AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN of cary TO USE ELECTRONIC means to provide public notice for certain public hearings.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Sections 1 and 2 of S.L. 2007‑86 read as rewritten:
"SECTION 1.  The governing body of a city or town may adopt ordinances providing that notice of public hearings may be given through electronic means, including, but not limited to, the Town'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 applies only to the Towns of Apex, Cary, Garner, and Knightdale."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 17th day of June, 2008.

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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		 Joe Hackney
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives