Location And Phone Numbers Of
Cleveland County Departments and Offices

Note: County office hours
are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
*Animal Shelter -- (704) 481-9884, 1601 Airport
Road, Shelby. (Next to County Landfill). Contact: Linda Belk.
Board of Elections -- (704) 484-4858, 310 East Dale
Street, Shelby. (Beside Taste-T Resturant and behind Law Enforcement
Center). Director of Elections: Debra Blanton.
Building Inspections -- (704) 484-4997, Basement
Floor, County Administration Building, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby.
Department Head: Paul Ezell.
Clerk of Court -- (704) 484-4862, Third Floor, Law
Enforcement Center, 100 Justice Place, Shelby. Clerk of Court: Linda
Thrift.
Clerk To The Board Of Commissioners -- (704) 484-4800, Second Floor,
County Administration Building, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby. Clerk:
Wanda Crotts.
Communications (E-911) -- (704) 484-4822, First
Floor, Law Enforcement Center, 100 Justice Place, Shelby. E-911
Director: Lee Clary.
Cooperative Extension -- (704) 482-4365, 130-1
South Post Road, Shelby (in large Cleveland County building with the
Cleveland County Schools and the Department of Social Services, across
from Cleveland Community College). Department Head: Greg Traywick.
County Manager -- (704) 484-4800, Second Floor,
County Administration Building, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby. County
Manager: Lane Alexander.
District Attorney -- (704) 484-4872, Second Floor,
Law Enforcement Center, 100 Justice Place, Shelby. District Attorney:
Bill Young.
Economic Development -- (704) 484-4999. First
Floor, County Administration Building, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby.
Economic Development Director: Steve Nye.
Electronic Maintenance -- (704) 484-4848, Basement
Floor, County Administration Building, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby.
Department Head: Joe Cherry.
EMS -- (704) 484-4984, First Floor, Law Enforcement
Center, 100 Justice Place, Shelby. EMS Director: Joe Lord.
Fire Marshal/Emergency Management --
(704) 484-4841, First Floor, Law Enforcement Center, 100 Justice Place,
Shelby. Fire Marshal: Dewey Cook.
Health Department -- (704) 484-5100, 315 Grover
Street, Shelby, next to Cleveland Regional Medical Center. Health
Director: Denese Stallings.
Human Resources -- (704) 484-4833, Basement Floor, County
Administration Building, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby. Department
Head: Eddie Bailes.
Information Technology -- (704) 484-4972, First
Floor, Law Enforcement Center, 100 Justice Place, Shelby. Department
Head: Scott Fite.
Jail -- (704) 484-4889, Fourth Floor, Law
Enforcement Center, 100 Justice Place, Shelby. Jailer: Phyllis Sims.
*Landfill -- (704) 480-6932, 1609 Airport Road,
Shelby (known as Scalehouse). Solid Waste Director: Sam Lockridge.
Maintenance -- (704) 484-4814, First Floor, Law
Enforcement Center, 100 Justice Place, Shelby. Department Head: Richard
Stroup.
Planning/Mapping -- (704) 484-4979, First Floor,
County Administration Building, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby. Planning
Director: Bill McCarter.
Register of Deeds -- (704) 484-4834, First Floor,
County Administration Building, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby. Register
of Deeds: Bonnie Reece.
Sheriff's Office -- (704) 484-4888, Second
Floor, Law Enforcement Center, 100 Justice Place, Shelby. Sheriff: Dan
Crawford.
Social Services (DSS) -- (704) 487-0661, 130 South
Post Road, Shelby. Across the street from Cleveland Community College. DSS Director: John Wasson.
Soil and Water Conservation -- (704) 471-0235 ext
3. Director: Ben Robinson.
Tax Collections -- (704) 484-4843, First Floor,
County Administration Building, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby. Tax
Collector: Brenda Gardner.
Tax Listing (or Assessing) -- (704) 484-4911,
First Floor, County Administration Building, 311 East Marion Street,
Shelby. Tax Assessor: Chris Greene
*Veterans Services -- (704) 484-4803, Basement
Floor, County Administration Building, 311 East Marion Street, Shelby.
(part of the Personnel Department). Veterans Services Officer: Carol McCraw.
*The Animal Shelter and the Landfill are part
of the Health Department. Veterans Services is part of the Personnel
Department.