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ORD- 2025 - 022 <br /> eligible for this coverage under the insurance contracts and other contracts <br /> affecting these benefits . <br /> • Merit Pay for County Commissioners is received as a one-time bonus each year <br /> and payable in December. <br /> • County Commissioners ' compensation includes eligibility to continue to participate <br /> 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 Orange <br /> County after 20 years of consecutive County service as a permanent <br /> employee . If the Commissioner is age 65 or older, Medicare becomes the <br /> primary insurer and group health insurance ends . The County makes the <br /> same contribution for Medicare Supplement coverage that it makes for a <br /> retired County employee with 20 years of service . <br /> o Annual compensation for Commissioners will include a County contribution <br /> for 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 <br /> 2025 -26 , the approved budget continues the County contribution of $ 102 <br /> per pay period . <br /> • Commissioners are eligible for car, phone and internet allowances at $200 , $ 85 <br /> and $75 per month respectively . <br /> Section VIII . 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 <br /> information bearing on the financial operation of the local school administrative <br /> 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 /> 7 <br />