In what’s expected to be a relatively uneventful meeting, Rowan County commissioners on Monday will make adjustments to a policy that allows alcohol sales at West End Plaza events.

In a memo to commissioners, County Manager Aaron Church writes that interested renters find the county’s costs to be too high without complimentary tables and chairs. Available rental times are also a concern, Church writes. Currently, the West End Plaza events policy requires events to end by 11 p.m. Monday through Friday.

As a result of the complaints, Church recommends the purchase of tables and chairs to accommodate 350 people. He doesn’t cite specific costs, but proposes the tables and chairs come from a contingency line item or the West End Plaza budget. The total, current year budget for West End Plaza is $525,281.

Church also recommends commissioners allow West End Plaza event rentals be allowed to end at midnight.

A third problem mentioned in his memo is the high cost of liability insurance for events at West End Plaza without alcohol. However, Church doesn’t propose a solution for the complaints.

In August, commissioners approved a policy allowing alcohol sales during special events at West End Plaza — the former Salisbury Mall. Only beer and wine are allowed to be sold during events, according to the county’s policy.

Special events are customarily held at the former J.C. Penney Building at West End Plaza. However, the county’s master plan focuses on the former Belk building, with its large, exterior arches, as a future convention center.

Alterations to the events center policy are scheduled for the county’s consent agenda, used for items with unanimous agreement. The commissioners’ meeting on Monday will be at 3 p.m. in the county administration building on West Innes Street.

In other business on Monday’s agenda:

• Commissioners will receive a financial report that includes tax revenues from the entirety of the 2015 fiscal year, which ended on June 30.

Its will be the first time financial figures for the county’s 2015 fiscal year have been publicly presented.

Charts included with Monday’s agenda packet seem to show an uptick in tax revenues when compared to prior years.

Monthly sales tax numbers routinely deviate widely. However, the 2015 fiscal year charts show sales tax numbers as higher in most months compared to 2012, 2013 and 2014.

A chart with the general fund’s revenue also shows an increase when compared to 2013 and 2014.

Fiscal years for Rowan County run from July 1 of one year to June 30 of the next year.

• Commissioners will have a public hearing for the 2017 community transportation program grant.

The North Carolina Public Transportation Division is now accepting Community Transportation Program applications for fiscal year 2017.  The Community Transportation Division is the principal source of funding for the Rowan Transit System’s operations, according to Monday’s agenda.

The agenda packet shows the Rowan Transportation System is requesting $149,062 in grant funding for administration costs and $312,300 for capital equipment. Rowan County would be required to match grant funds with approximately $61,000, according to Monday’s agenda.

Among other things, the funding would pay for two positions and vehicle replacements.

After a public hearing, commissioners are scheduled to approve a resolution allowing Rowan Transportation System to apply for grant funding.

• Commissioners will reschedule a public hearing for a rezoning in the Liberty community from Oct. 19 to Nov. 16.

The property that’s part of the rezoning is adjacent to Morgan School on Stokes Ferry Road. It’s also near the intersection of Stokes Ferry Road and St. Matthews Church Road. Venture Properties is requesting the property be rezoned from rural agricultural to the county’s commercial, business and industrial classification.

During the Rowan County Planning Board’s August meeting, a large crowd of people from the Liberty community opposed the idea.

The planning board voted against a rezoning that would allow a Dollar General on the site.

Monday’s agenda said the rescheduling is necessary because of attendance conflicts.

Contact reporter Josh Bergeron at 704-797-4246.