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All NON-Essential county functions will be closed today 1/17/2018 due to hazardous weather conditions.
All Alamance County Landfill and Convenience Center operations are closed for Wednesday, 1/17/18.
Alamance Superior and District Courts are closed today, January 17.
All NON-Essential county functions will be closed today 1/17/2018 due to hazardous weather conditions.
The Alamance County Board of Commissioners is seeking a citizen to fill the clergy vacancy on the newly approved Alamance County Justice Advisory Council. This vacancy is for a member of the clergy or a lay person active in faith-based community services. The appointee will be appointed to a 3-year term and no more than three consecutive terms may be served.
The purpose of the Alamance County Justice Advisory Council is to provide oversight for the criminal justice continuum in a comprehensive, community-based and cross-discipline approach as it responds to issues that require a community response including Domestic Violence, Human Trafficking, Mental Illness and Detention and other justice related issues.
Meetings: Meetings are held on the first Tuesday of every month from 8:00 am to 9:30 am, at the Family Justice Center, 1950 Martin St, Burlington.
To Apply: Please visit our website at www.alamance-nc.com/boardscommittees and submit an online application, or download a copy of the application and submit it via email to the Clerk to the Board at: tory.frink@alamance-nc.com or by postal mail:
Alamance County Office Building
Attn: T. Frink, Clerk to the Board
124 West Elem St.
Graham, NC 27253
You can stop by the County Office Building and pick up an application or contact the Clerk to the Board at 336-570-4042.
Alamance and Orange County residents invited to share ideas for improving the NC WEST 54 Corridor
Graham/Swepsonville/Saxapahaw/Carrboro, North Carolina, January 2018 – Residents, commuters, and other users of the NC West 54 corridor are encouraged to participate in one of three upcoming community meetings designed to share feedback and valuable first-hand perspectives of those who live, work, or frequently drive this 20-mile corridor.
A series of three meetings are scheduled at different locations, and we encourage you to attend the one that is most convenient to your schedule:
Please visit the project webpage for more information on meeting dates and locations, www.NC54West.com. Follow the link to the interactive map and share your perspectives relating to assets, issues, opportunities, and quick fixes along this historic and scenic corridor.
Advisory: Updated opening information Alamance County Government will be on delayed opening today 1/4/18 and will open at 11:00am
Alamance County Public Libraries 2018 holiday hours have been revised. Graham Public Library will be open from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Veterans Day, and the day after Thanksgiving [Black Friday].
May Memorial, Mebane, North Park and South Annex Libraries will be closed on these holidays. All Alamance County Public Libraries will be closed for Easter Sunday, Thanksgiving Day, and December 24th – 26th. Thank you and we apologize for any confusion. Please check the website or call 336-570-6730 for more information.
The Alamance County Planning, Inspections, and Addressing Departments are moving this January to
201 W. Elm StreetGraham, NC 27253 |
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Our new offices are located in the Court Services Building, opposite the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office near the Alamance County Main Office Building. Public parking is available off N Maple Street.
| Robert L. Key Inspections Director 336-570-4060 |
Libby Hodges, AICP Planning Director 336-570-4052 |
Katie L. Harper Address Administrator 336-570-4085 |
Cardinal Board Nominations
Those interested in serving on the Cardinal Board should submit a resume, cover letter and up to three letters of support to boardnominations@ncacc.org by Monday, December 11, 2017. Individuals will be able to self-nominate for a position on the Cardinal Board. In addition, those selected to serve on the Nominating Committee shall also be eligible to be nominated to serve on the newly constituted Cardinal Board.
Cover letters accompanying nominations to serve on the Cardinal Board should include the qualifications of the individual nominee, with specific emphasis on the legislated mandated roles and skills for an effective board, as outlined in NC General Statute § 122C-118.1 included below.
DHHS and NCACC will convene the Nominating Committee — the representatives from the 20 Cardinal Counties — the week of December 11, 2017. The specific date and location of this meeting will be provided at a later date. At this meeting the Nominating Committee will review the applicants and select board members that best represent the counties, while ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.
