The Board of Commissioners of the City of Oxford shall appoint a city manager who shall be the administrative head of the city government and shall be responsible for the administration of all departments. He shall be appointed with regard to merit only and he need not be a resident of the City when appointed. He shall hold office during the pleasure of the Board of Commissioners and shall receive such compensation as said Board shall fix by ordinance. The City Manager so appointed shall have all the powers or duties as are now or may hereafter be prescribed for City Managers under the Plan D form of city government as set out in the General Statutes of North Carolina, and amendments thereto.
(Session Laws 1963, Ch. 971, Art. IV, § 1)
Statutory reference:
City manager, see G.S. § 160A-147
Editor's note:
The successor to Plan D is G.S. §§ 160A-147 et seq.