Part 4 — Formation, Fundamental Changes and Dissolution Division 1 General Criteria
97.2 Effect of change of status
RSA 2000
(a) each councillor of the old municipality continues as a
councillor of the new municipality until a successor is sworn
into office;
(b) each officer and employee of the old municipality continues
as an officer or employee of the new municipality with the
same rights and duties until the council of the new
municipality otherwise directs;
(c) all bylaws and resolutions of the old municipality that the
new municipality has the authority to pass are continued as
the bylaws and resolutions of the new municipality;
(d) all taxes due to the old municipality are deemed to be
arrears of taxes due to the new municipality and may be
collected and dealt with by the new municipality as if it had
imposed the taxes;
(e) all rights of action and actions by or against the old
municipality may be continued or maintained by or against
the new municipality;
(f) all property vested in the old municipality becomes vested
in the new municipality and may be dealt with by the new
municipality in its own name subject to any trusts or other
conditions applicable to the property;
(g) all other assets, liabilities, rights, duties, functions and
obligations of the old municipality become vested in the
new municipality, and the new municipality may deal with
them in its own name.
(2) Subsection (1) is subject to the order changing the status of the
municipality.
1995 c24 s17