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“Existing municipal ordinances, resolutions, and orders stay in effect after consolidation, subject to law, repeal, amendment, and a maximum of three years; the new municipality’s governing body must adopt uniform replacement ordinances as soon as possible.”
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Existing municipal ordinances, resolutions, and orders stay in effect after consolidation, subject to law, repeal, amendment, and a maximum of three years; the new municipality’s governing body must adopt uniform replacement ordinances as soon as possible.
Section 10-2-614
Existing municipal ordinances, resolutions, and orders continue in force after consolidation, subject to legality, repeal, amendment, and a maximum duration of three years.
Section 10-2-614(1)
The governing body of the new municipality must adopt new ordinances, resolutions, and orders as soon as possible to provide uniform governance.
Section 10-2-614(2)
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