HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2014-083 Resolution Adjusting the Salary of the Sheriff and Register of Deeds Effective December 1, 2014 RES-2014-083
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Resolution Adjusting the Salary of the Sheriff and Register of Deeds
Effective December 1, 2014
The Orange County Board of Commissioners as authorized by North Carolina General Statutes
153A-92 and Article II, Section 28-13 (o) of the Orange County Code of Ordinances has set the salaries
of the Sheriff and Register of Deeds as provided below effective December 1, 2014.
The salary of Sheriff Charles Blackwood is $110,668, the midpoint assigned to Salary Grade 31
of the Orange County Classification and Pay Plan to reflect his years of service with Orange County
Sheriff's Office and his many years of experience in law enforcement.
The salary of Mark Chilton is $75,967, the minimum assigned to Salary Grade 29 of the Orange
County Classification and Pay Plan.
All other compensation elements including expense allowances are as set forth in the Orange
County Code of Ordinances.
The compensation of the Sheriff and Register of Deeds may be subject to change accordingly to
the Orange County Classification and Pay Plan pursuant to Performance Reviews conducted by the
Chair of the Board of Commissioners or where that Plan prescribes changes in salaries or as otherwise
changed by Resolution of the Board of Commissioners.
Further, North Carolina General Statute Sections 161-4 and 162-8 states the bond requirements
for every Register of Deeds and Sheriff holding an elected position in the State of North Carolina, and
that the Board of County Commissioners shall approve those bonds. The bonds of these two officers are
attached and approved.