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NC Gen Stat § 153A-438 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-438 - Beach erosion control and flood and hurricane protection works.

 153A-438. Beach erosion control and flood and hurricane protection works.A county may appropriate revenues not otherwise limited as to use by law to finance the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, extension, maintenance, improvement, or enlargement of groins, jetties, dikes, moles, walls, sand dunes, vegetation, or other types of works or improvements that are designed for controlling beach erosion, for protection from hurricane floods, or for preserving or restoring facilities and natural features that afford protection to the beaches and other land areas of the county and to the life and property of the county. (1965, c. 307, s. 1; 1971, c. 1159, s. 3; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-439 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-439 - Support of extension activities; personnel rules for extension employees.

 153A-439. Support of extension activities; personnel rules for extension employees.(a) A county may support the work of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service and for these purposes may appropriate revenues not otherwise limited as to use by law.(b) The policies adopted by the Board of Trustees of North Carolina State University for the employees of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service shall govern the employment of employees exempted from certain provisions of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes pursuant to G.S. 126-5(c1)(9a). The policies adopted by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors and the employing constituent institution shall govern the employment of employees of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service exempted from certain provisions of Chapter 126 of the General Statutes pursuant to G.S. 126-5(c1)(8). (1911, c. 1; C.S., s. 1297; 1957, c. 1004, s. 5; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 2007-195, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-440 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-440 - Promotion of soil and water conservation work.

 153A-440. Promotion of soil and water conservation work.A county may cooperate with and support the work of the Federal Soil Conservation Service and the State and local soil and water conservation agencies and districts and for these purposes may appropriate revenues not otherwise limited as to use by law. (1959, c. 1213; 1961, cc. 266, 290, 301, 579, 581, 582, 584, 656, 693, 705, 809, 1126; 1963, cc. 290, 701; 1965, cc. 531, 702; 1967, c. 319; 1969, c. 64, s. 1; c. 174, s. 1; c. 1003, s. 1; 1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-440.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-440.1 - Watershed improvement programs; drainage and water resources development projects.

 153A-440.1. Watershed improvement programs; drainage and water resources development projects.(a) A county may establish and maintain a county watershed improvement program pursuant to G.S. 139-41 or 139-41.1 and for these purposes may appropriate funds not otherwise limited as to use by law. A county watershed improvement program or project may also be financed pursuant to G.S. 153A-301, G.S. 153A-185 or by any other financing method available to counties for this purpose.(b) A county may establish and maintain drainage projects and water resources development projects (as those projects are defined by G.S. 153A-301) and for these purposes may appropriate funds not otherwise limited as to use by law. A county drainage project or water resources development project may also be financed pursuant to G.S. 153A-301, G.S. 153A-185, or by any other financing method available to counties for this purpose. (1981, c. 251, s. 2; 1983, c. 321, ss. 5, 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-441 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-441 - County surveyor.

 153A-441. County surveyor.A county may appoint as county surveyor a person licensed as a professional land surveyor pursuant to Chapter 89C of the General Statutes.  (Const., art. 7, s. 1; Rev., s. 4296; C. S., s. 1383; 1959, c. 1237, s. 1; 1973, c. 822, s. 1; 2020-69, s. 5.4.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-442 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-442 - Animal shelters.

 153A-442. Animal shelters.A county may establish, equip, operate, and maintain an animal shelter or may contribute to the support of an animal shelter, and for these purposes may appropriate funds not otherwise limited as to use by law. The animal shelters shall meet the same standards as animal shelters regulated by the Department of Agriculture pursuant to its authority under Chapter 19A of the General Statutes. (1973, c. 822, s. 1; 2004-199, s. 39(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-443 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-443 - Redesignation of site of "courthouse door," etc.

 153A-443. Redesignation of site of "courthouse door," etc.If a county determines that the traditional location of the "courthouse," the "courthouse door," the "courthouse bulletin board" or the "courthouse steps" has become inappropriate or inconvenient for the doing of any act or the posting of any notice required by law to be done or posted at such a site, the county may by ordinance designate some appropriate or more convenient location for the site. The board of commissioners shall cause such an ordinance to be published at least once within 30 days after the day it is adopted and shall cause a copy of it to be posted for 60 days at the traditional location. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-444 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-444 - Parks and recreation.

