The entities sponsoring incorporation shall be entitled to recover from the Town expenses of sponsoring incorporation in the amount of five hundred dollars ($500.00) or greater, provided that the entities seeking recovery shall submit written requests for reimbursement and shall be subject to annual audit. The Town Council may reimburse expenses after the first full fiscal year. To receive reimbursement, all requests must be submitted prior to the end of the second fiscal year."
SECTION 2. The temporary of the Town of Mills River shall, at least seven days prior to the opening of candidate filing for the initial municipal elections, adopt a plan to divide the Town into three districts for the purpose of municipal elections as provided in Article IV of this Charter. The plan shall immediately be transmitted to the Henderson County Board of Elections.
SECTION 3. Notwithstanding G.S. §163-294.2, the filing period for the Town Council for the 2003 municipal election shall open at 12:00 noon on the first Monday in August and shall close at 12:00 noon on the first Friday in August.
SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law.