Adopted by House 3-5-07
SB435 H GO AM 3-1
Thompson 3192
The Committee on Government Organization moves to amend the bill, on page six, after section one, after line fifty-nine, by adding thereto Section six, Article seven, Chapter seven-a, in its entirety with the following strikethrough and underscore amendment, all to read as follows:
"ARTICLE 7. ELECTIONS ON METRO GOVERNMENT.
§7A-7-6. Municipalities within territory remain incorporated in metro government.
Municipalities, other than the principal city, are not automatically consolidated into the metro government. Upon the approval by voters of metro consolidation, municipalities within the territory of the metro government, other than the principal city, remain incorporated and continue to perform their functions as permitted by law unless dissolved or consolidated pursuant to section eight of this article.";
And by amending the enacting section to read as follows:
" That §7A-1-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted; that §7A-4-1 of said code be amended and reenacted; and that §7A-7-6 of said code be amended and reenacted, all to read as follows:".