2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 62A - Public Safety Telephone Service and Wireless Telephone Service.
§ 62A-41. 911 Board.

§ 62A‑41.  911 Board.

(a)        Membership. – The 911 Board is established in the Office of Information Technology Services. The 911 Board consists of 17 members as follows:

(1)        Four members appointed by the Governor as follows:

a.         An individual who represents municipalities appointed upon the recommendation of the North Carolina League of Municipalities.

b.         An individual who represents counties appointed upon the recommendation of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners.

c.         An individual who represents a VoIP provider.

d.         An individual who represents the North Carolina chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA).

(2)        Six members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the Speaker of the House of Representatives as follows:

a.         An individual who is a sheriff.

b.         Two individuals who represent CMRS providers operating in North Carolina.

c.         An individual who represents the North Carolina chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO).

d.         Two individuals who represent local exchange carriers operating in North Carolina, one of whom represents a local exchange carrier with less than 50,000 access lines.

(3)        Six members appointed by the General Assembly upon the recommendation of the President Pro Tempore of the Senate as follows:

a.         An individual who is a chief of police.

b.         Two individuals who represent CMRS providers operating in North Carolina.

c.         An individual who represents the North Carolina chapter of the National Emergency Number Association (NENA).

d.         Two individuals who represent local exchange carriers operating in North Carolina, one of whom represents a local exchange carrier with less than 200,000 access lines.

(4)        The State Chief Information Officer or the State Chief Information Officer's designee, who serves as the chair.

(b)        Term. – A member's term is four years. Members remain in office until their successors are appointed and qualified. Vacancies are filled in the same manner as the original appointment. The Governor may remove any member for misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in accordance with G.S. 143B‑13(d).

(c)        Meetings. – Members of the 911 Board serve without compensation. Members receive per diem, subsistence, and travel allowances at the rate established in G.S. 138‑5. A quorum of the 911 Board is nine members. The 911 Board meets upon the call of the chair.

(d)        Public Servants. – The members of the 911 Board are public servants under G.S. 138A‑3 and are subject to the provisions of Chapter 138A of the General Statutes. (2007‑383, s. 1(a).)