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ORD -2018 -024 <br />year 2016 -19, the approved budget includes a total 2% wage increase, effective <br />July 1, 2018. <br />Annual compensation for County Commissioners will include the County <br />contribution for health insurance, dental insurance and life insurance that is <br />provided for permanent County employees, provided the Commissioners are <br />eligible for this coverage under the insurance contracts and other contracts <br />affecting these benefits. <br />County Commissioners' compensation includes eligibility to continue to <br />participate in 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 <br />(less than eight years), the Commissioner may participate by paying the <br />full cost of such coverage. (If the Commissioner is age 65 or older, <br />Medicare becomes the primary insurer and group health insurance ends.) <br />o If the County Commissioner has served two or more full terms in office <br />(eight years or more), the County makes the same contribution for health <br />insurance coverage that it makes for an employee who retires from <br />Orange County after 20 years of consecutive County service as a <br />permanent employee. If the Commissioner is age 65 or older, Medicare <br />becomes the primary insurer and group health insurance ends. The <br />County makes the same contribution for Medicare Supplement coverage <br />that it makes for a retired County employee with 20 years of service. <br />o Annual compensation for Commissioners will include a County <br />contribution for each Commissioner to the Deferred Compensation (457) <br />Supplemental Retirement Plan that is the same as the County <br />contribution for non -law enforcement County employees in the State 401 <br />(k) plan. For fiscal year 2018 -19, the approved budget continues the <br />County contribution of $27.50 per pay period and a County contribution <br />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 <br />to exist between a county and public school system. The statute provides: <br />Per General Statute 1150 -429: <br />(c) The Board of County Commissioners shall have full authority to call for, and <br />the Board of Education shall have the duty to make available to the Board of <br />County Commissioners, upon request, all books, records, audit reports, and <br />other information bearing on the financial operation of the local school <br />administrative unit. <br />The Board of Commissioners hereby directs the following measures for budget <br />administration 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 <br />function and purpose, specifically to include funding increases and new program <br />funding. The Board of Education will provide to the Board of County <br />Commissioners a copy of the annual audit, monthly financial reports, copies of all <br />budget amendments showing disbursements and use of local moneys granted to <br />the Board of Education by the Board of Commissioners. <br />0 <br />