Bill Text: NC H170 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Winston-Salem/Council Meetings
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-15 - Ch. SL 2011-130 [H170 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2011-H170-Chaptered.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2011
SESSION LAW 2011-130
HOUSE BILL 170
AN ACT amending the charter of the city of winston‑salem regarding meetings of the city council.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 13 of the Charter of the City of Winston‑Salem, being Chapter 232 of the Private Laws of 1927, as amended by Chapter 305 of the 1949 Session Laws, Chapter 149 of the 1955 Session Laws, and Chapter 888 of the 1963 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 13. Council members to form council; quorum; meetings.
That the aldermenThe
council members shall form a board,council, and a majority of
them shall be competent to perform the duties prescribed for the aldermen.council
members. Within ten days after their election they shall convene for the
transaction of business, and The council shall fix stated days of
meetings for the year, which shall be as often as at least as once
every calendar month. Special meetings of the board of aldermen
council may be held on the call of the mayor or of a majority of the
aldermen. Members of the board shall be given notice of special meetings.
Members of the board shall receive compensation for their services in an
amount not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per month as
may be determined by the board. The compensation herein provided for shall be
paid out of the General Fund of the City of Winston‑Salem. mayor,
mayor pro tempore, or a majority of the members of the council in accordance
with the provisions of G.S. 160A‑71, except that notice may be
provided to the mayor and members of the council by telephone or by electronic
means at least 48 hours before the meeting in lieu of personal delivery. In
addition to the procedures provided in this section, a person or persons
calling a special meeting of the council shall comply with the notice
requirements provided in Article 33C of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes."
SECTION 2. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 15th day of June, 2011.
s/ Walter H. Dalton
President of the Senate
s/ Thom Tillis
Speaker of the House of Representatives