House Journal: Page 1902: Thursday, May 1, 2003
29 one appointment shall balance its appointments in
30 accordance with sections 69.16 and 69.16A, when
31 possible.
32 2. Members shall be appointed to the organization
33 review committee within thirty days after any of the
34 following occurs:
35 a. The county board of supervisors and each city
36 council in the county adopt a joint resolution calling
37 for appointment of members to the committee and files
38 the resolution with the county board of supervisors.
39 b. The county board of supervisors in a county
40 adopts a resolution calling for appointment of members
41 to the committee.
42 c. A petition signed by eligible electors of the
43 county equal in number to at least twenty-five percent
44 of the votes cast in the county for the office of
45 president of the United States or governor at the
46 preceding general election or the signatures of at
47 least ten thousand eligible electors of the county,
48 whichever number is fewer, is filed with the county
49 board of supervisors.
50 3. Within seven months after the organization of
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1 the organization review committee, the committee shall
2 submit a preliminary report to the county board of
3 supervisors with a recommendation as to what the
4 committee believes to be the best proposal for an
5 alternative form of government for the county. The
6 auditor's office shall make the report available to
7 the public upon request. A summary of the report
8 shall be published in the official newspapers of the
9 county and in a newspaper of general circulation in
10 each participating city.
11 4. If the committee report recommends a city-
12 county consolidation or community commonwealth, the
13 committee shall continue its existence and be
14 designated, and operate with the powers and duties of,
15 a commission created pursuant to section 331.233A. If
16 the committee report recommends a multicounty
17 consolidation, the committee shall continue its
18 existence and be designated, and operate with the
19 powers and duties of, a commission created pursuant to
20 section 331.233.
21 5. This section does not apply to a county in
22 which a charter commission has been established and is
23 operating as of July 1, 2003.
24 Sec. 24. Section 372.1, Code 2003, is amended by
25 adding the following new subsections:
26 NEW SUBSECTION. 7. City-county consolidated form
27 as provided in sections 331.247 through 331.252.
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