What: The commissioners fill seats on county advisory boards and outside bodies by acclamation where a seat has one applicant and by signed paper ballot where it is contested.
Where it stands: On September 17, 2026 the board made six appointments by acclamation and decided five contested seats by ballot. Seats without applicants were continued to later meetings, including an alternate seat on the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
Log
2026-09-17 - Board of County Commissioners - Dan Besse moved six appointments by acclamation (seconded by Chris Parker, unanimous): Adult Care Home Advisory Committee, Animal Services Advisory Board (two seats, for officers of an animal welfare organization and of a purebred registry), Juvenile Crime Prevention Council (sheriff designee seat), Nursing Home Advisory Committee, and a Zoning Board of Adjustment seat. By ballot: Catherine Williams won the at-large Animal Services Advisory Board seat on a second ballot with seven votes; Maria Mosquera won the Experiment in Self-Reliance seat with seven votes; Phillip Rector was reappointed to the Home and Community Care Block Grant Advisory Council, five votes to two; Marsie West was appointed to the Piedmont Triad Regional Development Corporation, four votes to three; and Richard Borucki and Phillip Rector were reappointed to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The board also adopted a resolution revising the 2026 Commissioners' committee appointment summary.