NC General Statutes

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-461 (2026)

Interlocal cooperation authorized

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Any unit of local government in this State and any one or more other units of local government in this State or any other state (to the extent permitted by the laws of the other state) may enter into contracts or agreements with each other in order to execute any undertaking. The contracts and agreements shall be of reasonable duration, as determined by the participating units, and shall be ratified by resolution of the governing board of each unit spread upon its minutes. (1971, c. 698, s. 1.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1983–2009 · leading case: Pinehurst Enter., Inc. v. Town of S. Pines, 690 F. Supp. 444 (M.D.N.C. 1988).

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Pinehurst Enter., Inc. v. Town of S. Pines, 690 F. Supp. 444 (M.D.N.C. 1988). · cites it 6× “Even assuming that the 201 Plan obligates Southern Pines to allow plaintiffs to serve Pinehurst National, the antitrust analysis is unchanged.”

Grassy Creek Neighborhood All., Inc. v. City of Winston-Salem, 542 S.E.2d 296 (N.C. Ct. App. 2001). · cites it 3× “Winston-Salem/Forsvth Countv Utility Commission N.C.G.S. § 160A-461 allows “any unit of local government” to enter into a contract or agreement with any one or more units of local government “to execute any undertaking.”

Reese v. City of Charlotte, 676 S.E.2d 493 (N.C. Ct. App. 2009). · cites it 3× “N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-461 (2007). §160A-460.”

Chapel Hill Country Club, Inc. v. Town of Chapel Hill, 388 S.E.2d 168 (N.C. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “See also N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-461, which provides for authority for interlocal cooperation; and Trask v.”

Trask v. City of Wilmington, 306 S.E.2d 832 (N.C. Ct. App. 1983). “These agreements are authorized under our statutes, G.S. 160A-461, and are legally binding on the parties *27 thereto.”

Caswell Cnty. v. Town of Yanceyville, 611 S.E.2d 451 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 2× “See N.C. Gen.Stat. § 160A-461 (2003) (permitting "[a]ny unit of local government in this State and any one or more other units of local government in this State or any other state (to the extent permitted by the laws of the other state) [to] enter into contracts or agreements…”

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