Cobb's back ... and he's, um, back
Remember Britt Cobb? He was the temporary fill-in for disgraced Agriculture Commission Meg Scott Phipps, who is now enjoying the hospitality of a federal penitentiary. Cobb, a Democrat, ran unsuccessfully against Steve Troxler, a Guilford County Republican, to keep the job.
I mentioned yesterday that Gwynn Swinson had resigned as Secretary of Administration.
Since loosing the Ag post, Cobb has been hanging about the Department of Administration as Swinson's Deputy Secretary of Government Operations. Well, with Swinson leaving, he's going to get to run the show.
Gov. Mike Easley announced today that Cobb will take over at Administration Secretary.
Sure there are now cows or much livestock of any sort involved, but the job sounds, um, just darned exciting. From the release:
Created in 1957, DOA acts as the business manager for North Carolina state government. The Department oversees government operations such as building construction, purchasing and contracting for goods and services, managing state vehicles, acquiring and disposing of real property, and operating auxiliary services such as courier mail delivery and the sale of state and federal surplus property. In addition, the Department oversees the maintenance of state-owned buildings and grounds, and police security for state government facilities in Wake County. The Department also houses several advocacy groups including the Governor's Advocacy Council for Persons with Disabilities, the North Carolina Council for Women/Domestic Violence Commission, the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs, the North Carolina Human Relations Commission and the North Carolina Youth Advocacy and Involvement Office.