Commissioners appoint Rebecca Johnson as county DSS director with nine-month probation

Following a closed session under North Carolina law on April 16, the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners moved and approved the appointment of Rebecca Johnson as the county Department of Social Services director.

The board entered closed session citing North Carolina General Statutes §143-318.11(a)(6) to consider the qualifications and performance issues related to a personnel appointment. When the board returned to open session, Commissioner (S7) moved "I make a motion that we appoint Rebecca Johnson as the DSS director, effective immediately with the 9 month probationary period." The motion was seconded and carried by unanimous voice vote.

The transcript records the board's action and probationary term but does not provide additional details about Johnson's prior role, employment history, or the terms of compensation. The board did not record individual roll-call votes in the public transcript; the action was recorded as unanimous approval.