Sentence 1: The village of Mineral Hills and the city of Stambaugh were consolidated with the city of Iron River with effect from 1 July 2000 .
Sentence 2: Effective July 1 , 2000 , the village of Mineral Hills and the city of Stambaugh were consolidated with the city of Iron River .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?