§ 160A-507.1. Creation of a joint county-city redevelopment commission. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 160A‑507.1. Creation of a joint county‑city redevelopment commission.

A county and one or more cities within the county are hereby authorizedto create a separate and distinct body corporate and politic to be known as thejoint redevelopment commission by the passage of a resolution by the board ofcounty commissioners and the governing body of one or more cities within thecounty creating such a commission to function within the territorial limits ofsuch participating units of government; provided, however, that notice of theintent to consider passage of such a resolution or ordinance shall be publishedat least 10 days prior to the meeting of the affected governing boards for suchpurposes, and further provided that a joint redevelopment commission createdhereunder shall have authority to operate in an area where there presentlyexists a redevelopment commission upon the approval of the municipality orcounty concerned. The governing body of each participating local governmentshall appoint one or more commissioners as such governing bodies shalldetermine; such persons may be appointed at or after the time of adoption ofthe resolution creating the joint redevelopment commission. The appointingauthority shall have the authority to appoint successors or to remove personsfor misfeasance, malfeasance or nonfeasance who are appointed by them. Eachcommissioner shall serve for a term designated by the governing bodies of notless than one nor more than five years. The appointed members as commissioners shallconstitute the joint redevelopment commission and certification  of appointmentshall be filed with the Secretary of State as part of the application forcharter.

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 joint redevelopment commission and where reference is madeto municipality, it shall be interpreted to apply to the units of governmentcreating a joint redevelopment commission. (1975, c. 407.)