# October 19, 2026 Board of County Commissioners Meeting

At its October 19, 2026 meeting, the Pender County Board of Commissioners approved a budget amendment and authorized a purchase order to Tyler Technologies for $244,848 for the first year of software-as-a-service licensing, maintenance, support, and implementation. The transition moves several county financial, HR/payroll, permitting, and document-management systems to Tyler’s hosted platform; the one-time implementation cost is $10,896. The board also approved a budget amendment to accept state grant funding for a parks project; staff said engineering and permitting were largely complete, with bids and a construction-contract award to return to the board later. The grant amount was not clear in the transcript. The board approved two Duke Energy easements, each for nominal consideration, associated with utility work, including changes related to a DOT intersection-widening project.

The board approved adding a dedicated solid-waste code-enforcement position, funded from the solid-waste budget, with an estimated annual salary and related costs of about $54,000. It also approved increasing revenues and expenditures by $254,000 in state funds under House Bill 696 to support Medicaid eligibility administration; the county expects quarterly distributions of about $63,000 and said overtime or contract labor may be used as needs become clearer. No construction contract was awarded at this meeting. Other discussion included cemetery identification and protection, animal-control policy, and land-use matters, including approval of a 930-home age-targeted development and a conditional special-use permit for an RV park.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Information Technology, Construction & Infrastructure
**Topics:** Cloud Services, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 19, 2026

### Sources
- [October 19, 2026 Board of County Commissioners Meeting](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyOyR4Lxq2c) - Pender County