§ 8-06. Other Municipalities in Lafayette Parish.

A.

This charter shall not be applicable to municipalities in Lafayette Parish, other than the City of Lafayette, except as the charter relates to functions and responsibilities of the parish.

B.

Municipalities in the parish not a part of the City-Parish Government may become a part of the consolidated Government in the following manner:

(1)

An ordinance approved by the mayor and governing body of the municipality shall be submitted to the City-Parish Council requesting the Council to call an election relative to incorporating the municipality into the City-Parish Government.

(2)

The City-Parish Council shall submit the proposal to the voters of the affected municipality and to voters of the parish at the next scheduled election occurring at least sixty (60) days after submission of the ordinance to the City-Parish Council.

(3)

The consolidation shall become effective only if approved by a majority of electors voting thereon in the area of Lafayette Parish outside the municipality proposing to become a part of the consolidated government and approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon in the affected municipality.

C.

If the voters approve the consolidation, the City-Parish Council shall, by ordinance, provide for the orderly transition of the municipality into the consolidated government within six (6) months after the election, except that no term of office of an elected official of the affected municipality shall be shortened.

D.

The affected municipality shall have the same rights and privileges of a municipality as are provided in this charter for the City of Lafayette.

(Reprint of January 2010)