§ 160A-607.1. Special tax board. - North Carolina Statutes

§ 160A‑607.1. Special tax board.

(a)        The special tax board of an authority shall be composed oftwo representatives from each of the counties organizing the authorityappointed annually by the board of commissioners of each of those counties'members at the first regular meeting thereof in January, except that theinitial members shall serve a term beginning on the date that the initial termsof the board of trustees of that authority begin under G.S. 160A‑605(b),and ending on the last day of December of that year.  Each member of thespecial tax board must be a member of the board of commissioners of the countyby which he was appointed.  Membership on the special tax board may be held inaddition to the offices authorized by G.S. 128‑1 or G.S. 128‑1.1.  Saidrepresentatives shall hold office from their appointment until their successorsare appointed and qualified, except that when any member of the special taxboard ceases for any reason to be a member of the board of commissioners of thecounty by which he was appointed, he shall simultaneously cease to be a memberof said special tax board.  Upon the occurrence of any vacancy on said specialtax board, the vacancy shall be filled within 30 days after notice thereof bythe board of commissioners of the county having a vacancy in itsrepresentation.  Each member of the special tax board, before entering upon hisduties, shall take and subscribe an oath or affirmation to support theConstitution and laws of the United States and of this State and to dischargefaithfully the duties of his office; and a record of each such oath shall befiled in the minutes of the respective participating units of local government.

(b)        The special tax board shall meet regularly at such placesand on such dates as are determined by the special tax board.  The initialmeeting shall be called jointly by the chairmen of the boards of commissionersof the counties organizing the authority.  Special meetings may be called bythe chairman of the special tax board on his own initiative and shall be calledby him upon request of two or more members of the board.  All members shall benotified in writing at least 24 hours in advance of such meeting.  A majorityof the members of the special tax board shall constitute a quorum.  No vacancyin the membership of the special tax board shall impair the right of a quorumto exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the special taxboard.  No action, other than an action to recess or adjourn, shall be takenexcept upon a majority vote of the entire authorized membership of said specialtax board.  Each member, including the chairman, shall be entitled to vote onany question.

(c)        The special tax board shall elect annually in January fromamong its members a chairman, vice‑chairman, secretary and treasurer,except that initial officers shall be elected at the first meeting of thespecial tax board. (1989, c. 740, s.1.)