ALBEMARLE — At last week’s Stanly County Board of Commissioners meeting, Matthew Barringer was appointed to fill a term on the Stanly Community College Board of Trustees.
As a result of Cody Huneycutt’s election to NC House District 67 on Nov. 5, and his subsequent resignation from the college’s board of trustees four days later, a replacement was needed to fill his term that is set to expire in 2027.
Last year, Huneycutt was appointed to a four-year term by the county commissioners.
County Manager Andy Lucas presented a letter from SCC Board of Trustees Chair Joe Brooks and opened up the floor for nominations.
“The chairman of the board of trustees wrote us a letter earlier this month letting us know that Mr. Huneycutt has resigned his unexpired term on the Stanly Community College Board of Trustees, effective on Nov. 9,” Lucas said. “The community college is letting us know that it is seeking an appointment to fill Mr. Huneycutt’s unexpired term, which will expire on June 30, 2027. There are multiple applications in your packet for consideration by the board to fill this unexpired term.”
The listed applicants in the item’s agenda packet included Barringer, Donald Adkins, Gerald Efird, Shawanna Long, Melvin Poole, and Renee Rogers.
Vice Chairman Mike Barbee nominated Poole, while Commissioner Scott Efird nominated Barringer. Once the time to vote arrived, a rough split gave Barringer four votes compared to Poole’s three votes.
Chairman Bill Lawhon joined Commissioners Peter Asciutto, Trent Hatley, and Efird in voting for Barringer; Barbee joined Commissioners Patty Crump and Brandon King in voting for Poole.
The SCC Board of Trustees meets every other month on the second Thursday of the month at 5 p.m. Elsewhere, committee meetings — scheduled on the second and fourth Thursday at 9 a.m. — are held on the month the full board does not meet.
Of the 12 positions on the board, seven have been appointed by the county commissioners, while three have been picked by the state governor and two have been named by the NC General Assembly.
With the addition of Barringer, the board now includes James Cecil Curlee Jr., Eddie F. Wall Jr., Joe Brooks, William “Clif” Robinson, Gerald W. Poplin, Courtney Lisk, Nancy Joines, Daisy Washington, Lisa Burris, Courtney Brown, and Kelly Lowder.
The Stanly County Board of Commissioners is set to hold its next regular meeting on Dec. 2 at 6 p.m. inside the Gene McIntyre Meeting Room at Stanly County Commons.