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Open Meeting Board Minutes
Tuesday September 17, 2019
The Orange County ABC Board held its regular meeting on Tuesday,September 17,2019 at 8:30 AM at the
ABC Board Administrative Office 601 Valley Forge Road Hillsborough,N.C.These are the minutes of the
Open Session.
Present: Keith Bagby,Chairman Patrick Bums,Vice Chairman
Jane Cousins,Member Elizabeth Carter,Member
Mike Lassiter,Member Tony DuBois,General Manager
Ron McCoy,Finance Officer Angela Willoughby,Asst.Geneml Manager
Angel Neighbours,Board Secretary Renee Price,BOCC Liaison
Absent: Chris Willett,Beemer,Hadler&Willett,P.A.
Visitors: Lieutenant Brian Whitehurst,Orange County Sheriff Department
Sergeant Ray,Orange County Sheriff Department
Greg Stallings,NCABC Board Liaison(Observation)
Call to order: at 8:30 am a quorum was present and Mr. Bagby, Board Chairman, called the
regularly scheduled Board Meeting to Order.
Mr. Bagby read the Mission Statement: The Mission of the Orange County ABC Board and our
employees is to serve our locality responsibly by controlling the sale of spirituous liquor,returning
profits to Law enforcement,Alcohol Education,and the County Fund while providing excellent
service in customer friendly,modern and efficient stores.
Mr. Bagby read the Conflict of Interest Statement The question was asked: does anyone has a
conflict of interest with respect to any matters on the agenda?All present said nay.
1 Approval of the Open meeting Agenda:Ms. Cousins made a motion to approve the Open meeting
agenda,Mr.Lassiter seconded the motion and the rote carried
2 Meeting Minutes: The Open Meeting Minutes for August 20, 2019 were presented. Discussion was
held. Mr.Burns made a motion to approve the open session minutes,Ms. Carter seconded the motion
and Ike vote carried.
3 Sheriff Department Report: Lieutenant Brian Whitehurst and Sergeant talked about the robbery that
occurred at our Store#4 in Mebane.They explained the robbery charge for the suspects in the case and
answered questions from the Board.
8:56am Brian Whitehmst and Sgt.Ray left the meeting
4 Consent Agenda:August 2019
a.Financial Reports:
i.Comparative Statement of Net Assets
ii.Comparative Revenue and Expenses for Aug.2019 and Aug.2018
III Actual-to-Budget Aug.2019
It.Aug.2019 and Year-to-Date Retail Sales
e.Statewide Sales Report
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Discussion was held.Mr. Burns made a modon to approve the August 2019 Consent Agenda,Ms.
Carter seconded the motion and the vote carried
5.Management Updates:
1.Law Enforcement Reports:This report is required by the NCABC.
2.House Bill Update: Several organizations have received presentations on the new changes in the
last couple of months including the ALERT meeting,Campus and Community Coalition and have
requested additional information for the next Northern Orange Coalition meeting.
3.Management Changes:Some store personnel have changed positions.A handout was given out
at the meeting detailing personnel changes to new store locations.
4.Property Sale Update: The Granville Centre property is scheduled m close on December 9a,
2019 and was inspected on September 0 by the buyer
5.Oakdale Project Update: The project is moving forward and still has a completion date to finish
new the fuss week of November.Updated photos were presented at the meeting.
6. Security Upgrades: In the course of our security review, we have identified additional security items to
implement.There are three surveillance systems in am retail stores which are due to be upgraded in the next
few years.In addition to the upgraded surveillance,staff suggests adding additional panic buttons to be placed
in strategic locations in all of our stores,additional cameras in a few locations and larger monitors in two of
the retail stores.
The estimated cost to upgrade three surveillance systems and increase current cameras and monitors for better
surveillance will be$33,000.
The estimated cost to install additional panic buttons in all retail stores will be$5,000.
Discussion was held,Mr. Burns made a motion to approve S38,000 to upgrade secur0 to the stores,Ms.
Carter seconded the motion and the vote carried
7. Oakdale Project Update: Work on the new Hillsborough Store #10 at Oakdale Drive is underway. An
updated Project Budget was presented to the Board.
8.Board Comments:
• Mr. Bagby stated he had a good customer service experience at our Chapel Hill North location.
• Mr. Bagby discussed his trip to the Criminal Justice Conference in Washington D.C.
10.11 am Ma Burns made a motion to adjourn,Ms. Cousins seconded the motion and the vote carried
Meeting adjourned. ..��
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