GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2007

 

 

SESSION LAW 2008-57

SENATE BILL 1590

 

 

AN ACT to amend the charter of the village of bald head island RELATING to the APPOINTMENT of the town clerk.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

SECTION 1.  Section 4.3 of the Charter of the Village of Bald Head Island, being S.L. 1997-324, reads as rewritten:

"Section 4.3. Manager's Personnel Authority; Role of Elected Officials. As chief administrator, the Village Manager shall have the power to appoint, suspend, and remove all officers, department heads, and employees in the administrative service of the Village, with the exception of the Village Attorney, the Village Clerk, Attorney and any other official whose appointment or removal is specifically vested in the Council by this Charter or by general law. Neither the Council nor any of its members shall take part in the appointment or removal of officers and employees in the administrative service of the Village, except as provided by this Charter. Except for the purpose of inquiry, or for consultation with the Village Attorney, the Council and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the Village Manager, Acting Manager, or Interim Manager, and neither the Council nor any of its members shall give any specific orders to any subordinates of the Village Manager, Acting Manager, or Interim Manager, either publicly or privately."

SECTION 2.  Section 4.5 of the Charter of the Village of Bald Head Island, being S.L. 1997-324, reads as rewritten:

"Section 4.5. Village Clerk. The Village Council Manager shall appoint a Village Clerk to keep a journal of the proceedings of the Council, to maintain official records and documents, to give notice of meetings, and to perform such other duties required by law or as the Manager Council may direct. The Village Manager shall supervise and may remove the Village Clerk."

SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 7th day of July, 2008.

 

 

                                                                    s/ Beverly E. Perdue

                                                                         President of the Senate

 

 

                                                                    s/ Joe Hackney

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives