Phil Smith
Roles
Current
- Vice Chairman · Board of Health · Burke County Government2025-07-14 – present
- Commissioner · Public Health Advisory Committee · Burke County Government2025-06-23 – present
- Vice-Chair · Board of Commissioners · Burke County Government2024-12-02 – present
- Member · America 250 NC Committee · Burke County Government2024-05-07 – present
Past
- Commissioner · Board of Commissioners · Burke County Government2024-01-02 – ?
Attendance
Meetings attended as a member. The rate counts only meetings with an official roll call, because that is the only record of an absence. Attendance data is still being improved and may be incomplete.
- Attendance rate
- 84%
- Attended
- 80
- Absent
- 6
- Excused
- 0
Attended 31 of 37 meetings with an official roll call.
Seen present at 49 other meetings through votes, agendas, video or transcripts. Those can't show an absence, so they aren't counted in the rate.
Recent meetings
- October Pre-Agenda Meeting · Oct 5, 2026Absent
- September Pre-Agenda Meeting · Sep 8, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- August Regular Meeting · Aug 6, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- Board of Health Meeting · Jul 27, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting · Jul 20, 2026 · from AgendaPresent
- Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting · Jun 15, 2026 · from AgendaPresent
- June Pre-Agenda Meeting · Jun 1, 2026Present
- Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting · May 18, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- Board of Commissioners Pre-Agenda Meeting · May 4, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting · Apr 20, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
Voting record
Individual votes extracted from meeting minutes. When the minutes record a unanimous or majority vote without naming everyone, each member who was present is counted. Vote data is still being improved and may be incomplete.
Jul 14, 2025 · Board of Health Special Meeting
APPROVAL OF VARIOUS HD ADMINISTRATIVE POLICIES
To approve the aforementioned administrative policies for the Health Department as presented.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedJul 14, 2025 · Board of Health Special Meeting
APPROVAL OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT POLICIES - PART 2
To approve the aforementioned operational and clinical policies as presented by the Local Health Director.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedJul 14, 2025 · Board of Health Special Meeting
APPROVAL OF HEALTH DEPARTMENT POLICIES - PART 1
To approve the Board of Health policies as presented: Policy on Policy, Tobacco-Free Campus Policy, Staff Training and Development Plan, Financial Fee and Eligibility Policy, and the Recruitment and Retention Policy.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedJul 14, 2025 · Board of Health Special Meeting
To approve the job description for the Burke County Health Director and acknowledge completion of the Local Health Director’s 2024 annual performance review.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedJul 14, 2025 · Board of Health Special Meeting
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING COMMITMENT TO AN EQUITABLE ADJUDICATION PROCESS
To adopt Resolution No. 2025 01 as presented.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedJul 14, 2025 · Board of Health Special Meeting
APPROVAL OF THE 2025 RULES OF PROCEDURE
To approve the 2025 rules of procedure for the Burke County Board of Health as presented, subject to review and/or revision by the County Attorney.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed- Voted YesPassed
May 5, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Pre-Agenda Meeting Materials
To approve the agenda as amended, with the addition of the Tax Collection Report and the Tax Release Refund Report as Consent Items No. 11 and 12.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 21, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
COMM. DEV. - ZMA 2025-02, ASHTON DRIVE, REZONING - PUBLIC HEARING
To adopt Ordinance No. 2025-04 as it relates to ZMA 2025-02 for the parcel corresponding to PIN 2773-13-5760 to rezone a single parcel from Residential-Two (R2) District to General Business (G-B) District and to adjust the Future Land Use Map to general business for this parcel.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedApr 21, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
COMM. DEV. – ZMA 2025-01, 2907 NC 18 S, REZONING - PUBLIC HEARING
To adopt Ordinance No. 2025-03 as it relates to ZMA 2025-01 for the parcel corresponding to PIN 2712-54-8374 to rezone a single parcel from Residential-Two (R-2) District to General Business (G-B) District and to adjust the Future Land Use Map to General Business for this parcel.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedApr 21, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
BOC - PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL 18, 2025, AS LINEMEN APPRECIATION DAY
To approve Proclamation No. 2025-04.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedApr 21, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
To approve Proclamation No. 2025-05.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedApr 21, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
To approve the January 7, 2025 (pre-agenda), January 21, 2025 (regular), February 4, 2025 (pre-agenda), and February 14, 2025 (recessed) meeting minutes as written.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedApr 21, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
To approve the agenda as amended: removal of Consent Item No. 15 (Budget Amendment No. 21 – the grant given directly to TDA, not the county), move Item For Decision No. 2 to Consent (the second parcel belongs to BCPS and the easement was approved at the BOE's April 8, 2025, meeting), and removal of Item for Decision No. 3 (Finance needs additional time to assess whether this policy change is needed).
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed- Voted YesPassed