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Article 1. General Provisions
§7A-1-1. Short Title - This chapter may be known and cited as the Consolidated...
§7A-1-2. Legislative Findings - (a) The Legislature finds that: (1) The fiscal viability of...
§7A-1-3. Definitions - For the purposes of this article, the following words have...
§7A-1-4. Authority to Consolidate - (a) A municipality, county or metro government in this state...
Article 2. Powers and Limitations
§7A-2-1. Powers and Privileges of Consolidated Local Government - (a) A consolidated local government has, but is not limited...
§7A-2-2. Jurisdiction - A consolidated local government has the power and jurisdiction specified...
§7A-2-3. Continued Existence of Laws - Rules, ordinances, resolutions and other effects of law in force...
§7A-2-4. Limitations of a Consolidated Local Government - (a) Public school districts, library districts, fire districts, special taxing...
Article 3. Initiating Consolidation and Establishing Charter Review Committee
§7A-3-1. Initiating Consolidation - (a) Consolidation may be initiated by: (1) A petition signed...
§7A-3-2. Municipal Charter Review Committee - (a) A municipal charter review committee shall be established within...
§7A-3-3. County Charter Review Committee - (a) A county charter review committee shall be established within...
§7A-3-4. Metro Charter Review Committee - (a) A metro charter review committee shall be established within...
§7A-3-5. Duties and Powers of Charter Review Committee - (a) A charter review committee shall study consolidation and the...
§7A-3-6. Expenses of Charter Review Committee - Members of a charter review committee serve without compensation, but...
§7A-3-7. Budget of Charter Review Committee - (a) A charter review committee shall submit a budget to...
Article 4. Charter Review Committee
§7A-4-1. Study by Charter Review Committee and Draft of Proposed Charter - (a) The charter review committee shall study matters relating to...
§7A-4-2. Public Hearings - (a) The charter review committee shall hold a public hearing...
§7A-4-3. Approval of Proposed Charter and Submission to Governing Bodies - (a) Following its final public hearing, the charter review committee...
Article 5. Municipal Consolidation Election
§7A-5-1. Expenses for Election - The governing body of each affected municipality is responsible for...
§7A-5-2. Notice for Election - (a) At least sixty days prior to the election on...
§7A-5-3. Election and Ballots for Municipal Consolidation - (a) After receiving the proposed charter from the municipal charter...
§7A-5-4. Approval of Municipal Consolidation and Charter - If at least fifty-five percent of the legal votes cast...
§7A-5-5. Rejection of Charter and Reconsideration Process - (a) If less than fifty-five percent of the legal votes...
§7A-5-6. Filing Charter - After the charter has been approved by at least fifty-five...
§7A-5-7. Constitutional Consideration - In preparing the charter, municipalities with excess levies or general...
§7A-5-8. Subsequent Joining of Municipality to Consolidated Municipality - (a) After a consolidated municipality has been in existence for...
Article 6. Elections on County Consolidation
§7A-6-1. Expenses for Election - The governing body of each affected county is responsible for...
§7A-6-2. Notice for Election - (a) At least sixty days prior to the election on...
§7A-6-3. Election and Ballots for County Consolidation - (a) After receiving the proposed charter from the county charter...
§7A-6-4. Approval of County Consolidation and Charter - If at least fifty-five percent of the legal votes cast...
§7A-6-5. Rejection of Charter and Reconsideration Process - (a) If less than fifty-five percent of the legal votes...
§7A-6-6. Filing Charter - After the charter has been approved by at least fifty-five...
§7A-6-7. Subsequent Joining of County to Consolidated County - (a) After a consolidated county has been in existence for...
Article 7. Elections on Metro Government
§7A-7-1. Expenses for Election - The governing body of the affected county is responsible for...
§7A-7-2. Notice for Election - (a) At least sixty days prior to the election on...
§7A-7-3. Election and Ballots for Metro Government - (a) After receiving the proposed charter from the metro charter...
§7A-7-4. Approval of Metro Government and Charter - If at least fifty-five percent of the legal votes cast...
§7A-7-4a. Modifying the Percentage Vote Required to Approve Metro Government in Municipal and Countywide Elections From Fifty-Five Percent to a Majority in Counties With Populations in Excess of 150,000 - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to the...
§7A-7-5. Rejection of Charter and Reconsideration Process - (a) If less than fifty-five percent of the legal votes...
§7A-7-6. Municipalities Within Territory Remain Incorporated in Metro Government - Municipalities, other than the principal city, are not automatically consolidated...
§7A-7-7. Filing Charter - After the charter has been approved by at least fifty-five...
§7A-7-8. Subsequent Joining of Municipality, County or Metro Government to Metro Government - (a) After a metro government has been in existence for...
Article 8. Charter Amendment
§7A-8-1. Charter Amendment - (a) If a charter is adopted, it may be amended...