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Council Regular Meeting Monday, July 07, 2025 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:

** Senior Services Advisory Board:  Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 3 p.m., King Senior Center – lower level of King Recreation Acres Community Building, 107 White Rd, King

** Business Before Hours: Wednesday, July 9, 2025, King Chamber of Commerce, 124 S Main St, King

** Parks/Recreation Advisory Board, Regular Meeting, Thursday, July 10, 2025, 6 p.m., Parks/Rec Community Building Parlor Room, 107 White Road                

** Community Appearance Commission, Regular Meeting, Thursday, July 17, 2025, 2 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 229 S. Main Street

** King Planning Board, Regular Meeting: Monday, July 28, 2025, 6 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers, 229 S. Main Street

** King City Council, Regular Meeting: Monday, August 4, 2025, 6 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 229 S. Main Street

** Stokes Co Fair: Tuesday-Saturday, September 9-13, 2025, American Legion 290; http://stokescountyfair.org/

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. June 2, 2025

  2. B.Order of Collections of 2025 taxes and Order of Collections of 2024 and prior years’ taxes by the Forsyth County Tax Collector

  3. C.Set a Public Hearing Date For Financing Agreement of PD Radios

3.NEW EMPLOYEES

  1. A.Introduction to new employees:

    a. Chris Kennon – Water Treatment Operator B-Shift

    b. Emerson Wright – City Planner Intern

4.PUBLIC HEARING

  1. A.Request To Approve Ordinance 2025-07, By Westmoreland Construction Co., LLC. 

  2. B.Set a New Date for Public Hearing to Amend Chapter 32, Article IV, Sec. 32-196 and Sec 32-198; Chapter 32, Article V, Add Sec. 32-248.1.

5.DISCUSSION ITEMS

  1. A.Lease Agreement Draft for Chamber

6.ACTION ITEMS

  1. A. Reappointment to the Stokes Municipal ABC Board

7.DEPARTMENTAL REPORTS

  1. A.Departmental Report Attachment Sheets

  2. B.Budget vs Actual Report

  3. C.Utility Billing Aging Report

  4. D.Tax Collection Reports

  5. E.Fire Department Report

  6. F.Police Department Report

  7. G.Senior Center Report

  8. H.Planning, Zoning, and Inspections Report

  9. I.Tap Fee Report

ITEMS OF GENERAL CONCERN

CLOSED SESSION

Closed session for the purpose of discussing personnel matters per N.C. General Statute 143-18.11(A)(6).

ADJOURNMENT