North Carolina SB 884: Pinetops Charter Revised and Consolidated.

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
S 1
SENATE BILL 884

Short Title: Pinetops Charter Revised & Consolidated. (Local)
Sponsors: Senator Smith (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to: Rules and Operations of the Senate
April 29, 2026
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO REVISE AND CONSOLIDATE THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF 2
PINETOPS. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. The Charter of the Town of Pinetops is revised and consolidated to 5
read: 6
"THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF PINETOPS. 7
"ARTICLE I. INCORPORATION AND CORPORATE POWERS. 8
"Section 1.1. Incorporation. The Town of Pinetops, in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, 9
and the inhabitants thereof, shall continue to be a municipal body politic and corporate under the 10
name of the "Town of Pinetops," hereinafter referred to as the "Town." 11
"Section 1.2. Grant and Exercise of Powers. (a) General Powers. The Town shall 12
continue to be vested with all of the property and rights in property belonging to the Town; shall 13
have perpetual succession; may sue and be sued; may contract and be contracted with; may 14
acquire and hold any property, real and personal, devised, bequeathed, sold, or in any manner 15
conveyed, dedicated to, or otherwise acquired by them; and, from time to time, may hold, invest, 16
sell, or dispose of the same; may have a common seal, and alter and renew the same at will. The 17
enumeration of any particular powers, rights, or authorities shall not be held or deemed to be 18
exclusive. In addition to any powers, rights, or authorities enumerated or implied under this 19
Charter, the Town shall have and may exercise all of the powers, functions, duties, rights, 20
privileges, and immunities of every kind and nature whatsoever conferred upon the Town under 21
the general laws of the State of North Carolina, local acts applicable to the Town, and this 22
Charter. 23
(b) Manner of Exercise. All powers of the Town, whether expressed or implied, shall be 24
exercised in the manner prescribed by the general laws of the State of North Carolina, local acts 25
applicable to the Town, and this Charter or, if not prescribed therein, in the manner provided by 26
ordinance, resolution, or other official act of the Town's governing body. 27
"Section 1.3. Corporate Boundaries. The corporate boundaries of the Town shall be those 28
existing on the effective date of this Charter, as the same may be modified and updated from time 29
to time. The official corporate limits shall be set forth and delineated either on the official map 30
of the Town corporate limits, by a written narrative description of the corporate limits, or through 31
a combination of such techniques. Such official description of the corporate limits shall be kept 32
and retained permanently in the office of the Town Clerk. Modifications to the official corporate 33
limits shall be indicated by appropriate entries upon, or additions to, the map or description, made 34
by or under the direction of the Town Clerk, in the manner prescribed by law. Upon alteration of 35
the corporate limits pursuant to law, the appropriate changes to the official map shall be made, 36

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and copies shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, the Edgecombe County Register 1
of Deeds, and the Edgecombe County Board of Elections. 2
"ARTICLE II. GOVERNING BODY. 3
"Section 2.1. Mayor and Board; Powers. The Board of Commissioners (hereinafter 4
"Board") and the Mayor shall be the governing body of the Town. The Board shall consist of five 5
members and the Mayor, each to be elected at large in the manner provided in Article III of this 6
Charter. All powers of the Town shall be vested in and exercised by the Mayor and Board. 7
"Section 2.2. Terms of Mayor and Board. The Mayor shall be elected to serve for a 8
four-year term, as provided in Article III of this Charter. Each Board member shall serve a 9
four-year term, and the terms shall be staggered, as provided in Article III of this Charter. The 10
Mayor and Board members shall continue to serve until their successors are chosen and qualified. 11
"Section 2.3. Duties of the Mayor; Mayor Pro Tempore. (a) The Mayor shall preside at 12
all meetings of the Board; shall have a casting vote only in case of an equal division; shall be 13
recognized as the official head of the Town for all ceremonial purposes; shall have power to 14
administer oaths; shall execute all official instruments and documents of the Town, unless that 15
authority has been delegated to another official of the Town by the general laws of North Carolina 16
or a Town ordinance; and shall exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as are 17
or may be conferred and imposed upon the office of Mayor by the general laws of North Carolina, 18
this Charter, or the ordinances of the Town, not inconsistent therewith. 19
(b) At its first regular meeting followin