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Mecklenburg County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: First and third Tuesday of each month at 5:00 PM (with some 6:00 PM starts).
Meeting location: Meeting Chamber, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, 600 East Fourth Street, Charlotte, NC 28202.
Register of Deeds: Fredrick Smith · 704.336.2443 · fred.smith@mecklenburgcountync.gov
Agendas posted at: https://www.mecknc.gov/BOCC/Pages/Agendas.aspx
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of County Commissioners, 9 members (6 elected by district, 3 elected at-large) serving two-year terms. Chair: Mark Jerrell (District 4). Vice Chair: Yvonne Spencer (At-Large). Other members: Pat Cotham (At-Large), Elaine Powell (District 1), Leigh Altman (At-Large), Arthur Griffin (District 5), Laura Meier (District 6), Powell Mabry (District 2), Vilma Leake (District 2).

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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.

Towns (6)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (2)

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Niner University Elementary School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Emergency services districts (16)

Carolina Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Charlotte Fire Department
Cooks Community Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Cornelius-Lemley Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Davidson Fire Department
Hemby Bridge Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Huntersville Fire Department, Inc.
Idlewild Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
Long Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Matthews Fire & EMS
Midland Volunteer Fire and Rescue, Inc.
Mint Hill Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
Robinson Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, Inc.
Steele Creek Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
The Pineville-Morrow Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue, Inc.
West Mecklenburg Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.

Source: NC Fire Districts (NC OneMap / NC Office of State Fire Marshal)

Special districts · Hospital (1)

Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)

Charlotte City Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

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)

Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)