Durham County Board of Commissioners
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The Durham County Board of Commissioners is the elected governing body responsible for setting policy, adopting budgets, and overseeing county services in Durham County, North Carolina.
Aliases (4)
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
county governing body
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elected body → local government authority → |
| appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction |
incorporated municipalities in Durham County (for certain countywide functions)
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unincorporated areas of Durham County → |
| budgetResponsibility |
adopts annual Durham County budget
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| country |
United States of America
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| electionMethod |
elected by voters of Durham County
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| governmentLevel |
county
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| governmentType |
commission
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| governs |
Durham County, North Carolina
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| hasJurisdiction |
Durham County, North Carolina
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| isPartOf |
Durham County government
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| languageOfWork |
English
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| meetsFrequency |
regularly scheduled public meetings
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| meetsIn |
Durham, North Carolina
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| oversees |
Durham County detention and justice system funding
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Durham County elections funding → Durham County environmental and solid waste programs → Durham County library system funding → Durham County public health services → Durham County public safety funding → Durham County social services → |
| role |
adopts county budget
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appoints members to county boards and commissions → approves county capital projects → approves county contracts → enacts county ordinances and resolutions → levies county property taxes → oversees county attorney → oversees county manager → oversees county services → sets county policy → sets strategic priorities for Durham County → |
| state |
North Carolina
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| supervises |
Durham County Attorney (for legal counsel to the board)
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Durham County Manager (as chief administrative officer) → |
| taxAuthority |
Durham County property tax rate
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| transparencyPractice |
conducts business in open public sessions except for lawful closed sessions
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| website |
https://www.dconc.gov/government/board-of-commissioners
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Referenced by (12)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Durham County Attorney (for legal counsel to the board)
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Durham County Manager → |
appointedBy |
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Durham County Courthouse
("Durham County government")
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Durham County Social Services ("Durham County Government") → |
operatedBy |
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Durham County Attorney (for legal counsel to the board)
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Durham County Manager → |
reportsTo |
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Durham County Social Services
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governedBy |
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Durham County Manager
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governingBody |
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Durham County, North Carolina
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hasLegislativeBody |
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Durham County Attorney (for legal counsel to the board)
("Durham County Government organizational structure")
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partOf |
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Durham County Attorney (for legal counsel to the board)
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primaryClient |
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Durham Public Schools
("Durham County Board of Commissioners (for local funding)")
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subjectTo |