# Board of Commissioners Meeting

**Body:** Polk County Government — Board of Commissioners
**Date:** July 20, 2026 5:00 PM EDT (2026-07-20T17:00:00-04:00)
**Location:** Bryant H. Womack Justice & Administration Building, 40 Courthouse St., Columbus, NC, 28722

**Link:** https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586


## Agenda

- [Approval of the June 15, 2026, Regular Meeting Minutes.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30373)
- [Purchase Order Request for the Polk County Senior Center parking lot funded through the Carolina Foothills Foundation grant.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30374)
- [Tax Refund Request in the amount of $3,322.19 for the month of June 2026.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30375)
- [Request to designate Chairman Yoder as the voting delegate for the Annual Business Session on Saturday, August 22, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. to be held during the 119th Annual Conference of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners in Durham County.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30376)
- [Citizen Comments on Agenda Items.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30377)
- [Schedule a public hearing to review and discuss approval of text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance on August 17, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. in the Bryant H. Womack Justice and Administration Building, 40 Courthouse Street, Columbus, NC.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30378)
- [Schedule a public hearing to be held during the August 17, 2026, Board of Commissioner's meeting to review and discuss an installment financing agreement to finance a new community center](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30379)
- [Budget Amendment and transfer of $146,252.84 from the County's Capital Reserve Account to reimburse Polk County Schools for capital expenses paid through this year](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30380)
- [Consideration and approval of the Purchase Order request for Republic Services, Inc. by the Polk County Landfill in the amount of $1,365,113.00 for trash hauling and disposal](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30381)
- [Polk County Emergency Management](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30382)
- [NC Emergency Management, State Centric Memorandum of Agreement.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30383)
- [Flood Gauge Project - Green Stream Products and Services.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30384)
- [State Cashflow Loans for Disaster Response Activities to Local Governments Resolution and Amendment](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30385)
- [Citizen Comments on Non-Agenda Items.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30386)
- [Volunteer Board Applications](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30387)
- [Agricultural Advisory Board - There is one vacancy and one applicant; Sofia Lilly.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30388)
- [Economic & Tourism Development Commission - There are three vacancies and one applicant; Katie Biel.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30389)
- [Fire Rescue Advisory Committee (FRAC) There are seven vacancies, and three applicants; Cynthia Fowler, Jeremy Gregg, and Pat Linnon.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30390)
- [Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) - There are eight vacancies, and one applicant; Christine Davis.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30391)
- [Recycling Advisory Board - There are three vacancies and one applicant; Pat Linnon.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30392)
- [Commissioner Comments.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30393)
- [Closed Session](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30394)
- [Motion to go into closed session for the purpose of Attorney-Client Privilege.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30395)
- [Motion to return to open session.](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586/item/30396)

## Documents

- [agenda_2026-07-20.pdf](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586?document=16337)
- [agenda_packet_2026-07-20.pdf](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586?document=16339)
- [minutes_2026-07-20.pdf](https://sunshinemeetings.org/event/3586?document=16341)

## Sources

- [CivicClerk](https://polkconc.portal.civicclerk.com/#!/events/724)