2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes § 128-40. Leaves of absence for county officials.

§ 128‑40.  Leaves of absence for county officials.

Any elective or appointive county official may obtain leave of absence from his duties for military or naval service, protracted illness, or other reason satisfactory to the board of county commissioners of his county, for such period as the board of county commissioners may designate. Such leave shall be obtained only upon application by the official and with the consent of the board of county commissioners. The official shall receive no salary during the  period of leave unless the leave of absence is granted by reason of protracted illness, in which event the granting of a leave of absence shall not operate to deprive any such official of the benefits of any sick leave to which he may be entitled by law. The period of leave may be extended upon application to and with the approval of the board of county commissioners if the reason for the original leave still exists, and it may be shortened if the said reason shall unexpectedly  terminate: Provided, that no leave or extension thereof shall operate  to extend the term of office of any official beyond the period for which he was elected or appointed. If, by reason of the length of the period of absence or the nature of the duties of the official, the board of county commissioners deems it necessary, the board may appoint any qualified citizen of the county as acting official or substitute for the period of the official's leave of absence, such appointee to have all the authority, duties, perquisites, and emoluments of his principal. (1941, c. 121, s. 2.)