AN ACT to amend the charter of the town of franklinton to provide for a council‑manager form of government and to allow the lake royale company police to enter into mutual aid agreements with franklin county for the purpose of participating in a multi‑jurisdictional drug task force at the request of the franklin county sheriff.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Article IV of the Charter of the Town of Franklinton, being Chapter 160 of the Session Laws of 1993, reads as rewritten:
"ARTICLE IV. ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION.
"Sec. 4.1. Form of Government. The Town shall operate under the Council‑Manager form of government, in accordance with Part 2 of Article 7 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes.
"Sec. 4.2. Town Clerk. The Town Manager shall appoint a Town Clerk to keep a journal of the proceedings of the Board, to maintain official records and documents, to give notice of meetings, and to perform such other duties required by law or as the Board may direct.
"Sec. 4.4. Town Attorney. The Board shall appoint a Town Attorney licensed to practice law in North Carolina. It shall be the duty of the Town Attorney to represent the Town, advise Town officials, and perform other duties required by law or as the Board may direct.
"Sec. 4.5. Other Administrative Officers and Employees. The Board may authorize other positions and may organize the Town government as deemed appropriate, subject to the requirements of general law."
SECTION 2.  The Lake Royale Company Police shall be considered a law enforcement agency under the provisions of G.S. 160A‑288(b)(2) for the purpose of participating in a multi‑jurisdictional drug task force at the request of the Franklin County Sheriff.
SECTION 3.  Section 2 of this act applies only to the Lake Royale Company Police serving the Lake Royale community in Franklin and Nash Counties.
SECTION 4.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 28th day of June, 2007.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives