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NC Gen Stat § 160A-349.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 17A - Cemetery Trustees.|§ 160A-349.12 - Power to accept gifts; exclusive use of gifts.

 160A-349.12. Power to accept gifts; exclusive use of gifts.The board of trustees of any cemetery shall have the power to accept gifts, either by devise or otherwise, and hold the same for the purposes expressed in the gift, and any monies coming into the hands of such board by devise or otherwise shall be by the board used exclusively for the purposes for which it is given.  (Pub. Loc. 1923, c. 583, s. 12; 2011-284, s. 114.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-349.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 17A - Cemetery Trustees.|§ 160A-349.13 - Sale of unnecessary property.

 160A-349.13. Sale of unnecessary property.The board of trustees of any cemetery, created pursuant to this Article, shall have the power to sell at public auction, as provided by G.S. 160-59, any real property, title to which is held by it, which it shall determine to be unfit or unnecessary for cemetery purposes, except when such sale would violate the terms of any deed, gift or trust pursuant to which the property proposed to be sold was acquired. Any such sales and conveyances heretofore made by any such board of trustees are hereby validated. (1951, c. 87.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-349.14 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 17A - Cemetery Trustees.|§ 160A-349.14 - Exercise of powers subject to approval.

 160A-349.14. Exercise of powers subject to approval.The board may not act to acquire or sell land pursuant to G.S. 160A-349.9, G.S. 160A-349.10, or G.S. 160A-349.13 unless such action was approved in advance by the governing body of the town or city. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 33.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-349.15 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 17A - Cemetery Trustees.|§ 160A-349.15 - Termination.

 160A-349.15. Termination.The governing body of the town or city shall have the authority to terminate the existence of the board at any time. In the event of such termination, all property and assets of the board shall automatically become the property of the town or city and the town or city shall succeed to all rights, obligations and liabilities of the board. Further, in the event of such termination, it shall be the duty of the board and its officers to execute all necessary documents to effect the transfer of property and assets to the town or city. (1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1247, s. 34.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-350 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 18 - Parks and Recreation.|§ 160A-350 - Short title.

 160A-350. Short title.This Article shall be known and may be cited as the "Recreation Enabling Law." (1945, c. 1052; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-351 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 18 - Parks and Recreation.|§ 160A-351 - Declaration of State policy.

 160A-351. Declaration of State policy.The lack of adequate recreational programs and facilities is a menace to the morals, happiness, and welfare of the people of this State. Making available recreational opportunities for citizens of all ages is a subject of general interest and concern, and a function requiring appropriate action by both State and local government. The General Assembly therefore declares that the public good and the general welfare of the citizens of this State require adequate recreation programs, that the creation, establishment, and operation of parks and recreation programs is a proper governmental function, and that it is the policy of North Carolina to forever encourage, foster, and provide these facilities and programs for all its citizens. (1945, c. 1052; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-352 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 18 - Parks and Recreation.|§ 160A-352 - Recreation defined.

 160A-352. Recreation defined."Recreation" means activities that are diversionary in character and aid in promoting entertainment, pleasure, relaxation, instruction, and other physical, mental, and cultural development and leisure time experiences. (1945, c. 1052; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-353 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 18 - Parks and Recreation.|§ 160A-353 - Powers.

 160A-353. Powers.In addition to any other powers it may possess to provide for the general welfare of its citizens, each county and city in this State shall have authority to:(1) Establish and conduct a system of supervised recreation;(2) Set apart lands and buildings for parks, playgrounds, recreational centers, and other recreational programs and facilities;(3) Acquire real property, either within or without the corporate limits of the city or the boundaries of the county, including water and air rights, for parks and recreation programs and facilities by gift, grant, purchase, lease, exercise of the power of eminent domain, or any other lawful method.(4) Provide, acquire, construct, equip, operate, and maintain parks, playgrounds, recreation centers, and recreation facilities, including all buildings, structures, and equipment necessary or useful in connection therewith;(5) Appropriate funds to carry out the provisions of this Article;(6) Accept any gift, grant, lease, loan, or devise of real or personal property for parks and recreation programs. Devises and gifts may be accepted and held subject to such terms and conditions as may be imposed by the grantor or trustor, except that no county or city may accept or administer any terms that require it to discriminate among its citizens on the basis of race, sex, or religion.  (1945, c. 1052; 1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 55; 2011-284, s. 115.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-354 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 18 - Parks and Recreation.|§ 160A-354 - Administration of parks and recreation programs.

 160A-354. Administration of parks and recreation programs.A city or county may operate a parks and recreation system as a line department, or it may create a parks and recreation commission and vest in it authority to operate the parks and recreation system. (1945, c. 1052; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-355 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 18 - Parks and Recreation.|§ 160A-355 - Joint parks and recreation systems.

 160A-355. Joint parks and recreation systems.Any two or more units of local government may cooperate in establishing parks and recreation systems as authorized in Article 20, Part 1, of this Chapter. (1945, c. 1052; 1967, c. 1228; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-356 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 18 - Parks and Recreation.|§ 160A-356 - Financing parks and recreation.

 160A-356. Financing parks and recreation.Each county and city is authorized to expend for its parks and recreation system any of its revenues not otherwise limited as to use by law. (1945, c. 1052; 1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1975, c. 664, s. 12.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-460 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-460 - Definitions.

 160A-460. Definitions.The words defined in this section shall have the meanings indicated when used in this Part:(1) "Undertaking" means the joint exercise by two or more units of local government, or the contractual exercise by one unit for one or more other units, of any power, function, public enterprise, right, privilege, or immunity of local government.(2) "Unit," or "unit of local government" means a county, city, consolidated city-county, local board of education, sanitary district, facility authority created under Part 4 of this Article, special district created under Article 43 of Chapter 105 of the General Statutes, or other local political subdivision, authority, or agency of local government.  (1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1975, c. 821, s. 4; 1979, c. 774, s. 1; 1981, c. 641; 1995, c. 458, s. 3; 2009-527, s. 2(f).)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-461 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-461 - Interlocal cooperation authorized.

 160A-461. Interlocal cooperation authorized.Any unit of local government in this State and any one or more other units of local government in this State or any other state (to the extent permitted by the laws of the other state) may enter into contracts or agreements with each other in order to execute any undertaking. The contracts and agreements shall be of reasonable duration, as determined by the participating units, and shall be ratified by resolution of the governing board of each unit spread upon its minutes. (1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-462 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-462 - Joint agencies.

 160A-462. Joint agencies.(a) Units agreeing to an undertaking may establish a joint agency charged with any or all of the responsibility for the undertaking. The units may confer on the joint agency any power, duty, right, or function needed for the execution of the undertaking, except that legal title to all real property necessary to the undertaking shall be held by the participating units individually, or jointly as tenants in common, in such manner and proportion as they may determine.(b) The participating units may appropriate funds to the joint agency on the basis of an annual budget recommended by the agency and submitted to the governing board of each unit for approval. (1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-463 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-463 - Personnel.

 160A-463. Personnel.(a) The units may agree that any joint agency established under G.S. 160A-462 shall appoint the officers, agents, and employees necessary to execute the undertaking, or that the units jointly shall appoint these personnel, or that one of the units shall appoint the personnel with their services contracted for by the other units or by the joint agency. If the units determine that one unit shall appoint the personnel, the agreement shall provide that the jurisdiction, authority, rights, privileges, and immunities (including coverage under the workers' compensation laws) which the officers, agents, and employees of the appointing unit enjoy within the territory of that unit shall also be enjoyed by them outside its territory when they are acting pursuant to the agreement and within the scope of their authority or the course of their employment.(b) When the subject of an undertaking is a sovereign function of government, the exercise of which has been delegated to an officer of each participating unit, the agreement may provide that one officer shall exercise the function for all the participating units, with all of the powers, duties, and obligations that an officer exercising the function in a single unit would have. (1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1991, c. 636, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-464 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-464 - Provisions of the agreement.

