Commissioners Approve Application Process

At their meeting on June 16, 2020, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a process in which interested parties can apply to fill the vacant seat on the Board. This vacancy came from the sudden passing of Commissioner A. Joe Gurley, III after serving on the Board since 2014.

All interested applicants will be required to provide a résumé of qualifications and a statement for why they would like to serve in this position. The interview process will consist of 4-6 minutes of questions in front of the Board of Commissioners.

June 16, 2020 - Adopt schedule by Board of County Commissioners at regular monthly meeting.
June 30, 2020 - Last day for applications to be submitted (resumes/cover letter required) to County Clerk by 5 pm
July 8, 2020 - Rescheduled Board of County Commissioners meeting from July 7, 2020 at I pm. Interviews to begin 10 minutes after conclusion of regular scheduled meeting. Recess meeting until July 14 at I pm.
July 14, 2020 (1 pm) - Board of County Commissioners reconvene meeting from July 8 to make appointment. New Board member to be sworn in July 21 at 9 am.

Homeowner Recovery Program

Governor Roy Cooper has announced the opening of a new application period for homeowners who need assistance with home repairs due to damage from Hurricanes Florence and/or Matthew. ReBuild NC, a program of the North Carolina Office of Recovery and Resiliency (NCORR), established the Homeowner Recovery Program to help homeowners repair, reconstruct or elevate homes damaged by the storms. The program is part of a comprehensive plan to distribute federal Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CBDG-DR) funds within North Carolina’s hardest hit communities.

Homeowners may be eligible for assistance if they owned and occupied a home during the time of these disasters. If homeowners have received assistance from other sources, they may still be eligible for help through the Homeowner Recovery Program. In order to ensure the safety and wellbeing of applicants during the COVID-19 pandemic, ReBuild NC has developed an online application and redesigned its website to include additional resources for homeowners. People interested in applying to the program should visit ReBuild.NC.Gov. More information is also available by calling 833-ASK-RBNC.

RebuildNC map of affected counties from Hurricane Florence and Matthew