GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

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HOUSE BILL 646

Short Title:  Asheville Tax Collector.	(Local)

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Sponsors: Representatives Cansler; Ives and Linney.

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Referred to:  Local & Regional Government II.

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March 30, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE CITY OF ASHEVILLE MAY, AT ITS OPTION, APPOINT A TAX COLLECTOR PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF GENERAL LAW.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Chapter 1279 of the 1981 Session Laws is amended by adding a new section to read:
"Sec. 3.1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 3 of this act, the City of Asheville may, at its option, appoint a tax collector pursuant to G.S. 105-349 and collect its own property taxes in accordance with the provisions of Article 26 of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes, provided that:
(1)	The City Council adopts a resolution stating that the City has opted to exercise its right to provide for the collection of property taxes under the provisions of Article 26 of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes.  The resolution shall specify the date when the City's option becomes effective, which date shall be no less than 90 days from the date the resolution is adopted; and
(2)	The City Council provides a certified copy of the resolution to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners and to the Tax Collector for Buncombe County and the City of Asheville as soon as practicable, but no more than 10 days from the date the resolution is adopted."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.