2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 158 - Local Development.
§ 158-35. Commission membership, officers, compensation.

§ 158‑35.  Commission membership, officers, compensation.

(a)        Commission Membership. – The governing body of the Region is the Commission. The members of the Commission must be residents of the Region and shall be appointed as follows:

(1)        The board of commissioners of each county participating in the Region shall, in consultation with the county's local business community, appoint one member.

(2),       (3)  Repealed by Session Laws 2005‑364, s. 1, effective October 1, 2005.

(4)        The General Assembly shall appoint two members to the Commission on the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and two members on the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate in accordance with G.S. 120‑121. The Governor shall appoint two members to the Commission. No two members appointed under this subdivision may be residents of the same county. The President Pro Tempore of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Governor shall consult to assist in geographic diversity in those six appointments. In order to be eligible for appointment under this subdivision, a person must be a resident of the region. No person appointed under this subdivision is eligible to be chairperson or vice‑chairperson.

(b)        Terms. – Members of the Commission shall serve for staggered four‑year terms. Three of the members initially appointed by the boards of county commissioners pursuant to subdivision (a)(1) of this section shall serve an initial term of two years. The three members to serve initial terms of two years shall be determined by lot at the organizational meeting of the Commission. Each of the initial appointees by the General Assembly and Governor pursuant to subdivision (a)(4) of this section shall serve an initial term of two years.

(c)        Removal; Vacancies. – A member of the Commission may be removed with or without cause by the appointing body. In addition, a majority of the Commission members may, by majority vote, remove a member of the Commission if that member does not attend at least three‑quarters of the regularly scheduled meetings of the Commission during any consecutive 12‑month period of service of that member on the Commission, except that absences excused by the Commission due to serious medical or family circumstances shall not be considered. If the Commission votes to remove a member under this subsection, the vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. Appointments to fill vacancies shall be made for the remainder of the unexpired term by the respective appointing authority. All members shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified, unless removed from office.

(d)        Dual Office Holding. – Service on the Commission may be in addition to any other office a person is entitled to hold.

(e)        Officers. – The Commission shall annually elect from its membership a chairperson and a vice‑chairperson, and shall annually elect a secretary and a treasurer. After the Commission has been duly organized and its officers elected as provided in this section, the secretary of the Commission shall certify to the Secretary of State the names and addresses of the officers as well as the address of the principal office of the Commission.

(f)         Compensation. – The members of the Commission shall receive no compensation other than travel, subsistence, and reasonable per diem expenses determined by the Commission for attendance at Commission meetings and other official Region functions. (1993, c. 544, s. 1; 1998‑217, s. 48; 2001‑424, ss. 20.13(a), (b); 2001‑496, s. 3.5; 2003‑94, s. 1; 2005‑364, s. 1.)