BY LEXI SOLOMON | CityView Staff
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners will hold its first meeting of 2024 at 9 a.m. Tuesday.
Here’s everything you need to know about the board’s first agenda for the year:
Award recognitions
The board will recognize several county employees who recently received awards for their work.
- Commissioner Jeannette Council, Director of Public Health Jennifer Green and the Cumberland County Department of Social Services each received Kindness Awards from the Partnership for Children of Cumberland County, according to a memorandum from the board’s clerk, Andrea Tebbe.
- Marili Melchionne, the executive assistant to Library Director Faith Phillips, received an award on Nov. 30 from the North Carolina Public Library Directors Association, according to a Dec. 19 memorandum from Phillips to the board. Melchionne was recognized as the association’s Friend of the Year “for her work supporting the Cumberland County Public Library through the Friends of the Cumberland County Public Library Inc.,” the memorandum states.
County career fair
Cumberland County will kick off 2024 with a county career fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Jan. 12 and 13 at the Crown Expo Center at 1960 Coliseum Drive, according to a memorandum from Human Resources Director Dominique Hall. This is for people interested in working for the county.
The fair’s theme is “New Year, New Career! Empower your Future,” Hall wrote.
The fair will offer interview and career skills training seminars and department spotlights from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on both days and mock interview assistance from noon to 1 p.m. on both days, Hall said.
The fair will also offer an interview clothing giveaway, criminal record expungement services, professional headshots, military transition services and resume writing assistance, according to Hall’s memorandum.
The county is working on coordinating transportation to and from the fair, Hall wrote. The fair will also offer food and refreshments and an Internet cafe, she said.
Outstanding invoices
The board will be asked to approve paying $16,118.60 in outstanding vendor invoices from the previous fiscal year, which ended on June 30, according to a Dec. 14 memorandum from Finance Director Vicki Evans.
The invoices include:
- A $12.83 invoice to the library for a book.
- A $480 invoice from Brush and Floss Orthodontics to the Department of Social Services.
- A $116.37 invoice from Omni Visions to the Department of Social Services.
- A $2,000 invoice from Greta Hand to the Department of Social Services.
- A $455.36 invoice for transportation for glass recycling to Solid Waste Management.
- A $13,054.04 invoice for a wheel loader rental to Solid Waste Management.
Budget ordinance amendments
The board will consider three amendments to its budget for fiscal year 2024, which began on July 1 and will end on June 30, 2024, according to a Dec. 21 memorandum from Budget and Performance Director Deborah Shaw.
- The library received $91,097 in state aid, which will be used to replace library shelving and purchase new software for remote library lockers; computer hardware; furniture and equipment for microfilm storage; accessibility kits; software for public printers and kiosks; and additional electronic books and audio.
- Spring Lake received $200,000 in Parks and Recreation grant money to make improvements to its parks and work on capital project, including buying and installing a new playground at Edward Mendoza Municipal Park and moving existing playground equipment from Edward Mendoza Municipal Park to Odell Road and Woodland West parks.
- The county manager approved using $76,850 in contingency funds “to increase contracted services for security at the library,” the memorandum said.
Parks and Recreation board appointments
The board will nominate two members to the Fayetteville-Cumberland Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission, according to a Dec. 19 memorandum from Iva Clark, the board’s deputy clerk.
- The terms of Andrew Dempster and Louis Wood will expire in January. Both are eligible for reappointment.
- According to a Dec. 8 letter from the commission’s chair, Harold Smelcer, the commission recommends Antonio Renteria and David Breece to fill Dempster and Wood’s slots.
- Twelve people have applied for the spots, according to a list of applicants provided by Clark to the board.
- Dempster and Wood did not reapply for their seats.
Mid-Carolina Aging Advisory Council appointment
The board is scheduled to officially reappoint William J. Stritt to the Mid-Carolina Aging Advisory Council. The board nominated Stritt for reappointment at its Dec. 18 meeting.
Civic Center Commission appointments
The board is scheduled to officially appoint Nathan Cuffee and Raqi Barnett to the Civic Center Commission. The board nominated Cuffee and Barnett for appointment at its Dec. 18 meeting.
Lexi Solomon can be reached at lsolomon@cityviewnc.com or 910-423-6500.
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