Representative Joe Hackney

Legislative leaders establish web links for appointments information

Change will make it easier to find information about boards, commissions

 

RALEIGH  As part of an ongoing effort to increase transparency in government, North Carolina House Speaker Joe Hackney and Senate President Pro Tempore Marc Basnight have made it easier to see who they appoint to various boards and commissions.

 

The chamber leaders have appointment authority for more than 1,500 seats on more than 200 state boards and commissions that have regulatory and licensing functions. That number does not include appointments to standing committees or conference committees within the General Assembly.

 

The information is public, but can be difficult to find online. The information can now be easily accessed through a direct link on the chambers’ websites. Users can view the appointments by date or use a search function to sort the information in other ways.

 

“I am pleased to join Speaker Hackney in posting my appointments to state boards and commissions online,” Sen. Basnight said. “Those who are serving our state on these many boards deserve our appreciation and the people they serve can now have easier access to their names.”

 

“The thousands of people who sit on these government boards volunteer to help make North Carolina better,” Speaker Hackney said. “They are also an extension of our government and though my appointments have always been done publicly and openly, this new link will make it even easier to see who helps advise us and in some cases make policy on the state’s behalf.”

 

The House of Representatives information can be viewed by visiting http://www.ncleg.net/House/House.html and clicking on “Speaker’s Appointments” in the menu on the left side of the page. The Senate appointments list can be accessed by visitinghttp://www.ncleg.net/Senate/Senate.html and clicking on “President Pro Tem’s Appointments” in the menu on the left.

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