The policies referred to on this page have been approved by New Hanover County as its official policies. If you have a question about the content of any of these documents, please contact the County Manager’s Office and ask for clarification.

Personnel Policies
These policies are maintained by the Human Resources Department and are governing guidelines for all personnel related actions taken by the county.

Administrative Policies
These policies are maintained by the County Manager’s Office and are the governing guidelines for many of the administrative procedures used in the county.

Information Technology Policies
These policies are maintained by the Information Technology Department and are the governing guidelines for the use of all computer hardware and software, telephone, network, fax, pagers and beepers used by the county.

Safety Policies
These policies are maintained by the Human Resources Department and are governing guidelines for safety related practices and procedures used by the county.

Confidential Information Categories
This listing summarizes the requirements of Federal and State statutes which specify what information the County maintains must be designated as Confidential and handled appropriately. It also specifies which information must be encrypted when transmitted via EMail.