GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

SESSION LAW 2015-34

HOUSE BILL 313

AN ACT to clarify that the civil service board shall hear grievances related to the promotion of members of the fire and police departments in the city of statesville.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 5.14.1 of Article V of the Charter of the City of Statesville, being Chapter 289 of the 1977 Session Laws, as amended by Chapter 799 of the 1981 Session Laws, S.L. 1998‑79 and Section 1 of S.L. 2007‑238, reads as rewritten:

"Sec. 5.14.1.  Hiring Members of Police and Fire Departments; Promotions. The Chiefs of the police and fire departments shall hire the members of their respective departments. All promotions shall be by competitive examination within the departments and shall be made by the respective Chiefs. In accordance with Section 5.5 of this Article, the Board shall hear grievances as to promotions of members of the police and fire departments."

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

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 21^st day of May, 2015.

                                                                    s/  Daniel J. Forest

                                                                         President of the Senate

                                                                    s/  Tim Moore

                                                                         Speaker of the House of Representatives