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.
Apr 16, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
To approve the meeting minutes of January 16, 2024 (regular), February 6, - 2024 (pre agenda) and February 8, 2024 (special) as written.
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
To approve the agenda as presented.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 2, 2024 · April Pre-Agenda Meeting
To approve the agenda as amended: removal of a closed session and an addition of a proclamation declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month as Consent Item No. 18.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMar 19, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
TAX DEPT. - ORDER TO ADVERTISE 2023 DELINQUENT REAL PROPERTY TAXES
To approve the 2023 Order to Advertise Tax Liens.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMar 19, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
TAX DEPT. - TAX COLLECTION REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 2024
To accept the Tax Collection Report for February 2024 as presented.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMar 19, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
JCPC - APPOINTMENT TO JCPC SEAT NO. 12
To appoint Henry Beall to JCPC Seat No. 12 (student <18) to complete the remainder of an unexpired term ending June 30, 2025.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMar 19, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
HEALTH / OPIOID-VENDOR SELECTION FOR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER RFQ
To approve the utilization of The Fletcher Group, Inc. to evaluate the regional substance use disorder recovery ecosystem as presented. To authorize the Local Health Director to negotiate and execute the contract, subject to review and / or revision by the County Attorney. If an agreement cannot be reached with The Fletcher Group, the Local Health Director in consultation with the County Manager is authorized to negotiate and contract with the second and third-ranked firms.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMar 19, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
CLERK - APPOINTMENT TO BURKE CO. SMART START (PARTNERSHIP FOR CHILDREN)
To appoint Thadd Hodge (DSS Designee) to the Burke County Smart Start, Inc. (Burke Partnership for Children) Board of Directors to complete the remainder of a 3-year term ending June 30, 2024.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMar 19, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
CLERK - APPOINTMENT TO COUNCIL ON AGING, SEAT NO. 12
To appoint Linda Shamblin to the Council on Aging, Seat No. 12, to complete an unexpired term ending November 30, 2026.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMar 19, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
To approve the consent agenda as presented.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMar 19, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
To accept the report as presented.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMar 19, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
MOW - PRESENTATION ON MEALS ON WHEELS PROGRAM
To accept the report as presented.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMar 19, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
BOC - PROCLAMATION DECLARING MARCH AS NATIONAL SOCIAL WORK MONTH
To approve Proclamation No. 2023-02.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMar 19, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
To approve the meeting minutes of December 4, 2023 (pre-agenda), December 19, 2023 (regular), and January 2, 2024 (pre-agenda) as written.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassedMar 19, 2024 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting Materials
To approve the agenda as presented.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed