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West Virginia Code Chapter 7A. Consolidated Local Government § 7A-3-2. Municipal charter review committee

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A municipal charter review committee shall be established within thirty days of the county commission verifying the petition or resolution proposing consolidation.

(b) A municipal charter review committee consists of the following members:

(1) Two government officials or their designees from each affected municipality appointed by their respective governing bodies;

(2) One county commissioner or his or her designee appointed by the county commission from each county where the affected municipalities are located; and

(3) Two or three public members elected during executive session by the other members to make the number of charter review committee members an odd number.

(c) A municipal charter review committee continues to exist until it is dissolved pursuant to the charter or the final disapproval of the charter.

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Cite this article: FindLaw.com - West Virginia Code Chapter 7A. Consolidated Local Government § 7A-3-2. Municipal charter review committee - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/wv/chapter-7a-consolidated-local-government/wv-code-sect-7a-3-2/

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