North Carolina § 130A-56 - Election of officers; board compensation.
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§ 130A-56. Election of officers; board compensation.
Upon election, a sanitary district board shall meet and elect one of its members as chairperson and another member as secretary. The board may employ a clerk or other assistants as necessary and may fix duties of and compensation for employees. A sanitary district board may remove employees and fill vacancies. The board may fix the compensation and allowances of the chairman and other members of the board by adoption of the annual budget ordinance, payable from the funds of the district, but no increase may become effective earlier than the first meeting of the board following the next election of board members after adoption of the ordinance. Until adoption of an ordinance under this subsection, each member of the board may receive compensation as provided for members of State boards under G.S. 138-5, payable from funds of the district. History (1927, c. 100, s. 8; 1957, c. 1357, s. 1; 1967, c. 723; 1977, c. 183; 1983, c. 891, s. 2; 1985, c. 29, ss. 1, 2; 1995, c. 422, s. 5; 2003-185, s. 1.) Local Modification to Former G.S. 130-129. - Halifax: 1961, c. 883; 1969, c. 345.
Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 130A-56 ("Election of officers; board compensation.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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