Coterminous municipality

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A coterminous municipality , [1] [2] sometimes also known as a coterminous city [3] or a coterminous town-village , [4] is a form of local government in some U.S. states in which a municipality and one or more civil townships have partial or complete consolidation of their government functions. A term used for the formation of such a local government is "township and municipal consolidation." [5] This form of local government is distinct from a municipality coterminous with a higher level of government, which is called a consolidated city-county or a variation of that term.

Connecticut [ edit ]

Main article: Local government in Connecticut

The entire area of Connecticut is divided into towns . Cities and boroughs are within town areas, and their governments may or may not be consolidated with those of the towns in which they are located. [6]

Illinois [ edit ]

Main article: Local government in Illinois

The Illinois Township Code includes provisions for a municipality coextensive with a township. Such a municipality is known variously as a coterminous city [3] and a coterminous municipality, [1] [2] and the township is called a coterminous township; [3] the term "consolidated city-township" does not appear in either the Township Code or the Municipal Code. The Township Code provides for the discontinuance of township organization within such a coterminous municipality. [1] [2]

New York [ edit ]

Main article: Local government in New York

In New York, such a local government is called a coterminous town-village [4] and is governed under Article 17 of the New York Village Law . [7] It is never called a consolidated city-township because New York's cities, as opposed to its villages, exist outside of town areas.

Six [8] towns are coterminous with their single village: Green Island in Albany County ; East Rochester in Monroe County ; Palm Tree in Orange County and Scarsdale , Harrison and Mount Kisco in Westchester County . When such an entity is formed, officials from either unit of government may serve in both village and town governments simultaneously. [9] A referendum is held to decide whether residents prefer a village-style or town-style government, which will then function primarily as a village or town but will perform some of the functions of the other form. [4] Green Island has both a Village and a Town government, but the Town government's functions are limited. The rest have unified Town/Village governments. Palm Tree, which is coterminous with the village of Kiryas Joel , is the only instance where the town and village have different names.

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  1. ^ a b c 60 ILCS 1/Art. 27
  2. ^ a b c 60 ILCS 1/Art. 28
  3. ^ a b c 60 ILCS 1/Art. 15
  4. ^ a b c "Legal Memorandum LG06" . New York State Office of General Counsel. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06 . Retrieved 2009-05-18 .
  5. ^ Local Government Consolidation Efforts in Northeastern Illinois
  6. ^ Individual State Descriptions: 2012, 2012 Census of Governments
  7. ^ New York Village Law, § 17-1700
  8. ^ Number of Local Governments and Other Local Entities (PDF) Office of the New York State Comptroller
  9. ^ "Local Government Handbook - Village Government: Historical Development" (PDF) (6th ed.). New York State Department of State. 2009. pp. PDF 79?80 / Handbook 67?68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-25 . Retrieved 2010-02-14 .
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