LOCAL LEGISLATION CALENDAR GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Monday, March 20, 2017
HB 555 by Representative Cooke of the 18th CITY OF CARROLLTON: This bill authorizes the city of Carrollton to levy an excise tax.
HB 580 by Representative Rhodes of the 120th PUTNAM COUNTY: This bill abolishes the office of elected county surveyor of Putnam County and provides for the appointment of the county surveyor by the governing authority.
HB 581 by Representative Rhodes of the 120th TALIAFERRO COUNTY: This bill changes the compensation of the members of the Taliaferro County Board of Education. The members, excluding the chairperson, will receive $300 per month, while the chair shall receive $325 a month. Additionally, actual expenses will be reimbursed to members while meeting or traveling outside the county as a member of the board.
HB 582 by Representative Dickey of the 140th MONROE COUNTY: This bill creates the Joint Board of Elections and Registration of Monroe County, which shall conduct the primary and general elections for Monroe County, the city of Culloden, and the city of Forsyth.
HB 585 by Representative Pirkle of the 155th OCILLA-IRWIN COUNTY: This bill provides for the members of the Ocilla-Irwin County Industrial Development Authority. It states the authority shall consist of six members, who shall serve one year terms and who shall be eligible for reappointment. The chairperson of the Irwin County Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues shall appoint himself or herself, one member of the board, and one at large, unelected person to the authority. The mayor of the city of Ocilla will do the same. A majority of the directors will constitute a quorum.
HB 586 by Representative Bentley of the 139th CITY OF REYNOLDS: This bill creates a new charter for the City of Reynolds.
HB 587 by Representative Glanton of the 75th CITY OF JONESBORO: This bill provides for a nonbinding advisory referendum to ascertain whether the people of Jonesboro want the governing authority of the city to seek to lower the homestead exemption from city ad valorem taxes over a period of five years to $10,000 of the assessed value of the homestead.
HB 589 by Representative Williamson of the 115th WALTON COUNTY: This bill changes the compensation of the coroner of Walton County.