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Granville Task Force Steering Committee Formed to Address Opioid Epidemic

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-Press Release, Granville County

At the October 15 meeting of the Granville County Board of Commissioners, Chairman Edgar Smoak proposed the formation of an Opioid and Addiction Task Force Steering Committee. Appointed to serve on this committee are Commissioner Smoak, Commissioner Tim Karan, Commissioner Tony Cozart, County Manager Mike Felts, Granville County Sheriff BrinWilkins and Granville-Vance Health Director Lisa Harrison.

The North Carolina Department of Justice reports that more people die in North Carolina of an accidental drug overdose than any other cause of accidental death. On average, five people die from drug overdose in our state every day, with the rates of overall overdose increasing by more than 400 percent between 2000 and 2016.*

The majority of the rise has been attributed to unintentional overdoses of opioids, used for pain relief. While these prescriptions are generally safe when taken for a short time – as prescribed by a doctor – they can be misused, leading to harmful effects which can cause lasting chemical changes in the brain, reduced heart rate, breathing suppression or loss of life. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, North Carolina is one of 26 states across the nation reporting significant overdose death rates from 2015 to 2016.

Data shared by Granville Vance Public Health indicates that in Granville County alone, more than two million opioid pills were dispensed to residents in 2017, with 37 emergency visits by county residents that same year as a result of prescription misuse. Ten deaths have also been attributed to unintentional opioid overdose in Granville in 2017. A county-by-county report provided by the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC) indicates that there were two Granville County deaths in 2010, five in 2011, eight in 2012, four in 2013, seven in 2014 and five in 2015, all related to misuse of opioids.

“Even a single death resulting from this epidemic is one too many,” Comm. Edgar Smoak remarked.

The purpose of this local steering committee is to take a closer look at the issue in Granville County and to explore ways it can be addressed. The first meeting, chaired by Comm. Tim Karan, is scheduled for Thursday, November 8 at 10 a.m.

 *North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, 2017

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Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Meet at Expo Center – Mon., Nov. 5

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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, November 5, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford.

The Board will also meet informally with the Leadership Granville class at 6:15 p.m. before the regular meeting begins.

Agenda items include:

Consent Agenda

1. Contingency Summary

2. Minutes

Recognitions and Presentations

3. Introduction of Leadership Granville 2018-2019 Class

4. Introduction of 4-H Agent

5. Presentation by Tar River Land Conservancy

6. Sale of Bonds for Law Enforcement Center Financing

Public Comments

7. Public Comments

Solid Waste Matters

8. Contract Extension Request for Waste Industries Contract

Grant Matters

9. Homeland Security Grant Program Opportunity

Appointments

10. South Granville Memorial Gardens

11. Butner Planning Board – ETJ Member

12. Butner Board of Adjustment – ETJ

County Manager’s Report

13. Employee Appreciation Day

14. Designation of a Voting Delegate for the 2019 NCACC Legislative Goals Conference

County Attorney’s Report

15. County Attorney’s Report Presentations by County Board Members

16. Presentations by County Board Members

Any Other Matters

17. Any Other Matters

Closed Session

18. Closed Session – Attorney-Client

19. Closed Session – Economic Development

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Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Take Bus Tour of Districts

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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Assistant to the County Manager, County of Granville

PUBLIC NOTICE

A quorum of the Granville County Board of Commissioners may be present on November 15, 2018, for a bus tour of the Granville County Commissioner districts. The bus tour will begin at 9 a.m. or shortly after and leave from the Granville County Administration parking lot located at 141 Williamsboro Street, Oxford, NC.

For more information, please contact the County Manager’s Office at 919-693-5240.

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Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Meet Mon., Oct. 15

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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, October 15, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford.

Agenda items include:

Consent Agenda

1. Budget Amendment #3

2. (a) Oxford C&D C/PC Project Budget Amendment

(b) Montgomery Place/Falls Meadow Project Budget Amendment

(c) Granville Health System Doctors’ Office Complex Project Ordinance

Recognitions and Presentations

3. Introduction – Rodney Frazier – Veterans Service Officer

4. Introduction – Will Robinson – Library Director

5. Fire Safety and Emergency Preparedness Videos Funded by Duke Energy Grant

6. UnRappin the GIFT Presentation

Public Comments

7. Public Comments

Public Hearings

8. 5310 Transportation Grant – In-town Oxford Fixed Route

Planning Matters

9. Public Hearing Comprehensive Plan

10. Flood Plain Ordinance Amendment Public Hearing

11. CityScape Consultants Inc. Draft Agreement for Services – Wireless Telecommunications

School Matters

12. School Resource Officer for Falls Lake Academy

Purchasing

13. E-911 Phone 24/7 Maintenance & Remote Monitoring Service

14. Material Testing & Special Inspections Firm Selection for Law Enforcement Detention

15. Courthouse Cleaning & Mold Remediation

Appointments

16. Granville County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority

17. Tourism Development Authority

County Manager’s Report

18. County Manager’s Report

County Attorney’s Report

19. County Attorney’s Report

Presentations by County Board Members

20. Presentations by County Board Members

Any Other Matters

Closed Session

21. Closed Session as allowed by G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3), (4) and (6) – Attorney-Client, Economic Development and Personnel Matters

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Granville Co. Board of Commissioners Release Agenda for Oct. 1 Meeting

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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, October 1, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford.

Agenda items include:

Consent Agenda

  1. Minutes
  2. Contingency Summary
  3. Granville County Conservation Easement for Smith Creek

Recognitions and Presentations

4. Recognition of Service – Yvonne A. McQuaig

5. Recognition of Service – Julie Anne Brockman

Public Comments

6. Public Comments

Grant Matters

7. ROAP Transportation Funding

Purchasing

8. Inspections Vehicle

9. Consider approving the Construction Manager at Risk GMP for the Law Enforcement/Detention Center & Animal Shelter            Project

Appointments

10. Granville County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority

County Manager’s Report

11. Consider adoption of the Resolution Providing Final Approval of Terms and Documents for 2018 County Installment                     Financing

12. Guardian ad Litem Furniture Request

County Attorney’s Report

13. Granville Central High School Lease Modification

Presentations by County Board Members

14. Presentations by County Board Members

Any Other Matters

15. Any Other Matters

Closed Session

16. Closed Session as allowed by G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3) – Attorney-Client Matter

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Financing for Law Enforcement/Animal Shelter on Commissioners’ Sept. Agenda

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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday, September 4, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford.

Agenda items include:

Consent Agenda

  1. Contingency Summary and Budget Amendment #2
  2. Minutes
  3. Tax Releases for Second Quarter 2018
  4. Resolution of Appreciation – Business and Industry Appreciation Day

Recognitions and Presentations

  1. Recognition of Service – Haywood L. Faucette
  2. Recognition of Carolyn Keith – Northeast Regional SHIIP Coordinator of the Year
  3. Recognition – Conservation Farm Family of the Year

Public Comments

  1. Public Comments

Public Hearings

  1. Financing for Law Enforcement Center – Animal Shelter Project and Loan Refinancings

Recreation Matters

  1. Disc Golf Course Name

School Matters

  1. School Resource Officers for Granville County Public Schools

Purchasing

  1. Sheriff’s Office Gun Purchase Vendor Change
  2. Geo BackOffice Software Purchase
  3. Preferred Brand Alternates for Law Enforcement Center Project
  4. Stormwater Utility Services Manager Scope of Services – Fiscal Year 2018-2019

Appointments

  1. Granville County Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee
  2. Granville County Industrial Facilities and Pollution Control Financing Authority
  3. Granville County Economic Development Advisory Board
  4. Granville-Vance District Health Department
  5. Research Triangle Regional Partnership (RTRP)

County Manager’s Report

  1. Text Amendment to the Granville County Purchasing Policy
  2. County Ordinance – Chapter 11: Animals – Proposed Revisions
  3. Granville Employee NCDOT Fall Litter Sweep

County Attorney’s Report

Presentations by County Board Members

Any Other Matters

Closed Session

  1. Closed Session as allowed by G.S. 143-318.11(a)(3) – Attorney-Client Matter

*Granville County offices will be closed Monday, September 3, 2018, in observance of Labor Day.

