§ 14-40-608. Right to detach certain lands after annexation proceeding
(a) Within eight (8) years after an annexation proceeding is completed under the provisions of this subchapter and the land remains the boundary of the city or town, the person owning all lands originally annexed into the city or town may be authorized to detach those annexed lands from the city or town under the […]
§ 14-40-609. Annexation by 100% petition — Definition
(a) As used in this section, “city or town” means: (1) A city of the first class; (2) A city of the second class; and (3) An incorporated town. (b) (1) Individuals who own property in a county that is contiguous to a city or town may petition the governing body of the city or […]
§ 14-40-1201. Petition for consolidation
(a) (1) (A) Beginning July 1, 1995, when the inhabitants of any city or incorporated town adjoining or contiguous to another smaller municipal corporation of any class in the same county shall desire that the city or incorporated town annex to it or consolidate with it the smaller municipal corporation, they may apply, by a […]
§ 14-40-1202. Special election called
(a) (1) (A) Upon presentation of the petition to the county court by the authorized persons, the court shall at once order and call a special election, to be held in accordance with § 7-11-201 et seq., in both of the municipal corporations on the question of the annexation and the name of the proposed […]
§ 14-40-1203. Election results
(a) At any election held under this subchapter, all qualified electors who are residents of either municipality shall be allowed to vote on the adoption or rejection of the proposed annexation or consolidation and the name of the proposed consolidated municipality. (b) (1) (A) (i) If a majority of the votes cast in each of […]
§ 14-40-1204. Contest of election
Any elector shall have the right to test the legality and fairness of the election and the declared results in a proceeding before the circuit court without being required to give bond for costs. However, no such contest shall interfere with the consolidation until finally decided.
§ 14-40-1205. Division of smaller municipality into wards
(a) As soon as practicable after the annexation, the council of the larger city or incorporated town shall form by ordinance the territory of the smaller municipality into such number of wards as shall seem to be to the best interest of the combined city or incorporated town, or shall change the number and boundaries […]
§ 14-40-1206. Plat of consolidated municipality
(a) The council of the larger city or incorporated town shall cause a plat to be made of the entire city or incorporated town after the annexation thereto and the division into wards of the smaller municipal corporation. (b) (1) A certified copy of the plat shall be filed and recorded in the office of […]
§ 14-40-1207. Special election of council members or all city officials
(a) (1) (A) Except as provided under subdivision (a)(1)(B) of this section, the city or town council shall call a special election of council members to be held at such times and places as the council may direct pursuant to a proclamation issued by the mayor in accordance with § 7-11-101 et seq., in the […]
§ 14-40-1208. Existing officers, etc
(a) The term of office of all officers, council members, and employees of the smaller municipality and all laws in force in the smaller municipality shall cease upon and after the consolidation. (b) (1) Any mayor who is forced from office because of a merger of two (2) or more municipalities under this subchapter is […]