Services Mount Olive provides water-sewer, garbage collection, police, primarily volunteer fire and rescue, and parks and recreation services. The number of municipal employees ranges from 55 to 59 on an annual basis including part-time personnel. Police, Fire and Rescue serve the 5.5 square mile area of the corporate limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction. Fire and Rescue personnel sometimes cover up to a 21 mile long response pattern serving Southern Wayne and Northern Duplin counties. Mount Olive Parks and Recreation maintain two parks, one athletic field complex and offers a variety of programs for all ages.
Administrative offices conduct general management of day to day activities and utility billing.
The Town also provides inspection and zoning services as well. Public Works maintains approximately 45 combined miles of water, sewer and storm drainage lines, as well as 23 miles of streets and keeps all the motor fleet running. The department also maintains two cemeteries. Mount Olive has a water storage capacity of 1 million gallons, two water treatment sites, three tanks and three wells which work year round. These facilities provide potable drinking water to two water systems serving over 2,300 people.