LEGISLATIVE RESEARCH CENTER
File #: 24-5173    Version: 1
Type: Agenda Item Status: Passed
File created: 3/8/2024 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 4/15/2024 Final action: 4/15/2024
Title: Vote to approve the Chatham County ABC Board's recommendation to exceed the salary authorized by the General Assembly in North Carolina General Statute 18B-700 (g1) of the General Manager
Title
Vote to approve the Chatham County ABC Board's recommendation to exceed the salary authorized by the General Assembly in North Carolina General Statute 18B-700 (g1) of the General Manager

Abstract
Introduction & Background: Article 7. Local ABC Boards.18B-700. Appointment and organization of local ABC boards. (g1) (See Editor's note for applicability) Compensation of General Managers of Local Boards.- The salary authorized for the general manager, as defined in G.S. 18B-101 ("General manager" means the local board employee who is responsible for the oversight of daily operations of the ABC system and any other duties assigned by the local board or Commission. The board may designate only one employee to be the general manager.), of a local board shall not exceed the salary authorized by the General Assembly for the clerk of superior court of the county in which the appointing authority was originally incorporated unless such compensation is otherwise approved by the appointing authority.

The local board shall provide the appointing authority's written confirmation of such approval to the Commission. Any change in compensation approved by the appointing authority shall be reported to the Commission in writing within 30 days of the effective date of the change.
The general manager of a local board may receive any other benefits to which all employees of the local board are entitled. The salary authorized for other employees of a local board may not exceed that of the general manager.

Discussion & Analysis: At the monthly Chatham County ABC Board meeting the ABC Board approved a pay increase of the General Manager.

The salary authorized for the General Manager, as defined in N.C.G.S. 18B-101, of a local board shall not exceed the salary authorized by the General Assembly for the clerk of Superior Court of the county in which the appointing authority was originally incorporated unless such compensation is otherwise approved by the appointing authority whi...

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