The county's main Web site is pittcountync.gov. It provides details and links to most county operations.

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Deputy County Manager/human services: vacant, 902-2953.

Clerk to the Board: Trish Staton, 902-2952. E-mail: pittboardclerk@co.pitt.nc.us. The clerk is responsible for creating, coordinating and maintaining a permanent record of commissioners' actions. She advertises and processes citizen applications to serve on county-appointed boards and committees.

Deputy clerk: Kimberly Woodard, 902-2951, 902-2950.

Public Information Office: Director Thomas Lynch serves as public information specialist: 902-2955, e-mail: pittinfo@co.pitt.nc.us. The public information officer serves as a communications liaison between residents, county staff and elected officials by disseminating information about county programs, services and activities.

Rodgers	Farr
Smith	Hines
Dickerson	Bryan
Lee	Morrow
Burgdorff	Rhodes
Tart	Manning

Alcohol Beverage Control: Paul Banta, administrator, 756-2350. P.O. Box 30340, Greenville, 27833-0340. Fax: 756-4844.

Building and Grounds: Mike Rogers, superintendant, 830-6358. Pitt County Office Park, 121 New Hope Road, Greenville, NC 27834. Provides repair and maintenance services to all county properties.

Clerk of Superior Court: Eleanor Farr, 695-7100. P.O. Box 6067, Greenville, 27835. Fax: 830-3144. Manages records for civil and criminal court and estate proceedings.

Cooperative Extension Service: Mitch Smith, director, 902-1700. 403 Government Circle, Greenville, NC 27834. Web site: www.ces.ncsu.edu/pitt. E-mail: mitch_smith@ncsu.edu. The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service is funded and managed by the county, state and federal governments. It provides information on agriculture, home economics, youth and community and rural development.

Detention Center: Lawrence Whaley, chief of detention services, 902-2850. 124 New Hope Road, Greenville, NC 27834. Fax: 830-4628. A division of the Sheriff's Office, the center houses federal, state and county inmates who are awaiting trial or have been sentenced to brief periods of incarceration.

Development Commission: Wanda Yuhas, executive director, 758-1989. P.O. Box 837, Greenville, NC 27835. Fax: 758-0128. E-mail: pittedc@co.pitt.nc.us. Web site: www.locateincarolina.com. The development commission recruits new industry to Greenville and Pitt County while supporting existing industry. It aims to promote job growth, industrial diversity and an expansion of the local tax base.

Elections Office: Steven Hines, director, 902-3300. 201 E. Second St. Fax: 830-1157. E-mail: pittelections@co.pitt.nc.us. Web site: www.co.pitt.nc.us/depts/elections. This office is responsible for conducting all national, state, county and municipal elections in Pitt County and special referendums along with maintaining voter registration roles and election boundaries.

Emergency 911 Communications: Sam Tyson, supervisor, 902-2600. This department receives emergency-response calls for all municipal and unincorporated parts of Pitt County, 24 hours a day. Fire departments, rescue squads and law-enforcement agencies are dispatched from this office as necessary.

Engineering: Phil Dickerson, deputy county manager/public services, 902-3170. The engineering department manages the solid waste, buildings and grounds, building inspections and planning departments.

Environmental Health: Ernie Nichols, director, 902-3207. General number: 902-3200. Web site: www.pittcountync.gov/depts/health/envhealth.asp. A division of the county's health department, the office is responsible for protecting public health through education and enforcement. Environmental health specialists act as agents of the state in conducting regular inspections of restaurants, businesses and schools.

Finance Office: Melonie Bryan, deputy county manager/financial services, 902-3012. General number: 902-3000. E-mail: pittfinance@co.pitt.nc.us. The finance office is responsible for managing the financial operations of the county, including formulating an annual budget, coordinating with investment managers and overseeing additional budget expenditures throughout the year.

Fire Marshal/Emergency Management coordinator: Noel Lee, director, 902-3950. Emergency services coordinates responses to disasters, such as tornados, hurricanes, floods and nuclear accidents.

Health Department: John Morrow, director, 902-2300 (appointments), 902-2305 (general information, receptionist). 201 Government Circle, Greenville, 27834. Web site, www.pittcountync.gov/depts/health, E-mail: pitthealth@co.pitt.nc.us. The health department provides a clinic, education and immunization services for the county.

Human Resources: Florida Hardy, director, 902-3050. E-mail: pitthr@co.pitt.nc.us. The human resources department maintains a listing of job vacancies available in county government. Information on current job vacancies and the application process are available by calling the County Job Line at (252) 902-1001 or online at www.co.pitt.nc.us/depts/hr/jobs.asp. The department also recruits and screens employees and maintains the county's classification and pay plan.

