Board of Commissioners
Macon County Commissioners are elected for four year staggered terms. Each year at the first meeting in December the Board elects the chairman and vice-chairman for the upcoming year. Commissioners serve on and appoint various boards and committees.
The Board of Commissioners hold one regular meeting a month. They meet on the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. Meetings are held in the Commissioners Boardroom on the third floor of the Macon County Courthouse, 5 West Main Street, Franklin, North Carolina.
Meetings are open to the public and a public comment period is scheduled for each regular meeting. Citizens must sign up for public comment and a sign-in sheet is placed in the Boardroom prior to the meeting. Comments are limited to five minutes.
Phone: (828) 349-2020
| Name | District | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| James P. Tate | District I | (828) 526-0388 jim.tate@maconnc.org |
| Ronnie Beale | District II | (828) 369-5044 ronnie.beale@maconnc.org |
| Karl Gillespie | District II | (828) 524-4624 karl.gillespie@maconnc.org |
| Paul Higdon | District III | (828) 369-5048 paul.higdon@maconnc.org |
| Gary Shields | District II | (828) 369-3919 gshields@maconnc.org |
Elected Officials
Sheriff
Robert Holland
Phone: (828) 349-2104
Register of Deeds
Todd Raby
Phone: (828) 349-2200
Tax Collector
Abby Braswell
Phone: (828) 349-2100
Clerk of Court
Shawna Lamb
Phone: (828) 349-2050
County Departments
- County Manager's Office - (828) 349-2020
- Finance Department - (828) 349-2000
- Human Resources - (828) 349-2000
- Planning, Permitting & Development - (828) 349-2073
- Health Department - (828) 349-2081
- Social Services / DSS - (828) 349-2000
- Parks & Recreation - (828) 349-2090
- Emergency Management - (828) 349-2000
- Board of Elections - (828) 349-2000
- Solid Waste - (828) 349-2000
- Tax Department - (828) 349-2100
- Sheriff's Office - (828) 349-2104