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W. Va. Code § 7A-3-2

Municipal charter review committee

West Virginia · West Virginia Code Chapter 7A — Consolidated Local Government · Status: effective

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W. Va. Code § 7A-3-2, Municipal charter review committee, West Virginia, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-03, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2360673
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(a) A municipal charter review committee shall be established within thirty days of the county commission verifying the petition or resolution proposing consolidation. (b) A municipal charter review committee consists of the following members: (1) Two government officials or their designees from each affected municipality appointed by their respective governing bodies; (2) One county commissioner or his or her designee appointed by the county commission from each county where the affected municipalities are located; and (3) Two or three public members elected during executive session by the other members to make the number of charter review committee members an odd number. (c) A municipal charter review committee continues to exist until it is dissolved pursuant to the charter or the final disapproval of the charter.