Welcome to Administration

The Administration Department is the administrative center of the town's organization. In addition to the coordination and oversight of activities of all Town Departments, this department also provides direct staff assistance to Town Council. The Town Manager is the director of the Administration Department, and he is responsible for the general management of all municipal functions. This department ensures that all Town functions operate in compliance with federal, state, and local regulations. The Administrative Department is comprised of the Town Manager and Town Clerk.

Per North Carolina General Statute (NCGS) 160A-147, the town manager is a public administration professional hired by the Town Council to have direct responsibility for the daily functions of government services and operations. His responsibility is to ensure the effective and efficient operations of all functions.

The Town Clerk is appointed by the Board of Commissioners as per NCGS 160A-71. The mission of the Town Clerk is to prepare and maintain complete and accurate records of the Board of Commissioners proceedings, to serve as the official custodian of all permanent records including minutes, resolutions, ordinances, agreements, deed and easements and various other documents, to provide general staff support and disseminate information and assistance to the citizens and other entities as well as the news media.

Town Manager Joseph Jeffries

Email: jjeffries@lillingtonnc.org
Phone: 910-893-0310 (Town Clerk)

Joseph D. Jeffries is the Town Manager of Lillington, North Carolina. The Lillington Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a contract for employment with Mr. Jeffries at their regular business meeting on Tuesday, October 10, 2017.

Mr. Jeffries comes to the Town of Lillington from Harnett County Government. He has more than 20 years of experience working in local government, including working in Pinehurst and Cary, and serving as Harnett County Planning Director prior to becoming the Harnett County Manager.

Jeffries is also an International City County Managers Association Credentialed Manager, a distinguished professional achievement that brings significant opportunities to the Town of Lillington.

Jeffries is originally from Angier, North Carolina, and continues to live in Angier with wife Maria and three children ages 21, 19, and 16. He graduated from Harnett Central High School in 1988, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Urban and Regional Planning from East Carolina University in 1996.