ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS OF THE
SECOND SESSION OF THE 156TH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
2022
COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY OF THE STATE
Volume Two Book Three

COMPILER'S NOTE
General Acts and Resolutions of the 2022 Regular Session of the General Assembly of Georgia will be found in Volume One beginning at page 1. The Supplementary Appropriations Act for FY 2021-2022 and the Appropriations Act for FY 2022-2023 will be found in the Volume One Appendix. These two Acts have been separately placed in the Appendix in order to maintain the special formatting and unique characteristics of the underlying bills. Local and Special Acts and Resolutions will be found in Volume Two beginning at page 3501. Home rule actions by counties and consolidated governments and by municipalities filed in the Office of the Secretary of State between May 1, 2021, and May 1, 2022, are printed in Volume Two beginning at pages 6119 and 6145, respectively. There are no numbered pages between page 838, the last page of Volume One, and page 3501, the first page of Volume Two. This allows both volumes to be prepared simultaneously. The only page numbers in the Volume One Appendix will be those appearing in the underlying bills.
Indexes; lists of Acts, Bills, and Resolutions and their Georgia Laws page numbers; material related to courts; population charts; lists of members of the General Assembly; referendum results; and the Governor's veto messages are printed in Volume Three. Indexes cover material in both Volumes One and Two. The tabular indexes list matter by broad categories. The general index is a detailed alphabetical index by subject matter. When possible, general Acts have been indexed by reference to the titles of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated which they amend and the tabular index contains a list of Code sections which have been amended, enacted, or repealed.
Each Act and Resolution is preceded by a caption written by the compilers of the Georgia Laws solely to assist the reader in quickly determining the subject matter of the Act or Resolution. Except as otherwise noted in the volume, this caption includes the Act number assigned by the Governor and the House or Senate Bill or Resolution number which it was given when it was introduced in the General Assembly. These captions are not part of the Act or Resolution when they are enacted or adopted by the General Assembly. Each Act or Resolution which was signed by the Governor is followed by the approval date on which it was signed by the Governor.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
VOLUME ONE
Acts and Resolutions of General Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Supplementary Appropriations Act for FY 2020-2021. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix General Appropriations Act for FY 2021-2022. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appendix
VOLUME TWO
Acts and Resolutions of Local Application. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3501 County and Consolidated Government Home Rule Actions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6119 Municipal Home Rule Actions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6145
VOLUME THREE
Acts by Numbers-Page References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1A Bills and Resolutions-Act Number References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7A Index-Tabular. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14A Index-General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41A Population of Georgia Counties-Alphabetically.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91A Population of Georgia Counties-Numerically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95A Population of Cities-Alphabetically.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100A Population of Cities-Numerically. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108A Population of Judicial Circuits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116A Georgia Senate Districts, Alphabetically by County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120A Georgia Senators, Numerically by District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122A Georgia House Districts, Alphabetically by County. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125A Georgia Representatives, Numerically by District. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127A Status of Referendum Elections.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135A Governor's Proclamations and Vetoes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398A State Auditor's Report on Funding of Retirement Bills. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413A Historical List of General Assemblies of the State of Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415A Legislative Services Committee and Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416A

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CRISP COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPOSITION AND ELECTION; DISTRICTS; TERMS OF OFFICE; QUALIFICATIONS;
FILLING OF VACANCIES; COMPENSATION; REPEAL LOCAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT; REFERENDUM.

No. 570 (House Bill No. 1430).

AN ACT

To reconstitute the Board of Education of Crisp County; to provide for legislative purpose; to provide for the composition and election of said board; to provide for election districts; to provide for terms of office; to provide for qualifications for office; to provide for vacancies; to provide for meetings and quorums; to provide compensation; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for election and terms of office of subsequent members; to provide for compensation of board members; to abolish the current Board of Education of Crisp County on a date certain and shorten the terms of office of certain members of such board; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to repeal a local constitutional amendment proposed by a certain resolution act; to repeal specific acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. The purpose of this Act is to repeal the 1956 amendment to the Constitution relating to the merger of the independent school system of the City of Cordele and the school district in the County of Crisp lying outside the corporate limits of said city into one school district and to reconstitute the Crisp County Board of Education.

SECTION 2. (a) The Board of Education of Crisp County shall be composed of five members to be elected as provided in this Act. In order to be elected as a member of the board from an education district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for such office in that district. Only electors who are residents of that education district may vote for a member of the board for that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from an education district, each candidate for such office shall specify the education district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from an education district must continue to reside in that district during the person's term of office or such office shall thereupon become vacant. The at-large member of the board from District 5 may reside anywhere within the Crisp County School District and must receive a majority of the votes cast for such office in all of that district.

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(b) For the purpose of electing members of the board of education, the Crisp County School District shall be divided into five education districts. Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall be and correspond to those four numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Crisp SB Plan Name: CrispSB-2022 Plan Type: Local'. Education District 5 shall be composed of the entire geographic area of the Crisp County School District.
(c)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.
(2) Any part of the Crisp County School District which is not included in any district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of the Crisp County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia (d) All members of the board who are elected thereto shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code." Each member shall be elected by the voters of Crisp County registered and qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly.

SECTION 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the term of each board member shall be four years beginning on January 1 of the year following the election of the member.
(b)(1) The terms of office of the initial members elected to represent Districts 1 and 2 and the at-large District 5 position shall be two years, beginning January 1, 2023, and ending December 31, 2024. Thereafter, all successors to such members shall serve four-year terms.

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(2) The initial terms of office of the members elected to represent Districts 3 and 4 shall be four years, beginning January 1, 2023, and ending December 31, 2026. Thereafter, all successors to such members shall serve four-year terms.

SECTION 4. Any person, to be eligible for membership on the board, must have resided in Crisp County for at least one year immediately preceding the date of the election and must reside in the district from which he or she offers as a candidate for at least 12 months immediately preceding the date of the election.

SECTION 5. In the event a person who represents an education district moves his or her residence from such district, a vacancy shall exist for such district. In the event of a vacancy on the board for any reason other than the expiration of a term of office, the remaining members of the board of education shall appoint a successor to serve until the next general election in which members of the General Assembly are elected, in which election a successor shall be elected to serve out the unexpired term of office in which the vacancy occurs; provided, however, that, if a vacancy occurs within two years and 90 days of the expiration of the term of office, the person appointed shall serve out the remainder of the term.

SECTION 6. (a) At the first meeting of the board of education in January of each year, the board shall elect a chairperson, who shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself. (b) A quorum of the board shall be three members.

SECTION 7. Each member of the board of education shall be compensated in the amount of $250.00 for each day of attendance at meetings of the board and training sessions and conferences approved by the board.

SECTION 8. (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Crisp County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the member of the board elected pursuant to the provisions of this Act take office on January 1, 2023. (b) The two members of the Board of Education of Crisp County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act whose terms expire on December 31, 2022, pursuant to an Act providing for the merger of the existing independent school system of the City of Cordele and the existing school districts in the County of Crisp lying outside the corporate limits of said city, approved February 11, 1957 (Ga. L. 1957, p. 2066), as amended, shall serve out the terms to which they were elected.

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(c) Except for members provided for in subsection (b) of this section, the terms of office of the members of the Board of Education of Crisp County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act shall be shortened and shall end on December 31, 2022.

SECTION 9. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the board of education shall be subject to all constitutional and statutory provisions relative to county boards of education.

SECTION 10. The election superintendent of Crisp County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the Crisp County School District for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the date of the 2022 general primary and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Crisp County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

"( ) YES ( ) NO

Shall the Act be approved which revises and restates the law relating to the Board of Education of Crisp County, shortens the terms of the current board of education, provides for the election of a new board of education, and repeals that constitutional amendment relating to the merger of the independent school system of the City of Cordele and the school district in

the County of Crisp lying outside the corporate limits of said city, into one

school district which was proposed by Resolution Act No. 20-64(e) of the

1956 General Assembly (Ga. L. 1956, p. 111) and duly ratified at the 1956

election?"

All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then Sections 1 through 9 and Section 11 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on July 1, 2022. If the Act is not so approved or if

the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Sections 1 through 9 and Section 11

of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first

day of July immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Crisp County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result

thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 11. (a) The constitutional amendment relating to the merger of the independent school system of the City of Cordele and the school district in the County of Crisp lying outside the corporate limits of said city into one school district, which was proposed by Resolution Act

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No. 20-64(e) of the 1956 General Assembly (Ga. L. 1956, p. 111) and duly ratified at the 1956 election and continued in force and effect as part of the Constitution of the State of Georgia by an Act approved February 18, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3552), is hereby repealed. (b) An Act providing for the merger of the independent school system of the City of Cordele and the school districts in the County of Crisp lying outside the corporate limits of said city, so as to constitute one school district or system coextensive with the limits of said county, approved February 11, 1957 (Ga. L. 1957, p. 2066), is hereby repealed in its entirety, and all amendatory acts thereto are likewise repealed in their entirety. (c) An Act to reconstitute the Board of Education of Crisp County, approved February 17, 2022, (2022 HB 956, Act No. 408), is hereby repealed in its entirety.

SECTION 12. Except as otherwise provided in Section 10 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 13. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Crisp SB Plan Name: CrispSB-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County Crisp GA VTD ARABI
Block 010300: 2089 2090 2091 2092 2095 2096 2097 2098 2099 2100 2102 2103 2104 2105 2106 2107 2108 2109 2110 2111 2115 2116 2117 2118
Block 010500: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1044 1045 1047 1048 1056 1057 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1098 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2018 2019 2020 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2031 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2056 2057 2058

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VTD CORDELE Block 010100: 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1045 1046 1047 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2016 2029 2030 2064 Block 010300: 1000 1001 1007 1008 1053 1055 1056 1072 1073 2011 2053 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2112 2113 2114 2120 Block 010400: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1027 1029 1030 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1076 1077 4001 4002 4004 4005 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4047 Block 010500: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2029 2030 2032 2054 2055
VTD LISTONIA

District 002 County Crisp GA VTD CORDELE
Block 010100: 1048 1049 1059 1060 1061 1063 1064 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059
Block 010202: 1041 2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2033 2034 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2050 2051 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012

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3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 Block 010300: 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1054 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1074 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3067 3068 3069 3070 3071 3072 3073 3074 3075 3076 3077 3078 3079

District 003 County Crisp GA VTD CORDELE
Block 010201: 3002 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 4000 4001 4002 4003 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4033 4034 4035
Block 010400: 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1028 1031 1032 1033 1041 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 4000 4003 4006 4007 4008 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4030 4048 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 5011 5012 5013 5014 5015 5016 5017 5018 5019 5020 5021 5022 5023 5024 5025 5026 5027 5028 5029 5030 5031 5032 5033 5034 5035 5036 5037 5038

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5039 5040 5041 5042 5043 5044 5045 5046 5047 5048 5049 5050 5051

District 004 County Crisp GA VTD ARABI
Block 010500: 1027 1028 1029 1040 1041 1042 1043 1046 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1058 1059 1084 1085 1086 1096 1097 2016 2021 2022 2023
VTD CONEY VTD CORDELE
Block 010201: 1000 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2016 2017 2079 2080 3000 3001 3003 3004 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 4004 4012 4021 4022 4023 4024
Block 010202: 1000 1001 1002 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1037 1038 1039 1040 1045 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2013 2014 2025 2032 2035 2036 2037 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049
Block 010400: 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4031 4032 4033 4034 4035 4036 4037 4038 4039 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4045 4046
Block 010500: 2017
VTD JAMESTOWN

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to reconstitute the Board of Education of Crisp County; and for other purposes.
Crisp County School District

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AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Noel Williams, Representative from District 148, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Cordele Dispatch, which is the official organ of Crisp County, on the 19 of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ NOEL WILLIAMS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 23 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved March 22, 2022.

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MITCHELL COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS.

No. 571 (House Bill No. 1465).

AN ACT

To amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Mitchell County, approved March 4, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2239), as amended, so as to change the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office for current members; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Mitchell County, approved March 4, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2239), as amended, is amended by revising subsections (b) and (c) of Section 2 as follows:
"(b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Mitchell County School District is divided into seven education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. Education Districts 1 though 6 shall be and correspond to those six numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Mitchell SB Plan Name: MitchellSB-2022 Plan Type: Local'. Education District 7 shall be an at-large district and shall consist of all of the Mitchell County School District.
(c)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.
(2) Any part of the Mitchell County School District which is not included in any district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.

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(3) Any part of the Mitchell County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2. (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Mitchell County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (b) Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former education districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Mitchell SB Plan Name: MitchellSB-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County Mitchell GA VTD COTTON
Block 090200: 1001 1002 1005 1006 1007 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1030 1032 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 3000 3001 3006 3067 3068 3069 3070 3071 3072 3074
VTD HINSONTON VTD LESTER

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VTD SALE CITY Block 090200: 2018 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078

District 002 County Mitchell GA VTD CAMILLA NORTH
Block 090100: 1057
Block 090300: 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1016 1017 1018 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 3000 3001 3006 3007 3016 3017 3018
Block 090402: 1000 1001 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1061 1062
Block 090502: 1028
VTD CAMILLA SOUTH Block 090402: 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1063 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028

District 003 County Mitchell GA VTD BACONTON VTD CAMILLA NORTH
Block 090300: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1019 1020 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1056 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 3002 3003 3004 3005 3008 3009 3010 3011

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VTD CAMILLA SOUTH Block 090300: 1021 1053 1054 1055 1057 1058 3012 3013 3014 3015 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 Block 090401: 2008 2009 Incarcerated population in block 2010 has been excluded 2011 2012 2013 2023 2024

District 004 County Mitchell GA VTD CAMILLA SOUTH
Block 090401: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1024 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033
Block 090402: 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2019 2020 2021 2037 2038 2039 2041 3000 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3034 3035 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3056 3057
VTD PEBBLE CITY VTD SALE CITY
Block 090200: 2016 2017 2020 2021 2022

District 005 County Mitchell GA VTD BRANCHVILLE VTD CAMILLA SOUTH
Block 090402: 2029 2030
VTD COTTON Block 090200: 1003 1004 1008 1009 1024 1029 1031 1033 1034 1051 1053 3002 3003 3004 3005 3007 3008 3009 3063
VTD HOPEFUL

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VTD PELHAM Block 090200: 1050 1052 3010 3011 3012 3013 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3064 3065 3066 3073 Block 090501: 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 Block 090502: 2012 2016 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2038 2039 2045 2046 2047

District 006 County Mitchell GA VTD CAMILLA SOUTH
Block 090200: 1014
Block 090401: 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 That portion of block 1025 excluding any incarcerated population assigned to such block 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030
Block 090402: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2022 2023 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2040 3001 3002 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3036 3037 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055
Block 090501: 1000 1001 1002 1004 1005
Block 090502: 2000
VTD COTTON Block 090200: 1010 1011 1012 1013 1020 1021 1022 1023 1025 1035 1036
VTD PELHAM Block 090200: 1026 1027 1028 1037 1038 1039 1040 1045 1046 1049 Block 090501: 1003 1008 1009 1010 1011 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3007 3008 3009 3013 3014 3015 3022 Block 090502: 2001 2013 2014 2015

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Mitchell County, approved March 4, 1970 (Ga. L. 1970, p. 2239), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Joe Campbell, Representative from District 171, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Enterprise-Journal, which is the official organ of Mitchell County, on the 23rd of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ JOE CAMPBELL Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 28th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia

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My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved March 22, 2022.

__________

STEPHENS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS.

No. 572 (House Bill No. 1471).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to divide the County of Stephens into school districts, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3875), as amended, so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the board of education; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for manner of election; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to divide the County of Stephens into school districts, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3875), as amended, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Section (2) as follows:
"(a)(1) For the purpose of electing members of the board of education, the Stephens County School District shall be divided into three education districts. Education Districts 1, 2, and 3 shall be and correspond to those three numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Stephens SB Plan Name: StephensSB-2022 Plan Type: Local'. (2) For the purposes of such plan:
(A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.

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(3) Any part of the Stephens County School District which is not included in any district described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (4) Any part of the Stephens County School District which is described in paragraph (1) of this subsection as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2. (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Stephens County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (b) Education Districts 1, 2, and 3, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1, 2, and 3, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former education districts shall be deemed to be serving from their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 3. The provisions of this Act necessary to conduct elections for the members of the Board of Education of Stephens County in 2022 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Stephens SB Plan Name: StephensSB-2022 Plan Type: Local

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District 001 County Stephens GA VTD 2571 - TOCCOA #1
Block 970101: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046
Block 970301: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 4037 4038 4039 4048 4049 4050 4051 4054 4055 4056 4057 4058 4059 4060 4061 4062 4063 4064 4065 4066 4067
Block 970302: 1011 1012 1013 1014 1044 1045 1046 1047 2016 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2080 2082
Block 970401: 1012 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2041 2042 2043 2044 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055
VTD 2572 - TOCCOA #2 Block 970302: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2015 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
VTD 2574 - BROAD RIVER Block 970401: 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1040 1048 1049 1050 1051 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 2021 2023 2047 2056 2057 2068 2069 2070 2076 2077 2085 2086 2087 2088 2089 2090 2091 2092 2093 2099 2100

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2101 2102 2103 2109 VTD 2575 - CURRAHEE VTD 2577 - WOLF PIT
Block 970302: 1036 1037 1038 1039 1048 1049 2000 2001 2008 2009 2010 2013 2014 2042 2063 2064 2065 2066 2079 2081
Block 970401: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1037 1038 1045

District 002 County Stephens GA VTD 2571 - TOCCOA #1
Block 970101: 2011 2014 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2028 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2054 2055 2056 2058 2059 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072
Block 970301: 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4022 4023 4024 4025 4034 4035 4036
VTD 2572 - TOCCOA #2 Block 970101: 2029 2030 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2057 2063 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 Block 970102: 2018 3000 3002 3004 3005 3006 3015 3016 3017 Block 970301: 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4033 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4045 4046 4047 4052 4053 Block 970302: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1040 1041 1042 1043
VTD 2573 - TOCCOA #3 Block 970101: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2027 2031 2060 2061 2062

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Block 970102: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 3001 3003 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3018 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032 4033 4034 4035 4036 4037 4038 4039 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4045 4046 4047 4048 4049 4050 4051 4052 4053 4054 4055 4056 4057 4058 4059 4060 4061 4062 4063 4064 4065 4066 4067 4068 4069 4070 4071 4072 4073 4074
Block 970202: 4004 4005 4006 4009 4018 4019 4020 4026 4027 4028 4032

District 003 County Stephens GA VTD 2573 - TOCCOA #3
Block 970202: 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025
VTD 2574 - BROAD RIVER Block 970401: 1039 1041 1042 1052
VTD 2576 - MARTIN VTD 2577 - WOLF PIT
Block 970202: 1005 1007 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
Block 970302: 2011 2012 2022 2023
Block 970401: 1043 1044 1046 1047

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Block 970402: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077
VTD 2578 - BIG SMITH

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to divide the County of Stephens into school districts, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3875), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Chris Erwin, Representative from District 28, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the The Toccoa Record, which is the official organ of Stephens County, on the 24 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ CHRIS ERWIN Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 28 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved March 22, 2022.

