After an approximately four-year tenure, the town manager files a confidential report claiming a hostile work environment. The town manager’s attorney negotiates a settlement agreement in which the town manager agrees to resign and not bring future legal claims against the town in exchange for a financial payment from the town. The manager signs the settlement agreement. The agreement is subsequently approved by a majority of the town council. Immediately after the council vote, though, three council members who voted for the settlement agreement resign.

The Machinery Act makes it clear that the “governing board” (aka the board of county commissioners or the city council) has the sole authority to appoint and remove both assessors and tax collectors. GS 105-294 and -349.   But the statutes … Read more

The Machinery Act makes it clear that the “governing board” (aka the board of county commissioners or the city council) has the sole authority to appoint and remove both assessors and tax collectors. GS 105-294 and -349.   But the statutes … Read more

The Machinery Act makes it clear that the “governing board” (aka the board of county commissioners or the city council) has the sole authority to appoint and remove both assessors and tax collectors. GS 105-294 and -349.   But the statutes are silent as to the regular supervision of local tax officials. To whom may assessors and collectors be required to report on a regular basis?