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229 <br /> <br />of each level of government understand their respective <br />responsibilities and relationships in the conduct of this work. <br /> <br />RESPONSIBILITIES AND RELATIONSHIPS <br /> <br />The North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service and the A & T <br />State Agricultural Extension Program will: <br />1. Establish minimum requirements and qualifications for <br /> employment in Extension work. <br />2. Receive and examine applications for employment. <br />3. Interview and screen applicants to determine their <br /> qualifications and availability. <br />4. Recommend to the County Commissioners qualified applicants <br /> for appointment to vacant or new Extension positions. <br />5. Recommend the salaries of Extension agents and <br /> paraprofessionals. <br />6. Recommend the salaries of Extension secretaries and pay the <br /> State portion according to the State Personnel Pay Plan. <br />7. Determine jointly with the County Board of Commissioners the <br /> share of salaries to be paid by each and provide the State and <br /> Federal share of these salaries. <br />8. Prepare and submit an annual budget request to the Board of <br /> Commissioners for the county's share of funds for salaries and <br /> operating expenses. <br />9. Provide funds for official travel necessary in the conduct of <br /> Extension work to the extent that funds are available and for <br /> purposes authorized by State and Federal policies. <br />10. Provide Extension agents with official envelopes, bulletins <br /> (designated for free distribution), leaflets, and other <br /> publications for educational purposes. <br />11. Accept responsibility and provide the leadership for <br /> administration and supervision for Extension programs and <br /> personnel, including compliance with the requirements of <br /> Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity <br /> guidelines. <br /> 12. Develop and administer a personnel management plan that will <br /> provide for: <br /> a. The annual review of each worker's performance. <br /> b. Counseling for job improvement where needed. <br /> c. Periodic county program reviews. <br /> 13. Provide a staff of specialists to continuously train agents <br /> in current technology and other changes affecting agriculture, <br /> home economics, 4-H and youth, community and natural resource <br /> development and to assist them in the conduct of work in these <br /> areas. <br /> 14. Provide Extension workers with training programs as needed to <br /> maintain effective program delivery. <br /> 15. Develop and maintain a County Advisory Leadership System to <br /> insure that county Extension programs are based on the <br /> particular needs of people in their respective county. <br /> <br />THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL: <br /> <br />o <br /> <br />Provide the county's share of salaries for Extension <br />personnel. <br />Provide office space and equipment, utilities, telephone, <br />office supplies, demonstration materials and other items <br />needed for efficient operation of the County Extension Office <br />and program. <br />Review and consider the annual budget request from the <br />Extension Service and take appropriate action by July 1 of <br />each fiscal year. <br />Confer and advise with the District and County Extension <br />Chairmen and Extension Advisory Council relative to county <br />Extension programs. <br /> <br />THE NORTH CAROLINA AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION SERVICE AND THE A & T STATE <br />AGRICULTURAL EXTENSION PROGRAM AND THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br /> COMMISSIONERS MUTUALLY AGREE: <br /> <br /> <br />