__________

CHATHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS.

No. 573 (House Bill No. 1509).

AN ACT

To amend an Act completely revising the laws relative to the governing authority of Chatham County, approved March 29, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 5050), as amended, so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuance in office of current members; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act completely revising the laws relative to the governing authority of Chatham County, approved March 29, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 5050), as amended, is amended by revising Section 3 as follows:

"SECTION 3. (a) For purposes of electing members of the board of commissioners, Chatham County is divided into eight commissioner districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. The eight commissioner districts shall be and correspond to those eight numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Chatham-Legis Plan Name: ChathamCCSB-Legis2-2022 Plan Type: Local'.
(b)(1) For the purposes of such plan:

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(A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (2) Any part of Chatham County which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of Chatham County which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2. (a) Those members of the Board of Commissioners of Chatham County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (b) Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former commissioner districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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APPENDIX A

User: Chatham-Legis Plan Name: ChathamCCSB-Legis2-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County Chatham GA VTD BARTLETT MIDDLE SCHOOL VTD CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST VTD FERGUSON AVE BAPTIST VTD FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH VTD GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Block 003900: 1018 1019 1020 1021 4000 4001 4002 4003 4012
Block 004001: 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018
Block 004002: 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 2000 2001 2002 2007 2008 2009
Block 004210: 2000
VTD IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH VTD ISLANDS CHRISTIAN CH
Block 011115: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005
VTD ISLE OF HOPE BAPTIST VTD ISLE OF HOPE SCHOOL VTD JEA BUILDING VTD LARGO-TIBET ELEMENTA
Block 004210: 3003 3018 3019 3020 3021 3023
VTD SAVANNAH PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH VTD ST LUKE CHURCH VTD THE LIGHT CHURCH VTD THE SANCTUARY VTD WHITE BLUFF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

GEORGIA LAWS 2022 SESSION
District 002 County Chatham GA VTD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
Block 003302: 1002 1011 2000 2001
VTD BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH Block 003502: 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 3000 3001 3002 3003
VTD BLACKSHEAR COMMUNITY CENTER VTD BULL STREE BAPTIST CHURCH VTD BUTLER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ED BLDG VTD CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH AT MORNINGSIDE VTD COKESBURY METHODIST CHURCH VTD FELLOWSHIP OF LOVE COMMUNITY CHURCH VTD GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Block 004001: 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008
VTD HOLY SPIRIT LUTHERAN CHURCH VTD JENKINS HIGH SCHOOL VTD S GARDENS CHRISTIAN VTD SALVATION ARMY VTD SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER
Block 002800: 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3024 3025 3035
VTD TOMPKINS RECREATION CENTER VTD W W LAW CENTER VTD WEST BROAD STREET YMCA
Block 001200: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Block 002300: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1022 1023 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015
Block 011400: 1004 1005 1015 1016 1025 1026 1038
VTD WILLIAMS COURT APTS

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District 003 County Chatham GA VTD ALDERSGATE YOUTH CENTER VTD BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Block 003800: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
VTD CIVIC CENTER Block 000601: 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4036 4037 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4045 4048 Block 011700: 1010 1011 1012 1013 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1102 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1148 1149 1150 1151 2037 2038 2045 2046 2047 2048 2054 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 Block 980000: 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1051 1052 1053 1054 1060 1061 1062 1063 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070
VTD ELI WHITNEY COMPLEX Block 003601: 1000 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1015 1016 1040 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1014 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1024 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1035 1036 1037 Block 011800: 2057 2058 2061 2062 2063 2064 2069 2060
VTD FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH VTD GARDEN CITY REC CTR
Block 010601: 3002 3003 3004 3008 3009 3010 3011 3015 3016

GEORGIA LAWS 2022 SESSION
Block 980000: 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1041 1043 1064 1065
VTD GARDEN CITY SENIOR CENTER Block 010601: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 3000 3001 3005 3006 3007
VTD ISLANDS CHRISTIAN CH Block 011107: 1026 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3034 3035 3039 3040 3041 Block 011115: 2010
VTD LAKE SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER Block 010701: 2006 2007 3067 3068 3069 3070 3071
VTD NEW COV 7 DAY ADV CH VTD OLD COURTHOUSE VTD PB EDWARDS GYMNASIUM
Block 010701: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1070 1071 1072 1073 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2024 2025 2026 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 3095 3096 3097 3098 3099 3102 3103 3175
VTD RIVERVIEW HEALTH REH VTD ROSE OF SHARON VTD SAVANNAH HIGH SCHOOL VTD SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CH VTD THUNDERBOLT MUN COMP VTD WEST BROAD STREET YMCA
Block 000601: 4038 4039
Block 001200: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1011 1012 1013

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VTD WOODVILLE-TOMPKINS TECHNICAL INST Block 010601: 3017 3018 Block 010701: 3072 3073 3074 3075 3076 3077 Block 011800: 2006 Block 980000: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1014 1020 1021 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1042 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1055 1056

District 004 County Chatham GA VTD ELI WHITNEY COMPLEX
Block 011800: 2000 2001 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2015 2018 2019
VTD FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF THE ISLAND VTD FORT PULASKI MON VTD FRANK MURRAY COMMUNITY CENTER VTD GEORGETOWN ELEMENTAR
Block 010806: 1014
Block 010901: 2023
Block 011500: 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076
Block 990000: 0006 0007
VTD GUARD HOUSE COMM CTR VTD ISLANDS CHRISTIAN CH
Block 011115: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2015 2016 2017 3006 3007 3008
VTD LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH VTD SAINT FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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VTD SKID IS PRES CHURCH VTD SKID METHODIST CH VTD SKIDAWAY ISLAND STAT VTD ST PETERS EPISCOPAL VTD TYBEE IS SCH CAFE VTD WILMINGTON ISLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH VTD WILMINGTON ISLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH VTD WINDSOR FOREST BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL
District 005 County Chatham GA VTD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
Block 004500: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Block 010502: 3000 3003
Block 010503: 3005 3006 3010
Block 010504: 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006
VTD COASTAL CATHEDRAL Block 010816: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012
VTD JONESVILLE BAPT CH VTD LARGO-TIBET ELEMENTA
Block 004207: 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 4002
Block 004210: 3004 3017 3022
Block 010901: 4000
VTD LIBERTY CITY COMMUNITY CENTER

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VTD PROGRESSIVE REC CTR VTD SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN S VTD SEED CHURCH VTD SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER
Block 002800: 3020 3021 3022 3023 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041
VTD SILK HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH VTD SOUTHWEST BAPTIST CHURCH
Block 010813: 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2016 2022 2023

District 006 County Chatham GA VTD BAMBOO FARMS VTD COASTAL CATHEDRAL
Block 010819: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 3000 3003 3004 3005
VTD CRUSADER COMMUNITY CENTER VTD ELKS LODGE VTD GEORGETOWN ELEMENTAR
Block 010806: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1015 1016 1017 1018 2000 2001 2002 2003
Block 010807: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 3000 3001 3003 3004 3005 3006 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009
Block 010901: 2022
Block 011500: 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027
VTD POOLER CHRURCH Block 010813: 1000 Block 010817: 2009 Block 010819: 2008 2010 2011 3001 3002

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Block 010821: 1037 1044 1045 1046
VTD SOUTHWEST BAPTIST CHURCH Block 010813: 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 Block 010818: 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1025 1026 1027 1028 Block 010821: 1033 1034 1035 1036 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043
VTD ST. FRANCIS CABRINI CHURCH VTD TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH VTD WINDSOR FOREST ELEM/GOLDEN AGE CENTER
District 007 County Chatham GA VTD BLOOMINGDALE COMMUNITY CENTER
Block 010706: 1016
Block 010801: 1003 1005 1006 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
Block 010811: 3002 3004 3005 3011 3012 3014 3019 3020 3022 3023
Block 010818: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1024 1029 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2029 2030
Block 010821: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 2003 2004 2005 2006 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2021 2022 2024 2025 2026

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VTD COASTAL CATHEDRAL Block 010812: 1006 1008 1009 1010 1011 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 2014 2017 2030 2031 2032 Block 010817: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 Block 010819: 1003 2009
VTD GARDEN CITY CITY HAL VTD POOLER CHRURCH
Block 010810: 1004 1005 1006 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
Block 010811: 3015 3016 3017 3018 3021 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034
Block 010819: 1000 1001 1002 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 2000 2001
Block 010820: 1000 1001 1002 1003 2000 2001 2002
Block 010821: 2000 2001 2002 2007 2008 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023
VTD POOLER CITY HALL Block 010810: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2013 2014 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2035 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 Block 010811: 3000 3001 3003 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3013 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027
VTD ROTHWELL BAPTIST CHURCH Block 010704: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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Block 010705: 1006 1007 1008 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Block 010801: 1007 1008 1009
Block 010811: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049
VTD SEVENTH DAY ADV CHR Block 010801: 1002
District 008 County Chatham GA VTD BLOOMINGDALE COMMUNITY CENTER
Block 010706: 1014 1015
Block 010801: 1001 1004
VTD BUTLER ELEMENTARY SC VTD CARVER HEIGHTS COMM VTD CIVIC CENTER
Block 000601: 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4032 4033 4034 4035
VTD GARDEN CITY REC CTR Block 010601: 3012 3013 3014 3019 3020 3021 3022 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 6000 6001 6002 6003 6004 6005 6006 6007 6008 6009 6011 6012 6013 6014 6015 6016 6018 Block 010603: 2011
VTD GARDEN CITY SENIOR CENTER Block 010601: 2002 4000 4006 Block 010603: 2004 2010 2012 2013 Block 010701: 1051 1069 3116 3172 3173 3174

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VTD LAKE SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER Block 010701: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2009 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3007 3008 3009 3010 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3079 3080 3100 3101 3180 Block 010702: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3027 Block 010703: 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3024 3025 3026 Block 010707: 1005
VTD MOSES JACKSON CENTER VTD PB EDWARDS GYMNASIUM
Block 010701: 1042 1043 1044 1052 2023 2027 3078 3093 3094 3111 3112 3114 3115 3117 3119 3128 3136 3171
VTD POOLER CITY HALL Block 010810: 2011 2012 2015 2017
VTD RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD CATHOLIC CHURCH VTD RICE CREEK SCHOOL VTD ROTHWELL BAPTIST CHURCH
Block 010701: 3156 3157 3158 3167 3168
Block 010704: 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1017 1018 1019 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 2017 2018
Block 010705: 1005 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1025 1026 2000
Block 010706: 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013
Block 010811: 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

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2024 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 VTD SEVENTH DAY ADV CHR
Block 010603: 2000 2001
Block 010701: 3039 3040 3041 3042 3081 3082 3083 3084 3085 3086 3087 3088 3089 3090 3091 3092 3104 3105 3106 3107 3108 3109 3110 3113 3118 3120 3121 3122 3123 3124 3125 3126 3127 3129 3130 3131 3132 3133 3134 3135 3137 3138 3139 3140 3141 3142 3143 3144 3145 3146 3147 3148 3149 3150 3151 3152 3153 3154 3155 3159 3160 3161 3162 3163 3164 3165 3166 3169 3170 3176 3177 3178 3179 3181
Block 010703: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 2000 2001 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023
Block 010704: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1016 1020 1021 1022 1023 1030
Block 010705: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004
Block 010706: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007
Block 010707: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017
Block 010801: 1000
Block 010811: 2001 2002 2025 2037
VTD WOODLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH VTD WOODVILLE-TOMPKINS TECHNICAL INST
Block 000601: 3006 3013 4015 4016
Block 010504: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1017
Block 010601: 6010 6017 6019
Block 011600: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1025

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1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 2027 Block 980000: 1057 1058 1059

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act completely revising the laws relative to the governing authority of Chatham County, approved March 29, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 5050), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Carl Gilliard, Representative from District 162, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Savannah Morning News, which is the official organ of Chatham County, on the 5th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ CARL W. GILLIARD Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 3rd of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved March 22, 2022.

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DEKALB COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS.

No. 574 (Senate Bill No. 466).

AN ACT

To amend an Act establishing in DeKalb County districts from which members of the county board of education shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act establishing in DeKalb County districts from which members of the county board of education shall be elected, approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended, is amended by revising Section 1 as follows:

"SECTION 1. (a) There is created the board of education of DeKalb County. The board of education shall consist of seven members elected as provided in subsection (b) of this section.
(b)(1) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the DeKalb County School District is divided into seven education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district.
(2)(A) Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 shall be and correspond to those seven numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and

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further identified as 'User: SD010 Plan Name: DeKalbSB-SD010-2022 Plan Type: Local'. (B) For the purposes of such plan described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph:
(i) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (ii) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (C) Any part of the DeKalb County School District which is not included in any district described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (D) Any part of the DeKalb County School District which is described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2. (a) Those members of the Board of Education of DeKalb County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (b) Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former education districts shall be deemed to be serving from their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 3. The provisions of this Act necessary to conduct elections for the members of the Board of Education of DeKalb County in 2022 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

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SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
APPENDIX A
User: SD010 Plan Name: DeKalbSB-SD010-2022 Plan Type: Local
District 001 County DeKalb GA VTD Ashford Dunwoody Road (BHAVN) VTD Ashford Parkside (BHAVN) VTD Austin (DUN) VTD Chamblee (CHA) VTD Chamblee 2 (CHA) VTD Chesnut Elem (DUN) VTD Doraville North (DOR) VTD Doraville South (DOR) VTD Dunwoody (DUN) VTD Dunwoody 2 (DUN) VTD Dunwoody Library (DUN) VTD Georgetown (DUN) VTD Huntley Hills Elem (CHA) VTD Kingsley Elem (DUN) VTD Kittredge Elem (BHAVN) VTD Montgomery Elem (BHAVN) VTD Mount Vernon East (DUN) VTD Mt.Vernon West (DUN) VTD North Peachtree (DUN) VTD Peachtree Middle (DUN) VTD Silver Lake (ATL & BHAVN)
Block 021103: 1001 1002 1003 1004 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008 2009 3000 3001 3002 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008
Block 021104: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Block 021222: 4017

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Block 021405: 3003 4005 4006
Block 021411: 3000
VTD Tilly Mill Road (DUN) VTD Winters Chapel (DUN)

District 002 County DeKalb GA VTD Ashford Park Elem (BHAVN) VTD Avondale (AVO) VTD Briar Vista Elem (UNI & ATL)
Block 020100: 2000 2005
Block 021502: 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020
Block 021505: 2000 2001 2002 2003 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004
VTD Briarcliff VTD Briarwood (BHAVN) VTD Brookhaven (BHAVN) VTD Clairmont Road VTD Clarkston
Block 022001: 3012
Block 022007: 2012
Block 022100: 1000 1001 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1014
Block 022205: 3009
Block 022206: 2020 2021
VTD Coralwood VTD Covington VTD Cross Keys High (BHAVN) VTD Druid Hills
Block 021505: 1005 1010

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Block 022401: 2002 2003 2007
Block 022403: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2010 2011 2012 2018 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005
Block 022404: 1024 1038 1039 1041
Block 022405: 2004 3003 3004 3005
VTD Emory Road Block 021506: 1002 1003 1004 1007 Block 022404: 1000 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1043 Block 022405: 1001 1002 1004 1009 1010 1011 1013 2000 2001
VTD Emory South (UNI & ATL) Block 020100: 1001 1003 1004 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 Block 022401: 1000 1001 1004 1009 1010 1011 1012 1014 1015 1016 1017 2004 2005 2006 2008 2010 2013 2014 3005 3007 3008 3009 3011 4000 4001 4002
VTD Fernbank VTD Harris - Margaret Harris Ed VTD Lavista VTD Lavista Road
Block 021505: 1000 1001 1004 4000 4001 4002 4003 4008
Block 021506: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Block 021602: 1012
Block 021604: 2016 2017 2021
Block 021606: 3001 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012
Block 022404: 1004
VTD McLendon VTD Medlock

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VTD Montclair Elem (BHAVN) VTD North Decatur
Block 022203: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1015 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2022 2026 2027 2028
Block 022206: 2016 2018 2019 3000 3001
Block 022602: 1014 1015 1016
VTD Scott VTD Shamrock VTD Shaw Elementary VTD Skyland (BHAVN) VTD Valley Brook VTD Woodward Elem (BHAVN)
Block 021415: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017
Block 021417: 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 3000 3001 3002 4000 4001 4002 4003
Block 021502: 3000 3001 3003 4000 4001 4002 4004
Block 021607: 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1018

District 003 County DeKalb GA VTD Austin Drive VTD Avondale High
Block 022900: 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1022 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1047 1049 1050 1051 1052 2002 2003 2004 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2024 2025 2026 2027 2030 2031 2032
Block 023000: 1020 1021 1022 1030 2010
Block 023101: 2002 2003 2013

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VTD Bouldercrest Road VTD Canby Lane Elem VTD Candler VTD Cedar Grove Elem VTD Cedar Grove Middle VTD Clifton VTD Columbia Drive VTD Columbia Elem VTD Columbia Middle VTD Covington Hwy VTD Flat Shoals VTD Flat Shoals Elem VTD Flat Shoals Library VTD Gresham Road VTD Kelley Lake Elem VTD Knollwood Elem VTD McNair VTD McNair Academy
Block 023601: 1001 1003 1005 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 2017 2023 2025 2027 2030 2031 2032
Block 023602: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2009 2010 2011
VTD McNair High Block 023801: 1000 1001 1003 1004 1005 1006 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 Block 023802: 3000 3001 3002 3003 3005 3007 3008 3012 3013 3014 3029 3030
VTD Meadowview VTD Midway Elem VTD Oak View Elem VTD Peachcrest VTD Piney Grove
Block 023701: 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1021 1022 1026 1027 1028 1031 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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Block 023702: 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 2012
VTD Rainbow Elem Block 023445: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1012 Block 023446: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1006 Block 023448: 1002
VTD Snapfinger Elem VTD Snapfinger Road North VTD Terry Mill VTD Toney Elem VTD Wadsworth

District 004 County DeKalb GA VTD Briarlake Elem VTD Brockett (TUC) VTD Brockett Elem (TUC) VTD Dresden Elem (CHA) VTD Embry Hills VTD Evansdale Elem VTD Hawthorne Elem VTD Henderson Mill VTD Hugh Howell (TUC) VTD Lakeside High VTD Livsey Elem VTD Midvale Elem (TUC) VTD Midvale Road VTD Montreal (TUC) VTD Northlake VTD Oak Grove Elem VTD Oakcliff Elem VTD Pleasantdale Road VTD Rehoboth VTD Sagamore Hills Elem VTD Smoke Rise (TUC) VTD Tucker (TUC) VTD Tucker Library (TUC) VTD Warren Tech

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District 005 County DeKalb GA VTD Browns Mill Elem VTD Candler - Murphey Candler Elem VTD Cedar Grove South VTD Chapel Hill Elem VTD Fairington Elem VTD Flakes Mill Fire Station VTD Flat Rock Elem VTD Flat Shoals Parkway VTD Harris - Narvie J. Harris Elem VTD Kelley Chapel Road VTD King - ML King Jr High VTD Lithonia (LIT) VTD Mathis - Bob Mathis Elem VTD McWilliams VTD Miller Grove
Block 023214: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 3009 3010 3011 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018
VTD Miller Grove High VTD Miller Grove Road VTD Panola Road
Block 023319: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
VTD Rainbow Elem Block 023445: 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 Block 023448: 1001 1003 1004 1005
VTD Salem Middle VTD Snapfinger Road South VTD Stonecrest Library VTD Stoneview Elem VTD Wesley Chapel Library VTD Woodrow Road

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District 006 County DeKalb GA VTD Clarkston
Block 021817: 1015 1016 1017
VTD Freedom Middle Block 023209: 3000 3001 3002 3004 Block 023221: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 Block 023222: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1019
VTD Hambrick Elem VTD Idlewood Elem (TUC) VTD Miller - Eldridge L. Miller Elem VTD North Hairston VTD Pine Lake (PIN) VTD Princeton Elem VTD Redan Elem VTD Redan-Trotti Library VTD Rock Chapel Elem VTD Rock Chapel Road VTD Rockbridge Elem VTD Rockbridge Road VTD Shadow Rock Elem VTD South Deshon VTD South Hairston VTD Stephenson High VTD Stephenson Middle VTD Stone Mill Elem VTD Stone Mountain (STO) VTD Stone Mountain Champion (STO) VTD Stone Mountain Elem VTD Stone Mountain Middle (TUC) VTD Wynbrooke Elem

District 007 County DeKalb GA VTD Allgood Elem VTD Bethune Middle

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VTD Clarkston Block 021817: 1014 1018 Block 022007: 1000 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 Block 022010: 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1024 1025 Block 022011: 1002 1003 1004 1007 1009 1010 1011 1013 1015 1017 Block 022012: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Block 022013: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1015 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Block 022014: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
VTD Crossroads VTD Dunaire Elem VTD Freedom Middle
Block 023220: 2000 2001 2003 2005 2006 2009
VTD Glenhaven VTD Glenwood Road VTD Indian Creek VTD Jolly Elem VTD Lithonia High VTD Marbut Elem VTD Memorial South VTD Miller Grove
Block 023212: 2002
Block 023214: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3012 3019 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016
VTD Panola

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VTD Panola Road Block 023327: 2002 4003 4004
VTD Panola Way Elem VTD Redan Middle VTD Redan Road VTD Rowland Elem VTD Rowland Road VTD White Oak VTD Woodridge Elem VTD Young Road

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act establishing in DeKalb County districts from which ++members of the county board of education shall be elected++ approved April 12, 1963 (Ga. L. 1963, p. 3424), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Emanuel Jones, Senator from District 10, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Champion, which is the official organ of DeKalb County, on the 2nd of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

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s/ EMANUEL JONES Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 7th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved March 22, 2022.

__________

HARRIS COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS.

No. 575 (Senate Bill No. 522).

AN ACT

To amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Harris County, approved January 15, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 3538), as amended, so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Harris County, approved January 15, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 3538), as amended, is amended by revising Section 2 as follows:

"SECTION 2. (a) The members of the Board of Education of Harris County who are serving on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their terms of office and the election and qualification of their respective successors. On and after the effective date

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of this Act, the Board of Education of Harris County shall consist of seven members elected as provided in this section. (b) For the purpose of electing members of the board of education, the Harris County School District is divided into seven education districts. Education Districts 1 through 5 shall be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Harris SB Plan Name: HarrisSB-2022 Plan Type: Local', and Education Districts 6 and 7 shall be and correspond to those two numbered districts described in Appendix B attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Harris SB Plan Name: HarrisSB-super-2022 Plan Type: Local'. The member representing each district shall be elected only by the voters residing in that district.
(c)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.
(2) Any part of the Harris County School District which is not included in any district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of the Harris County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2. Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

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SECTION 3. The provisions of this Act necessary to conduct elections for the members of the Board of Education of Harris County in 2022 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Harris SB Plan Name: HarrisSB-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County Harris GA VTD HAMILTON
Block 120198: 4049 4050 4051 4052 4053 4059 4060 4061 4062 5049
Block 120200: 2026 2027 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2048 2050 2052 2053
Block 120301: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1036 1038 1039 1040 1041 2000 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087 2088 2089 2090 2091 2092 2093 2095
Block 120401: 3000
Block 120404: 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3006 3014 3015
VTD PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY Block 120200: 1007 1032 1033 1075 1077 1078 1079 1080 1084 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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2015 2016 2017 2018 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2051 Block 120301: 2001 2003 2094 VTD UPPER 19TH Block 120301: 1010 1011 1016 1017 1018 1022 1023 1024 Block 120302: 3000 3002 VTD WAVERLY HALL Block 120200: 1059 1060 1061 1062 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1081 2030 2031 2049 Block 120404: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2018 3005 3007 3008 3042

District 002 County Harris GA VTD GOODMAN VTD PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY
Block 120200: 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1028 1034 1076 1082 1083
VTD SKINNER VTD UPPER 19TH
Block 120198: 1059 1074
Block 120301: 1021 1028 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1042 1043 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053
VTD VALLEY PLAINS VTD WHITESVILLE

District 003 County Harris GA VTD LOWER 19TH

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VTD MULBERRY GROVE Block 120302: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 3023 3024 Block 120401: 3013 3015 3016 3017
VTD UPPER 19TH Block 120301: 1044 Block 120302: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3014 3015 3025 3026 3027 3033

District 004 County Harris GA VTD CATAULA VTD ELLERSLIE
Block 120401: 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013
Block 120404: 3043 3044
VTD HAMILTON Block 120301: 1037 Block 120401: 3001 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3019 3020 3023 3025
VTD MULBERRY GROVE Block 120302: 3001 3021 3022 Block 120401: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 3014 3018

District 005 County Harris GA VTD ELLERSLIE
Block 120403: 1006 1007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

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2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 Block 120404: 2019 2020 2022 2026 3009 3010 3017 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 VTD WAVERLY HALL Block 120403: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 Block 120404: 2000 2001 2002 2004 2010 2015 2017 2021 2023 2024 2025 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032

APPENDIX B

User: Harris SB Plan Name: HarrisSB-super-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 006 County Harris GA VTD CATAULA
Block 120401: 3002 3003 3024 3026
Block 120404: 3012 3013 3020 3021
VTD GOODMAN VTD HAMILTON VTD MULBERRY GROVE
Block 120302: 3001 3021 3022
Block 120401: 3014
VTD PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY VTD SKINNER VTD UPPER 19TH VTD VALLEY PLAINS VTD WAVERLY HALL
Block 120200: 1059 1060 1061 1062 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1081

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2030 2031 2049 Block 120404:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2021 2023 2024 2025 2027 3005 3007 3008 3042 VTD WHITESVILLE

District 007 County Harris GA VTD CATAULA
Block 120401: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 3010 3011 3012 3021 3022
Block 120404: 3011 3016 3018 3019
VTD ELLERSLIE VTD LOWER 19TH VTD MULBERRY GROVE
Block 120302: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 3023 3024
Block 120401: 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 3013 3015 3016 3017 3018
VTD WAVERLY HALL Block 120403: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 Block 120404: 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032

LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Harris

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County, approved January 15, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 3538), as amended, particularly by Act 454, approved on April 10, 2002 and Act 306, approved June 3, 2003 and by Act 289, approved March 14, 2012; so as to change member election districts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Randy Robertson, Senator from District 29, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Harris County Journal, which is the official organ of Harris County, on the 10th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ RANDY ROBERTSON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 15th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

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Approved March 22, 2022.

__________

CITY OF CARROLLTON BOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS.

No. 576 (Senate Bill No. 547).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to continue the existence of the Carrollton Independent School System under the management and control of the Carrollton Board of Education, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4504), so as to change the description of the education wards; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to continue the existence of the Carrollton Independent School System under the management and control of the Carrollton Board of Education, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4504), is amended by revising subsections (b), (c), and (d) of Section 2-102 as follows:
"(b) Two members of the board shall be elected at large by the residents of the Carrollton Independent School System. One member of the board shall be elected from each election ward specified in subsection (c) of this section. In order to be elected as a member of the board at large, a person must receive a majority of votes cast for that office or a run-off election shall be held as provided by general law. In order to be elected as a member of the board from an election ward, a person must receive a majority of votes cast for that office or a run-off election shall be held as provided by general law. A member of the board of education elected from a ward must reside within the election ward from which he or she is selected and shall be elected by the electors residing within that election ward. (c) For purposes of electing members of the board other than the at large members, the City of Carrollton School District is divided into four election wards. Wards 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall be and correspond to those four numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Carrollton Plan Name: carrolltonccsb-2022 Plan Type: Local'.
(d)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual

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Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (2) Any part of the City of Carrollton School District which is not included in any district described in subsection (c) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of the City of Carrollton School District which is described in subsection (c) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia"

SECTION 2. (a) The members of the board of education of the Carrollton Independent School System serving in office on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve until the expiration of the terms for which they were selected and until their successors are elected and qualified. (b) Wards 1, 2, 3, and 4, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Wards 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively, but as newly described under this Act; and, on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former education wards shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2022.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Carrollton Plan Name: carrolltonccsb-2022 Plan Type: Local

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District 001 County Carroll GA VTD UNIVERSITY OF W. GA
Block 910504: 1007 1008 1009 1010 1025 1026 3000 3005
VTD WEST CARROLLTON Block 910502: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 Block 910503: 1033 1034 1035 1036 2015 2017 3000 3001 3007 3008 3009 3013 3014 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 Block 910504: 3006

District 002 County Carroll GA VTD BETHANY
Block 910708: 2008 2011 2022
VTD COUNTY ADMIN BLDG Block 910600: 1003 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2016 2017 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Block 910708: 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1031
VTD EAST CARROLLTON REC Block 910503: 1025 Block 910600: 1001 1002 3035 3036 3037 3038 5010 Block 910708: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1030 2001 2009 2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
VTD WEST CARROLLTON Block 910301: 2022 2031

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Block 910503: 1002 1004 1005 1006 1007 1011 1013 1014 1015 1016 1018 1019 1021 1022 1023 1029
Block 910600: 3005 3010 3011 3012 3014 3016 3018 3023 3025 3026 3030 3031

District 003 County Carroll GA VTD BONNER
Block 910704: 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1019 1025 1026 2008 2013 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2030 2034 2035 2037 2038 2039
Block 910705: 1027 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1042 1043 2023
Block 911001: 1002 1003 1004 1005 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1030
Block 911002: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1011 1012 1013 2001 2006 2007
Block 911101: 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4018 4021
VTD CLEM Block 911002: 2015 Block 911101: 3010 3014 3022
VTD COUNTY ADMIN BLDG Block 910600: 2014 2015 2018 2019 2020 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 Block 910705: 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1028 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041
VTD EAST CARROLLTON REC Block 910705: 1003 1005 1007 1008 1009 1015 1017 1018 1019 1020 Block 910708: 2018 2020 2023 Block 910709: 1006

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VTD TABERNACLE CHURCH Block 911002: 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2011 2016 2019 2021 2029 2032 2033 2035 Block 911101: 1015 1016 1017 1025 3000 3007 3008 3009 3017 3018 3021 3031 3032 4014 4015

District 004 County Carroll GA VTD BONNER
Block 911001: 1000 1001
Block 911002: 1008 1009 1010 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 2000
VTD OLD CAMP CHURCH Block 910504: 2029
VTD TABERNACLE CHURCH Block 911002: 1020 2003 Block 911101: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1018 1019 1020 1021 1023 1024 3001 3004 3006 4016 4017 4019 4020 4022 4023 4024 4027 4028 4029
VTD UNIVERSITY OF W. GA Block 910400: 3001 3004 3013 3014 3016 3028 3029 3030 Block 910503: 2012 Block 910504: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1018 1019 1024 1027 1028 1030 1034 1035 2000 2004 2005 2006 2008 2011 2012 2018 2019 2020 2025 2030 2031 3001 3002 3003 3004 Block 911101: 1007 1008 1022 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2019 2021 3002 3003 4025 Block 911102: 1001

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VTD WEST CARROLLTON Block 910503: 2002 Block 910504: 1004 Block 911101: 4026

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to continue the existence of the Carrollton Independent School System under the management and control of the Carrollton Board of Education, approved May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4504); and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Mike Dugan, Senator from District 30, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the The Times-Georgian, which is the official organ of Carroll County, on the 1 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ MIKE DUGAN Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved March 22, 2022.

__________

CITY OF CARROLLTON CITY COUNCIL; DISTRICTS.

No. 577 (Senate Bill No. 549).

AN ACT

To amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Carrollton, approved September 9, 1891 (Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 474), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 14, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 3542), so as to change the description of the election wards for the city council; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act establishing a new charter for the City of Carrollton, approved September 9, 1891 (Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 474), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 14, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 3542), is amended by revising subsections (a), (b), and (c) of Section III as follows:
"(a) For the purpose of electing councilmen, the City of Carrollton shall be divided into four election wards. Wards 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall be and correspond to those four numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Carrollton Plan Name: carrolltonccsb-2022 Plan Type: Local'.
(b)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial

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census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (2) Any part of the City of Carrollton which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of the City of Carrollton which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (c)(1) Those members of the city council who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (2) Wards 1, 2, 3, and 4, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Wards 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the council serving from those former wards shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective wards as newly described under this Act."

SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2022.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Carrollton Plan Name: carrolltonccsb-2022 Plan Type: Local

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District 001 County Carroll GA VTD UNIVERSITY OF W. GA
Block 910504: 1007 1008 1009 1010 1025 1026 3000 3005
VTD WEST CARROLLTON Block 910502: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 Block 910503: 1033 1034 1035 1036 2015 2017 3000 3001 3007 3008 3009 3013 3014 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 Block 910504: 3006

District 002 County Carroll GA VTD BETHANY
Block 910708: 2008 2011 2022
VTD COUNTY ADMIN BLDG Block 910600: 1003 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2016 2017 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 Block 910708: 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1031
VTD EAST CARROLLTON REC Block 910503: 1025 Block 910600: 1001 1002 3035 3036 3037 3038 5010 Block 910708: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1030 2001 2009 2010 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
VTD WEST CARROLLTON Block 910301: 2022 2031

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Block 910503: 1002 1004 1005 1006 1007 1011 1013 1014 1015 1016 1018 1019 1021 1022 1023 1029
Block 910600: 3005 3010 3011 3012 3014 3016 3018 3023 3025 3026 3030 3031

District 003 County Carroll GA VTD BONNER
Block 910704: 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1019 1025 1026 2008 2013 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2030 2034 2035 2037 2038 2039
Block 910705: 1027 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1042 1043 2023
Block 911001: 1002 1003 1004 1005 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1030
Block 911002: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1011 1012 1013 2001 2006 2007
Block 911101: 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4018 4021
VTD CLEM Block 911002: 2015 Block 911101: 3010 3014 3022
VTD COUNTY ADMIN BLDG Block 910600: 2014 2015 2018 2019 2020 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 Block 910705: 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1028 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041
VTD EAST CARROLLTON REC Block 910705: 1003 1005 1007 1008 1009 1015 1017 1018 1019 1020 Block 910708: 2018 2020 2023 Block 910709: 1006

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VTD TABERNACLE CHURCH Block 911002: 2002 2004 2005 2008 2009 2011 2016 2019 2021 2029 2032 2033 2035 Block 911101: 1015 1016 1017 1025 3000 3007 3008 3009 3017 3018 3021 3031 3032 4014 4015

District 004 County Carroll GA VTD BONNER
Block 911001: 1000 1001
Block 911002: 1008 1009 1010 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 2000
VTD OLD CAMP CHURCH Block 910504: 2029
VTD TABERNACLE CHURCH Block 911002: 1020 2003 Block 911101: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1018 1019 1020 1021 1023 1024 3001 3004 3006 4016 4017 4019 4020 4022 4023 4024 4027 4028 4029
VTD UNIVERSITY OF W. GA Block 910400: 3001 3004 3013 3014 3016 3028 3029 3030 Block 910503: 2012 Block 910504: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1018 1019 1024 1027 1028 1030 1034 1035 2000 2004 2005 2006 2008 2011 2012 2018 2019 2020 2025 2030 2031 3001 3002 3003 3004 Block 911101: 1007 1008 1022 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2019 2021 3002 3003 4025 Block 911102: 1001

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VTD WEST CARROLLTON Block 910503: 2002 Block 910504: 1004 Block 911101: 4026

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act establishing a new charter for the City of Carrollton, approved September 9, 1891 (Ga. L. 1890-91, p. 474), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Mike Dugan, Senator from District 30, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the The Times-Georgian, which is the official organ of Carroll County, on the 1 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ MIKE DUGAN Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved March 22, 2022.

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TREUTLEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS.

No. 578 (Senate Bill No. 554).

AN ACT

To amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Treutlen County Board of Education, approved March 23, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 2340), as amended, so as to provide for new education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act providing for the election of the members of the Treutlen County Board of Education, approved March 23, 1972 (Ga. L. 1972, p. 2340), as amended, is amended by revising subsections (a), (b), (c), (c.1), and (c.2) of Section 2 as follows:
"(a) Those members of the Board of Education of Treutlen County who are serving as such immediately prior to the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. On and after the effective date of this Act, the Board of Education of Treutlen County shall consist of five members all of whom shall be elected from education districts described in subsection (b) of this section. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Treutlen County School District is divided into five education districts. One member of the board shall be

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elected from each such district. The five education districts shall be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Treutlen Plan Name: TreutlenCCSB-2022 Plan Type: Local'. (c) For the purposes of such plan:
(1) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (2) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (c.1) Any part of the Treutlen County School District which is not included in any district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (c.2) Any part of the Treutlen County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 3 as follows:
"(b) Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former education districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act."

SECTION 3. Those members of the Board of Education of Treutlen County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors.

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SECTION 4. The provisions of this Act necessary to conduct elections for the members of the Board of Education of Treutlen County in 2022 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Treutlen Plan Name: TreutlenCCSB-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County Treutlen GA VTD ANNEX
Block 960200: 2014 2019 2022 2025 2026 2032 2033 2034 2041 3031 3032 3033 3036 3037
VTD SOPERTON Block 960200: 1009 1010 1011 1012 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1040 1041 1042 1043 2021 2023 2024 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 3042 3043 3044 3074 3075 3084 3089 3090 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4017 4018 4019 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4033 4037 4038 4039 4040 4041 4042 4043 4045 4046 4047 4048 4049 4052 4053 4054 4055 4056

District 002 County Treutlen GA VTD ANNEX
Block 960200: 1061 1062 1063 1065 1068 1069 1070 1071 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078
VTD SOPERTON Block 960200: 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030

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1031 1032 1033 1039 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 4015 4016 4020 4021 4031 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5013 5014 5015 5016 5017 5018 5019 5020 5021 5022 5023 5024 5025 5026 5027 5028 5029 5058 5061 5076 5077 5078 5079 5080 5081 5082 5083 5084 5085 5086 5087 5088 5089 5090 5091 5092 5093 5094 5095 5096 5097 5098

District 003 County Treutlen GA VTD ANNEX
Block 960100: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1050 1051 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1068 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084
Block 960200: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1064 1066 1067 1072 1073 2015 2017 2018

District 004 County Treutlen GA VTD ANNEX
Block 960100: 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1064 1065 1066 1067
Block 960200: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2016 2020 2052 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3067 3068 3076 3077 3078 3079 3080 3081 3082 3083 3085 3086 3087 3088 3091 3092 5052 5064

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District 005 County Treutlen GA VTD SOPERTON
Block 960200: 3034 3035 3038 3039 3040 3041 3045 3046 3047 3048 3069 3070 3071 3072 3073 4032 4034 4035 4036 4044 4050 4051 4057 4058 4059 5010 5011 5012 5030 5031 5032 5033 5034 5035 5036 5037 5038 5039 5040 5041 5042 5043 5044 5045 5046 5047 5048 5049 5050 5051 5053 5054 5055 5056 5057 5059 5060 5062 5063 5069 5070 5074 5075 5099

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Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Treutlen County Board of Education, approved March 23, 1972, p. 2340), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Blake Tillery, Senator from District 19, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Tri-County Connection, which is the official organ of Treutlen County, on the 9 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or

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(ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BLAKE TILLERY Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 24 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved March 22, 2022.

__________

TREUTLEN COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS.

No. 579 (Senate Bill No. 555).

AN ACT

To amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Treutlen County, approved March 12, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 807), as amended, so as to provide for new commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Treutlen County, approved March 12, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 807), as amended, is amended by revising subsections (b), (c), (c.1), and (c.2) of Section 2 as follows:
"(b) For purposes of electing members of the board of commissioners, Treutlen County is divided into five commissioner districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. The five commissioner districts shall be and correspond to those five

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numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Treutlen Plan Name: TreutlenCCSB-2022 Plan Type: Local.' (c) For the purposes of such plan:
(1) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (2) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (c.1) Any part of Treutlen County which is not included in any district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (c.2) Any part of Treutlen County which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 3 as follows:
"(b) Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former commissioner districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act."

SECTION 3. Those members of the Board of Commissioners of Treutlen County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors.

SECTION 4. The provisions of this Act necessary to conduct elections for the members of the Board of Commissioners of Treutlen County in 2022 shall become effective upon the approval of this

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Act by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Treutlen Plan Name: TreutlenCCSB-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County Treutlen GA VTD ANNEX
Block 960200: 2014 2019 2022 2025 2026 2032 2033 2034 2041 3031 3032 3033 3036 3037
VTD SOPERTON Block 960200: 1009 1010 1011 1012 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1040 1041 1042 1043 2021 2023 2024 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 3042 3043 3044 3074 3075 3084 3089 3090 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4017 4018 4019 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4033 4037 4038 4039 4040 4041 4042 4043 4045 4046 4047 4048 4049 4052 4053 4054 4055 4056

District 002 County Treutlen GA VTD ANNEX
Block 960200: 1061 1062 1063 1065 1068 1069 1070 1071 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078
VTD SOPERTON Block 960200: 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1039 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 4015 4016 4020 4021 4031 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009

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District 003 County Treutlen GA VTD ANNEX
Block 960100: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1050 1051 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1068 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084
Block 960200: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1064 1066 1067 1072 1073 2015 2017 2018
District 004 County Treutlen GA VTD ANNEX
Block 960100: 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1064 1065 1066 1067
Block 960200: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2016 2020 2052 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3067 3068 3076 3077 3078 3079 3080 3081 3082 3083 3085 3086 3087 3088 3091 3092 5052 5064 5065 5066 5067 5068 5071 5072 5073 5100 5101 5102 5103 5104 5105 5106 5107 5108

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District 005 County Treutlen GA VTD SOPERTON
Block 960200: 3034 3035 3038 3039 3040 3041 3045 3046 3047 3048 3069 3070 3071 3072 3073 4032 4034 4035 4036 4044 4050 4051 4057 4058 4059 5010 5011 5012 5030 5031 5032 5033 5034 5035 5036 5037 5038 5039 5040 5041 5042 5043 5044 5045 5046 5047 5048 5049 5050 5051 5053 5054 5055 5056 5057 5059 5060 5062 5063 5069 5070 5074 5075 5099

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners for Treutlen County, approved March 12, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, P. 807), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Blake Tillery, Senator from District 19, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Tri-County Connection, which is the official organ of Treutlen County, on the 9 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

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s/ BLAKE TILLERY Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 24 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved March 22, 2022.

__________

CITY OF THOMSON CITY COUNCIL; DISTRICTS.

No. 580 (Senate Bill No. 559).

AN ACT

To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Thomson, approved March 15, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2132), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3828), so as to change the description of the election districts for the members of the city council; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of the current members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act creating a new charter for the City of Thomson, approved March 15, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2132), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 3828), is amended by revising subsections (a) and (b) of Section 2.03 as follows:
"(a) For the purpose of electing the members of the city council, the City of Thomson is divided into three districts which shall be and correspond to those three numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Thomson City Council Plan Name: ThomsonCityCouncil-2022 Plan Type: Local'.

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(b)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.
(2) Any part of the City of Thomson which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of the City of Thomson which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2. (a) Those members of the city council of the City of Thomson who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (b) Districts 1, 2, and 3, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Districts 1, 2, and 3, respectively, but as newly described under this section, and, on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the city council serving from those former districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Thomson City Council Plan Name: ThomsonCityCouncil-2022 Plan Type: Local

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District 001 County McDuffie GA VTD SWEETWATER ACTIVITY CENTER
Block 950300: 1052 1053 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
Block 950401: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1044 1045 1051 1052 1057 1058 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2027
Block 950402: 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2024 2026 2030 2031 2032 2033
VTD THOMSON DEPOT Block 950200: 4018 4019 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 Block 950402: 2025 3001 3002 3005 3006 3007
VTD VANDERHORST Block 950300: 1055 Block 950401: 1012 1013 1014 1015 1019 1020 1041 1042 1043 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050
District 002 County McDuffie GA VTD MARSHALL CHURCH
Block 950200: 2025 2026
VTD QUEEN OF ANGELS Block 950200: 1012 1018 1019 1022 1031 1032 1034 1035 1043 Block 950300: 1048 3015
VTD THOMSON DEPOT Block 950200: 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2035 2036 2038 2039 3011 3018 3020 3021 3022 3023 3025 3026 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3037 3038 3039 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052

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3061 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4017 VTD VANDERHORST Block 950200: 1023 1024 1028 1037 1039 1041 4006 4007 Block 950300: 1014 1039 1042 1043 1046 1047 1056 1057

District 003 County McDuffie GA VTD SWEETWATER ACTIVITY CENTER
Block 950402: 2015 2016 2017 2023 3014
VTD THOMSON DEPOT Block 950200: 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3054 4015 4016 4020 4021 4022 4023 Block 950402: 2002 2003 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2027 3000 3003 3004 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3015 3016 3017 3018

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Thomson, approved March 15, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2132), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Max Burns, Senator from District 23, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the The McDuffie Progress, which is the official organ of McDuffie County, on the 3 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice

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of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ MAX BURNS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 24 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved March 22, 2022.

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SUMTER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS.

No. 581 (Senate Bill No. 570).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to revise and restate the law relating to the Sumter County board of education and school superintendent, approved February 26, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 3503), so as to provide for seven education districts; to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. An Act to revise and restate the law relating to the Sumter County board of education and school superintendent, approved February 26, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 3503), is amended by revising subsection (a) of Section 2 as follows:
"(a) The purpose of this Act is to revise and restate the law relating to the Sumter County board of education and school superintendent. Provisions relating to the school superintendent and the compensation of members of the board of education are restated from prior law without substantial change. The number of members of the board of education shall be seven members, with each member elected from one of the education districts provided for in this Act."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising subsections (a) and (b) of Section 4 as follows:
"(a) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, the Sumter County School District is divided into seven education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. The seven education districts shall be and correspond to those seven numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Sumter SB Plan Name: SumterSB-2022 Plan Type: Local'.
(b)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.
(2) Any part of the Sumter County School District which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of the Sumter County School District which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

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SECTION 3. (a) Those members of the Sumter County board of education who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (b) Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 4. The provisions of this Act necessary to conduct elections for the members of the board in 2022 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Sumter SB Plan Name: SumterSB-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County Sumter GA VTD AIRPORT
Block 950200: 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1009 1013 1014 1016 1017 1037 1039 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2031 2034 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2046 2047 2048 2049 2052 3000 3003 3013 3014 3015 3016
Block 950700: 2009 2010 2013 2014 2015 2018 2019 2021 2022 2037 2038 2039 2040
VTD REES PARK Block 950200: 1008 1010 1011 1012 1018 1020 1021 1034 1035 1036 1038 1044

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2022 2024 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2032 2033 2035 2042 2043 2044 2045 2053 2063 3001 3002 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 4000 4003 4005 4006 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4022 Block 950700: 2016 2020

District 002 County Sumter GA VTD AG CENTER
Block 950300: 5002 5004 5007 5008 5009 5010 5011 5012 5013 5014 5015 5016 5017 5018 5019 5020 5021 5022 5023 5024 5025 5033
Block 950500: 1013 2005 2007 2012 2013 2014 2015 3000
VTD GSW CONF CENTER Block 950500: 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1028 1029 1030 1031 2002 2003 2004 2010 Block 950600: 1013 1030 1031 1032 1034 2052 2053 Block 950700: 1014 1015 1016 4017 4018 4031 4032 4033 4034 4035 4036 4037 4038
VTD REC DEPT Block 950300: 4008 4009 4010 4014 4021 4022 4023 4024 4026 4027 4028 4031 4032 4033 4034 4050 5000 5001 5003 5026 5027 5028 5029 5030 5031 5032 5034 5035 Block 950500: 1000 1001 1002 1003 2000 2001

District 003 County Sumter GA VTD AG CENTER
Block 950400: 3005
Block 950500: 2016 2017 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3011 3012

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VTD CONCORD VTD LESLIE
Block 950500: 3045 3049 3050 3051
Block 950700: 1032 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041
Block 950800: 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1014 1015 1027 1028 1029 1030 1034 1035 1064 1065
VTD PLAINS VTD THOMSON

District 004 County Sumter GA VTD AIRPORT
Block 950700: 1000 1002 1003 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1031 1036 2034 2035 2036 2044
VTD ANDERSONVILLE VTD CHAMBLISS VTD LESLIE
Block 950700: 1033 1034 1035 1043
Block 950800: 1000 1001 1002 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1031 1032 1033 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1066 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3067

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District 005 County Sumter GA VTD AG CENTER
Block 950200: 2025 2054 2055 2058 2059 2062 4001 4002 4004
Block 950300: 1001 1002 1003 1012 1014 1015 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1047 1048 1053 1061 1062 1068 1069 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2025 2026 2029 2033 2034 2038 2039 2041 2042 2043 2044 2053 2054 2055 2058 2059 2061 2071 2075 2077 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 5005 5006
VTD REC DEPT Block 950200: 2057 Block 950300: 1044 1045 1046 1049 1050 1051 1052 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 2011 2015 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2027 2028 2030 2031 2032 2035 2036 2037 2040 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2056 2057 2060 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2072 2073 2074 2076 2078 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4011 4012 4013 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4025 4029 4030 4035 4036
VTD REES PARK Block 950200: 2023 2056 2060 2061 4007 4021 4023 4024 Block 950300: 1008 1009 1010 1013 1016 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038

District 006 County Sumter GA VTD GSW CONF CENTER
Block 950600: 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1033 2041 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051
Block 950700: 3021 3022 3023 3025 3026 3027 3028 4015 4016 4019 4020

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VTD REC DEPT Block 950200: 4025 4026 Block 950300: 4037 4038 4039 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4045 4046 4047 4048 4049 4051 4052 Block 950600: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 2005 2006 2007 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2024 2025 2026 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2039 2054
VTD REES PARK Block 950200: 1015 1019 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1040 1041 1042 1043 1045 3026 4017 4018 4019 4020 4027 Block 950600: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2008 2009 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2027 2028 2029 2038 2040 2042 2043 2044 Block 950700: 2024 2025 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3024 3031

District 007 County Sumter GA VTD AG CENTER
Block 950500: 2006 2008 2009 2019 2020 2023 2024 2025 2026 2043 2044 2045 2057 2058
VTD AIRPORT Block 950500: 2042 2046 2047 2049 2050 2052 2054 2055 2056 Block 950700: 1007 1008 1024 1025 1030 1042 2011 2012 2017 2023 2026 2027 2028 2029 2041 2043 3007 3029 3030 3034 3035 3036 3042 4002 4003 4006 4008 4009 4011 4012 4040
VTD GSW CONF CENTER Block 950500: 1026 1027 1032 1033 2011 2018 2021 2022 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2048 2051 2053

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Block 950700: 1001 1004 1005 1006 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1026 1027 1028 1029 2042 3020 3032 3033 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 4000 4001 4004 4005 4007 4010 4013 4014 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4039

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act of the Board of Education of Sumter County, approved February 26, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 3503), so as to change the description of the education districts from which members of the board of education are elected; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Freddie Sims, Senator from District 12, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Americus Times-Recorder, which is the official organ of Sumter County, on the 2nd of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ FREDDIE POWELL SIMS, DISTRICT 12 Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 28 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved March 22, 2022.

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CITY OF PELHAM BOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPOSITION AND ELECTION.

