The resolution required by Section 6-11-2070 shall also provide for the publication of notice of the referendum in one newspaper of general circulation within the district. The notice of referendum must be published no less than sixty days prior to the referendum, on that date which is two weeks following the initial publication, and once a week for each of the four weeks immediately preceding the week in which the referendum is held. The notice shall contain matters required by the general election laws of the State and shall also include the following information:

(1) the name of the district proposed to be dissolved;

(2) a statement that the purpose of the referendum is to determine whether the district should be dissolved;

(3) a general description of the boundaries of the district;

(4) the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of each current member of the governing body of the district;

(5) the services which the district is by law authorized to provide;

(6) the outstanding principal balance of general obligation bonds of the district, the outstanding principal balance of the revenue bonds of the district, the outstanding principal balance of lease-purchase obligations of the district, and the outstanding principal balance of other obligations of the district;

(7) the name of the political subdivision or subdivisions which shall assume the assets and liabilities of the district upon dissolution and, if services are to be continued, shall provide the services currently provided by the district;

(8) where applicable, a statement that a copy of the written agreement of the successor providers as to the proposed distribution of assets and liabilities is available at the office of the principal administrator of each successor entity and at the principal office of the district;

(9) where applicable, a statement that in the event the district is dissolved, the area formerly included within the district must be, without further action or approval, designated as a special tax district of the county in which the district is located for the provision of the service or services presently provided by the district for which the county is the successor provider, that the district will be subject to an annual tax for operations and maintenance of it not exceeding the amount as provided in the ordinance of the county enacted pursuant to Section 6-11-2060, and for debt service on general obligation bonds issued to finance the provision of the service or services; and

(10) the question to be voted upon in the referendum.

HISTORY: 1998 Act No. 397, Section 3.