North Carolina SB 501: Roxboro Charter.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

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SENATE BILL 501
State Government, Local Government, and Personnel Committee Substitute Adopted
4/24/97

Short Title: Roxboro Charter. (Local)

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Referred to: Finance.

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March 25, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REVISE AND CONSOLIDATE THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF 2
ROXBORO. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
Section 1. The Charter of the City of Roxboro is revised and consolidated to 5
read as follows: 6
"THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ROXBORO. 7
"ARTICLE I. INCORPORATION, CORPORATE POWERS, AND 8
BOUNDARIES. 9
"Section 1.1. Incorporation. The City of Roxboro, North Carolina, in Person 10
County and the inhabitants thereof shall continue to be a municipal body politic and 11
corporate, under the name of the 'City of Roxboro', hereinafter at times referred to as the 12
'City'. 13
"Section 1.2. Powers. The City shall have and may exercise all of the powers, duties, 14
rights, privileges, and immunities conferred upon the City of Roxboro specifically by this 15
Charter or upon municipal corporations by general law. The term 'general law' is 16
employed herein as defined in G.S. 160A-1. 17

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"Section 1.3. Corporate Boundaries. The corporate boundaries shall be those 1
existing at the time of ratification of this Charter, as set forth on the official map of the 2
City and as they may be altered from time to time in accordance with law. An official 3
map of the City, showing the current municipal boundaries, shall be maintained 4
permanently in the office of the City Clerk and shall be available for public inspection. 5
Upon alteration of the corporate limits pursuant to law, the appropriate changes to the 6
official map shall be made and copies shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, 7
the Person County Register of Deeds, and the appropriate board of elections. 8
"ARTICLE II. GOVERNING BODY. 9
"Section 2.1. City Governing Body; Composition. The City Council, hereinafter 10
referred to as the 'Council', and the Mayor shall be the governing body of the City. 11
"Section 2.2. City Council; Composition; Terms of Office. The Council shall be 12
composed of five members to be elected by all the qualified voters of the City voting at 13
large for terms of two years, or until their successors are elected and qualified. 14
"Section 2.3. Mayor; Term of Office; Duties. The Mayor shall be elected by all the 15
qualified voters of the City for a term of two years or until a successor is elected and 16
qualified. The Mayor shall be the official head of the city government and shall preside 17
at meetings of the Council, shall have the right to vote only when there is an equal 18
division on any question or matter before the Council, and shall exercise the powers and 19
duties conferred by law or as directed by the Council. 20
"Section 2.4. Mayor Pro Tempore. The Council shall elect one of its members as 21
Mayor Pro Tempore to perform the duties of the Mayor during the Mayor's absence or 22
disability, in accordance with general law. The Mayor Pro Tempore shall serve in such 23
capacity at the pleasure of the Council. 24
"Section 2.5. Meetings; Quorum. In accordance with general law, the Council shall 25
establish a suitable time and place for its regular meeting. Special and emergency 26
meetings may be held as provided by general law. The quorum provisions of G.S. 160A-27
74 shall apply. 28
"Section 2.6. Meetings; Voting. An affirmative vote equal to a majority of the 29
members of the Council not excused from voting on the issue (i.e., assuming no member 30
is excused, three Council members) shall be required to adopt an ordinance, take any 31
action having the effect of an ordinance, or make, ratify, or authorize any contract on 32
behalf of the City. In addition, no ordinance nor any action having the effect of any 33
ordinance may be finally adopted on the date on which it is introduced except by an 34
affirmative vote equal to or greater than two-thirds of the actual membership of the 35
Council (excluding vacant seats), unless the Council has first held a public hearing on the 36
ordinance. Therefore, assuming no vacant seats, unless the Council first holds a public 37
hearing on an ordinance, that ordinance may not be adopted on the date it is introduced 38
except by an affirmative vote of four Council members. For purposes of this section, an 39
ordinance shall be deemed to have been introduced on the date the subject matter is first 40
voted on by the Council. This section does not modify G.S. 159-17. 41

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"Section 2.7. Qualification for Office; Compensation; Vacancies. The 1
qualifications and compensation of the Mayor and Council members shall be in 2
accordan