§ 153A-76 Board of commissioners to organize county government
§ 153A-77 Authority of boards of commissioners over commissions, boards, agencies, etc
§ 153A-77.1 Single portal of entry
§ 153A-81 Adoption of county-manager plan; appointment or designation of manager
§ 153A-82 Powers and duties of manager
§ 153A-83 Acting county manager
§ 153A-84 Interim county manager
§ 153A-87 Administration in counties not having managers
§ 153A-88 Acting department heads
§ 153A-89 Interim department heads
§ 153A-92 Compensation
§ 153A-93 Retirement benefits
§ 153A-94 Personnel rules; office hours, workdays, and holidays
§ 153A-94.1 (See note on condition precedent) Smallpox vaccination policy
§ 153A-94.2 Criminal history record checks of employees permitted
§ 153A-95 Personnel board
§ 153A-96 Participation in the Social Security Act
§ 153A-97 Defense of officers, employees and others
§ 153A-98 Privacy of employee personnel records
§ 153A-99 County employee political activity
§ 153A-99.1 County verification of employee work authorization
§ 153A-101 Board of commissioners to direct fiscal policy of the county
§ 153A-102 Commissioners to fix fees
§ 153A-103 Number of employees in offices of sheriff and register of deeds
§ 153A-104 Reports from officers, employees, and agents of the county
§ 153A-111 Appointment; powers and duties
§ 153A-114 Appointment; duties

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes > Chapter 153A > Article 5 - Administration

  • Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Clerk: means the clerk to the board of commissioners. See North Carolina General Statutes 153A-1
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • County: means any one of the counties listed in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 153A-1
  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • General law: means an act of the General Assembly that applies to all units of local government, to all counties, to all counties within a class defined by population or other criteria, to all cities, or to all cities within a class defined by population or other criteria, including a law that meets the foregoing standards but contains a clause or section exempting from its effect one or more counties, cities, or counties and cities. See North Carolina General Statutes 153A-1
  • in writing: may be construed to include printing, engraving, lithographing, and any other mode of representing words and letters: Provided, that in all cases where a written signature is required by law, the same shall be in a proper handwriting, or in a proper mark. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Local act: means an act of the General Assembly that applies to one or more specific counties, cities, or counties and cities by name. See North Carolina General Statutes 153A-1
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • United States: shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3