Senate committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Part I.

Instead of amending the City of Hendersonville’s town charter to authorize use of parking meter funds to amortize bonds issued to finance such facilities, or used for any other public purpose, now enacts a standalone provision, allowing the City of Hendersonville to use the proceeds from parking meters on public streets to fund any capital project.

Adds the following new content.

Parts II and III.

Notwithstanding certain local orders, requires that regular municipal elections in the Towns of Harmony and Love Valley to be held at the time of the general election in each even-numbered year. Specifies that election of the mayor and town council members (Town of Harmony)/commissioners (Town of Love Valley) will be on a nonpartisan plurality basis and the results determined in accordance with GS 163-292. Specifies that the election will be conducted in accordance with the uniform municipal election laws in GS Chapter 163 except as otherwise provided by the act. Specifies that the mayor will serve a four-year term, and town council members/commissioners will serve staggered four-year terms.

Specifies that the mayor and town council members (Town of Harmony)/ five commissioners (Town of Love Valley) elected in the 2023 regular municipal elections will serve for a one-year term. In 2024, specifies that a mayor and four town council members/five commissioners will be elected. In the 2024 election, to implement staggering of terms for town council members/commissioners, requires that the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes will serve four-year terms, and the two candidates receiving the next highest number of votes will serve two-year terms (Town Harmony)/three candidates receiving the next highest number of votes will serve two-year terms (Town of Love Valley). In 2026 and quadrennially thereafter, two town council members/three commissioners will be elected to serve four-year terms. In 2028 and quadrennially thereafter, a mayor and two town council members/two commissioners will be elected to serve four-year terms.   

Applies to elections held after the act becomes law.

Makes conforming changes to act’s long and short titles.