Below are the formal actions and outcomes recorded in the Ashe County Board of Commissioners meeting packet and on the public record at Thursday’s meeting.

Consent agenda and agenda
- Consent agenda: Motion to adopt the consent agenda (minutes, reappointments, other routine items). Motion seconded; approved. (Transcript: motion and second; roll-call tally not specified.)
- Adoption of the agenda: Commissioners added a brief executive session for attorney consultation at the end of the meeting and adopted the amended agenda. Motion seconded; approved.

Child-welfare data-sharing agreement
- Action: Approve a data-sharing memorandum of agreement (MOA) so Ashe County can participate in Path NC (the new child-welfare computer system) and to share county data with the Rylands Law dashboard that goes public July 1. County staff recommended approval; commissioners moved and seconded; motion approved. (Transcript indicates staff recommendation and a motion; specific vote tally not on the record.)

Parks & Recreation fundraising contract
- Action: Approve a contract to hire a fundraising firm to perform a feasibility study for the proposed aquatic center/pool and recreation complex. The Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee requested a $75,000 contract; funding is available in the current Parks and Recreation budget (a $100,000 line item was referenced). Motion made and seconded; approved.

Cooperative Extension vehicle purchase
- Action: Authorize transfer of unused salary funds in Cooperative Extension’s budget to purchase a pickup truck (county staff indicated a local dealer did not provide a competing quote; the truck is being held by a dealer and will replace an existing leased vehicle). Motion made and seconded; approved.

Debris contracts and state administration
- Action: Approve not-to-exceed increases for SDR and DebrisTech as listed in the meeting packet and request the State of North Carolina assume administration (and billing) of roadside-debris operations; authorize staff to sign the state MOA when provided. Motion made, seconded and adopted. Staff said the increases are expected to be reimbursable under federal/state disaster public assistance; specific dollar amounts were in the packet and were described in discussion but were not read aloud on the record.

Design-build consent (environmental services building)
- Action: County staff requested consent to continue negotiating with Benoit Construction (the single responsive proposer) on design-build design services for an environmental services building; commissioners gave consensus to proceed with discussions and return the resulting contract for formal action later.

Executive session
- Action: The board voted to go into a closed executive session for attorney consultation as permitted by state statute. Motion made and seconded; approved.

Votes: transcript notes
Most motions in the meeting were made, seconded and approved by a voice vote; the public transcript did not include roll-call vote tallies for these items. For actions with contract-dollar exposure (debris increases, fundraising contract, vehicle purchase), staff said the packet contains specific amounts and that further clarifications will be provided before final signatures where appropriate.

If you need a copy of an agenda item, staff said the board packet includes contract exhibits and dollar figures.