The words defined in this section shall have the meanings indicated when used in this Part:

(1) “Agreement” means any written agreement authorized by this Part.

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 160A-58.22

  • Charter: means the entire body of local acts currently in force applicable to a particular city, including articles of incorporation issued to a city by an administrative agency of the State, and any amendments thereto adopted pursuant to 1917 Public Laws, Chapter 136, Subchapter 16, Part VIII, sections 1 and 2, or Article 5, Part 4, of this Chapter. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-1
  • Local act: means an act of the General Assembly applying to one or more specific cities by name, or to all cities within one or more specifically named counties. See North Carolina General Statutes 160A-1

(2) “Annexation” means any extension of a city’s corporate limits as authorized by this Article, the charter of the city, or any local act applicable to the city, as such statutory authority exists now or is hereafter amended.

(3) “Participating city” means any city which is a party to an agreement. (1989, c. 143, s. 1.)