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MAYOR TOWN BOARD
Jessie Bellflowers Cynthia Hamilton
Bryan Marley
Grilley Mitchell
MAYOR PRO TEM
Lisa Tremmel
Hope Page
TOWN CLERK
TOWN MANAGER
Ashley Wyatt
Chancer McLaughlin
TOWN OF HOPE MILLS BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Meeting Agenda – March 6, 2026
8:30 a.m. Special Budget Retreat Meeting
CALL TO ORDER – Mayor Jessie Bellflowers
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE – Mayor Jessie Bellflowers
1. APPROVAL OF AGENDA – ADDITIONS OR DELETIONS.
2. OFFICIAL COMMENTS.
a. Town Manager Opening Remarks
3. PRESENTATIONS
a. Strategic Alignment – Jessica Day
b. CIP Overview/ Finance Update
c. Department Staffing
d. Bond Project Information Parks & Recreation Projects:
Recreation Center
Sports Complex
Lake Park Parking Lot
Senior Center
e. Bond Project Information Infrastructure Projects
f. Consideration and approval of Davenport Public Finance Invoice and corresponding
budget amendment #23 in the amount of $36,750 (TAB 1)
g. Public Safety: Fire/Police Substation and Police Vehicle Rotation
h. Transportation
i. Development at 1-95 exit

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j. Trade Street
4. STAFF COMMENTS.
5. ADJOURNMENT.

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TAB 1

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Meeting Date:3/06/2026
AGENDA FORM
TO: Chancer McLaughlin, Town Manager
FROM: Drew Holland, Finance Director
SUBJECT: Budget Amendment to allocate funds for the Town’s Financial
Advisor
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The town’s financial advisor’s Davenport Public
Finance has provided financial advisory services approved by the town board on March
5, 2021, for the town as it relates to a Parks & Recreation and Streets Bond Referendum
since work began in October 2021. The town proposed to schedule the Bond
Referendum for November 2025. We did not have the Bond Referendum, but we still
had the work from our Financial Advisors to be prepared for it. This invoice was going
to be included with the bond financing, but since there was not a bond issued we have to
pay it. I have attached the invoice for $36,736.98, the contract with Davenport and a
budget amendment for $36,750.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION, IF APPLICABLE:
Approval
RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION: Approve budget amendment #23 for
$36,750.
FISCAL IMPACT:
______ Currently Budgeted _____X____ Requires budget amendment ________ No fiscal impact.
ATTACHMENTS:
Davenport Invoice PF25-363
Davenport Contract
BA #23
This agenda form has been reviewed by: Initial & Date
Town Manager
Finance Director DH 2/18/26
Town Attorney
Department Head (s)
Town Clerk