The Onslow County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 5 approved a process for appointing trustees to the Firefighters Relief Fund Board, an entity that supports firefighters after line-of-duty injury or disability.

Officials said the trustees will oversee administration of benefits and claims for firefighters who are injured or disabled in the line of duty. "First, commissioners approve the process for appointing trustees to the Firefighters Relief Fund Board," an unidentified meeting official said during the meeting.

The action recorded in the meeting transcript does not specify who moved or seconded the approval, nor does it include a recorded roll-call vote. Commissioners made the decision as part of routine organizational business at the start of the year.

The transcript did not provide further procedural details about the application or selection timeline for trustees, or the board’s membership count. Those details were not specified in the meeting record provided.

The county's announcement did not list an effective date for the new appointment process; residents seeking more information were directed to the county website.