GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1987 SESSION
CHAPTER 84
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 130A-35(c) reads as rewritten:
(c) Except as provided in this subsection, members of a county board of health shall serve three-year terms. No member may serve more than three consecutive three-year terms unless the member is the only person residing in the county who represents one of the six professions designated in subsection (b) of this section. The county commissioner member shall serve only as long as the member is a county commissioner. When a representative of the general public is appointed due to the unavailability of a licensed physician, a licensed dentist, a licensed optometrist, a licensed veterinarian, a registered nurse or a licensed pharmacist, that member shall serve only until a licensed physician, a licensed dentist, a licensed optometrist, a licensed veterinarian, a registered nurse or a licensed pharmacist becomes available for appointment. In order to establish a uniform staggered term structure for the board, a member may be appointed for less than a three-year term."
Sec. 2. G.S. 130A-37(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c) Except as provided in this subsection, members of a district board of health shall serve terms of three years. Two of the original members shall serve terms of one year and two of the original members shall serve terms of two years. No member shall serve more than three consecutive three-year terms unless the member is the only person residing in the district who represents one of the six professions designated in subsection (b) of this section. County commissioner members shall serve only as long as the member is a county commissioner. When a representative of the general public is appointed due to the unavailability of a licensed physician, a licensed dentist, a licensed optometrist, a licensed veterinarian, a registered nurse or a licensed pharmacist, that member shall serve only until a licensed physician, a licensed dentist, a licensed optometrist, a licensed veterinarian, a registered nurse or a licensed pharmacist becomes available for appointment. The county commissioner members may appoint a member for less than a three-year term to achieve a staggered term structure."
Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 23rd day of April, 1987.