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Consolidated city-county - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In American local government, a consolidated city-county, metropolitan municipality or regional municipality is a city and county that have been merged into one jurisdiction. Five cities in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia were formed by the consolidation of a city with a county -- Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Suffolk and Virginia Beach. The county still exists as a separate entity within Pennsylvania, but the functions of the county are generally administered by the city. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Consolidated_city-county   (1593 words)

Talk:Consolidated city-county - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Their relationship with the consolidated government is essentially analgous to that of any town in any other county that is not the county seat of that county. The County is a body with city-like powers (this power is so unique in Florida that some Florida statutes that pertain to cities include a clause that states Miami-Dade County is a city "for purposes of this statute"). Residents in incorporated areas receive some services from their city, and some from the County. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Consolidated_city-county   (2190 words)

Columbus Consolidated Government - City/County Consolidation: Columbus, Georgia Although this system was criticized by opponents of annexation and consolidation, the city attorney took the position that a city resident was a constituent and taxpayer in two governments one city and one countywide. The city of Columbus, located on Georgia's Western Border is the center of a metropolitan area of approximately 238,500 people; including the military personnel and dependents of Fort Benning, Georgia; residents of Chattahoochee County, Georgia; and of Phenix City and Russell County, Alabama, on the west bank of the Chattahoochee River. Bibb City, an independent government with a population of 812, located within the county, would not be affected. www.columbusga.org /history   (4153 words)

1997-030 3/27/1997 Kansas Attorney General Opinion The consolidated city-county was to be deemed a county and a city of the first class. Cities and Municipalities--Consolidation of Municipalities--Consolidation of Kansas City, Kansas, and Wyandotte County Under the Kansas City, Kansas/Wyandotte County consolidation plan submitted January 13, 1997, the members elected to the Unified Board of Commissioners are considered county commissioners for the purpose of Section 2 of Article 4 of the Kansas Constitution. www.kscourts.org /ksag/opinions/1997/1997-030.htm   (2078 words)

Denver City Government, An Overview - How Denver City Government Works Denver, the capital of Colorado, is a consolidated city and county. City council meets every Monday evening at 5:30 p.m., except on legal holidays, in council chambers on the fourth floor of the City and County Building. Denver's City and County Building also known as City Hall, (shown above), is located at 1437 Bannock Street on the west side of the city's Civic Center Park. www.denvergov.org /Denver_Government/template2654.asp   (1078 words)

Independent city article - Independent city city United States America county consolidated city-county State - What-Means.com Independent city article - Independent city city United States America county consolidated city-county State - What-Means.com To leave a county is a very limited example of urban secession, a concept which usually applies when a city is leaving a state or province but staying within a nation. This is parallel to an independent city — a city under a state, with no county, parish, or borough in between, as is typical in other places. www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Independent_city   (418 words)

Relating to city-county consolidation; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 199.415, 199.507, 199.705, 199.715, 199.725, 199.735, 199.740, 199.750, 199.755, 199.760 and 202.100. By proceeding under ORS 199.705 to 199.775, a county and the most populous city in the county may consolidate to form a city-county, and one or more of the other cities in the county { + and the unincorporated area + } may join in the consolidation. (2) The electors of any city that does not become part of the city-county and that is contiguous to the unincorporated area may jointly seek the formation of a new county or a change in county boundaries with the electors of the unincorporated area. In ORS 199.705 to 199.775: (1) 'City-county' means a city incorporated under ORS 199.705 to 199.775 and having both city and county functions. www.leg.state.or.us /97reg/measures/hb3700.dir/hb3722.a.html   (3213 words)

Iowa Code 1999: Section 331.247 If a majority of the city- county consolidated legislative body approves the resolution, the question of joining the city-county consolidated government shall be submitted to the electorate of the petitioning city within sixty days after approval of the resolution. A city shall not be included unless the city participates in the commission process, and a majority of the electors of the affected city voting approves the proposed charter for the consolidated government. If more than fifty percent of the population of a city resides within the affected county, it is a city within the county for the purposes of this section. www.legis.state.ia.us /IACODE/1999/331/247.html   (381 words)

about_text In January 2004, the Travis County Commissioners Court adopted a resolution stating that the County and the City of Austin are in compliance with HB 1445 and HB 1204 by their previous adoption of the Chapter 30 consolidated subdivision regulations. Because of negotiations between the City and County in order to comply with HB 1445 and HB 1204, both jurisdictions revised their fees to reflect their new distribution of subdivision review and inspection authorities. It further provides that if a city and county have not reached agreement on the regulations by January 1, 2004, they are required to arbitrate the disputed issues. www.recaonline.com /docs/consol_subdiv.html   (1119 words)

