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2026-11-09 - Regular Town Council Meeting

Summary

Built from the posted draft agenda package only (57 pages, posted November 2, 2026, labeled DRAFT, no later revision). The PDF is a scanned image with no text layer and was read visually, so figures may be incomplete; no dollar total was captured for the fire protection agreement. No minutes or video yet.

  • Regular Town Council meeting, Monday, November 9, 2026, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers.
  • Main new business: approve a Forsyth County Fire Protection Agreement and authorize the Mayor and officials to sign it, subject to Town Attorney review. See Forsyth County Fire Protection Agreement.
  • The consent agenda approves the October 12 minutes (see 2026-10-12 - Town Council); closed session is planned for attorney-client privilege and property acquisition.
  • Also on the agenda: setting 2027 RuralFest dates and a community yard sale proposal (see Town Events Program).

Agenda

  • Announcements: Town Hall lit green for Operation Green Light (veterans); Area Plan community engagement events December 16 and January 13 at 5:30 p.m.; offices closed November 11, November 26-27 and December 23-25; Christmas Tree Lighting December 3 at 6:00 p.m. at the Fire Station; parade December 6 at 2:30 p.m.; luminary event December 12.
  • Flag purchase by Audry Combs in memory of Audrey Jeane Viars.
  • Memorial resolution from the North Carolina League of Municipalities for Jay V. Stanley (letter dated October 20, 2026).
  • Introduction of new employees: Elizabeth Colon, Glen Fenrich and Maria Vazquez.
  • Public comment (six minutes per speaker) and Mayor and Council comments.
  • Consent agenda: approve the October 12 minutes (Attachment 1).
  • Closed session under G.S. 143-318.11(a)(1) (attorney-client privilege) and (a)(4) (property acquisition).
  • New business:
    • Set RuralFest dates for 2027.
    • Community Yard Sale event proposal.
    • Forsyth County Fire Protection Agreement (Attachment 2): approve the agreement and authorize the Mayor and officials to execute it, subject to Town Attorney review. It moves the Town from the prior fire tax district arrangement to a contract, following recent North Carolina law changes, and covers fire service outside town limits. The County would reimburse personnel and other costs under the budget in Exhibit A. No dollar total was captured.
  • Department reports (Attachment 3); adjourn.
  • No ordinance or resolution numbers are listed; the last adopted were Ordinance 917 and Ordinance 918 (see Unauthorized Entry Ordinance and Community Center Capital Project).

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