City Council

AGENDA Spencer Board of Aldermen DATE Pre-Agenda Meeting August 7, 2025 5:30 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 – Mayor Jonathan Williams 2. INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Jonathan Williams 3. PUBLIC HEARING – Code of Ordinances Text Amendment to Section 94.02 Dealing with Obstruction of Sidewalks and Alleyways 4. REVIEW OF AUGUST 12, 2025, AGENDA 1. CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Jonathan Williams 2. INVOCATION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Jonathan Williams 4. ADDITIONS/DELETIONS AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA 5. RECOGNITIONS a. Mayor Jonathan Williams – Elisabeth Strillacci b. Town Manager Peter Franzese – Skye Allan 6. 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 three (3) minutes to speak. 7. 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 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: July 3, 2025, Pre-Agenda Meeting Minutes July 8, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes 8. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Ordinance 25-15 Amending the Town’s Code of Ordinances Authorizing the Creation of an Encroachment Agreement Process for the Use of Sidewalks and Alleyways 9. CONSIDER ADOPTING – Ordinance 25-16 Amending Chapter IX, Section 91.3 of the Town’s Code of Ordinances to Make the Keeping of Chickens on Residential Lots a Part of Our Normal Regulations 10. CONSIDER AUTHORIZING – Town Manager to Execute a Third Amendment to the Spencer Partnership Special Event Agreement 11. DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS a. Planning b. Code Enforcement c. Police d. Fire e. Public Works f. Finance g. Active Living 12. TOWN MANAGER REPORT 13. REQUESTS & COMMENTS by the Mayor and Board Members 14. EXECUTIVE SESSION per NC General Statute 143-318.11 (if needed) 15. ADJOURNMENT 5. EXECUTIVE SESSION per NC General Statute 143-318.11 (if needed) 6. ADJOURNMENT