§ 153A-402. Purposes of a commission.
§ 153A‑402. Purposes of a commission.
A commission established pursuant to this Article may be charged withany of the following purposes:
(1) To study the powers, duties, functions, responsibilities,and organizational structures of the counties or cities that established thecommission and of other units of local government and public agencies withinthose counties or cities;
(2) To prepare a report on its studies and findings;
(3) To prepare a plan for consolidating one or more functionsand services of the governments that established the commission;
(4) To prepare drafts of any agreements or legislationnecessary to effect the consolidation of one or more functions and services;
(5) To prepare a plan for consolidating into a singlegovernment some or all of the governments that established the commission;
(6) To prepare drafts of any legislation necessary to effectthe plan of governmental consolidation;
(7) To call a referendum, as provided in G.S. 153A‑405, onthe plan of governmental consolidation. (1973, c. 822, s. 1.)