§ 751. Commencing the proceeding. 1. Two or more local government entities, whether within the same county or different counties, may be consolidated into a single local government entity if each of the local government entities is contiguous to at least one of the other consolidating local government entities and if together the local government […]
§ 753. Publication of proposed joint consolidation agreement. No later than five business days after commencement of consolidation proceedings pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-two of this title, the governing body or bodies of the local government entities to be consolidated shall: 1. cause a copy of the proposed joint consolidation agreement, along with a […]
§ 754. Public hearings on proposed joint consolidation agreement. 1. The governing body or bodies of the local government entities to be consolidated shall set a time and place or places for one or more public hearings on the proposed joint consolidation agreement. The hearing or hearings shall be held no less than thirty-five days […]
§ 755. Referendum resolution for consolidation of towns or villages. 1. If a joint consolidation agreement calls for the consolidation of two or more towns, two or more villages or one or more towns and villages, then contemporaneous with the final approval of the joint consolidation agreement pursuant to subdivision three of section seven hundred […]
§ 756. Effective date of joint consolidation agreement. Local government entities consolidated pursuant to a joint consolidation agreement shall continue to be governed as before consolidation until the effective date of the consolidation specified in the joint consolidation agreement; provided, however, that no joint consolidation agreement consolidating two or more towns, two or more villages […]
§ 757. Initiative of electors seeking consolidation. 1. The electors of two or more local government entities may commence a consolidation proceeding by filing an original petition, containing not less than the number of signatures provided for in subdivision two of this section and in the form provided for in subdivision three of this section, […]
§ 758. Conduct of referendum. 1. A referendum required by sections seven hundred fifty-five or seven hundred fifty-seven of this title shall be placed before the electors of each of the local government entities to be consolidated at a special election to be held not less than sixty or more than ninety days after the […]
§ 759. Canvassing of vote; moratorium on further referendum. 1. In any referendum held pursuant to this title, the ballots cast shall be counted, returns made and canvassed and results certified in the same manner as other municipal elections or referendums for the local government entities to be consolidated. 2. Consolidation shall not take effect […]
§ 760. Duty to approve proposed elector initiated consolidation plan. 1. In the case of a proposed consolidation of local government entities properly initiated by petition of electors pursuant to section seven hundred fifty-seven of this title, if a majority of the electors voting in a referendum held in each of the local government entities […]
§ 761. Publication of proposed elector initiated consolidation plan. No later than five business days after approving a proposed elector initiated consolidation plan pursuant to section seven hundred sixty of this title, the governing body or bodies of the local government entities to be consolidated shall: 1. cause a copy of the proposed elector initiated […]
§ 762. Public hearings on proposed elector initiated consolidation plan. 1. The governing body or bodies of the local government entities to be consolidated shall set a time and place or places for one or more public hearings on the proposed elector initiated consolidation plan. The hearing or hearings shall be held no less than […]
§ 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 […]
§ 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 […]
