Statesville City Council Meeting 11/17/2025

Statesville City Hall – 227 S. Center Street

November 13, 2025 - 4:00 p.m. - Pre-Agenda Meeting – 2nd Floor Conference Room

November 17, 2025 – 6:00 p.m. – Regular Meeting – City Council Chambers

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Meeting Agenda:

I. Call to Order

II. Invocation

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Adoption of the Agenda

V. Code of Ethics and Front and Center Strategic Plan

VI. Presentations & Recognitions

1. Child Grief Day and National Hospice Month Proclamation

VII. Public Comment

VIII. CONSENT AGENDA All items below are considered to be routine by City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council member requests, in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered with the other items listed in the Regular Agenda.

A. Consider approving the October 2, 2025, Pre-Agenda Meeting Minutes and the October 6, 2025, Regular Meeting Minutes. (E. Kurfees)

B. Consider approving bulk water and fire protection rates. (Vaughan)

This item was moved to the Regular Agenda.

C. Consider granting permission to Statesville Police Department (SPD) staff to accept a grant from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program in the amount of $23,819 and consider approving Budget Amendment #2026-10. (Onley)

D. Consider authorizing the City Manager or his designee to dispose of items declared as surplus in accordance with North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 160A, Article 12 (§ §160A-270c). (Lawrence)

E. Consider appointing Daniel Leatherman to the Statesville Conventions and Visitor's Bureau. (Sutton)

REGULAR AGENDA

IX. Consider passing the second reading of an ordinance to annex AX25-10 Hill Haven Subdivision, filed by Mr. Bob Williamsen for the parcels located at the intersection of Hill Haven Road and Shelton Avenue. (Kirkendall)

X. Consider approving a resolution in support of a marker describing the lynching of Charles Campbell. (Johnson)

XI. City Manager’s Report

XII. Advisory Boards Meeting Minutes

1. October 8, 2025 Airport Commission Meeting Minutes

XIII. Other Business

XIV. Closed Session (After Pre- Agenda)

1. G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3), Attorney-Client Privilege

2. G.S. 143-318.11(a)(4), Economic Development

3. G.S. 143-318.11(a)(5), Property Disposition

XV. Adjournment