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Dare County Board of CommissionersThe Dare County Board of Commissioners is the governing body of Dare County, North Carolina. It runs in the manner of a county commission. It has seven seats held by elected officials called County Commissioners. The Commissioners are elected at large in countywide elections and serve four-year staggered terms. The Board elects a chairman and vice-chair for a one-year term at its organizational meeting in December.[1] The Board has countywide responsibility for educational funding, libraries, Parks and Recreation, and tax assessment. The Board is the sole governing body for the unincorporated areas of Dare County including Colington, Martin’s Point, Manns Harbor, Stumpy Point, East Lake, Wanchese, northern Roanoke Island, and all of Hatteras Island. In these areas, the County is responsible for planning and zoning, solid waste management and law enforcement.[2] Districts
MeetingsThe Board meets on the first Monday of the month at 9:00 AM and the third Monday of each month at 5:00 PM at the Dare County Administrative Annex located at 954 Marshall C. Collins Drive in Manteo. IssuesIn 2008, the Board adopted a resolution making English the official language of Dare County. The resolution was crafted by Jack Shea. The Commissioners voting for the resolution were Jack Shea, Richard Johnson, Mike Johnson and Max Dutton. Dissenting Commissioners were Warren Judge, Allen Burrus and Virginia Tillett.[3] List of Dare County Boards of Commissioners2014 BoardChairman Warren Judge District 3 Kitty Hawk Duck Southern Shores Warren Judge, Chairman Vice Chairman Allen Burrus District 4 Chicamacomico Avon Buxton Frisco Hatteras Allen Burrus, Vice Chairman Commissioner Wally Overman District 1 Roanoke Island Dare County Mainland Wally Overman, Commissioner Commissioner Virginia Tillett District 1 Roanoke Island Dare County Mainland Virginia Tillett, Commissioner Commissioner Max Dutton District 2 Nags Head Colington Kill Devil Hills Max Dutton, Commissioner Commissioner Jack Shea District 5 At Large Jack Shea, Commissioner Commissioner Robert Woodard District 2 Nags Head Colington Kill Devil Hills Bob Woodard, Commissioner 2011 BoardChairman: Warren Judge Vice Chairman: Allen Burrus
Allen Burrus was appointed to the Board in February 2006 to fill the remaining term of Joseph "Mac" Midgett who died in Jan 2006.[4] Burrus was then elected to the seat in 2008. 2010 ElectionAll incumbent Commissioners ran for re-election in 2010.
2006 ElectionMax Dutton was elected in 2006 in an upset over incumbent Chairman Stan White, 52% to 48% in the Primary. He was unopposed in the General Election. Jack Shea was unopposed in the primary. He defeated Rex Tillett in the General Election. Tillett is the nephew of North Carolina State Senator Marc Basnight. Virginia Tillett won the primary over two challengers, Robin Mann and Sybil Daniels Ross. She defeated John M. Robbins, III in the General Election. References
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