(a) An area board shall have no fewer than 11 and no more than 21 voting members. The board of county commissioners, or the boards of county commissioners within the area, shall appoint members consistent with the requirements provided in subsection (b) of this section. The process for appointing members shall ensure participation from each of the constituent counties of a multicounty area authority. If the board or boards fail to comply with the requirements of subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall appoint the unrepresented category. The boards of county commissioners within a multicounty area with a catchment population of at least 1,250,000 shall have the option to appoint members of the area board in a manner or with a composition other than as required by this section by each county adopting a resolution to that effect and receiving written approval from the Secretary. A member of the board may be removed with or without cause by the initial appointing authority. The area board may declare vacant the office of an appointed member who does not attend three consecutive scheduled meetings without justifiable excuse. The chair of the area board shall notify the appropriate appointing authority of any vacancy. Vacancies on the board shall be filled by the initial appointing authority before the end of the term of the vacated seat or within 90 days of the vacancy, whichever occurs first, and the appointments shall be for the remainder of the unexpired term.
(b) Within the maximum membership provided in subsection (a) of this section, the membership of the area board shall reside within the catchment area and be composed as follows:
(1) At least one member who is a current county commissioner.
(2) The chair of the local Consumer and Family Advisory Committee (CFAC) or the chair’s designee.
(3) At least one family member of the local CFAC, as recommended by the local CFAC, representing the interests of the following:
(4) At least one openly declared consumer member of the local CFAC, as recommended by the local CFAC, representing the interests of the following:
(5) An individual with health care expertise and experience in the fields of mental health, intellectual or other developmental disabilities, or substance abuse services.
(6) An individual with health care administration expertise consistent with the scale and nature of the managed care organization.
(7) An individual with financial expertise consistent with the scale and nature of the managed care organization.
(8) An individual with insurance expertise consistent with the scale and nature of the managed care organization.
(9) An individual with social services expertise and experience in the fields of mental health, intellectual or other developmental disabilities, or substance abuse services.
(10) An attorney with health care expertise.
(11) A member who represents the general public and who is not employed by or affiliated with the Department of Health and Human Services, as appointed by the Secretary.
(12) The President of the LME/MCO Provider Council or the President’s designee to serve as a nonvoting member who shall participate only in Board activities that are open to the public.
(13) An administrator of a hospital providing mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse
emergency services to serve as a nonvoting member who shall participate only in Board activities that are open to the public. Except as provided in subdivisions (12) and (13) of this subsection, an individual that contracts with a local management entity (LME) for the delivery of mental health, developmental disabilities, and substance abuse services may not serve on the board of the LME for the period during which the contract for services is in effect. No person registered as a lobbyist under Chapter 120C of the General Statutes shall be appointed to or serve on an area authority board. Of the members described in subdivisions (2) through (4) of this subsection, the boards of county commissioners shall ensure there is at least one member representing the interest of each of the following: (i) individuals with mental illness, (ii) individuals with intellectual or other developmental disabilities, and (iii) individuals in recovery from addiction.
(c) The board of county commissioners may elect to appoint a member of the area authority board to fill concurrently no more than two categories of membership if the member has the qualifications or attributes of the two categories of membership.
(d) Any member of an area board who is a county commissioner serves on the board in an ex officio capacity at the pleasure of the initial appointing authority, for a term not to exceed the earlier of three years or the member’s service as a county commissioner. Any member of an area board who is a county manager serves on the board at the pleasure of the initial appointing authority, for a term not to exceed the earlier of three years or the duration of the member’s employment as a county manager. The terms of members on the area board shall be for three years, except that upon the initial formation of an area board in compliance with subsection (a) of this section, one-third shall be appointed for one year, one-third for two years, and all remaining members for three years. Members shall not be appointed for more than three consecutive terms.
(e) Upon request, the board shall provide information pertaining to the membership of the board that is a public record under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.
An area authority that adds one or more counties to its existing catchment area under G.S. 122C-115(c1) shall ensure that the expanded catchment area is represented through membership on the area board, with or without adding area board members under this section, as provided in G.S. 122C-118.1(a). (2001-437, s. 1.11(b); 2002-159, s. 40(a); 2006-142, s. 4(e); 2007-504, s. 1.4; 2010-31, s. 10.7; 2012-151, s. 3(a); 2013-85, ss. 6, 7.)
2017-18 Winter Holiday Schedule
Alamance County Offices Will Be Closed on the Following Dates:
Thanksgiving – November 23 & 24
Christmas – December 25, 26 & 27
New Year’s Day – January 1, 2018
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – January 15, 2018