Option as to payment for improvements; choice of procedure; authority to borrow money.
Winston-Salem City Charter, art. XIV, § 80
in effectSec. 80. - Option as to payment for improvements; choice of procedure; authority to borrow money.
The City of Winston-Salem shall have power by resolution of its governing body to cause local improvements to be made and to defray the expense of such improvements by local assessment or by general taxation as provided in this Charter or as provided by chapter 56, Consolidated Statutes of North Carolina and any amendments thereto now in effect or hereafter enacted [G.S. 160A-216 et seq.]. In any case the governing body in its discretion may determine to proceed either under the provisions of this Charter or under the provisions of chapter 56, Consolidated Statutes of North Carolina and any amendments thereto now in effect or hereafter enacted [G.S. 160A-216 et seq.]. The governing body of the municipality shall also have authority to defray the expense of such improvements by borrowing as provided by chapter 56, Consolidated Statutes of North Carolina and any amendments thereto now in effect or hereafter enacted [G.S. 160A-216 et seq.].
Source: City of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Related Laws (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/winston-salem/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICH_ARTXIVLOIM_S80OPPAIMCHPRAUBOMOFetched: 11/1/2026