Title: Buncombe County Manager (appointed unanimously February 5, 2019; started March 5, 2019) · certified public accountant · previously Finance Director, Assistant Manager, and Deputy County Manager, New Hanover County (county release) Next voter decision: none; serves at the board’s pleasure
Surveillance record
Pinder presents the recommended budget each year; the FY2026 summary lists the sheriff’s technology requests as courthouse and detention cameras and carries no RTIC, Fusus, or Axon line (Buncombe County). No public statement by her on the RTIC has been found. Under the Department of Justice’s equitable sharing rules, the annual certification for the sheriff’s forfeiture money must be signed by the head of the governing body with budget authority, a county manager or a commission chair (DOJ guide); which of them signs Buncombe’s is not public (What the Law Lets the County Do).
The question for her
Does the county track RTIC and Fusus spending internally, and who signs the equitable sharing certification? Both are answerable without a vote (request 16).
Region: Buncombe County · Last updated: Aug 22, 2026