The Bladenboro Board of Commissioners are expected to discuss police department pay and elect a mayor pro-tem at its regular monthly meeting Monday. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Town Hall of Ivey Street. It’s open to the public.
This will be the first full meeting of the new board since new members Gene Norton and Cris Harrelson took office in December. Other members are Jeff Atkinson, Billy Ray Benson, Sarah Jane Benson and Patsi Callihan. Rufus Duckworth begins the second half of his four-year term as mayor.
Other items on Monday’s agenda include:
Consent Agenda
** Approval of agenda items, minutes, departmental reports, and a public hearing Feb. 8 for CDBG grant closing on the community building.
Administrative
** Presentation by Mayor Duckworth
** Joseph Russ – president of Bladenboro Dixie Youth Baseball
** Street Powell Bill changes presentation by finance officer Melanie Hester
** Consideration of re-appointing fire chief Jackie Coleman to a two-year term on the Firefighters Relief Fund trustees board
Town administrator’s report
Closed session for personnel
Matters on interest to bard members (non-voting issues)