(a)        The North Carolina Capital Planning Commission of the Department of Administration shall consist of the following ex officio members:? the Governor of North Carolina who shall serve as chairman; all members of the Council of State including the Lieutenant Governor (or a person designated by the Lieutenant Governor), who shall serve as vice-chairman; the Speaker (or a person designated by the Speaker), and four members of the North Carolina House of Representatives, and four members of the North Carolina Senate; and a representative of the City of Raleigh to be designated by the City Council of Raleigh to serve a two-year term to expire at the same date city council members’ terms expire.? The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall appoint the four members of the Senate on or before July 1, 1975, for two-year terms to expire at the same date General Assembly members’ terms expire.? The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall appoint the four members of the House on or before July 1, 1975, for two-year terms to expire at the same date General Assembly members’ terms expire.

Public officers who are made members of the Commission shall be deemed to serve ex officio.

(b)        The members of the Commission shall receive per diem and necessary travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with the provisions of N.C. Gen. Stat. § 138-5

A majority of the Commission shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

All clerical and other services required by the Commission shall be supplied by the Secretary of Administration.

All minutes, records, plans, and all other documents of public record of the State Capital Planning Commission, the Heritage Square Commission, and the former North Carolina Capital Planning Commission shall be turned over to the Department of Administration.

The Commission shall meet quarterly, and at other times at the call of the chairman. (1975, c. 879, s. 11; 1981, c. 47, s. 3; 1991, c. 739, s. 28.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 143B-374

  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • President pro tempore: A constitutionally recognized officer of the Senate who presides over the chamber in the absence of the Vice President. The President Pro Tempore (or, "president for a time") is elected by the Senate and is, by custom, the Senator of the majority party with the longest record of continuous service.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
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