Granville County Celebrates Groundbreaking for New Law Enforcement Center and Animal Shelter
March 12, Granville County broke ground on two projects to expand capacity for current and future needs. The new Law Enforcement Center will bring the Granville County Sheriff’s Office, the Emergency Communications Center and a detention center under one roof, while eliminating out-of-county housing for inmates. The new Granville County Animal Shelter will double the capacity of the current facility to increase adoptions and reduce the need to euthanize animals. Click here for more information.
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James Douglas Gaylon, Sr., Former Guilford County Commissioner, Passes at Age 88
James Douglas Gaylon, Sr., textile industry executive, dedicated public servant and civic leader passed away on April 17. Gaylon worked for Burlington Industries, Allied Chemical and Guilford Mills. He also served on the Guilford County Board of Commissioners, Greensboro City Council, the Greensboro Coliseum Commission, the N.C. Department of Transportation's board, and was active in various civic and community organizations. Click here to read more about his life.
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Register for County Assembly Day, May 8
NCACC will host its 2019 County Assembly Day on Wednesday, May 8th, starting at the North Carolina Museum of History in downtown Raleigh. A brief program in the morning will be held at the museum, which is directly across Jones Street from the General Assembly. NCACC will also host a lunch on the State Capitol grounds. For more information and to register, click here.
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Work Continues on Fonta Flora Trail
NCACC reported on the Fonta Flora Trail, a multi-county undertaking, in CountyQuarterly spring 2018. Work on the trail continues, with an end goal of connecting western North Carolina from Morganton to Asheville with a 70-80-mile foot and bike trail. Burke County will hold a public ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new White Creek Covered Bridge on the Fonta Flora State Trail, May 24th, at 10 a.m. Parking is available at the Lake James Linville Access Area on Hwy. 126 and it’s a short walk from the parking lot to the bridge. To read more about the effort, click here.
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Listen In and Share the Latest Episode of CountyCast!
Harnett County Assistant County Manager Brian Haney as well as Parks and Recreation Director Carl Davis join the show to talk about their award-winning solution to provide a community resource and share how other counties can replicate similar programs.
Click here to listen.
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NCACC Thanks Matt Gunnet, Membership Services Coordinator, for Dedicated Service to Counties
NCACC is grateful to Matt Gunnet, NCACC’s Membership Services Coordinator for his six years of committed service to counties. He and his family are relocating to Oregon and his last day with the Association will be May 10. NCACC values his contributions and wishes all the best to him and his family.
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North Carolina Receives $2 Million in Federal Grant Assistance for Disaster Affected School Districts
Federal grant funding provided by the U.S. Department of Education will aid in the recovery of 271 school in 12 school districts and one charter school. Click here for more information.
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NCACC Steering Committee to Feature Presentation on New Work Based Learning Tool
On May 14, NCACC’s Public Education Steering Committee will feature a presentation on the Work Based Learning Navigator, which was recently launched by the North Carolina Business Committee for Education. The new online platform allows employers to post apprenticeships and other experiential learning opportunities, while giving educators a way to identify and provide students work-based learning activities. The free, web-based platform operates like an online shopping experience and helps students make informed career decisions, while building a talent pipeline for employers. More information is available at https://wblnavigator.org.
Click here for instructions to join the Navigator.
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May is National Stepping Up Month of Action – Share your County Story
This May, the Stepping Up Initiative is calling on counties to share stories about their progress in implementing strategies to address the staggering number of incarcerated individuals with mental illness and break the cycle of recidivism.
Visit https://stepuptogether.org to learn more about how your county can participate in the national Month of Action.
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“More Powerful NC Campaign” Launched to Combat Opioid Crisis
Created by the North Carolina Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services to raise awareness of the scope and danger of the opioid crisis, and as a call for action that North Carolinians can rally behind, the “More Powerful” campaign is anchored in the message that together, we are more powerful than opioids, and we can all help play a part in ending the epidemic. The campaign outlines real, actionable steps for the safe storage, use and disposal of pain medications, as well as resources for finding treatment and recovery support.
