Catawba County News

BOC Recap: 6/1/26

Published: June 02, 2026

The June 1, 2026 Board of Commissioners meeting was called to order at 7pm. The agenda for tonight’s meeting can be found at https://bit.ly/3utv5SE.

BOC approved minutes from the Board’s Regular Meeting May 18, 2026; Special Meeting of May 22, 2026; and Special Meeting of May 26, 2026.

Appointments

Chair Isenhower recommends Commissioner Barbara Beatty as the voting delegate for the 2026 NACo Annual Conference on July 20th, 2026.

Vice-Chair Allran recommends Deanna Taylor to the Catawba Valley Community College Board of Trustees for a third term, with a term expiration of June 30, 2030.

Vice-Chair Allran recommends the following appointments to the Public Health Board: Dr. Hannah Glen and Dr. Eugene Modlin for second terms, and Dr. Shirley Huffman to a first term, each with term expirations of June 30, 2029.

Commissioner Beatty recommends the following to the Western Piedmont Council of Government Aging Advisory Committee: Mark Bumgarner to a third term, and Tami Hefner and Lynn Sampson each to their first full term, with term expirations of June 30, 2028.

Commissioner Setzer recommends the appointment of David Carpenter to the Agriculture Advisory Board to fill the unexpired term of Steve Killian, with a term expiration of December 31, 2028.

All appointments were approved.

Public Hearing

Staff requests the Board of Commissioners conduct a Public Hearing required to close out the 2020 Scattered Site Housing Grant and consider approval of the amended project budget.

Catawba County is required to hold a Public Hearing to receive public comment for the closeout of the Scattered Site Housing Project Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 19-C-3125. This grant was funded by Rural Economic Development Division (REDD) in 2020 for $750,000 to rehabilitate 15 homes located throughout the County.

This grant rehabilitated eight houses within the county benefiting 12 low to moderate income citizens. CDBG funds provided 100% of the total expenditure. Total grant expenditures amounted to $625,352.55, with the remaining $124,647.45 being de-obligated ($122,003 Rehabilitation / $2,644.45 Administration).

BOC approved.

Consent Agenda

1 – The Finance and Personnel Subcommittee requests the Board of Commissioners approve the Catawba Juvenile Crime Prevention Council’s Fiscal Year 2026/27 Annual Plan.

2 – The Policy and Public Works Subcommittee requests the Board of Commissioners approve the Annual Jail Medical Plan.

3 – The Policy and Public Works Subcommittee requests the Board of Commissioners approve a bid award to Mediko, Inc. for inmate health care services, and authorize execution of a 1-year contract for FY26/27 for $2,400,167, with option for automatic renewal for successive one-year terms with an annual increase of three percent (3%) and all necessary documents related to this project.

4 – Staff requests the Board of Commissioners adopt the proposed resolution confirming Billy A. Wilson as a fully qualified At-Large Commissioner for a 5-year term on the Lake Norman Marine Commission.

5 – Staff requests the Board of Commissioners adopt the Register of Deeds Records Retention and Disposal Schedule governing activities in the Register of Deeds Office.

BOC approved all 5 consent agenda items.

Adjournment

BOC adjourned the meeting at 7:42 pm.