Legal: JoAnne Burgdorff, county attorney, 902-3105. E-mail: pittlegal@co.pitt.nc.us. The legal department provides legal advice, consultation, defense and representation to the county commissioners and all county departments.

Management Information Systems: Mike Taylor, chief information officer, 902-3800. Web site: www.pittcountync.gov/depts/mis. E-mail: pittmis@co.pitt.nc.us. The department works with county agencies to provide technology support for county computer operations.

Mental Health Services: 902-2101. 203 Government Circle, Greenville, 27834. Web site: www.pittcountync.gov/depts/mentalhealth, E-mail: pittmentalhealth@co.pitt.nc.us. Mental health manages services for individuals with mental illness, emotional stress, developmental disabilities and substance abuse.

Planning: James Rhodes, director, 902-3250. Web site: www.pittcountync.gov/depts/planning/ E-mail: pittplanning@co.pitt.nc.us. The planning department guides and prepares for a variety of long-range development. Staff members administer regulation of subdivision, manufactured home parks and multifamily dwellings. They also enforce flood prevention and soil erosion and sedimentation control regulations and provide mapping services and census information.

Permits and Inspections: Billy Grizzard, chief building inspector, 902-3150. E-mail: pittinspections@co.pitt.nc.us. The permit division issues papers necessary for all construction, residential, commercial and industrial, outside municipal limits. Septic tank permits are issued by Environmental Health. The inspections division enforces all building code regulations and performs inspections in the unincorporated areas of the county and for all municipalities with the exception of Greenville, 329-4466, Farmville, 753-5921, and Ayden, 746-7032. County permitting information is available online at www.co.pitt.nc.us/depts/planning/permitting.shtml.

Rabies and Animal Control: Michele Whaley, director of Pitt County Animal Shelter, 355-7879. 4550 County Home Road, Greenville, NC 27858.

Recycling and Solid Waste: Nathan Pipkin, director, 830-2599. 3025 Landfill Road, Greenville, NC, 27834. Pitt County operates 14 collection and recycling centers. It operates one solid waste transfer station located on Allen Road. The site is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday. A fee is charged for non-residential waste.

Register of Deeds: Judy Tart, 902-1650. 100 W. Third St., Greenville, 27858. Fax: 830-4132. Office processes records, property transfers, birth and death certificates and other vital records.

Sheriff: Mac Manning, 902-2800, 100 W. Third St., Greenville, 27834. Fax: 830-4166. Office provides law enforcement and other protective services for unincorporated areas of Pitt County and several small municipalities. Also serves criminal and civil court summons.

Social Services: George Perry, director, 902-1111. Fax: 413-1252. DSS provides financial assistance and social services to all county residents who meet eligibility criteria. Programs include adoption, services to the blind, household services, counseling, day care for children, delinquency prevention services, employment training, family planning, foster care for adults and children, health support services, homemaker services, housing referral, food assistance, protective services for children and adults, services to the handicapped or aging disabled, child support services, surplus commodities, fuel assistance, aid to families with dependent children and Medicaid.

Soil and Water Conservation: Bryan Evans, district conservationist, 752-2720, Ext. 3, 403 Government Circle, Suite 4, Greenville, NC 27834. Fax: 752-5595. The organization's district board and staff is responsible for developing and carrying out a comprehensive natural resource conservation program in the county.

Tax Assessor: Glenn Cutrell, 902-3400. 110 S. Evans St., Greenville, NC 27835. Fax: 830-0753. Web site: www.pittcountync.gov/depts/taxassessor, E-mail: pitttaxassessor@co.pitt.nc.us. The tax assessor appraises, lists and assesses all taxable real and personal property each year and furnishes tax base figures to the county, municipalities and fire departments for budget purposes.

Tax Collector: Jeff Niebauer, 902-3425. 111 S. Washington St., Greenville, 27835. Fax: 830-1935. E-mail: pitttaxcollector@co.pitt.nc.us. The tax collector is in charge of collections on real estate and personal property. Residents can pay taxes online and check due balances at www.co.pitt.nc.us/depts/taxcollector.

Veterans Affairs: Teresa Ball, 902-3090. E-mail: district15@piratesnet.com. It is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The office serves as liaison for local veterans and the state and federal departments of veteran's affairs. It assists veterans with paperwork and advises them of benefit eligibility.