No. 583 (House Bill No. 1488).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Pelham, approved April 28, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3859), as amended, so as to revise provisions relating to the composition and elections of the City of Pelham Board of Education; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Pelham, approved April 28, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3859), as amended, is amended by revising Section 6A.10 as follows:

"SECTION 6A.10. (a) The City of Pelham public school system shall be under the control and management of the board of education of the City of Pelham, sometimes referred to in this section as the 'board.' That board shall be composed of seven members: three of those members shall be elected from District 1 and three shall be elected from District 2, said districts being the same as used for the city council elections. The seventh member shall be elected at-large. (b) No person elected from a district may offer for election to the board unless that person resides in the district from which that person offers for election. A member of the board elected from a district must continue to reside in the district from which that person is elected during the member's term of office, and upon removing such residence from that

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district that member shall thereby create a vacancy in that office. No person may offer for the at-large position on the board unless that person resides within the corporate limits of the City of Pelham. Any member elected to the at-large position must continue to reside within the corporate limits of the City of Pelham, during the member's term of office, and upon removing such residence from the City of Pelham, that member shall thereby create a vacancy. The qualifications for members of the board shall otherwise be the same as for the city council. (c) A vacancy in the office of board of education shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, by appointment by the remaining board members if less than six months remain in the unexpired term, otherwise by an election. (d) Elections for members of the board shall be held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of each odd numbered year, and held in conjunction with the general municipal election. Only those persons residing within a district shall be qualified to vote for members of the board of education from that district. All elections for members of the board shall be by plurality vote and shall be nonpartisan and without any primary. (e) Sucessors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the municipal general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and shall serve for terms of four years each and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Each person seeking election from an education district shall designate the education district from which that person seeks election. (f) At the general municipal election in 2023, there shall be an election for one board member from District 2, two board members from District 1, and an election for the at-large member. The members elected at such election shall serve four-year terms. (g) At the general municipal election in 2025, there shall be an election for one board member from District 1 and two board members from District 2. The members elected at such election shall serve four-year terms. (h) The chairperson of the board shall be determined by a plurality of seven board members. (i) The at-large board member shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast city-wide. District board members shall be elected by a plurality of the votes cast in the district in which they qualify. Candidates for each board seat shall be listed on the ballot in alphabetical order."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Pelham, approved April 28, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3859), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Joe Campbell, Representative from District 171, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Enterprise-Journal, which is the official organ of Mitchell County, on the 12th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ JOE CAMPBELL Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 2nd of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

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Approved March 23, 2022.

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SEMINOLE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS.

No. 584 (House Bill No. 1495).

AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Seminole County, approved August 16, 1920 (Ga. L. 1920, p. 610), as amended, so as to change the description of the commission districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Seminole County, approved August 16, 1920 (Ga. L. 1920, p. 610), as amended, is amended by revising Section 2 as follows:

"SECTION 2. (a) The Board of Commissioners of Seminole County shall consist of five members to be elected as provided in this Act. For the purpose of electing members of the board of commissioners, Seminole County shall be divided into five commissioner districts. Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 shall be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Seminole Co. Plan Name: SeminoleCCSB-2022 Plan Type: Local'. (b) For the purposes of such plan:
(1) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (2) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (c) Any part of Seminole County which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part

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which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (d) Any part of Seminole County which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2. (a) Those members of the Board of Commissioners of Seminole County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (b) Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former commissioner districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Seminole Co. Plan Name: SeminoleCCSB-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County Seminole GA VTD PRECINCT 1
Block 200200: 1053 3084 3086 3087 3088 3089 3090
Block 200300: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035

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1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 2019 3060 3061 3062 3064 3065 3068 3069 3070 3071 VTD PRECINCT 2 Block 200300: 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3058 3059 3063 3066 3067

District 002 County Seminole GA VTD PRECINCT 2
Block 200200: 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2034 2035 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3039 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3068 3069 3070 3071 3072 3073 3074 3075 3076 3077 3078 3080 3081 3082 3083 3085
Block 200300: 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3055 3056 3057
VTD PRECINCT 3 Block 200200: 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2020 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029

District 003 County Seminole GA VTD PRECINCT 3
Block 200200: 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1046 1047 2030 2031 2032 2033 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3040 3041 3042 3043 3050 3051 3064 3065 3066 3067 3079
VTD PRECINCT 4 Block 200100: 3006 3007 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049

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Block 200200: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1043 1044 1045 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1054 1055 1057 2000 2011

District 004 County Seminole GA VTD PRECINCT 1
Block 200300: 1043 1044 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2028 2029 2030 2031 2035 2036 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2060
VTD PRECINCT 4 Block 200100: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1058 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3067 3068 3069 3070 3071 3072 3073 3074 3075 3076 3077 3078 3079 3080 3081 3082 3083 3084 3085 3086 3087 3088 3089 3090 3091 3092 3093 3094 3095 3096 3097 3098 3099 3100 3101 3102 3103 3104 3105 3106 Block 200200: 1056
VTD PRECINCT 5 Block 200300: 2026 2027 2032 2033 2034 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050

District 005 County Seminole GA VTD PRECINCT 1
Block 200300: 2059 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071
VTD PRECINCT 5 Block 200100: 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049

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1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1059 1060 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 Block 200300: 2058 2061 2062 2063

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Seminole County, (Ga. L. 1920, page 610), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Winfred Dukes, Representative from District 154, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Donalsonville News, which is the official organ of Seminole County, on the 10 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ REP. WINFRED DUKES Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 3 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved March 23, 2022.

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CITY OF SAVANNAH AND CHATHAM COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS.

No. 585 (House Bill No. 1510).

AN ACT

To amend an Act relating to the school system of the City of Savannah and Chatham County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2636), as amended, so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act relating to the school system of the City of Savannah and Chatham County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2636), as amended, is amended by revising Section 1 as follows:

"SECTION 1. (a) The Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and the County of Chatham shall be composed of a president and eight other members, to be elected as provided in this Act. (b) For purposes of electing members of the board of education, other than the president, the City of Savannah and Chatham County School District is divided into eight education districts. One member of the board shall be elected from each such district. The eight

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education districts shall be and correspond to those eight numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Chatham-Legis Plan Name: ChathamCCSB-Legis2-2022 Plan Type: Local'.
(c)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.
(2) Any part of the City of Savannah and Chatham County School District which is not included in any district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of the City of Savannah and Chatham County School District which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2. (a) Those members of the Board of Public Education for the City of Savannah and the County of Chatham who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (b) Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Education Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former education districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

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SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
APPENDIX A
User: Chatham-Legis Plan Name: ChathamCCSB-Legis2-2022 Plan Type: Local
District 001 County Chatham GA VTD BARTLETT MIDDLE SCHOOL VTD CENTRAL CHURCH OF CHRIST VTD FERGUSON AVE BAPTIST VTD FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH VTD GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Block 003900: 1018 1019 1020 1021 4000 4001 4002 4003 4012
Block 004001: 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018
Block 004002: 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 2000 2001 2002 2007 2008 2009
Block 004210: 2000
VTD IMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCH VTD ISLANDS CHRISTIAN CH
Block 011115: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005
VTD ISLE OF HOPE BAPTIST VTD ISLE OF HOPE SCHOOL VTD JEA BUILDING VTD LARGO-TIBET ELEMENTA
Block 004210: 3003 3018 3019 3020 3021 3023
VTD SAVANNAH PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH VTD ST LUKE CHURCH VTD THE LIGHT CHURCH VTD THE SANCTUARY VTD WHITE BLUFF PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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District 002 County Chatham GA VTD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
Block 003302: 1002 1011 2000 2001
VTD BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH Block 003502: 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 3000 3001 3002 3003
VTD BLACKSHEAR COMMUNITY CENTER VTD BULL STREE BAPTIST CHURCH VTD BUTLER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ED BLDG VTD CHRIST COMMUNITY CHURCH AT MORNINGSIDE VTD COKESBURY METHODIST CHURCH VTD FELLOWSHIP OF LOVE COMMUNITY CHURCH VTD GRACE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
Block 004001: 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008
VTD HOLY SPIRIT LUTHERAN CHURCH VTD JENKINS HIGH SCHOOL VTD S GARDENS CHRISTIAN VTD SALVATION ARMY VTD SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER
Block 002800: 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3024 3025 3035
VTD TOMPKINS RECREATION CENTER VTD W W LAW CENTER VTD WEST BROAD STREET YMCA
Block 001200: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030
Block 002300: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1022 1023 2007 2008 2009 2010 2015
Block 011400: 1004 1005 1015 1016 1025 1026 1038
VTD WILLIAMS COURT APTS

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District 003 County Chatham GA VTD ALDERSGATE YOUTH CENTER VTD BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH
Block 003800: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
VTD CIVIC CENTER Block 000601: 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4036 4037 4040 4041 4042 4043 4044 4045 4048 Block 011700: 1010 1011 1012 1013 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1102 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1148 1149 1150 1151 2037 2038 2045 2046 2047 2048 2054 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 Block 980000: 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1051 1052 1053 1054 1060 1061 1062 1063 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070
VTD ELI WHITNEY COMPLEX Block 003601: 1000 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1015 1016 1040 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1014 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1024 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1035 1036 1037 Block 011800: 2057 2058 2061 2062 2063 2064 2069 2060
VTD FIRST AFRICAN BAPTIST CHURCH VTD GARDEN CITY REC CTR
Block 010601: 3002 3003 3004 3008 3009 3010 3011 3015 3016

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Block 980000: 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1041 1043 1064 1065
VTD GARDEN CITY SENIOR CENTER Block 010601: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 3000 3001 3005 3006 3007
VTD ISLANDS CHRISTIAN CH Block 011107: 1026 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3034 3035 3039 3040 3041 Block 011115: 2010
VTD LAKE SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER Block 010701: 2006 2007 3067 3068 3069 3070 3071
VTD NEW COV 7 DAY ADV CH VTD OLD COURTHOUSE VTD PB EDWARDS GYMNASIUM
Block 010701: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1070 1071 1072 1073 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2024 2025 2026 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 3095 3096 3097 3098 3099 3102 3103 3175
VTD RIVERVIEW HEALTH REH VTD ROSE OF SHARON VTD SAVANNAH HIGH SCHOOL VTD SOUTHSIDE BAPTIST CH VTD THUNDERBOLT MUN COMP VTD WEST BROAD STREET YMCA
Block 000601: 4038 4039
Block 001200: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1011 1012 1013

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VTD WOODVILLE-TOMPKINS TECHNICAL INST Block 010601: 3017 3018 Block 010701: 3072 3073 3074 3075 3076 3077 Block 011800: 2006 Block 980000: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1014 1020 1021 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1042 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1055 1056
District 004 County Chatham GA VTD ELI WHITNEY COMPLEX
Block 011800: 2000 2001 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2015 2018 2019
VTD FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF THE ISLAND VTD FORT PULASKI MON VTD FRANK MURRAY COMMUNITY CENTER VTD GEORGETOWN ELEMENTAR
Block 010806: 1014
Block 010901: 2023
Block 011500: 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076
Block 990000: 0006 0007
VTD GUARD HOUSE COMM CTR VTD ISLANDS CHRISTIAN CH
Block 011115: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2015 2016 2017 3006 3007 3008
VTD LIGHTHOUSE BAPTIST CHURCH VTD SAINT FRANCIS EPISCOPAL CHURCH

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VTD SKID IS PRES CHURCH VTD SKID METHODIST CH VTD SKIDAWAY ISLAND STAT VTD ST PETERS EPISCOPAL VTD TYBEE IS SCH CAFE VTD WILMINGTON ISLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH VTD WILMINGTON ISLAND UNITED METHODIST CHURCH VTD WINDSOR FOREST BAPTIST CHURCH SCHOOL

District 005 County Chatham GA VTD BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
Block 004500: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 2000 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Block 010502: 3000 3003
Block 010503: 3005 3006 3010
Block 010504: 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006
VTD COASTAL CATHEDRAL Block 010816: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012
VTD JONESVILLE BAPT CH VTD LARGO-TIBET ELEMENTA
Block 004207: 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 4002
Block 004210: 3004 3017 3022
Block 010901: 4000
VTD LIBERTY CITY COMMUNITY CENTER

GEORGIA LAWS 2022 SESSION
VTD PROGRESSIVE REC CTR VTD SAVANNAH CHRISTIAN S VTD SEED CHURCH VTD SENIOR CITIZEN CENTER
Block 002800: 3020 3021 3022 3023 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041
VTD SILK HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH VTD SOUTHWEST BAPTIST CHURCH
Block 010813: 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2016 2022 2023
District 006 County Chatham GA VTD BAMBOO FARMS VTD COASTAL CATHEDRAL
Block 010819: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 3000 3003 3004 3005
VTD CRUSADER COMMUNITY CENTER VTD ELKS LODGE VTD GEORGETOWN ELEMENTAR
Block 010806: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1015 1016 1017 1018 2000 2001 2002 2003
Block 010807: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 3000 3001 3003 3004 3005 3006 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009
Block 010901: 2022
Block 011500: 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027
VTD POOLER CHRURCH Block 010813: 1000 Block 010817: 2009 Block 010819: 2008 2010 2011 3001 3002

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Block 010821: 1037 1044 1045 1046
VTD SOUTHWEST BAPTIST CHURCH Block 010813: 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 Block 010818: 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1025 1026 1027 1028 Block 010821: 1033 1034 1035 1036 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043
VTD ST. FRANCIS CABRINI CHURCH VTD TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH VTD WINDSOR FOREST ELEM/GOLDEN AGE CENTER

District 007 County Chatham GA VTD BLOOMINGDALE COMMUNITY CENTER
Block 010706: 1016
Block 010801: 1003 1005 1006 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070
Block 010811: 3002 3004 3005 3011 3012 3014 3019 3020 3022 3023
Block 010818: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1024 1029 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2029 2030
Block 010821: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 2003 2004 2005 2006 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2021 2022 2024 2025 2026

GEORGIA LAWS 2022 SESSION
VTD COASTAL CATHEDRAL Block 010812: 1006 1008 1009 1010 1011 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 2014 2017 2030 2031 2032 Block 010817: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 Block 010819: 1003 2009
VTD GARDEN CITY CITY HAL VTD POOLER CHRURCH
Block 010810: 1004 1005 1006 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034
Block 010811: 3015 3016 3017 3018 3021 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034
Block 010819: 1000 1001 1002 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 2000 2001
Block 010820: 1000 1001 1002 1003 2000 2001 2002
Block 010821: 2000 2001 2002 2007 2008 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2023
VTD POOLER CITY HALL Block 010810: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2013 2014 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2035 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 Block 010811: 3000 3001 3003 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3013 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027
VTD ROTHWELL BAPTIST CHURCH Block 010704: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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Block 010705: 1006 1007 1008 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Block 010801: 1007 1008 1009
Block 010811: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049
VTD SEVENTH DAY ADV CHR Block 010801: 1002

District 008 County Chatham GA VTD BLOOMINGDALE COMMUNITY CENTER
Block 010706: 1014 1015
Block 010801: 1001 1004
VTD BUTLER ELEMENTARY SC VTD CARVER HEIGHTS COMM VTD CIVIC CENTER
Block 000601: 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4032 4033 4034 4035
VTD GARDEN CITY REC CTR Block 010601: 3012 3013 3014 3019 3020 3021 3022 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 5000 5001 5002 5003 5004 6000 6001 6002 6003 6004 6005 6006 6007 6008 6009 6011 6012 6013 6014 6015 6016 6018 Block 010603: 2011
VTD GARDEN CITY SENIOR CENTER Block 010601: 2002 4000 4006 Block 010603: 2004 2010 2012 2013 Block 010701: 1051 1069 3116 3172 3173 3174

GEORGIA LAWS 2022 SESSION
VTD LAKE SHORE COMMUNITY CENTER Block 010701: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2009 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3007 3008 3009 3010 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3079 3080 3100 3101 3180 Block 010702: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3027 Block 010703: 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3024 3025 3026 Block 010707: 1005
VTD MOSES JACKSON CENTER VTD PB EDWARDS GYMNASIUM
Block 010701: 1042 1043 1044 1052 2023 2027 3078 3093 3094 3111 3112 3114 3115 3117 3119 3128 3136 3171
VTD POOLER CITY HALL Block 010810: 2011 2012 2015 2017
VTD RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD CATHOLIC CHURCH VTD RICE CREEK SCHOOL VTD ROTHWELL BAPTIST CHURCH
Block 010701: 3156 3157 3158 3167 3168
Block 010704: 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1017 1018 1019 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 2017 2018
Block 010705: 1005 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1025 1026 2000
Block 010706: 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013
Block 010811: 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

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2024 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 VTD SEVENTH DAY ADV CHR
Block 010603: 2000 2001
Block 010701: 3039 3040 3041 3042 3081 3082 3083 3084 3085 3086 3087 3088 3089 3090 3091 3092 3104 3105 3106 3107 3108 3109 3110 3113 3118 3120 3121 3122 3123 3124 3125 3126 3127 3129 3130 3131 3132 3133 3134 3135 3137 3138 3139 3140 3141 3142 3143 3144 3145 3146 3147 3148 3149 3150 3151 3152 3153 3154 3155 3159 3160 3161 3162 3163 3164 3165 3166 3169 3170 3176 3177 3178 3179 3181
Block 010703: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 2000 2001 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023
Block 010704: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1016 1020 1021 1022 1023 1030
Block 010705: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004
Block 010706: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007
Block 010707: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017
Block 010801: 1000
Block 010811: 2001 2002 2025 2037
VTD WOODLAWN BAPTIST CHURCH VTD WOODVILLE-TOMPKINS TECHNICAL INST
Block 000601: 3006 3013 4015 4016
Block 010504: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1017
Block 010601: 6010 6017 6019
Block 011600: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1025

GEORGIA LAWS 2022 SESSION
1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 2027 Block 980000: 1057 1058 1059

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act governing the school system of the City of Savannah and Chatham County, approved March 21, 1968 (Ga. L. 1968, p. 2636), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Carl Gilliard, Representative from District 162, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Savannah Morning News, which is the official organ of Chatham County, on the 26th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ CARL W GILLIARD Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 3rd of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved March 23, 2022.

