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Commissioners appoint Gregory Wallace West interim tax collector after resignation; bond approved and oath administered
Summary
The board unanimously approved a resolution acknowledging Sebastian Cawthorn's resignation effective March 24, 2026, appointed Gregory Wallace West as interim tax collector subject to bond and oath, approved a $100,000 surety bond per N.C. Gen. Stat. 105-439(c), and administered West's oath of office.
The Haywood County Board of Commissioners on April 6 approved a resolution acknowledging the resignation of elected tax collector Sebastian Cawthorn, effective March 24, 2026, and appointed Gregory Wallace West of Waynesville as interim tax collector, effective upon obtaining required bonding and taking the oath of office.
County attorney Frank Queen reviewed the statutory background and a 1998 attorney general opinion about filling vacancies in elected county offices. Queen said the attorney general advised…
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