Local Wiki
Durham County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026- Board of Commissioners meets
- First and second Monday of each month at 7:00 PM (work sessions typically earlier in the day).
- Meeting location
- Commissioners' Chambers, 2nd Floor, Durham County Human Services Complex, 200 East Main Street, Durham, NC 27701.
- Register of Deeds
- Sharon A. Davis · 919.560.0480 · sdavis@dconc.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.dconc.gov/government/board-of-county-commissioners/agendas-minutes-video
- Chair, Board of Commissioners
- Board of Commissioners, 5 members elected countywide at-large to staggered four-year terms. Chair: Nida Allam. Vice Chair: Nate Baker. Other members: Michael Page, Wendy Jacobs, Javiera Caballero.
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
School districts (1)
- Durham Public Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (10)
- Bahama Volunteer Fire, Rescue, Ems Company, Inc.
- Cary Fire Department
- Chapel Hill Fire Department
- Durham Fire Department
- Eno Fire and Emergency Services, Inc.
- Lebanon Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
- Moriah Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department
- New Hope Fire Department, Inc.
- Raleigh Fire Department
- Redwood Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)
Special districts · Health (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Durham Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)