NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-9 (2026)

Duties and responsibilities

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The county board of social services shall have the following duties and responsibilities:

(1) To select the county director of social services according to the merit system rules of the North Carolina Human Resources Commission;

(2) To advise county and municipal authorities in developing policies and plans to improve the social conditions of the community;

(3) To consult with the director of social services about problems relating to his office, and to assist him in planning budgets for the county department of social services;

(4) To transmit or present the budgets of the county department of social services for public assistance, social services, and administration to the board of county commissioners;

(5) To have such other duties and responsibilities as the General Assembly, the Department of Health and Human Services or the Social Services Commission or the board of county commissioners may assign to it. (1917, c. 170, s. 1; 1919, c. 46, s. 3; C.S., s. 5014; 1937, c. 319, s. 3; 1941, c. 270, s. 2; 1945, c. 47; 1953, c. 132; 1955, c. 249; 1957, c. 100, s. 1; 1959, c. 1255, s. 1; 1961, c. 186; 1963, c. 139; c. 247, ss. 1, 2; 1969, c. 546, s. 1; 1973, c. 476, s. 138; 1977, 2nd Sess., c. 1219, s. 7; 1981, c. 275, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.118(a); 2013-382, s. 9.1(c).)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1985–2004 · leading case: Enoch v. Alamance Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 595 S.E.2d 744 (N.C. Ct. App. 2004).
Enoch v. Alamance Cnty. Dep't of Soc. Servs., 595 S.E.2d 744 (N.C. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 4× “We conclude that the facts presenting this issue before us do not implicate due process concerns, and we refrain from making any determination as to the overall constitutionality of the administrative appeals scheme.”
Shell v. Wall, 808 F. Supp. 481 (W.D.N.C. 1992). “at § 108A-9. EXTENT TO WHICH DEPARTMENT DEPENDS ON STATE FUNDING The county and the state also share responsibility for funding the department.”
In Re Appeal of Brunswick Cnty., 344 S.E.2d 584 (N.C. Ct. App. 1986). “The General Assembly has delegated certain responsibilities to the local boards, G.S. 108A-9, and certain responsibilities to the director of the local board.”
Meares v. Brunswick Cnty., NC, 615 F. Supp. 14 (E.D.N.C. 1985). “The County Commissioners enact the budget for the County Department of Social Services, NCGS 108A-9(4), and the County has the duty to fund the programs though it receives reimbursement by the state and federal governments NCGS 108A-90.”
Rivera v. Guilford Cnty., 286 F. Supp. 2d 635 (M.D.N.C. 2003). · cites it 8× “N.C. Gen.Stat. § 108A-9. None of these provisions indicate that a county’s department of social services, such as the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services in the case at hand, is not an entity.”
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-9(4) — 1 case
Meares v. Brunswick Cnty., NC, 615 F. Supp. 14 (E.D.N.C. 1985). “The County Commissioners enact the budget for the County Department of Social Services, NCGS 108A-9(4), and the County has the duty to fund the programs though it receives reimbursement by the state and federal governments NCGS 108A-90.”
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