A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to exercise the power of the general assembly under SECTION 1 OF ARTICLE VII of the north carolina constitution to fix the boundaries of cities and give such powers to cities as it deems advisable, by suspending the delegation of authority to the city of wilmington to make a certain annexation.
Whereas, there is concern about the current annexation policy of North Carolina; and
Whereas, the 2011 General Assembly will be considering comprehensive annexation reform; and
Whereas, it is good policy to preserve the status quo in pending annexations under appeal until the General Assembly has the opportunity to address this issue and decide the extent to which reform should apply to current annexation ordinances; Now, therefore,
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The operation of Ordinance O‑2009‑29, adopted by the City Council of the City of Wilmington on May 5, 2009, entitled "ORDINANCE TO EXTEND THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON UNDER THE AUTHORITY GRANTED BY CHAPTER 160A, ARTICLE 4A, PART 3 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES OF NORTH CAROLINA," is suspended until December 31, 2012. Nothing in this section validates any action of the City of Wilmington in adopting the ordinance.
SECTION 2.  This act is effective from and after May 5, 2009.