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A new commissioner will most likely be appointed at the next meeting which is coming up Oct. 5th. I believe the current board will be able to reach a majority vote this time......thus not requiring the clerk of court to make the decision.

Hearing Tyler Rash might be in the running. It would be great to have a young person involved.

He was a democrat. Democrats are the only ones that get the pine cone.

Curious how Dix was awarded the Order of the Long Leaf Pine? That's a huge deal. What exactly did he do before he became a child creepy tennis coach with an odd, coonazz accent?

I say keep him. After all this is Trump country. He'll fit right in!!

Any action they take has to happen in a public meeting. From the 3rd to the 10th is not a long period, so if a regular meeting doesn't fall in there, they may screw up. Also, don't new commissioners get sworn in pretty quick? Like the next day or so after the election? It's not a long period like the president.

Based on the statue provided below, and a resignation effective 9/9/20 the remaining commissioners have until November 10th or 11th, depending on how you count the day of the resignation, to appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term for Mr. Dix. Will the Board act before the election? Technically I guess all the current members will be seated until any newly elected members are sworn in. After watching this bunch for a few years, it would not surprise me if they let their opportunity lapse and the clerk is requested to appoint someone to fill the unexpired term.

The election is coming up I would guess the Republicans will wait and appoint one of the candidates who do not make the cut on November 3rd. Those odds will likely keep the GOP in control

I thought it was the majority party. You are right, it's technically recommend, but I've never seen one not appointed.

Yes, I said the commissioners make the appointment. But for some reason the majority party gets to pick who they appoint.

You are ALL wrong.§ 153A-27. Vacancies on the board of commissioners. (a) If a vacancy occurs on the board of commissioners, the remaining members of the board shall appoint a qualified person to fill the vacancy. If the number of vacancies on the board is such that a quorum of the board cannot be obtained, the chairman of the board shall appoint enough members to make up a quorum, and the board shall then proceed to fill the remaining vacancies. If the number of vacancies on the board is such that a quorum of the board cannot be obtained and the office of chairman is vacant, the clerk of superior court of the county shall fill the vacancies upon the request of any remaining member of the board or upon the petition of any five registered voters of the county. If for any other reason the remaining members of the board do not fill a vacancy within 60 days after the day the vacancy occurs, the clerk shall immediately report the vacancy to the clerk of superior court of the county. The clerk of superior court shall, within 10 days after the day the vacancy is reported to him, fill the vacancy. (b) If the member being replaced was serving a two-year term, or if the member was serving a four-year term and the vacancy occurs later than 60 days before the general election for county commissioner held after the first two years of the term, the appointment to fill the vacancy is for the remainder of the unexpired term. Otherwise, the term of the person appointed to fill the vacancy extends to the first Monday in December next following the first general election for county commissioner held more than 60 days after the day the vacancy occurs; at that general election, a person shall be elected to the seat vacated, either to the remainder of the unexpired term or, if the term has expired, to a full term. (c) To be eligible for appointment to fill a vacancy, a person must (i) be a member of the same political party as the member being replaced, if that member was elected as the nominee of a political party, and (ii) be a resident of the same district as the member being replaced, if the county is divided into electoral districts. The board of commissioners or the clerk of superior court, as the case may be, shall consult the county executive committee of the appropriate political party before filling a vacancy, but neither the board nor the clerk of the superior court is bound by the committee's recommendation. (Code, s. 719; 1895, c. 135, s. 7; Rev., s. 1314; 1909, c. 490, s. 1; C.S., s. 1294; 1959, c. 1325; 1965, cc. 239, 382; 1967, cc. 7, 424, 439, 1022; 1969, cc. 82, 222; 1971, c. 743, s. 1; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1985, c. 563, ss. 7.3, 7.4; 2017-2, s. 1.)

It's not up to the clerk. It's up to the party

It hasn't been that long since since we went through this same situation when Roark resigned. I think the party officials made some suggestions, but the clerk of court made the appointment of McNeil.

I'm sure JPP would be thrilled to accept the appointment if offered.

Judy Porter-Poe

It's not different by county. That's how it works. But the party has to hold a meeting of their nominating committee. That choice may have to be approved by the executive committee. The party chair can't just name someone. Then the commissioners have to have a public meeting to make it official. Due to the rule of three, they can't do anything without calling a formal meeting.

How is it that counties follow different rules as to appointing empty seats such as commissioner and sheriff? Most other counties the majority party executive board decides who to fill a seat with. Then the board only rubber stamps it.

Guess I should have read it. Maybe if I was sober I would have thought of that.

This is from the same article.

"Dix was elected to the board in November 2018, with his term set to expire in 2022. According to a statement from Ashe County Manager Adam Stumb, a board vacancy can be filled by the board of commissioners, or the clerk of court if no consensus can be made."