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For the purpose of this subsection, "contiguous municipalities"
includes municipalities that are separated solely by water or by
unorganized territory.

 
3.__Municipal service district officers.__"Municipal service
district officers" means the legislative body of the government
of a municipal service district provided for in its charter in
accordance with section 2112, subsection 2 to which participating
municipalities have delegated their municipal authority.

 
4.__Participating municipality.__"Participating municipality"
means a municipality that has joined, has agreed to join or has
entered into a process for the purpose of joining a municipal
service district.

 
5.__School board of directors.__"School board of directors"
means the board of directors of a school management unit formed
and elected pursuant to a municipal service district charter as
provided for in section 2112, subsection 2.

 
6.__School management unit.__"School management unit" means
the school management unit established by a municipal service
district in accordance with its charter as provided for in
section 2112, subsection 2.

 
7.__State board.__"State board" means the State Board of
Education.

 
§2112.__Adoption of municipal service district charter

 
1.__Charter commission.__Any 5 or more municipalities that
together meet the definition of a municipal service district may
enter into an interlocal agreement to establish a joint charter
commission for the purpose of proposing a charter for a proposed
municipal service district.__The agreement must provide that the
charter commission consist of one representative from each
participating municipality, appointed by the legislative body of
the municipality, plus 3 representatives at-large who reside
within the proposed municipal service district and who are
elected by the qualified voters within the proposed municipal
service district.__A person seeking election as an at-large
member of the charter commission shall file with the clerk of
that person's participating municipality a petition bearing the
signatures of 25 qualified voters within the proposed municipal
service district 90 days prior to the election date.__The clerks
of each participating municipality shall cooperate in the
validation of signatures.__Election of at-large members must be
held within 90 days of the effective date of the interlocal
agreement.__The election must be held by all participating
municipalities on the same day. The names of the candidates must


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