North Carolina General Statutes
Article 5 - Form of Government.
§ 160A-87 - Ethics education program required.

160A-87. Ethics education program required.
(a) All members of governing boards of cities, counties, local boards of education, unified governments, sanitary districts, and consolidated city-counties shall receive a minimum of two clock hours of ethics education within 12 months after initial election or appointment to the office and again within 12 months after each subsequent election or appointment to the office.
(b) The ethics education shall cover laws and principles that govern conflicts of interest and ethical standards of conduct at the local government level.
(c) The ethics education may be provided by the North Carolina League of Municipalities, North Carolina Association of County Commissioners, North Carolina School Boards Association, the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, or other qualified sources at the choice of the governing board.
(d) The clerk to the governing board shall maintain a record verifying receipt of the ethics education by each member of the governing board. (2009-403, 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.