NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 1168

HOUSE BILL 1553

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF NEW BERN.  

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Section 9 of the Charter of the City of New Bern, as found in Chapter 1281, Session Laws of 1957, is amended by adding between the word "aldermen.", and the words "All ordinances", the following new sentence, "Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 160A-75 an ordinance or any action having the effect of an ordinance, may be finally adopted on the date on which it is introduced by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members elected to the board of aldermen."

Sec. 2. Section 36 of the Charter of the City of New Bern is rewritten to read:

"All purchases of supplies, materials and equipment shall be made in accordance with the provisions of the General Statutes."

Sec. 3. Section 37 of the Charter of the City of New Bern is rewritten to read:

"All contracts for city improvements (construction or repair) shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the General Statutes. Provided, however, the board of aldermen may, by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members elected to the board of aldermen, award such contract to a higher bidder if they shall, by resolution, find that the public interest will best be served by so doing."

Sec. 4. Section 42 of the Charter of the City of New Bern is amended in the sixteenth paragraph (the ninth paragraph as it appears in Chapter 1281 of the 1957 Session Laws) by deleting the words "city clerk", and inserting in lieu thereof the words "city manager or his designee".

Sec. 5. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 16th day of June, 1982.