North Carolina § 143B-848 - Vacancies; removal.
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§ 143B-848. Vacancies; removal.
Appointments to fill vacancies shall be for the remainder of the former member's term. Members shall be removed only for malfeasance or nonfeasance as determined by the board of county commissioners. History (1998-202, s. 1(b); 2000-137, s. 1(b); 2011-145, s. 19.1(t).) Editor's Note. - Former G.S. 143B-546 was recodified as G.S. 143B-272.35 by Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(t), effective January 1, 2012. It was subsequently renumbered as this section at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 19.1(t) recodified Article 12 of Chapter 143B as Part 3 of Article 5A of Chapter 143B . Article 5A was renumbered as Article 13 at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Session Laws 2011-145, s. 1.1, provides: "This act shall be known as the 'Current Operations and Capital Improvements Appropriations Act of 2011.'" Session Laws 2011-145, s. 32.5, is a severability clause.
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