10-16-2001 Planning Commission Meeting

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Upon employment with the City,the employees salary and benefits would be the greater of the two governments. The Town employees could be transferred with seniority rights which they earned while working for the town. a. The town employees will not be considered for promotions during the first six months of their employment with the City. b. Upon employment with the City,town employees will be granted annual vacation with pay equivalent to the number of days they were entitled to during their last year of employment with the town. The amount of vacation shall not increase until time in service with the City entitles the employee to more days of vacation than were granted upon employment with the Town. 13. Representation on Governing Bodies: We are contemplating a gradual annexation, there are no statutes which cover this type of annexation in regard to representation on government bodies. This is an area which will be worked out by mutual agreement between the two governments involved. 14. Zoning and Planning-Prior to the effective date of the resolution the City will adopt by ordinance provisions for an agricultural,forestry,rural residential,commercial, 371 corridor and waterfront commercial zoning districts. No later than 60 days following the effective date of an annexation. The City will adopt by Ordinance zoning boundaries for each zoning district proposed in a plan jointly developed by the City and Town Planning Commission for the merged Town area. 15. During the period of transition from town government to city government,the City will designate an employee whose duties will include providing information and acting as a liaison in respect to city government for former township residents. a. The Town agrees to work with the City in obtaining financial assistance from the State to assist in funding the annexation. 16. Assessments: Town property which is annexed will not be assessed for projects completed before the date of annexation. 17. Assets: Upon the effective date of the final annexation parcel of the Town,all of the assets and fund balances of the Town must become assets and funds balances of the City. All the records of the Town that pertain to the portions of the present Town being merged with the City must become the records of the City. All rights and obligations of the Town existing on that effective date become the rights and obligations of the City as of that date. 18. Police Protection: As property is annexed into the City it will be served by the City Police Department immediately upon the final effective date of last annexation. 19. Proposed Annexation Time Frame Area 1- 2002 Area 2- 2003 Area 3 2004 Area 4 2005 Area 5 2006 Area 6 2007 Area 7 2008 Area 8 2009 Area 9 2010 Area 10 2011 Area 11 2012 DRAFT