§ 159B-52 – Chapter liberally construed.
159B-52. Chapter liberally construed. In order to effectuate the purposes and policies prescribed in this Chapter the provisions hereof shall be liberally construed. (1975, c. 186, s. 3; 1983, c. 609, s. 8.)
§ 159B-44 – General powers of joint municipal assistance agencies and municipalities.
159B-44. General powers of joint municipal assistance agencies and municipalities. Each joint municipal assistance agency shall have all of the rights and powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Article, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the rights and powers: (1) To establish and […]
§ 159B-45 – Dissolution.
159B-45. Dissolution. Whenever the governing board of a joint municipal assistance agency and the governing boards of its member joint agencies or municipalities shall by resolution or ordinance determine that the purposes for which the joint municipal assistance agency was formed have been substantially fulfilled and that all obligations incurred by the joint municipal assistance […]
§ 159B-46 – Reports, liability, and personnel.
159B-46. Reports, liability, and personnel. (a) Each joint municipal assistance agency shall, following the closing of each fiscal year, submit an annual report of its activities for the preceding year to the governing boards of its members. Each such report shall set forth an operating and financial statement covering the operations of the joint municipal […]
§ 159B-47 – Defense.
159B-47. Defense. (a) The board of commissioners of a joint municipal assistance agency may provide for the defense of a criminal or civil proceeding brought against any current or former commissioner, member of an executive committee, director, officer, agent or employee either in his official or individual capacity, or both, on account of any act […]
§ 159B-48 – Nonmunicipal members; constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina.
159B-48. Nonmunicipal members; constituent institutions of The University of North Carolina. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 159B of the General Statutes or any other provision of law, any constituent institution of The University of North Carolina, as defined in Article 1 of Chapter 116 of the General Statutes, that owns a system […]
§ 159B-49 – Associate members.
159B-49. Associate members. Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 1 of Chapter 159B of the General Statutes or any other provision of law, a joint municipal assistance agency may, in its bylaws, create associate memberships. An associate member of a joint municipal assistance agency shall have only those rights, privileges, immunities, powers, authority, and responsibilities as […]
§ 159B-33 – Eminent domain.
159B-33. Eminent domain. Municipalities participating in a joint project and joint agencies shall possess the power of eminent domain to the extent and in the same manner and under the same laws as municipalities pursuant to Chapter 40A of the General Statutes of North Carolina; provided, however, that a municipality or joint agency exercising the […]
§ 159B-34 – Liability and defense.
159B-34. Liability and defense. (a) No commissioner or officer of any joint agency or municipality, or member of an executive committee created pursuant to G.S. 159B-10, or person or persons acting in their behalf, while acting within the scope of their authority, shall be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of his […]
§ 159B-35 – Additional method.
159B-35. Additional method. The foregoing sections of this Chapter shall be deemed to provide an additional, alternative and complete method for the doing of the things authorized thereby and shall be deemed and construed to be supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any […]