County Commission approves FY27 budget amendment — fleet vehicle replacements ($833,586), 2–0

FY27 budget amendment — fleet vehicle replacements ($833,586)

2 yes, 0 no

G. Gray Wilson (yes), Dan Besse (yes)

Contract: Hanson Professional Services electric aircraft charging station ($186,000)

1 yes, 0 no

G. Gray Wilson (yes)

Resolution: Operation Greenlight for Veterans

1 yes, 0 no

G. Gray Wilson (yes)

Four appointments to the Health and Human Services Board

3 yes, 0 no

Chris Parker (yes), Dan Besse (yes), G. Gray Wilson (yes)

Tax refunds (items 24 and 25)

2 yes, 0 no

G. Gray Wilson (yes), Dan Besse (yes)

Contract: Avcon roof replacement at Smith Reynolds Airport ($830,023)

2 yes, 0 no

Dan Besse (yes), G. Gray Wilson (yes)

Contract: Girl on the Roof foster-to-adopt campaign ($150,000)

1 yes, 0 no

G. Gray Wilson (yes)

FY27 budget amendment — SBI-funded law enforcement bonuses

2 yes, 0 no

Dan Besse (yes), G. Gray Wilson (yes)

Contract: BI Incorporated GPS electronic monitoring ($150,000)

2 yes, 0 no

Chris Parker (yes), G. Gray Wilson (yes)

Contract: Avcon pavement resurfacing at Smith Reynolds Airport ($436,795)

2 yes, 0 no

G. Gray Wilson (yes), Chris Parker (yes)

Parks and Recreation disc golf fee structure

1 yes, 0 no

G. Gray Wilson (yes)

Contract: Sylvester and Cochrane chiller replacement ($718,405)

1 yes, 0 no

G. Gray Wilson (yes)

Contract: State forest services agreement ($106,335)

2 yes, 0 no

Dan Besse (yes), G. Gray Wilson (yes)

FY27 budget amendment — DHHS school nurse grant ($50,000)

1 yes, 0 no

G. Gray Wilson (yes)

First reading: Life Star Emergency Services ground ambulance franchise extension

0 yes, 0 no

First reading: Wake Forest Air Care ground ambulance franchise extension

0 yes, 0 no

First reading: Wake Forest Air Care limited air ambulance franchise extension

0 yes, 0 no

First reading: Novant Health ground ambulance franchise extension

0 yes, 0 no

First reading: Novant Health limited air ambulance franchise extension

0 yes, 0 no

Resolution: Adoption Awareness Month, November 2026

0 yes, 0 no

Resolution: Workforce Development Month, October 2026

0 yes, 0 no

Legislative goals for submission to the NC General Assembly

0 yes, 0 no

Approval of October 15, 2026 meeting minutes

0 yes, 0 no

FY26 budget amendment — city/county shared services ($2,079,082)

0 yes, 0 no

Rezoning F-1674 — Idols Road property near Tanglewood Park

Southeast of Tanglewood Park along Idols Road at the terminus of Topsider Drive

A request to rezone county-owned, mostly wooded land from GI/RS-40 to RS-15 residential to allow new housing; the planning board unanimously recommended approval after four neighbors objected about traffic, stormwater, and density.

Discussed — no decision yet

Foster Care and Adoption Promotion Funding

With 65 local children awaiting adoption and 23 not yet in adoptive placements, the county declared Adoption Awareness Month and hired a firm to recruit foster-to-adopt parents.

What it means: $150,000, fully covered by state adoption incentive funds.

Law enforcement bonus funding

State money will hand one-time $1,750 bonuses to 272 sworn county officers, a recruitment and retention boost.

What it means: Sworn deputies and detention officers at the sheriff's office.

Data Center Moratorium and Regulations

Residents keep pressing commissioners to pause data center rezonings while the county updates its UDO, but the board has declined, citing state downzoning restrictions. Commissioners are instead asking state lawmakers to return local zoning authority over data centers.

What it means: Residents seeking a say in where large data centers are built.

SCIF grant spending deadline at Smith Reynolds Airport

Smith Reynolds Airport is getting roof replacement, new runway paving, and an electric aircraft charging station, all paid from airport funds rather than the general fund.

What it means: About $1.45 million total, drawn from airport funds rather than the general fund.

2022 tasing of elderly resident

A resident says her 88-year-old father was tased on his own property in 2022, hospitalized, and the sheriff's office found no excessive force; she wants commissioners to review the video and personnel records.

What it means: Residents seeking accountability and transparency in sheriff's office conduct reviews.

Ambulance franchise renewals

Five franchise extensions keep Life Star, Wake Forest Air Care, and Novant ground and air ambulance services operating in Forsyth County, covering about 10% of 911 calls plus ICU-level hospital transfers.

What it means: All county residents who call 911 or need hospital-to-hospital medical transport.

Community Policing and School Resource Officer Agreements

A contractor says her emotional intelligence training contract for the sheriff's office has sat unsigned for 45 days, and she is asking whether it's retaliation for past complaints.

What it means: A $100,000-plus community grant request is entangled in the dispute.