Polk County Interim County Manager Marche Pittman and Tryon Town Manager Joey Davis both graduated from the county administration course at the N.C. School of Government gaining certificates.
Davis was recognized for his completion of the course during Tryon Town Council’s April 15 meeting and Pittman was recognized at the Polk County Board of Commissioner meeting on April 22.

The program in county administration is designed for managers, department heads and officials whose responsibilities require a broad understanding of functions beyond individual areas of specialization. The course is approximately 150 hours with more than 60 instructors leading the program.

The courses cover North Carolina local government law, organization and management, finance and budgeting, employment law and administration, planning and regulation of development and the delivery of specific city or county services.
Tryon Mayor Jim Wright said the program is known as a premier course for city and county managers. Davis and Pittman attended courses once a month for a week from September until April. Wright noted that Davis attended 171 hours of classroom instruction.
Tryon commissioner George Baker also said Davis did a great deal of work completing the course and town employees did a great job filling in while he was absent.
Pittman and Davis were two of 94 total officials in the state who graduated the municipal and county administration course this year are two of more than 2,900 officials who have completed the course since it began in 1954.