Any unified government created and established under this title shall possess all powers, rights, obligations, duties and privileges of county and municipal governments not prohibited by general law or its charter; and, without the necessity or formality of deed, bill of sale or other instrument of transfer, the unified government shall be and become the […]
On or before December 31 of the first calendar year following a year of federal decennial census, it is the duty of the legislative branch of the unified government to reapportion or redistrict the seats of the legislative branch and the seats of the board of education of the unified government to comply with constitutional […]
Any unified government created and established pursuant to this chapter shall be authorized and empowered, through its legislative branch, to levy every tax that a county or municipality is now authorized to levy or may hereafter be authorized to levy. Any tax created, assessed, or levied prior to unification under this chapter by the county […]
The legislative branch of the unified government may establish and name such special service districts, as in its judgment, may be necessary or appropriate for the exercise within such district of any one (1) or more of the public corporation rights or powers of the unified government not then being exercised for the benefit of […]
Any unified government created and established pursuant to this chapter may issue bonds under such terms, conditions and limitations as may be prescribed by general law and the charter.
The creation and establishment of unified government under this chapter shall not alter the status of the county, any unified municipality or any smaller city not electing to be included in the unified government as to the legality of the manufacture, receipt, sale, storage, transportation, distribution and possession of alcoholic beverages. Local option elections previously […]
The creation and establishment of a unified government under this chapter shall not alter or change zoning regulations effective in the county and in the unified municipalities, but the zoning regulations shall continue until modified or changed by the legislative branch of the unified government acting under authority of its charter. The creation and establishment […]
This chapter shall not apply to counties having a metropolitan form of government pursuant to Chapters 1 8 of this title, or to counties having a county charter form of government, pursuant to title 5, chapter 1, part 2, where the county charter prohibits consolidated government.
