NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1979 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 306

HOUSE BILL 633

 

 

AN ACT TO EXPAND THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE PITT COUNTY - CITY OF GREENVILLE AIRPORT AUTHORITY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Section 3 of Chapter 571, Session Laws of 1967, is rewritten to read:

"Sec. 3. (a)  The County and City may become participating members of the authority by adopting appropriate resolutions to that effect and by appointing representatives to the authority. The authority shall consist of eight members, appointed as follows:

(1)       three members shall be appointed by the governing body of the County for terms of four years;

(2)       three members shall be appointed by the governing body of the City for terms of four years;

(3)       the governing board of the County shall designate one of its members to serve as a member of the authority, with the right to vote, such service to be ex officio to duties as a member of the Board of County Commissioners;

(4)       the governing board of the City shall designate one of its members to serve as a member of the authority, with the right to vote, such service to be ex officio to duties as a member of the City Council.

(b)       A vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by the body making the original appointment.

(c)       A member of the authority shall hold office until a successor is appointed or qualified.

(d)       It shall be the duty of each governing body to fill any vacancy not later than 60 days after it has received notification that such vacancy has occurred."

Sec. 2. Section 14 of Chapter 571, Session Laws of 1967, is amended by deleting the words "Three members" in line 1, and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Four members".

Sec. 3. Section 14 of Chapter 571, Session Laws of 1967, is further amended by deleting the words "the affirmative vote of three members shall be necessary for any action taken by the authority.", and inserting in lieu thereof the words "The affirmative votes of a majority of the members present and voting, but in no case less than four affirmative votes, shall be necessary for any action taken by the authority."

Sec. 4. The additional members of the authority authorized by this act shall be appointed as follows:

(1)       The two members serving on the authority who were appointed by the governing body of the County shall serve until the expiration of their terms, when successors shall be appointed for four-year terms.

(2)       The two members serving on the authority who were appointed by the governing body of the City shall serve until the expiration of their terms, when successors shall be appointed for four-year terms.

(3)       One member shall be appointed by the governing body of the County for a term of four years, upon the effective date of this act.

(4)       One member shall be appointed by the governing body of the City for a term of four years, upon the effective date of this act.

(5)       The governing body of the County shall designate its ex officio member, upon the effective date of this act.

(6)       The governing body of the City shall designate its ex officio member upon the effective date of this act.

Sec. 5. Notwithstanding any provision of this act, the fifth member of the authority, appointed by the authority and serving on the effective date of this act, shall serve as a member of the authority and as secretary of the authority until the expiration of his one-year term, and for that purpose the Pitt County-City of Greenville Airport Authority shall consist of nine members until the expiration of that term, and a quorum shall be five members until the expiration of that term.

Sec. 6. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 9th day of April, 1979.