Counties are encouraged to pass a resolution of support of the campaign and a template is available on the campaign website. NCACC serves as a partner in the campaign, along with many other organizations. For more information on the campaign and access to resources, click here.
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Apply Now for the 2019 LGFCU Excellence in Innovation Awards
The Local Government Federal Credit Union sponsors the Excellence in Innovation Awards which reward county employees who develop successful programs that help counties improve services to citizens. The deadline for 2019 entries is May 31, 2019. For more information on the awards and to view past winners, click here.
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North Carolina Disaster Recovery Roundtable Materials Now Available - Read More
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Disaster Case Management Program Available for Hurricane Florence Survivors - Read More
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National Association of Counties Releases Affordable Housing Toolkit for Counties - Read More
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NCDOT Seeking Input for Long-Range Transportation Plan - Read More
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200 Jobs in Robeson County Saved with $1.1 Million Grant for Flood Control Project
Read full story here.
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Nash County Commissioners Host N.C. Legislators to Discuss County Priorities
Read full story here.
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Rowan County Selected for Chewy Fulfillment Center, Creating 1,200 New Jobs
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Brunswick County Selected for Pacon Manufacturing Plant, Creating 299 New Jobs
Read full story here.
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Click here for more stories on www.ncacc.org.
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Upcoming Events
Public Education and Tax & Finance Steering Committees Joint Meeting
May 14, 2019 - Wake County
The Public Education and Tax & Finance Steering Committees will convene a meeting to discuss school funding issues in counties. The agenda will include presentations on school capital funding, workforce development, sales tax legislation, and other NCACC updates. You do not need to be a steering committee member to attend – all county commissioners and staff are invited. Pre-registration is requested.
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Public Engagement: The Vital Leadership Skill for Difficult Times
May 15 - UNC School of Government
Across the nation, cities, counties and special districts face unprecedented decisions on issues ranging from budgets, to land use, to housing, to community resilience. Addressing these challenges and opportunities requires more participatory and transparent ways of arriving at policy solutions. Conclusions that could once be reached through bargaining at the stakeholder level, now require new methods of reaching the full diversity and creativity of community voices. This can be a challenging undertaking, but managed effectively, public involvement on important decisions can lead to more creative, sustainable solutions.
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Webinar: Ethics for Local Elected Officials
May 22 - Online Webinar
The UNC School of Government's live and on-demand webinars for ethics training for local elected city and county governing board members satisfy the state's two-hour requirement for elected and appointed members of city councils and county boards of commissioners. This training must be completed within 12 months of election day and is required every time they are elected, re-elected or appointed and reappointed to a local office. An in-person offering will be held during the NCACC Annual Conference on August 22, 2019, from 3 - 5 p.m.
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Top 10 Primer: What Elected Officials Need to Know about the Use of Social Media
May 31 - Online Course
Do Facebook and Twitter have appropriate places in the world of local elected officials? What are the upsides? What are the downsides? What is public? What is private? How does your use of social media change once the campaign is over and you start governing? The answer to all these questions can be complicated when the people you communicate with live next door, see you in the grocery store, or know where you have lunch every day. The rules and practicalities of social media use for local elected officials can be confusing and confounding. In this 75-minute, online class you’ll learn about some bright lines of good and bad practices we can help you manage, and improve your awareness of some of the murky areas around free speech and consequences that we are monitoring.
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Featured Classifieds
Airport Manager - Franklin County
Assistant Town Manager - Town of Apex, NC
Director of Public Works & Utilities - Town of Ayden, NC
Economic Development Director - Lenoir County
Housing Management Director - Isothermal Planning & Development Commission
Planning and Community Development - Transylvania County
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Empowering 100 counties to work together for the betterment of one state.
Mission Statement
Our Association supports and promotes the well-being of all North Carolina counties through advocacy, education, research, and member services.
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