House Journal: Page 1896: Thursday, May 1, 2003
35 consolidated city and the county shall retain a
36 separate constitutional debt limitation and shall each
37 have the authority to issue bonds and incur financial
38 obligations in accordance with the provisions of state
39 law applicable to a city or a county, respectively.
40 2. A The city-county consolidated unit of local
41 government form of government may include an area
42 which is located in another county, but which is
43 within the corporate boundaries of one of the
44 consolidated cities. County services shall may be
45 provided in the extra-county area and taxes to fund
46 those services shall may be collected in the extra-
47 county area by the consolidated government, to the
48 extent permitted by the Constitution of the State of
49 Iowa. In addition to the right to vote in the county
50 of residence, electors residing in the extra-county
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1 area shall have the right to vote on any matter
2 related to the city-county consolidated unit of local
3 form of government, including election of its
4 officials governing body.
5 If a city-county consolidation charter is proposed,
6 within ninety days following the final report of the
7 commission, a resident or property owner of the
8 commission area proposed to be consolidated may bring
9 an action in district court for declaratory judgment
10 to determine the legality of the proposed charter and
11 to otherwise declare the effect of the charter. The
12 court shall expedite its review and determination in
13 this matter. The referendum on the proposed charter
14 shall be stayed during pendency of the action and for
15 such additional time during which the proposed charter
16 or its enabling legislation does not conform to the
17 Constitution or laws of the State of Iowa. If in its
18 final judgment the court determines that the proposed
19 charter fails to conform to the Constitution or laws
20 of this state, the commission shall have a period of
21 six months in which to revise and resubmit the
22 proposed charter.
23 3. All provisions of law authorizing contributions
24 of any kind, in money or otherwise, from the state or
25 federal government to counties and cities shall remain
26 in full force with respect to each city and the county
27 comprising a city-county consolidated local form of
28 government.
29 4. The adoption of the city-county consolidated
30 form of government does not alter any right or
31 liability of the county or consolidated city in effect
32 at the time of the election at which the charter was
33 adopted.
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