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Cherokee County Board of Commissioners Meeting

February 16, 2026 · Cherokee, NC
Source: Meeting agenda 2026-02-16 (PDF, 4 pp)
Retrieved April 14, 2026 from www.cherokeecounty-nc.gov ↗
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Attendees

✓ Alan Bryant (Chairman)
✓ Cal Stiles (Vice-Chairman)
✓ Dr. Dan Eichenbaum (member)
✓ Ben Adams (member)
✓ Mark Stiles (member)
✓ Randy Wiggins (County Manager)
✓ Candy Anderson (Chief Financial Officer)
✓ Maria Hass (Assistant County Manager/Clerk to Board)
✓ Darryl Brown (County Attorney)
✓ Present: 9/9

Decisions

#1

APPROVED

#2

APPROVED

#3

APPROVED

#4

APPROVED

#5

APPROVED

#6

APPROVED

#7

APPROVED

#8

APPROVED

#9

APPROVED

#10

APPROVED

#11

APPROVED

#12

APPROVED

#13

APPROVED

#14

APPROVED

#15

APPROVED

#16

TABLED

#17

APPROVED

#18

APPROVED

#19

APPROVED

#20

APPROVED

#21

APPROVED

#22

APPROVED

#23

APPROVED

Agenda Items

#1

Modification of Agenda

Add Notice Special Called Meeting for Friday, February 20th at 5:30 p.m.
#2

Agenda Adoption

Adopt the agenda, as modified
#3

Meeting Minutes - January 20, 2026, and February 7, 2026

Approve the minutes, as presented
#4

Bid Award for Landfill Mechanic Building

Award the bid to the lowest bidder, John Burgin Construction, Inc.
#5

Budget Revision for use of Contingency to Cover Additional Cost of Landfill Mechanics Building Project

Approve the budget revision
#6

Amended Capital Project Budget Ordinance for Landfill Mechanic Building

Approve the amended capital project budget ordinance
#7

Budget Revision to Accept Grant Revenues for Veteran Services Office

Approve the budget revision
#8

Budget Revision for use of Contingency to Cover Additional Cost Related to VA/Sr Center Facility

Approve the budget revision
#9

Amended Capital Project Budget Ordinance for VA/Sr Center Facility

Approve the amended capital project budget ordinance
#10

Wolf Creek Fire Department's Request for Rescue Funds

Approve the request for rescue funds
#11

Jordan Messer - Peachtree Volunteer Fire Department Request to Apply for a Tax-Free Loan for New Substation

Approve the request to apply for a tax-free loan
#12

Tourism Development Authority Appointment

Reappoint Sherry McGregor to the Tourism Development Board
#13

Probation and Parole Office Lease Renewal

Approve the lease renewal
#14

Teresa Ricks, Tax Assessor - Proposal for Valuation of Cherokee County Data Facilities and Bitcoin Mining Centers

Approve the proposal
#15

Tax Releases, Tax Refunds, and NCVTS Refund Report

Approve all reports, as submitted
#16

Resolution Requesting Land for a State Park

Table the resolution until the next meeting
#17

Murphy Power Board Easement for New Transformer to Support New VA/Sr Facility

Approve the easement
#18

Cherokee County Technology Use Policy Revision - Mobile Device Management - Section 4.13

Approve the policy revision
#19

Notice Special Called Meeting for Friday, February 20th at 5:30 p.m.

Schedule a special called meeting
#20

Contract Extension for County Attorney

Extend the contract through July 1, 2029, and add $15,000 annually to the county attorney's base salary
#21

Qualifications and hiring of Mr. Elliott Dugger, as the new DSS attorney

Approve the hiring of Mr. Elliott Dugger
#22

Economic Development Project - Project Zeus

Approve the project modification
#23

Invoice for $10,000 to a vendor who served as former Sheriff Dustin's Smith's legal counsel

Approve the payment of the invoice

Public Comments

1 speaker
Jackie Mueller · Topic: Request for the County to donate the old Andrews Health Department to the Cherokee County Pregnancy and Parenting Center

No action was taken on the request