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.
Oct 15, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
TAX DEPT. - TAX COLLECTION REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2024
To accept the Tax Collection Report for September 2024 as presented.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedOct 15, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
HEALTH – RESOLUTION DIRECTING EXPENDITURE OF OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS FOR MULTIPLE USES
To adopt Resolution No. 2024-22.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedOct 15, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - GREAT TRAILS STATE PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION
To adopt Resolution No. 2024-25 and 2024-26 as presented.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedOct 15, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
BOC - DESIGNATION OF VOTING DELEGATE AT LEGISLATIVE GOALS CONFERENCE
To approve the designation of Commissioner Burns as Burke County’s voting delegate for the NCACC Legislative Goals Conference in November 2024.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedOct 15, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
CONSENT AGENDA
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedOct 15, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
To approve the minutes of the July 16, 2024 (regular) meeting as written.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedOct 15, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
To approve the agenda as amended, with the addition of a storm update from County Manager Epley.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedSep 3, 2024 · September Pre-Agenda Meeting
To approve the agenda as presented.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedAug 20, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
FM - OAK HILL FIRE & RESCUE FIRE DISTRICT ANNEXATION & SCHEDULED PUBLIC HEARING - 6:00 P.M.
To approve the annexation of the Territory into the Oak Hill Fire District as requested by a two-thirds majority of the property owners and unanimous approval by the Board of Directors for Oak Hill Fire & Rescue Protection Association, Inc., - pursuant to NCGS §69 25.11(1).
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedAug 20, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
COMM. DEV. - ZONING MAP AMENDMENT ZMA 2024-08 & PUBLIC HEARING - 6:00
To adopt Ordinance No. 2024-17 as it relates to ZMA 2024-08, a request to rezone 0.86-acres of land located at 3046 NC-18 / US-64, Morganton, NC, and corresponding to (PIN# 2716872387) from the General Business (G-B) Zoning District to the Residential-Three (R-3) Zoning District.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedAug 20, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - ZONING MAP AMENDMENT ZMA 2024-06 & PUBLIC HEARING - 6:00 P.M.
To adopt Ordinance No. 2024-15 as it relates to ZMA 2024-06, a request to rezone 1.5-acres of land located at 3846 Martin Fish Pond Street, 0 – Dowell Street and 3835 Dowell Street, Hickory, NC and corresponding to (PIN#’s Lot #1 – 2772518757, Lot #2 – 2772517843, and Lot #3 – 2772517626) from the ResidentialTwo (R-2) zoning district to the Industrial (IND) District.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedAug 20, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT- ZONING MAP AMENDMENT ZMA 2024-05 & PUBLIC HEARING – 6:00 PM
To adopt Ordinance No. 2024-14 as it relates to ZMA 2024-05, a request to rezone 7.3-acres of land located at 1955 Jamestown Road, Morganton, NC, and corresponding to (PIN# 1772419708) from the Industrial (IND) to the ResidentialThree (R-3) Zoning District.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedAug 20, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
To approve the agenda as presented.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedJun 18, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
Motion: To approve capital project ordinances for the following projects:
Motion: To approve capital project ordinances for the following projects:
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedJun 18, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
Motion: To execute funding for VEDIC for FY 25.
Motion: To execute funding for VEDIC for FY 25.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed