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Home » US Law » 2022 Idaho Code » Title 50 - MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS » Chapter 21 - CONSOLIDATION OF CITIES

Section 50-2101 – CONSOLIDATION OF CITIES.

50-2101. CONSOLIDATION OF CITIES. Two (2) or more cities, each one of which is contiguous to the other, or to one of the other of said cities, all of which shall be incorporated under general law, may become consolidated into one (1) city, to be thereafter governed in the name and under the government of […]

Section 50-2102 – RESOLUTION FOR JOINT SESSION OF GOVERNING BODIES.

50-2102. RESOLUTION FOR JOINT SESSION OF GOVERNING BODIES. The mayor and council of any city, desiring consolidation with the adjacent city or cities, may institute proceedings for consolidating by passing a resolution wherein it shall be stated that such city desires to be consolidated with the adjacent city or cities and shall also request the […]

Section 50-2103 – PETITION FOR CONSOLIDATION.

50-2103. PETITION FOR CONSOLIDATION. The citizens of one or more contiguous cities may institute proceedings for consolidation by petition. Upon receiving a petition for consolidation by either of the cities proposed to be consolidated, which petition shall be signed by registered electors of the city equal in number to twenty percent (20%) of the number […]

Section 50-2104 – JOINT SESSION — RESOLUTION SPECIFYING TIME OF ELECTION.

50-2104. JOINT SESSION — RESOLUTION SPECIFYING TIME OF ELECTION. When a majority of the governing bodies of each of the cities desires consolidation, or petitions signed by the requisite number of qualified electors in each city have been duly received and recorded by each city, a joint resolution signed by the respective mayors, shall set […]

Section 50-2105 – SUBMISSION OF QUESTION TO ELECTORS — ELECTION.

50-2105. SUBMISSION OF QUESTION TO ELECTORS — ELECTION. In each of the cities proposed to be consolidated, on the date fixed by resolution, there shall be held an election for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of each of said cities, the question whether such cities shall become consolidated into one (1) city. […]

Section 50-2106 – RESULTS OF ELECTION CERTIFIED TO SECRETARY OF STATE.

50-2106. RESULTS OF ELECTION CERTIFIED TO SECRETARY OF STATE. If a majority of the qualified electors of each city vote in favor of consolidation, the county clerk shall certify the results of the election to the board of county commissioners. The county clerk shall transmit the original abstract of the results of the election to […]

Section 50-2107 – ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF CONSOLIDATED CORPORATIONS.

50-2107. ELECTION OF OFFICERS OF CONSOLIDATED CORPORATIONS. In the event that the majority of the votes cast by the electors of each and all such cities proposed to be consolidated shall favor consolidation, the city shall proceed to call an election to be held in all the cities so proposed to be consolidated for the […]

Section 50-2108 – EFFECTIVE DATE.

50-2108. EFFECTIVE DATE. From and after the date of filing an abstract of results of election of officials with the secretary of state, such consolidation shall be deemed to be completed, and such cities shall be deemed to be consolidated into a new corporation under the name of the corporation of the greater or greatest […]

Section 50-2109 – NEW CORPORATE SUCCESSOR TO FORMER CORPORATIONS.

50-2109. NEW CORPORATE SUCCESSOR TO FORMER CORPORATIONS. Any city, created by the consolidation of two (2) or more cities under the provisions of section[s] 50-2101 through 50-2114[, Idaho Code], shall for all purposes be deemed and taken to be the successor of the several corporations so consolidated therein; and the title to any property owned […]

Section 50-2110 – NO PROPERTY TO BE TAXED FOR PRIOR INDEBTEDNESS.

50-2110. NO PROPERTY TO BE TAXED FOR PRIOR INDEBTEDNESS. No property in any of the cities consolidated under the provisions of sections 50-2101 through 50-2114 shall ever be taxed to pay any portion of any indebtedness of any of the other corporations contracted, or incurred prior to or existing at the time of such consolidation. […]

Section 50-2111 – PRIOR OBLIGATIONS OR PROCEEDINGS.

50-2111. PRIOR OBLIGATIONS OR PROCEEDINGS. Consolidation of cities effected under the provisions of sections 50-2101 through 50-2114 shall not affect any debts, demands, liabilities or obligations of any kind existing in favor of or against any such city so consolidated at the time of such consolidation or any action or proceeding then pending in any […]

Section 50-2112 – EFFECT OF ORDINANCES OF CONSOLIDATED CITIES.

50-2112. EFFECT OF ORDINANCES OF CONSOLIDATED CITIES. All ordinances of any city or cities consolidated under the provisions of sections 50-2101 through 50-2114, except those of the one having the greater or greatest population and those not in conflict therewith, shall be deemed repealed and of no further force and effect; provided, however, that such […]

Section 50-2113 – BOOKS OF SMALLER CITY(IES) PROPERTY OF NEW CITY.

50-2113. BOOKS OF SMALLER CITY(IES) PROPERTY OF NEW CITY. All records, papers and documents of the smaller city or cities, in the hands of the clerk of such city or cities, shall be transmitted to the clerk of the newly consolidated city and the treasurer of such smaller city or cities shall on demand turn […]

Section 50-2114 – EXPENSES OF CONSOLIDATION.

50-2114. EXPENSES OF CONSOLIDATION. All proper expenses of proceedings for consolidation shall, if the consolidation is made and completed, be paid by the consolidated city; with the exception of costs of conducting the election, which shall be paid by the county. If consolidation is not completed, each city shall pay its respective share of the […]