11 November12, 2024 Special Work Session
Special Work Session — November 12, 2024
The Randolph County Board of Commissioners met in a special work session at 2:00 p.m. in
the Martha Comer Foundation Center Meeting Room at Randolph Community College, 629
Industrial Park Ave., Asheboro. Chairman Darrell Frye, Vice-Chairman David Allen,
Commissioner Kenny Kidd, and Commissioner Hope Haywood were present. Commissioner
Maxton McDowell was absent. Also present were County Manager Zeb Holden, Assistant County
Manager/Finance Officer Will Massie, Assistant County Manager William Johnson, Deputy
Finance Officer Justin Brubaker, Associate County Attorney Aimee Scotton, Paralegal Lauren
Hughes, and Clerk to the Board Dana Crisco.
Members of the Opioid Settlement Team, Tara Aker, Leia Stiegmann, Jennifer Layton, Rebecca
Carlson, and Michael McKenzie, gave a presentation on Opioid Settlement Funds. Ms. Stiegmann
explained how the litigation began and how Memorandums of Understanding were signed by all
Counties in North Carolina. Ms. Layton spoke about the proper use of the funds that came out of
the litigation and the process thus far. She also said that a firm has been contracted to investigate
gaps in systems here in Randolph County. That study should be completed by June 2025. The
next Request for Proposal (RFP) will not be sent out until results have been reviewed.
Will Massie spoke of the debt scenarios from school construction and capital financing for the
Asheboro City Schools, Randolph County Schools, and Randolph Community College (RCC).
Funding options and strategies were discussed for these upcoming projects.
William Johnson gave a presentation of water and sewer projects throughout the county.
Paxton Arthurs, County Engineer, and Chris Hildreth, Infrastructure Coordinator, were also
present. Mr. Johnson gave the stages of completion for each project and what next steps were.
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Zeb Holden stressed that ARPA funding must be encumbered by December 31 of this year for
these projects in order not to lose the funds. He appreciated all of the hard work that has gone into
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getting these bid out. He stated that there would be a December 19 meeting to finalize some of
the late bid results. A time would be determined later.
At 5:30 p.m., on motion of Allen, seconded by Haywood, the Board voted 4-0 to adjourn.
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Darrell Frye, Chairman David Allen
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Kenny Kidd Hope Haywood
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Dana Crisco, Clerk to the Board
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