Petition to Change Boundaries; Joint Resolution of Districts Required

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Sec. 4. (a) If:

(1) a petition is filed under section 1(a)(1) of this chapter to change the boundaries of a district; and

(2) the territory proposed for inclusion in the reconfigured district includes all or part of the territory of one (1) or more other existing districts;

the petition must be accompanied by a copy of a joint resolution described in subsection (b).

(b) The resolution required by this section must be adopted by the supervisors and certified by the secretary of:

(1) the district into which the territory proposed for inclusion would be incorporated; and

(2) each district whose territory would be incorporated into the district referred to in subdivision (1).

(c) The resolution required by this section must set forth:

(1) the amount of the assets and obligations that would be transferred to the district referred to in subsection (b)(1) by each district referred to in subsection (b)(2) as part of the incorporation of territory; and

(2) the amount of the assets and obligations of the district referred to in subsection (b)(1) that would be retained by the district after the incorporation of territory.

As added by P.L.136-1997, SEC.35.


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