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GENERAL STATUTES RELATED TO MERGER (CONT. ) The plan referred to above shall be Upon approval of the plan of consolida- OPINIONS OF ATTORNEY GENERAL b mutually agreed upon by the city and tion or merger by the State Board of Educa- county boards of education involved and tion, or upon approval of the plan of what plan of Merger May Include; Effect of shal�i be accompanied by a certification that consolidation or merger by the voters in a Merger.—The plan of merger may include a provi- the plan was approved by the board of edu- referendum or election called for such -ion that candidates for the merged board be elected cation on a given day and that the action purpose, and as soon as a provisional or on a nonpartisan basis in a partisan election; if the has been duly recorded in the minutes of interim board of education of the merged merger is brought about the city school board would said board, together with a certification to unit,or a permanent board of education of have no further authority after the merger and would the effect that the public hearing required the merged unit, enters in and upon the be dissolved by operation of law:if theschool unit-are above was announced and held. The plan, duties of the administration of the public merged and the city unit no l d way exists,the supand d mental tax heretofore approved may-t ill be levied and together with the required certifications, schools of the consolidated or merge unit, turned over to the merged board for administrative shall then be iubmitted to the board of then the former boards of education and all purposes within the area formerly recognized as the countv'commissioners for its concurrence public officers of the former boards of edu- city administrative unit.See opinion of the Attorney and approval.After such approval has been cation of the separate units tiles merged General to Mr. S.A. Collier. Sr.. Attorney for received,the plan steal I be submitted to the shall stand abolished, and said separate Statesville City School Board,40 N.C.-A.G.221(19691. State Board of Education for the approval boards of education or administrative units Effect of Merger of County and City Unit on of said State Board and the plan shall not thus merged shall stand dissolved and shall Supplemental Taxes in Effect in Each Unit.—See become effective until such approval is cease to exist for any and all purposes. All opinion of Attorney General to Mr.Thomas A.Banks, granted.,Upon approval by the State Board consolidations and mergers of county and Wake County Attorney,40 N.C.A.G.226(19701. of Education,the plan of consolidation and city boards of education and of county and merger shall become final and shall be city school administrative units heretofore deemed tti have been matte by authority of agreed to and finally approved,and all con-, law and shall not be changed or amended solidation or merger proceedings entered except by an act of the general Assembly. into prior to June 9, 1969, are hereby The written plan of agreement shall be -declared to be effective,legal and according placed in the custody pf the*board of educa- to taw notwithstanding any defect in the tion operating and administering the pub- merger or consolidation proceedings and lie schools in the merged unit and a copy notwithstanding any dis.4olution of the filed with the Secretary of State. separate boards of education and•public The pplan may be, but it is not required officers of the former,separate school units. that it be,submitted for the approval of the (1967,c.643,s.3;1969,c.742;1981,c..423, voters of the geographic area afTected in a s. 1J referendum or election called for such purpose,and such elections or referendums Local Modification. — Monroe Citv School if held shall be held under the provisions Administrative•Unit: 1983, c. 475; Union County governing elections or referendums as set ';chool Adminisu:ltive Unit:1983,c.475. forth in G.S. 115C-507, with authority of the hoard of county commissioners to have such election or referendum conducted by the board of elections of the county. 25