Sec. 7-197. Consolidation commission.
Sec. 7-197. Consolidation commission. If, within thirty days of the adoption of
the proposal to consolidate by the initiating legislative body, the legislative body of
each other unit of local government included in the proposed consolidation has accepted
the proposal, or if a sufficient petition has been certified to the presiding officer of the
legislative body of the town, such presiding officer shall call a joint meeting of the
legislative bodies of all of the units of local government included in the proposal, designate the time and place, and preside at the joint meeting. Such meeting shall by joint
resolution appoint a consolidation commission of not fewer than five nor more than
fifteen members. Each political subdivision included in the proposed consolidation and
the area of the town, if any, outside the boundaries of any such political subdivision shall
be represented on the consolidation commission, as nearly as possible, in proportion to
the number of electors residing in each such political subdivision and the number of
electors residing outside the boundaries of any such political subdivision; provided there
shall be at least one commission member from each political subdivision in the proposed
consolidation and one member from the area of the town, if any, outside the boundaries
of any such political subdivision.
(1957, P.A. 465, S. 11.)
Cited. 152 C. 676. Cited. 171 C. 74. Cited. 179 C. 589. Cited. 184 C. 30. Cited. 188 C. 276. Cited. 208 C. 543.