NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1981 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 363

HOUSE BILL 565

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHARLOTTE TO PROVIDE CERTAIN PROVISIONS WITH RESPECT TO APPOINTMENTS TO COMMITTEES, BOARDS, AND COMMISSIONS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1. Chapter V, Subchapter A, Section 5.01(a) of the Charlotte City Charter being Chapter 713, Session Laws of 1965, is amended by the addition of the following language at the end of said subsection:

"It is desirable that in appointing persons to boards, commissions and authorities, the appointing authority should attempt to secure reasonable representation on each such body of all sexes, races, geographic sections of the city and political parties. Provided, however, that such representation shall not be required, and the validity of any appointment may not be challenged on grounds that such representation has not been achieved."

Sec. 2. This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 12th day of May, 1981.