GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 1999
SESSION LAW 2000-44
AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ASHEVILLE RESPECTING THE CALLING OF SPECIAL MEETINGS, AND TO REPEAL AN ACT RESPECTING THE REMOVAL OF GARBAGE WITHIN THAT CITY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. Section 8 of the Charter of the City of Asheville, being Chapter 121 of the Private Laws of 1931, as amended by Section IV of Ordinance No. 1501 of the City of Asheville, adopted March 19, 1985, pursuant to Part 4 of Article 5 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, and as rewritten by S.L. 1998-31, reads as rewritten:
"On its first regular meeting date in December following
a regular municipal election, the council shall meet at the usual place for
holding its meetings, and the newly elected mayor and councilmembers shall
assume the duties of office. Before entering upon the duties of their
offices, the newly elected mayor and councilmen councilmembers shall
severally make oath before the retiring mayor, city clerk or some person
authorized by law to administer oaths to perform faithfully the duties of their
respective offices. Thereafter the council shall meet at such times as
may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution. Special meetings shall may
be called by the clerk upon written request of the mayor or of the city
manager or of three members of the council. No less than 12 hours' notice
of special meetings shall be given to each member of the council at such
address, within the corporate limits of the City of Asheville, as he shall
designate and such notice shall be published at least once prior to the meeting
in a daily newspaper of the city. The notice must state the subject or subjects
to be considered at the meeting and no other subject or subjects may be there
considered. in the manner provided by general law."
Section 2. Section 194 of Chapter 16 of the Private Laws of 1923, as amended by Section 87 of Chapter 121 of the Private Laws of 1931 (sometimes referred to as Section 22 of the Related Laws of the City of Asheville) is repealed.
Section 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 30th day of June, 2000.
s/ Marc Basnight
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
s/ James B. Black
Speaker of the House of Representatives