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County official administers oaths for Rutherford Soil and Water supervisors; Ronald Hawkins recorded swearing
Summary
At the Dec. 2, 2024 session preceding the Rutherford County Board of Commissioners meeting, county staff called up Ronald Hawkins and Alice High for the Rutherford Soil and Water Conservation District and administered statutory oaths; the transcript records Ronald Hawkins reciting and affirming the oath.
A county official administered oath(s) of office for positions on the Rutherford Soil and Water Conservation District at the start of the Dec. 2, 2024 session. Ronald Hawkins was recorded reciting his name and affirming "I swear" in response to the oath language read aloud by the official (S2).
The official read the standard oath: that the officer will "support and maintain the Constitution and laws of the United States and the Constitution and laws of North Carolina, not inconsistent therewith," and will "faithfully discharge the duties" of the office of Rutherford Soil and Water Conservation District supervisor. The transcript records the oath language verbatim and the respondent saying, "I swear." The transcript shows the county called up both Ronald Hawkins and Alice High; however, the verbatim oath exchange for Alice High is not recorded in full in the available transcript.
