AN ACT amending the charter of the city of charlotte concerning the civil service board.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 4.61 of Article III of Chapter 4 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 continued 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, any combination of Board members and alternates totaling three 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."
SECTION 2.  An individual appointed by the Council or Mayor prior to January 1, 2007, to serve as an alternate on the Civil Service Board shall automatically become a member of the Civil Service Board for the remainder of the individual's unexpired term as an alternate.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 18th day of July, 2006.

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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		 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives