City of Asheville v. State, 781 S.E.2d 473 (2016)
CITY OF ASHEVILLE
v.
STATE of North Carolina, et al.
No. 391PA15-1.
Supreme Court of North Carolina.
Jan. 28, 2016.
I. Faison Hicks, Special Deputy Attorney General.
Robert W. Oast, Jr., City Attorney, for City of Asheville.
Daniel G. Clodfelter, Charlotte, for City of Asheville.
T. Randolph Perkins, Charlotte, for City of Asheville.
Jonathan M. Watkins, Charlotte.
Jason G. Idilbi, Charlotte.
Robert B. Long, Jr., Asheville, for City of Asheville.
Ronald K. Payne, Asheville.
Isham F. Hicks, Special Deputy Attorney General, for State of North Carolina.
Robin T. Currin, City of Ashville Attorney, for City of Asheville.
William Clarke, Asheville, for State of North Carolina.
Stephen W. Petersen, Raleigh, for State of North Carolina.
Robert F. Orr, Asheville, for City of Asheville.
Matthew W. Sawchak, Raleigh, for City of Asheville.
Allegra Collins, Raleigh, for International Municipal Lawyers Association.
Edward J. Coyne, III, Greenville, Attorney at Law, for Brunswick Regional Water & Sewer H2GO.
Jeremy M. Wilson, Wilmington, for Brunswick Regional Water & Sewer H2GO.
Gabriel Du Sablon, for City of Wilson.
James P. Cauley, III, Wilson, for City of Wilson.
*474Gregory F. Schwitzgebel, III, Associate General Counsel, for North Carolina League of Municipalities.
Kimberly S. Hibbard, General Counsel, for North Carolina League of Municipalities.
The following order has been entered on the motion filed on the 1st of December 2015 by International Municipal Lawyers Association for leave to file Amicus Curiae Brief:
"Motion Allowed by order of the Court in conference, this the 28th of January 2016."