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NC Gen Stat § 160A-872 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 32 - Transitions for Unsustainable Cities.|§ 160A-872 - Dissolution.

 160A-872. Dissolution.After the time for submitting a petition under G.S. 160A-870 has passed and no petition has been submitted or the referendum authorized under this Part was answered in favor of dissolution, the city may implement the plan of action. The effective date of the plan of action to dissolve shall be June 30 following completion of the process established by this Part. Upon completion of the plan of action and written confirmation of its completion from the Commission, the city shall file a copy of the resolution to dissolve with the Commission and the Secretary of State. Upon filing of the resolution to dissolve, the body politic and corporate of the city shall cease to exist.  (2021-124, s. 6.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 1 - Title and Definition.|§ 160B-1 - Title; effective date.

 160B-1. Title; effective date.This Chapter shall be cited as the "Consolidated City-County Act of 1973" and is enacted pursuant to Article V, Sec. 2(4) of the North Carolina Constitution, effective July 1, 1973. (1973, c. 537, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 1 - Title and Definition.|§ 160B-2 - Definitions.

 160B-2. Definitions.In this Chapter:(1) "Consolidated city-county" means any county where the largest municipality in the county has been abolished and its powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities consolidated with those of the county. Other municipalities in the county, if any, may or may not have been abolished and their powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities consolidated with those of the county.(2) "Governing board" means the governing board of a consolidated city-county. (1973, c. 537, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-2.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 1A - Consolidated City-County Powers and Governance.|§ 160B-2.1 - Powers of consolidated city-county.

 160B-2.1. Powers of consolidated city-county.(a) A consolidated city-county shall have and may exercise or may hereafter be authorized or required to exercise the powers, duties, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities granted to:(1) A county under the Constitution and the general laws of the State of North Carolina, throughout its jurisdiction; and(2) A city under the Constitution and the general laws of the State of North Carolina, within an urban service district.(b) Outside the boundaries of an urban service district, the consolidated city-county shall have and may exercise or may hereafter be authorized or required to exercise the same powers, duties, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities granted to a city under the Constitution and the general laws of the State of North Carolina that can be exercised or may hereafter be authorized or required to exercise outside of city boundaries. (1995, c. 461, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-2.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 1A - Consolidated City-County Powers and Governance.|§ 160B-2.2 - Dissolution of consolidated city-county; establishment of study commission; purposes and powers of study commission.

 160B-2.2. Dissolution of consolidated city-county; establishment of study commission; purposes and powers of study commission.(a) The governing board of a consolidated city-county may by resolution establish a governmental study commission to study all matters pertaining to the dissolution of the consolidated city-county and reestablishment of separate city and county government. The study commission may:(1) Prepare a report of its findings and conclusions.(2) Prepare drafts of any agreements or legislation necessary to effect the dissolution of a consolidated city-county.(3) Prepare a plan for dissolution of the consolidated city-county.(b) A study commission established pursuant to this section may:(1) Adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its business.(2) Employ personnel.(3) Contract with consultants.(4) Hold hearings in the furtherance of its business.(5) Take any other action necessary or expedient to the furtherance of its business. (1995, c. 461, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-2.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 1A - Consolidated City-County Powers and Governance.|§ 160B-2.3 - Ethics.

 160B-2.3. Ethics.(a) The governing board shall adopt a resolution or policy containing a code of ethics, as required by G.S. 160A-86.(b) All members of the governing board, whether elected or appointed, shall receive the ethics education required by G.S. 160A-87.  (2009-403, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 2 - Defining Urban Service Districts.|§ 160B-3 - Authority; purpose; administration.

 160B-3. Authority; purpose; administration.(a) The governing board may define any number of urban service districts in order to finance, provide or maintain for the districts services, facilities and functions in addition to or to a greater extent than those financed, provided, or maintained for the entire consolidated city-county.(b) The powers, duties, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of an urban service district shall be exercised or administered by the governing board of the consolidated city-county. Any revenues, distributions, or other funds due an urban service district shall be paid to the governing board of the consolidated city-county. (1973, c. 537, s. 1; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 646, ss. 22(a), 22(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 2 - Defining Urban Service Districts.|§ 160B-4 - Definition of urban service districts to replace municipalities abolished at the time of consolidation.

