GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2007
SESSION LAW 2007-65
HOUSE BILL 548
AN ACT to provide that the mayor of the city of brevard is elected to a four-year term, AND TO MAKE CONFORMING CHANGES CONCERNING FILLING OF VACANCIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 2.2 of the Charter of the City of Brevard, being Chapter 415 of the 1981 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 2.2. Mayor, Term of Office, Duties. The Mayor
shall be elected by and from the qualified voters of the City for a term of two
four years, in the manner provided by Article III of this Charter;
provided, the Mayor shall serve until his successor is elected and qualified.
The Mayor shall be the official head of the City government, shall preside at
all meetings of the City Council, and shall have the powers and duties of Mayor
as prescribed by this Charter and the General Statutes. The Mayor shall have
the right to vote on matters before the Council only where there are an equal number
of votes in the affirmative and in the negative."
SECTION 2. Section 2.6 of the Charter of the City of Brevard, being Chapter 415 of the 1981 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 2.6. Vacancies. In the event a vacancy occurs in
the office of the Mayor, the City Council may by majority vote fill it for
the remainder of the term. it shall be filled in accordance with
G.S. 160A-63. In the event a vacancy in the office of Councilman
occurs during the final two years of a regular term, the remaining members
of the Council may by majority vote fill it for the remainder of the term. In
the event a vacancy in the office of Councilman occurs during the first two
years of a regular term, the remaining members of the Council may by majority
vote fill it until the next election, at which it shall be filled by the voters
for the remaining two years of the term.it shall be filled in accordance
with G.S. 160A-63."
SECTION 3. Section 3.2 of the Charter of the City of Brevard, being Chapter 415 of the 1981 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 3.2. Election of the Mayor. At the regular
municipal election in 1981, 2009, and every two four years
thereafter, there shall be elected a Mayor to serve a term of two four
years. The Mayor shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City voting at
large."
SECTION 4. Section 2 of this act is effective when it becomes law. The remainder of this act becomes effective January 1, 2009, and applies to mayoral elections conducted thereafter.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 7th day of June, 2007.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House of Representatives