GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 403

SENATE BILL 618

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SANFORD.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  The Charter of the City of Sanford, as enacted by Chapter 650 of the Session Laws of 1967, and as amended by Chapter 541 of the Session Laws of 1971, is further amended as follows:

(1)       Sec. 3.2 is amended by deleting from the end of the second sentence "in holding Mayor's Court and in all other respects".

(2)       Subsection (c) of Section 3.3 is hereby rewritten to read as follows:

"Following each regular biennial election, the Mayor and Aldermen elected shall assume their offices on the date of the first regular meeting of the Board in December following the election."

(3)       Section 3.5 is hereby rewritten to read as follows:

"The Board of Aldermen shall meet and organize for the transaction of business on the date of the first regular meeting of the Board in December following the election.  Before entering upon their offices, the Mayor and each Alderman shall take, subscribe, and have entered upon the minutes of the Board the following oath of office:  'I,__________ do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and maintain the Constitution and Laws of the United States and the Constitution and Laws of North Carolina not inconsistent therewith, and that I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office as __________, so help me, God.'"

(4)       Section 3.6 is amended by deleting from the first sentence "twice" and substituting "once".

(5)       Section 3.10 is amended by deleting the second sentence and replacing it with the following:

"All such ordinances shall be read at two separate regular meetings of the Board of Aldermen and a 'yea' and 'nay' vote shall be taken and recorded on the first and second readings."

(6)       Section 4.1 is amended by deleting the first sentence and substituting the following:

"Regular City elections shall be held biennially on Tuesday after the first Monday in November."

(7)       Section 6.2 is hereby rewritten to read:

"Sec. 6.2. City Clerk.  The office of City Clerk shall be held by the City Manager.  The office of Deputy City Clerk shall be held by the Finance Director and the Secretary to the City Manager."

(8)       Section 6.3 is amended by deleting "Board of Aldermen" and substituting "City Manger".

(9)       Section 7.1 is amended by deleting from the last sentence "Municipal Fiscal Control Act" and replacing it with "Local Government Finance Act".

(10) Section 8.2 is here repealed.

(11) Section 12.4 is hereby amended by deleting "Article 9, Chapter 160" and replacing it with "Article 10, Chapter 160A".

(12) Section 12.5 is amended by deleting "Article 9, Chapter 160" and replacing it with "Article 10, Chapter 160A".

Sec. 2.  Except as herein amended or modified, the remaining provisions of Chapter 650 of the Session Laws of 1967, as amended by Chapter 541 of the Session Laws of 1971, shall remain in effect.

Sec. 3.  All laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 18th day of June, 1987.