§ 160A-507. Creation of a regional redevelopment commission. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 160A‑507. Creation of a regional redevelopment commission.

If the board of county commissioners of two or more contiguous countiesby resolution declare that blighted areas do exist in said counties and theredevelopment of such areas is necessary in the interest of public health,morals, or welfare of the residents of such counties, the county commissionersof said counties are hereby authorized to create a separate and distinct bodycorporate and politic to be known as the regional redevelopment commission bythe passage of a resolution by each county to create such a commission to function in the territorial limits of the counties; provided, however, thatnotice of the intent to consider passage of such a resolution or ordinanceshall be published at least 10 days prior to the meeting of the board of countycommissioners for such purposes, and further provided that the redevelopmentcommission shall not function in an area where such a commission exists or inthe corporate limits of a municipality without resolution of agreement by themunicipality.

The board of county commissioners of each county included in theregional redevelopment commission shall appoint one person as a commissionerand such a person may be appointed at or after the time of the adoption of theresolution creating the redevelopment commission. The board of countycommissioners shall have the authority to appoint successors or to removepersons for misconduct who are appointed by them. Each commissioner to theredevelopment commission shall serve for a five‑year term except thatinitial appointments may be for less time in order to establish a fair donationsystem of appointments. In the event that a regional redevelopment commissionshall have an even number of counties, the Governor of North Carolina shallappoint a member to the commission from the area to be served. The appointedmembers as commissioners shall constitute the regional redevelopment commissionand certification of appointment shall be filed with the Secretary of State aspart of the application for charter.

All provisions of the "Urban Redevelopment Law" as defined inArticle 22 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes, shall apply to the creationand operation of a regional redevelopment commission, and where reference ismade to municipality, it shall be interpreted to apply to the area served bythe regional redevelopment commission. (1969, c. 1208, s. 3; 1973, c. 426, s. 75.)