# Gaston County Board of Commissioners Meeting 11-10-26 Fixed Audio


**Body:** Gaston County Government
**Date:** November 09, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Information Technology, Physical Infrastructure, Artificial Intelligence


The Gaston County Board of Commissioners’ combined work session and regular meeting was held November 10, 2026. The board approved a construction contract to Cinderella Partners for completion of the administration annex; the motion was unanimous, though the contract amount was unclear in the transcript. It also approved a $12 million appropriation from the Community Investment Fund for the Health Department renovation and expansion, along with a reimbursement declaration; an opposing vote was recorded. The board authorized continued grant applications and use of previously appropriated design funding to complete the public safety campus design, with opposition recorded. Commissioners discussed affordability, debt capacity, potential grants, and whether the campus could be phased. A separate proposal to reappropriate $85,000 and amend Mosley Inc.’s contract for preliminary jail staffing and operating-cost estimates was introduced, but the transcript does not clearly capture its outcome.

The county manager announced that the county is moving forward with a Microsoft 365 E7 partnership, which is expected to expand artificial-intelligence capabilities and reduce staff time spent on data tasks; no cost or contract terms were stated. Commissioners also noted private-sector development activity, including Fit Precast’s reported $102 million investment and 125 jobs, a company’s reported $65 million project and about 100 employees, and a Walmart distribution-center expansion associated with 300 jobs and a $50 million investment. These were economic-development updates, not county purchasing actions.

**Source:** Gaston County Government