764 – Court-Ordered Consolidation; Mediation; Judicial Hearing Officer.
§ 764. Court-ordered consolidation; mediation; judicial hearing officer. 1. If the governing body or bodies of local government entities with a duty to prepare and approve a proposed elector initiated consolidation plan pursuant to section seven hundred sixty of this title fail to prepare and approve such plan or are otherwise unable or unwilling to […]
765 – General Effect of Consolidation.
§ 765. General effect of consolidation. 1. On and after the effective date of a consolidation, the consolidating local government entities shall be treated and considered for all purposes as one local government entity, under the name and on the terms and conditions set forth in the joint consolidation agreement or the elector initiated consolidation […]
766 – Election and Appointment of Officials.
§ 766. Election and appointment of officials. New officials of the consolidated local government entity required to be elected shall take office on the first Monday of January following the election designated in the joint consolidation agreement or elector initiated consolidation plan, as the case may be. At such election, the necessary officials of the […]
767 – Effect of Transition on Employees.
§ 767. Effect of transition on employees. Except as otherwise provided by law and except for those officials and employees protected by tenure of office, civil service provisions or collective bargaining agreement, upon the effective date of consolidation, all appointive offices and positions then existing in all component local government entities involved in the consolidation […]
768 – Debts, Liabilities and Obligations.
§ 768. Debts, liabilities and obligations. 1. All valid and lawful debts and liabilities existing against a consolidated local government entity, or which may thereafter arise or accrue against the consolidated local government entity, which but for consolidation would be valid and lawful debts or liabilities against one or more of the component local government […]
769 – Effect on Existing Laws; Transition Period.
§ 769. Effect on existing laws; transition period. Subject to the provisions of the joint consolidation agreement or elector initiated consolidation plan, as the case may be, pertaining to the common administration and uniform enforcement of laws in the consolidated local government entity, all local laws, ordinances, rules or regulations of the component local government […]
770 – Effect on Actions and Proceedings.
§ 770. Effect on actions and proceedings. 1. Suits may be brought and maintained against a consolidated local government entity in any of the courts of the state in the same manner as against any other local government entity. 2. In any action or proceeding pending on the effective date of consolidation to which any […]
771 – Registration of Electors.
§ 771. Registration of electors. No new registration of electors shall be necessary in case of consolidation, but all elector registrations of the component local government entities shall be transferred to the proper registration books of the consolidated local government entity, and new registrations shall be made as provided by law as if no consolidation […]
772 – Determination of Rights.
§ 772. Determination of rights. If any right, title, interest or claim shall arise out of any consolidation or by reason thereof that is not determinable by reference to the provisions of this article, by the joint consolidation agreement or elector initiated consolidation plan, as the case may be, or otherwise under the laws of […]
763 – Effective Date of Elector Initiated Consolidation Plan; Permissive Referendum.
§ 763. Effective date of elector initiated consolidation plan; permissive referendum. 1. Local government entities consolidated pursuant to an elector initiated consolidated plan shall continue to be governed as before consolidation until the effective date of the consolidation specified in such plan, which date shall be no less than forty-five days after final approval of […]