- City council members work together to set and implement city policy. 
- The city council is tasked with ensuring the health, comfort, and safety of residents of the city.
- City council members work with the mayor to govern city departments, such as the police department, fire department, transportation department, and parks and recreation department. 
- City council members represent either the whole city or residents of a specific district. 

Mount Airy

North Carolina

2024 NC General Election

Policing

Quality of Roads

Civil Rights

Public Services

Public Safety

Economy

Education

Housing & Urban Development

Transportation & Infrastructure

City Council Member

South

North

- The Board of Education runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the city government. 
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and make decisions about the superintendent’s personnel recommendations.
- Members of the board must act as a unit based on majority rule. A member cannot make decisions or act independently.
- Board of Education members are elected to staggered four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

School Curriculum

School Facilities & Resources

Student Wellbeing

Access to Education

Teachers

City Board of Education Member

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.

Creates new laws and passes the budget for your county

Taxes

Public Health

County Commissioner

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. They create policies that establish standards, accountability and evaluation of essential operations of the school system.
- The Board of Education member hires a superintendent and can remove them when necessary. The superintendent assists the Board of Education in implementing the board’s policies. 
- The Board of Education is charged with deciding the school budget. This means they decide how to allocate money between different services, such as teacher pay, repairing school facilities, or access to technology.
- Board of Education members are elected every four years. 

Member of the board that governs your county's public school system

County Board of Education Member

- A soil and water conservation district supervisor is 1 member of a board of 5 supervisors that works to improve the soil and water quality in the county through education. 
- The board of supervisors provide technical and financial assistance to help land users maintain their land and surrounding ecosystems. 
- The board of supervisors design long term conservation programs that teach environmental care, pollution reduction, and provide incentives for using these practices, especially for agricultural workers. 
- The board of supervisors provide short term educational services like competitions, field days, and workshops to educate the public on conservation. 
- Soil and water conservation district supervisors are elected to 4 year terms in non-partisan races. However, 2 of the board members are appointed by the state soil and water commission. 

Member of board of supervisors that creates aid programs and educates people on environmental conservation. 

Nash

Businesses

Energy & the Environment

Administration

Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor

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Rutherford College

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Spindale

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Star

Trent Woods

Trenton

Troy

Tryon

Vanceboro

Weldon

Zebulon

Chimney Rock

2024 North Carolina candidates

Mount Airy City Council Member, South Ward

2 candidates

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Mount Airy City Council Member, North Ward

2 candidates

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Mount Airy City Board of Education Member, Ward A

1 candidate

Mount Airy City Council Member

1 candidate

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Mount Airy City Board of Education Member, Ward B

1 candidate

Mount Airy City Board of Education Member, Ward D

1 candidate

Nash County Commissioner, District 1

1 candidate

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Nash County Board of Education Member, District 4

3 candidates

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Nash County Commissioner, District 4

2 candidates

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Nash Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor

2 candidates

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