Regular meetings of the Catawba County Board of Commissioners are held the first Monday of each month at 9:30 am, except for the first meeting in September which is held on the first Tuesday due to the Labor Day holiday, and on the third Monday at 7 pm, except for the mid-month meeting in January which is held the third Tuesday due to the commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday. The meetings are in the Superior Courtroom of the 1924 Courthouse in Newton.
All meetings are open to the public and citizens are encouraged to attend and participate. For more information contact the County Clerk at 465-8209.
The five-member Board of Commissioners is responsible for considering and providing for the needs of the residents of the county. They are elected on an at-large basis to staggered four year terms in Novmeber of even numbered years.