Contracts That Bind the Discretion of Governing Boards

Friday, June 1, 1990

To what extent may a governing board enter into a contracts that binds its own future discretion? This question is frequently phrased in terms of the capacity of the present board to bind its successors, however that phraseology understates the basic doctrine. This article addresses that question under North Carolina law.

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