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<br />is~A_95 ART. 5. ADMINISTRATION § 153A-98
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<br />T` ~ ig,3A-95. Personnel board. ~ s
<br />~i ~; '('he board of commissioners may establish a personnel board with ~ ~
<br />~~>`~+uthonty, as regards employees in offices, departments, boards,
<br />R ~ emissions, and agencies under the general control of. the board of T
<br />,. ~ ~mmissioners, to administer tests designed to determine the merit ~~
<br />;, toad fitness of candidates for appointment or promotion, to conduct
<br />henrinRs upon the appeal of employees who have been suspended,
<br />` demoted, or discharged, to hear employee grievances, or to under-
<br />tako any other duties relating to personnel administration that the
<br />.`~"' board of commissioners may direct. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
<br />~ 153A-96. Participation in the Social Security Act.
<br />The board of commissioners may take any action necessary to
<br />~Il~>w county officers and employees to participate fully in benefits
<br />provided by the Federal Social Security Act. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
<br />"- ~-- ~ 153A-97. Defense of officers, employees and
<br />others.
<br />A county may, pursuant to G.S. 160A-167, provide for the defense
<br />of an count officer or em to ee includin the count board of
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<br />elections or any county election official, and of any member of a w
<br />volunteer fire department or rescue squad which receives public
<br />funds. (1957, c. 436; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1977, c. 307, s. 1J "
<br />CASE NOTES
<br />Cited in Bostic v. Wall, 588 F. Supp.
<br />~!4 iW.D.N.C. 1984). :~ _ ...
<br /># 153A-98. Privacy of employee personnel records. ° -''-
<br />(a) Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 132-6 or any other ~,~<
<br />general law or local act concerning access to public records, person- ,,,~`' '
<br />nel files of employees, former employees, or applicants for employ- ~~ ~=%''
<br />ment maintained by a county are subject to inspection and may be
<br />disclosed only as provided by this section. For purposes of this sec-
<br />tion, an employee's personnel file consists of any information in any ~ ~ ~ "`'.
<br />form gathered by the. county with respect to that employee and, by = ~~`:b
<br />way of illustration but not limitation, relating to his application, ~ "~' f,~
<br />selection or nonselection, performance, promotions, demotions,
<br />transfers, suspension and other disciplinary actions, evaluation '~`
<br />forms, leave, salary, and termination of employment. As used in ro. :"'
<br />this section, "employee" includes former employees of the county.
<br />(b~ The following information with respect to each county em- ,~~
<br />ployee is a matter of public record: name; age; date of original
<br />employment or appointment to the county service; current. position ,c ''
<br />title; current salary; date and amount of the most recent increase or _ ~ "~;
<br />decrease in salary; date of the most recent promotion, demotion, '" "'
<br />transfer, suspension, separation or other change in position classifi-
<br />cation; and the office to which the employee is currently assigned.
<br />The board of county commissioner:; shall determine in what form ;
<br />and by whom this infrn•mation ~~~ill be maintained. Any person may
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