GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2011

SESSION LAW 2011-130

HOUSE BILL 170

AN ACT amending the charter of the city of winston-salem regarding meetings of the city council.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 13 of the Charter of the City of Winston-Salem, being Chapter 232 of the Private Laws of 1927, as amended by Chapter 305 of the 1949 Session Laws, Chapter 149 of the 1955 Session Laws, and Chapter 888 of the 1963 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:

"Sec. 13. Council members to form council; quorum; meetings.

That the aldermenThe council members shall form a board,council, and a majority of them shall be competent to perform the duties prescribed for the aldermen.council members. Within ten days after their election they shall convene for the transaction of business, and The council shall fix stated days of meetings for the year, which shall be as often as at least as  once every calendar month. Special meetings of the board of aldermen council may be held on the call of the mayor or of a majority of the aldermen. Members of the board shall be given notice of special meetings. Members of the board shall receive compensation for their services in an  amount not to exceed one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) per month as may be determined by the board. The compensation herein provided for shall be paid out of the General Fund of the City of Winston-Salem. mayor, mayor pro tempore, or a majority of the members of the council in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 160A-71, except that notice may be provided to the mayor and members of the council by telephone or by electronic means at least 48 hours before the meeting in lieu of personal delivery. In addition to the procedures provided in this section, a person or persons calling a special meeting of the council shall comply with the notice requirements provided in Article 33C of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes."

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 15^th day of June, 2011.

                                                                    s/  Walter H. Dalton

                                                                         President of the Senate

                                                                    s/  Thom Tillis

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives