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         Yancey County Hosts Regional County Clerk’s Conference 

Yancey County Government and the Burnsville Town Center hosted the Western Regional North Carolina County Clerk’s Association meeting on September 25, 2009. Clerks to the Board of Commissioners from across Western North Carolina came to Yancey County to learn more about county government and to exchange ideas.

All of the attendees were welcomed to the conference by Yancey County Commissioner Jerri Storie and County Manager Nathan Bennett. The conference was featured presentations dealing with Ethics in Local Government, presented by Fleming Bell of the UNC School of Government, Emergency Preparedness, presented by Tiawana Ramsey of NC Emergency Management and Yancey County Assistant Emergency Management Director Derek Murphy, and Discrimination in the Workplace, presented by Caldwell County Human Resources Director David Hill. The conference was wrapped up with a roundtable discussion dealing with County Commissioner Orientation.

The Yancey County Commissioners and Yancey’s Clerk to the Board of Commissioners, Jason Robinson were proud to host this meeting for the first time ever in Yancey County’s history. County Commissioner Jerri Storie stated, “We are always happy to show off what Yancey County has to offer to other people throughout the state. We are very proud of our town and our county.” Yancey County Clerk to the Board, Jason Robinson, added, “I appreciate all the support that the Commissioners have given to make this event happen. Although this is the first time for this conference here in Burnsville we look forward to hopefully hosting it again in the future.”

 

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