Editing Harrisburg, North Carolina (section)

==Government==
Harrisburg has a [[Council–manager government|council–manager form of government]]. The Town Council is elected on a non-partisan basis every two years, and members serve staggered four-year terms with no [[term limit]]s. The [[mayor]] is elected separately for a four-year term and is ''ex&nbsp;officio'' chair of the Town Council.  The Town Council has eight members from the community and appoints a [[town manager]] to oversee day-to-day operations.<ref>
{{cite web |title=Article III. Mayor And Town Council. |url=https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/harrisburg/latest/harrisburg_nc/0-0-0-3797 |access-date=July 3, 2022 |website=American Legal Publishing}}
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{| class="wikitable"
|+Harrisburg Town Council members<ref>{{Cite web|title=Resources|url=https://harrisburgaccountability.org/resources|access-date=March 29, 2024|website=HarrisburgAccountability.org}}</ref>
!Name
!Term
|-
|Altyn Cotell
|2021–2025
|-
|Chris Faw
|2023–2027
|-
|La'Trecia Glover (mayor ''pro tem'')
|2023–2027
|-
|Ian Patrick
|2019–2027
|-
|Maurice Price
|2021–2025
|-
|Ron Smith
|2023–2027
|-
|Jennifer Teague (mayor)
|2021–2025
|-
|Mike Thevenin
|2023–2026
|}

While the Town Council is responsible for passing ordinances, the town's budget, and other policies, all decisions can be overridden by the [[North Carolina General Assembly]], since North Carolina municipalities do not have [[Municipal home rule|home rule]]. While municipal powers have been broadly construed since the 1960s, the General Assembly still retains considerable authority over local matters.<ref>
{{cite web
| title = Is North Carolina a Dillon's Rule State?
| url = https://canons.sog.unc.edu/2012/10/is-north-carolina-a-dillons-rule-state/
| website = Coates' Canons NC Local Government Law
| date = September 24, 2012
| access-date = July 3, 2022}}
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