§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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. […]