NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1975 SESSION

CHAPTER 355
HOUSE BILL 806

AN ACT TO AMEND CHAPTER 141 OF THE 1961 SESSION LAWS TO ENLARGE THE PURPOSES FOR WHICH THE STANLY COUNTY "INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION" MAY BE CREATED, TO ENLARGE THE AUTHORITY OF SAID COMMISSION AND TO ELIMINATE THE USE OF INTANGIBLES TAX FUNDS AS A SOURCE OF REVENUE FOR FUNDING THE OPERATION OF SAID COMMISSION.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. Section 1 of Chapter 141 of the 1961 Session Laws is hereby amended by changing the period to a comma at the end of Section 1 and adding "and for the further purpose of aiding and encouraging existing private enterprises in Stanly County".
Sec. 2. Section 2 of Chapter 141 of the 1961 Session Laws is hereby amended by deleting the first three sentences of said section and substituting therefor the following:
"Such commission shall be composed of 10 members to be appointed by the Board of County Commissioners for Stanly County. In making said appointments the board shall seek to achieve representation from the various geographic areas of the county and to maintain equal balance insofar as political party affiliation is concerned."
Sec. 3. Section 2 of Chapter 141 of the 1961 Session Laws is hereby amended by adding a new section to be designated as Section 2.1 to read as follows:
"Sec. 2.1. The President of the Albemarle-Stanly County Chamber of Commerce shall serve as an ex-officio member of the Industrial Development Commission in addition to the 10 members to be appointed by the Board of Commissioners for Stanly County, but said president shall not be entitled to a vote."
Sec. 4. Section 5 of Chapter 141 of the 1961 Session Laws is hereby amended by deleting the words "county accountant" at the beginning of the second sentence and substituting therefor the words "county manager".
Sec. 5. Section 5 of Chapter 141 of the 1961 Session Laws is hereby amended by adding a new section to be designated as Section 5.2 to read as follows:
"Sec. 5.2. The Industrial Development Commission shall also have authority to enter into a contract with the Albemarle-Stanly County Chamber of Commerce pursuant to which said Chamber of Commerce will provide to the Industrial Development Commission and to the County of Stanly the services of an executive officer qualified in the field of industrial development who shall be subject to the direction of the Industrial Development Commission in implementing the purposes for which the Industrial Development Commission is created. Said executive officer may be an employee of said Chamber of Commerce. The Industrial Development Commission is authorized to pay to said Chamber of Commerce, out of funds appropriated to the Industrial Development Commission by the county commissioners, such amount as the Industrial Development Commission deems proper for the services of said executive officer and for office space, supplies, record keeping and other necessary and proper expenses incurred in the implementation of the purposes for which the Industrial Development Commission is created."
Sec. 6. Section 6 of Chapter 141 of the 1961 Session Laws is hereby amended by rewriting Section 6 to read as follows:
"Sec. 6. The Board of County Commissioners for Stanly County is hereby authorized, in its discretion, to expend any nontax funds, regardless of the source from which said nontax funds are received, in order to implement the purposes for which the Industrial Development Commission is created."
Sec. 7. Section 7 of Chapter 141 of the 1961 Session Laws is hereby amended by adding at the end of Section 7 the following sentence: "Nothing herein contained shall limit the authority of the Board of County Commissioners for Stanly County from utilizing the provisions of Articles 2 and 3 of Chapter 158 of the North Carolina General Statutes as amended relating to economic development commissions."
Sec. 8. This act shall become effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 21st day of May, 1975.