A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT aMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BESSEMER CITY TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO APPOINT a police chief.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 3.22 of the Charter of the City of Bessemer City, being Chapter 1018 of the 1989 Session Laws, as amended by S.L. 2018‑6, reads as rewritten:
"Section 3.22.  Powers.  The city manager shall be the chief administrator of the City. He shall be responsible to the Council for administering all municipal affairs placed in his charge and shall have the powers and duties set out in the applicable provisions of the General Statutes. However, the city manager shall not have any authority to hire or fire the city attorney."
SECTION 2.  Section 3.72 of the Charter of the City of Bessemer City, being Chapter 1018 of the 1989 Session Laws, as amended, reads as rewritten:
"Section 3.72.  Police Chief.  The city manager may appoint a police chief. The police chief shall serve at the pleasure of the city manager and shall have the duties prescribed and the compensation fixed by the city manager."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.