Sec. 11. If a metropolitan school district formed under this chapter includes territory in more than one (1) county, the respective counties, boards, commissions, and officers of each of the counties shall perform duties required to form a metropolitan school district jointly and severally, including:
(1) dividing the territory into board member districts;
(2) levying and collecting taxes;
(3) allocating receipts;
(4) filing petitions for nomination;
(5) printing and distributing ballots,
(6) tabulating and certifying election results; and
(7) filling vacancies.