1. The charter commission proposing consolidation shall prepare, adopt, and submit to the voters a consolidation charter including an alternative form of government.
2. The consolidation charter shall:
a. Provide for adjustment of existing bonded indebtedness and other obligations in a manner which will provide for a fair and equitable burden of taxation for debt service.
b. Provide for establishment of service areas, except that formation of a city-county consolidation government form shall not affect the assignment of electric utility service territories pursuant to chapter 476, and shall not affect the rights of a city to grant a franchise under chapter 364.
c. Provide for the transfer or other disposition of property and other rights, claims, assets, and franchises of local governments consolidated under the alternative form.
d. Provide the official name of the consolidated unit of local government.
e. Provide for the transfer, reorganization, abolition, absorption, and adjustment of boundaries of all existing boards, bureaus, commissions, agencies, special districts, and political subdivisions of the consolidated government.
f. Include other provisions which the county charter commission and the city charter commission elect to include and which are not inconsistent with state law.
3. The charter may grant the legislative body of the consolidated government the authority to transfer, reorganize, and provide a method for adjusting the boundaries of the entities within the consolidated government.
88 Acts, ch 1229, §20; 91 Acts, ch 256, §21, 22
Referred to in § 373.4
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