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23 <br /> • Salaries of County Commissioners will be adjusted by any wage increase and/or any <br /> other general increase granted to permanent County employees. For fiscal year 2017- <br /> 18, the approved budget includes a total 2% wage increase, effective July 1, 2017. <br /> • Annual compensation for County Commissioners will include the County contribution for <br /> health insurance, dental insurance and life insurance that is provided for permanent <br /> 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 /> 20 years of consecutive County service as a permanent employee. If the <br /> Commissioner is age 65 or older, Medicare becomes the primary insurer and <br /> group health insurance ends. The County makes the same contribution for <br /> Medicare Supplement coverage that it makes for a retired County employee with <br /> 20 years of 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. For fiscal year 2017- <br /> 18, the approved budget continues the County contribution of $27.50 per pay <br /> period and a County contribution match of up to $63.00 semi-monthly. <br /> Section IX. Budget Control <br /> General Statutes of the State of North Carolina provide for budgetary control measures to exist <br /> 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 Board of <br /> Education shall have the duty to make available to the Board of County Commissioners, upon <br /> request, all books, records, audit reports, and other information bearing on the financial <br /> 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 and <br /> purpose, specifically to include funding increases and new program funding. The Board of <br /> Education will provide to the Board of County Commissioners a copy of the annual audit, <br /> monthly financial reports, copies of all budget amendments showing disbursements and use of <br /> local moneys granted to the Board of Education by the Board of Commissioners. <br />