GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1987 SESSION
CHAPTER 193
AN ACT PROVIDING FOR ELECTION OF THE PITT COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. Beginning December 7, 1987, the Pitt County Board of Education shall consist of 12 members, with two each elected from six districts in nonpartisan plurality elections. Only voters residing in a district may vote for the members from that district.
Sec. 2. The initial election for all 12 members shall be on November 3, 1987, and shall be conducted according to the same schedule as municipal nonpartisan plurality elections held at that time. Members elected in November 1987 shall take office on December 7, 1987, and shall serve for the terms specified in Section 3.
Sec. 3. At the initial election in November 1987, two members of the Board shall be elected from each of the six districts described in Section 5. One seat on the Board from each district shall be designated as seat A and the other as seat B. Each candidate shall file and run for a particular seat, and each seat shall be voted upon separately. The person elected initially to seat A in each district shall serve for a term to expire in 1992. The person elected initially to seat B in each district shall serve for a term to expire in 1990. The terms of the members elected in 1987 shall expire in 1990 and 1992 at the times set by general State law for commencement of the terms of county board of education members elected in those years. Successors to the members elected in 1987 shall be elected as provided in section 4.
Sec. 4. After the initial election, elections shall be held in 1990 and subsequent even-numbered years thereafter as terms expire, at the time set by general State law for the election of county boards of education. Members elected in 1990 and subsequent years shall take office at the time set by general State law and shall serve for terms of six years.
Sec. 5. The six districts are as follows:
District One. The portion of the City of Greenville included within the following boundaries, running clockwise from the northwest corner of the district: 5th Street from the intersection with Memorial Drive east to Contentnea Avenue, Contentnea north to the Tar River, the Tar River east to Summit Street, Summit south to 1st Street, 1st west to Reade Street, Reade south to 4th Street, 4th east to Summit, Summit south to 5th Street, 5th east to the eastern edge of the East Carolina University campus (between Meade and Maple streets), south along the eastern edge of the campus to 14th Street, 14th west to the western edge of the campus (between College Hill Drive and East Rock Spring Road), north along that western edge of the campus to 10th Street, 10th west to Evans Street, Evans south to Green Mill Run, Green Mill Run southwest to the Seaboard Coastline Railroad tracks, the tracks south to Highway 264 Bypass, 264 Bypass west to Hooker Road, Hooker north to Green Mill Run, Green Mill Run west to Memorial Drive, Memorial Drive north to 5th Street.
District Two. All of Belvoir, Bethel and Carolina townships; the portion of Greenville Township outside the City of Greenville, north and east of the Tar River and west of Pactolus Township (census enumeration districts 263A, 264 and 265); all of the City of Greenville north of the Tar River; and that part of the City of Greenville bordered on the north by the Tar River, on the south by 5th Street, on the east by Contentnea Avenue, and on the west by the city limits (blocks 201-247 of Block Group 2 in census district 9902 and blocks 201-212 in Block Group 2 in census district 9905).
District Three. All of Grimesland and Pactolus townships; the portion of Greenville Township east of the City of Greenville and south of Pactolus Township (census enumeration district 262); and the part of the City of Greenville south of the Tar River and north of the following boundary, running from west to east: Summit Street from the Tar River south to 1st Street, 1st west to Reade Street, Reade south to 4th Street, 4th east to Summit, Summit south to 5th Street, 5th east to the eastern edge of the East Carolina University campus (between Meade and Maple streets), south along the eastern edge of the campus to 14th Street, 14th east to Ragsdale Road, Ragsdale north to Wright Road, Wright north to 10th Street, 10th east to River Bluff Road.
District Four. All of Falkland, Fountain, Farmville and Arthur townships; the portion of Greenville Township south of the Tar River and west of the City of Greenville (census enumeration district 266A); and the part of the City of Greenville west of Memorial Drive and south of 5th Street.
District Five. All of Winterville Township except the portion in District Six, and the parts of the City of Greenville not in any other district.
District Six. All of Ayden, Grifton, Swift Creek and Chicod townships and the portion of Winterville Township north of Highway 43 (census enumeration districts 277T and 277U).
Sec. 6. Vacancies on the Board shall be filled by appointment by the remaining members of the Board. The person appointed shall serve until the next regularly scheduled election for county boards of education, at which time a person shall be elected to fill the remainder of the unexpired term or, if the term is due to expire that year, a new term. The person appointed to fill a vacancy must reside in the same district as the departing member.
Sec. 7. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 15th day of May, 1987.