 160A-464. Provisions of the agreement.Any contract or agreement establishing an undertaking shall specify:(1) The purpose or purposes of the contract or agreement;(2) The duration of the agreement;(3) If a joint agency is established, its composition, organization, and nature, together with the powers conferred on it;(4) The manner of appointing the personnel necessary to the execution of the undertaking;(5) The method of financing the undertaking, including the apportionment of costs and revenues;(6) The formula for ownership of real property involved in the undertaking, and procedures for the disposition of such property when the contract or agreement expires or is terminated;(7) Methods for amending the contract or agreement;(8) Methods for terminating the contract or agreement;(9) Any other necessary or proper matter. (1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-466 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-466 - Revenue and expenditures for joint undertakings.

 160A-466. Revenue and expenditures for joint undertakings.When two or more units of local government are engaged in a joint undertaking, they may enter into agreements regarding financing, expenditures, and revenues related to the joint undertaking. Funds collected by any participating unit of government may be transferred to and expended by any other unit of government in a manner consistent with the agreement. An agreement regarding expenses and revenues may be of reasonable duration not to exceed 99 years. (2003-417, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-470 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-470 - Creation of regional councils; definition of "unit of local government".

 160A-470. Creation of regional councils; definition of "unit of local government".(a) Any two or more units of local government may create a regional council of governments by adopting identical concurrent resolutions to that effect in accordance with the provisions and procedures of this Part. To the extent permitted by the laws of its state, a local government in a state adjoining North Carolina may participate in regional councils of governments organized under this Part to the same extent as if it were located in this State. The concurrent resolutions creating a regional council of governments, and any amendments thereto, will be referred to in this Part as the "charter" of the regional council.(b) For the purposes of this Part, "unit of local government" means a county, city, or consolidated city-county. (1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 71.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-471 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-471 - Membership.

 160A-471. Membership.Each unit of local government initially adopting a concurrent resolution under G.S. 160A-470 shall become a member of the regional council. Thereafter, any local government may join the regional council by ratifying its charter and by being admitted by a majority vote of the existing members. All of the rights and privileges of membership in a regional council of governments shall be exercised on behalf of its member governments by their delegates to the council. (1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 72.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-472 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-472 - Contents of charter.

 160A-472. Contents of charter.The charter of a regional council of governments shall:(1) Specify the name of the council;(2) Establish the powers, duties, and functions that it may exercise and perform;(3) Establish the number of delegates to represent the member governments, fix their terms of office, provide methods for filling vacancies, and prescribe the compensation and allowances, if any, to be paid to delegates;(4) Set out the method of determining the financial support that will be given to the council by each member government;(5) Establish a method for amending the charter, and for dissolving the council and liquidating its assets and liabilities.In addition, the charter may, but need not, contain rules and regulations for the conduct of council business and any other matter pertaining to the organization, powers, and functioning of the council that the member governments deem appropriate. (1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-473 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-473 - Organization of council.

 160A-473. Organization of council.Upon its creation, a regional council shall meet at a time and place agreed upon by its member governments and shall organize by electing a chairman and any other officers that the charter may specify or the delegates may deem advisable. The council shall then adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business. All meetings of the council shall be open to the public. (1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-474 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-474 - Withdrawal from council.

 160A-474. Withdrawal from council.Any member government may withdraw from a regional council at the end of any fiscal year by giving at least 60 days' written notice to each of the other members. Withdrawal of a member government shall not dissolve the council if at least two members remain. (1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-476 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-476 - Fiscal affairs.

 160A-476. Fiscal affairs.Each unit of local government having membership in a regional council may appropriate funds to the council from any legally available revenues. Services of personnel, use of equipment and office space, and other services may be made available to the council by its member governments as a part of their financial support. (1971, c. 698, s. 1; 1973, c. 426, s. 73.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-477 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-477 - Reports.

 160A-477. Reports.Each regional council shall prepare and distribute to its member governments and to the public an annual report of its activities including a financial statement. (1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-478 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-478 - Powers granted are supplementary.

