The clerk presented several board and committee items: acceptance of Laura Barney's resignation (District 3 member for the Commission for Women and Youth), receipt of an application from Betty Lehi Johnson Goodwin for a public member seat on the board of health, and Candy Tudor’s resignation from a nurse position. The board agreed to place these items on next week’s agenda for formal action.

Discussion focused at length on filling five vacancies on the Harnett County First Responders Advisory Committee. Commissioners and staff noted the committee bylaws typically reserve district appointments for citizen members rather than department directors. Several commissioners expressed concern that appointing the emergency services director (Larry Smith) to a voting district seat could undermine the advisory nature of the committee; staff and one commissioner suggested seeking a paramedic-level employee or other non-director county employee if a knowledgeable operational representative is required.

The board agreed to hold the First Responders Advisory Committee appointments open until the next meeting, ask staff to recommend citizen or paramedic-level nominees, and aim to finalize appointments rather than repeatedly postponing.