February 16, 2026 Rockingham County Commissioners Meeting
AGENDA
1. Meeting Called to Order by Chairman Barrow
2. Invocation
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Recognition
Consider approval of a Resolution honoring the Reidsville High School Rams Football Team for winning the 2025 North Carolina High School Athletic Association State 4-A Football Championship.
5. Request approval of the February 16, 2026 Agenda
6. Consent Agenda: Consent items as follows will be adopted with a single motion, second and vote, unless a request for removal from the Consent Agenda is heard from a Commissioner
A. Mandy McGhee, Finance Director
1. Request approval to appropriate $10,000 received from the Town of Stoneville for Fire Code Inspection services to fund salary expenses for part-time Fire Inspectors.
Rockingham County provides Fire Code Inspection services for the Town of Stoneville. The Town has remitted $10,000 in payment for these services under the approved Interlocal Agreement between Rockingham County and the Town of Stoneville. Funds will be used to offset salary costs associated with part-time inspectors who conduct Fire Code Inspections for Town of Stoneville.
2. Request approval to increase the Public Health budget by $2,869 due to additional State funds received as a result of increased participation in the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Program. Due to increased enrollment in the Rockingham County Public Health Department. The additional funding will support the provision of supplemental nutritious foods, nutrition education, and referrals to health care services for eligible low-income individuals during critical periods of growth and development.
3. Request approval to transfer available funds from Rockingham County Schools Project No. 2434, Wentworth Elementary Roof, to Project No. 2439, Leaksville Spray HVAC Phase II, to cover an anticipated change order and increased project costs necessary to complete the HVAC installation and finalize the project. During the Leaksville Spray HVAC Phase II project, additional costs were identified that required a change order in order to fully complete the HVAC installation. Sufficient funds are available within Project No. 2434, Wentworth Elementary Roof, to support the transfer.
4. Consideration of an appropriation of $44,516 for a grant awarded to the landfill from the Scrap Tire Disposal Account Fund. The grant covers cost overruns incurred in the operations of the County's crap tier management program for the period of April 2025 through September 2025. Grant funds will be remitted to Liberty Waste, the landfill operator and administrator of the scrap tire program.
B. Lance Metzler, County Manager
Consider adoption of a Resolution to concur with a request by the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Division of Highways for abandonment of 0.096 miles of Industrial Drive in Eden, Leaksville Township and conduct a Public Hearing regarding.
C. Todd Hurst, Tax Administrator
1. Request the approval of all refunds for December 18, 2025 through January 21, 2026.
2. Request approval of tax refunds January 21 thru February 3, 2026.
D. Stephanie Kingston, Human Resources Director
Request to revise Personnel Policy 6:10 Leave of Absence - Adverse Weather Leave
E. Derek Southern, Assistant County Manager
Request to approve the revised "Resolution by the County of Rockingham to Direct the Expenditure of Opioid Settlement Funds", previously adopted September 15, 2025, with the recommended changes from the Opioid Settlements Technical Assistance Team (OSTAT)highlighted in yellow.
F. Caleb Tilley, Engineering and Public Utilities Director
For Board consideration to extend the current lease of the kitchen facility located at 340 Cherokee Camp Rd, Reidsville, NC 27320, to The Blissful Palette Events and Catering, LLC for the term of five (5) years.
Changes to the lease agreement are as follows:
Extend term from three (3) years to five (5) years.
Increase consideration from $2,000/year to $2,500/year and incorporate a 3%/month late fee on payments over 30 days.
Removed the "Old Scout Lodge" and "Amphitheater" from the leased premises.
7. Public Comment
8. Discussion - Chris Elliott, Safety and Risk Manager
Standard Operational Protocol for Insurance Claims
9. Public Hearings
Adam Barr, Community Development
1. Case 2025-16: Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) - A request to rezone a (+/-) 23.35 acre parcel of land from Highway Commercial – Conditional and Neighborhood Commercial (HC-CD & NC) to Residential Agriculture (RA). Conventional Rezoning - Applicant: John Deacon - Tax PIN: 7903-03-41-9383 - Corner of Shelton & Ellisboro Roads – Huntsville Township
2. Case 2025-17: Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) - A request to rezone a (+/-) 59.64 acre parcel of land from Highway Commercial – Conditional (HC-CD) to Highway Commercial (HC). Conventional Rezoning - Applicant: Edward Mateer - Tax PIN: 7020-00-84-6111 - 227 Smith Road – Price Township
3. Case 2025-19: Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) - A request to rezone a (+/-) 4.54 acre parcel of land from Residential Agriculture (RA) to Highway Commercial (HC). Conventional Rezoning - Applicant: Tyler Bryant - Tax PIN: 8901-00-85-0655 - Near 195 US HWY 29 Business – Reidsville Township
4. Case 2025-21: Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) - A request to rezone a (+/-) 0.93 acre parcel of land from Residential Protected (RP) to Residential Agriculture (RA). Conventional Rezoning - Applicant: Jeff Cardwell - Tax PIN: 7909-00-06-7969 - Near the intersection of Park Road & NC HWY 770 – Madison Township
10: Discussions
1. Lance Metzler, County Manager - Increase Health Insurance fund $1,610,000 to cover estimated expenditures through June 30, 2026. Claims costs are trending higher than estimated in the current budget for medical, prescription, and dental claims. Currently, claims for medical and prescription are 11.28% higher through December 2025 in comparison to the same time last fiscal year. Rx Rebates and Interest Earnings are projected higher based on actual activity to date. Additionally, there are additional revenues from stop/loss insurance coverage that will further help cover the additional costs for the claims in excess of stop/loss coverage. Last fiscal year the County added $425,141.31 to the Health Insurance Fund bringing the fund balance total to $4,827,585.10.
2. Captain Jennifer Brown, Sheriff's Office - Request approval to appropriate available fund balance in the amount of $618,769 to cover anticipated shortfall in Inmate Medical budget for the remainder of FY25/26. The Over Cost Pool (OCP) limit for Southern Health Partners has been higher than average due to multiple inmates with serious medical conditions requiring hospitalization and specialized care. These costs are driven by the level of medical care required by current inmate population and can be unpredictable at times. To ensure continuity of care and meet contractual and medical obligations, we are requesting $618,769 from fund balance to cover projected inmate health care cost for the remainder of FY2025/2026.
Increase Health Insurance Fund thru FYE2026
11. Update - Jeremy Delapp, NCDOT District Engineer
Update on I-73
12. New Business
13. Commissioner Comments
14. Adjourn
