The Wake County Board of Commissioners are a seven-member governing board for Wake County

Wake County, North Carolina

Wake County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2010 census, the population was 900,993 making it North Carolina's second most populated county...

, which includes the City of Raleigh

Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...

. They elected at-large

At-Large

At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...

 to serve four-year terms. Terms are staggered so that, every two years, three or four Commissioners are up for election. The Commissioners enact policies such as establishment of the property tax

Property tax

A property tax is an ad valorem levy on the value of property that the owner is required to pay. The tax is levied by the governing authority of the jurisdiction in which the property is located; it may be paid to a national government, a federated state or a municipality...

 rate, regulation of land use and zoning outside municipal jurisdictions, and adoption of the annual budget. Commissioners meet on the first and third Mondays of each month.

As of the 2010 census, the population of Wake County was 900,993 making it North Carolina's second most populated county. It's county seat is Raleigh, which is also the state capital. Wake County is part of the Research Triangle metropolitan region, which encompasses the cities of Raleigh, Durham, Cary and Chapel Hill and their surrounding suburban areas. The regional name originated after the 1959 creation of the Research Triangle Park, located midway between Raleigh and Durham. The Research Triangle region encompasses the U.S. Census Bureau's Combined Statistical Area (CSA) of Raleigh-Durham-Cary. The estimated population of the Raleigh-Durham-Cary CSA was 1,749,525 as of April 1, 2010, with the Raleigh-Cary Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) portion at 1,130,490 residents in 2010 census.

Wake County is the 9th fastest growing county in the United States

United States

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, with the Town of Cary

Cary, North Carolina

Cary is a large town and suburb of Raleigh, North Carolina in Wake and Chatham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located almost entirely in Wake County, it is the second largest municipality in that county and the third largest municipality in The Triangle after Raleigh and Durham...

 and the City of Raleigh being the 8th and 15th fastest growing cities, respectively. It is presided over by the County Board Chairman, currently Paul Coble

Paul Coble

Paul Y. Coble served one term as Mayor of Raleigh from December 1999 to December 2001. In November 2006, Coble was elected to the Wake County Board of Commissioners and became Chairman of the board in December 2010. In 2011, Coble announced that he would run for the U.S...

.

Composition

Affiliation		Members
	Democratic Party	3
	Republican Party	4
Total		7

List of County Commissioners

This is a list of the Wake County Commissioners in order by district. This list is current as of November 2011.

District	Commissioner	In office since	Party
1st	Joe Bryan	2002	Republican
2nd	Phil Matthews (Vice Chair)	2010	Republican
3rd	Tony Gurley Tony Gurley Tony Gurley is an American businessman and political figure from North Carolina. He is serving his third term on the Wake County Board of Commissioners, having been first elected in 2002. Gurley served as Vice-Chairman in 2005 and as Chairman in 2006-2007, and 2010. By trade, Gurley is both a...	2002	Republican
4th	Ervin Portman	2011 (Appointed)	Democratic
5th	James West	2010 (Appointed)	Democratic
6th	Betty Lou Ward	1988	Democratic
7th	Paul Coble Paul Coble Paul Y. Coble served one term as Mayor of Raleigh from December 1999 to December 2001. In November 2006, Coble was elected to the Wake County Board of Commissioners and became Chairman of the board in December 2010. In 2011, Coble announced that he would run for the U.S... (Chair)	2006	Republican

External links

• http://www.wakegov.com/ Official Government Website
  • Commissioners & Elected Officials