West Virginia § 7A-3-2 Municipal charter review committee

West Virginia Statutes

§ 7A-3-2 — Municipal charter review committee

West Virginia § 7A-3-2

Ch. 7ACONSOLIDATED LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Art. 3INITIATING CONSOLIDATION AND ESTABLISHING CHARTER REVIEW COMMITTEE

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W. Va. Code § 7A-3-2 (2026).

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(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

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(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.