A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT Authorizing the city of raleigh to use electronic means to provide public notice for certain public hearings.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 22 of the Charter of the City of Raleigh, being Chapter 1184 of the 1949 Session Laws, as amended, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
"(87)	Electronic Notice of Hearings. The City Council may adopt ordinances providing that notice of public hearings may be given through electronic means, including, but not limited to, the City's Internet site. Ordinances adopted pursuant to this section shall not supersede any State law that requires notice by mail to certain classes of people or the posting of signs on certain property and shall not alter the publication schedule for any public notice."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.