
Following closed session, the Board will return to open session and take action, if needed, followed by meeting adjournment.Ĭitizens with disabilities requiring special needs to access the meetings of Wake County Board of Commissioners should contact the Board of Commissioners' Office five days prior to the meeting by calling 91. All matters listed under Item 7, Consent Agenda, are considered routine by the council and will be enacted by one motion. Should a closed session be held, the County Attorney will announce the General Statute authorizing the closed session, followed by board action. Reports from the County Manager and County Attorney will be presented under "Other Business."Ī closed session may be held, as necessary. Your comments will be shared with Commissioners and documented in the formal minutes for that day's meeting.įollowing the citizen comment period, the meeting will resume with the next agenda item scheduled. Please submit comments via the methods listed above. or shortly thereafter, is separate from public hearings on specific agenda items. The Public Comment period, held at 2:30 p.m. Each speaker should provide their name and address and then make a clear and concise statement. The Chair will announce the public hearing open, at which time individuals who wish to speak should come forward to the lectern. The consent agenda groups perfunctory, but nonetheless important, items into one agenda item, speeding up the meeting and creating time for more critical. The Regular Agenda typically begins with advertised public hearings. If a commissioner requests, an item may be removed and considered separately.

The Consent Agenda items are considered to be routine and may be enacted by one motion. The Chair will make announcements of a general nature, call for approval of the agenda and approval of minutes of previous meetings, and presentations may be made at this time. Therefore, a single motion can be made to approve all items within that consent package. To expedite meetings and reserve time for matters that need to be discussed, many local agencies have a section on their agendas labeled as the consent.

The Chair will call the meeting to order and a commissioner will offer an invocation. A consent agenda is a practice that bundles standing reports and routine decision items into a single board meeting agenda item.

hand-delivery to the reception area of the County Manager's Office, 4th floor, Wake County Justice Center or.a link that will be posted on the signup page.to noon on the day of the meeting, via one of three methods: have public comments at approximately 5:30 p.m.įor the duration of the Safer-at-Home order associated with COVID-19, members of the public who would like to submit public comments may do so in writing between 9 a.m. The meetings that begin at 2 p.m., have public comments at approximately 2:30 p.m. Salisbury St., Raleigh, Room 2700, 2nd floor. The Board meets on the first and third Mondays of each month (unless changed for holidays or other reasons) in the Wake County Justice Center, 300 S.
