1965/66/67 session laws – Ch.191 Sec.2

Subject to the provisions of Section 1 hereof, the Charter of the Town of Edenton, as enacted by Section 1 of Chapter 1013 of the Session Laws of 1961, is hereby amended as follows: (a) by inserting immediately after the fourth comma in the first paragraph of Section 4 of Chapter II thereof the word and, and by striking out all of the first sentence of said paragraph appearing between the word Treasurer and the period at the end of said sentence; (b) by changing the semicolon in the seventh line of the second paragraph of Section 4 of Chapter II thereof to a period, and by striking out all of said paragraph appearing after such period; (ec) by striking out of the second and third lines of the third paragraph of Section 4 of Chapter II thereof the words and members of the Board of Public Works; (d) by inserting between the comma and the word the in the first line of Section 2 of Chapter III thereof the word and, and by striking out of the second line of said Section the comma and the words and the members of the Board of Public Works; (e) by inserting immediately after the first comma in the second line of Section 5 of Chapter III thereof the word nor, and by striking out of the second and third lines of said Section the words nor any member of the Board of Public Works; (f) by striking out of the second and third lines of Section 10 of Chapter III thereof the words or member of the Board of Public Works; (g) by striking out of the fifth and sixth lines of Section 10 of Chapter III thereof the third comma and the words or member of the Board of Public Works; (h) by rewriting Chapter V thereof to read as follows: CHAPTER V. BOARD OF COUNCILMEN Section 1 Administration of Departments; Committees. The Board of Councilmen, as a body, shall have control and supervision over all departments of the town, and to that end shall have power to make and enforce such rules and regulations as it may deem fit and proper concerning the organization, management, and operation of all the departments of the town and of such agencies as may be created for the administration of its affairs. The Board of Councilmen, may by majority vote of all its members, create the following committees, each composed of two Councilmen, to perform the functions and duties herein prescribed: (a) Committee on Finance and Revenue, to oversee the preparation of the annual budget and the recommendations as to the levy of taxes, the collection of revenues, and the management of all financial affairs of the town; (b) Committee on Utilities, to oversee the affairs of the Electric and Water Department and to recommend policies as to utility extensions, enlargements, and rates; and (c) Committee on Public Works, to oversee the affairs of the Street, Health, Sanitation, and Engineering Departments, and the operation and condition of the Town Common and all other public parks and squares of the town. The Board of Councilmen may from time to time assign additional duties to one or more of the committees herein 232 authorized, and the Board of Councilmen or the Mayor may from time to time create other committees for other specific purposes of functions. Section 2 Administrative Duties of Committees. Should the Board of Councilmen create the committees authorized by the preceding Section, then each committee shall approve all accounts and claims against the department or departments, and for the functions, within the scope of its responsibility. In the absence of either member of a committee, the other member shall perform such function, and in the absence of both members of a committee, the Mayor may assign such function to the Committee on Finance and Revenue. Before payment, all accounts shall be acted upon by the Board of Councilmen, acting as such, at a regular meeting. (i) by striking out of the fourth and fifth lines of subsection (3)(a) of Section 1 of Chapter VI thereof, as enacted by Section 1 of Chapter 338 of the Session Laws of 1965, the punctuation and words , except the affairs of the Water and Light Department, (j) by striking out of the second and third lines of subsection -4 of Section 1 of Chapter VI thereof, as enacted by Section 1 of Chapter 338 of the Session Laws of 1965, the punctuation and words , except the Water and Light Department,; (k) by changing the comma in the eleventh line of subsection -4 of Section 1 of Chapter VI thereof, as enacted by Section 1 of Chapter 338 of the Session Laws of 1961, to a period, and by striking out all of said subsection following such period; -1 by striking out all of subsection -5 of Section 1 of Chapter VI thereof, as enacted by Section 1 of Chapter 338 of the Session Laws of 1965; (m) by striking out of the sixth and seventh lines of Section 6 of Chapter VI thereof, as renumbered by Section 1 of Chapter 338 of the Session Laws of 1965, the punctuation and words , and Commissioner of Finance and Revenue; (n) by striking out of the twenty-ninth and thirtieth lines of Section 6 of Chapter VI thereof, as renumbered by Section 1 of Chapter 338 of the Session Laws of 1965, the punctuation and words , or Commissioner of Finance and Revenue; (o) by striking out all of Chapter VII thereof, entitled Board of Public Works; (p) by adding at the end of Chapter XII thereof a new Section, to be designated as Section 3 and to read as follows: Section 3 Sale or Lease of Utility Systems. The Board of Councilmen shall not sell or lease the town electric system, the town water system, the town sewerage system, or any other utility system which the town owns or may hereafter own, unless such sale or lease and the terms thereof be approved by a majority of the qualified voters who vote thereon in an election held not earlier than six months preceding such sale or lease; provided, this Section shall not be deemed to prohibit the Board of Councilmen from selling or exchanging particular utility lines, or minor portions of any utility system, located outside the corporate limits, in its discretion and without approval of the voters. (q) by redesignating Chapters VIII through XII thereof as Chapters VII through XI, respectively. 233