Population: 134,936
Square Miles: 656
Phone Number: 902-3000
County Office Building 1717 W. Fifth St., Greenville, NC 27834.
Fax: 830-6311
Internet: www.pittcountync.gov
Tax Rate: The county tax rate is 70 cents per $100 assessed valuation. The rate is broken down so 66 1/2 cents goes to general government, 1 1/2 cents is dedicated for industrial/economic development and 2 cents is dedicated for capital expenditures. All residents outside of Greenville also are assessed a 4-cent rescue tax.

County government
Pitt County is governed by nine elected members of the Board of Commissioners. The board decides policy by majority vote during regular monthly meetings and special called meetings. The county manager and county staff provide information and support on matters before the board.

Commissioners are elected by districts to serve four-year terms. The elections are staggered. Commissioners typically meet at 9 a.m. the first Monday and 6 p.m. the second Monday of the month. The meetings are held in the second-floor commissioners' auditorium of the Pitt County Office Building, 1717 W. Fifth St. Commissioners also hold a preagenda meeting at 4:15 p.m. the Thursday before their meeting. That meeting is held in the administrative conference room.

Commissioners noted with a * will be replaced by the winners of the November 2006 election.

Garris	Ward	Bowen
Coulson	Hammond	James
McLawhorn	Minges	Owens

• Chairman Jimmy Garris, District 5, retired DuPont administrator, 4922 N.C. 43 South, Greenville, NC 27858. Phone 756-2748. E-mail: jimmygarri@aol.com

• Vice Chairman Beth Ward, District C (Districts 4 and 5 combined), East Carolina University lecturer and retired principal, 112 Lakewood Drive, Greenville, NC 27834. Phone: 328-6061 (work), 355-7724 (home). Fax: 353-4398. E-mail: WardCS1@cox.net

• *Glenn Bowen, District 6, semi-retired businessman, 258 Bowen Circle, Ayden, NC 28513. Phone/fax: 746-7980.

• Tom Coulson, District B, general manager, Urethane Innovators, 506 Eleanor St., Greenville, NC 27858. Phone: 637-7110 (work), 321-2942 (home). E-mail: tcoul312@earthlink.net

• David Hammond, District 1, minister, 209 Fairlane Road, Greenville, NC 27834. Phone: 756-9639 (home).

• Eugene James, District 2, farmer and retired teacher, 5034 N.C. 33 West, Tarboro, NC 27886 (Belvoir community). Phone/fax: 752-6336.

• Melvin McLawhorn, District A (Districts 1 and 2 combined), training coordinator for eastern N.C. Division of Probation and Parole, 100 Allendale Drive, Greenville, NC 27834. Phone: 355-7290. Fax 353-0469. E-mail: mmc01@doc.state.nc.us

• *John Minges, District 3, management consultant, 3304 Grey Fox Trail, Greenville, NC 27858. Phone: 756-4303. Office: 101 W. 14th St., Suite 103, Greenville, NC 27834. Phone: 758-9800. Fax: 355-6625 E-mail: john@minges.com

• Mark Owens Jr., District 4, Owens Rouse & Nelson attorney, P.O. Box 1, Fountain, NC 27829. Phone: 758-4276 (work), 749-4081 (home). Fax: 758-9777.