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Home My WebLink About2024-11-21 MinutesNew Hanover CountyABC Board Meeting Min ides November 21, 2024 I. Call to order Chair Angela Barr called to order the regular meeting of the New Hanover County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board at 9:00 am on November 21, 2024 at the General Office, 6009 Market Street, Wilmington, NC. II. Chairman confirms quorum The following Members of the Board were present: Angela Barr, Chair Louis Burney, Jr., Vice Chair Cedric Dickerson, Member Bruce Shell, Member William Rivenbark, Member Others in attendance were: Charles Hill, General Manager James Casteen, Assistant General Manager Kathy Clark, Finance Officer/Board Secretary Lauren Iammatteo, Outreach & Communications Specialist Kemp Burpeau, Legal Counsel Lt. Josh Cortes, NHC Sheriff Department III. Conflict of Interest Reminder Ms. Barr verbally confirmed that the Board members had read the following ethics reminder: "In accordance with General Statute 18B-201, it is the duty of every Board member to avoid both conflicts of interest and appearances of conflicts. Does any member have any known conflict of interest or appearance of conflict with respect to any matters coming before the Board today? Ifso, please identify the conflict or appearance of conflict and refrainfrom any undueparticipalion in theparlicular matter involved. " Let it be recorded that no conflicts were identified by any Board member regarding this Board meeting. IV. Consent Agenda Items „of„Business Ms. Barr presented the minutes from the Regular Meeting of October 17, 2024. Mr. Shell 1 j i'a ,e ip made the motion to approve the minutes as written. Mr. Dickerson seconded the motion, all approved. Ms. Barr presented the proposed meeting agenda. Mr. Shell made the motion to approve the agenda as written. Mr. Dickerson seconded the motion, all approved. Regular Agenda ,Items of Interest Health Insurance Renewal — Mr. Hill advised the Board that the Health Insurance Committee met with Staff and insurance agent with Griffin Estep and reviewed proposed health insurance policies. The Committee and Staff choose to change to Cigna with a $5,000 deductible and a total out of pocket of $7,500. The rate with Cigna is $719.68 per employee, which is a 5.2% increase over the previous policy. The Committee also recommends to increase the Healthcare Reimbursement Agreement (HRA) to the employees of a total of $4,000. Up to $3,000 will be reimbursed to the employee of their deductible of $5,000, and S500 will be reimbursed to the employee of their total out of pocket of $7,000. With the HRA this will keep the total possible expense to the employee at $3,500 for healthcare for the coming year policy. The recommendation was emailed to all Board Members for approval, with all approving to the recommendations from the Committee via email. With motion coming from Health Insurance Committee and approval by all Board Members via email, no need for a second, all approved. Revise Pavment for LBD Merchandise Policy— Ms. Clark presented the Board with a revise Payment for LBD Merchandise Policy. The updates to the policy included Fintech and Credit Card payments. This also revised Habitual Offenders of the returned check policy. Changing it from "four" checks returned in a one- year period to "three" checks with a suspension of six months. If there is more than three checks returned in a one-year period an indefinite suspension. After discussion it was recommended that we include an appeal for issuer's privileges after a one-year period of suspension. Mr. Burney made a motion to approve the Payment for LBD Merchandise Policy, with adding "After one year on suspension, issuer's privileges may be appealed to the Finance Committee to reinstate check or Fintech privileges. An appeal is not a guarantee that the privileges are reinstated." Mr. Dickerson seconded the motion, all approved. Finance Committee Agenda item — Ms. Clark advised the Board that the Finance Committee met Monday, November 18, 2024 to discuss a proposed December, 2024 Bonus for staff. It is as follows; General Manager $1,800 Assistant General Manager $1,250 Office Staff $1,000 Store Manager $900 Assistant Store Manager $750 Full -Time Store/Warehouse Employees $500 Part -Time Store/Warehouse Employees $250 2 1 P a E e Bonuses will be paid the first week of December, 2024 to employees that were employed with the Board as of November 21, 2024 and still employed December 2, 2024. Mr. Dickerson made a motion to approve the December, 2024 Bonus for staff, at a total cost to the Board of $53,083.22. Mr. Rivenbark seconded the motion, and all approved. VI. Administrative Reports • ABC Law Enforcement Officers' Unit Monthly — (ALE) Report for October was presented by Lt. Josh Cortes, NHC Sheriffs Department. Please see the attached LE Monthly Reporting Numbers from the North Carolina ABC Commission website (Attachment "A"). • Financial Statements — Mr. Casteen and Ms. Clark presented a copy of the Board Financial Statements ]"or October, 2024, The Financial Statement showed, the Actual -to -Actual comparison Gross Sales more than the prior October by $606k (11. 11%), Operating Expenses more than prior October by $8k (1.40%), and Income from Operations more than prior October by $190k. VII. Adjournment Ms. Barr advised the Board the next regular Board Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, December 19, 2024 at 9:00 am at the General Office, 6009 Market Street, Wilmington, NC. After discussion with no pressing items before the Board in December, 2024. Mr. Burney made a motion to cancel the December 19, 2024 Board Meeting. Mr. Rivenbark seconded the motion, and all approved. Mr. Burney inade the motion to adjourn the meeting; Mr. Rivenbark seconded the motion, and all approved. Minutes submitted by: Minutes approved by: 3 1 P i Date: t6 Ccmrrissipn V;ebste on tart Cirecticns A taC�1LI11Cilt e�cx Logged in as New Hanover County ABC Board Password Expires: 03/30/2025 Special Grders I Downlood Price Files Fkl.porting Boord Inforrr.ariorr Pruduct Bulletin Board ! Law Enforcement Report 999 Previev.& $u3r�it Ret7ort Report Date: 11/01/2024 Retjul;rtcr; Aaivity and Training Violation Reports Submitted to ABC Commission 1 Total Number of Offenses Contained in Reports 2 Sell to underage Campaign Checks 24 Permittee Inspection's 35 Compliance Checks 208 Seller / Server Training 0 Alcohol Education 0 ABC Lam Violations At Permitted Establishment Away From Permitted Establishment Sell / Give to Underage 3 0 Attempt to Purchase / Purchase by Underage 11 0 Underage Possession 10 2 Unauthorized Possession 7 3 Sell 1 Give to Intoxicated 0 0 All Other Alcohol Related Charges 5 1 Tote Is: 36 6 Co itmiled Substance Violn;io is At Permitted Establishment Away From Permitted Establishment Feiony Drug Related Charges 0 16 Misdemeanor Drug Related Charges 0 16 To le Is: 0 32 Other Gffen,cs At Permitted Establishment Away From Permitted Establishment Driving While Impaired 5 3 All Other Criminal Charges 123 24 Totals: 128 27 Txal Crimii,al Charges: 229 Agencie<_ Aast,;d Assistance Provided to Other Agencies 36 Remarks: Store Visits 782, Bank Deposits 261, Change Deposits 4, Video Investigations 24, Charges 20, Arrests 20, Searches 12, Wrightsville Beach Officer taught 28 hour Standardized Field Sobriety test to 23 new New Hanover County Officers. Reporting officer / Title: New Hanover County ABC Officers Report Date: 12/06/2024