a. Johnston County Interlocal Agreement for Fire Protection Services Fire Chief - Brannan Barbee 20260723 Action Agenda Item - Fire Protection Contract 20260723 Fire Protection Services Contract 4 - 20 b. Engineering Contract Award for the Selma Nature Preserve Town Manager - Phillip McDaniel 20260728 Action Agenda Item - Kimley Horn Nature Preserve Award 20260727 Kimley Horn Agreement - Nature Preserve 21 - 40 c. Resolution of Tentative Award - Water Systems Improvements Phase II Town Manager - Phillip McDaniel 20260728 Action Agenda Item - Water System Improvement Phase II 20260728 Water System Improvement Phase II - Project Bid Information 20260728 Resolution of Tentative Award - Caldwell Tanks, Inc. 41 - 44 d. Resolution by Governing Body of Applicant - Water Treatment Plant Town Manager - Phillip McDaniel 20260728 Action Agenda Item - Water Treatment Rehab Resolution 20260728 Water Treatment Plant Rehabilitation Resolution to Apply 45 - 47 e. Fee Schedule Changes - Meter Tampering Town Manager - Phillip McDaniel 20260728 Action Agenda Item - Fee Schedule Changes 20260728 Fee Schedule Changes - Remove Meter Tampering 48 - 49 f. Fee Schedule Changes - Sewer Rate Town Manager - Phillip McDaniel 20260731 Action Agenda Item - Fee Schedule Sewer Rates 20260731 Fee Schedule Sewer Rates 50 - 51 g. FY 26/27 Amendment #2 Finance Director - Katie Taylor 20260724 Action Agenda Item - Budget Amendment #2 20260729 FY26/27 Budget Amendment #2 20260724 FY26/27 Budget Amendment #2 - Supporting Documents 52 - 56 h. Grant Project Ordinance - Great Trails State Program (GTSP) - Nature Preserve Phase 1 - Project No. GTSP2025-0065 Finance Director - Katie Taylor 20260724 Action Agenda Item - Nature Preserve GPO 20260724 Grant Project Ordinance GTSP- Nature Preserve 57 - 59 i. North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM) Accounting Services and Mentorship (AIM) Program Resolution - Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Finance Director - Katie Taylor 20260728 Action Agenda Item - AIM Program 20260728 NCLM AIM Program Resolution/MOU 60 - 69

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).