A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the charter of the city of high point to allow the city council to hire the city attorney and to make certain technical corrections.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 2 of Article IV of the Charter of the City of High Point, being Chapter 501 of the 1979 Session Laws, as amended, reads as rewritten:
"CHAPTER 2.
"CITY CLERK.
"Sec. 4.6.	Appointment; term; compensation.
"Sec. 4.7.	Duties.
"Sec. 4.6. Appointment; term; compensation. The council shall appoint a city clerk, who shall serve at the pleasure of the council. The compensation of the city clerk shall be as fixed by the council.
"Sec. 4.7. Duties. The city clerk shall keep a journal of the proceedings of the council, maintain in a safe place all records and documents pertaining to the affairs of the city and perform such other duties as may be required by law or as the council or city manager may direct."
SECTION 2.  Article IV of the Charter of the City of High Point, being Chapter 501 of the 1979 Session Laws, as amended, is amended by adding a new Chapter to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 3.
"CITY ATTORNEY.
"Sec. 4.10.	Appointment; term; compensation.
"Sec. 4.11.	Duties.
"Sec. 4.10. Appointment; term; compensation. The council shall appoint a city attorney who shall serve at the pleasure of the council. The compensation of the city attorney shall be as fixed by the council.
"Sec. 4.11. Duties. The city attorney shall act as the council's legal advisor and shall provide such other legal services to the City as prescribed by the council."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.