Additional legislative powers.
Winston-Salem City Charter, art. VII, § 38
in effectSec. 38. - Additional legislative powers.
(a) In addition to the powers stated in the preceding section [section 37], the city council shall have the power to enact ordinances in such form as they may deem advisable as follows: To license, regulate and control the business of acting as surety for hire on bail bonds in the municipal court of the City of Winston-Salem or on appeals from said court, and to prescribe reasonable rates which may be charged for acting as surety on such bonds; provided, that such regulation and control shall not extend to corporations licensed to do business in this state as surety companies by the state insurance commissioners, under the provisions of chapter 106, Consolidated Statutes of North Carolina [G.S. 58-1 et seq.].
(b) The city council of the City of Winston-Salem may establish, agree to and comply with minimum minority and women's business enterprise participation requirements in projects financed by public funds to ensure equal employment opportunities or to redress past discrimination, by including such minimum requirements in the specifications for contracts to perform all or part of such projects and awarding bids pursuant to G.S. 143-129 and G.S. 143-131, provided that nothing in the specifications or requirements allow the award of contracts or subcontracts to be made to other than contractors or subcontractors who submit the lowest responsible bid and meet the bonding requirements of G.S. 44A-26. In addition, any contact between the city and a developer or developers pursuant to ch. 289, Sess. Laws of 1981 (uptown development projects) may contain provisions ensuring the use of a designated number or percentage (as determined by the city council) of minority and female subcontractors in the construction of the uptown development project.
(Ord. of 1-6-03, § 1; Ord. No. 4657, § 1, 6-15-09)
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_ARTVIIOR_S38ADLEPOFetched: 11/1/2026