GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

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HOUSE BILL 1615

Short Title:  Yanceyville Charter Amendments.	(Local)

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Sponsors: Representatives Cole; and Teague.

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Referred to:  Local Government I.

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May 18, 2000

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR DIRECT ELECTION OF THE MAYOR OF YANCEYVILLE AND FOR THE TOWN MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT FOR THAT TOWN.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Section 3.4 of the Charter of the Town of Yanceyville, being Chapter 501 of the 1985 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 3.4.  Selection of Mayor; term of office.  The Mayor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the Town in 2001 and quadrennially thereafter for a four-year term.  The Mayor shall have the right to vote on all questions that come before the Council, but shall have no right to break a tie vote in which he participated."
Section 2.  Section 3.1 of the Charter of the Town of Yanceyville, being Chapter 501 of the 1985 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 3.1.  Structure of governing body; number of members. The governing body of the Town of Yanceyville is the Town Council, which has four members."
Section 3.  Section 3.3 of the Charter of the Town of Yanceyville, being Chapter 501 of the 1985 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
	"Sec. 3.3.  Term of office of Council members.  In the 1987 municipal election and quadrennially thereafter, the three persons receiving the highest numbers of votes shall be elected for four-year terms on the Town Council.  In the 2001 municipal election and quadrennially thereafter, the person receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected for a four-year term on the Town Council."
Section 4.  Section 5.1 of the Charter of the Town of Yanceyville, being Chapter 501 of the 1985 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 5.1.  0Yanceyville operates under the council-manager plan as provided by Part 2 of Article 7 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes."
Section 5.  This act does not affect the term of office of the current Mayor or members of the Town Council of the Town of Yanceyville.
Section 6.  This act is effective when it becomes law.