GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA H.B.SESSION 2021 H 1 HOUSE BILL 357 Short Title:
357 Mar 22, 2021 SESSION 2021 HOUSE PRINCIPAL CLERK H D HOUSE BILL DRH30188-LRf-70 Short Title:
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Local Government, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House March 23, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT ALLOWING GASTON COUNTY TO PUBLISH PUBLIC NOTICES ELECTRONICALLY ON THE COUNTY-MAINTAINED WEBSITE AND TO SET REASONABLEFEESREASONABLE FEES TOCOVER THECOST OFPROVIDINGELECTRONIC NOTICE.
The notice book shall be appropriately indexed and maintained for public inspection in theofficeofthe clerkorintheofficeof anotherindividual whois anemployeean employee of the governing board, as designated in the ordinance adopted pursuant to this section.
*H357-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 (5) A copy of the notice shall be mailed or emailed to any person who has filed a written request for notice with the clerk or secretary of the governing board or with some other person designated by the governing board.
The governing *DRH30188-LRf-70* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 board may require each person submitting such a written request for notice to renew that request annually.
(e) The ordinance adopted bybythe thegoverningboard governingmaycontrol board may control notice given by anyanyboard board appointed by the governing board, including the planning board, board of social services, and board of health.
(f) The board of commissioners maymayhold hold public hearings at any place within the county.
"(5) "Publish,""publication,"andotherformsoftheword"publish"meaninsertion"Publish,""publication,"andotherformsoftheword"publish"mean insertion any of the following:
Page 2 House Bill 357-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 … (8) To provide for the issuance of all notices, advertisements, and publications concerning elections required by law.
If the election is on a State bond issue, Page 2 DRH30188-LRf-70 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 an amendment to the Constitution, or approval of an act submitted to the voters of the State, the State Board of Elections shall reimburse the county boards of elections for their reasonable additional costs in placing such notices, advertisements, and publications.
(4) ThecountyThecountyprovides provides noticethatpublicnotices maymaybe bepublishedpublishedonthecounty on thecounty website, in a newspaper, or via both.
When filed in the office of the clerk of the superior court of that county, any such sworn statement shall be deemed to be a record of House Bill 357-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 the court, and such record or a copy thereof duly certified by the clerk shall be prima facie evidence that the county placed the notice, paper, document, or legal advertisement upon its DRH30188-LRf-70 Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2021 website for the stated period of time.
1-595, when a statute or written instrument stipulates that an advertisement of a sale shall be made for anyanycertain certain number of weeks, publication via the county website in accordance with this section for the number of weeks so indicated is a sufficient compliance with the requirement.
(e) Nothing in this section requires a countycountyto to adopt an ordinance authorizing the county to publish notices on a county-maintained website.
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