NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1973 SESSION

CHAPTER 700
HOUSE BILL 809

AN ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GREENSBORO, AS REVISED AND REORGANIZED BY CHAPTER 1137 OF THE SESSION LAWS OF 1959, AND AS AMENDED, TO GRANT AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN MANPOWER DEVELOPMENT AND DRUG ACTION PROGRAMS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. Chapter IV, Subchapter B, Article 1 of the Charter of the City of Greensboro, as set forth in Section 1, Chapter 1137 of the Session Laws of 1959, is amended by adding a new section following Section 4.52 as follows:
"Sec. 4.53. Authority to engage in manpower development and drug action programs. – (a)  Subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, the City of Greensboro, through its governing body, shall have the power to undertake, endorse, administer, operate and maintain, and to expend non-ad valorem tax funds for 'manpower development programs' and 'drug action programs' for the purpose of serving the public interest and well-being of the community and its citizens; provided, such powers may be exercised only within the jurisdictional boundaries as may be lawfully exercised by the City of Greensboro. In order for the City to participate, any such programs shall be partially or wholly financed by State or federal funds or both. The aforementioned powers may be exercised only with respect to those certain programs in which the County of Guilford does not participate and has no immediate plans to participate. However, the City of Greensboro may participate with the County of Guilford jointly upon mutual consent of both governing bodies.
(b)	The City Council may appoint such committees or boards as it may deem necessary in carrying out such programs and may authorize the employment of personnel. In undertaking and engaging in such programs, the City Council may enter into contracts with and accept grants from appropriate branches of the State and federal governments.
(c)	The powers granted herein are not intended to encroach in any manner upon the powers, duties and responsibilities of Guilford County in any health, social, educational or welfare programs being administered by said county.
(d)	The provisions of state law granting the powers to municipalities to engage in community action programs shall not be applicable to the City of Greensboro."
Sec. 2. This act shall become effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 23rd day of May, 1973.