373.1 - CREATION OF COMMISSION.

        373.1  CREATION OF COMMISSION.         1.  Cities within a county may unite to form a single unit of      local government in accordance with this chapter.  Any city located      in two or more counties shall be allowed to participate in a      metropolitan consolidation in the county where at least fifty percent      of its population resides.  An alternative form of metropolitan      government shall be submitted to the electorate by a commission in      the form of a charter or charter amendment proposed in accordance      with this chapter.         2.  Participation in a charter commission under this chapter may      be proposed by:         a.  The city council adopting a resolution calling for      participation.         b.  By petition of the number of eligible electors of the city      equal to at least twenty-five percent of the votes cast in the city      at the last regular city election petitioning the council to adopt a      resolution calling for participation.  The council shall within      thirty days of the filing of a valid petition adopt such a      resolution.  
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         91 Acts, ch 256, §40