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ECHOLS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; INCREASE SIZE; RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS; DISTRICTS; MANNER OF ELECTION; TERMS OF OFFICE.

No. 589 (House Bill No. 1601).

AN ACT

To amend an Act revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws creating and governing the Board of Commissioners of Echols County, approved February 3, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 2054), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4575), so as to increase the size of the board of commissioners; to provide for residency requirements; to provide for the description of the commissioner districts and posts; to define certain terms and provide for certain inclusions; to provide for election of members; to provide for initial terms; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws creating and governing the Board of Commissioners of Echols County, approved February 3, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 2054), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4575), is amended by revising Section 2 as follows:

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"SECTION 2. (a) There shall be a Board of Commissioners of Echols County, to consist of five persons to be elected as provided for in this Act. In order to be elected as a member of the board from a commissioner district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a majority of the votes cast for such office in that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a member of the board from a district, each candidate for such office shall specify the district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a member of the board from a district must continue to reside in that district during the person's term of office or such office shall thereupon become vacant. Elections of members of the board shall be held in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election Code.' (b) For the purpose of electing members of the board of commissioners, Echols County shall be divided into three commissioner districts. Commissioner Districts 1 and 2 shall each have two posts. Commissioner Districts 1, 2, and 3 shall be and correspond to those three numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Echols Plan Name: EcholsCC-2022 Plan Type: Local'.
(c)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.
(2) Any part of Echols County which is not included in any district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of Echols County which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, members of the board of commissioners shall serve four-year terms of office and until their successors are elected and qualified.

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(d)(1) The initial member of the board from District 1 Post 1 as newly described under this section shall be elected at the general election held in November, 2024. The commissioner elected at such election shall serve a four-year term of office. (2) The initial member of the board elected from District 1 Post 2 as newly described under this section shall be elected at the general election held in November, 2024, and the commissioner elected at such election shall serve an initial term of office of two years. The successor to such commissioner shall be elected at the general election held in November, 2026, and such successor and all subsequent successors shall serve a four-year term of office. (3) The initial member of the board elected from District 2 Post 1 as newly described under this section shall be elected at the general election held in November, 2024. The commissioner elected at such election shall serve a four-year term of office. (4) The initial member of the board from District 2 Post 2 as newly described under this section shall be Kenneth Petty, and on and after the effective date of this section such commissioner shall be deemed to be serving from and representing District 2 Post 2 as described under this section. The successor to such commissioner shall be elected at the general election held in November, 2026. (5) The initial member of the board from District 3 as newly described under this section shall be elected at the general election held in November, 2024. The commissioner elected at such election shall serve a four-year term of office.

SECTION 2. Those members of the Board of Commissioners of Echols County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors.

SECTION 3. The provisions of this Act necessary to conduct elections for the members of the Board of Commissioners of Echols County in 2024 shall become effective on January 1, 2024. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2025.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Echols Plan Name: EcholsCC-2022 Plan Type: Local

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District 001 County Echols GA VTD STATENVILLE
Block 880200: 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1072 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2025 2026 2027 2028 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056
District 002 County Echols GA VTD STATENVILLE
Block 880100: 1010 1011 1012 1013 1023 1041 1042 1043 1044 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1101 1103 1106 1109 1121 1123 1126 1127 1128 1129 1130 1131 1132 1133 1134 1135 1136 1137 1138 1139 1140 1141 1142 1143 1144 1145 1146 1147 1148 1149 1150 1151 1152 1153 1154 1155 1156 1157 1158 1159 1160 1277 1281
Block 880200: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1073 2000 2001 2002 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2029 2030
District 003 County Echols GA VTD STATENVILLE
Block 880100: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1045 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1102 1104 1105 1107 1108 1110 1111 1112 1113 1114 1115 1116 1117 1118 1119 1120

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act revising, superseding, and consolidating the laws creating and governing the Board of Commissioners of Echols County, approved February 3, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 2054), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, John Corbett, Representative from District 174 state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Valdosta Daily Times, which is the official organ of Echols County, on the 6th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

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s/ JOHN CORBETT 174 Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 24th of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 11, 2022.

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CITY OF CLAXTON MAYOR AND COUNCIL; POWERS; MANNER OF ELECTION; DISTRICTS.

No. 590 (House Bill No. 1605).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to grant a new charter for the City of Claxton in the County of Evans, approved April 5, 1961 (Ga. L. 1961, p. 3312), as amended, so as restate and revise provisions relating to the powers and election of the mayor and city council; to revise city council districts; to provide definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuance in office for current members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to grant a new charter for the City of Claxton in the County of Evans, approved April 5, 1961 (Ga. L. 1961, p. 3312), as amended, is amended by revising Section 5 as follows:

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"SECTION 5. Mayor and council.

(a)(1) The government of the City of Claxton shall be vested in a mayor and seven councilmembers to be called the city council to be elected as hereinafter provided. (2) The mayor and councilmembers shall serve four-year terms of office and until their successors are elected and qualified. (3) The mayor and councilmembers shall be nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election Code.' (b) The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the city, have general supervision of the affairs of the city, and shall see that the laws of said city are executed and the officers of said city are faithful in the discharge of their duties. The mayor shall cause the books and records of said city and of its officers to be inspected, shall have control of the police force of said city, and may appoint special police officers whenever he or she deems necessary. The mayor shall have the right and authority to name all of the city appointments to all boards and commissions; provided, however, that the appointments are subject to the approval of the city council. The mayor shall further have the right and authority to name all committee chairpersons from the membership of the city council and designate to them the administrative assistance necessary to run their department. (c)(1) The city council shall be the legislative body of the city. It shall pass all ordinances pursuant to the authority herein set forth. Ordinances shall be proposed and read at a regular meeting of the city council and shall not be passed until the next regular meeting. The city clerk, under the direction of the mayor and council, shall prepare an annual budget. The budget, once approved, shall become the approved expenditures for the fiscal year and all other expenditures shall be approved by the city council, except capital improvement equipment which shall be approved by the mayor and council. The city council, upon the advice of the mayor, shall prescribe the compensation of all city employees and officials, except that of the mayor and councilmembers. (2) The seven councilmembers to be elected as provided in this section shall be elected from the districts provided for in paragraph (3) of this subsection. Districts 1 and 3 shall each have two posts and District 2 shall have three posts, with one councilmember elected from each post in each district. To be elected as a member of the city council from a district, a person shall have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a plurality of the votes cast for such office in that district. Only electors who are residents of that district may vote for a councilmember of that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a councilmember, each candidate for such office shall specify the district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a councilmember from a district shall continue to reside in that district during the elected person's term of office or such office shall thereupon become vacant.
(3)(A) For the purpose of electing councilmembers, the City of Claxton shall be divided into three council districts. Districts 1, 2, and 3, shall be and correspond to

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those three numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Claxton Plan Name: Claxton-3d-2022 Plan Type: Local'. (B) For the purposes of such plan:
(i) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (ii) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (C) Any part of the City of Claxton which is not included in any district described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (D) Any part of the City of Claxton which is described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (E) Any territory purportedly described in a district in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph that is not within the corporate limits of the City of Claxton shall not be part of any such district. (4)(A) The initial councilmember for District 1 Post 1 as newly described under this subsection shall be Tina Hagan, and on and after the effective date of this subsection such councilmember shall be deemed to be serving from and representing District 1 Post 1 as described under this subsection. The successor to such councilmember shall be elected at the general municipal election held in 2023. (B) The initial councilmember for District 1 Post 2 as newly described under this subsection shall be Donna Brewton, and on and after the effective date of this subsection such councilmember shall be deemed to be serving from and representing District 1 Post 2 as described under this subsection. The successor to such councilmember shall be elected at the general municipal election held in 2025. (C) As of the effective date of this section, the District 2 Post 1 seat shall be vacant. The initial councilmember for District 2 Post 1 as newly described under this subsection shall be elected at a special election to serve out the remainder of the unexpired term of the vacant seat at the earliest date authorized by general law and this charter. The

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successor to the person elected as provided for in this subparagraph shall be elected at the general municipal election held in 2023. (D) The initial councilmember for District 2 Post 2 as newly described under this subsection shall be Lisa Perry, and on and after the effective date of this subsection such councilmember shall be deemed to be serving from and representing District 2 Post 2 as described under this subsection. The successor to such councilmember shall be elected at the general municipal election held in 2025. (E) The initial councilmember for District 2 Post 3 as newly described under this subsection shall be Dean Cameron, and on and after the effective date of this subsection such councilmember shall be deemed to be serving from and representing District 2 Post 3 as described under this subsection. The successor to such councilmember shall be elected at the general municipal election held in 2025. (F) The initial councilmember for District 3 Post 1 as newly described under this subsection shall be Larry Anderson, and on and after the effective date of this subsection such councilmember shall be deemed to be serving from and representing District 3 Post 1 as described under this subsection. The successor to such councilmember shall be elected at the general municipal election held in 2023. (G) The initial councilmember for District 3 Post 2 as newly described under this subsection shall be C. Scott Lynn, and on and after the effective date of this subsection such councilmember shall be deemed to be serving from and representing District 3 Post 2 as described under this subsection. The successor to such councilmember shall be elected at the general municipal election held in 2025. (d) The mayor and councilmembers elected under this charter shall take office on January 1 after their election and shall be installed in office by taking and subscribing the following oath: 'I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge the duties devolved upon me as mayor or councilmember (as the case may be) of the City of Claxton; that I will faithfully execute and enforce the laws of said city to the best of my ability, skill and knowledge; and that I will do all in my power to promote the general welfare of the inhabitants of said city and common interest thereof.' (e) The city council shall meet in regular session upon the first and third Monday in each month. Special meetings of the council may be called at any time by the mayor or by a majority of the members of the council. The mayor shall preside over all meetings of the council, but shall have no vote except when the vote of the council is equally divided. At the first regular meeting of the council following the regular election of new members thereof the council shall elect one of its members present as a mayor pro tempore who shall, in the event of the absence, disability or disqualification of the mayor, perform all the duties and exercise all the rights and powers and privileges of the office of mayor. (f)(1) The city is authorized to enact any and all ordinances, rules, and regulations not inconsistent with this charter and the Constitution and the laws of the State of Georgia, which it shall deem necessary, expedient, or helpful for the peace, good order, protection

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of life and property, health, welfare, sanitation, comfort, convenience, prosperity, or well-being of the inhabitants of the City of Claxton and may enforce such ordinances by imposing penalties for violations thereof. (2) All ordinances for the government of the City of Claxton shall be introduced in writing at a regular meeting of the city council and referred to the proper committee, who shall report on it at the next regular meeting when it may be reread and put upon its passage. By unanimous consent of council an ordinance may be put upon its second reading and passed at the first meeting. (g) The mayor shall have the power and authority to veto any action approved by the city council and shall exercise said power and authority by or during the next regular meeting of the mayor and council. The city council may override said veto by a two-thirds' majority vote of the city council and the mayor's right to override said veto shall vest until the conclusion of the next regular meeting of the mayor and council."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by repealing and reserving subsection (a) of Section 7.

SECTION 3. The mayor and those members of the City of Claxton City Council who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office, shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Claxton Plan Name: Claxton-3d-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County Evans GA VTD VETERAN'S COMM CTR
Block 970200: 1010 1012 1013 1024 1027 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1050 2004 2005 2010 2012
Block 970300: 1020 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029

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District 002 County Evans GA VTD VETERAN'S COMM CTR
Block 970200: 1053 2000 2017 2018 2022 2023 2024
Block 970300: 1019 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3020 3021 3022 3025 3026 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033

District 003 County Evans GA VTD VETERAN'S COMM CTR
Block 970200: 1046 1047 1048 1049 1051 1052 2001 2002 2003 2011 2014 2015 2016 2019 2020 2021 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2072
Block 970300: 3018 3019 3027 3028 3035

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act granting a new charter of the City of Claxton, approved April 5, 1961 (Ga. L. 1961, p. 3312), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Bill Werkheiser, Representative from District 157, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Claxton Enterprise, which is the official organ of Evans County, on the 23 of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BILL WERKHEISER 157 Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 28 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 11, 2022.

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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA CITY COUNCIL; DISTRICTS.

No. 591 (House Bill No. 1558).

AN ACT

To amend an Act providing a new charter for the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4978), as amended, so as to revise the districts for the election of members of the city council; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act providing a new charter for the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4978), as amended, is amended by revising paragraphs (1) and (2) of Section 6-101 as follows:
"(1) For the purpose of electing the district councilors, the territory of the consolidated government shall be divided into eight council districts. The eight council districts shall be and correspond to those eight numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Muscogee Plan Name: MuscogeeCC-2022 Plan Type: Local'. (2) For the purposes of such plan:
(A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (C) Any part of the territory of the consolidated government which is not included in any district described in paragraph (1) of this Section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (D) Any part of the territory of the consolidated government which is not included in any district described in paragraph (1) of this Section shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2. (a) Those members of the consolidated government serving on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (b) Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ,6, 7, and 8, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this

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Act, such members of the board serving from those former council districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall become effective on August 22, 2022.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Muscogee Plan Name: MuscogeeCC-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County Muscogee GA VTD CARVER/MACK
Block 002000: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Block 002800: 1008
Block 002901: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3008 3014
VTD CUSSETA RD Block 002901: 2010 2013 2014 3005 3006 3007 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013
VTD EDGEWOOD BAPTIST VTD FORT/WADDELL
Block 010502: 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013
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VTD GENTIAN/REESE @LDS Block 001000: 2014 Block 010501: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 4016 4017 4018 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4029
VTD MT PILGRIM Block 010702: 3006 3007 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031
VTD ROTHSCHILD Block 010602: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024
VTD ST JOHN/BELVEDERE Block 010701: 3002 3003 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3027 Block 010702: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2013 2014 2015 2016 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014

District 002 County Muscogee GA VTD CORNERSTONE VTD ST MARK/HEIFERHORN VTD ST. PETER
Block 010205: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2008 2009 2011 2012 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021
VTD WYNNBROOK Block 000400: 1000 1002 2014 Block 010301: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

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Block 010303: 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 2028

District 003 County Muscogee GA VTD CARVER/MACK
Block 002800: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 2000 2004 2005 2006 2007 2025 2026 2027 2028 2039
VTD CUSSETA RD Block 002700: 2000 2001 Block 002800: 2034 2035 2036 2037 Block 002902: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3017 Block 003000: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010
VTD FORT BENNING 2 Block 010801: 1000 1001
VTD FORT BENNING 3 Block 003400: 3016
VTD FORT BENNING 4 Block 010802: 1140
VTD MT PILGRIM Block 010704: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 3000 3001 3002 3003 Block 010705: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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2011 2012 2013 2014 VTD OUR LADY OF LOURDES
Block 002902: 3014 3015 3016
Block 003200: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007
Block 003301: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024
Block 003302: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014
Block 010704: 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023
VTD WYNNTON/BRITT Block 001100: 1022 1023 1024 1026 1027 1028 1029 1031 Block 001200: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 3000 3001 Block 002200: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 Block 002800: 2001 2002 2003 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2038 Block 011200: 1022

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District 004 County Muscogee GA VTD FAITH TABERNACLE VTD FORT/WADDELL
Block 010502: 1002 1003 1004 1005 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019
Block 010605: 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Block 010606: 1001 1002 1004 1005
VTD MT PILGRIM Block 010702: 1006 1007 1008
VTD ROTHSCHILD Block 010607: 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Block 010608: 1000 1001 1014 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Block 010701: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014
VTD ST JOHN/BELVEDERE Block 010701: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 3000 3001 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3023 3024 3025 3026 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 Block 010702: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1009 2000 2001 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

District 005 County Muscogee GA VTD BRITT DAVID
Block 010402: 1000 1004 1009 1012 1013 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024

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VTD FORT/WADDELL Block 010108: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 2000 3000 3001 3002 3003 4000 4001 4002
VTD GENTIAN/REESE @LDS Block 001000: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1012 1013 1014 1015 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Block 010402: 1001 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 Block 010501: 3000 3001 3020 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4019 4020 4021 4028
VTD MOON/MORNINGSIDE Block 010204: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 3015 3016 3017 3018 3020 3021 3022 Block 010401: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 Block 010402: 1003 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2012 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023
VTD SALVATION ARMY Block 010106: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
VTD ST ANDREWS/MIDLAND Block 010106: 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022
VTD ST PAUL/CLUBVIEW Block 001000: 1009 1010 1011 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015

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3016 3017 Block 001100:
1000 1001 1002 1003 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1025 1030 VTD ST. PETER Block 010401: 2000 2001 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2015 2016 2022 2023

District 006 County Muscogee GA VTD FORT BENNING 5
Block 010606: 1000 1003
Block 010802: 1010 1011 1016 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1059 1179 1180 1181 1182 1183
VTD MOON/MORNINGSIDE Block 010208: 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 2000 2001
VTD PSALMOND/MATHEWS VTD SALVATION ARMY
Block 010106: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2017
Block 010110: 1013 1017 1029
Block 010204: 2000 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
VTD ST ANDREWS/MIDLAND Block 010110: 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 Block 010204: 2001 2002 2005 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3019 Block 010208: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014

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Block 010209: 2000 2008 2009

District 007 County Muscogee GA VTD CUSSETA RD
Block 002400: 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021
Block 002700: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027
Block 011500: 5002 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5009 5010 5011 5012 5013 5014 5015 5016 5017 5018 5019 5020 5024 5025
VTD EPWORTH UMC Block 000300: 1039 Block 000800: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 Block 001400: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 Block 011100: 2003 2004 2006 2007 2008
VTD FIRST AFRICAN VTD MARIANNA GALLOPS VTD OUR LADY OF LOURDES
Block 003400: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3017
Block 011500: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

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2011 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 4028 5021 5022 5023 6000 6001 6002 6003 6004 6005 6006 6007 6008 6009 6010 VTD ST PAUL/CLUBVIEW Block 001200: 1017 1035 1036 Block 001800: 1005 1018 1019 1022 Block 011200: 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 VTD WYNNTON/BRITT Block 001200: 3002 3003 3004 3005 3008 3009 3010 3021 Block 002300: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 Block 002400: 1003 1007

District 008 County Muscogee GA VTD BRITT DAVID
Block 000200: 1022
Block 010401: 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034
Block 010402: 1002 1005 1006 1007 1008 1010 1011 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019
VTD COLUMBUS TECH VTD EPWORTH UMC
Block 000200: 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020

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1021 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 Block 000300: 1000 1001 1014 1015 1016 1025 1026 1030 2000 2001 2014 2015 2016 2017 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2054 Block 000800: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 Block 000900: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2008 2009 2010 VTD ST PAUL/CLUBVIEW Block 000900: 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 Block 001100: 1004 1005 1006 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 Block 001200: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 Block 011200: 1000 VTD ST. PETER Block 010205: 2005 2006 2007 2010 2013 2014 2015 2019 Block 010401: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2014 VTD WYNNBROOK Block 000400: 1001 1003 1004 1017 2013 Block 010303: 2027

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4978), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Calvin Smyre, Representative from District 135, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, which is the official organ of Muscogee County, on the 18th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ CALVIN SMYRE Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22nd of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia

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My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 11, 2022.