 153A-444. Parks and recreation.A county may establish parks and provide recreational programs pursuant to Chapter 160A, Article 18. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-445 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-445 - Miscellaneous powers found in Chapter 160A.

 153A-445. Miscellaneous powers found in Chapter 160A.(a) A county may take action under the following provisions of Chapter 160A:(1) Chapter 160A, Article 20, Part 1. - Joint Exercise of Powers.(2) Chapter 160A, Article 20, Part 2. - Regional Councils of Governments.(3) G.S. 160A-487. - Financial support for rescue squads.(4) G.S. 160A-488. - Art galleries and museums.(5) G.S. 160A-492. - Human relations programs.(6) G.S. 160A-497. - Senior citizens programs.(7) G.S. 160A-489. - Auditoriums, coliseums, and convention and civic centers.(8) G.S. 160A-498. - Railroad corridor preservation.(b) This section is for reference only, and the failure of any section of Chapter 160A to appear in this section does not affect the applicability of that section to counties. (1973, c. 822, s. 1; 1975, c. 19, s. 61; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1094, s. 3; 1981, c. 692, s. 3; 1989, c. 600, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-446 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-446 - County may offer reward for information as to persons damaging county property.

 153A-446. County may offer reward for information as to persons damaging county property.The board of county commissioners is authorized to offer and pay rewards in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) for information leading to the arrest and conviction of any person who willfully defaces, damages or destroys, or commits acts of vandalism or larceny of any county property. The amount necessary to pay said rewards shall be an item in the current expense budget of the county. (1975, c. 258.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-447 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-447 - Certain counties may appropriate funds to Western North Carolina Development Association, Inc.

 153A-447. Certain counties may appropriate funds to Western North Carolina Development Association, Inc.(a) The board of county commissioners of the counties hereafter named are authorized to appropriate funds to the Western North Carolina Development Association, Inc., for the public good and welfare of said counties. The amount to be expended by each county shall be determined in the discretion of the board of commissioners.(b) This section shall apply to the counties of Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, McDowell, Macon, Madison, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, and Yancey. (1979, c. 674, ss. 1, 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-448 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-448 - Mountain ridge protection.

 153A-448. Mountain ridge protection.Counties may enact and enforce mountain ridge protection ordinances pursuant to Article 14 of Chapter 113A of the General Statutes, and in such enactment and enforcement shall comply with all applicable provisions of Article 14 unless the county has removed itself from the coverage of Article 14 through the procedure provided by law. (1983, c. 676, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-449 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-449 - Contracts with private entities; contractors must use E-Verify.

 153A-449. Contracts with private entities; contractors must use E-Verify.(a) Authority. - A county may contract with and appropriate money to any person, association, or corporation, in order to carry out any public purpose that the county is authorized by law to engage in. A county may not require a private contractor under this section to abide by any restriction that the county could not impose on all employers in the county, such as paying minimum wage or providing paid sick leave to its employees, as a condition of bidding on a contract.(b) Repealed by Session Laws 2015-294, s. 1(c), effective October 1, 2015, and applicable to contracts entered into on or after that date.  (1985, c. 271, s. 2; 2013-413, s. 5(c); 2013-418, s. 2(a); 2014-119, s. 13(b); 2015-294, s. 1(c); 2016-3, 2nd Ex. Sess., s. 2.2; 2017-4, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-450 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-450 - Contracts for construction of satellite campuses of community colleges.

 153A-450. Contracts for construction of satellite campuses of community colleges.(a) Boards of county commissioners may enter into contracts for the construction of satellite campuses of community colleges, to be located in their counties.(b) The board of county commissioners of the county in which a satellite campus of a community college is to be constructed shall submit the plans for the satellite facility's construction to the board of trustees of the community college that will be operating the facility for its approval prior to entering into any contract for the construction of the satellite facility.(c) A satellite facility may be used only as a satellite facility of the community college that operates it and for no other purpose except as approved by the board of trustees of the community college that has been assigned the county where the satellite facility is located as a service delivery area either by an act of the General Assembly or by the State Board of Community Colleges. (1985, c. 757, s. 148(b), (d), (e); 1987, c. 564, ss. 11, 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-451 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-451 - Reimbursement agreements.

