Board of County Commissioners Briefing - Oct 12, 2026

The Forsyth County Board of County Commissioners briefing, titled October 12, 2026 (the supplied meeting metadata lists October 13), covered several funding and purchasing items. The board was presented with a FY2027 budget ordinance amendment appropriating $1,280,597.86 in excess FY2026 Article 46 sales-tax revenue to Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools, with the funds intended solely for teacher supplements. Public Health requested approval to use a $4,000 Blue Cross and Blue Shield grant to purchase about 50 Pack ’n Plays for its safe-sleep program. Commissioners also received a resolution to award a contract for replacement 911 communications consoles at the emergency services backup center to Ergoflex Systems, Inc., doing business as Zibex Systems. Two bids were received, and the project is funded by the 911 board; no contract amount or vote outcome is stated in the transcript.

Forsyth Tech’s quarterly update cited grants of $916,000 for robotics and AI-technician training, $100,000 from My Future NC for an attainment initiative, and $300,000 from the Appalachian Regional Commission for youth apprenticeships. The college also reported advancing a 48,000-square-foot student and academic space project, using $5.3 million in unspent bond funds and $11.1 million in state funding, with a groundbreaking anticipated in early spring pending approvals. The briefing included public-hearing presentations on a zoning petition for an indoor kennel and a request to close a right-of-way; the transcript does not record decisions or votes on either matter.