Book Chapters and Articles

• A. Fleming Bell, II, “The Attorney and the Clerk,” Article 7 in David M. Lawrence, ed., County and Municipal Government in North Carolina (Chapel Hill: School of Government, 2007, 2008).

• A. Fleming Bell, II, "City and County Clerks:  What They Do and How They Do It," Popular Government, vol. 61, no. 4 (Summer 1996), pp. 21-30. 

• A. Fleming Bell, II, “City and County Governing Boards,” Article 3 in David M. Lawrence, ed., County and Municipal Government in North Carolina (Chapel Hill: School of Government, 2007, 2008). [Note: a newer version is now available here]

• A.   Fleming Bell, II, Ethics, Conflicts, and Offices:  A Guide for Local Officials, 2d ed. (Chapel Hill:  School of Government, 2010).

• A. Fleming Bell, II, “The Police Power,” Article 4 in David M. Lawrence, ed., County and Municipal Government in North Carolina (Chapel Hill: School of Government, 2007, 2008). [not available; here is the link to the newest edition of the book]

• A. Fleming Bell, II, “Public Comment at Meetings of Local Government Boards, Part 1 and Part 2,” (with John B. Stephens and Christopher M. Bass), Popular Government, vol. 62, no. 4 (Summer 1997) and vol. 63, no. 1 (Fall 1997). 

Books

• A. Fleming Bell, II, Suggested Rules of Procedure For a City Council, 3d ed. (Chapel Hill:  School of Government, 2000).

• A. Fleming Bell, II, Suggested Rules of Procedure for Small Local Government Boards, 2d ed. (Chapel Hill: School of Government, 1998).

• Civic Education Consortium, Local Government Works (Chapel Hill:  School of Government, 2006).  A poster providing an overview of local government in North Carolina, focusing on municipal and county as well as independent state board duties. [not available]

• Joseph S. Ferrell, Suggested Rules of Procedure for the Board of County Commissioners, 3d ed. (Chapel Hill:  School of Government, 2002).

• Joseph S. Ferrell, Handbook for North Carolina County Commissioners, 3d ed. (Chapel Hill:  School of Government, 2006).

• David M. Lawrence, “An Overview of Local Government,” Article 1 in David M. Lawrence, ed., County and Municipal Government in North Carolina (Chapel Hill: School of Government, 2007, 2008). [Note: a newer version is now available here]

• David M. Lawrence, ed., County and Municipal Government in North Carolina (Chapel Hill:  School of Government, 2007, 2008).  (On-line and print editions available; please see also the individual chapters highlighted in this list.)

• David M. Lawrence, North Carolina City Council Procedures, 2d ed. (Chapel Hill:  School of Government, 1997). [not available]

• David M. Lawrence,Open Meetings and Local Governments in North Carolina—Some Questions and Answrs, 7th ed. (Chapel Hill:  School of Government, 2008).

• David M. Lawrence, “Open Meetings and Public Records,” Article 8 in David M. Lawrence, ed., County and Municipal Government in North Carolina  (Chapel Hill:  School of Government, 2007, 2008). [Note: a newer version is now available here]

• David M. Lawrence, Public Records Law for North Carolina Local Governments,  2d  ed. (Chapel Hill:  School of Government, 2009).

Other Resources

• Carolyn Lloyd, The Hub of the Wheel:  Clerks Keep Government Running Smoothly," Popular Government, vol. 55, no. 4 (Spring 1990), pp 36–43.

• North Carolina Association of County Clerks, Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners for the State of North Carolina Job Description and Deputy Clerk to the Board of County Commissioners Job Description.  

• North Carolina Association of County Clerks, Reference Guide (Raleigh:  N.C. Association of County Commissioners). [not available]

• North Carolina Association of Municipal Clerks, M.O.R.E. (Minutes, Ordinances, Resolutions, Etc.—A Common  Sense Guide. 

• North Carolina Association of Municipal Clerks, Reference Guide for North Carolina Municipal Clerks  (Raleigh:  N.C. League of Municipalities). [not available]