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CHAPTER 348 Session Laws - 1995
thereafter, three members of the Council shall be elected for four-year
terms.
"Sec. 3.4. Selection of Mayor; Term of Office. The Mayor shall be
elected by the Council from among its membership to serve at its pleasure
The Mayor has the right to vote on all matters before the Council
"CHAPTER IV.
"ELECTIONS.
"Sec. 4. 1
. Conduct of Town Elections. Town elections shall be conducted
on a nonpartisan basis, and the results determined by plurality as provided
in G.S. 163-292. Elections shall be conducted by the Avery County Board
of Elections.
"CHAPTER V.
"ADMINISTRATION.
"Sec. 5.1. The Town of Land Harbor shall operate under the Mayor-
Council plan as provided in Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 160A of the
General Statutes."
Sec. 2. Until the organizational meeting of the Town Council of Land
Harbor following the 1995 municipal election, Harold R. McCroskey
Pamela Sabella, Robert B. Thompson, Donald E. Voorhees, and William
p'
Wakefield shall serve as members of the Town Council. In the event of a
vacancy on the Council, the Council shall appoint a qualified person to fill
such vacancy until the organizational meeting. The initial meeting of the
Town Council shall be called by the Mayor.
Sec. 3. (a) From and after the effective date of this act, the citizens
and property in the Town of Land Harbor shall be subject to municipal taxes
levied for the year beginning July 1, 1995, and for that purpose the Town
shall obtain from Avery County a record of property in the area herein
incorporated which was listed for taxes as of January 1, 1995; and the
businesses in the Town shall be liable for privilege license tax from the
effective date of the privilege license tax ordinance.
(b) The Town may adopt a budget ordinance for fiscal year 1995-96
without following the timetable in the Local Government Budget and Fiscal
Control Act, but shall follow the sequence of actions in the spirit of the act
insofar as is practical. For fiscal year 1995-96, ad valorem taxes may be
paid at par or face amount within 90 days of adoption of the budget
ordinance, and thereafter in accordance with the schedule in G.S. 105-360
as if the taxes had been due and payable on September 1, 1995.
Sec. 4. At a date in August of 1995 established by the Board of
Commissioners of Avery County, the Avery County Board of Elections shall
conduct a special election for the purpose of submission to the qualified
voters of the area described in Section 2.1 of the Charter of the Town of
Land Harbor, the question of whether or not such area shall be incorporated
as the Town of Land Harbor; provided that the Board of Commissioners of
Avery County may, by ordinance, provide that there shall be no election on
incorporation, in which case Sections 1 through 3 of this act have no force
and effect. Registration for the election shall be conducted in accordance
with G.S. 163-288.2.
Sec. 5. In the election, the question on the ballot shall be-
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| Full Text | CHAPTER 348 Session Laws - 1995 thereafter, three members of the Council shall be elected for four-year terms. "Sec. 3.4. Selection of Mayor; Term of Office. The Mayor shall be elected by the Council from among its membership to serve at its pleasure The Mayor has the right to vote on all matters before the Council "CHAPTER IV. "ELECTIONS. "Sec. 4. 1 . Conduct of Town Elections. Town elections shall be conducted on a nonpartisan basis, and the results determined by plurality as provided in G.S. 163-292. Elections shall be conducted by the Avery County Board of Elections. "CHAPTER V. "ADMINISTRATION. "Sec. 5.1. The Town of Land Harbor shall operate under the Mayor- Council plan as provided in Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes." Sec. 2. Until the organizational meeting of the Town Council of Land Harbor following the 1995 municipal election, Harold R. McCroskey Pamela Sabella, Robert B. Thompson, Donald E. Voorhees, and William p' Wakefield shall serve as members of the Town Council. In the event of a vacancy on the Council, the Council shall appoint a qualified person to fill such vacancy until the organizational meeting. The initial meeting of the Town Council shall be called by the Mayor. Sec. 3. (a) From and after the effective date of this act, the citizens and property in the Town of Land Harbor shall be subject to municipal taxes levied for the year beginning July 1, 1995, and for that purpose the Town shall obtain from Avery County a record of property in the area herein incorporated which was listed for taxes as of January 1, 1995; and the businesses in the Town shall be liable for privilege license tax from the effective date of the privilege license tax ordinance. (b) The Town may adopt a budget ordinance for fiscal year 1995-96 without following the timetable in the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act, but shall follow the sequence of actions in the spirit of the act insofar as is practical. For fiscal year 1995-96, ad valorem taxes may be paid at par or face amount within 90 days of adoption of the budget ordinance, and thereafter in accordance with the schedule in G.S. 105-360 as if the taxes had been due and payable on September 1, 1995. Sec. 4. At a date in August of 1995 established by the Board of Commissioners of Avery County, the Avery County Board of Elections shall conduct a special election for the purpose of submission to the qualified voters of the area described in Section 2.1 of the Charter of the Town of Land Harbor, the question of whether or not such area shall be incorporated as the Town of Land Harbor; provided that the Board of Commissioners of Avery County may, by ordinance, provide that there shall be no election on incorporation, in which case Sections 1 through 3 of this act have no force and effect. Registration for the election shall be conducted in accordance with G.S. 163-288.2. Sec. 5. In the election, the question on the ballot shall be- "[ ] FOR [ ] AGAINST 826 |
