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Board names members to ABC, Cape Fear Valley trustees, Civic Center Commission and other boards; several ties resolved by runoffs
Summary
The board voted on multiple board and commission appointments, installing candidates to the ABC Board, Cape Fear Valley Board of Trustees, Civic Center Commission and economic development bodies. Several votes required runoffs; most appointments were decided by majority or plurality under the board’s process.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners completed a series of appointments on Monday, selecting members for multiple local boards and commissions. Several contests required additional rounds of voting to break ties.
For the ABC Board (two vacancies), the board appointed Terry Thomas and Wade Fuller; each received five votes in the initial tally. Vice Chairwoman Jones made the motion to appoint the two top vote‑getters and the board approved the appointment.
For the Cape Fear Valley Board of Trustees the board appointed Shannon Matthews to the registered nurse vacancy by unanimous vote and selected two general public representatives from a slate of five. After tallying votes, Dr. Sanjay (Sanjay Shea/“Shaw” in the transcript) received seven votes and Dr. Rashad Gupta received three votes; the board appointed those two as the highest vote‑getters under the county’s process.
The Civic Center Commission had four vacancies. After vote tallies and a runoff to break a tie, the board appointed Lee Spruill, Chloe Tyler, Allen Rogers and Lindora Thompson.
For the Fayetteville‑Cumberland Economic Development Corporation (two vacancies), the board filled seats including Christina (Christine) Allen and Brian Crackover after a runoff. For the Tourism Development Authority representative (hotels over 100 rooms) the board appointed Michelle Williams.
Board members said they would verify vote procedures under the board’s new policy rules; the county attorney was asked to confirm the appointment process for any future questions about majority versus top vote‑getter rules. Most appointments were handled by roll call of individual selections as described during the appointments process; the clerk recorded vote totals and the board applied the policy as described when naming the top vote‑getters.
