or lease of real property pursuant to G.S. 143-318.11(a)(5)

 

Commissioner Mendenhall moved to enter Closed Session at approximately 2:05 PM.

Commissioner Barneycastle seconded the motion. The motion Passed.
ACTION AGENDA

The Board reentered the open portion of the meeting at approximately 4:50 PM. 

 

All attachments presented on the Agenda are available in the attachments of the Agenda on the County Website and are available upon request from the Clerk, with the exception of the minutes approved which are located on the County Website under the minutes tab.

LifeBrite Lease Renewal Reconsideration

Vice Chair Cox entertained a motion on the item LifeBrite Lease Renewal Reconsideration.

 

Commissioner Barneycastle moved to approve the five year lease renewal agreement with LifeBrite Hospital Group, LLC.

Commissioner Morris seconded the motion. The motion Passed.
Ayes: Barneycastle, Cox, Mendenhall, Morris
Nays: Nickelston

 

Chairman Nickelston attended and participated in the July 28, 2021 meeting via Skype. Because of technical difficulties, Chairman Nickelston was not present via Skype for the Action Agenda portion of the meeting and was unable to record his vote when action on this item was being taken. After contacting him at the close of the July 28, 2021 meeting, Chairman Nickelston wanted his vote to be recorded as a Nay due to he wished to have further negotiations regarding the lease.

Budget Amendment 5
This item was moved from the Action Agenda of the July 26, 2021 recessed meeting. After actions were taken by the Board regarding Action Agenda Item "LifeBrite Lease Renewal Reconsideration", there was no need to consider this action item as the motion made on the previous item deemed this Budget Amendment 5 action item unnecessary. 
Adjournment

With no further business to come before the Board, Vice Chair Cox entertained a motion to adjourn. 

 

Commissioner Mendenhall moved to adjourn at approximately 5:00 PM and go directly into the Recessed Stokes Reynolds Memorial Hospital Board of Trustees Meeting from July 26, 2021. 

 

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Amber Brown

Clerk to the Board

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Andy Nickelston

Chairman