Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Guidance Document

Department of Housing and Community Development

New version being considered. See history below.

Guidance Document Information

Title	Commission on Local Government: Consolidation of Two or More Units of Local Government
Document ID	CLG - CONSOLIDATION
Summary	Two or more adjoining units of government may consolidate, following a successful referendum. These actions may be initiated by the local governing body or by citizen petition. Various state incentives exist to encourage consolidation of governments. The commission only reviews these cases when the consolidation would result in a city form of government.
Effective Date	12/6/2017
View document text Posted On 12/6/2017 External Link

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Commission On Local Government

Public Comment Forums / Change History

Proposed Change	Register Date	Status
Remove all Commission on Local Government Guidance documents from Town Hall. These documents are restatements of statutes in plain language and bullet point format. They do not "interpret or implement statutes" and therefore do not meet the threshold definition of guidance document.	Under Review	To Be Determined