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Home My WebLink About2025-08-21 MinutesNew Hanover CountyABC Board Meeting Minutes August 21, 2025 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 August 21, 2025 at the General Office, 6009 Market Street, Wilmington, NC. II. Oath of Office Karen King, AP/Procurement Specialist and Notary for the Board, administered the Oath of Office to George Huffmon. He was appointed by the New Hanover County Commissioners as the new Board Member to the New Hanover County ABC Board effective July 21, 2025. III. Chairman confirms guorurn The following Members of the Board were present: Angela Barr, Chair Louis Burney, Jr., V i c e Chair Bruce Shell, Member William Rivenbark, Member George Huffmon, 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 Sgt. Daniel Gaither, Wrightsville Beach Police Department IV. 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? 1fso, please identify the conflict or appearance of 1 1 Pa ge conflict and refrainfrom any undueparticipation in theparticular matter involved. " Let it be recorded that no conflicts were identified by any Board member regarding this Board meeting. V. Consent Agenda Items of Business Ms. Barr presented the minutes from the Regular Meeting of July 17, 2025. Mr. Burney made the motion to approve the minutes as written. Mr. Rivenbark seconded the motion, all approved. Ms. Barr presented the proposed meeting agenda. Mr. Burney made the motion to approve the agenda as written. Mr. Rivenbark seconded the motion, all approved. VI. Regular Agenda Items of Interest Ethics Resolution — Ms. Clark presented the updated Ethics Resolution. She reported that the only changes that were made are the dates and Board Chair name. Mr. Burpeau reported that he had also reviewed the Ethics Resolution and no other changes were needed. Mr. Huffmon made a motion to approve the Ethics Resolution as written. Mr. Shell seconded the motion, all approved. VII. Organization Meet* n, Ms. Barr appointed the following Board Member to each of the Committees: Real Estate Committee, Mr. Shell and Mr. Rivenbark, staff Mr. Hill Finance/Policy Committee, Mr. Shell and Mr. Burney, staff Ms. Clark Community Outreach Committee, Mr. Huffmon and Ms. Barr, staff Ms. Iammatteo Ms. Barr requested nominations for Vice Chair for the FY 25/26; Mr. Huffmon nominated and made a motion to appoint Mr. Burney as Vice Chair. Mr. Shell seconded the motion, and all approved. Mr. Huffmon nominated and made a motion to reappoint Ms. Clark to serve as the Board Secretary. Mr. Shell seconded the motion, and all approved. VIII. Administrative Reports ABC Law Enforcement Officers' Unit Monthly -- (ALE) Report for July was presented by Lt. Josh Cortes, NHC Sheriff s Department. Please see the attached LE Monthly Reporting Numbers from the North Carolina ABC Commission website (Attachment "A"). Sgt. Daniel Gaither of Wrightsville Beach Police Department presented stats for the Wrightsville Beach Police Department. Financial Statements — Mr. Casteen and Ms. Clark presented a copy of the Board Financial Statements for July, 2025. The Financial Statement showed, the Actual-to- 2 1 F—i ge actual comparison Gross Sales more than the prior July by $204k (2.91%), Operating Expenses more than prior July by $74k (11.78%), and Income from Operations less than prior July by $46k. Outreach & communications Update — Ms. lammatteo provided the Board with a proposed changes to the FY 25/26 Scholarship Program. Proposed changes are opening the program to accept essays on October 1, 2025 and closing on January 17, 2026. Also, proposed is increasing the scholarship to a total of 5 awards of $5,000 each. Mr. Burney made a motion to change the opening date of acceptance of essay to October 1, 2025 and closing on January 17, 2026. Also, changing the total awards to total of 5 at 55,000 each. Mr. Huffirion seconded the motion, and all approved. General Manager Update — Mr. Hill advised the Board that an RFP for the General insurance is due in by September 26, 2025. IX. Adjournment Ms. Barr advised the Board the next regular Board Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 18, 2025 at 9:00 am at the General Office, 6009 Market Street, Wilmington, NC. Mr. Shell made the motion to adjourn the meeting; Mr. Burney seconded the motion, and all approved. Minutes submitted by: Minutes approved by: 3 1 P <� �-,, �. Date: <B�,- rn�liT;', r We tiif. L..Cn13Cr 11C SIC,r. 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Reporting Officer/ Title: New Hanover County ABC Officers Report Date: 08/07/2025