This advisory board helps to determine the senior citizen activities to be provided by the County as well as the activities and operation of the Senior Center. The 15-member board works closely with the Department of Aging. Appointments are for terms of three years. This Board advises on economic development issues and is primarily responsible for industrial recruitment as well as for the retention and expansion of existing businesses. Membership includes two members of the Board of Commissioners, one representative appointed by each of the four municipalities, three at-large members appointed by the Board of Commissioners, three persons appointed by EDC Board of Directors and three members of the Cabarrus Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Appointments are for terms of three years.
This board reviews, regulates development within and around the boundaries of the Town of Harrisburg and hears and decides on appeals of zoning within the Town s jurisdiction. The County Commissioners appoint one person who resides in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the Town to serve for a term of three years. This advisory committee assists the Department of Aging with the development of the County Aging Funding Plan through the Home and Community Care Block Grant for Older Adults. The committee is composed of potential public and private providers of aging services, elected county officials, older adults and representatives of other aging interests in the county. The 7-member authority meets as needed.