7-3-142. Requirements for petition. A petition proposing an alteration of a local government must contain:

(1) a certificate containing the plan of government of the existing form of local government;

(2) a certificate containing the plan of government of the proposed new form of government or amendments to the existing plan;

(3) a certificate containing the plan of apportionment of commissioner districts if districts are contained in the plan of government; and

(4) a comparison of the existing form of government and plan of government and proposed form of government and plan of government, including, if desired, a statement of the strengths and weaknesses of the existing and proposed forms and plans of government, information that supports the adoption of the proposed form and plan, and information that supports retention of the present form and plan.