Votes at a glance: key actions taken by Craven County commissioners on Feb. 16, 2026

At their Feb. 16 meeting, Craven County commissioners approved these actions (motions and roll-call outcomes as recorded in the meeting):

- Agenda approval: Motion passed by roll call.

- Consent agenda: Approved by roll call (items included minutes, tax releases/refunds, planning public-hearing requests, budget amendments, and an emergency-services vehicle purchase).

- CDBG CARES Act resolution: Board adopted a resolution authorizing submission of the CDBG CARES Act (CDBG-CV) application and authorized the county manager to execute related grant documents.

- Register of Deeds scanning pilot (budget amendment/contract): Approved for $64,320 to start a 200-book scanning test; roll-call approval recorded one "no" vote.

- Harold Bate Foundation grant acceptance and match: Board accepted $50,000 from the Harold Bate Foundation for Nature Park amenities and approved a $50,000 county match (budget amendment approved).

- Kayak kiosk MOU (Creekside Park): Board approved an MOU with the Craven County TDA and authorized the county manager to sign to allow a TDA-funded self-service kayak rental kiosk (cost $25,000) operated by a vendor with revenue sharing.

- Project ordinance for OSBM grant funds: Board approved moving remaining state grant funds into a separate fund with a project ordinance and budget amendment in the amount of $709,430.

- CARTS policy amendments: Board approved amended ADA complimentary paratransit, procurement, and grants/financial management policies following an NCDOT compliance review.

- Appointments: Multiple nominations and appointments to advisory boards and councils were approved by acclamation (Craven Aging Planning Board, Clean Sweep Committee, EMS Advisory Council, Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Fire Tax Commissioner seat, and others).

- Surplus properties: Initial purchase offers for three county-owned, tax-foreclosed properties (parcel IDs provided in the attorney's report) were approved to be placed out for upset bids (offer amounts cited in attorney's remarks: $4,250; $2,700; $3,000).

- Closed session: The board voted to enter closed session pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 143-318.11(a)(7).

Votes recorded in the transcript were taken by roll call for several items; where a named roll-call vote appears in the record it has been noted in the related item articles with a matching reference to the transcript.