ORD-2010-066 Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Budget Ordinance Orange County, North Carolina

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Section VIII. Board of Commissioners' Compensation (Continued) • County Commissioners' compensation includes eligibility to continue to participate in the County health insurance at term end as provided below: o If the County Commissioner has served less than two full terms in office (less than eight years), the Commissioner may participate by paying the full cost of such coverage. (If the Commissioner is age 65 or older, Medicare becomes the primary insurer and group health insurance ends.) o If the County Commissioner has served two or more full terms in office (eight years or more), the County makes the same contribution for health insurance coverage that it makes for an employee who retires from Orange County after 10 years service as a permanent employee. If the Commissioner is age 65 or older, Medicare becomes the primary insurer and group health insurance ends. The County makes the same contribution for Medicare Supplement coverage that it makes for a retired County employee with 10 years service. o Annual compensation for Commissioners will include a County contribution for each Commissioner to the Deferred Compensation (457) Supplemental Retirement Plan that is the same as the County contribution for non-law enforcement County employees in the State 401 (k) plan. Section IX. Budget Control General Statutes of the State of North Carolina provide for budgetary control measures to exist between a county and public school system. The statute provides: Per General Statute 115C-429: (c) The Board of County Commissioners shall have full authority to call for, and the Board of Education shall have the duty to make available to the Board of County Commissioners, upon request, all books, records, audit reports, and other information bearing on the financial operation of the local school administrative unit. The Board of Commissioners hereby directs the following measures for budget administration and review: That upon adoption, each Board of Education will supply to the Board of County Commissioners a detailed report of the budget showing all appropriations by function and purpose, specifically to include funding increases and new program funding. The Board of Education will provide to the Board of County Commissioners a copy of the annual audit, monthly financial reports, copies of all budget amendments showing disbursements and use of local moneys granted to the Board of Education by the Board of Commissioners. Section X. Internal Service Fund -Dental Insurance Fund The Dental Insurance Fund accounts for the receipt of premium payments from the County for its employees and from the employees for their dependents, and the payment of employee claims and administration expenses. Projected receipts from the County and employees for 2010-11 are $387,245 and projected expense for claims and administration for 2010-11 is $406,338. An allocation of $19,093 will be made from reserves in the fund to balance. 6