(A) Members. The governing body of the town shall consist of a Mayor and a Council of five members, who shall be elected in accordance with law.
(Prior Code, § 30.01)
(B) Oath. At the first regular meeting of the Council in December after the results of the municipal election have been certified pursuant to G.S. Chapter 163, Subchapter IX, and after having taken the oath prescribed in § 31.01 of this code of ordinances, the Mayor and Council members elect shall assume and continue in office until their successors have been elected and qualified.
(Prior Code, § 30.02)
(C) Powers. In case of vacancy in the office of the Mayor, the Council shall have power to fill that office.
(Prior Code, § 30.03)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see G.S. Chapter 163, Subchapter IX
Time of taking office, see G.S. § 160A-68
Vacancies, see G.S. § 160A-63