House Journal: Page 1891: Thursday, May 1, 2003
40 government in accordance with this part. A commission
41 appointed pursuant to section 331.233A may propose a
42 charter under which a county and one or more cities
43 within the county may unite to form a single unit of
44 local government, or may propose a charter under which
45 a county and one or more cities within the county may
46 form a combined governance structure for the county
47 and such cities in accordance with this part. The
48 charter shall declare whether the form is a merger of
49 a county and one or more cities to form a single unit
50 of local government or whether the form establishes a
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1 combined government structure of a county and one or
2 more cities. Either option proposed shall be referred
3 to as a city-county consolidated form of government.
4 If more than fifty percent of the population of a city
5 resides within the affected county, it is a city
6 within the county for the purposes of this section and
7 may continue its status as a city within the county
8 even if the population of such city falls below the
9 fifty percent threshold in a future census.
10 2. An alternative form of government, including a
11 charter form, for a consolidated unit of government
12 may be submitted to the voters only by a commission
13 established under this chapter. A majority vote by
14 the charter commission is required for the submission
15 to the electorate of an alternative form of government
16 for a consolidated unit of local government proposed
17 charter for a city-county consolidated form of
18 government. The charter commission submitting a
19 consolidated form shall issue a final report and
20 proposal.
21 3. An alternative form of government for a A city-
22 county consolidated unit of local government form of
23 government does not need to include more than one
24 city. A city shall not be included unless the city
25 participates in the commission process, and a majority
26 of the electors of the affected city voting approves
27 the proposed charter for the consolidated government.
28 4. If an alternative form of government for a
29 consolidated unit of local government is proposed,
30 approval of the consolidation charter shall be a
31 separate ballot issue from approval of the alternative
32 form of government in those cities proposed to be
33 included in the consolidation. The consolidation
34 charter shall be effective in regard to a city
35 government only if a majority of the voters of the
36 city voting on the question voted for participation in
37 the consolidation charter. A city named on the ballot
38 shall consolidate with the county if a majority of the
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