GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2007
SESSION LAW 2008-57
SENATE BILL 1590
AN ACT to amend the charter of the village of bald head island RELATING to the APPOINTMENT of the town clerk.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 4.3 of the Charter of the Village of Bald Head Island, being S.L. 1997-324, reads as rewritten:
"Section 4.3. Manager's Personnel Authority; Role of
Elected Officials. As chief administrator, the Village Manager shall have
the power to appoint, suspend, and remove all officers, department heads, and
employees in the administrative service of the Village, with the exception of
the Village Attorney, the Village Clerk, Attorney and any other
official whose appointment or removal is specifically vested in the Council by
this Charter or by general law. Neither the Council nor any of its members
shall take part in the appointment or removal of officers and employees in the
administrative service of the Village, except as provided by this Charter.
Except for the purpose of inquiry, or for consultation with the Village
Attorney, the Council and its members shall deal with the administrative
service solely through the Village Manager, Acting Manager, or Interim Manager,
and neither the Council nor any of its members shall give any specific orders
to any subordinates of the Village Manager, Acting Manager, or Interim Manager,
either publicly or privately."
SECTION 2. Section 4.5 of the Charter of the Village of Bald Head Island, being S.L. 1997-324, reads as rewritten:
"Section 4.5. Village Clerk. The Village Council
Manager shall appoint a Village Clerk to keep a journal of the
proceedings of the Council, to maintain official records and documents, to give
notice of meetings, and to perform such other duties required by law or as the Manager
Council may direct. The Village Manager shall supervise and may
remove the Village Clerk."
SECTION 3. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 7th day of July, 2008.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ Joe Hackney
Speaker of the House of Representatives