All contracts made by or on behalf of a city shall be in writing. A contract made in violation of this section shall be void and unenforceable unless it is expressly ratified by the council.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-16
Contracts to be in writing; exception
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case 222 N.C. App. 59 - M Series Rebuild, LLC v. Town of Mount Pleasant (2012)
Most recently applied in 222 N.C. App. 59 - M Series Rebuild, LLC v. Town of Mount Pleasant (August 2012)
1917, c. 136, subch. 13, s. 8; C.S., s. 2831; 1971, c. 698, s. 1.
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