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ARTICLE III
Elections
Section 3.1 Regular municipal elections; conduct.
   At the regular municipal election to be held in 1981, and every four years thereafter, municipal elections shall be held in the Town, and shall be conducted in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws of North Carolina.
Section 3.2 Method of election; officers elected at large.
    The Mayor and members of the Board of Commissioners shall be elected ever four years according to the nonpartisan plurality election method as set out in G.S. 160A-101(7)b and G.S. 163-292. The Mayor and members of the Board shall be elected by all of the qualified voters of the Town.
(Am. Ord. passed 6-4-18; Am. Ord. passed 12-6-21)
ARTICLE IV
Organization and Administration
Section 4.1 Form of government.
   The Town shall operate under the Mayor-Council form of government, in accordance with Part 3 of Article 7 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes.
Editor’s note:
   The governing body of the town has been changed to a Manager-Council form of government pursuant to G.S. § 160A-101 and 160A-102, see Chapter 35: Charter Amendments.
Section 4.2 Town Attorney.
   The Board of Commissioners shall appoint a Town Attorney who shall be licensed to engage in the practice of law in the State of North Carolina. It shall be the duty of the Town Attorney to prosecute and defend suits against the Town; to advise the Mayor, Board of Commissioners and other Town officials with respect to the affairs of the Town; to draft all legal documents relating to the affairs of the Town; to inspect and pass upon all agreements, contracts, franchises and other instruments with which the Town may be concerned; to attend meetings of the Board of Commissioners; and to perform other duties required by law or as the Board of Commissioners may direct.
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