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after the effective date of the new Constitution pass such

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a law, just as is the case with all the other provisions of

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the schedule, then there would be a problem.

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I further point out that when the Local Government

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Committee article was presented on the floor at first read-

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ing, I was asked questions by Delegate Adkins, Delegate

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Koger, Delegate Kirkland, specifically as to whether the

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provision was intended to permit the existing municipalities

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to amend their charters, and I said yes to all three

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questions, and I further said that there would be a provision

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recommended by the Local Government Committee in the

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Schedule of Legislation to accomplish that, and this is

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that provision.

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Boileau.

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DELEGATE BOILEAU: Mr. President, if I might just

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expand for a moment on some of the items that the chairman

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of the Local Government Committee mentioned. We are talking

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here not about expanding powers of municipalities in any

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way, shape, or form. We are talking about charter changes

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that would have simply given -- to give you an example,

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change from a commission form to mayor and council form.