North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns
Article 5 - Form of Government.

§ 160A-59 - Qualifications for elective office. - 160A-59. Qualifications for elective office. All city officers elected by...

§ 160A-60 - Qualifications for appointive office. - 160A-60. Qualifications for appointive office. Residence within a city shall...

§ 160A-61 - Oath of office. - 160A-61. Oath of office. Every person elected by the people...

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

§ 160A-63 - Vacancies. - 160A-63. Vacancies. A vacancy that occurs in an elective office...

§ 160A-64 - Compensation of mayor and council. - 160A-64. Compensation of mayor and council. (a) The council may...

§ 160A-64.1 - Withholding compensation; money judgment against council member. - 160A-64.1. Withholding compensation; money judgment against council member. (a) In...

§ 160A-66 - Composition of council. - 160A-66. Composition of council. Unless otherwise provided by its charter,...

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

§ 160A-68 - Organizational meeting of council. - 160A-68. Organizational meeting of council. (a) The council may fix...

§ 160A-69 - Mayor to preside over council. - 160A-69. Mayor to preside over council. The mayor shall preside...

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

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

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

§ 160A-74 - Quorum. - 160A-74. Quorum. (a) A majority of the actual membership of...

§ 160A-75 - Voting. - 160A-75. Voting. (a) No member shall be excused from voting...

§ 160A-76 - Franchises; technical ordinances. - 160A-76. Franchises; technical ordinances. (a) No ordinance making a grant,...

§ 160A-77 - Code of ordinances. - 160A-77. Code of ordinances. (a) Not later than July 1,...

§ 160A-78 - Ordinance book. - 160A-78. Ordinance book. Effective January 1, 1972, each city shall...

§ 160A-79 - Pleading and proving city ordinances. - 160A-79. Pleading and proving city ordinances. (a) In all civil...

§ 160A-80 - Power of investigation; subpoena power. - 160A-80. Power of investigation; subpoena power. (a) The council shall...

§ 160A-81 - Conduct of public hearings. - 160A-81. Conduct of public hearings. Public hearings may be held...

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

§ 160A-82 - Applicability of Part. - 160A-82. Applicability of Part. Nothing in this Part, except G.S....

§ 160A-86 - Local governing boards' code of ethics. - 160A-86. Local governing boards' code of ethics. (a) Governing boards...

§ 160A-87 - Ethics education program required. - 160A-87. Ethics education program required. (a) All members of governing...

§ 160A-101 - Optional forms. - 160A-101. Optional forms. Any city may change its name or...

§ 160A-102 - Amendment by ordinance. - 160A-102. Amendment by ordinance. By following the procedure set out...

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

§ 160A-104 - Initiative petitions for charter amendments. - 160A-104. Initiative petitions for charter amendments. The people may initiate...

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

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

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

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

§ 160A-109 - Effective date. - 160A-109. Effective date. The council may submit new charter amendments...

§ 160A-110 - Charters to remain in force. - 160A-110. Charters to remain in force. The charter of any...

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