NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 573

HOUSE BILL 666

 

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 157-5 TO INCREASE THE MEMBERSHIP OF ANY HOUSING AUTHORITY ORGANIZED IN OR FOR THE CITY OF GREENSBORO FROM FIVE TO SEVEN COMMISSIONERS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 157-5 is hereby amended by adding at the end thereof a new paragraph to read as follows:

"Provided, however, that for any housing authority organized in or for the City of Greensboro, the mayor shall appoint two commissioners, in addition to those provided for by the terms of this Article, to serve for terms of three and five years respectively with these terms commencing on the first day of July, 1971. Thereafter, the term of office shall be five years. Each commissioner shall hold office until his successor has been appointed and has qualified. At least one of the seven commissioners constituting a housing authority organized in or for the City of Greensboro shall be a tenant of the authority to which he is appointed at the time of his appointment. Four commissioners shall constitute a quorum for any housing authority organized in or for the City of Greensboro.

Sec. 2.  This act shall only apply to any housing authority organized in or for the City of Greensboro.

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  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4.  This act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 16th day of June, 1971.