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Council Regular Meeting Monday, February 02, 2026 06:00 PM City of King City Hall Council Chambers 229 S. Main St., King, NC 27021

MEETING CALLED TO ORDER

PLEDGE:

Notes on Pledge: Remain Standing for the invocation

INVOCATION – Chaplain Rick Hughes

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Notes on Announcements:

Parks/Recreation Advisory Board, Regular Meeting: Thursday, February 12, 2026, 6 p.m., Parks/Rec Community Building Parlor Room, 107 White Road 

King Planning Board, Regular Meeting: Monday, February 23, 2026, 6 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 229 S. Main Street

King City Council, Regular Meeting: Monday, March 2, 2026, 6 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 229 S. Main Street

PUBLIC COMMENT

Notes on Public Comment: This agenda item is included to allow input to the City Council from any citizen who wishes to address the Council without requesting to be on the agenda.  Those who wish to address City Council are required to provide their name, address, including city/county of residence and topic.  Speakers shall be courteous in their language and presentation.  Any disruption of the meeting, insults, personal attacks, accusations, profanity, vulgar language, inappropriate gestures, or other inappropriate behavior will not be tolerated.  If this occurs, the person will be identified and asked to stop or leave.  If the behavior continues and they refuse to leave, they will be removed from the Council meeting.  A speaker will be allowed 3 minutes to speak.  The number of speakers on a topic relating to future advertised public hearing matters may be limited at the Council's discretion.  The Council reserves the right to request a designated spokesperson for a large group; the spokesperson will be allotted 6 minutes.  The public session will be limited to 30 minutes.  The Council will only listen and not respond but may decide to place a topic on a future agenda.

1.ADJUSTMENTS TO AGENDA 

2.CONSENT AGENDA

Notes on Consent Agenda: The Consent Agenda is the first order of business.  The items listed are believed to be non-controversial and are administrative in nature.  There will be no separate discussion of the items unless a Councilman request or a citizen request 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.

  1. A.Approval of Minutes

    a. January 5, 2026

3.NEW EMPLOYEES

  1. A.Introduction to the new employee:

    Bailee Barker – Collections Clerk

4.PUBLIC HEARING

  1. A.PUBLIC HEARING:

    Voluntary Annexation Request by Alice R. & Garry L. Merritt (7’G’s, LLC).

  2. B.PUBLIC HEARING:

    Public Hearing for Special Use Permit Request by Gary Bowman – SU-011

5.ACTION ITEMS

  1. A.Permit & Inspections Office Renovation

  2. B.Consideration of Budget Amendment 2025-06.03

  3. C.Comprehensive Plan Contract Review and Awarding.

  4. D.Recommendation to Award Crooked Run Creek/ Farm Pump Station and Force Main Replacement Project

  5. E.Special Event Street Closures - Ordinance 2026-01

6.DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS

  1. A.Departmental Reports

  2. B.Budget vs Actual Report

  3. C.Debt Set-Off Report

  4. D.Fire Department Activity Report

  5. E.Planning & Inspections Departmental Report

  6. F.Police Departmental Report

  7. G.Senior Center Report

  8. H.Tap Fee Report

  9. I.Stokes County Tax Report

  10. J.Forsyth County Tax Report 

  11. K.Water Utility Billing Report

ITEMS OF GENERAL CONCERN

ADJOURNMENT