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11426
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Five legislative acts of the North Carolina General Assembly affect the responsibilities and finances of counties and the state. These include capping the state tax on motor fuels at 29.9 cents per gallon through June 30, 2009 and giving counties the authority to participate in financing highway construction and maintenance. Walden examinees the ramifications for county budgets and transportation choices.
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5166
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If a member of a local governing board (city council or county board of commissioners) becomes disruptive during a meeting, or embarrasses the board in some way outside a meeting, how may a board deal with that member? Removal from the meeting and censure are possible choices. Blum discusses the constitutional and statutory issues surrounding a board's disciplinary actions.
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28743
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In Meyer v. Wall, the North Carolina Supreme Court clarified several rules of public liability relevant to citizen injuries caused by negligent acts of local governments administering programs cooperatively funded and managed by the state. This bulletin discusses those rules and the legal responsibility of local and state governments.
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3474
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Laws governing the purchase and disposal of property by local governments have been revised by the General Assembly effective July 1, 1997. Changes include raising formal bid limits on certain items from $20,000 to $30,000.
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2254
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Dillon's Rule is a principle used by North Carolina courts to determine whether a local government has the authority to engage in a specific activity. Bell analyzes two 1994 cases in which this rule was invoked.
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28740
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This bulletin discusses three decisions of the courts of appeals regarding North Carolina local governments' attempts to control the disposal of solid waste by using measures crafted to avoid the discriminatory aspects of flow avoid the discriminatory aspects found invalid in that case.
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28730
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The 1985 case, Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill, held that a government employer must give an employee who possesses a right in continued public employment a pretermination hearing. This bulletin discusses the case and explains its applicability to North Carolina local governments.
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28731
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On May 31, 1994, the United States Supreme Court decided a case involving the First Amendment free speech rights of public employees, Waters v. Churchill. This bulletin summarizes the Court’s decision and offers some observations on its likely impact on North Carolina local government employers.
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28732
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A central legal question in most lawsuits challenging flow control has been whether a flow-control ordinance, which directs solid waste generated within a local government’s boundaries, violates the commerce clause of the United States Constitution. Implications to solid waste management in North Carolina are discussed.
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28734
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This bulletin summarizes a United States Supreme Court decision that struck down a local ordinance that prohibited a resident of Ladue, Missouri, from displaying an antiwar sign in a window of her home. It discusses implications for North Carolina local governments wishing to regulate the display of signs on residential property.
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28736
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The 1994 North Carolina General Assembly made changes to the open meetings law, including the definition of a public body, and authorizations to hold closed sessions. This bulletin discusses the changes and identifies some of the areas of uncertainty.
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28725
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This bulletin reviews the 1993 solid-waste management legislation enacted in North Carolina. Legislation covers training for incinerator operators, landfill permits, taxation and management of disposal, and recycling.
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28719
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Two significant developments concerning drugs in the workplace are the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, and the first United States Supreme Court rulings on the constitutionality of drug testing in the public sector. This bulletin summarizes the new act and rulings, and offers advice to local government employers in complying with their requirements.
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28720
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In May and June of 1989, the United States Supreme Court announced three decisions interpreting Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This bulletin discusses the three rulings, applications of disparate impact and disparate treatment analyses, and implications for North Carolina local governments.
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28721
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The United States Supreme Court decision in City of Richmond v. J.A. Croson Co. has major implications for North Carolina local governments that wish to encourage the use of minority contractors in public procurement and construction and repair projects. Recent state amendments require local governments to adopt minority business participation goals.
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