1. Legislative Action to ”Create Path to Incorporation”
Clarify Authority to Incorporate as a General Law City
Empower the New City to Assume All Assets and Liabilities of TWT
Clarify Powers of TWT to Dissolve Itself
Attempt to Preserve Current Revenue Streams and Authorities
Empower the New City to Administer & Enforce Covenants
Path to Becoming a City
Timeframe To Achieve—12-18 Months ?
Election to Approve General & Other Sales Taxes/Adopt Hotel Tax Ordinance (Nov Uniform Election Date?)
Timeframe to Achieve-- ??
Inventory Roads and Develop Cost to Maintain (2017)
Form Charter Commission
(Elect or
Appoint Members?)
Efforts
Successful ?
Adopt City Budget/ Property Tax Rate (Oct 1)
Develop Financial Strategy & Cost Projections
Months ?
Develop Home Rule Charter
YES
Merge Township into New City
Timeframe To Achieve Support ??
Educate Voters
Educate Voters
Elect City Governing Body Mayor + 5 Aldermen
(May Uniform Election Date?)
Voter Support
Voter Support
YES
YES
Election to Form a “General Law City”
(Nov Uniform Election Date?)
Election to
Adopt Charter & Home Rule Government
(Nov Uniform Election Date?)
YES NO
Wait 3 Years & Repeat Process
24 to 36 Months After Incorporation?