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Now Accepting Applications for Sheriff Appointment 

In accordance with North Carolina General Statutes §§ 162-2 and 162-5, the Board of Commissioners will appoint a qualified resident to serve the remainder of the term. Qualifications include:

  • The applicant is at least 21 years of age.
  • The applicant has not been convicted of a felony in any state.
  • The applicant is a qualified voter in Cumberland County.

Application Process

Residents who meet the legal qualifications to serve as Sheriff under NC General Statute 162-2 are invited to submit application materials to the Board of Commissioners.

Required Materials

  • Letter of interest, including eligibility statement
  • Resume
  • The valid disclosure statement of no felony convictions or expungements, issued within 90 days prior to the appointment, prepared by the North Carolina Sheriffs' Education and Training Standards Commission pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 17E of the General Statutes.
  • Any additional information the applicant wishes to include

Application Submission

  • Submit seven complete copies, one for each Commissioner
  • Hand-deliver to: Andrea Tebbe, Clerk to the Board Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse, 5th Floor 117 Dick St., Fayetteville, N.C.
  • Deadline: 5 p.m. Monday, August 4, 2025

Appointment Meeting

The Board will determine their appointment choice during the first meeting in August.

  • Date: Monday, August 11, 2025
  • Time: 9 a.m.
  • Location: Judge E. Maurice Braswell Cumberland County Courthouse, 117 Dick St., Fayetteville, N.C. Room 118
  • Note: Applicants who have submitted all required materials will have the opportunity to speak before the Board at this meeting.

For questions regarding the process, contact the Clerk to the Board of Commissioners, Andrea Tebbe, at 910‑678‑7771, email atebbe@cumberlandcountync.gov or visit cumberlandcountync.gov/commissioners.

County Commissioners Agreed Not to Change Sales Tax Distribution Method for Two Years

Jun 20, 2023, 16:06 PM by Lou Cherry

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. – On March 20, 2023, the Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved an Interlocal Agreement with the county’s municipalities for Sales Tax Distribution. The agreement, which was also approved by all nine municipal boards, maintains the current per capita method of sales tax distribution within the County for the next two years. Starting with FY 2026, the Board intends to change the sales tax distribution method to ad valorem.

The new agreement provides a transition period for implementing the ad valorem distribution method, extending the current sales tax agreement and distribution method through June 30, 2025, with 100% of growth above FY 2022 actuals going to the County. As part of the agreement, County Commissioners expressed their intent to transition to the ad valorem method of distribution beginning July 1, 2025. This would also coincide with the implementation of the 2025 Property Reappraisal, when an increase in property values could potentially offset the negative impacts of the distribution method change to the municipalities.

The amended Interlocal Sales Tax Agreement has been approved by the County and all nine municipalities, and the County has not voted to change the distribution method to ad valorem. In the upcoming fiscal year (FY 2024), the distribution method will remain per capita with the approved agreement. Under the approved agreement, municipalities would not experience the revenue impacts related to the change in distribution until FY 2026.

Until then, the potential impact for the municipalities would be that they would not realize any additional revenue beyond FY 2022 actuals – and that any growth from that benchmark would go to the County as outlined in the approved agreement.

FY 2022 saw historic growth in sales tax revenue across Cumberland County, North Carolina and the United States. Because the approved agreement is based on this historic growth, as the economy and inflation begin to slow down, there is the possibility that there will be limited, or even negative growth in sales tax revenue above FY 2022 actuals. If that happens, the County would not realize any additional revenue, and the County and the municipalities would share the decline proportionally.

 

 

 

 

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    Contact Us

    Phone: 910-678-7771
    Fax: 910-678-7770
    Email:
    email_envelope
    Clerk to the Board: Andrea Tebbe
    Mailing Address:

    PO Box 1829
    Fayetteville, NC 28302-1829

    email all commissioners