 153A-451. Reimbursement agreements.(a) A county may enter into reimbursement agreements with private developers and property owners for the design and construction of municipal infrastructure that is included on the county's Capital Improvement Plan and serves the developer or property owner. For the purpose of this act, municipal infrastructure includes, without limitation, water mains, sanitary sewer lines, lift stations, stormwater lines, streets, curb and gutter, sidewalks, traffic control devices, and other associated facilities.(b) A county shall enact ordinances setting forth procedures and terms under which such agreements may be approved.(c) A county may provide for such reimbursements to be paid from any lawful source.(d) Reimbursement agreements authorized by this section shall not be subject to Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes, except as provided by this subsection. A developer or property owner who is party to a reimbursement agreement authorized under this section shall solicit bids in accordance with Article 8 of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes when awarding contracts for work that would have required competitive bidding if the contract had been awarded by the county. (2005-426, s. 8(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-453 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-453 - Quarterly reports by Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services area authority or county program.

 153A-453. Quarterly reports by Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services area authority or county program.Quarterly reports by the area director and finance officer of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services area authorities or county programs shall be submitted to the county finance officer as provided under G.S. 122C-117(c). (2006-142, s. 3(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-454 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-454 - Stormwater control.

 153A-454. Stormwater control.(a) A county may adopt and enforce a stormwater control ordinance to protect water quality and control water quantity. A county may adopt a stormwater management ordinance pursuant to this Chapter, other applicable laws, or any combination of these powers.(b) A federal, State, or local government project shall comply with the requirements of a county stormwater control ordinance unless the federal, State, or local government agency has a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater permit that applies to the project. A county may take enforcement action to compel a State or local government agency to comply with a stormwater control ordinance that implements the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater permit issued to the county. To the extent permitted by federal law, including Chapter 26 of Title 33 of the United States Code, a county may take enforcement action to compel a federal government agency to comply with a stormwater control ordinance.(c) A county may implement illicit discharge detection and elimination controls, construction site stormwater runoff controls, and post-construction runoff controls through an ordinance or other regulatory mechanism to the extent allowable under State law.(d) A county that holds a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit issued pursuant to G.S. 143-214.7 may adopt an ordinance to establish the stormwater control program necessary for the county to comply with the permit. A county may adopt an ordinance that bans illicit discharges. A county may adopt an ordinance that requires (i) deed restrictions and protective covenants to ensure that each project, including the stormwater management system, will be maintained so as to protect water quality and control water quantity and (ii) financial arrangements to ensure that adequate funds are available for the maintenance and replacement costs of the project. (2006-246, s. 17(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-456 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-456 - Limitation on the use of public funds.

 153A-456. Limitation on the use of public funds.A county shall not use public funds to endorse or oppose a referendum, election or a particular candidate for elective office.  (2010-114, s. 1.5(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-457 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-457 - Notice prior to construction.

 153A-457. Notice prior to construction.(a) A county shall notify the property owners and adjacent property owners prior to commencement of any construction project by the county.(b) Notice under this section shall be in writing at least 15 days prior to the commencement of construction, except in any of the following instances:(1) If the construction is of an emergency nature, the notice may be given by any means, including verbally, that the county has for contacting the property owner within a reasonable time prior to, or after, commencement of the construction.(2) The property owner requests action of the county that requires construction activity.(3) The property owner consents to less than 15 days' notice.(4) Notice of the construction project is given in any open meeting of the county prior to the commencement of the construction project.(c) For purposes of this section, "construction" shall mean the building, erection, or establishment of new buildings, facilities, and infrastructure and shall not include routine maintenance and repair.  (2015-246, s. 12(a); 2015-286, s. 1.8(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-458 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-458 - Submission of statement concerning improvements.

 153A-458. Submission of statement concerning improvements.A county may by ordinance require that when a property owner improves property at a cost of more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) but less than five thousand dollars ($5,000), the property owner must, within 14 days after the completion of the work, submit to the county assessor a statement setting forth the nature of the improvement and the total cost thereof.  (2019-111, s. 2.7; 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-459 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 23 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|§ 153A-459 - Authorization to provide grants.

