§ 158-12 – Fiscal affairs generally; appropriations.
158-12. Fiscal affairs generally; appropriations. The commission may accept, receive, and disburse in furtherance of its functions any funds, grants, and services made available by the federal government and its agencies, the State government and its agencies, any municipalities or counties, and by private and civic sources. Each municipality or county shall have authority to […]
§ 158-13 – Powers and duties.
158-13. Powers and duties. Any economic development commission created pursuant to this Article shall: (1) Receive from any municipal, county, joint, or regional planning board or commission with jurisdiction within its area an economic development program for part or all of the area; (2) Formulate projects for carrying out such economic development program, through attraction […]
§ 158-14 – Regional planning and economic development commissions authorized.
158-14. Regional planning and economic development commissions authorized. Any municipalities and/or counties desiring to exercise the powers granted by this Article may, at their option, create a regional planning and economic development commission, which shall have and exercise all of the powers and duties granted to a regional economic development commission under this Article and […]
§ 158-15 – Powers granted herein supplementary.
158-15. Powers granted herein supplementary. The powers granted to counties and municipalities by this Article shall be deemed supplementary to any powers heretofore or hereafter granted by any general or local act for the same or similar purposes, and in any case where the provisions of this Article conflict with or are different from the […]
§ 158-15.1 – Multi-County Water Conservation and Infrastructure District.
158-15.1. Multi-County Water Conservation and Infrastructure District. (a) There is established the Multi-County Water Conservation and Infrastructure District, which is a public authority for the purpose of the Local Government Budget and Fiscal Control Act. (b) The member counties of the Multi-County Water Conservation and Infrastructure District are Bertie, Caswell, Forsyth, Granville, Guilford, Halifax, Martin, […]
§ 158-16 – Board of commissioners may call tax election; rate and purposes of tax.
158-16. Board of commissioners may call tax election; rate and purposes of tax. The board of county commissioners in any county is authorized and empowered to call a special election to determine whether it be the will of the qualified voters of said county that they levy and cause to be collected annually, at the […]
§ 158-7.1 – Local development.
158-7.1. Local development. (a) Economic Development. – Each county and city in this State is authorized to make appropriations for economic development purposes. These appropriations must be determined by the governing body of the city or county to increase the population, taxable property, agricultural industries, employment, industrial output, or business prospects of the city or […]
§ 158-7.2 – Accounting for expenditures.
158-7.2. Accounting for expenditures. In the event funds appropriated for the purposes of this Article are turned over to any agency or organization other than the county or city for expenditure, no such expenditure shall be made until the county or city has approved the same, and all such expenditures shall be accounted for by […]
§ 158-7.3 – Development financing.
158-7.3. Development financing. (a) Definitions. – The following definitions apply in this section: (1) Development project. – A capital project that includes capital expenditures by both private persons and one or more units of local government and that increases net employment opportunities for residents of the development district or within a two-mile radius of the […]
§ 158-7.4 – Interlocal agreements concerning economic development.
158-7.4. Interlocal agreements concerning economic development. (a) Any two or more units of local government may enter into contracts or agreements to execute undertakings pursuant to Part 1 of Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, under which each participating local government agrees to provide resources for the development of an industrial or […]