Special Legislation. The District shall not become operational until special legislation has been enacted that authorizes the transfer of the school buildings and property from the BHRSD and the SBRSD to the District as of the Operational Date (the “Special Legislation”). Should such Special Legislation not be enacted prior to the vote to approve the debt for the New High School, the Transition Period shall end, this Agreement shall terminate, the District shall dissolve and the Existing Districts shall continue in existence.
Special Legislation. A sanitary district may be created by the legislature through enactment of a special law providing for such district and its governing board. Two or more governing bodies may enter into a joint or cooperative agreement to exercise any power common to the parties. The agreement between the two contracting parties must state the purpose of the cooperation and provide the manner in which the power will be exercised. If the agreement calls for the formation of a joint board, all of the parties must be fairly represented. Public funds may be used to carry out the purposes of the agreement. The cooperation between the contracting parties may continue until terminated according to the terms of the agreement Subordinate service districts A subordinate service district is a defined area within a town, but not embracing an entire town, that will receive a government service to be financed from revenues from the area to receive the service. A petition may be submitted to a town board to request formation of a subordinate service district. The petition must be signed by at least 50 percent of the property owners in the proposed district, should include the territorial boundaries of the district, and indicate the services to be provided. A public hearing will then be held to determine whether the district should be established. The town board will pass a resolution to approve or disapprove the establishment of the district, which will be published in a qualified newspaper and sent to each affected property owner. This district will begin 60 days after publication of the resolution or at a later date specified in the resolution. The town board will adopt a budget for operation of the district, which will include a property tax and/or a service charge. If a petition for referendum is signed by at least 25 percent of landowners and received before the district is established, there will be a reverse referendum to vote on whether the district shall be formed. If a majority of property owners support the creation of the district, the district will be formed at the time the town clerk certifies the vote. A district may also be expanded through the procedure outlined above for formation of a district. Only those individuals residing within the territory to be added to the district will be able to vote in the election for expansion, unless at least 25 percent of property owners in the district petition to be included in the election. A subordinate service district can also be...
Special Legislation. The Contractor shall make their staff involved in the Project aware of the terms of the secrecy provisions in Section 16 of the Child Support Act and Income Tax Assessment Act; and obtain from them a secrecy declaration in the appropriate format. The Contractor understands that other agencies such as the Department of Social Security have similar secrecy requirements. If the Contractor's staff are likely to have access to that type of material the Contractor undertakes to inform persons of the relevant requirements.
