If the ordinance increases the size of the council, does the increase take effect only at the next election, or may the council fill the new seat or seats by appointment in the interim?
The statute does not say specifically, but probably the change becomes effective only at the election. In G.S. 160A-109 the statute makes special reference to changes being enacted at least 90 days before the first election held under the changes, and that is implicit evidence that the change becomes effective with the election and not before.
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