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• Ms. Beverly A. Blythe <br />Page 2 <br />August 14, 2001 <br />ordinance each year. My opinion in this regard is supported <br />further by additional language in G.S. § 153A-28 which allows the <br />compensation of a member of the Board of Commissioners who is a <br />full time County official to be adjusted at any time during "his <br />service as a full time official, for the duration of that <br />service." As you know, a county commissioner may serve as county <br />manager or interim county manager. In those instances the <br />compensation of the board member in the county official capacity <br />can be adjusted at times other than at the time of the adoption <br />of the budget ordinance. <br />As you'll probably recall the Board of County Commissioners' <br />compensation was adjusted at the time of the adoption of the <br />2000-2001 budget by allowing the members' compensation to change <br />with cost of living increases and merit increases approved <br />annually by the Board of County Commissioners when it adopted the <br />annual budget. Something similar can be done with this travel <br />allowance at the time the Board adopts the next County budget <br />• ordinance. That is, the County Commissioners' travel allowance <br />can be allowed to increase whenever an increase in the <br />reimbursement rate established for County employees is approved. <br />I recommend that you work with Elaine Holmes to craft the <br />resolution that would make that change for the next budget year. <br />Very truly yours, <br />COLEMAN, faLEDHILL & HARGRAVE, P.C. <br />E a~6~ledhill <br />GEG/lsg <br />Enclosure <br />xc: Kenneth T. Chavious <br />Elaine Holmes <br />John M. Link, Jr. <br />Stephen H. Halkiotis <br />Margaret Brown <br />Moses Carey, Jr. <br />Alice Gordon. <br />Barry Jacobs <br />lsg:letters/blythebocccomp.ltr <br />