A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT amending the charter of the city of charlotte concerning the civil service board for the city of charlotte.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 4.61(a) of the Charter of the City of Charlotte, being S.L. 2000‑26, as amended, reads as rewritten:
"Section 4.61. Civil service Board; Membership, Powers and Duties. (a) Establishment. There is hereby established a civil service Board for the City of Charlotte, to consist of seven members, four members to be appointed by the Council and three members to be appointed by the Mayor. Each member shall serve for a term of three years. In case of a vacancy on the Board, the Council or the Mayor, as the case may be, shall fill such vacancy for the unexpired term of said member. For the purposes of establishing a quorum of the Board,  a total of three members shall constitute a quorum. All Board members shall attend regular meetings for the purposes of meeting attendance policy and familiarity with Board business and procedures. Attendance at meetings and continued service on the Board shall be governed by the attendance policies established by the Council. Vacancies resulting from a member's failure to attend the required number of meetings or hearings shall be filled as provided herein.
Those individuals appointed by either the Council or the Mayor prior to January 1, 2007, to serve as alternates to the Civil Service Board shall automatically become members of the Civil Service Board for the remainder of their unexpired terms as alternates."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2007.