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22 <br />~o ~I <br />~ <br />Article 7. <br />~ Local ABC Boards. <br />§ 18B-700. Appointment and organization of local ABC boards. <br />(a) Membership. - A local ABC board shall consist of three or five members appointed <br />for three-year terms unless the board is a board for a merged ABC system under G.S. 18B-703 <br />and a different size membership has been provided for as part of the negotiated merger. If the <br />board is a three-member board, one member of the initial board of a newly created ABC system <br />shall be appointed for a three-year term, one member for a two-year term, and one member for <br />a one-year term. If the board is a five-member board, one member of the initial board of a <br />newly created ABC system shall be appointed for a three-year term, two members for iwo-year <br />terms, and two members for one-year terms. As the terms of initial board members expire, their <br />successors shall each be appointed for three-year terms. If a board is initially a three-member <br />board and the appointing authority determines a five-member board is preferable, the terms of <br />the two new members shall be for three years. If a local board has five members and the <br />appointing authority determines a three-member board is preferable, the appointing authority <br />shall not reduce the size of the board except upon the expiration of a member's term and only <br />with the approval of the Commission. The appointing authority shall designate one member of <br />the local board as chairman. <br />(al) Mission. - The mission of local ABC boards and their employees shall be to serve <br />their localities responsibly by controlling the sale of spirituous liquor and promoting <br />customer-friendly, modern, and efficient stores. <br />(b) City Boards. - City ABC boaxd members shall be appointed by the city governing <br />body, unless a different method of appointment is provided in a local act enacted before the <br />effective date of this Chapter. <br />(c) County Boards. - County ABC board members shall be appointed by the board of <br />county commissioners, unless a different method of appointment is provided in a local act <br />~ enacted before the effective date of this Chapter. <br />(d) Qualifications. - The appointing authority shall appoint members of a local board <br />on the basis of the appointees' interest in public affairs, good judgment, knowledge, ability, and <br />good moral character. <br />(e) Vacancy. - A vacancy on a local board sha11 be filled by the appointing authority for <br />the remainder of the unexpired term. If the chairman's seat becomes vacant, the appointing <br />authority may designate either the new member or an existing member of the local board to <br />complete the chairman's term. <br />( fl Removal. - A member of a local board may be removed for cause at any time by the <br />appointing authority. Local board members are subject to the removal provisions of G.S. <br />18B-202. <br />(g) Compensation of Board Members. - A local board member shall receive <br />compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred fifly dollars ($150.00) per board <br />meeting unless a different level of monetary compensation is approved by the appointing <br />authority. If a different level is approved by the appointing authority, the appointing authoriTy <br />shall notify the Commission of the approved level of compensation in writing. Any change in <br />compensation approved by the appointing authority shall be reported to the Commission in <br />writing within 30 days of the effective date of the change. No local board member shall receive <br />any nonmonetary compensation or benefits unless specifically authorized by this section. <br />(gl) Compensation of General Managers of Local Boards. - The salary authorized for <br />the general manager, as defined in G.S. 18B-101, of a local board shall not exceed the salary <br />authorized by the General Assembly for the clerk of superior court of the county in which the <br />appointing authority was originally incorporated unless such compensation is otherwise <br />approved by the appointing authority. The local boaxd shall provide the appointing authority's <br />_' written confirmation of such approval to the Commission. Any change in compensation <br />NC General Sta.tutes - Chapter 18B Article 7 <br />