MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
PLEDGE
Notes on Pledge: Remain Standing for the invocation
INVOCATION – Chaplain Tracey Collins
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Notes on Announcements:
PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD, REGULAR MEETING: Thursday, September 10, 2026, 6 p.m., Parks and Recreation Community Building Parlor Room, 107 White Road
STOKES COUNTY FAIR: Tuesday-Saturday, September 15-19, 2026, American Legion 290; http://stokescountyfair.org/
COMMUNITY APPEARANCE COMMISSION: Thursday, September 17, 2026, 2 p.m., Community Building Parlor Room, 107 White Road
KING PLANNING BOARD, REGULAR MEETING: Monday, September 28, 2026, 6 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 229 S. Main Street.
BRIDGE DEDICATION: Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 5:30 pm; Jack Warren Bridge Dedication
WEST STOKES HIGH SCHOOL HOMECOMING PARADE: Friday, October 2, 2026, 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.; HOSTED BY:West Stokes High School;STREET CLOSURE INFORMATION: Route Description: Dalton Road from West School Street to White Road
KINGFEST: Saturday, October 3, 2026, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; HOSTED BY: King Chamber of Commerce. Food, music, crafts, contests, kids’ activities, and vendors. LOCATION: King Central Park, 302 Kirby Road, King, NC 27021.
DINNER ON DALTON: Sunday, October 4, 2026; HOSTED BY: Downtown King Partnership; STREET CLOSURE INFORMATION: Route Description: Dalton Road from Pulliam Street to Maple Street and South Main Street from Felts Drive to King Street, 12:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. (Event: 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m)
KING CITY COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING: Monday, July 6, 2025, 6 p.m., City Hall Council Chambers, 229 S. Main Street
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMUNITY CHARRETTE: Thursday, October 29, 2026, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m., Rec Acres Community Building, 107 White Road
DOWNTOWN SAFE TRICK OR TREATING: Saturday, October 31, 2026, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Downtown King area businesses. STREET CLOSURE INFORMATION: Route Description: Dalton Road from Pulliam Street to Maple Street and South Main Street from Felts Drive to King Street (Closure: 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.).
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONY: Friday, December 5, 2026, Band begins playing at 6 pm, and the tree lighting is at 6:30 pm, King Central Park at the Spainhour Cabin
KING CHRISTMAS PARADE: Saturday, December 5, 2026, 12:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.; HOSTED BY: King Masonic Lodge.
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.
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.
a. August 3, 2026
ITEMS OF GENERAL CONCERN
CLOSED SESSION:
N.C.G.S. 143-318.11 (a)(5) To establish or instruct the staff or agent concerning the negotiation of compensation or other terms of an employment contract.
ADJOURNMENT