Wallace v. Board of Supervisors (1934) 2 C2d 109 and having within its territorial boundaries one or more incorporated cities or towns, may frame a charter for a consolidated city and county government, by causing a board of fifteen freeholders... Thereafter, in 1926, a freeholders' charter for Alameda County was proposed and adopted by the electors of the county pursuant to section 7 1/2 of article XI of the Constitution (added in 1911 and amended in 1914), and this county charter was, as above stated, ratified by the legislature in January, 1927. Under section 7 1/2 a county charter adopted thereunder "may be surrendered and annulled with the assent of two- thirds of the qualified electors of such county, voting at a special election, held for that purpose... online.ceb.com /calcases/C2/2C2d109.htm   (909 words)

2005-017 8/4/2005 Kansas Attorney General Opinion If consolidation occurs, the Topeka/Shawnee County Unified Government will wear different hats when exercising city or county power depending upon whether the power is exercised in the county or within the former boundaries of the City of Topeka. The purpose of the Consolidation Commission is to "prepare and adopt a plan addressing the consolidation of the city and county or certain city and county offices, functions, services and operations." Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, 264 Kan. 293, 311 (1998). www.kscourts.org /ksag/opinions/2005/2005-017.htm   (2000 words)

County Forms of Government Although some of the larger cities and counties have considered this option, no consolidated city-county governments have yet been created in Washington State. The county executive is elected in King, Pierce, Snohomish, and Whatcom counties, and is appointed in San Juan County. The county executive or administrator is responsible for general administration and operation of the county. www.mrsc.org /localgov/locgov12.htm   (2071 words)

Montana SB 504 Those funds allocated to cities, towns, counties, and consolidated city-county governments in this section must, in accordance with the provisions of 15-1-501, be paid by the department of transportation from the state special revenue fund to the cities, towns, counties, and consolidated city-county governments. (7) For the purposes of this section in which determination of mileage is necessary for distribution of funds, it is the responsibility of the cities, towns, counties, and consolidated city-county governments to furnish to the department of transportation a yearly certified statement indicating the total mileage within their respective areas applicable to this chapter. The factors must be based on the ratio of the city to the rural county population, considering the total population in the county minus the population of any other incorporated city or town in the county. data.opi.state.mt.us /bills/BillHtml/SB0504.htm   (856 words)

Places Cartographic Boundary Files Descriptions and Metadata - U.S. Census Bureau These presentations include the incorporated places within the consolidated city and the "consolidated city (balance)." Although hierarchical presentations do not show the consolidated city, the data for it are the same as the county or county subdivision with which it is coextensive. The "consolidated city (balance)" entry shows the data for the portion of the consolidated government minus the incorporated places, and is shown in alphabetical sequence with other places that comprise the consolidated city. The places within consolidated cities are categorized by their size, as is the "consolidated city (balance)." A few incorporated places are partially inside and partially outside a consolidated city. www.census.gov /geo/www/cob/pl_metadata.html#meta   (1268 words)

City-county consolidations As a consolidated entity, responsibility and blame cannot be disputed between the separate city and county governments. The consolidation in Kansas City-Wyandotte County, KS in 1997, replaced their seven member city council and three member county commissioners board with an 11 member Board of Commissioners (eight elected by district and two elected countywide). A formal joining of a city (or cities) with a county (or counties) government is called a city-county consolidation. www.nlc.org /about_cities/cities_101/166.cfm?TYPE=popup   (771 words)

City-county consolidation remains a good idea Arizona Daily Star ® City and county employees line up on the loser column, feeling their job security is being threatened. Nonetheless, he said the best consolidation example to follow was in the city of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, N.C. The city provides police and fire protection, and the county operates the parks system and is responsible for building inspections. Consolidation could extend cooperation between city and county. www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/78239   (615 words)

Group wants Incline to be city or county (printable version) The immediate issue is a bill that Reno City Council is scheduled to consider March 19 to create a consolidated city/county government. Fearing the city of Reno intends to raid their property taxes, a group of Incline Village residents is organizing to incorporate as a city or form their own county. County Manager Katy Singlaub has approved the use of county money to fund half of a $25,000 study now underway by the Incline GID to examine the financial aspects of forming a city. www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=35884   (1244 words)

subcodoc.txt Instead, estimates are shown for the consolidated city "remainder," which is the consolidated city minus the semi-independent places located within the consolidated city. Estimates are not shown for the consolidated city. County estimates are calculated using a demographic components of change model that incorporates information on natural change (births and deaths) and net migration (net domestic migration and net movement from abroad) in the area since the reference date. www.census.gov /population/estimates/metro-city/subcodoc.txt   (1109 words)

