# Board of Commissioners Meeting

**Body:** Polk County Government — Board of Commissioners
**Date:** August 18, 2025 5:00 PM EDT (2025-08-18T17:00:00-04:00)
**Location:** Bryant H. Womack Justice & Administration Building, 40 Courthouse St., Columbus, NC, 28722

**Link:** https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537


## Agenda

- [Citizen Comments](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29683)
- [Approval of the July 21, 2025, Public Hearing and Regular Meeting Minutes.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29684)
- [Schedule a Public Hearing for the proposed new road names to be considered on Monday, September 15, 2025, at 5:00 pm in the R. Jay Foster Hall of Justice, Womack Building.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29685)
- [Approval of road names from the July 21, 2025 public hearing; Narrow Way - Private Road - Off of Chesnee Road, and Mercy Ridge - Private Road - Off of Holbert Cove, and the proposed address change; 11 Fox Paw Lane – Off of Holbert Cove Road - requesting to change to: 6041 Holbert Cove Road.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29686)
- [Approval of the Hurricane Helene Disaster Response and Recovery Grant Project Budget Amendment.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29687)
- [Carolina Recording Systems, 911 Communications 60 Fund Purchase Order approval.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29688)
- [Approval of a budget amendment to appropriate general fund balance for transfer to the Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA), Department of Social Service to replace failing controls for the HVAC system.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29689)
- [Tax refund request in the amount of $5,649.46.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29690)
- [Citizen Comments on Agenda Items.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29691)
- [FY 2027 Polk County Transportation Authority Grants & Resolution - To consider approval of 5311 (ADTAP), 5310, 5339, 5307, and applicable State Funding Community Transit Grants subsequent to the public hearing - Yanet Cisneros, Transportation and Human Services Program Manager.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29692)
- [Polk County 2025 Housing Study - Preston Janco, Foothills Regional Commission. (A copy of the Housing Study can be viewed at bit.ly/PolkCounty2025HousingStudy or in the County Manager's office).](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29693)
- [YMCA Update - Ryan Finney, Vice President of Operations, YMCA of Greater Spartanburg.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29694)
- [Polk County Library Policy and Procedure Updates - Marcie Dowling, Director.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29695)
- [Budget Amendment for the Replacement of Polk County Schools’ Fund Balance - Todd Murphy, Superintendent, and Aaron Greene.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29696)
- [Sponsorship Policy - Dawn Jordan, Agricultural Economic Development Director.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29697)
- [Polk County Animal Control Ordinance Amendments - Attorney Berg.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29698)
- [Citizen Comments on Non-Agenda Items.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29699)
- [Animal Cruelty Investigators - There are two vacancies and one applicant; Jeanne Peters.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29700)
- [Appearance Commission - There are five vacancies and one applicant; Don Dicey.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29701)
- [Economic and Tourism Development Commission - There are three vacancies and one applicant; Donna "Pat" Linnon.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29702)
- [Health and Human Services Agency - There are seven vacancies, and one applicant; George Sweet.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29703)
- [Isothermal Community College Board of Trustees - There is one vacancy and one applicant; Danna Stansbury.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29704)
- [Commissioner Comments.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29705)
- [Motion to go into closed session for the purpose of Attorney-Client Privilege.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29706)
- [Motion to return to open session.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537/item/29707)

## Documents

- [agenda_2025-08-18.pdf](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537?document=16227)
- [agenda_packet_2025-08-18.pdf](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537?document=16230)
- [minutes_2025-08-18.pdf](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3537?document=16233)

## Sources

- [CivicClerk](https://polkconc.portal.civicclerk.com/#!/events/575)