City Council

AGENDA Spencer Board of Aldermen DATE Regular Meeting December 10, 2024 6:00 p.m. The Board of Aldermen meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m., with a pre-agenda meeting the Thursday prior at 5:30 p.m. The primary purpose of the pre-agenda meeting is to review the agenda for the upcoming regular meeting, set the consent agenda, hold public hearings, and receive other presentations. Regular meetings focus on action items, departmental reports, and other business. Both meetings are open to the public and held in the Hilda B. Palmer Board Room in Town Hall located at 460 South Salisbury Avenue. A printed copy of the entire agenda packet is available in the H. B. Palmer Board Room for public use. Please find meeting agendas, minutes, and a link to view the meetings live or on- demand at spencernc.gov/town-government-and-services/aldermen-meeting-and-agenda. 1. CALL TO ORDER – Alderwoman Pat Sledge 2. INVOCATION – Alderman Miller 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Alderwoman Pat Sledge 4. ORGANIZATION AND PROCEDURE OF MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN a. Establishment of Time and Place for the Board’s Regular Meetings in 2025 b. Consider Appointment/Reappointment of Representatives 5. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA 6. RECOGNITIONS a. Mayor Pro Tempore Patti Secreast – North Rowan High School Football Team for Playoffs b. Town Manager Peter Franzese – Town Clerk Anna Kanode Ward for International Public Management Association for Human Resources (IPMA-HR) Certification c. Fire Chief Michael Lanning – i. Fire Department Staff for Western NC Service ii. Introduction of New Fire Engineer 7. PUBLIC COMMENT This agenda item is included to allow input to the Board of Aldermen from any citizen who wishes to address the Board without requesting to be on the agenda. Those who wish to address the Board of Aldermen must provide their name, address, and topic to be addressed. The Board will listen and may or may not respond at their discretion or may decide to place a topic on a future agenda. A speaker will be allowed 3 minutes to speak. 8. CONSENT AGENDA The Consent Agenda is the first order of business. The items listed are believed to be non-controversial and administrative in nature. There will be no separate discussion of the items unless an Alderman or a citizen requests and is granted permission to speak. The item(s) will then be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered individually. Otherwise, all items will be enacted by one motion. a. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: November 7, 2024, Pre-Agenda Meeting Minutes  November 12, 2024, Regular Meeting Minutes b. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Budget Ordinance Amendment 24-10.007 Police Insurance Allocation 9. ANNUAL AUDIT PRESENTATION – RH Senior Audit Manager TD Hill to Present Fiscal Year 2023- 2024 Annual Audit 10. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING – Town Manager to Execute Change Order 4 for the Town Park Project 11. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Resolution 24-18 Prohibiting Viewing of Pornography on Town Networks and Devices 12. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS a. Planning b. Code Enforcement c. Police d. Fire e. Public Works f. Finance g. Library 13. TOWN MANAGER REPORT 14. REQUESTS & COMMENTS by the Mayor and Board Members 15. EXECUTIVE SESSION per NC General Statute 143-318.11 (if needed) 16. ADJOURN