 153A-459. Authorization to provide grants.A county may provide grants to unaffiliated qualified private providers of high-speed Internet access service, as that term is defined in G.S. 160A-340(4), for the purpose of expanding service in unserved areas for economic development in the county. The grants shall be awarded on a technology neutral basis, shall be open to qualified applicants, and may require matching funds by the private provider. A county shall seek and consider requests for proposal from qualified private providers within the county prior to awarding a broadband grant and shall use reasonable means to ensure that potential applicants are made aware of the grant, including, at a minimum, compliance with the notice procedures set forth in G.S. 160A-340.6(c). The county shall use only unrestricted general fund revenue for the grants. For the purposes of this section, a qualified private provider is a private provider of high-speed Internet access service in the State prior to the issuance of the grant proposal. Nothing in this section authorizes a county to provide high-speed Internet broadband service.  (2019-111, s. 2.7; 2020-3, s. 4.33(a); 2020-25, s. 51(a), (b), (d).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-471 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 24 - Unified Government.|§ 153A-471 - Unified government.

 153A-471. Unified government.(a) Except as provided in this section, the powers, duties, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of a city are vested with any county that has either:(1) No portion of an incorporated municipality located within its boundaries; or(2) One incorporated municipality located within the county, but the land area of that municipality is located primarily in another county and consists of less than 100 acres within the county exercising powers under this Article.(b) All of the following shall apply to any county exercising the powers, duties, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of a city under this Article:(1) It may not exercise any such powers, duties, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities outside the boundaries of the county.(2) Article 4A of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes (Extension of Corporate Limits) does not apply.(3) Article 5 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes (Form of Government) does not apply.(4) Article 7 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes (Administrative Offices) does not apply.(5) Article 13 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes (Law Enforcement) does not apply.(6) G.S. 153A-340(b) (Zoning of Bona Fide Farms) shall apply to all areas within the county boundaries.(7) The provisions of Chapter 163 of the General Statutes relating to municipal elections do not apply except to the extent they applied to the county absent this Article.(8) If the county is subject to this Article under subdivision (a)(2) of this section, it may not exercise any such powers, duties, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities within the corporate limits of the municipality located partly within the county.(c) The board of commissioners may by ordinance provide that this Article does not confer the power, duty, function, right, privilege, or immunity of a city upon the county as to a specific power, duty, function, right, privilege, or immunity, and as to such specified power, duty, function, right, privilege, or immunity it shall not be considered as a city.(d) If the board of commissioners exercises any power, duty, function, right, privilege, or immunity authorized under both Chapter 153A and Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, and those statutes conflict, the board of commissioners shall state in their minutes under which Chapter the power, duty, function, right, privilege, or immunity is being exercised.  (2005-35, s. 1; 2005-433, s. 10(a); 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 6.1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-472 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 24 - Unified Government.|§ 153A-472 - Definitions.

 153A-472. Definitions.For the purposes of this Article, any statutory reference to:(1) A city shall be construed as a reference to a county.(2) A city council or governing board shall be construed as a reference to the board of commissioners.(3) The mayor shall be construed as a reference to the chair of the board of commissioners.(4) Any other city official shall be construed as a reference to the equivalent county official. (2005-35, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-472.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 24 - Unified Government.|§ 153A-472.1 - Property tax levy.

 153A-472.1. Property tax levy.If a county is subject to this Article under G.S. 153A-471(a)(2), it may not levy property taxes on the entire county for any function authorized by this Article but not otherwise authorized by law for counties. Instead, the county may establish a county service district under Part 1 of Article 16 of this Chapter, to consist of the entire area of the county not in an incorporated municipality. (2005-433, s. 10(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 153A-473 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 153A - Counties|Article 24 - Unified Government.|§ 153A-473 - Applicability.

 153A-473. Applicability.This Article only applies to a county if approved by the qualified voters of the county in a referendum called by the board of commissioners in accordance with G.S. 163-287. The referendum shall be conducted by the county board of elections in accordance with the provisions of law generally applicable to special elections. The ballot question shall be determined by the board of commissioners after consultation with the county attorney as to form.  (2005-35, s. 1; 2017-6, s. 3; 2018-146, ss. 3.1(a), (b), 6.1.)