CHARTER

Section

ARTICLE I. INCORPORATION, CORPORATE POWERS AND BOUNDARIES

   1.1.   Incorporation.

   1.2.   Powers.

   1.3.   Corporate Boundaries.

   1.4.   Form of Government.

ARTICLE II. GOVERNING BODY

   2.1.   City Governing Body; Composition.

   2.2.   City Council; Composition; Terms of Office.

   2.3.   Mayor; Term of Office; Duties.

   2.4.   Mayor Pro Tempore.

   2.5.   Meetings; Quorum; Voting Requirements.

   2.6.   Compensation; Qualifications for Office; Vacancies.

ARTICLE III. ELECTIONS

   3.1.   Regular Municipal Elections.

   3.2.   Electoral District Boundaries.

   3.3.   Election of Mayor.

   3.4.   Election of Councilmembers.

   3.5.   Special Elections and Referenda.

ARTICLE IV. CITY MANAGER

   4.1.   City Manager; Appointment; Powers and Duties.

   4.2.   Manager’s Personnel Authority; Role of Elected Officials.

   4.3.   Residency.

   4.4.   Eligibility of Councilmembers.

   4.5.   Absence or Disability.

ARTICLE V. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

   5.1.   City Attorney.

   5.2.   City Clerk.

   5.3.   Tax Collector.

   5.4.   Director of Finance.

   5.5.   Consolidation of Functions.

   5.6.   Other Administrative Officers and Employees.

ARTICLE VI. STREET IMPROVEMENTS

   6.1.   Assessments for Street Improvements; Petition Unnecessary.

   6.2.   Street Improvement Defined.

   6.3.   Procedure; Effect of Assessment.

ARTICLE VII. SIDEWALKS

   7.1.   Property Owner’s Responsibility.

   7.2.   City Cleaning or Repair; Costs Become a Lien.

ARTICLE VIII. FINANCE AND TAXATION

   8.1.   Motor Vehicle Tag Tax.

ARTICLE IX. PROPERTY DISPOSITION

   9.1.   Disposal of Surplus Personal Property.

ARTICLE X. CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY

   10.1.   Settlement of Claims by City Manager.

ARTICLE XI. FIREMEN’S SUPPLEMENTAL RETIREMENT FUND

   11.1.   Supplemental Retirement Fund.

Legislative history: Adopted by the Roanoke Rapids City Council on January 10, 1995 and ratified by the North Carolina General Assembly on April 13, 1995.