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LR 2165
Item 1

 
A.__At least 10 days before the election, a posted or
otherwise advertised public hearing on the petition must be
held by the municipal officers of each participating
municipality.

 
B.__Voting in municipalities must be conducted in accordance
with the governing ordinance and laws in each municipality.

 
2.__Form.__The question for the dissolution of a municipal
service district pursuant to this section to be voted upon must
be in substantially the following form:

 
"Is it resolved by the residents of (name of municipality)
that a petition for dissolution be filed with the directors
of the municipal service district in which (name of
municipality) is a participating municipality and with the
State Board of Education, that the dissolution committee be
authorized to expend $____ and that the municipal officers
be authorized to issue notes in the name of (name of
municipality) or otherwise pledge the credit of (name of
municipality) in an amount not to exceed $____ for this
purpose?"

 
3.__Notice of vote; finding by Secretary of State.__If a
majority of the voters present and voting in each participating
municipality votes to approve a petition for dissolution, the
clerk of each participating municipality shall immediately give
written notices, by registered mail, to the municipal service
district officers, the Secretary of State and the Commissioner of
Education.__The notices required by this subsection must include
the petition adopted by the voters, including the positive and
negative votes cast.

 
4.__Agreement for dissolution; notice; changes in agreement;
final agreement.__The agreement for dissolution must comply with
the following.

 
A.__The municipal service district officers, after consultation
with the municipal officers of the participating municipalities
and representatives of the group that filed the petition under
subsection 1 with the municipality, shall direct the municipal
officers of each participating municipality to select as
representatives to a committee: one member from the municipal
officers of each participating municipality, one member from the
general public and one member from the group filing the petition.
Public officials may serve on the committee only as long as they
hold their respective offices. Vacancies must be filled by the
municipal officers and municipal service district


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