NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1975 SESSION

CHAPTER 100

HOUSE BILL 430

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GREENSBORO, AS REVISED AND REORGANIZED BY CHAPTER 1137 OF THE SESSION LAWS OF 1959, AS AMENDED.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. Section 3.21 of the Charter of the City of Greensboro, as set forth in Section 1, Chapter 1137 of the Session Laws of 1959, and as amended by Section 12 of Chapter 213, Session Laws of 1973, is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence and by substituting in lieu thereof two new sentences at the beginning of Section 3.21 to read as follows:

"The organizational meeting of the council shall be held no sooner than the first day of December and no later than the fifteenth day of December after the regular city election. In the event that the encumbent city council fails to take action by the second regular meeting in November after the regular city election to establish the date of the organizational meeting, then such organizational meeting shall be held at 2:00 p.m. on the second Monday in December after said city election."

Sec. 2. Section 4.01 of the Charter of the City of Greensboro, as set forth in Section 1, Chapter 1137 of the Session Laws of 1959, is amended by adding a new subsection at the end of subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(c)      The council may provide for compensation and expenses to members of any boards and commissions created by the council in such amounts as, in the opinion of said council, is deemed to be just and reasonable."

Sec. 3. Section 4.121 of the Charter of the City of Greensboro, as set forth in Section 1, Chapter 1137 of the Session Laws of 1959, is amended by adding a new paragraph at the end thereof to read as follows:

"With respect to sales of bicycles and other seized articles held pursuant to Article 2, Chapter 15 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, public auction of such items may be held at such place as designated by the City Manager and in the same manner as other surplus goods and equipment owned and held by the City are sold."

Sec. 4. Section 4.125 of the Charter of the City of Greensboro, as set forth in Section 1, Chapter 1137 of the Session Laws of 1959, as amended by Section 8, Chapter 74 of the Session Laws of 1967 and as further amended by Section 18, Chapter 213 of the Session Laws of 1973, is hereby further amended by adding a new sentence at the end of subsection (a) to read as follows:

"In addition, any property or portion thereof owned by the City subject to lease in accordance with the provisions herein, may be reasonably improved and renovated by the City either at its own expense or by mutual joint arrangement with other persons."

Sec. 5. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 6. This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 1st day of April, 1975.