15.2-3548 - Effect on town charter.
§ 15.2-3548. Effect on town charter.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any town locatedwithin or partially within a county proposing to consolidate with anothercounty or city, or combination thereof, into a consolidated county and whichis not a party to the consolidation agreement, shall continue as a town inthe consolidated county.
B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, in the event aproposed consolidation of a county with another county or city into aconsolidated city is approved by the voters as provided in § 15.2-3540, anytown located within or partially within a county and not a party to theconsolidation agreement shall continue as a township. The charter of suchtown shall become the charter of the township. Such townships establishedpursuant to this subsection shall continue to exercise such powers and electsuch officers as the township charter may authorize and shall exercise suchother powers as towns exercise under general law. However, no township shallexercise the powers granted towns by Chapter 38 (§ 15.2-3800 et seq.) or byArticle 1 (§ 15.2-3200 et seq.) of Chapter 32, or any extraterritorialauthority granted towns by Chapter 22 (§ 15.2-2200 et seq.). The consolidatedcity shall exercise such powers in the township as were exercised by thecounty in the town prior to consolidation. Townships shall receive from theCommonwealth financial assistance in the same manner and to the same extentas is provided towns. A township may transfer all or part of the revenues itreceives, the services it performs, its facilities, other assets, and debtsto the consolidated city by agreement of the governing bodies.
(1979, c. 85, § 15.1-1146.1; 1997, c. 587.)