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Suggested Rules of Procedure for a City Council Cover Image
Suggested Rules of Procedure for a City Council, Fourth Edition, 2017
Suggested Rules of Procedure for a City Council, Fourth Edition, 2017

Now in its fourth edition, this book provides city councils with model procedural rules for their meetings. The model rules cover, among many other topics, the organizational meeting, pertinent requirements of the open meetings law, the role of the presiding officer, agenda preparation and approval, substantive and procedural...

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NC Public Health Systems Research

North Carolina counties are required to provide public health services in their communities but they are allowed to choose how they deliver those services.  Will they operate a single county health department?  Join forces with another county to create a district health department? Establish a public health authority?  Create a consolidated human services agency?

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Regional Board Workshops for Planning and Development Regulation
Regional Board Workshops for Planning and Development Regulation

Spring 2019 Topic: Quasi-judicial Board Training 

Does your board of adjustment have new members? Do long-time members need a refresher on quasi-judicial procedures? Does your governing board handle special use permits . . . and do they need some reminders about due process and ex parte communications? Does your preservation commission need an update on holding evidentiary hearings

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County and Municipal Government in North Carolina, Second Edition, 2014 (E-book)
County and Municipal Government in North Carolina, Second Edition, 2014 (E-book)

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Preview Chapter One: An Overview of Local Government

This reference book on North Carolina county and municipal government provides a comprehensive treatment of the legal foundations, organization, and the administration of the state’s counties and cities. This book describes the legal framework and common administrative practices that are...

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County and Municipal Government in North Carolina, Second Edition, 2014 (Hard Copy Format)
County and Municipal Government in North Carolina, Second Edition, 2014 (Hard Copy Format)

This reference book on North Carolina county and municipal government provides a comprehensive treatment of the legal foundations, organization, and the administration of the state's counties and cities. This book describes the legal framework and common administrative practices that are currently in use and explains what counties and cities in North Carolina do, and how they do it.

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Modifying a City's Charter - Summary with Questions and Answers

A North Carolina city's charter is an act of the North Carolina General Assembly, and normally only the General Assembly can amend one of its own acts. Nevertheless, by enactment of G.S. 160A-101 through 160A-111 (the "charter change statute") the General Assembly has delegated this power to amend a city's charter to that city's council, or voters, or both. (Throughout this summary,...

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Purchasing Agents (ncpurchasing)

Talk to your colleagues around the state through the School of Government's purchasing listserv. Need specifications? Looking to buy or sell surplus property? Trying to locate suppliers for an upcoming bid? Facing a problem and trying to avoid reinventing the wheel? If you subscribe to the purchasing listserv, you can communicate through email with other subscribing members. The listserv is...

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Remote Participation in Local Government Board Meetings

This bulletin analyzes whether elected or appointed local government board members can legally participate in meetings without being physically present. It also describes legal and practical issues that could be addressed in a local policy allowing remote participation.

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Suggested Rules of Procedure for Small Local Government Boards
Suggested Rules of Procedure for Small Local Government Boards

This publication is designed for local boards, from ABC and social services boards to boards of elections, planning boards, boards of education, and area mental health authorities. It covers subjects such as the use of agendas, the powers of the chair, citizen participation in meetings, closed sessions, minutes, and the use of procedural motions. The book contains helpful appendixes that...

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