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Suggested Rules of Procedure for a City Council Cover Image

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

Spring 2018 Topic: Legislative Zoning Decisions

All workshops are 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Slides and reference materials will be posted online in advance of the workshops.

Equip your development review boards to be more efficient and effective. These half-day workshops are...

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How Government Works

This seminar provides reporters with a greater understanding of the responsibilities of local government, including budgets, municipal annexation, contracting and conflicts of interest, land use regulation law, and public personnel law.

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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)

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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When can a local government employee or official buy surplus property from the local government? Part 1

Your local government, a mid-sized city in North Carolina, owns 50 laptops that are in working condition but are no longer being used. Each laptop is worth about $600. As the Purchasing Manager, you’ve been asked to figure out how to get rid of these laptops. While you’re trying to decide how to get rid of the laptops, a City Council member calls to ask you whether she can buy one of the...

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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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