__________

CITY OF CAIRO CITY COUNCIL; DISTRICTS.

No. 592 (House Bill No. 1574).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Cairo, approved April 28, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3773), so as to change the description of the council districts; to define certain terms and provide for certain inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Cairo, approved April 28, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3773), is amended by revising subsection (d) of Section 2.11 as follows:
"(d) For the purpose of electing members of the city council, the City of Cairo shall be divided into five council districts. Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 shall be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Cairo Plan Name: Cairo-import 2022 Plan Type: Local'.
(1)(A) For the purposes of such plan: (i) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (ii) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.

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(B) Any part of the City of Cairo which is not included in any district described in this subsection shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (2) Any part of the City of Cairo which is described in this subsection as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2. (a) Those members of the city council of the City of Cairo who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (b) Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former council districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 3. The provisions of this Act necessary to conduct elections for the members of the city council of the City of Cairo in 2023 shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Cairo Plan Name: Cairo-import 2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County Grady GA VTD CAIRO 4TH DISTRICT
Block 950300: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2013 2014

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2015 2016 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3035 3036 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018 4019 4020 4021 4022 4023 4024 4025 4026 4027 5003 5004 5005 5006 5007 5008 5016 5017 5018 5019 5020 5021 5022 5023 5024 5025 5026 5027 5028 5029 5030 5031 5032 5033 5034 5035 5036 5037 5038 5039 VTD CAIRO 5TH DISTRICT Block 950502: 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2034 2035 2036

District 002 County Grady GA VTD CAIRO 4TH DISTRICT
Block 950300: 2010 2011 2012 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 3034 3037 3055 3056 3057
Block 950502: 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3035
VTD CAIRO 5TH DISTRICT Block 950502: 2037 2038 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2065

District 003 County Grady GA VTD CAIRO 5TH DISTRICT
Block 950402: 4033
Block 950501: 2019 2020 2044 2045 2046 2047 2052
Block 950502: 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2039 2040 2041 2042 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4011 4012 4013 4014 4015 4016 4017 4018

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VTD MIDWAY Block 950501: 2018 2048 2060 2061 Block 950502: 4019 4029 4033 4046

District 004 County Grady GA VTD CAIRO 5TH DISTRICT
Block 950402: 2022 2023 2024 2026 2027 2028 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 3025 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 4012 4013 4014 4015 4019 4020 4021 4025 4026 4027 4028 4029 4030 4031 4032
Block 950501: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035
VTD WOODLAND Block 950402: 4006 4007 4023 4024

District 005 County Grady GA VTD CAIRO 4TH DISTRICT
Block 950300: 4001 4004
VTD CAIRO 5TH DISTRICT Block 950402: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2035 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3026 3027 3028 Block 950502: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
VTD SPRING HILL Block 950300: 1043

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VTD WOODLAND Block 950300: 1032 1033 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1044 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1058 1059 1060 1064 1065 4003 5000 5001 5002 5009 5010 5011 5012 5013 5014 5015 5040 5041 Block 950401: 2031 2032

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Cairo, approved April 28, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3773); and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Darlene Taylor, Representative from District 173, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Cairo Messenger, which is the official organ of Grady County, on the 2nd of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ D TAYLOR 173 Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 17 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 11, 2022.

__________

WHEELER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; DISTRICTS.

No. 593 (House Bill No. 1564).

AN ACT

To provide for reapportionment of the election districts for the Wheeler County Board of Commissioners, so as to change the description of the election districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) For the purpose of electing members of the Wheeler County Board of Commissioners established pursuant to the final order entered on January 13, 1993, in Marvin Howard, et al. v. Commissioner of Wheeler County, Georgia, et al., Civil Action Number CV390-057, United States District Court for the Southern District of Georgia, Dublin Division, Wheeler County is divided into three districts. Such districts shall be and correspond to those three numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Wheeler CC Plan Name: WheelerCC-2022 Plan Type: Local'.
(b)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual

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Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (2) Any part of Wheeler County which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of Wheeler County which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.

SECTION 2. (a) Those members of the Wheeler County Board of Commissioners who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (b) Districts 1, 2, and 3, as they purportedly exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Districts 1, 2, and 3, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Wheeler CC Plan Name: WheelerCC-2022 Plan Type: Local

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District 001 County Wheeler GA VTD ALAMO
Block 780100: 2047 2048
Block 780200: 1044 1053 1058 3000 3001 3002 3003 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3058 3059 3060 3061 3062 3063 3064
VTD GLENWOOD Block 780100: 1043 1044 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2024 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2050 2051 3041 3042 3048 3049 3050 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3062 3063 3064 3065 3066 3067 3068 3069 3070

District 002 County Wheeler GA VTD ALAMO
Block 780100: 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1025 1026 1027 1028 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1082 1083 1084 1085 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1093 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 1099 1100 1101 1102 1103 1104 1105 1106 1107 1108 1109 1110 1111 1113 2046 2054 2055
VTD GLENWOOD Block 780100: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1055 1056 1057 1058 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1112 2022 2023 2025 2026 2049 2052 2053 2056 2057 2058 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3058 3059 3060 3061 3071

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Block 780200: 1000 1003

District 003 County Wheeler GA VTD ALAMO
Block 780200: 1001 1002 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 That portion of block 1035 excluding any incarcerated population assigned to such block 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1045 1046 1047 1048 1049 1050 1051 1052 1054 1055 1056 1057 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2056 2057 2058 2059 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 2076 2077 2078 2079 2080 2081 2082 2083 2084 2085 2086 2087 2088 2089 2090 2091 2092 2093 2094 2095 2096 2097 2098 2099 2100 2101 2102 2103 2104 2105 2106 2107 2108 2109 2110 2111 2112 2113 2114 2115 3004 3036 3037 3043 3044 3045 3046 3047 3048 3056 3057

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for reapportionment of the election districts for the Wheeler County Board of Commissioners; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Robert Pruitt, Representative from District 149, state on oath as follows:
(1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached.

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(2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Advance, which is the official organ of Wheeler County, on the 9th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ ROBERT PRUITT Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 15 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 11, 2022.

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CITY OF DORAVILLE CITY COUNCIL; MANNER OF ELECTION; TERMS OF OFFICE; DISTRICTS.

No. 594 (Senate Bill No. 621).

AN ACT

To amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Doraville, approved October 13, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 2154), as amended, so as to provide that certain councilmembers are elected by districts; to revise city council districts; to provide definitions and inclusions; to provide for initial terms of office; to provide for the continuance in office for current members; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act creating a new charter for the City of Doraville, approved October 13, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 2154), as amended, is amended by revising Section 2.01 as follows:

"SECTION 2.01. Establishment of city government.

The corporate governmental powers of the City of Doraville shall be vested in a city council to be composed of a mayor and councilmembers as described in this charter. The councilmembers shall represent the respective districts in which they reside. The mayor and councilmembers shall exercise their powers in the manner prescribed by this charter, the Constitution, and applicable laws of the State of Georgia, or if not so prescribed, then in such manner as prescribed by the duly established ordinances of the City of Doraville."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 5.08 as follows:

"SECTION 5.08 Election districts, election of mayor and councilmembers.

(a)(1) For the purpose of electing councilmembers, the City of Doraville shall be divided into two council districts. Three councilmembers shall be elected from and reside in each district. Candidates for the district posts must reside in the district which they seek to represent. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, one councilmember from each district shall be elected by a majority vote of the qualified electors of his or her respective

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district voting at the elections of the city, and two councilmembers from each district shall be elected by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the city at large voting in the elections of the city. Districts 1 and 2 shall be and correspond to those two numbered districts described in Appendix B attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Doraville Plan Name: DoravilleCC-2022 Plan Type: Local'. (2) For the purposes of such plan:
(A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of the City of Doraville which is not included in any district described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (4) Any part of the City of Doraville which is described in paragraph (1) of this subsection as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (5) Any territory purportedly described as being in a district in paragraph (1) of this subsection that is not within the corporate limits of the City of Doraville shall not be part of any such district. (b)(1) The council district seat for District 1, as it exists immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, with a term of office expiring December 31, 2025, shall be designated as Post 1 of District 1 but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such councilmember serving from that district shall be deemed to be serving from and representing his or her respective district as newly described under this Act; (2) The council district seat for District 1, as it exists immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, with a term of office expiring December 31, 2023, shall be designated as Post 2 of District 1 but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such councilmember serving from that district shall be deemed to be serving from and representing his or her respective district as newly described under this Act;

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(3) The council district seat for District 2, as it exists immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, with a term of office expiring December 31, 2023, shall be designated as Post 3 of District 1but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such councilmember serving from that district shall be deemed to be serving from and representing his or her respective district as newly described under this Act; (4) The council district seat for District 3, as it exists immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, with a term of office expiring December 31, 2025, shall be designated as Post 1 of District 2 but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such councilmember serving from that district shall be deemed to be serving from and representing his or her respective district as newly described under this Act; (5) The council district seat for District 3, as it exists immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, with a term of office expiring December 31, 2023, shall be designated as Post 2 of District 2 but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such councilmember serving from that district shall be deemed to be serving from and representing his or her respective district as newly described under this Act; and (6) The council district seat for District 2, as it exists immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, with a term of office expiring December 31, 2025, shall be designated as Post 3 of District 2 but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such councilmember serving from that district shall be deemed to be serving from and representing his or her respective district as newly described under this Act. (c) Except as provided for in subsection (d) of this section: (1) The mayor shall be elected to four-year terms of office by a majority of the qualified electors of the city; (2) All councilmembers shall be elected to four-year terms of office; (3) The councilmembers elected from Posts 1 and 2 of Districts 1 and 2 shall be elected by majority vote of the qualified electors of the city voting at large; and (4) The councilmembers elected from Post 3 of Districts 1 and 2 shall be elected by majority vote of the qualified electors of their respective district. (d)(1) At the general municipal election held in 2023, the mayor, the councilmember for Post 2 of District 1, and the councilmember for Post 2 of District 2 shall be elected to an initial term of office of four years by a majority of the qualified electors of the city voting at large. (2) At the general municipal election held in 2023, the councilmember for Post 3 of District 1 shall be elected to an initial term of office of two years by a majority of the qualified electors of the city voting at large. (3) At the general municipal election held in 2025, the councilmember for Post 1 of District 1 and the councilmember for Post 1 of District 2 shall be elected to an initial term

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of office of four years by a majority of the qualified electors of the city voting at large. (4) At the general municipal election held in 2025, the councilmember for Post 3 of District 1 and the councilmember for Post 3 of District 2 shall be elected to an initial term of office of four years by majority vote of the qualified electors of their respective district."

SECTION 3. Those members of the City of Doraville City Council who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX B

User: Doraville Plan Name: DoravilleCC-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County DeKalb GA VTD Doraville North (DOR)
Block 021301: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1009 1010 1018 1019 1021 3009 3010
Block 021305: 2001 2002
Block 021306: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 4000 4001 4002

District 002 County DeKalb GA VTD Doraville North (DOR)
Block 021301: 1008 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017

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Block 021306: 1010 1011 1012 1013
Block 021307: 3000
Block 021309: 2001 2003
Block 021310: 1000 1001 1002 1004 1019 1022 1023 1032 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 3000 3002 3003
VTD Doraville South (DOR) Block 021307: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 2006 2010 2011 2012 2013 3001 3002 3003 3004 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022
VTD Oakcliff Elem Block 021307: 2002 2003 2004 2021 Block 021309: 1000 1001 2000 Block 021310: 1003 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1015 1016 1017 1018 1021 1025 3001 3008

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an ++Act creating a new charter for the City of Doraville++, approved October 13, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, Ex. Sess., p. 2154), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Sally Harrell, Senator from District 40, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Champion, which is the official organ of DeKalb County, on the 10th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ SALLY R. HARRELL Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 14th of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 11, 2022.

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DADE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; DISTRICTS.

No. 595 (House Bill No. 1567).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide for the election of members to the Dade County board of education, approved February 6, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3575), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 7, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3530), so as to change the description of the education districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for compensation of

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the board; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to provide for the election of members to the Dade County board of education, approved February 6, 1984 (Ga. L. 1984, p. 3575), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 7, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3530), is amended by revising Section 1 as follows:

"SECTION 1. (a) The board of education of Dade County shall be composed of five members to be elected as provided in this Act. For the purpose of electing members of the board of education, Dade County shall be divided into five education districts. Education Districts 1 through 4 shall be and correspond to those four numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Dade Co. Plan Name: DadeCCSB-2022 Plan Type: Local'. Education District 5 shall be composed of the entire Dade County school district.
(b)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.
(2) Any part of the Dade County School District which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of the Dade County School District which is described in subsection (a) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

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SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by repealing subsection (e) of Section 4.

SECTION 3. (a) Those members of the Board of Education of Dade County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. (b) Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 4. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: Dade Co. Plan Name: DadeCCSB-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County Dade GA VTD NEW HOME
Block 040200: 1000 1001 1009 4000 4004 4009 4010 4012
VTD NORTH DADE VTD TRENTON
Block 040103: 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1023 1024 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1039 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1046 1047 1048 1050 1051 1052 1053 1054 1056 1057 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 1063 1064 1065 1066 1067 1068 1069 1070 1071 1072 1073 1074 1075 1076 1077 1078 1079 1080 1081 1083 1084 1085 1093 1099 2000 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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District 002 County Dade GA VTD DAVIS VTD NEW HOME
Block 040200: 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1030 1031 1032 4001 4002 4003 4005 4006 4007 4011 4025 4027 4039 4040

District 003 County Dade GA VTD SOUTH DADE VTD TRENTON
Block 040102: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038 3039 3040 3041 3042 3052 3088 3089 3092 3093
Block 040103: 1038 1045 1049 1055 1082 1086 1087 1088 1089 1090 1091 1092 1094 1095 1096 1097 1098 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047

District 004 County Dade GA VTD NEW SALEM VTD TRENTON
Block 040102: 3091
Block 040103: 2016 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2048 2049 2050 2051
VTD WEST BROW

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to ament an Act of the Board of Education of Dade County,

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approved February 19, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 3530), so as to change the description of the education districts from which members of the board of education are elected; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Mike Cameron, Representative from District 1, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Dade Sentinel, which is the official organ of Dade County, on the 9th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ MICHAEL D. CAMERON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 14 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 11, 2022.

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BARTOW COUNTY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; SCHOOL TAXES; SENIOR CITIZENS; REFERENDUM.

No. 601 (House Bill No. 604).

AN ACT

To provide a homestead exemption from Bartow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $60,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older, in the amount of $80,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 75 years of age or older, and in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 80 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Ad valorem taxes for educational purposes" means all ad valorem taxes for educational purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Bartow County school district, including, but not limited to, any ad valorem taxes to pay interest on and to retire county school district bonded indebtedness. (2) "Homestead" means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. (b) Each resident of the Bartow County school district who is at least 65 years of age but not yet 75 years of age on January 1 of the year in which application for the exemption is made is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from Bartow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $60,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation. (c) Each resident of the Bartow County school district who is at least 75 years of age but not yet 80 years of age on January 1 of the year in which application for the exemption is made is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from Bartow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $80,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation.

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(d) Each resident of the Bartow County school district who is at least 80 years of age or older on January 1 of the year in which application for the exemption is made is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from Bartow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of the full assessed value of that homestead that does not exceed $500,000.00 appraised fair market value. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation. (e) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this section unless all ad valorem taxes assessed on the property have been paid in full for the preceding five years and such person or person's agent files an application with the tax commissioner of Bartow County, giving the person's age and such additional information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the tax commissioner of Bartow County to make a determination regarding the initial and continuing eligibility of such person for such exemption. The tax commissioner of Bartow County shall provide application forms for this purpose. (f) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this section occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper application as provided in subsection (e) of this section, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter for any year, and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b), (c), or (d) of this section to notify the tax commissioner of Bartow County in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption. (g) The exemption granted by subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section shall not apply to or affect any state ad valorem taxes, county ad valorem taxes for county purposes, municipal ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes, or independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemption granted by subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section shall be in lieu of any other homestead exemption applicable to Bartow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. (h) The exemption granted by subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023 and ending on or before December 31, 2028.

