Cooperative Extension Memorandum of Understanding with NC Cooperative Extension

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or the designated County representative, will receive notification from the NCSU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Personnel Office or the NCA&T Personnel Office prior to the University's payroll date, generally the last working day of each month, advising the amount due for the current payroll. Within 5 business days following the payday, the respective University will draft against the County's established trust account in the amount communicated. 7.2.2.Administration of the Account The trust account will be maintained in accordance with the respective NCSU or NCA&T accounting policies and procedures. The trust account will be audited and reconciled by the NCSU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Business Office or the NCA&T College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Business Office, respectively, to ensure the month-end account balance remains zero. 7.3. Employee Benefits 7.3.1.Retirement Benefits All "send-in" Extension Personnel will participate solely in either the North Carolina Teachers and State Employees Retirement System and accompanying North Carolina Disability Income Plan, or the Optional Retirement Plan, based on eligibility criteria established by the State. They will be eligible solely for respective NCSU or NCA&T employee benefits for which they qualify based on their appointment and FTE, and former federal appointees will maintain federal benefits, the employer- paid parts of which will be paid for solely by NCSU or NCA&T. 7.3.2.Taxes and Fringe Benefits The County will be responsible for providing their proportional share of fringe benefits for all send-in Extension personnel, including but not limited to the following: 7.3.2(a) Employer contributions to all applicable Federal and State taxes. 7.3.2(b) Employer contribution to the State Retirement System per N.C. General Statute §135, or to the Optional Retirement Plan per N.C. General Statute §135-5.1. 7.3.2(c) Employer contribution to the Health Insurance matching charges per N.C. General Statute §135. 7.3.3.Workers' Compensation will be administered pursuant to N.C. General Statute §97-2(2). 7.3.3(a) The County will provide full and direct coverage for those employees subject to the County workers' compensation insurance within the county insurance program. Employees for whom the County will maintain workers'compensation coverage are the following: 7.3.3(a)(1)All secretarial and any other positions designated as SPA(subject to the State Personnel Act); and 7.3.3(a)(2)All Program Assistants/Associates who are not funded TREAT AS ORIGINAL