June 9, 2025 Board of Commissioners Meeting

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

 

NOTICE is hereby given that on Monday, June 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., the Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners will hold a regular meeting in the Town Hall Meeting Room at 102 Town Hall Drive, Kill Devil Hills. 

Agenda and meeting materials are available at https://www.kdhnc.com/1147/June-9-2025-Board-of-Commissioners-Meeti and a printed packet is available for public inspection in the Office of the Town Clerk, Kill Devil Hills Town Hall, 102 Town Hall Drive.  Live-streaming will be on the KDH YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/killdevilhillsnc  Written comments for Public Comment can be emailed to: info@kdhnc.com. Comments must include your name and address and are limited to three minutes for individuals, and five minutes when speaking for a group. 

 

Call to Order 

Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence 

Agenda Approval

Public Hearing

  1. Town Manager’s Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2025/2026           View Town Manager's Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 here

Public Comment

Response to Public Comment

Ongoing Business

New Business

  1. Recommended action to adopt an operating budget FY 2025 / 2026 Budget Ordinance, Capital Reserve Ordinance for the Purpose of the Construction of and Improvements to Streets and Related Stormwater Management, and consolidated fee schedule for the Town of Kill Devil Hills
  2. Recommendation for Bid Acceptance for 2025-2026 Street, Drainage, and Rights-of-Way Improvements Projects
    1.       West Martin Street, Infrastructure Improvements 
    2.       Ocean Acres Drive, Pavement Improvements
  3. Appointments and Nominations
    1.      Nomination for appointment by the Dare County Board of Commissioners to the Land Transfer Tax Appeals Board 

Committee Reports

Commissioners Agenda

Mayor’s Agenda

Town Manager’s Agenda

Town Attorney’s Agenda

Consent Agenda

  1. Minutes
  1.      May 28, 2025

 

  1. Monthly Reports 

            A.        April 2025

 

  1. Budget Amendments and Transfers

 

  1.       Budget Amendment #15 – To appropriate PEG channel support funds
  2.       Budget Amendment #16 – To appropriate fuel funds received from Dare County and funds for Fleet Maintenance inventory
  1.       Budget Amendment # 17 – To appropriate sales tax reimbursement funds      
  2.       Budget Transfer #22 – To transfer funds from the Finance Department to Management Information Systems for paid internship program and budget shortfall

Public Comment

Response to Public Comment    

Adjournment

 

Posted this 4th day of June 2025.

 

James Michael O’Dell 

Town Clerk        

View the Town Manager's Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 here



NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND WORKSESSION 

ON THE TOWN MANAGER’S RECOMMENDED BUDGET

FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025/2026

 

            NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in accordance with NCGS §159-12, on Monday, June 9, 2025, at 6:00 p.m., the Kill Devil Hills Board of Commissioners will conduct a public hearing in the Town Hall Meeting Room, 102 Town Hall Drive, to receive public comment, both written and oral, regarding the Town Manager’s Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.  The recommended budget’s public hearing can be accessed by the public through live-streaming on the KDH YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/townofkdh 

            Written comments, which will be included with the record of the public hearing on the Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2025/2026, may be submitted to the Office of the Town Clerk, P.O. Box 1719, Kill Devil Hills, NC 27948, or by e-mail to info@kdhnc.com. Comments must include your name and address and should be limited to three minutes when read aloud.  The KDH website, www.kdhnc.com, provides citizens a link to an electronic version of the Recommend Budget and a Budget Portal where comments can be submitted electronically.

            The Recommended Budget was presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, May 12, 2025.  Significant elements of the Recommended Budget include, but are not limited to the following:

 

  • The Town’s current ad valorem (FY 2024/2025) property tax rate is $0.355 per $100 valuation.  The revenue-neutral tax rate is $.2332 per $100 valuation using the formula mandated by N.C.G.S. §159-11(e).  The Recommended Budget reflects a proposed town-wide ad valorem tax rate of $.28 per $100 of real property.
  • Currently, for real property listed within Kill Devil Hills’ Beach Erosion Control and Flood and Hurricane Protection Works Municipal Service District (MSD), listed as “Taxes – Municipal Service District,” an additional tax rate of $.24 is assessed per $100 of real property.  The Recommended Budget reflects the revenue-neutral tax rate of $.1638 per $100 of real property.
  • Retail water rates are recommended to increase 4% as the Town continues to address operating costs and waterline and system improvements that are associated with the Water System Master Plan.  Tap fees are also proposed to increase, based on cost of materials and installation.
  • For future construction, funding of $450,450 is included in the Sidewalk Capital Reserve Fund and $45,800 in the Streets and Stormwater Management Capital Reserve Fund.   Powell Bill revenues of $280,000 are allocated for street/drainage improvements.  Discretionary street maintenance and repair funding is included at $50,000.
  • Other Capital Reserve Fund contributions are recommended to be as follows:
    • Shoreline Access $75,000
    • Recreation $75,000
    • Beach Nourishment $600,000
  • Debt service payments for 2025/2026 Fiscal Year are included as follows:
    • Recommended Lease Payments $1,631,176
    • Debt Service - Fire Station $1,020,876
    • Debt Service – Public Works Complex $563,073
    • Debt Service – Beach Nourishment $122,062
  • A 3% cost of living adjustment increase is recommended.
  • Tipping fees for an estimated 10,134 tons of garbage at $100.04/ton, and 924 tons of construction and demolition debris at $73.16/ton.
  • Fleet investments include:  five police vehicles, six pickup trucks, two commercial garbage trucks, roll off containers, and a mower.

        All citizens of the Town of Kill Devil Hills are invited and encouraged to attend the public hearing and make oral or written comments on the recommended use of funds.  A copy of the budget and budget ordinance, in their entirety, is available for public inspection: in the Town Hall lobby.  Copies of the budget may be purchased for $25.00 in the Kill Devil Hills Tax and Finance Department, second floor, 102 Town Hall Drive.

 

Worksession on the Town Manager’s Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2025/2026 

 

            On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Meeting Room, 102 Town Hall Drive, the Board of Commissioners will conduct a worksession on the Town Manager’s Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2025/2026.   During the worksession, the Board of Commissioners may make changes to the Recommended Budget to be included prior to budget adoption. The recommended budget’s worksession can be accessed by the public through live-streaming on the Town’s YouTube Channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/townofkdh

            Interested persons may contact the Office of the Town Clerk, 252-449-5300, or info@kdhnc.com to obtain additional information or have questions answered.

 

Posted this 13th day of May 2025.

 

James Michael O’Dell

Town Clerk