The Harnett County Board of Commissioners approved multiple motions and routine measures during its Nov. 3 regular meeting in Lillington.

Among the formal actions, the board unanimously approved a resolution supporting an application to the Department of the Navy to name a future amphibious ship USS Harnett County. The resolution was presented to the board along with a packet documenting the county’s request and was adopted by voice vote.

The board also voted unanimously to change its 2026 meeting calendar to three monthly voting meetings: retain the first Monday daytime meeting, add a work session, and add a third monthly evening voting meeting. The board set the effective date to the first meeting in December to meet statutory scheduling requirements.

Other approved items included:
- Authorization for the chairman to sign contract amendments that exceed the county manager’s signature threshold, approved by voice vote.
- Approval of FY26 budget amendments as presented by the finance officer, carried unanimously.
- Authorization for the chairman to sign renewals of fire protection services agreements, carried unanimously.
- Approval of a contract with Weston & Sampson for preliminary engineering on the Northeast Water Treatment Plant in Erwin, approved by voice vote.
- Approval of a motion to install a water and sewer line of roughly 450 linear feet from Saint Matthews Road toward the Dunn city limits to support economic development; the motion carried by voice vote.

Where a roll call was not recorded in the public transcript, the clerk recorded voice votes; items noted above were announced as carrying unanimously or by general voice vote during the meeting.

Provenance: The ship resolution discussion and approval appear in the transcript starting at 00:34:47 (presentation of the resolution) and concluding with the vote at 00:36:53. The schedule change motion and vote are discussed beginning at 00:37:12 and the motion recorded and passed beginning 00:40:03. The Weston & Sampson contract discussion and vote appear beginning 01:00:00. The budget and contract authorizations begin at approximately 01:00:00–01:01:00.