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we say they have the existing power but we then turn around

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and by leaving the procedure but not the authority, we do

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not give them that existing power.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate B. Miller.

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DELEGATE B. MILLER: As I understand it, you are

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saying the procedure for changing, amending the charter in

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the municipality is now in here but the authority is not,

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and my question to you is that if they then need -- since

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the procedure is here, and you tell me -- and the authority

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is not, why cannot they go to the General Assembly and ask

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for that authority?

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Grant.

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DELEGATE GRANT: There would be no reason why the

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municipalities could not go to the General Assembly and ask

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the authority. What I point out is that it is not necessary

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for them to do it. In other words, there is no point of

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providing for procedure if you don't have athority to im-

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plement the procedure.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate B. Miller.

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DELEGATE B. MILLER: Where do we put the

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procedure? Maybe we had better strike the procedure and let