GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2003
SESSION LAW 2003-33
HOUSE BILL 703
AN ACT to amend the charter of the city of greensboro and the general statutes to increase the membership of the city of Greensboro board of alcoholic control from three to five members.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 5.21 of the Charter of the City of Greensboro, as revised and reorganized by Chapter 1137 of the Session Laws of 1959, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 5.21. Board of Alcoholic Control: Selection, Composition and Terms.
The City of Greensboro Board of Alcoholic Control is hereby
continued under this charter, and shall consist of three five members
who shall be known for their character, ability, and business acumen. The city
council shall appoint the members of said board for three-year overlapping
terms; shall fix their compensation; and shall designate one of the members as
chairman. Vacancies occurring otherwise than by expiration of term shall be
filled by the council for the unexpired term."
SECTION 2. G.S. 18B-700(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Membership. - A
local ABC board shall consist of three five members appointed for three year
terms, unless a different membership or term is provided by a local act enacted
before the effective date of this Chapter, or terms unless the board is a
board for a merged ABC system under G.S. 18B-703 and a different size
membership has been provided for as part of the negotiated merger. One member
of the initial board of a newly created ABC system shall be appointed for a
three-year term, one member for a two-year term, and one member for a one-year
term.The City of Greensboro's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board shall
consist of five members appointed for three-year terms. The three members
appointed prior to the effective date of this act shall complete their terms as
appointed. The two new members appointed after the effective date of this act
shall be appointed as provided in Section 3 of this act. As the terms of initial
board members expire, their successors shall each be appointed for three-year
terms. The appointing authority shall designate one member of the local board
as chairman."
SECTION 3. The city council shall appoint additional members authorized by this act to serve one-year or two-year initial terms and then for three-year terms thereafter. The initial terms shall be decided upon to maintain the staggered appointment periods required by the city charter.
SECTION 4. Section 2 of this act applies to the City of Greensboro only.
SECTION 5. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 5th day of May, 2003.
s/ Marc Basnight
President Pro Tempore of the Senate
s/ Richard T. Morgan
Speaker of the House of Representatives