 160B-4. Definition of urban service districts to replace municipalities abolished at the time of consolidation.(a) The governing board, by resolution, may define an urban service district within the boundaries of the largest municipality that existed in the county before consolidation and within the boundaries of any other municipality abolished at the time of the establishment of the consolidated city-county. Notwithstanding the provisions of G.S. 160B-7, the resolution may also define an urban service district to include areas proposed for inclusion in an urban service district and identified in a plan for consolidation prepared by a consolidation study commission pursuant to Article 20 of Chapter 153A of the General Statutes or a plan approved by the General Assembly. Any urban service district so defined shall comprise the total area of the abolished municipality as it existed immediately before the effective date of consolidation. As determined by the governing board, the resolution shall take effect as to the areas included therein either upon its adoption or at the beginning of a fiscal year commencing after its passage.(b) Prior to the effective date of consolidation, an interim governing board of a consolidated city-county by resolution may define an urban service district. The resolution defining the urban service district shall take effect upon the effective date of the consolidation.(c) Recodified as 160B-3(b) by Session Laws 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 646, s. 22(a). (1973, c. 537, s. 1; 1995, c. 461, s. 2; 1995 (Reg. Sess., 1996), c. 646, s. 22(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 2 - Defining Urban Service Districts.|§ 160B-5 - Definition of urban service districts to replace municipalities abolished subsequent to consolidation.

 160B-5. Definition of urban service districts to replace municipalities abolished subsequent to consolidation.The governing board, by resolution, may define an urban service district within the boundaries of any municipality within the consolidated city-county the citizens of which, subsequent to the establishment of the consolidated city-county, have voted in a referendum to abolish their municipality and consolidate its powers, duties, rights, privileges and immunities with those of the consolidated city-county. An urban service district so defined shall comprise the total area of the municipality as it existed immediately before the effective date of its abolition. The resolution shall take effect at the beginning of the fiscal year next occurring after its adoption. (1973, c. 537, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 2 - Defining Urban Service Districts.|§ 160B-6 - Definition of urban service districts where no municipality existed.

 160B-6. Definition of urban service districts where no municipality existed.(a) Standards. - The governing board, by resolution, may define an urban service district upon finding that a proposed district:(1) Has a resident population of at least 1,000;(2) Has a resident population density of at least one person per acre;(3) Has an assessed valuation of at least two and one-half million dollars ($2,500,000);(4) Requires one or more of the services, facilities and functions that are provided or maintained only or to a greater extent for an urban service district; and(5) Does not include any territory within an active incorporated municipality.(b) Report. - Prior to the public hearing required by subsection (c), the consolidated city-county shall prepare a report containing:(1) A map of the proposed district, showing its proposed boundaries;(2) A statement showing that the proposed district meets the standards of subsection (a); and(3) A plan for providing urban services, facilities and functions for the district.The report shall be available in the office of the clerk of the consolidated city-county for at least two weeks prior to the date of the public hearing.(c) Hearing and Notice. - The governing board shall hold a public hearing prior to adoption of any resolution defining a new urban service district. Notice of the hearing shall state the date, hour and place of the hearing and its subject, and shall include a statement that the report required by subsection (b) is available for inspection in the office of the clerk of the consolidated city-county. The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least once and not less than one week prior to the date of the hearing. In addition it shall be mailed at least four weeks prior to the date of the hearing to the owners as shown by the tax records of the consolidated city-county of all property located within the proposed district. The person designated by the governing board to mail the notice shall certify to the governing board that the mailing has been completed and his certificate shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud. The hearing may be held within the proposed district.(d) Effective Date. - The resolution defining an urban service district shall take effect at the beginning of a fiscal year commencing after its passage, as determined by the governing board. (1973, c. 537, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 2 - Defining Urban Service Districts.|§ 160B-8 - Consolidation of urban service districts.

