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.


Statements (40)
Predicate Object
instanceOf county governing body
elected body
local government authority
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction incorporated municipalities in Durham County (for certain countywide functions)
unincorporated areas of Durham County
budgetResponsibility adopts annual Durham County budget
country United States of America
electionMethod elected by voters of Durham County
governmentLevel county
governmentType commission
governs Durham County, North Carolina
hasJurisdiction Durham County, North Carolina
isPartOf Durham County government
languageOfWork English
meetsFrequency regularly scheduled public meetings
meetsIn Durham, North Carolina
oversees Durham County detention and justice system funding
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
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
supervises Durham County Attorney (for legal counsel to the board)
Durham County Manager (as chief administrative officer)
taxAuthority Durham County property tax rate
transparencyPractice conducts business in open public sessions except for lawful closed sessions
website https://www.dconc.gov/government/board-of-commissioners


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