North Carolina General Statutes 162A-5.1. Political subdivision allowed to join certain authorities
(a) As used in this section, “city” means a city, town, or incorporated village.
(b) When an authority was organized under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162A-3.1 by one county and one city, and the majority of the authority’s water customers are located within a city which is not the city that was one of the two original organizers, then that city may join the authority and appoint members as provided by this section.
(c) A city joining the authority under this section shall do so in accordance with the procedures of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162A-4 The resolution shall become effective upon the issuance of a certificate of joinder under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162A-4(c).
(d) When a city joins an authority under this section, then effective on a date set in the resolution, but not earlier than the first day of the second calendar month after the issuance of the certificate of joinder under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 162A-4(c), the terms of office of all the members of the authority are terminated, and the authority shall consist of members appointed as follows:
(1) Two members appointed by the governing board of the city joining the authority under this section. These members must be residents of that city.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 162A-5.1
- authority: shall mean an authority created under the provisions of this Article or, if such authority shall be abolished, the board, body or commission succeeding to the principal functions thereof or to whom the powers given by this Article to the authority shall be given by law. See North Carolina General Statutes 162A-2
- month: shall be construed to mean a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed; and the word "year" alone shall be equivalent to the expression "year of our Lord. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- water system: shall mean and include all plants, systems, facilities or properties used or useful or having the present capacity for future use in connection with the supply or distribution of water or the control and drainage of stormwater runoff and any integral part thereof, including but not limited to water supply systems, water distribution systems, stormwater management programs designed to protect water quality by controlling the level of pollutants in, and the quantity and flow of, stormwater and structural and natural stormwater and drainage systems of all types, sources of water supply including lakes, reservoirs and wells, intakes, mains, laterals, aqueducts, pumping stations, standpipes, filtration plants, purification plants, hydrants, meters, valves, and all necessary appurtenances and equipment and all properties, rights, easements and franchises relating thereto and deemed necessary or convenient by the authority for the operation thereof. See North Carolina General Statutes 162A-2
(2) One member appointed by the governing board of the city that was one of the two original organizers. That member must be a resident of that city.
(3) One member appointed by the board of commissioners of the county that was one of the two original organizers. This member must be a resident of a household served by the authority’s water system.
(4) One member appointed by the board of commissioners of the county that was one of the two original organizers. This member must be a resident of a household served by a sewer system operated by the authority, but may not be a resident of a household served by the authority’s water system.
(5) One member appointed by the board of commissioners of the county that was one of the two original organizers. This member must be a resident of a household served by the authority’s water system which is located outside the corporate limits of any municipality.
(6) One member appointed by the board of commissioners of the county that was one of the two original organizers. That member must be a resident of the city that has the second highest number of residential water customers served by the authority. (1995, c. 207, s. 1.)