153A-401. Establishment; support. (a) Two or more counties or cities or counties and cities may by concurrent resolutions of their governing bodies establish a charter or governmental study commission as provided in this section: (1) Two or more counties that are contiguous or that lie within a continuous boundary may create a commission to study […]
153A-402. Purposes of a commission. A commission established pursuant to this Article may be charged with any of the following purposes: (1) To study the powers, duties, functions, responsibilities, and organizational structures of the counties or cities that established the commission and of other units of local government and public agencies within those counties or […]
153A-403. Content of concurrent resolutions. The concurrent resolutions establishing a commission shall: (1) Set forth the purposes that are to be vested in the commission pursuant to G.S. 153A-402; (2) Determine the composition of the commission, the manner of appointment of its members, and the manner of selection of its officers; (3) Determine the compensation, […]
153A-404. Powers of a commission. A commission established pursuant to this Article may: (1) Adopt rules and regulations for the conduct of its business; (2) Apply for, accept, receive, and disburse funds, grants, and services made available to it by the State of North Carolina or any agency thereof, the federal government or any agency […]
153A-405. Referendum; General Assembly action. (a) If authorized to do so by the concurrent resolutions that established it, a commission may call a referendum on its proposed plan of governmental consolidation. If authorized or directed in the concurrent resolutions, the ballot question may include the assumption of debt secured by a pledge of faith and […]
