GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

H	1 

HOUSE BILL 1421

Short Title:  Mt. Airy School Board Elected.	(Local)

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Sponsors: Representatives Hiatt; Baker and G. Wilson.

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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government II.

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May 30, 1996

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE MOUNT AIRY CITY SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE UNIT.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Section 6 of Chapter 2 of the Private Laws of 1895, as rewritten by Chapter 475 of the 1955 Session Laws, is rewritten to read:
"Sec. 6. (a)	Beginning with the general election to be held in November 1996, the Board of Education of the Mount Airy City Schools Administrative Unit shall be elected on a nonpartisan plurality basis in accordance with G.S. 163-292 with all candidates being elected by vote of all the qualified voters within the Mount Airy City Schools Administrative Unit.
(b)	The Board of Education shall consist of seven members who shall reside within the Mount Airy City Schools Administrative Unit, elected as follows:
(1)	Two members from District A, which consists of Mount Airy #1.
(2)	Two members from District B, which consists of Mount Airy #2.
(3)	One member from District C, which consists of Mount Airy #4 and Mount Airy #5.
(4)	One member from District D, which consists of Mount Airy #6 and Mount Airy #7.
(5)	One member at-large.
(c)	At the initial election in November 1996, one member shall be elected from each district and one at-large as provided in this subsection.  These five elected members shall take office at the first regular meeting of the Board of Education in December 1996.  The terms of office of the five current members of the Board of Education whose terms expire on or before June 30, 1997, shall instead terminate at the commencement of that meeting, except that as to those current Board of Education members whose terms expire on June 30, 1996, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Mount Airy may appoint successors to serve from July 1, 1996, until the first regular meeting in December 1996, or it may allow either or both of those members to hold over until their successors are elected and qualify.  One member each shall be elected in 1996 and quadrennially thereafter from Districts A, B, C, and D for four-year terms.  The member elected in 1996 on an at-large basis shall be elected for a two-year term, and a successor shall be elected in 1998 and quadrennially thereafter for a four-year term.
(d)	One member each shall be elected in 1998 and quadrennially thereafter from District A and B for four-year terms to replace the members whose terms currently expire in 1998.  The Board of Commissioners of the City of Mount Airy may appoint successors to serve from July 1, 1998, until the first regular meeting in December 1998 or it may allow either or both of those members to hold over until their successors are elected and qualify.
(e)	At the first regular meeting in December after each election, the Board of Education shall elect from its membership a Chairman to serve a two-year term.
(f)	Any vacancies on the Board of Education shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by majority vote of the remaining members of the Board of Education.
(g)	Candidates shall file notice of candidacy not earlier than 12:00 noon on the first Friday in July (except that if that day is a holiday, then not earlier than 12:00 noon on the next Monday) and not later than 12:00 noon on the first Friday in August of the year of election."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.