NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 266

HOUSE BILL 441

 

 

AN ACT TO ALLOW THE VOTERS OF POLKVILLE TO ELECT THEIR MAYOR DIRECTLY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. The Charter of the Town of Polkville, as the same appears in Section 12 of Chapter 178, Session Laws of 1971, is amended:

(1)       by rewriting the first sentence of Section 3.1 to read:

"Beginning with the 1979 municipal election, the Mayor of Polkville shall be elected by the qualified voters of the town for a term of four years."

(2)       by amending the last sentence of Section 3.1 to read:

"The Mayor Pro Tempore as such shall have no fixed term of office but shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners."

(3)       by amending Section 3.3(b) by deleting the words "Board of Commissioners," and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Board of Commissioners or as Mayor,".

(4)       by amending Section 3.3 by adding a new subsection (d) to read:

"(d)      If the person elected Mayor shall refuse to qualify, or if there is a vacancy in the office of Mayor, the Board of Commissioners shall by majority vote appoint some qualified person to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term."

(5)       by amending Section 3.7(b) by rewriting the first sentence to read: "The affirmative vote of three Commissioners, or two Commissioners and the Mayor, shall be necessary to adopt any ordinance or any resolution or motion having the effect of an ordinance."

(6)       by amending Section 4.1 to read:

"Section 4.1. Regular Municipal Elections. Regular municipal elections shall be held on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of 1979, and biennially thereafter. In the regular municipal election of 1979 and quadrennially thereafter, two Commissioners and a Mayor shall be elected to serve for terms of four years or until their successors are elected and qualify. In the regular municipal election of 1981, and quadrennially thereafter, two Commissioners shall be elected for four-year terms, or until their successors are elected and qualify."

(7)       by repealing Section 4.2;

(8)       by amending Section 3.2 by adding the following new language: "Effective with the 1979 regular municipal election, the Board of Commissioners shall consist of four members".

Sec. 2. The person serving as Mayor of the Town of Polkville upon ratification of this act shall continue to serve, if otherwise qualified, until the organizational meeting following the 1979 regular municipal election.

Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 3rd day of April, 1979.