The Town of Carolina Shores prides itself on an inclusive, proactive, and community minded government. This portal is designed to provide the public with information on Town Government to address broad areas of both form, function, and civic engagement.
The Carolina Shores Code of Ordinances are the local ordinances adopted by the governing body of the Town of Carolina Shores, the Board of Commissioners, exercising their statutory power to protect the public's health and safety as well as to promote the general welfare. The Code of Ordinances has been codified by American Legal Publishing and may be viewed here:
Public participation is very important to the Town of Carolina Shores. The public can participate in Town Government in a variety of ways:
Public records are available for the public to review Town business. Some of the more popular records are meeting minutes, meeting agendas, and the annual budget.
Meeting Agendas
Meeting agendas are available to the public and are posted online. Agendas are produced as the official outline of the meeting of the public body.
Meeting Minutes
Meeting minutes are available to the public and are posted online. Meeting minutes are produced as the official record of the meeting of the public body and are approved by the public body at their next regular meeting.
Financial information for the Town is available electronically. It is important for the public to understand the public's finances as they relate to Town Government and how revenues and expenditures come together to form a budget. The Town of Carolina Shores operates on a fiscal year, as does every local government in North Carolina, that runs from July 1 to June 30. Each fiscal year requires a new budget that is adopted prior to the start of the fiscal year.
Highlighted, are some important terms related to local government budgets.
Local Government Fiscal Control Act
This North Carolina General Statute prescribes the manner by which the finances of the government unit must be structured, includes provisions on budgets, amending budgets, audits, and various other financial regulations. The State entity responsible for oversight of government unit finances is the Local Government Commission. The Commission is staffed by personnel from the North Carolina State Treasurer's Office
Annual Budget
The Local Government Fiscal Control Act requires that all government units have a balanced budget and that each year, prior to July 1, a budget be adopted.
Audit
The Local Government Fiscal Control Act requires that all government units have an annual audit and that the annual audit be submitted to the Local Government Commission for approval.