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