NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1963 SESSION

CHAPTER 453
HOUSE BILL 641

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 1298 OF THE SESSION LAWS OF 1957, THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF MAYODAN.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1. Chapter 1298 of the Session Laws of 1957 is amended by rewriting Section 4 thereof to read as follows:
"Sec. 4. Creation, Salary and Compensation of Mayor and Board of Commissioners. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all powers of the town shall be vested in a board of commissioners of five (5) members and a mayor nominated and elected from the town at large in the manner hereinafter provided. The term of office of the mayor and the board of commissioners shall be for two (2) years and until their successors are elected and qualified. If a vacancy occurs in the office of mayor or commissioners, it shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a majority vote of the remaining members of the board of commissioners. Each member of the board of commissioners shall receive a salary in the amount of twenty dollars ($20.00) per month for his service. The mayor shall receive a salary in the amount of thirty‑five dollars ($35.00) per month for his services. Members of the board of commissioners shall be qualified electors of the town. A member of the board of commissioners ceasing to possess any of the qualifications specified in this Section, or convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude while in office, shall immediately forfeit his office."
Sec. 2. Chapter 1298 of the Session Laws of 1957 is amended by rewriting Section 17 thereof to read as follows:
"Sec. 17. Appointment of Officers and Employees. The board of commissioners may appoint a town manager, a town clerk, a treasurer, a tax collector, a deputy tax collector, an accountant, a town attorney, a chief of police, a fire chief, and such other officers and employees as may be necessary; provided, that the board of commissioners may appoint one person to fill any two or more such positions, or assign the duties of one to another. Such employees or officers shall serve at the pleasure of the board of commissioners, and shall perform such duties as may be prescribed by the board of commissioners; further, the board of commissioners shall fix all salaries, prescribe bonds and require such oaths as they may deem necessary."
Sec. 3. Chapter 1298 of the Session Laws of 1957 is amended by adding a new Section, immediately following Section 17, to be designated Section 17‑A, and to read as follows:
"Sec. 17‑A. Town Manager. The board of commissioners may, in its discretion, choose a town manager. The town manager shall be responsible to the mayor and commissioners for the operation of all departments of the town and shall, under the direction of the mayor and commissioners, be the chief administrative officer of the town. All other employees of the town, except for the town attorney, shall work directly under the supervision and control of the town manager. The town manager may perform such other duties as may be required by law or the board of commissioners."
Sec. 4. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 5. This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 17th day of May, 1963.