# Board of County Commissioners Briefing - Oct 26, 2026


**Body:** Forsyth County Government, North Carolina
**Date:** October 27, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety, Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding


The Forsyth County Board of Commissioners’ briefing (meeting title dated October 26, 2026; metadata lists October 27) covered ambulance franchise renewals, legislative priorities, budget amendments, and procurement items scheduled for board consideration. The county described five-year franchise extensions for LifeStar and Novant Health ambulance services. For the detention center’s proposed GPS electronic-monitoring program, staff recommended a contract with BI Incorporated, not to exceed $150,000 from December 1 through June 30. BI’s rate is $5.90 per participant per day, compared with $12 from Tar Heel Monitoring. Staff also presented a chiller-replacement award based on four bids; the lowest bid was attributed to Sylvester Cochran, with the transcript’s amount garbled (approximately $718,000), and the proposed authorization includes up to $100,000 for change orders. No votes were reported in the briefing; the attorney said legislative goals would be voted on Thursday.

Airport staff outlined plans to use state airport grant funds—including $23 million originally awarded and accumulated interest—toward roof and pavement work and an electric-aircraft charging installation, after a state spending deadline prompted revisions. Presented professional-services task orders included AVCON roof-project services (amount garbled in the transcript), pavement work under Task Order 26-02 for $436,795, and engineering for a charging station; the overall charger project was estimated at about $1.3 million. Other spending-related items included amendments for vehicle and equipment replacements, $523,718 in state law-enforcement bonuses plus related payroll taxes, and $50,000 in additional public-health funding. For foster-parent recruitment, staff reported three bids and identified Girl on the Roof as the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, but the transcript provides no price or final award. Legislative funding requests included $1 million for a dedicated emergency operations center, support for repairs to an airport hangar estimated at $26.8 million, and continued state funding for the Cure Violence program.

**Source:** Forsyth County Government, North Carolina