GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

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SENATE BILL 868

 

 

Short Title:        Town of Proctorville/Terms of Office.		(Local)
Sponsors:	Senator Walters (Primary Sponsor).
Referred to:	State and Local Government.

May 29, 2014

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to extend the terms of office from two to four years for the mayor and the members of the board of aldermen of the town of proctorville and to establish staggered terms for the board of aldermen.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 3 of the Charter of the Town of Proctorville, being Chapter 369 of the Private Laws of 1913, as amended by Chapter 306 of the 1963 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:

"Sec. 3.  There shall be a board of aldermen, consisting of a mayor and three aldermen. Beginning with the regular municipal election to be held on the first Monday of May, 1963, and biennially thereafter, a mayor and three aldermen who shall be elected by the qualified voters of Proctorville to serve for a term of two (2) years and until their successors are elected and qualified. The municipal election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of Article 3, Chapter 160 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, insofar as the same are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Charter.the Town of Proctorville. In 2015, and quadrennially thereafter, a mayor shall be elected to serve for a term of four years. In 2015, three aldermen shall be elected, and the candidate receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to a four‑year term, and the two candidates receiving the next highest number of votes shall each be elected to a two‑year term. In 2017, and quadrennially thereafter, two members shall each be elected to four‑year terms. In 2019, and quadrennially thereafter, one member shall be elected to a four‑year term.

"The board of aldermen shall, upon taking office, appoint a constable and a secretary and treasurer of the town who shall hold office for two (2) years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified."

SECTION 2.  Section 15 of the Charter of the Town of Proctorville, being Chapter 369 of the Private Laws of 1913, as amended by Chapter 306 of the 1963 Session Laws, is repealed.

SECTION 3.  This act does not affect the terms of office of persons elected in 2013.

SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.