A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend and MODERNIZE the charter of the city of eden.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 3.3(d) of the Charter of the City of Eden, being Chapter 967 of the Session Laws of 1967, as amended, reads as rewritten:
"(d)	The mayor shall exercise such powers and perform such duties as are or may be conferred upon him by the General Laws of North Carolina, by his Charter, and by the ordinances of the  city."
SECTION 2.  Section 3.5(a) of the Charter of the City of Eden, being Chapter 967 of the Session Laws of 1967, as amended, reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The council may fix the date and time of its organizational meeting, provided it shall not be later than the date and time of the first regular meeting of the council in December after the results of the municipal election have been certified. The organization of the council shall take place notwithstanding the absence, death, refusal to serve, failure to qualify, or nonelection of one or more members, but at least a quorum of members must be present."
SECTION 3.  Section 3.6.1 of the Charter of the City of Eden, being Chapter 967 of the Session Laws of 1967, as amended, reads as rewritten:
"Section 3.6.1  Notice of Meetings.
(a)	Regular meetings. A schedule of the regular meetings shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be posted at city hall.
(b)	Special meetings. Notice of special meetings shall be delivered to the mayor and each councilman or left at his usual dwelling place at least forty‑eight hours before the special meeting. In addition, notice of a special meeting shall:
(1)	Be posted at city hall; and
(2)	Be mailed or delivered to each news medium which has requested such special meeting notice. News media asking for special meeting notice shall annually request such notice in writing, filing such request with the city clerk and paying therewith an annual fee as established by the council to cover the costs of providing such notice.
(c)	Emergency meetings. Notice of emergency meetings shall be delivered to the mayor and each councilman or left at his usual dwelling place at least six hours before the emergency meeting. In addition, notice of an emergency meeting shall be given to each local news medium which has filed a written request for notice with the city clerk. Notice shall be given to each such local news medium by telephone or by delivering such notice to the principal local office of such news medium at least six hours before an emergency meeting.
(d)	The city manager shall cause all notices to be posted, mailed, delivered or telephoned as required by this section."
SECTION 4.  Section 4.3 of the Charter of the City of Eden, being Chapter 967 of the Session Laws of 1967, is repealed.
SECTION 5.  Section 5.2 of the Charter of the City of Eden, being Chapter 967 of the Session Laws of 1967, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 5.2. Duties of City Attorney. It shall be the duty of the City Attorney to prosecute and defend suits for and against the City; to advise the Mayor, the City Council, and other City officials with respect to the affairs of the City; to draw all legal documents relating to the affairs of the City; to draw proposed ordinances when requested to do so; to inspect and pass upon all agreements, contracts, franchises and other instruments with which the City may be concerned; to attend meetings of the Council; and to perform such other duties as may be required of him by virtue of his position as City Attorney."
SECTION 6.  Article VII of the Charter of the City of Eden, being Chapter 967 of the Session Laws of 1967, is repealed.
SECTION 7.  This act is effective when it becomes law.