NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 743

HOUSE BILL 699

 

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR FILLING VACANCIES IN BOARDS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WHEN THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FAIL TO ACT.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. G.S. 153-6 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph to read as follows:

"If the remaining members of the board, because of a tie vote or for any other reason, are unable to fill the vacancy within 60 days of its occurrence, such vacancy shall be reported immediately by the clerk of the board to the Clerk of the Superior Court of such county, who shall within ten days thereafter, fill such vacancy. The Clerk of Superior Court shall consult the county executive committee of the appropriate political party before filling the vacancy, but he shall not be bound by the committee's recommendations."

Sec. 2.  This act shall be applicable to any vacancies existing upon the date of its ratification.

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 5th day of July, 1971.