§ 24. Resolution regarding special referendum

   (a) Specification of day and hours. -- Between 40 and 60 days after the county governing body receives the proposed charter from the organizing committee, the county governing body may specify, by resolution, the day and hours for a special referendum election on the proposed incorporation for the voters of the area to be incorporated.

(b) Exact wording of proposed charter to be included. -- The resolution described in subsection (a) of this section shall contain the exact wording of the proposed charter, as submitted by the organizing committee, to be voted on at the time of the referendum.

(c) Rejection of referendum request. --

   (1) If the county governing body rejects the referendum request, the county governing body shall provide in writing and make available to the general public within a reasonable time the reasons for rejecting the referendum request.

   (2) The county governing body shall establish reasonable procedures by which a reconsideration of a rejection of a referendum request can be undertaken, including an opportunity for a public hearing with sufficient advance public notice.

   (3) On completion of the hearing and review process, the county governing body shall by resolution affirm the rejection or grant the referendum request.

HISTORY: 1998, ch. 678.