Michelle Burton

Proposed Data Center Moratorium and Regulations

Potential economic development impacts and infrastructure planning costs related to future data center regulations.

Homelessness and Unsheltered Services

Allocates $350,000 to establish and operate the pilot day shelter program.

Sustainability Office Budget Amendment for Energy Program

Appropriation of $34,000 from the General Fund fund balance.

Comprehensive Plan Evaluation and Assessment Report (EAR) Policy Amendments

Supports future economic development and job creation in the Trayburn Corporate Park.

Proposed Data Center Policy and Moratorium

Unquantified potential infrastructure and utility costs related to heavy water and energy consumption by large-scale data facilities.

Gun Violence Reduction Strategy

Requires dedicated staffing and potential new funding for community violence intervention programs.

lobbying contract renewal

Taxpayers are footing the bill for this federal lobbying contract, though the exact cost wasn't the main headline.

Greater Durham Black Chamber of Commerce Economic Development Request

A requested $100,000 annual funding increase to support chamber operations and service delivery.

noise/permit enforcement complaint

The city could spend more on enforcement and permitting reviews, while the venue may face fines or compliance costs—and nearby homeowners could see property-value pressure if noise persists.

Joint City-County Violence Reduction Plan Update

Involves ongoing administrative resources and collaborative grant or municipal allocations for violence intervention programming.

Rupert Landscape Rezoning

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Southeast Durham Annexations and Infrastructure Strains

Your property taxes and utility bills could go up or down depending on whether you're officially brought into city limits.

9-1-1 Consolidation and H.E.A.R.T. Expansion Feasibility

Will shape future capital investments and operating costs for emergency communications and crisis response.

child wealth program

It injects new public-private funds into local family finances, though exact taxpayer and partner costs are still unfolding.

wage increase

Your local tax dollars might go up to help fund these higher educator paychecks.

law enforcement policy

There's no direct price tag attached to this policy shift, but any resulting legal challenges or changes in community policing could eventually cost taxpayers.

government accountability

While no direct financial losses are confirmed yet, keeping employee misconduct investigations secret makes it impossible to know if your tax dollars were wasted.

event sponsorship

The event loses a key funding source, forcing organizers to scramble for alternative cash.

legal immunity

Taxpayers could end up footing the bill for pricey legal defense fees if local officials start getting slapped with defamation lawsuits.

zoning rewrite

Property owners and developers face potential financial delays and shifting compliance costs while the legal status of the new zoning rules gets sorted out.

Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 27BCC020 Appropriating $212,000.00 of General Fund Fund Balance to the Vehicle Fund Center for Increased Costs Related to a Previously Approved Ambulance Purchase

Approval of the Retention and Disposition Schedule for Local Government Agencies’ Program and General Records

Approval to Enter into a Service Contract with Roth Staffing, a Temporary Agency, in the Amount of $255,747.66 to support the Board of Elections for the upcoming General Election

Approval to Enter into a Service Contract with Roth Staffing, a Temporary Agency, in the Amount of $255,747.66 to support the Board of Elections for the upcoming General Election

Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 26BCC070 Transferring $82,500.00 from the Public Safety Functional Area to the General Government Functional Area to Purchase a Replacement SUV for the Fire Marshal’s Office

Budget Ordinance Amendment No. 26BCC073 - Transferring $117,630.96 of General Fund Fund Balance to the Capital Financing Fund in Recognition of Final Sales and Occupancy Tax Collection from the Prior Year in Adherence to Board Policy

Approve Budget Ordinance Amendment No.26BCC074 Appropriating General Fund Restricted Fund Balance Totaling $538,727 to Increase Expenditure Authority for Public Health