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County manager announces "Carolina Across 100" housing program participation and shifts staff duties; commissioners discuss vetting for board appointments
Summary
The county manager announced Harnett County's selection for the Carolina Across 100 affordable-housing program and the appointment of Lisa McFadden as assistant county manager; commissioners also requested more vetting for citizen board and committee applicants and moved several appointments to the consent agenda.
County Manager Trel (name as stated in the meeting) told commissioners that Harnett County was selected to participate in Carolina Across 100, a program run in partnership with the UNC School of Government to develop a regional affordable-housing plan. The manager said the initiative will produce an asset inventory, funding opportunities and recommendations the county can use to address local housing needs.
"This program will allow us the opportunity to work with the UNC School of Government ... to help us develop a plan to address affordable housing within our county," the manager said. Staff from Development Services and the manager's office will represent the county in the regional project.
The manager also described an internal reorganization: Lisa McFadden will be appointed assistant county manager and will retain budget duties while taking on Information Technology and Veterans Services. The manager said the reorganization shifts departments to better balance workloads and to free staff time for special projects.
Separately, commissioners discussed the countys process for appointing citizens to boards and committees. Several commissioners asked for more vetting; staff said the office checks residency, term-eligibility and similar required qualifications but does not perform in-depth background vetting. Commissioners asked staff to provide contact information for applicants and to defer some district-specific appointments to a follow-up work session so commissioners could speak with applicants before voting.
The board added one reappointment to the consent agenda: Douglas Godwin, a local appraiser, for the Board of Equalization and Review. Staff said the town of Andrews appointments are selected by that town and will be affirmed by the county; the board directed staff to include those items on the consent agenda for next week. The board also agreed to add an employee representative for the Good Hope board to the consent agenda.
