North Carolina General Statutes
Article 5 - Form of Government.
§ 160A-60 - Qualifications for appointive office.

160A-60. Qualifications for appointive office.
Residence within a city shall not be a qualification for or prerequisite to appointment to any city office not filled by election of the people, unless the charter or an ordinance provides otherwise. City councils shall have authority to fix qualifications for appointive offices, but shall have no authority to waive qualifications for appointive offices fixed by charters or general laws. (1870-1, c. 24, s. 3; Code, s. 3796; Rev., s. 2941; C.S., s. 2646; 1951, c. 24; 1969, c. 134, s. 1; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.)

Structure North Carolina General Statutes

North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns

Article 5 - Form of Government.

§ 160A-59 - Qualifications for elective office.

§ 160A-60 - Qualifications for appointive office.

§ 160A-61 - Oath of office.

§ 160A-62 - Officers to hold over until successors qualified.

§ 160A-63 - Vacancies.

§ 160A-64 - Compensation of mayor and council.

§ 160A-64.1 - Withholding compensation; money judgment against council member.

§ 160A-66 - Composition of council.

§ 160A-67 - General powers of mayor and council.

§ 160A-68 - Organizational meeting of council.

§ 160A-69 - Mayor to preside over council.

§ 160A-70 - Mayor pro tempore; disability of mayor.

§ 160A-71 - Regular and special meetings; recessed and adjourned meetings; procedure.

§ 160A-72 - Minutes to be kept; ayes and noes.

§ 160A-74 - Quorum.

§ 160A-75 - Voting.

§ 160A-76 - Franchises; technical ordinances.

§ 160A-77 - Code of ordinances.

§ 160A-78 - Ordinance book.

§ 160A-79 - Pleading and proving city ordinances.

§ 160A-80 - Power of investigation; subpoena power.

§ 160A-81 - Conduct of public hearings.

§ 160A-81.1 - Public comment period during regular meetings.

§ 160A-82 - Applicability of Part.

§ 160A-86 - Local governing boards' code of ethics.

§ 160A-87 - Ethics education program required.

§ 160A-101 - Optional forms.

§ 160A-102 - Amendment by ordinance.

§ 160A-103 - Referendum on charter amendments by ordinance.

§ 160A-104 - Initiative petitions for charter amendments.

§ 160A-105 - Submission of propositions to voters; form of ballot.

§ 160A-106 - Amendment of charter provisions dependent on form of government.

§ 160A-107 - Plan to continue for two years.

§ 160A-108 - Municipal officers to carry out plan.

§ 160A-109 - Effective date.

§ 160A-110 - Charters to remain in force.

§ 160A-111 - Filing certified true copies of charter amendments.