§ 2-2. Consolidation of county and city; creation of unified government; name.
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The governmental and corporate functions now vested in the City of Kansas City, Kansas,
a municipal corporation, and the governmental and corporate functions of the County
of Wyandotte, Kansas, are hereby consolidated, such consolidation being pursuant to
constitutional power granted the Kansas Legislature by article 2, section 17 of the Constitution of Kansas, as amended, and in conformity with K.S.A. 12-340 et
seq. Said consolidation shall result in the creation and establishment of a new unified
government to perform all of the governmental and corporate functions previously performed
by the county and by the city, and shall be known as "The Unified Government of Wyandotte
County/Kansas City, Kansas," (hereinafter "the unified government"). The unified government
shall be vested with perpetual succession, be capable of suing and being sued, and
be capable of purchasing, receiving and holding property, real and personal, and of
selling, leasing or disposing of the real and personal property the same extent as
other governmental entities.
