NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 541

HOUSE BILL 968

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SANFORD AND LOCAL ACTS RELATING TO THE SANFORD ABC BOARD AND THE SANFORD GOLF COMMISSION.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  The Charter of the City of Sanford, as enacted by Chapter 650 of the Session Laws of 1967, is hereby amended by inserting therein a new Section 6.8 to read as follows:

"Sec. 6.8. Terms of Members of Boards and Commissions. The Board of Aldermen is hereby authorized to fix the terms and conditions of appointment of members of all boards and commissions of the City, whether such boards and commissions were created pursuant to general law, local law, charter, or ordinance, and regardless of the terms established by general or local law, or charter provisions, for particular boards or commissions. The Board of Aldermen may by ordinance fix such terms or may by ordinance provide that the members of any or all boards and commissions shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Aldermen."

Sec. 2.  Chapter 822 of the Session Laws of 1965 is hereby amended by changing the period at the end of the first sentence of Section 2 thereof to a semicolon, and by inserting immediately following such semicolon the following:

";provided, that from and after June 1, 1971, all members shall serve at the pleasure of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Sanford, unless the Board of Aldermen shall by ordinance fix other terms of office for such members."

Sec. 3.  Chapter 105 of the Session Laws of 1961 is hereby further amended by striking out of the sixth and seventh lines of Section 9 thereof the words and figures "not less than five per cent (5%) nor more than ten per cent (10%)" and inserting in lieu thereof the words and figures "not more than fifteen per cent (15%)".

Sec. 4.  Chapter 105 of the Session Laws of 1961, as amended by Chapter 888 of the Session Laws of 1961 and by Chapter 656 of the Session Laws of 1967, is hereby further amended by striking out of the last paragraph of Section 8 thereof the words and figures "not to exceed Eight Thousand Dollars ($8,000.00)" and by striking out the period at the end of the first sentence of said paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

";provided, further, that no board member who is serving as Supervisor shall vote upon any change in the annual salary of Supervisor."

Sec. 5.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 6.  This act shall become effective upon its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 10th day of June, 1971.