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PAG LIN 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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