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The News and Observer Publishing Co. v. Poole court case forced the North Carolina Supreme Court to take its first extended look at the public records statute.
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North Carolina's criminal law prohibits self-dealing, which is when the mayor or members of a city council contract with the city to provide services. There exists one exception to this prohibition: self-dealing is allowed in cities with fewer than 7,500 residents.
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1605
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The issue is the extent to which individual elected local government officials can be held liable for voting for or approving an illegal or improper expenditure of public funds in North Carolina.
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The General Assembly, through Chapter 388 of the 1995 Session Laws (SB 426), sought to answer questions on accessing and copying public records, which previous legislation did not satisfactorily answer.
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2998
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The 1996 General Assembly short session made significant advancement in solid waste management through extensive revision of the Solid Waste Management Act of 1989. The revisions are effective October 1, 1996.
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1997 General Assembly legislation makes changes to the open meetings law and the public's access to government records. Effective October 1, 1997, public bodies meeting in closed session must keep a general account of what transpired, for those not there.
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In a February 2000 ruling, the North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled that a public body may meet with its attorney in closed session even when there is no pending suit against the public body. It can meet to discuss any legitimate matter within the attorney-client privilege. Lawrence reviews the court's decision and suggests practical implications.
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10006
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Bulletin No. 114, August 2007 included coverage of legal issues that unrecorded utility easements raise for North Carolina cities. This bulletin responds to suggestions made by local government attorneys concerning this issue.
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16205
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This bulletin summarizes the law of de facto officers in the state. It distinguishes between de jure officers and de facto officers, it sets out the variety of circumstances in which the courts have recognized have recognized a person as a de facto officer, and it discusses the circumstances in which the courts have found persons to be \"intruders,\" or \"usurpers,\" that is, persons whose actions are not valid.
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Normally someone who is not a party to a contract has no standing to enforce or challenge the validity of the contract, nor any right to seek damages for its breach. Occasionally, however, courts recognize and enforce nonparty rights in a contract, as third-party beneficiaries. This bulletin explores the application of third-party beneficiary rules to contracts entered into by local governments in North Carolina.
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18122
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East session of the North Carolina General Assembly enacts charters for several cities and towns. Since 1959, in practice, North Carolina cities and towns have sued two formats as model charters: the League of Municipalities and the Greensboro Model.
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18138
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In 1969, Governor Scott, by executive order, divided North Carolina into seventeen multi-county regions. One of several reasons for the order was to establish a framework by which the local governments of each region could create a regional organization. During the time since the Governor's order, the existing regional organizations have generally expanded their memberships and increased their programs; and new regional organizations have been created where there were previously lacking.
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18169
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Regulation of alcohol by the state varied between malt beverages/unfortified wines and liquor but both systems garnered revenue. Taxation of malt beverages and unfortified wines applied only to private individuals purchasing and maintaining permits for production. Liquor could not be produced by private citizens but was state controlled with counties and cities opening and operating stores.
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18182
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A shift in the definition of regionalism has come to North Carolina, where focus is no longer just on the county as a regional unit but on city-county consolidation and larger county cooperatives.
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18203
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State revenue is generated from both the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages. The author presents statistics concerning profits from alcohol from 1946 to the time of this article. Mr. Lawrence also analyzes the distribution of ABC stores and wealth accrued between different counties throughout the state for the purposes of proposing further legislation to increase state revenue.
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