GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2007
SESSION LAW 2007-308
HOUSE BILL 1555
AN ACT providing four-year terms for all appointments to the property tax commission.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 105-288(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a) Creation and
Membership. - The Property Tax Commission is created. It consists of five
members, three of whom are appointed by the Governor and two of whom are
appointed by the General Assembly. Of the two appointments by the General
Assembly, one shall be made upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House
of Representatives and the other shall be made upon the recommendation of the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate. The terms of the members appointed by
the Governor and of the member appointed upon the recommendation of the
President Pro Tempore of the Senate are for four years. Of the members
appointed for four-year terms, two expire on June 30 of each odd-numbered year.
The term of the member appointed upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the
House of Representatives is for two years and it expires on June 30 of each odd-numbered
year are for four years and expire on June 30. The General Assembly
shall make its appointments in accordance with G.S. 120-121 and shall fill
a vacancy in accordance with G.S. 120-122. A vacancy occurs on the
Commission when a member resigns, is removed, or dies. The person appointed to
fill a vacancy shall serve for the balance of the unexpired term. The Governor
may remove any member for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance.
The Commission shall have a chair and a vice-chair. The Governor shall designate one of the Commission members as the chair, to serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The members of the Commission shall elect a vice-chair from among its membership. The vice-chair serves until the member's regularly appointed term expires."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law and applies to appointments made after July 1, 2007.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 17th day of July, 2007.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s/ Michael F. Easley
Governor
Approved 12:12 p.m. this 28th day of July, 2007