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Wake County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 14, 2026

Board of Commissioners meets: First and third Tuesday of each month at 2:00 PM (evening sessions on select dates).
Meeting location: Commissioners' Boardroom, Wake County Justice Center, 300 South Salisbury Street, Raleigh, NC 27601.
Register of Deeds: Tammy L. Brunner · 919.856.5460 · tammy.brunner@wake.gov
Agendas posted at: https://www.wake.gov/departments-government/board-commissioners/meeting-agendas-minutes
Chair, Board of Commissioners: Board of Commissioners, 7 members elected countywide at-large to staggered four-year terms. Chair: Shinica Thomas. Vice Chair: Susan Evans. Other members: Matt Calabria, Sig Hutchinson, Vickie Adamson, Cheryl Stallings, Don Mial.

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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 (5)

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 (1)

Wake County Schools

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

Emergency services districts (23)

Angier & Black River Fire Department, Inc.
Apex Fire Department
Cary Fire Department
Clayton Fire Department
Durham Fire Department
Durham Highway Fire Protection Asso., Inc.
Fairview Rural Fire Department, Inc.
Fuquay-Varina Fire Department
Garner Volunteer Fire-Rescue, Inc.
Holly Springs Fire-Rescue
Hopkins Rural Fire Department, Inc.
Knightdale Fire Department
Morrisville Fire & Rescue Department
Northern Wake Volunteer Fire Department
Raleigh Durham Airport Fire Department
Raleigh Fire Department
Rolesville Rural Fire Department, Inc.
Swift Creek Rural Fire Department, Inc.
Wake Forest Fire Department, Inc.
Wake New Hope Volunteer Fire Department, Incorporated
Wendell Holmes Rural Fire Department
Western Wake Fire Rescue, Inc.
Zebulon Fire Department

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

Special districts · Airport (1)

Raleigh Durham Airport 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 · Electric Power (3)

Eastern North Carolina Municipal Power Agency
Electricities of North Carolina Joint Municipal Assistance Agncy
North Carolina Municipal Power Agency 1

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

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)

Raleigh City Housing Authority
Wake County Housing Authority (official website, opens in a new tab)

Special districts · Parks & Recreation (1)

Centennial Authority

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

Special districts · Public Transit (1)

Research Triangle Regional Public Transportation Authority

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

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)

Wake Soil and Water Conservation District

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