§ 159‑17. Ordinance procedures not applicable to budget or project ordinance adoption.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any city charter, general law, orlocal act:
(1) Any action with respect to the adoption or amendment of thebudget ordinance or any project ordinance may be taken at any regular orspecial meeting of the governing board by a simple majority of those presentand voting, a quorum being present;
(2) No action taken with respect to the adoption or amendment ofthe budget ordinance or any project ordinance need be published or is subjectto any other procedural requirement governing the adoption of ordinances orresolutions by the governing board other than the procedures set out in thisArticle;
(3) The adoption and amendment of the budget ordinance or anyproject ordinance and the levy of taxes in the budget ordinance are not subjectto the provisions of any city charter or local act concerning initiative orreferendum.
Duringthe period beginning with the submission of the budget to the governing boardand ending with the adoption of the budget ordinance, the governing board mayhold any special meetings that may be necessary to complete its work on thebudget ordinance. Except for the notice requirements of G.S. 143‑318.12,which continue to apply, no provision of law concerning the call of specialmeetings applies during that period so long as (i) each member of the board hasactual notice of each special meeting called for the purpose of considering thebudget, and (ii) no business other than consideration of the budget is takenup. This section does not allow the holding of closed meetings or executivesessions by any governing board otherwise prohibited by law from holding such ameeting or session, and may not be construed to do so.
No general law, city charter, or local act enacted or taking effectafter July 1, 1973, may be construed to modify, amend, or repeal any portion ofthis section unless it expressly so provides by specific reference to thissection. (1971, c. 780, s.1; 1973, c. 474, s. 13; 1979, c. 402, ss. 4, 5; c. 655, s. 2.)
§ 159‑17. Ordinance procedures not applicable to budget or project ordinance adoption.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any city charter, general law, orlocal act:
(1) Any action with respect to the adoption or amendment of thebudget ordinance or any project ordinance may be taken at any regular orspecial meeting of the governing board by a simple majority of those presentand voting, a quorum being present;
(2) No action taken with respect to the adoption or amendment ofthe budget ordinance or any project ordinance need be published or is subjectto any other procedural requirement governing the adoption of ordinances orresolutions by the governing board other than the procedures set out in thisArticle;
(3) The adoption and amendment of the budget ordinance or anyproject ordinance and the levy of taxes in the budget ordinance are not subjectto the provisions of any city charter or local act concerning initiative orreferendum.
Duringthe period beginning with the submission of the budget to the governing boardand ending with the adoption of the budget ordinance, the governing board mayhold any special meetings that may be necessary to complete its work on thebudget ordinance. Except for the notice requirements of G.S. 143‑318.12,which continue to apply, no provision of law concerning the call of specialmeetings applies during that period so long as (i) each member of the board hasactual notice of each special meeting called for the purpose of considering thebudget, and (ii) no business other than consideration of the budget is takenup. This section does not allow the holding of closed meetings or executivesessions by any governing board otherwise prohibited by law from holding such ameeting or session, and may not be construed to do so.
No general law, city charter, or local act enacted or taking effectafter July 1, 1973, may be construed to modify, amend, or repeal any portion ofthis section unless it expressly so provides by specific reference to thissection. (1971, c. 780, s.1; 1973, c. 474, s. 13; 1979, c. 402, ss. 4, 5; c. 655, s. 2.)
§ 159‑17. Ordinance procedures not applicable to budget or project ordinance adoption.
Notwithstanding the provisions of any city charter, general law, orlocal act:
(1) Any action with respect to the adoption or amendment of thebudget ordinance or any project ordinance may be taken at any regular orspecial meeting of the governing board by a simple majority of those presentand voting, a quorum being present;
(2) No action taken with respect to the adoption or amendment ofthe budget ordinance or any project ordinance need be published or is subjectto any other procedural requirement governing the adoption of ordinances orresolutions by the governing board other than the procedures set out in thisArticle;
(3) The adoption and amendment of the budget ordinance or anyproject ordinance and the levy of taxes in the budget ordinance are not subjectto the provisions of any city charter or local act concerning initiative orreferendum.
Duringthe period beginning with the submission of the budget to the governing boardand ending with the adoption of the budget ordinance, the governing board mayhold any special meetings that may be necessary to complete its work on thebudget ordinance. Except for the notice requirements of G.S. 143‑318.12,which continue to apply, no provision of law concerning the call of specialmeetings applies during that period so long as (i) each member of the board hasactual notice of each special meeting called for the purpose of considering thebudget, and (ii) no business other than consideration of the budget is takenup. This section does not allow the holding of closed meetings or executivesessions by any governing board otherwise prohibited by law from holding such ameeting or session, and may not be construed to do so.
No general law, city charter, or local act enacted or taking effectafter July 1, 1973, may be construed to modify, amend, or repeal any portion ofthis section unless it expressly so provides by specific reference to thissection. (1971, c. 780, s.1; 1973, c. 474, s. 13; 1979, c. 402, ss. 4, 5; c. 655, s. 2.)
