Board of Adjustment swears in member, elects vice chair and approves prior minutes

The Board of Adjustment administered the oath of office to Morgan McDougall, seating her as a new board member after a brief correction to the oath text on the record. The deputy clerk led McDougall in the oath: “I, Morgan McDougall, do solemnly swear … that I will support and maintain the Constitution and laws of the United States and the Constitution and laws of North Carolina … and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of my office.”

Following the swearing-in, the board elected a vice chair for 2026. A board member nominated “Andrew” for vice chair, a motion was seconded, and members voted aye; the transcript records the motion passed but does not provide a last name for the nominee or a roll-call tally. The board then took up and approved the minutes from the Dec. 8, 2025 virtual meeting after a motion and second.

Staff noted there are no applications for the scheduled February meeting and that the board will use the Feb. 9 date for annual training beginning at 7:00 p.m.; staff will circulate invitations. With no further business, the board adjourned the meeting.

Note: The transcript identifies some speakers by name and others only by speaker number; where the transcript gives only a first name or speaker number, the article uses that form to avoid introducing unverified full names or roles not present on the record.