The Winchester Star Consolidation Steering Committee Chairman Michael M. Foreman asked the legal affairs subcommittee — one of a host of panels devising plans to possibly merge the two local government entities — to look into the differences between city and county governments. The subcommittee studying the consolidation of schools has said that the decision to be a county or city would impact whether there is an elected or appointed school board. At a recent meeting on the consolidation of fire and rescue services, Larry T. Omps, the panel’s chairman, said city and county residents “still have the Handley, James Wood mentality,” referring to the rivalry between the city and county high schools. www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/051126/Area_consol.asp   (572 words)

City of Tucson City Manager James Keene recommended the appointment to the Mayor and Council, who approved it at their meeting tonight. He began in the City of Belmont in 1975 and was Director from 1979 to 1988. The professional panel included City staff, the interim director of City of Phoenix Parks and Recreation, and Associate City Administrator for the City of Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation Department. www.ci.tucson.az.us /hottopics/parksdirector.html   (458 words)

consolidate.htm Meanwhile, in an earlier consolidation attempt in March, voters in Georgia turned down, for the second time in six years, a proposal to consolidate Spalding County and the city of Griffin. Spalding County has a total population of approximately 57,000 and is on the outer edge of the greater Atlanta-Fulton County metro area. Support for consolidation was strongest among city residents, who voted in favor of consolidation by a nearly 2-1 margin. www.naco.org /cnews/1997/97-05-12/consolidate.htm   (283 words)

Indiana Code 36-3-6 (b) A tax levied by the consolidated city for a department or division having territorial jurisdiction over the whole county shall be levied on property in the whole county, and the money received from that tax shall be paid into a fund to be known as the consolidated county fund. (a) Before the Wednesday after the first Monday in July each year, the consolidated city and county shall prepare budget estimates for the ensuing budget year under this section. This chapter applies to each consolidated city and its county. www.in.gov /legislative/ic/code/title36/ar3/ch6.html   (1600 words)

May 2, 2004 - Del Norte-Crescent City consolidation bill moves to Assembly floor vote Currently San Francisco is the only municipality in the state that has a consolidated city-county government. CRESCENT CITY -- The idea of joining the city and Del Norte County into a single governmental entity seems to be gathering support at the state level. Earlier this year the Crescent City Council and Del Norte Board of Supervisors passed resolutions directing the Del Norte Local Agency Formation Commission to conduct a detailed analysis on the advantages and disadvantages of consolidating. democrats.assembly.ca.gov /members/a01/articles/an012004007.htm   (322 words)

Government Performance Project 2000/Report card: Virginia Beach The city council conducts a retreat every year to establish its “destination points, the targets it wants to achieve for the consolidated city/county in the short and long term. The fact is, though, this consolidated city/county isn’t counting on its rainy day fund to keep it out of trouble. The city is moving toward effective use of measures to inform its decision-making process, but most of the measures are currently output- or efficiency-related. governing.com /gpp/2000/gp0virg.htm   (902 words)

Posting Date: November 29, 1996 Mayor Ihde gave an overview regarding a City/County consolidated alternative form of county government and City of Bondurant participation to study establishing an alternative form of consolidated government. A regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Bondurant, Polk County, Iowa, was held in the Community Room at the Bondurant City Center on the 17th day of December 2001, at 7:00 p.m. Polk County Sheriff’s Representative Lt. Jorgenson gave an overview of the recent activity in the City of Bondurant. www.cityofbondurant.com /Minutes/01-26min.htm   (750 words)

Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce - The Voice of Business - Regionalism A city-county consolidated government is a government in which there has been a formal joining of a city (or cities) with a county government. There are 3,069 county governments in the Unites States, of which just over 30 are city-county consolidated governments. This consolidation creates one unified governing organization that resumes the responsibilities of both the city and the county. www.okcchamber.com /page.asp?atomid=1523   (233 words)

County News The 1960s was the most active merger period for cities and counties; seven city-county consolidated governments were formed during this period. Richmond County and the City of Augusta, Ga., and Lafayette Parish and the City of Lafayette, La. will be the 29th and 30th consolidated municipalities. One Lafayette City resident appeared before the city council this January to state that the merger is a violation of the constitution of the state of Louisiana. www.naco.org /cnews/1996/96-02-19/32moreco.htm   (579 words)

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