(A) Residence within a municipality shall not be a qualification for, or prerequisite to, appointment to any town office not filled by election of the people, unless the Charter or an ordinance provides otherwise.
(B) The Town Council shall have authority to fix qualifications for appointive offices, but shall have no authority to waive qualifications for appointive offices fixed by charters or general laws.
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see G.S. § 160A-60