Votes at a glance: clerk appointment, meeting rules change and tax advertising approved

The Alamance County Board of Commissioners recorded several formal actions during its Feb. 16 meeting.

Clerk appointment: The board adopted a resolution appointing Jenny Brown as clerk to the board effective Feb. 16, 2026. The resolution ended interim clerk Diane Yancey’s term and authorized Clerk Brown to exercise statutory duties for the board.

Meeting rules: The board approved revisions to the rules of procedure to use a work-session/business-meeting structure, to allow public comment at both meetings, and to limit immediate commissioner responses to 3 minutes per commissioner with a 5-minute commissioner comment period at the end of evening meetings. The board voted in favor and recorded the motion as passed (voice vote recorded in the meeting transcript as 4–0 on the rules change earlier in the meeting).

Taxes: Tax official Brad Fowler reported unpaid 2025 taxes totaling $6,219,369.85 as of Jan. 30, 2026 and requested permission to advertise delinquencies as required by North Carolina General Statute 105-369(a). The board approved the request; staff will advertise delinquent accounts in the paper on March 26, 2026 with payments through March 12 excluded and bankruptcy filers omitted.

Consent agenda: After an early agenda change moving item 6b from consent to regular, the board approved the consent agenda and related motions during the meeting.

Details and next steps: Staff will implement the advertising schedule and records transition for the clerk’s office; the rules-change language will be reflected in updated board materials. No additional appropriations were attached to these items in the meeting minutes.