North Carolina General Statutes 153A-304.3. Changes in adjoining service districts
(a) Changes. – The board of county commissioners may by resolution relocate the boundary lines between adjoining county service districts if the districts were established for substantially similar purposes. The boundary lines may be changed in accordance with a petition from landowners or may be changed in any manner the board deems appropriate. Upon receipt of a request to change service district boundaries, the board of county commissioners shall set a date and time for a public hearing on the request prior to taking action on the request.
(b) Report. – Before the public hearing required by subsection (a) of this section, the board of county commissioners shall cause to be prepared a report containing all of the following:
(1) A map of the service district and the adjacent territory showing the current and proposed boundaries of the district.
(2) A statement indicating that the proposed boundary relocation meets the requirements of subsection (a) of this section.
(3) A plan for providing service to the area affected by the relocation of district boundaries.
(4) The effect that the changes in the amount of taxable property will have on the ability of the district to provide services or to service any debt.
The report shall be available for public inspection in the office of the clerk of the board for at least two weeks before the date of the public hearing.
(c) Notice and Hearing. – The board shall hold a public hearing before adopting any resolution relocating the boundaries of a service district. Notice of the hearing shall state the date, hour, and place of the hearing and its subject, and shall include a statement that the report required by subsection (b) of this section is available for inspection in the office of the clerk to the board. The notice shall be published at least once not less than one week before the date of the hearing.
(d) Effective Date. – The resolution changing the boundaries of the districts shall take effect at the beginning of a fiscal year commencing after its passage, as determined by the board. (2005-136, s. 1.)
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 153A-304.3
- Clerk: means the clerk to the board of commissioners. See North Carolina General Statutes 153A-1
- County: means any one of the counties listed in N. See North Carolina General Statutes 153A-1
- Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
- 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
- property: shall include all property, both real and personal. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- 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