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BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS INFORMATION FORM

Name of Board/Commission Historic Resources Commission
(Forsyth County)
Date 11/7/08
Authority for Creation The authority for establishing the Forsyth County Historic Resources Commission is the N.C.G.S. 160A-400.1 through 400.14. Section 86-1 of the City Code was adopted by the City Council on April 15, 2002.
Purpose/Function The Commission is designated as the historic preservation advisory and quasi-judicial body for Forsyth County. Its purpose is to safeguard the heritage of Forsyth County by preserving those areas and individual properties which reflect elements of its cultural, social, economic, political or architectural history.
Method of Appointment Five members are appointed by the City Council upon the recommendation of the Mayor, with two at-large members and one from the following categories: architectural historian or historic preservationist; Historic (H) District property owner; and Historic Overlay (HO) District property owner. Five members are appointed by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners, with two at-large members and one from the following categories: N.C. licensed architect; archaeologist, landscape architect/designer, planner surveyor, or arborist; and local Historic Landmark (LHL) property owner. One member is appointed by the Kernersville Board of Aldermen and one member is appointed by the Clemmons Village Council. All members must reside in Forsyth County.
Number of Members Twelve
Terms of Office Four years (after staggered terms of initial appointment)
Meeting Date and Time First Wednesday of each month – 4:00 p.m.
Chief Staff Person
Michelle M. McCullough
LeAnn Pegram
Title
Project Planner
Project Planner
Telephone Number
727-2087


Current Membership – Historic Resources Commission
Name Race/Gender Term Expiration
City Council Appointments
Norris Hutchins WF 2 6/07
Mark Maxwell BM 1 6/09
Rick Pender         WM 1 6/11
Laura A. W. Phillips WF 2 6/10
Jeffrey W. Sowers WM 1 06/12
County Appointments
Seth Brown WM 2 11/08
Ferrell Clay WF 2 11/07
Stuart McCormick WM 2 11/07
Michael Phillips WM 1 11/09
Jeff Harbinson WM 1 11/09
Town of Kernersville Appointment
Sharon Richmond BF 1 12/06
Village of Clemmons Appointment
Janet Banzof WF 1 10/06

Special Notes:

  *0= Filling unexpired term of more than 50% of term.
**0= Filling unexpired term of less than 50% of term (less than one year).