Chatham County public records
Records the county keeps here, open to anyone. Each list has an open-data download.
Board of Commissioners
Board meetings100 recordsMeetings of the county's boards: date, agenda, the minutes once approved, and the actions taken.
Public notices0 recordsLegal and public notices the county publishes: hearings, bids, budgets and ordinances.
Finance
Annual finances5 recordsWhat the county took in and spent each fiscal year, its fund balance, tax rate and debt, as reported to the State Treasurer's Local Government Commission.
County spending0 recordsPayments the county makes to vendors and other governments: who was paid, how much, and for what.
Contracts and bids0 recordsContracts the county has put out for bid or signed: the vendor, the amount and the term.
Employee salaries0 recordsCounty employees' positions and current salaries, the information G.S. 153A-98 makes public.
Tax office
Property value appeals1,830 recordsEvery property value appeal the tax office has recorded, by tax year and level. No names or addresses are published.
Delinquent tax liens0 recordsReal property with unpaid taxes, as the county advertises them under G.S. 105-369.
Property sales5,348 recordsProperty sales recorded with the county: the parcel, the price, and whether the county counts it as a market (qualified) sale.
Tax foreclosure sales0 recordsProperties the county is selling for unpaid taxes: the parcel, the sale date, the opening bid and where the sale stands, as the county or its attorney lists them.
Sheriff
Arrests and jail bookings0 recordsEvery arrest the sheriff has published and everyone in the county jail: the charges, bond, custody and court dates, as released under G.S. 132-1.4. An arrest is not a conviction.
Incident reports0 recordsOffences reported to the sheriff: the date, time, location and nature of each, as released under G.S. 132-1.4.
Planning and inspections
Building permits1,563 recordsEvery building permit issued in the county by the county and the towns that publish theirs, with the work, its value and the contractor.
Building inspections0 recordsInspections on building permits: what was inspected, when, and whether it passed.
Code enforcement cases0 recordsComplaints about property conditions and zoning use: the address, the violation and where the case stands.
Zoning cases0 recordsRezonings, special use permits, variances and subdivisions: the request, the hearing dates and the decision.
Environmental health
Food-service inspections1,833 recordsEvery food-service inspection the health department has recorded: restaurants, food stands, mobile food units and cafeterias. Grades: A is 90 and up, B 80 and up, C 70 and up.
Pool, lodging and child-care inspections767 recordsHealth inspections of pools, hotels, child-care centers, nursing homes, schools, tattoo artists and other facilities, with the score or demerit count and the result North Carolina's rules attach to it.
Septic and well permits0 recordsApplications and permits for septic systems and private wells: where, what kind, and the decision.