Phil Smith

Vice Chairman, Board of HealthCommissioner, Public Health Advisory CommitteeVice-Chair, Board of CommissionersMember, America 250 NC Committee

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.

Dec 15, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
BOC - ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE 2026 MEETING SCHEDULE
BOC - ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE 2026 MEETING SCHEDULE
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed
Dec 15, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
BOC - CONSIDERATION OF THE 2026 RULES OF PROCEDURE
BOC - CONSIDERATION OF THE 2026 RULES OF PROCEDURE
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed
Dec 15, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
CONSENT AGENDA
CONSENT AGENDA
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed
Dec 15, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
CM - SINGLE SOURCE FOSTER CARE SUPPORT PRESENTATION
To accept the report and authorize the County Manager to move forward with the RFQ process.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed
Dec 15, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
PRESENTATIONS
To accept the report as presented.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed
Dec 15, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
To approve the minutes of the September 2, 2025, pre-agenda meeting as presented.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed
Dec 15, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
APPROVAL OF AGENDA AS AMENDED
To approve the agenda as amended, with the addition of Appointments to the Dangerous Dog Appeal Board as Items for Decision No. 8.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed
Dec 15, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
BOC - ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN FOR 2026
To elect Phil Smith as the Vice Chairman of the Burke County Board of Commissioners for 2026.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed
Dec 15, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
BOC - ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN FOR 2026
To elect Jeff Brittain as the Chairman of the Burke County Board of Commissioners for 2026.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed
Dec 15, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Regular Meeting
ORGANIZATION OF THE BOARD
To close the floor for nominations.
From the minutes.
Voted YesPassed
Dec 1, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Pre-Agenda Meeting
CLERK - APPOINTMENT OR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION & REVIEW
To move without objection to the next meeting on December 15, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Flagged for review: the recorded count may be wrong.
Voted YesPassed Needs review
Dec 1, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Pre-Agenda Meeting
OAC / CM - AUTHORIZATION TO USE OPIOID LITIGATION SETTLEMENT FUNDS TO EXPAND PORT TEAM - $8,125
To move without objection to the next meeting on December 15, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Flagged for review: the recorded count may be wrong.
Voted YesPassed Needs review
Dec 1, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Pre-Agenda Meeting
CLERK - APPOINTMENTS OR REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
To move without objection to the next meeting on December 15, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Flagged for review: the recorded count may be wrong.
Voted YesPassed Needs review
Dec 1, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Pre-Agenda Meeting
BOC - ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE 2026 MEETING SCHEDULE
To move without objection to the next meeting on December 15, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Flagged for review: the recorded count may be wrong.
Voted YesPassed Needs review
Dec 1, 2025 · Board of Commissioners Pre-Agenda Meeting
CLERK - APPOINTMENT TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
To move without objection to the next meeting on December 15, 2025, at 6:00 P.M.
From the minutes. Counted from the tally because the minutes did not name each voter.
Flagged for review: the recorded count may be wrong.
Voted YesPassed Needs review