How is a CHSA formed?

A CHSA may be created by the board of commissioners of a county that has a county-manager form of government. To date, every county in North Carolina that has created a CHSA has done so through a resolution. The law does not explicitly require that counties create a CHSA through the use of a resolution, unless the board of county commissioners is also assuming the powers and duties of the CHSA’s governing board. However, the School of Government strongly recommends the use of a resolution to form a CHSA. Among other things, the language of the resolution establishes whether employees will be subject to the State Human Resources Act or subject to county personnel policies, as well as which departments or functions are being consolidated into the CHSA.
 

For more information on the process of creating a CHSA and the decisions involved, please see the attached document, "Considerations When Creating a CHSA." For more information on a county's decisions related to CHSA personnel, please see this bulletin.