Adopted by House 4-8-2009
SB239 HFIN AM 4-3McO
The Committee on Finance moves to amend the bill on page two,
section four-a, beginning on line one, by striking out the
remainder of the bill and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter to
the contrary, where the election is on the question of
consolidation of a county with a population exceeding 150,000,
based on the 2000 or 2010 census of population taken under the
authority of the United States government, and a single Class I
city that is the principal municipality of the county, then metro
government becomes effective pursuant to the charter if a majority
of the legal votes cast by the qualified voters of the principal
city and a majority of the legal votes cast by the qualified voters
of all incorporated and unincorporated areas of the affected
county, excluding the principal city, approves the consolidation.
(b) As used in this section, a Class I city is a municipality
so classified under section eight, article one, chapter eight of
this code.".