 160A-478. Powers granted are supplementary.The powers granted to cities and counties by this Article are supplementary to any powers heretofore or hereafter granted by any other general law, local act, or city charter for the same or similar purposes. (1971, c. 698, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-479 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-479 - Creation of authority; definition.

 160A-479. Creation of authority; definition.(a) Any two or more units of local government may create a regional sports authority by adopting identical concurrent resolutions to that effect in accordance with the provisions of this Part. The concurrent resolutions creating a regional sports authority, and any amendments thereto will be referred to in this Part as the "charter" of the regional sports authority. For the purposes of this Part, "unit of local government" means a county, city or consolidated city-county.(b) Any regional sports authority created pursuant to this Part shall be a body corporate and politic. (1989, c. 780, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-479.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-479.1 - Purpose of the authority.

 160A-479.1. Purpose of the authority.The purpose of a regional sports authority shall be to research, design, construct, provide, finance, operate, improve, and maintain facilities for public participation and enjoyment of sports, fitness, health and recreational activities of as many different types and kinds as possible. The primary purpose of any and all such facilities shall be the conduct of sports events but use of these facilities need not be limited to such. (1989, c. 780, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-479.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-479.2 - Jurisdiction of the authority.

 160A-479.2. Jurisdiction of the authority.(a) The territorial jurisdiction of any authority created pursuant to this Part shall be coterminous with the boundaries of the respective units of local government creating and participating in the authority.(b) The jurisdiction of any authority created pursuant to this Part shall include any and all currently existing public sports facilities operating within its territorial jurisdiction to the extent that any person or governmental entity owning or controlling such facilities has reached mutual and written agreement with an authority for the operation and maintenance of such facilities by the authority.(c) The jurisdiction of an authority shall also include any and all new public sports facilities within the regional authority's territorial jurisdiction developed specifically for operation and maintenance by an authority with the agreement of an authority. (1989, c. 780, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-479.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-479.3 - Membership.

 160A-479.3. Membership.Each unit of local government initially adopting a concurrent resolution under G.S. 160A-479 shall become a member of the regional authority. Thereafter, any local government may join the regional authority by ratifying its charter and by being admitted by a majority vote of the existing members. All of the rights and privileges of membership in a regional sports authority shall be exercised on behalf of its member governments by their delegates to the authority. (1989, c. 780, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-479.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-479.4 - Contents of charter.

 160A-479.4. Contents of charter.The charter of a regional sports authority shall:(1) Specify the name of the authority;(2) Establish the powers, duties, and functions that it may exercise and perform;(3) Establish the number of delegates to represent the member governments, fix their terms of office, provide methods for filling vacancies, and prescribe the compensation and allowances, if any, to be paid to delegates;(4) Set out the method of determining the financial support that will be given to the authority by each member government;(5) Establish a method for amending the charter, and for dissolving the authority and liquidating its assets and liabilities.In addition, the charter may, but need not, contain rules and regulations for the conduct of authority business and any other matter pertaining to the organization, powers, and functioning of the authority that the member governments deem appropriate. (1989, c. 780, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-479.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-479.5 - Organization of authority.

 160A-479.5. Organization of authority.Upon its creation, a regional sports authority shall meet at a time and place agreed upon by its member governments and shall organize by electing a chairman and any other officers that the charter may specify or the delegates may deem advisable. The authority shall then adopt bylaws for the conduct of its business. All meetings of the authority shall be open to the public. (1989, c. 780, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 160A-479.6 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 160A - Cities and Towns|Article 20 - Interlocal Cooperation.|§ 160A-479.6 - Withdrawal from authority.

 160A-479.6. Withdrawal from authority.Any member government may withdraw from a regional sports authority at the end of any fiscal year by giving at least 60 days' written notice to each of the other members. A withdrawal does not affect the validity of any revenue bonds or notes, and any revenue from sports facilities in the area of the member government that was pledged in payment of bonds or notes issued before the date of notice of withdrawal remains pledged for that purpose until the bonds and notes and interest on the bonds and notes have been paid. Withdrawal of a member government shall not dissolve the authority if at least two members remain. (1989, c. 780, s. 1.)