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.
May 21, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
CLERK - APPOINTMENTS TO THE ADULT CARE & NURSING HOME COMMITTEE
To appoint Karen Robinson and Diane Patterson to the Adult Care & Nursing Home Committee, Seats No. 1 and No. 3 respectively, to complete 1-year terms ending May 31, 2025. To reappoint Ann Holland to the Adult Care & Nursing Home CAC for a 3-year term ending May 31, 2027.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMay 21, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
CLERK - REMOVAL FROM THE PLANNING BOARD
To remove Dorian Palmer’s name from the official roster for the Planning Board and thank him for his service to the community.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMay 21, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
CLERK - RESIDENCY WAIVER AMERICA 250 NC COMMITTEE
To grant an exception to Section 2-88, membership requirements of the Burke County Code of Ordinances for Kevin Hancock.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMay 21, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
CLERK - APPOINTMENT TO LEPC - SEAT NO. 16
To remove Steve Jenkins’ name from the LEPC roster and thank him for his service to the community. To appoint Beth Anderson to the LEPC, Seat No. 16, representing SAFT America, to complete the remainder of a term ending January 31, 2026.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMay 21, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
BCPS - PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL DATA FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2024
To accept the report as presented.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed- Voted YesPassed
May 21, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
TDA - FINANCIAL UPDATE FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MARCH 31, 2024
To accept the report as presented.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMay 21, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
BH - BRIGHTER HOUSE - PROCLAMATION DECLARING MAY AS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH
To approve Proclamation No. 2024-08.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMay 21, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
BCCOC - RECOGNITION OF WINNERS FROM THE CHAMBER'S SPRING LITTER SWEEP
To accept the report as presented
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMay 21, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
To approve Proclamation No. 2024-07.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMay 21, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
To approve the meeting minutes of February 20, 2024 (regular) and March - 5, 2024 (pre agenda) as written.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMay 21, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
To approve the agenda as presented.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedApr 16, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
COMM. DEV. - ZONING MAP AMENDMENT ZMA 2024-01 & PUBLIC HEARING
To adopt Ordinance No. 2024-05 as it relates to ZMA 2024-01, a request to rezone 0.41 acres of land located at 8896 NC 126 Nebo, NC and corresponding to PIN: 1743388242 from Residential One (R-1) to the General Business (G-B) Zoning District.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 16, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
COMM. DEV. - ZONING TEXT AMENDMENT ZTA 2024-01 & PUBLIC HEARING
To adopt Ordinance No. 2024-04 to add a new section 8.11.2 Conditional Zoning and other minor changes to the Burke County Zoning Ordinance.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 16, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
LJAWNS - LAKE JAMES LITTER CLEAN-UP REPORT
To accept the report as presented and express appreciation.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassed