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1 1 Amend House File 2005, as amended, passed, and
1 2 reprinted by the House, as follows:
1 3 #1. By striking everything after the enacting
1 4 clause and inserting the following:
1 5 "Section 1. NEW SECTION. 373A.1 CONSOLIDATION OF
1 6 CERTAIN CITIES.
1 7 1. On January 1, 2000, a consolidated metropolitan
1 8 city is created by consolidation of the following
1 9 cities located in whole or in part in a county having
1 10 a population of three hundred thousand or more:
1 11 a. A city having a population of one hundred
1 12 ninety thousand or more.
1 13 b. Each city which has a common boundary with a
1 14 city having a population of one hundred ninety
1 15 thousand or more.
1 16 c. Each city which has a common boundary with any
1 17 city described in paragraph "b".
1 18 d. Any other city in the county which has a
1 19 population of eighteen thousand or more.
1 20 2. Not later than September 1, 1998, the governing
1 21 body of the largest city involved in the consolidation
1 22 shall establish a consolidation redistricting
1 23 commission. The commission shall be composed of one
1 24 member appointed by the city council of each city
1 25 involved in the consolidation plus an additional
1 26 member appointed by each city council for each twenty-
1 27 five thousand residents of the city. A vacancy on the
1 28 commission shall be filled by appointment in the same
1 29 manner as the original appointment. The city clerk of
1 30 the city with the largest population shall notify all
1 31 commission members of the date, time, and location of
1 32 the first meeting. At the first meeting, a
1 33 chairperson, vice chairperson, and other necessary
1 34 officers shall be selected. The commission shall
1 35 adopt rules governing the conduct of its meetings,
1 36 subject to chapter 21. The members shall serve
1 37 without compensation, but they are entitled to travel
1 38 and other necessary expenses relating to their duties
1 39 of office. The affected cities shall make available
1 40 to the commission in-kind services such as office
1 41 space, printing, supplies, and equipment. The
1 42 expenses of the commission shall be apportioned to the
1 43 affected cities based on their respective populations.
1 44 3. The consolidation redistricting commission
1 45 shall do all of the following:
1 46 a. Establish the geographic boundaries of the
1 47 consolidated metropolitan city based on the
1 48 requirements of subsection 1.
1 49 b. Determine the number of council members and
1 50 establish election districts for the members of the
2 1 consolidated metropolitan city. The redistricting
2 2 plan shall be completed by February 1, 1999.
2 3 c. Provide for the at-large election of a mayor or
2 4 officer to preside over the metropolitan consolidated
2 5 council.
2 6 d. Provide for the nonpartisan election of the
2 7 officers of the consolidated metropolitan city
2 8 offices.
2 9 e. Provide for the orderly transition to the
2 10 consolidated metropolitan government. The form of
2 11 government of the city with the largest population
2 12 involved in the consolidation shall be implemented
2 13 until changed as provided in chapter 372.
2 14 f. Specify the powers and duties of the
2 15 consolidated metropolitan council, its administrative
2 16 officers, and elected officials.
2 17 g. Initiate the budget-making process for the
2 18 fiscal year beginning July 1, 2000.
2 19 4. During the transition from January 1, 2000, to
2 20 July 1, 2000, the members of the consolidated
2 21 metropolitan council and any other elected officer
2 22 shall be elected at the city election held in November
2 23 1999. The council members and other elected officers
2 24 shall take office on the first day in January which is
2 25 not a Sunday or legal holiday, following the regular
2 26 city election. The consolidated city council shall
2 27 adopt a city charter, appoint a city manager, organize
2 28 the administrative structure of the consolidated city
2 29 including the creation, abolition, or consolidation of
2 30 departments, agencies, boards, and commissions, and
2 31 adopt a city budget as otherwise provided by law.
2 32 5. A consolidated metropolitan city established
2 33 pursuant to this section shall not involuntarily annex
2 34 territory before July 1, 2020.
2 35 6. The government of the consolidated metropolitan
2 36 city takes effect on July 1, 2000. Except as
2 37 otherwise provided by the city charter adopted by the
2 38 consolidated metropolitan city council, the offices of
2 39 elected and appointed city officers of the individual
2 40 cities which are consolidated pursuant to this section
2 41 are abolished on July 1, 2000, and the terms of office
2 42 of elected or appointed officers of such cities shall
2 43 expire on July 1, 2000."
2 44 #2. Title page, by striking lines 1 through 3 and
2 45 inserting the following: "An Act establishing a
2 46 consolidated metropolitan city government in a certain
2 47 county, and providing effective dates."
2 48
2 49
2 50
3 1 ROD HALVORSON
3 2 HF 2005.311 77
3 3 tj/cf/28
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