262.525 Consolidation of districts.
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(1)A petition for consolidating two
(2)or more districts shall contain a unanimous
resolution by each board of supervisors and filed with the commission requesting
the mutual consolidation of these districts. The petition shall contain, as a
minimum, the proposed name of the consolidated district, a description of the
territory of the district, a statement that there is a need for the consolidation and
that the consolidation is in the interest of each board of supervisors and the general
public, and other information required by the commission. The commission may
conduct public meetings and public hearings for the consideration of the petition.
(2)Within sixty
(60)days after a petition for consolidation of two
(2)or more districts
has been received by the commission, it shall give due notice of the consolidation
being considered and allow comments to be received for a minimum of thirty
days.
(3)The commission shall determine the feasibility of the petition to consolidate the
districts, and if the commission determines that the consolidation is feasible, the
commission shall certify that determination to each of the district boards involved in
the request. In making that determination the commission shall give regard and
weight to the attitudes of each board of supervisors, the attitudes of owners and
occupiers of lands lying within the district, and other economic and social factors
relevant to the determination.
(4)Upon receipt from the commission of a certification that the commission has
determined that the consideration is feasible, the boards shall proceed to consolidate
the affairs of the districts. The boards shall file a verified application with the
Secretary of State for the dissolution of the existing districts and the establishment
of a new consolidated district. The application shall state the proposed procedure,
the seven
(7)supervisors to remain on the newly-formed board appointed by the
commission, and set forth a full accounting of all assets and resources consolidated
from each district into the newly-formed district. The Secretary of State shall issue
to the board a certificate of consolidation and shall record a copy of the certificate in
his office.
(5)Application to the Secretary of State shall provide the following information:
(a)The name which is proposed for the new district;
(b)The land to be included in the new district; and
(c)The term of office of each of the supervisors to serve on the newly-formed
board of supervisors.