Requirements of a Proposed Dissolution Plan

The statutory process of dissolution, when initiated by the governing body, begins with a resolution endorsing a proposed dissolution plan [§773(2)].
That plan must specify:

• The name of the local government entity to be dissolved;
• The territorial boundaries of the entity;
• The type and/or class of the entity;
• A fiscal estimate of the cost of dissolution;
• Any plan for the transfer or elimination of public employees;
• The entity’s assets, including but not limited to real and personal property, and the fair value thereof in current money of the United States;
• The entity’s liabilities and indebtedness, bonded and otherwise, and the fair value thereof;
• Any agreements entered into with the town or towns in which the entity is situated in order to carry out the dissolution;
• The manner and means by which the residents of the entity will continue to be furnished municipal services following the entity’s dissolution;
• Terms for the disposition of the entity’s assets and the disposition of its liabilities and indebtedness, including the levy and collection of the necessary taxes and assessments;
• Findings as to whether any local laws, ordinances, rules or regulations of the entity shall remain in effect after the effective date of the dissolution or shall remain in effect for a period of time other than two years following dissolution;
• The effective date of the proposed dissolution;
• The time and place or places for a public hearing or hearings on the proposed dissolution plan; and
• Any other matter desirable or necessary to carry out the dissolution.

Updated March 23, 2022