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In accordance with applicable State laws, the Board of Commissioners shall appoint one of its members to act as Mayor Pro Tempore to perform the duties of the Mayor in the Mayor’s absence or disability. The Mayor Pro Tempore as such shall have no fixed term of office, but shall serve in such capacity at the pleasure of the remaining members of the Board.
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)
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.
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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