House Journal: Page 1892: Thursday, May 1, 2003
39 votes cast in the city on the proposal approves the
40 proposal. If one or more cities named on the ballot
41 approves the proposal, the charter is adopted if both
42 a majority of the votes cast in the unincorporated
43 area of the county approves the proposal and a
44 majority of the votes cast in the entire county
45 approves the proposal.
46 5. A city may request to join an existing city-
47 county consolidated government by resolution of the
48 city council or upon petition of eligible electors of
49 the city equal in number to at least twenty-five
50 percent of the persons who voted at the last general
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1 election for the office of governor or president of
2 the United States, whichever is fewer regular city
3 election. Within fifteen days after receiving a valid
4 petition, the city council of the petitioning city
5 shall adopt a resolution in favor of participation and
6 shall immediately, within ten days of adoption,
7 forward the resolution to the legislative governing
8 body of the city-county consolidated government. If a
9 majority of the city-county consolidated legislative
10 governing body of the city-county consolidated
11 government approves the resolution, the question of
12 joining the city-county consolidated government shall
13 be submitted to the electorate of the petitioning city
14 within sixty days after approval of the resolution.
15 6. a. If a charter is adopted, it may be amended
16 at any time by one of the following methods:
17 (1) The governing body of the city-county
18 consolidated form of government, by resolution, may
19 submit a proposed amendment to the voters at a general
20 election, and the proposed amendment becomes effective
21 upon approval by a majority of those voting.
22 (2) The governing body of the city-county
23 consolidated form of government, by ordinance, may
24 amend the charter. However, within thirty days
25 following publication of the ordinance, if a petition
26 valid under the provisions of section 331.306 is filed
27 with the governing body of the city-county
28 consolidated form of government, the governing body
29 must submit the charter amendment to the voters at the
30 next general election and, in such an event, the
31 amendment becomes effective only upon approval of a
32 majority of those voting within the city-county
33 consolidated area.
34 (3) If a petition valid under the provisions of
35 section 331.306 filed with the governing body of the
36 city-county consolidated form of government, proposing
37 an amendment to the charter, the governing body must
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