NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1971 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 175

HOUSE BILL 408

 

 

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 130-13 AND G.S 130-14 SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR DESIGNATION OF ALTERNATES FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF COUNTY AND DISTRICT HEALTH DEPARTMENT BOARDS.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

 

Section 1.  G.S. 130-13 is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph immediately following the first paragraph to read as follows:

"Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, each chairman of a board of county commissioners and each mayor of a city or town who is a member of a county board of health may designate some person to act as a member of the county board of health in his stead. In the case of a chairman of a board of county commissioners, his designee must be a member of his board of county commissioners and, in the case of a mayor, his designee must be a member of his city or town governing body. When such designation is made, the designee may serve on the county board of health in lieu of the official who designated him whenever that official is unable to attend a board meeting or otherwise serve."

Sec. 2.  G.S. 130-14 is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph immediately following the second full paragraph to read as follows:

"Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, each chairman of a board of county commissioners and each mayor of a city or town who is a member of a district board of health may designate some person to act as a member of the district board of health in his stead. In the case of a chairman of a board of county commissioners, his designee must be a member of his board of county commissioners and, in the case of a mayor, his designee must be a member of his city or town governing body. When such designation is made, the designee may serve on the district board of health in lieu of the official who designated him whenever that official is unable to attend a board meeting or otherwise serve."

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 8th day of April, 1971.