ARTICLE I Incorporation, Corporate Powers and Boundaries

Section 1.1 Incorporation.

The Town of Valdese, North Carolina, in the County of Burke, and the inhabitants thereof, shall continue to be a municipal body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the "Town of Valdese," hereinafter at times referred to as the "town."

Section 1.2 Powers.

The Town of Valdese shall have and may exercise all of the powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities, which are now, or hereafter may be, conferred, either expressly or by implication, upon the Town of Valdese, specifically, or upon municipal corporations, generally, by this charter, by the State Constitution, or by general or local law.

State Law Reference: Corporate powers generally, G.S. 160A-11, 12.

Section 1.3 Corporate limits.

The corporate limits of the Town of Valdese shall be those existing at the time of ratification of this charter, as the same are set forth on the official map of the town, and as the same may be altered from time to time in accordance with law. An official map or description showing the current town boundaries, shall be maintained permanently in the office of the town clerk, and shall be available for public inspection. Immediately upon alteration of the corporate limits made pursuant to law, the appropriate changes to the official map or description of the town shall be made.

State Law Reference: Corporate houndarics. G.S. 160A-21.

ARTICLE II Mayor and Town Council

State Law Reference: Mayor and council, G.S. 160A-66 et seq.

Section 2-1 Governing body.

   The mayor and town council, elected and constituted as herein set forth, shall be the governing body of the town. On behalf of the town, and in conformity with applicable laws, the mayor and council may provide for the exercise of all municipal powers, and shall be charged with the general government of the town.

Section 2.2 Town council; composition; terms of office.

   The town council shall be composed of five (5) members, each of whom shall be elected for terms of four (4) years in the manner provided by Article III of this charter, provided they shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified.