North Carolina counties and municipalities and a handful of other special purpose local governments (collectively, local units) are authorized to engage in certain public enterprise activities. A public enterprise is an activity of a commercial nature. When a local unit … Read more

North Carolina counties and municipalities and a handful of other special purpose local governments (collectively, local units) are authorized to engage in certain public enterprise activities. A public enterprise is an activity of a commercial nature. When a local unit … Read more

North Carolina counties and municipalities and a handful of other special purpose local governments (collectively, local units) are authorized to engage in certain public enterprise activities. A public enterprise is an activity of a commercial nature. When a local unit owns or operates a public enterprise it acts in a proprietary capacity and has more flexibility to treat the enterprise like a private business venture than a traditional government function. Water and sewer services are common public enterprises.

UPDATE (December 2024): The new posting requirement discussed below was eliminated by Section 2J.1 of S.L. 2024-57. The Machinery Act has long required counties to advertise their delinquent real property tax liens in local newspapers each spring.  GS 105-369. I’ve … Read more

UPDATE (December 2024): The new posting requirement discussed below was eliminated by Section 2J.1 of S.L. 2024-57. The Machinery Act has long required counties to advertise their delinquent real property tax liens in local newspapers each spring.  GS 105-369. I’ve … Read more

The Machinery Act has long required counties to advertise their delinquent real property tax liens in local newspapers each spring.  GS 105-369. I’ve discussed the advertising process here and here and here.

Many local government procurement officials are familiar with the requirements for the licensure of general contractors in North Carolina. An individual or entity is a “general contractor” when they bid upon, construct, or superintend the construction of any building, highway, … Read more

Many local government procurement officials are familiar with the requirements for the licensure of general contractors in North Carolina. An individual or entity is a “general contractor” when they bid upon, construct, or superintend the construction of any building, highway, … Read more

Many local government procurement officials are familiar with the requirements for the licensure of general contractors in North Carolina. An individual or entity is a “general contractor” when they bid upon, construct, or superintend the construction of any building, highway, public utilities, grading or any improvement or structure and the cost of the undertaking is forty thousand dollars ($40,000) or more.

Two men fined in 2018 for failing to stop at red light camera locations in Greenville, NC filed declaratory judgment actions arguing that the program violated the Fines and Forfeitures Clause of the North Carolina Constitution because the local school …