Who appoints the social services director?

In most counties, the board of social services appoints the director. Wake and Mecklenburg counties operate consolidated human services agencies and therefore the county manager is responsible for appointing the human services director (who oversees the entire agency) with the advice and consent of the human services board.  The human services director may then hire additional staff, such as a social services director, with the approval of the county manager.

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