Charlotte-Mecklenburg Charter Commission records
Collection
Identifier: MS0006
Scope and Contents
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Charter Commission Records contain outlines and drafts of the charter; copies of each chapter of the charter with supporting documentation; minutes of meetings of the commission and its committees; maps showing proposed electoral districts; committee reports; staff studies; presentations by and reports on the towns of Davidson and Huntersville; and information on consolidation plans in other cities. Some correspondence is dispersed throughout the collection, but most of the material is in the form of printed or copied public reports.
Dates
- 1968 - 1971
Creator
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Charter Commission (Organization)
Physical Description
7.1 ft. (ca. 1150 items).
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Biographical / Historical
In 1969, the North Carolina General Assembly approved legislation creating an 18 member Charlotte Mecklenburg Charter Commission. As a result of studies, public hearings, and visits to other cities, the Commission proposed, in January, 1971, a consolidation of governments for the city of Charlotte, the county's five towns, and the county of Mecklenburg. Voters rejected the plan on March 22, 1971. The work of the Commission resulted in two official documents. The report, Responsible, Responsive Government, describes how the commission operated, lists the reports and studies completed, examines the existing governmental structures and the proposed consolidation plan with maps of the suggested electoral districts), and explains the reasons for the Commission's recommendations. The second document, The Proposed Charter for the Consolidated Government of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, contains the full text of the charter and the legislation that would have been required if the charter had been approved.
[NOTE: For additional information, see: Warren J. Wicker, Consolidation: An Account of the Activities Surrounding the Effort to Consolidate the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County; Schley Lyons, Citizen Attitudes and Metropolitan Government; William Moye, Charlotte Mecklenburg Consolidation: Metrolina in Action (1975); and George Douglas Carroll, City County Consolidation: The Charlotte Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Case (1974).]
[NOTE: For additional information, see: Warren J. Wicker, Consolidation: An Account of the Activities Surrounding the Effort to Consolidate the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County; Schley Lyons, Citizen Attitudes and Metropolitan Government; William Moye, Charlotte Mecklenburg Consolidation: Metrolina in Action (1975); and George Douglas Carroll, City County Consolidation: The Charlotte Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Case (1974).]
Extent
4 Linear Feet
Language
English
Overview
Official records of a commission appointed to recommend a consolidated government for Mecklenburg County, the city of Charlotte, and the then five towns. Includes outlines and drafts of the charter and supporting documentation, minutes, maps, correspondence, presentations by and reports on the towns of Davidson and Huntersville, and information on consolidation in other cities.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Charlotte Mecklenburg Charter Commission, 1971; Gift of Hila Stratton, 1983.
Physical Description
7.1 ft. (ca. 1150 items).
Processing Information
Processed by James Kusik.
Missing Title
- Foundation for the Carolinas.
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Charter Commission.
- Metropolitan government North Carolina Mecklenburg County.
- Charlotte (N.C.) Politics and government
- Mecklenburg County (N.C.) Politics and government
Creator
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Charter Commission (Organization)
- Title
- Charlotte Mecklenburg Charter Commission records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- James Kusik
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Contact:
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte 28223 United Stated
spec-coll@uncc.edu
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte 28223 United Stated
spec-coll@uncc.edu