A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT amending the charter of the city of shelby to authorize the city manager to appoint the city clerk.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 16.1 of the Charter of the City of Shelby, being Chapter 194 of the Private Laws of 1901, as amended, as incorporated into the Charter and numbered by the City pursuant to G.S. 160A‑496, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 16.1. City manager.
The city council shall appoint a city manager who shall be the administrative head of the city government and shall be responsible for the administration of all departments of the city government. He shall be appointed with regard to merit only, and he need not be a resident of the city when appointed, but during his tenure of office, he shall reside within the city. He shall hold office during the pleasure of the city council and shall receive such compensation as it shall fix by ordinance.
The city manager so appointed shall:
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(5)	Appoint and remove all employees of the city, not including, however, the city attorney, the city auditor, members of committees and commissions, now appointed by the city council in conformity with the Charter and present ordinances of the city;
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SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.