130A-64.1. Notice of new or increased charges and rates; public comment period.
(a) A sanitary district shall provide notice to interested parties of the imposition of or increase in service charges or rates applicable solely to the construction of development subject to Part 2 of Article 19 of Chapter 160A or Part 2 of Article 18 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes for any service provided by the sanitary district at least seven days prior to the first meeting where the imposition of or increase in the charges or rates is on the agenda for consideration. The sanitary district shall employ at least two of the following means of communication in order to provide the notice required by this section:
(1) Notice of the meeting in a prominent location on a Web site managed or maintained by the sanitary district.
(2) Notice of the meeting in a prominent physical location, including, but not limited to, the district's headquarters or any government building, library, or courthouse located within the sanitary district.
(3) Notice of the meeting by electronic mail to a list of interested parties that is created by the sanitary district for the purpose of notification as required by this section.
(4) Notice of the meeting by facsimile to a list of interested parties that is created by the sanitary district for the purpose of notification as required by this section.
(a1) If a sanitary district does not maintain its own Web site, it may employ the notice option provided by subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of this section by submitting a request to a county or counties in which the district is located to post such notice in a prominent location on a Web site that is maintained by the county or counties. Any sanitary district that elects to provide such notice shall make its request to the county or counties at least 15 days prior to the date of the first meeting where the imposition of or increase in the fees or charges is on the agenda for consideration.
(b) During the consideration of the imposition of or increase in service charges or rates as provided in subsection (a) of this section, the governing body of the sanitary district shall permit a period of public comment.
(c) This section shall not apply if the imposition of or increase in service charges or rates is contained in a budget filed in accordance with the requirements of G.S. 159-12. (2009-436, s. 3; 2010-180, s. 11(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 2 - Local Administration.
§ 130A-34 - Provision of local public health services.
§ 130A-34.1 - Accreditation of local health departments; board established.
§ 130A-34.2 - Billing of Medicaid.
§ 130A-34.3 - Incentive program for public health improvement.
§ 130A-34.4 - Strengthening local public health infrastructure.
§ 130A-35 - County board of health; appointment; terms.
§ 130A-36 - Creation of district health department.
§ 130A-37 - District board of health.
§ 130A-38 - Dissolution of a district health department.
§ 130A-39 - Powers and duties of a local board of health.
§ 130A-40 - Appointment of local health director.
§ 130A-40.1 - Pilot program for nurse as health director.
§ 130A-41 - Powers and duties of local health director.
§ 130A-42 - Personnel records of district health departments.
§ 130A-43 - Consolidated human services agency; board; director.
§ 130A-45 - Title and purpose.
§ 130A-45.02 - Creation of a public health authority.
§ 130A-45.1 - Membership of the public health authority board.
§ 130A-45.2 - Dissolution of a public health authority.
§ 130A-45.3 - Powers and duties of authority board.
§ 130A-45.4 - Appointment of a public health authority director.
§ 130A-45.5 - Powers and duties of a public health authority director.
§ 130A-45.6 - Boundaries of the authority.
§ 130A-45.7 - Medical review committee.
§ 130A-45.8 - Confidentiality of patient information.
§ 130A-45.9 - Confidentiality of personnel information.
§ 130A-45.10 - Confidentiality of credentialing information.
§ 130A-45.11 - Confidentiality of competitive health care information.
§ 130A-47 - Creation by Commission.
§ 130A-48 - Procedure for incorporating district.
§ 130A-50 - Election and terms of office of sanitary district boards.
§ 130A-51 - City governing body acting as sanitary district board.
§ 130A-52 - Special election if election not held in November of 1981.
§ 130A-52.1 - Action if 1983 election not held.
§ 130A-53 - Actions validated.
§ 130A-54 - Vacancy appointments to district boards.
§ 130A-56 - Election of officers; board compensation.
§ 130A-57 - Power to condemn property.
§ 130A-58 - Construction of systems by corporations or individuals.
§ 130A-60 - Consideration of reports and adoption of a plan.
§ 130A-61 - Bonds and notes authorized.
§ 130A-62 - Annual budget; tax levy.
§ 130A-63 - Engineers to provide plans and supervise work; bids.
§ 130A-64 - Service charges and rates.
§ 130A-64.1 - Notice of new or increased charges and rates; public comment period.
§ 130A-66 - Removal of member of board.
§ 130A-67 - Rights-of-way granted.
§ 130A-68 - Returns of elections.
§ 130A-69 - Procedure for extension of district.
§ 130A-70 - District and municipality extending boundaries and corporate limits simultaneously.
§ 130A-71 - Procedure for withdrawing from district.
§ 130A-72 - Dissolution of certain sanitary districts.
§ 130A-74 - Validation of creation of districts.
§ 130A-75 - Validation of extension of boundaries of districts.
§ 130A-76 - Validation of dissolution of districts.
§ 130A-77 - Validation of bonds of districts.
§ 130A-78 - Tax levy for validated bonds.
§ 130A-79 - Validation of appointment or election of members of district boards.
§ 130A-80 - Merger of district with contiguous city or town; election.
§ 130A-80.1 - Merger of district with coterminous city or town; election.
§ 130A-80.3 - Merger of district with contiguous metropolitan water district.
§ 130A-82 - Dissolution of sanitary districts; referendum.
§ 130A-83 - Merger of two contiguous sanitary districts.