Information courtesy of Granville County Public Information Officer Terry Hobgood
Granville County needs to fill two new positions on the Granville County Board of Social Services. The two seats were added after the Granville board of commissioners submitted a request to the N.C. Social Services Commission to expand the local board from three members to five. One position will be appointed by the Granville County Board of Commissioners and the N.C .Social Services Commission will appoint an individual to fill the other seat.
“It is critical that we recruit stellar applicants for both of these positions,” said Commissioner Sue Hinman, who also chairs the local Social Services board. “The Board of Social Services is critical, Hinman said. We can’t have a well-functioning county without a well-functioning Department of Social Services,” she said.
The Board of Social Services typically meets monthly on the fourth Tuesday at the Oxford Social Services Office, located at 410 W. Spring St. Board members are required to be citizens of Granville County, advocate for Social Services staff and clients, attend required training and continuing education courses, and come prepared to each monthly meeting. Board members are also expected to study and maintain a copy of the UNC School of Government publication “Serving on the County Board of Social Services.” Find the document here: https://www.sog.unc.edu/publications/reports/serving-county-board-social-services.
To apply for the Board of Social Services seat that will be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners, fill out the application found here https://www.granvillecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/BOC-Application-PDF2023.pdf and submit to Debra Weary, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners, by email at debra.weary@granvillecounty.org, in person at the County Administration Office located at 104 Belle St., Oxford, or by mail to P.O. Box 906 Oxford, NC 27565 to the attention of Debra Weary.
Nomination forms for the state-appointed seat can be found here: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/media/14051/download?attachment.
To learn more about the state appointment process, contact Paris Penny at 919.527.7527 or paris.penny@dhhs.nc.gov.
Mail completed applications for this seat by Nov. 2, 2023 to:
Paris Penny
NC Social Services Commission
2444 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2444