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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-171 (2026)

City clerk; duties

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There shall be a city clerk who shall give notice of meetings of the council, keep a journal of the proceedings of the council, be the custodian of all city records, and shall perform any other duties that may be required by law or the council. (1917, c. 136, subch. 13, s. 1; C.S., s. 2826; 1941, c. 103; 1949, c. 14; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1980–2007 · leading case: Womack Newspapers, Inc. v. Town of Kitty Hawk Ex Rel. Kitty Hawk Town Council, 639 S.E.2d 96 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007).
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Womack Newspapers, Inc. v. Town of Kitty Hawk Ex Rel. Kitty Hawk Town Council, 639 S.E.2d 96 (N.C. Ct. App. 2007). · cites it 4× “North Carolina General Statutes, section 132-6 provides that “[e]very custodian of public records shall permit any record in the custodian’s custody to be inspected and examined at reasonable times and under reasonable supervision by any person, and shall, as promptly as…”
Town of Scotland Neck v. W. Sur. Co., 271 S.E.2d 501 (N.C. 1980). “The office of Town Clerk is authorized in G.S. 160A-171; see also G.S. 160-273 (repealed 1971).”
Town of Scotland Neck v. W. Sur. Co., 264 S.E.2d 917 (N.C. Ct. App. 1980). · cites it 3× “Currently, G.S. 160A-171 provides: There shall be a city clerk who shall give notice of meetings of the council, keep a journal of the proceedings of the council, and be the custodian of all city records, and shall perform any other duties that may be required by law or the…”
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