A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT amending the charter of the town of pleasant garden to change the staggering of terms of the town council.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter III of the Charter of the Town of Pleasant Garden, being S.L. 1997‑344, as amended by resolution R48‑070313 of the Pleasant Garden Town Council adopted April 10, 2007, under Part 4 of Article 5 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes and as codified by the Town Council on August 12, 2008, reads as rewritten:
"CHAPTER III.
"GOVERNING BODY.
"Section 3‑1.  Structure of the Governing Body; Number of Members.
The governing body of the Town of Pleasant Garden is the Town Council which has, beginning with the organizational meeting after the 2009 municipal election, four members and the Mayor.
"Section 3‑2.  Manner of Electing Council.
The qualified voters of the entire Town nominate and elect the council.
"Section 3‑3.  Term of Office of Council Members.
Members of the Council are elected to four‑year terms. In 2007, three members of the Council were elected for four‑year terms. In 2009, one member is elected for a four‑year term. In 2011, three members are elected to the Council with the two persons receiving the highest numbers of votes receiving four‑year terms and the person receiving the third highest number of votes receiving a two‑year term. In 2013, and biennially thereafter, two members are elected to the Council for four‑year terms.
"Section 3‑4.  Mayor; Term of Office.
Effective with the 2009 municipal election, the Mayor is elected biennially for a two‑year term. The Mayor will have the right to vote on any matter before the Council."
SECTION 2.  Section 4‑1 of the Charter of the Town of Pleasant Garden, being S.L. 1997‑344, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 4‑1.  Method. Elections shall be conducted on a nonpartisan primary basis and the results determined in accordance with G.S. 163‑294."
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.