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Granville Co. Commissioners to Take Bus Tours of Districts

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-Granville County Public Notice, Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board

PUBLIC NOTICE

A quorum of the Granville County Board of Commissioners may be present on September 6, 11, 18 and 19, 2018 for bus tours of the Granville County Commissioner districts. Bus tours will begin at 9 a.m. or shortly after and leave from the Granville County Administration parking lot located at 141 Williamsboro Street, Oxford, NC. For more information, please contact the County Manager’s Office at 919-693-5240.

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Full Plate for Granville Co. Board of Commissioners at August Meeting

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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, August 6, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford.

Agenda items include:

  • Budget Amendment #1
  • Recommended Recreation Grants Awards for FY 2018-2019
  • Recognition of Service – Bonnie Humphries
  • Recognition of Civic Leadership Program Participants
  • Presentation – Granville-Vance District Health Update and Grant Project with Dr. Deron Coy
  • Presentation – Outdoor Shooting Range Program

Planning Matters:

  • Presentation – Granville County Law Enforcement Center and Animal Shelter
  • Public Hearing – Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) – off Peake Road and Old 75 Highway
  • Public Hearing – Granville County Land Development Code Text Amendment Petition
  • Public Hearing – Preliminary Assessment Roll – Montgomery Place Subdivision
  • Public Hearing – Preliminary Assessment Roll – Falls Meadow Subdivision

Sheriff’s Office Matters:

  • E-911 EMS Mobile Data Information System Software
  • Sheriff’s Dodge Charger Vehicle Purchase
  • Sheriff’s Chevrolet Tahoe Police Vehicle Purchase
  • Sheriff’s Dodge Durango AWD Pursuit Vehicle Purchase
  • Sheriff’s Vehicle Equipment Purchase
  • Sheriff’s Office Firearm Upgrade Purchase
  • School Resource Officer for Oxford Preparatory School

Purchasing Matters:

  • Emergency Management Performance Grant Project
  • Stormwater Utility Service Manager Scope of Services for Fiscal Year 2018-2019
  • Consulting Services with Joyce Engineering for Fiscal Year 2018-2019

County Manager’s Report: 

  • NCACC Voting Delegate Designation
  • Commissioner Assignment to Needs Assessment Focus Group for School of Government
  • Disposition of Surplus Grant Property
  • Consider Calling for a Public Hearing for Financing on the Law Enforcement Center and Animal Shelter Project
  • Granville County Broadband Initiative’s Broadband Enhancement Request for Proposals
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Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Meet Mon., July 2

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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, July 2, 2018, at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford.

Agenda items include:

Consent Agenda – Contingency Summary

Introduction, Recognition and Presentations –

  1. Introduction of Civic Leadership Program Participants
  2. Recognition of the South Granville High School Softball Team
  3. Presentation of the 4-H Journey of Samuel Dickerson
  4. Presentation – Disc Golf Course at the GAP

Public Comment

Planning Matters –

  1. Determination of Cost for Falls Meadow Subdivision
  2. Determination of Cost for Montgomery Place Subdivision

Purchasing Matter –

  1. Courthouse Exterior Painting Services

Surplus Property –

  1. Disposition of Surplus Property

Appointments

County Manager’s Report

County Attorney’s Report

Presentations by County Board Members

Granville County offices will be closed Wednesday for the July 4th holiday. 

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Granville Co. Board of Commissioners to Meet Mon., June 18

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-Information courtesy Debra A. Weary, Clerk to the Board, Granville County

The Granville County Board of Commissioners will meet Monday, June 18 at 7 p.m. at the Granville Expo and Convention Center, 4185 US Highway 15 South, Oxford.

Agenda items include:

– Contingency Summary

– Budget Amendment #8

– Capital Project Ordinance – 2018 GAP Phase III

– Capital Project Ordinance – Oxford Landfill Closure/Post Closure 2018-2019 – Budget Amendment #1

– Grant Project Ordinance – CDBG Scattered Site Program – Closeout

– Recognition of Service – Susan L. Cottrell

– Presentation – Opioid Litigation

– Granville County 2018-2019 Agreement with the NC Department of Health and Human Services

– Agreed-Upon Procedures to Confirm Medicaid Eligibility

– VARONIS Datalert Software Permanent License

– NACo Voting Delegate Designation

– Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Request

– FAA Tower Site on Mountain Road is Available for Public Benefit Conveyance

– City of Creedmoor Resolution Requesting County Inspection Services

– Granville County Veterans Affairs Committee Request