 160B-8. Consolidation of urban service districts.(a) Standards. - The governing board, by resolution, may consolidate two or more urban service districts upon finding that:(1) The districts are contiguous or are in a continuous boundary; and(2) The provision or maintenance of urban services, facilities and functions for each of the districts is substantially the same; or(3) If the provision or maintenance of urban services, facilities and functions is lower for one of the districts, there is a need to increase those services, facilities and functions for that district. However, no urban service district providing electric or telephone services may be consolidated with any other urban service district unless the voters of the district providing these utility services approve the consolidation in a referendum held for that purpose. Any consolidated city-county may hold these referendums.(b) Report. - Prior to the public hearing required by subsection (c), the consolidated city-county shall prepare a report containing:(1) A map of the districts to be consolidated;(2) A statement showing the proposed consolidation meets the standards of subsection (a); and(3) If necessary, a plan for increasing the urban services, facilities and functions for one of the districts so that they are substantially the same throughout the consolidated district.The report shall be available in the office of the clerk of the consolidated city-county for at least two weeks prior to the date of the public hearing.(c) Hearing and Notice. - The governing board shall hold a public hearing prior to adoption of any resolution consolidating urban service districts. Notice of the hearing shall state the date, hour and place of the hearing and its subject, and shall include a statement that the report required by subsection (b) is available for inspection in the office of the clerk of the consolidated city-county. Notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least once and not less than two weeks prior to the date of the hearing. In addition, if the services, facilities and functions for one of the districts will be substantially increased as a result of the consolidation, notice shall be mailed at least four weeks prior to the date of the hearing to the owners as shown by the tax records of the consolidated city-county of all property located within the district. The person designated by the governing board to mail the notice shall certify to the governing board that the mailing has been completed and his certificate shall be conclusive in the absence of fraud.(d) Effective Date. - The consolidation of urban service districts shall take effect at the beginning of a fiscal year commencing after passage of the resolution of consolidation, as determined by the governing board. (1973, c. 537, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 2 - Defining Urban Service Districts.|§ 160B-9 - Required provision or maintenance of services, facilities and functions.

 160B-9. Required provision or maintenance of services, facilities and functions.(a) New District. - When a consolidated city-county defines a new urban service district, it shall provide or maintain the services, facilities and functions for which the residents of the district are being taxed within a reasonable time, not to exceed one year, after the effective date of the definition of the district.(b) Extended District. - When a consolidated city-county annexes territory to an urban service district, it shall provide or maintain the services, facilities and functions provided or maintained throughout the district to the residents of the area annexed to the district within a reasonable time not to exceed one year, after the effective date of the annexation.(c) Consolidated District. - When a consolidated city-county consolidates two or more urban service districts, one of which has provided or maintained a lower level of urban services, it shall increase the services, facilities and functions within that district to a level comparable to those provided or maintained elsewhere in the consolidated district within a reasonable time, not to exceed one year, after the effective date of the consolidation. (1973, c. 537, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 2 - Defining Urban Service Districts.|§ 160B-10 - Abolition of urban service districts.

 160B-10. Abolition of urban service districts.Upon finding that there is no longer a need for a particular urban service district, the governing board, by resolution, may abolish that district. The governing board shall hold a public hearing prior to adoption of a resolution abolishing a district. Notice of the hearing shall state the date, hour and place of the hearing, and its subject, and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county at least once a week for two successive weeks prior to the date of the hearing. The abolition of any urban service district shall take effect at the end of a fiscal year following passage of the resolution, as determined by the governing board. (1973, c. 537, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 3 - Levy of Taxes in Urban Service Districts.|§ 160B-11 - Taxes authorized; limits.

