GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1997 SESSION
S.L. 1997-104
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. Section 11.2 of the Charter of Wilson, being Chapter 136 of the 1969 Session Laws, as amended, reads as rewritten:
"Section 11.2. Settlement of claims by city
manager. The city manager may, with the approval of the City Council,
settle claims against the city for (1) personal injuries or damages to
property when the amount involved does not exceed the sum of One
Hundred Dollars ($100.00) fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) and does
not exceed the actual loss sustained, sustained. including loss
of time, medical expenses, and any other expense actually incurred and (2) the
taking of small portions of private property which are needed for the rounding
of corners at intersections of streets, when the amount involved in any such
settlement does not exceed Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and does not exceed
the actual loss sustained. Settlement of a claim by the city manager
pursuant to this Section shall constitute a complete release of the city from
any and all damages sustained by the person involved in such the settlement
in any manner arising out of the accident, occasion, or taking event complained
of. All such settlements, and all such releases, releases and
settlements exceeding two thousand dollars ($2,000) shall be approved in
advance by the city attorney."
Section 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 27th day of May, 1997.
s/ Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate
s/ Harold J. Brubaker
Speaker of the House of Representatives