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§ 153A-114 – Appointment; duties.

153A-114. Appointment; duties. The board of commissioners shall appoint a county attorney to serve at its pleasure and to be its legal adviser. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)

§ 153A-111 – Appointment; powers and duties.

153A-111. Appointment; powers and duties. The board of commissioners shall appoint or designate a clerk to the board. The board may designate the register of deeds or any other county officer or employee as clerk. The clerk shall perform any duties that may be required by law or the board of commissioners. The clerk shall […]

§ 153A-95 – Personnel board.

153A-95. Personnel board. The board of commissioners may establish a personnel board with authority, as regards employees in offices, departments, boards, commissions, and agencies under the general control of the board of commissioners, to administer tests designed to determine the merit and fitness of candidates for appointment or promotion, to conduct hearings upon the appeal […]

§ 153A-96 – Participation in the Social Security Act.

153A-96. Participation in the Social Security Act. The board of commissioners may take any action necessary to allow county officers and employees to participate fully in benefits provided by the Federal Social Security Act. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)

§ 153A-97 – Defense of officers, employees and others.

153A-97. Defense of officers, employees and others. A county may, pursuant to G.S. 160A-167, provide for the defense of: (1) Any county officer or employee, including the county board of elections or any county election official. (2) Any member of a volunteer fire department or rescue squad which receives public funds. (2a) Any soil and […]

§ 153A-98 – Privacy of employee personnel records.

153A-98. Privacy of employee personnel records. (a) Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 132-6 or any other general law or local act concerning access to public records, personnel files of employees, former employees, or applicants for employment maintained by a county are subject to inspection and may be disclosed only as provided by this section. For […]

§ 153A-99 – County employee political activity.

153A-99. County employee political activity. (a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to ensure that county employees are not subjected to political or partisan coercion while performing their job duties, to ensure that employees are not restricted from political activities while off duty, and to ensure that public funds are not used for political […]

§ 153A-99.1 – County verification of employee work authorization.

153A-99.1. County verification of employee work authorization. (a) Counties Must Use E-Verify. – Each county shall register and participate in E-Verify to verify the work authorization of new employees hired to work in the United States. (b) E-Verify Defined. – As used in this section, the term "E-Verify" means the federal E-Verify program operated by […]

§ 153A-101 – Board of commissioners to direct fiscal policy of the county.

153A-101. Board of commissioners to direct fiscal policy of the county. The board of commissioners has and shall exercise the responsibility of developing and directing the fiscal policy of the county government under the provisions and procedures of the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. (1777, c. 129, s. 4, P.R.; R.C., c. 28, […]

§ 153A-102 – Commissioners to fix fees.

153A-102. Commissioners to fix fees. The board of commissioners may fix the fees and commissions charged by county officers and employees for performing services or duties permitted or required by law. The board may not, however, fix fees in the General Court of Justice or modify the fees of the register of deeds prescribed by […]