§ 83. Legislative intent. In the event that municipalities propose a
merger of all or part of existing police agencies within counties in
establishing a countywide, a part-county or combinations of municipal
police agencies, orderly transitional procedures will be required. In
such consolidations of the police functions within a county it is
necessary to provide a uniform and equitable method for transferring the
members of existing police departments into the combined agency
structure. Such methods should protect the rights held by present
employees in their existing organization.