Rowan County commissioners on Monday will kick off their first meeting of the year with a relatively lengthy agenda.

Commissioners are scheduled to meet at 3 p.m. Monday for the first meeting of 2016 at the county administration building. A number of items dot the agenda, including: a solar farm near the Cabarrus border, annual audit presentation, selling a piece of property near I-85 and selecting a firm to conduct a sports complex feasibility study.

After formalities and approval of the consent agenda — used for items with unanimous agreement — commissioners are scheduled to consider approving a solar farm in the 2400 block of Organ Church Road. The solar farm would be about 5 megawatts, or enough to power several hundred homes.

Brian Lee Seagraves is listed as the applicant. Organ Church Solar, which is requesting the permit, is based in Carrboro. The solar farm would sit on about 61 acres currently used for farming, according to the application.

A county staff report states the Organ Church Road solar farm is the seventh application received in Rowan. The staff report states the main concern associated with the solar request is that the the solar panels would be visible to a nearby neighborhood. Organ Church Solar is proposing to place greenery around the solar farm to reduce its visibility, according to the staff report.

Immediately after considering the solar farm, accounting firm Martin Starnes and Associates will present Rowan County’s annual financial report, also called an audit. The audit is for Rowan County’s fiscal year staring July 1, 2014, and ending June 30, 2015. Rowan County’s audit isn’t available as part of the regular agenda packet. It’s scheduled to be handed out at the meeting.

Commissioners on Monday will also decide whether to approve the sale of a 6.17 acre piece of property in Speedway Business Park. The purchase offer from Bowtie Properties, owned by Makson Incorporated, totals $72,750. Makson plans to use the property to build a warehouse for the company’s construction and motorsports operations.

Bowtie made its offer in December. Rowan County hasn’t received any other offers as part of the upset bid process since the first offer.

A final item on commissioners’ regular agenda is selection of a firm to perform a sports complex feasibility study. Commissioners will select either Utah-based Victus Advisors or Johnson Consulting, which has offices in Chicago, New York City, California and Indonesia.

Items on the consent agenda include:

• Giving ADW architects the authority to proceed with phase two of West End Plaza. Currently, commissioners have bids for roofing and interior work — part of phase one — at West End Plaza.

• Setting a hearing for Jan. 19 regarding a cell tower on Mooresville Road. APC Towers LLC and Nexsen Pruet PLLC are proposing the construction of a 195-foot cell tower at 3513 Mooresville Road. The tower would be for Verizon Wireless.

• Approving a contract between Rowan County and all rural fire departments in Rowan County. Since March 2015, county staff and the fire departments have developed and updated a contract. The item up for consideration on Monday consolidates multiple documents into one contract.

Contact reporter Josh Bergeron at 704-797-4246