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t <br /> 1 <br /> T <br /> jr <br /> E <br /> ki <br /> F. <br /> w ! tJ <br /> • <br /> 52p-95 ART, 5. ADMINISTRATION § 153A-98 <br /> ro <br /> ", 153A-95. Personnel board. '' n <br /> "/''tl - board of commissioners may establish a personnel board with r <br /> siv <br /> ray, as regards employees in offices, departments, boards, <br /> missions, and agencies under the general control of the board of <br /> it :��missi.oners, to administer tests designed to determine the merit .• <br /> , .Dd fitness of candidates for appointment or promotion, to conduct IS <br /> ' 0.-.. , { rings upon the appeal of employees who have been suspended, <br /> ?,'?5. °noted, or discharged, to hear employee grievances, or to under- <br /> , <br /> ! any other duties relating to personnel administration that the <br /> `. ' - . . of commissioners may direct. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.) <br /> • <br /> ';',: 1 153A-96. Participation in the Social Security Act. <br /> ,: : ,:; <br /> a, The board of commissioners may take any action necessary to fi ; <br /> allow county officers and employees to participate fully in benefits " <br /> provided by the Federal Social Security Act. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.) '' <br /> -- '-''` 1153A-97. Defense of officers, employees and j ie a • <br /> others. ! tt <br /> 1. A county may,pursuant to G.S. 160A-167,provide for the defense a <br /> ' of any county officer or employee, including the county board of } f .' ti ' y: t°'• <br /> rT i <br /> i elections or any county election official, and of any member of a �� .. ' <br /> volunteer fire department or rescue squad which receives public <br /> gl "'9' g„ P' <br /> x funds. (1957, c. 436; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1977, c. 307, s^ 1.) i '*t <br /> a.' p s <br /> a. <br /> i CASE NOTES aft <br /> _ - <br /> Cited in Bostic v. Wall, 588 K Supp- n <br /> i10. 6/94 (W.D.N.C, 1984), <br /> 4 <br /> # 153A-98. Privacy of employee personnel records. ; <br /> (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 132-6 or any other ! ' ' <br /> 4 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- r' <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 i , <br /> way of illustration but not limitation, relating to his application, <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 <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 ' ''. <br /> title;current salary;date and amount of the most recent increase or - •`x <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 commissioners shall determine in what form <br /> ` and by whom this information will be maintained. Any person may p,- <br /> 41 :: .� <br /> M1 <br /> 1. <br />