 160B-11. Taxes authorized; limits.A consolidated city-county may levy the following taxes within defined urban service districts in addition to those levied throughout the county, in order to finance, provide or maintain for the districts services, facilities and functions in addition to or to a greater extent than those financed, provided or maintained for the entire county.(1) Property Taxes. - A consolidated city-county may levy within any urban service district a tax on property at a rate not to exceed one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) on the one hundred dollars ($100.00) of appraised valuation. This rate limitation does not apply to property taxes levied (i) for debt service on general obligation bonds of the consolidated city-county, (ii) for the support of the public schools or (iii) for any purpose approved by a special vote of the people.(2) Motor Vehicle and Taxicab License Taxes. - A consolidated city-county may levy within any urban service district the motor vehicle and taxicab license taxes authorized in G.S. 20-97.(3) Privilege License Taxes. - A consolidated city-county may levy within any urban service district privilege license taxes as authorized for cities and towns under the general law of the state. (1973, c. 537, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 4 - Allocation of Other Revenues.|§ 160B-12 - Other allocation authorized.

 160B-12. Other allocation authorized.A consolidated city-county may allocate to any urban service district it creates any other revenues of the consolidated government whose use is not otherwise restricted by law. (1973, c. 537, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 4 - Allocation of Other Revenues.|§ 160B-13 - Authority to borrow money and issue bonds.

 160B-13. Authority to borrow money and issue bonds.A consolidated city-county may borrow money and issue its bonds under Chapter 159, Subchapter IV, and for those purposes shall be considered a unit of local government under Article 4 thereof and a municipality under Article 5 thereof. A consolidated city-county may borrow money and issue its bonds for any purpose for which either a city or a county may do so. (1973, c. 537, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 4 - Allocation of Other Revenues.|§ 160B-14 - Procedure for issuing general obligation and revenue bonds.

 160B-14. Procedure for issuing general obligation and revenue bonds.In issuing its general obligation and revenue bonds, a consolidated city-county, except as expressly modified by this chapter, is subject to the provisions of Chapter 159 of the General Statutes of North Carolina.If a proposed bond issue is required by law to be submitted to and approved by the voters of the consolidated government, and if the proceeds of the proposed bond issue are to be used in connection with a service, facility or function that is or, if the bond issue is approved, will be financed, provided or maintained only for one or more urban service districts, the proposed bond issue must be approved concurrently by a majority of those voting throughout the entire consolidated government and by a majority of the total of those voting in all the affected or to be affected urban service districts. (1973, c. 537, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 4 - Allocation of Other Revenues.|§ 160B-15 - Debt limitations.

 160B-15. Debt limitations.The net indebtedness in the form of general obligations of a consolidated city-county for school purposes may not exceed eight percent (8%) of the appraised valuation of taxable property in the county. The net indebtedness in the form of general obligations of a consolidated city-county for all purposes other than for schools or water, sewerage, gas and electric purposes may not exceed eight percent (8%) of the appraised valuation of taxable property in the county. No other debt limitations applying to counties and municipalities in North Carolina apply to a consolidated city-county. (1973, c. 537, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-16 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 5 - Assumption of Obligations and Debt Secured By a Pledge of Faith and Credit.|§ 160B-16 - Applicability of this Article.

 160B-16. Applicability of this Article.(a) This Article applies to any county that has (i) a population over 120,000 according to the most recent federal decennial census and (ii) an area of less than 200 square miles.(b) If this section is declared unconstitutional or invalid by the courts, it does not affect the validity of the Article as a whole or any part other than the part so declared to be unconstitutional or invalid. (1995, c. 461, s. 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 160B-17 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160B - Consolidated City-County Act|Article 5 - Assumption of Obligations and Debt Secured By a Pledge of Faith and Credit.|§ 160B-17 - Organizational meeting; preparation of budget.

 160B-17. Organizational meeting; preparation of budget.The governing board of a consolidated city-county shall have its first organizational meeting as provided in the charter or applicable local acts of the General Assembly, but not later than the first business day following the effective date of the consolidation. Unless otherwise provided in the charter or applicable local acts, the organizational meeting shall be held at 12:00 noon at the regular meeting place of the previous board of county commissioners. Prior to the effective date of consolidation, any interim governing board designated or appointed in the charter or applicable local acts may meet to discuss business and take action as appropriate, including preparation of a proposed budget for the next ensuing fiscal year. In addition, any such interim governing board may take any action which is specifically authorized by this Chapter to be taken by an interim governing board. Meetings of any interim governing board during this period are subject to all applicable notice and meeting procedures required by general law. (1995, c. 461, s. 4.)