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RESOLUTION <br /> <br />Resolution No. 1998 - 13 <br /> <br /> Wlt-EREAS, representatives of the Rimer community association have informed the Cabarms <br />County Board of Commissioners that citizens of that community wish to incorporate the Rimertown <br />area to include those indMduals residing within the boundaries as outlined on the attached map; and <br /> <br /> WItEREAS, under current North Carolina law, a town may be incorporated only by act of <br />the North Carolina General Assembly subsequent to the review and recommendation by the Joint <br />Legislative Commission on Municipal Incorporations; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statute 120-163 outlines the procedures that a <br />community must follow in its efforts to incorporate, specifically a petition signed by 15 percent of the <br />registered voters of the area proposed to be incorporated and verified by the Cabarrus County Board <br />of Elections; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, North Carolina General Statute 120-163 further requires that the petition must <br />include a proposed name for the city, a map of the city, a list of proposed services to be provided by <br />the proposed municipality, the names of three persons to serve as interim governing board, a <br />proposed charter, a statement of the estimated population~ assessed valuation, degree of development, <br />population density and recommendations as to the form of government and manner of election; and <br /> <br /> WItEREAS, the citizens of the Rimer community are aware of the process for incorporation <br />and have stated they plan to submit the required petition and other necessary information to the North <br />Carolina General Assembly for consideration during the 1999 Legislative Session. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Cabarrus County Board of <br />Commissioners supports the rights of the citizens of the Rimer community to pursue the incorporation <br />of Rimertown through the process set forth by North Carolina General Statutes. <br /> <br />Adopted this the __ day of April, 1998. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />Sue Casper, Chair <br />Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners <br /> <br />Frankie F. Bonds, Clerk to the Board <br /> <br /> <br />