§ 160A-540. Required provision or maintenance of services.
§ 160A‑540. Required provision or maintenance of services.
(a) New District. When a city defines a new service district,it shall provide, maintain, or let contracts for the services for which theresidents of the district are being taxed within a reasonable time, not toexceed one year, after the effective date of the definition of the district.
(b) Extended District. When a city annexes territory for aservice district, it shall provide, maintain, or let contracts for the servicesprovided or maintained throughout the district to the residents of the areaannexed to the district within a reasonable time, not to exceed one year, afterthe effective date of the annexation.
(c) Consolidated District. When a city consolidates two ormore service districts, one of which has had provided or maintained a lowerlevel of services, it shall increase the services within that district (or letcontracts therefor) to a level comparable to those provided or maintainedelsewhere in the consolidated district within a reasonable time, not to exceedone year, after the effective date of the consolidation. (1973, c. 655, s. 1.)