Cumberland County Commissioners Charles Evans and Marshall Faircloth, and County Manager Amy Cannon are serving with different organizations affiliated with the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners (NCACC).
Commissioner Charles Evans has been elected as the first vice president of the North Carolina Association of Black County Officials (NCABCO) for 2018-2019. Evans took the oath Aug. 24 during the association’s meeting held in conjunction with the NCACC conference. Evans’ new leadership position follows a term as NCABCO Second Vice President for 2017-18. In addition, Evans was also appointed to serve on the Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee for the National Association of Counties (NACo). The committee is responsible for matters pertaining to criminal justice and public safety systems, including criminal justice planning, law enforcement, courts, corrections, homeland security, community crime prevention, juvenile justice and delinquency prevention, emergency management, fire prevention and control, and civil disturbances. Evans was elected to the Board of Commissioners in 2010 and re-elected in 2014 as an at-large representative. Evans was vice chairman of the Board of Commissioners in 2017 and is currently a member of the Cumberland County Social Services Board.
Commissioner Marshall Faircloth was appointed by NCACC President Larry Phillips to serve as chairman of the NCACC Finance and Taxation Steering Committee. It is one of seven steering committees made up of NCACC members and is designed to help shape the policies of the NCACC and provide county commissioners opportunities to get more involved with the association. Faircloth was elected to the Board of Commissioners in 1992 and served one four-year term. He was elected again in 2008 and was re-elected in 2012 and 2016. Faircloth served as chairman of the board of commissioners in 2012 and 2016. Faircloth was elected NCACC Board of Directors as the District 6 director for 2016 – 2018. A Certified Public Accountant, Faircloth has worked in public accounting and financial consulting in Fayetteville since 1972.
The NCACC appointed County Manager Amy Cannon to serve on a working group convened by the UNC School of Government and the Local Government Commission to produce findings and recommendations related to fund balances maintained by local boards of education, and the mechanism to resolve disputes related to capital outlay as alternatives to litigation. The working group will report its findings and recommendations to the Joint Legislative Education Oversight Committee next spring. A North Carolina Certified Government Finance Officer and a Certified Public Accountant, Cannon has been the county manager since 2014. Cannon first joined the county’s Finance Department in 1990 and has previously served as deputy county manager, assistant county manager for finance and administration and finance director.