§ 159-149. Application to Local Government Commission for approval of contract. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 159‑149. Application to Local Government Commission for approval of contract.

A unit of local government may not enter into any contract subject tothis Article unless it is approved by the Local Government Commission asevidenced by the secretary's certificate thereon. Any contract subject to thisArticle that does not bear the secretary's certificate thereon shall be void,and it shall be unlawful for any officer, employee, or agent of a unit of localgovernment to make any payments of money thereunder. Before executing acontract subject to this Article, the governing board of the contracting unitshall file an application for Commission approval of the contract with thesecretary of the Commission. The application shall state such facts and haveattached to it such documents concerning the proposed contract and thefinancial condition of the contracting unit as the secretary may require. TheCommission may prescribe the form of the application.

Before he accepts the application, the secretary may require thegoverning board or its representatives to attend a preliminary conference atwhich time the secretary and his deputies may informally discuss the proposedcontract.

After an application in proper form and order has been filed, and aftera preliminary conference if one is required, the secretary shall notify theunit in writing that the application has been filed and accepted for submissionto the Commission. The secretary's statement shall be conclusive evidence thatthe unit has complied with this section. (1971, c. 780, s. 1.)