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II, Paragraph II(a)(1) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The election superintendent of Bartow County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the Bartow County

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school district for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on any permissible special election date under Code Section 21-25-40 of the O.C.G.A., but not later than the November, 2022, general election and shall issue the call and conduct such election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Bartow County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from ( ) NO Bartow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $60,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are at least 65 years of age, in the amount of $80,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are at least 75 years of age, and in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead that does not exceed $500,000.00 appraised fair market value for residents of that school district who are at least 80 years of age?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Bartow County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2021 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from Bartow County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; and for other purposes.

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AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Mitchell Scoggins, Representative from District 14, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Daily Tribune News, which is the official organ of Bartow County, on the 19th of February, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ MITCHELL SCOGGINS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 23rd of February, 2021, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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GRIFFIN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT ASSIGNMENT OF CASES; JUVENILE COURT; JUDGES; CHIEF JUDGE; FAYETTE COUNTY; CHIEF MAGISTRATE.

No. 602 (House Bill No. 614).

AN ACT

To revise certain provisions governing the Griffin Judicial Circuit; to revise the method for the assignment of cases; to revise the method for the selection of one or more qualified persons as judge of the juvenile courts of the circuit; to revise the method of selection of the chief judge; the revise the method for filling a vacancy in the office of chief magistrate of Fayette County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. All actions, civil and criminal, of the Griffin Judicial Circuit shall be assigned as provided for by general law.

SECTION 2. Upon the expiration of the term of any persons serving as judge of the juvenile courts on the effective date of this Act or, if no such term of service has been designated for any such persons currently serving on the effective date of this Act, then on July 1, 2021, the majority of the judges of the superior courts of the Griffin Judicial Circuit may appoint one or more qualified persons as judge of the juvenile courts of the circuit as provided for under general law.

SECTION 3. Beginning on July 1, 2021, and on July 1 in every odd-numbered year thereafter, the chief judge of the superior courts of the Griffin Judicial Circuit shall be selected by majority vote of the judges of the Griffin Judicial Circuit. The judge currently serving as chief judge on the effective date of this Act shall continue his or her service as chief judge until his or her successor is selected pursuant to this Act.

SECTION 4. A vacancy in the office of chief magistrate of Fayette County shall be filled as provided for by general law.

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SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2021 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to revise certain provisions governing the Griffin Judicial Circuit; to revise the method for the assignment of cases; to revise the method for the selection of one or more qualified persons as judge of the juvenile courts of the circuit; to revise the method of selection of the chief judge; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Karen Mathiak, Representative from District 73, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Fayette County Daily News, which is the official organ of Fayette County, on the 10th of February, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ KAREN MATHIAK Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 23rd of February, 2021, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2021 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to revise certain provisions governing the Griffin Judicial Circuit; to revise the method for the assignment of cases; to revise the method for the selection of one or more qualified persons as judge of the juvenile courts of the circuit; to revise the method of selection of the chief judge; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Karen Mathiak, Representative from District 73, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Pike County Journal Reporter, which is the official organ of Pike County, on the 10th of February, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

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s/ KAREN MATHIAK Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 23rd of February, 2021, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2021 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to revise certain provisions governing the Griffin Judicial Circuit; to revise the method for the assignment of cases; to revise the method for the selection of one or more qualified persons as judge of the juvenile courts of the circuit; to revise the method of selection of the chief judge; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Karen Mathiak, Representative from District 73, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Griffin Daily News, which is the official organ of Spalding County, on the 5th of February, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or

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(ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ KAREN MATHIAK Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 23rd of February, 2021, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2021 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to revise certain provisions governing the Griffin Judicial Circuit; to revise the method for the assignment of cases; to revise the method for the selection of one or more qualified persons as judge of the juvenile courts of the circuit; to revise the method of selection of the chief judge; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Karen Mathiak, Representative from District 73, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Upson Beacon, which is the official organ of Upson County, on the 11th of February, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or

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otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ KAREN MATHIAK Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 23rd of February, 2021, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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TAYLOR COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION.

No. 603 (House Bill No. 775).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to change the number of members of the board of education of Taylor County, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3486), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4396), so as to modify the compensation of the members of the board; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. An Act to change the number of members of the board of education of Taylor County, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3486), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4396), is amended by revising Section 1A as follows:

"SECTION 1A.

Members of the board of education shall receive a per diem of $200.00 for each day of attendance at meetings of the board and while meeting and traveling within or outside the state as a member of a committee of the board on official business. The compensation of members of the board of education shall be paid only from the local tax funds available to the board of education."

SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which such Act is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2021 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to change the number of members of the board of education, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 3486), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Patty Bentley, Representative from District 139, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Taylor County News, which is the official organ of Taylor County, on the 10th of March, 2021; and

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(B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ PATTY BENTLEY Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 17th of March, 2021, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY CLASSIC CENTER AUTHORITY FOR CLARKE COUNTY; PURPOSE AND POWERS.

No. 604 (House Bill No. 796).

AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the Classic Center Authority for Clarke County, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3799), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 2, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5665), so as to change certain provisions relative to the purpose and powers of the authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. An Act creating the Classic Center Authority for Clarke County, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3799), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 2, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 5665), is amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 1 as follows:
"(b) The purpose of the authority shall be for the development and promotion in Clarke County and in this state of public projects for the cultural growth, public welfare, education, and recreation of the people of Clarke County and of this state, including:
(1) The acquisition and construction of a building or buildings and related facilities, which shall be and are declared to be public buildings and structures, to be used for amusement, recreation, civil, cultural, commercial, hotel, parking, and educational purposes or a combination thereof, including fairs, expositions, exhibits, conventions, conferences, public meetings or gatherings, concerts, theaters, arenas, museums, and for such other purposes as are designed and intended to promote education, culture, tourism, and the arts; and (2) The purchase and lease of property, including land and improvements, the lease of land as lessor or lessee, the management of property, including land and improvements and the grant or receipt of easements, rights in land, and franchises which may be entered with any private sector person or entity and may provide for ownership of improvements located on public property by a private sector person or entity, provided that any funds realized by said authority in connection with the aforementioned projects shall be expended for the authority's purpose as stated herein."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising paragraph (6) of Section 4 as follows:
"(6) To construct, reconstruct, acquire, equip, own, alter, repair, maintain, add to, extend, improve, operate, and manage public projects, including the erection of a building or buildings in Clarke County, Georgia, for the cultural growth, public welfare, education, and recreation of the people of Clarke County and of this state including:
(A) The acquisition and construction of a building or buildings and related facilities, which shall be and are declared to be public buildings and structures, to be used for amusement, recreation, civil, cultural, commercial, hotel, parking, and educational purposes or a combination thereof, including fairs, expositions, exhibits, conventions, conferences, public meetings or gathering, concerts, theaters, arenas, museums, and for such other purposes as are designed and intended to promote education, culture, tourism, and the arts; and (B) The purchase and lease of property, including land and improvements, the lease of land as lessor or lessee, the management of property, including land and improvements and the grant or receipt of easements, rights in land, and franchises which may be entered with any private sector person or entity and may provide for ownership of improvements located on public property by a private sector person or entity, the cost of any such project to be paid in whole or in part from the proceeds of the sale of revenue bonds of

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the authority, as provided for in this Act, and provided that any funds realized by said authority in connection with the aforementioned projects shall be expended for the authority's purpose as stated in Section 1 of this Act."

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2021 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Classic Center Authority for Clarke County, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3799), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Houston Gaines, Representative from District 117, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Athens Banner-Herald, which is the official organ of Clarke County, on the 7th of March, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ HOUSTON GAINES Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 15th of March, 2021, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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UNITED GOVERNMENT OF ATHENS-CLARKE COUNTY CLARKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS; INCREASES EXISTING GENERAL AND SENIOR EXEMPTIONS; CREATES LOW-INCOME EXEMPTION; REFERENDUM.

No. 605 (House Bill No. 797).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to grant to residents of Clarke County and the Clarke County School District, upon their homesteads, an exemption of $10,000.00 from certain ad valorem taxes levied by the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, and levied by, for, or on behalf of the Clarke County School District, approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6241), as amended, so as to increase the existing general and senior homestead exemptions and create a low-income base year assessed value homestead exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County for unified government purposes; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the low-income base year assessed value homestead exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for referendums, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. An Act to grant to residents of Clarke County and the Clarke County School District, upon their homesteads, an exemption of $10,000.00 from certain ad valorem taxes levied by the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, and levied by, for, or on behalf of the Clarke County School District, approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6241), as amended, is amended by revising Section 2 as follows:

"SECTION 2. (a) In lieu of any other exemption from ad valorem taxes for Unified Government purposes except the exemption provided for in subsection (b) of this section, each resident of Clarke County who is eligible for the exemption from ad valorem taxes for county purposes pursuant to Code Section 48-5-44 of the O.C.G.A. is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all ad valorem taxes for Unified Government purposes in the amount of $25,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead for all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2022. Any person who, as of January 1, 2023, has applied for and is eligible for that exemption granted by the general law referred to in this section shall be eligible without further application for the increased exemption granted by this subsection.
(b)(1) As used in this subsection, the term: (A) 'Base year' means: (i) Between the 2021 and 2022 taxable years, the lowest assessed value of the homestead, including any final determination of value on appeal pursuant to Code Section 48-5-311 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, with respect to an exemption pursuant to this Act which is first granted to a person on such person's homestead in the 2023 taxable year or who thereafter reapplies for and is granted such exemption in the 2024 taxable year, or thereafter, solely because of a change in ownership to a joint tenancy with right of survival; or (ii) In all other cases, the taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year in which the exemption under this Act is first granted to the most recent owner of such homestead. (B) 'Homestead' means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., with the additional qualification that it shall include only the primary residence and not more than three contiguous acres of land immediately surrounding such residence. (C) 'Income' means federal adjusted gross income determined pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for federal income tax purposes.
(2) Each resident of Athens-Clarke County is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from ad valorem taxes for Unified Government purposes in an amount equal to the amount by which the current year assessed value of that homestead exceeds the base year assessed value of that homestead. This exemption shall not apply to taxes assessed on improvements to the homestead or additional land that is added to the homestead after January 1 of the base year. If any real property is removed from the

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homestead, the base year assessed value, including any final determination of value on appeal pursuant to Code Section 48-5-311 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, shall be adjusted to reflect such removal and the exemption shall be recalculated accordingly. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation. The exemption under this subsection shall only be granted if that person's household income for the immediately preceding year does not exceed 200 percent of the income level corresponding to the household size of such person published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services as the 2022 United States Federal Poverty Guidelines for the 48 Contiguous States and the District of Columbia. (3) The unremarried surviving spouse of the person who has been granted the exemption provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection shall continue to receive the exemption provided under paragraph (2) of this subsection, so long as that unremarried surviving spouse continues to occupy the home as a residence and homestead. (4) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by paragraph (2) of this subsection unless the person or person's agent files an application with the tax commissioner of Athens-Clarke County giving such information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the tax commissioner, or his or her designee, to make a determination as to whether such owner is entitled to such exemption. The tax commissioner shall provide application forms for this purpose. (5) The exemption granted by paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A. Said exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the owner occupies the residence as a homestead and does not exceed the income limit in effect in accordance with paragraph (2) of this subsection. After a person has filed the proper application as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter for any year and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person; provided, however, that such person shall be required to submit annually a copy of his or her federal income tax return for the prior calendar year, by a date to be provided by the tax commissioner of Athens-Clarke County, or such person's exemption granted by this subsection shall be suspended until such return or returns are submitted. If a person does not meet the eligibility requirements for the homestead exemption provided by paragraph (2) of this subsection during any given year, such person shall not receive the exemption, and if such person meets such eligibility requirements at a later date, the base year shall be recalculated as if the application were a new application. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under paragraph (2) of this subsection to notify the tax commissioner of Athens-Clarke County in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption. (6) The exemption granted by paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not apply to or affect state ad valorem taxes or local school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. The exemption granted by paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be in addition to and not

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in lieu of any other homestead exemption applicable to ad valorem taxes for Unified Government purposes. (7) The exemption granted by paragraph (2) of this subsection shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 4 as follows:

"SECTION 4. In lieu of any other exemption from ad valorem taxes for Unified Government purposes, each resident of Clarke County who is 65 years of age or over is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all ad valorem taxes for Unified Government purposes in the amount of $25,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead for each taxable year beginning after December 31, 2022. Any person who, as of January 1, 2023, has applied for and is eligible for that exemption from county ad valorem taxes granted by Code Section 48-5-47 of the O.C.G.A. shall be eligible without further application for the increased exemption granted by this section."

SECTION 3. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 7 as follows:

"SECTION 7. Except as provided in subsection (b) of Section 2 of this Act, after any such resident has been allowed the exemptions provided in this Act, it shall not be necessary that such person make application and file such affidavit for any year thereafter and such exemptions shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any resident of Clarke County or the Clarke County School District who has claimed the homestead exemptions provided for in this Act to notify the tax commissioner of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, in the event that resident becomes ineligible for any reason to receive any such homestead exemption."

SECTION 4. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 5. The election superintendent of Athens-Clarke County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on November 8, 2022, and shall issue the call and

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conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Athens-Clarke County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act to increase the existing general and senior homestead ( ) NO exemptions from $10,000.00 to $25,000.00 and create a low-income base year assessed value homestead exemption from Athens-Clarke County ad valorem taxes for unified government purposes be approved?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1, Section 2, and Section 3 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1, Section 2, and Section 3 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Athens-Clarke County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 6. Except as otherwise provided in Section 5 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 7. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2021 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to grant to residents of Clarke County and the Clarke County School District, upon their homesteads, an exemption from certain ad valorem taxes levied by the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, Georgia, and levied by, for, or on behalf of the Clarke County School District, approved April 13, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6241), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Houston Gaines, Representative from District 117, state on oath as follows:

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(1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Athens Banner-Herald, which is the official organ of Clarke County, on the 5th of February, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ HOUSTON GAINES Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22nd of March, 2021, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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CLAYTON COUNTY STATE COURT; SOLICITOR-GENERAL; COMPENSATION; EMPLOYEES.

No. 606 (House Bill No. 878).

AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the State Court of Clayton County, approved January 28, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2032), as amended, so as to provide for the salary of the solicitor-general of the state court; to provide for supplements; to provide a salary cap; to provide that the solicitor-general of said court may employ such assistant solicitors-general, deputy solicitors-general, or other attorneys, investigators, paraprofessionals, clerical assistants, or other employees or independent contractors as may be authorized by the Board of Commissioners of Clayton County; to provide for compensation; to provide for qualifications; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act creating the State Court of Clayton County, approved January 28, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2032), as amended, is amended by striking in its entirety Section 6 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

"SECTION 6. Salary of the solicitor-general.

(a) The solicitor-general of the State Court of Clayton County shall receive as a salary the greater of:
(1) 95 percent of the total compensation of the Chief Judge of the State Court of Clayton County plus 1.5 percent of such base salary and any supplement received pursuant to state law or county ordinance multiplied by the number of complete years of service as solicitor-general served by such person to be paid in biweekly installments from the funds of Clayton County; or (2) $120,000 plus 1.5 percent of such base salary and any supplement received pursuant to state law or county ordinance multiplied by the number of complete years of service as solicitor-general served by such person since January 1, 2020, to be paid in biweekly installments from the funds of Clayton County. (b) In no event shall the solicitor-general's total salary as provided for in subsection (a) of this section exceed the greater of $161,358.25 or 95 percent of the total compensation of the Chief Judge of the State Court of Clayton County."

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SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by inserting following Section 7 a new section to read as follows:

"SECTION 7A. (a) The solicitor-general may employ such assistant solicitors-general, deputy solicitors-general, or other attorneys, investigators, paraprofessionals, clerical assistants, or other employees or independent contractors as may be authorized by the board of commissioners. Such personnel shall be compensated by the county in a manner and amount fixed by the solicitor-general with the approval of the board of commissioners. (b) Any investigator employed pursuant to this section shall meet the qualifications for certification as a peace officer as provided in Chapter 8 of Title 35 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Act.' Such investigators shall exercise all powers of a peace officer, including the power to make arrests and to apply for, execute, and return any warrant, rule, order, or process within Clayton County."

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the State Court of Clayton County, approved January 28, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 2032), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Rhonda Burnough, Representative from District 77, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Clayton News Daily, which is the official organ of Clayton County, on the 17th of November, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or

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otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ RHONDA BURNOUGH Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 10th of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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CLAYTON COUNTY CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM; EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEE POSITIONS.

No. 607 (House Bill No. 879).

AN ACT

To amend an Act establishing a civil service system for the employees of Clayton County, approved March 29, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4399), as amended, so as to exclude additional employee positions from such civil service system; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. An Act establishing a civil service system for the employees of Clayton County, approved March 29, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4399), as amended, is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (c) of Section 2 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"(c) All employees of Clayton County may be placed under the civil service system except elected officials, appointed boards, members of commissions and authorities, probationary employees, temporary employees, part-time employees, judges of the juvenile court, judges of the magistrate court, the chief administrator, the chief operating officer, the economic development officer, the staff attorney, deputy clerks of the superior and state courts, deputy tax commissioners, investigators and attorneys within the office of the solicitor-general, court reporters, law clerks, department directors, department heads, and other employees expressly exempt by law."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

"NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act establishing a civil service system for employees of Clayton County, approved March 29, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4399), as amended; and for other purposes."
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Rhonda Burnough, Representative from District 77, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Clayton News Daily, which is the official organ of Clayton County, on the 17th of November, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:

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(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ RHONDA BURNOUGH Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 10th of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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CITY OF ROSSVILLE HOTEL/MOTEL TAX.

No. 608 (House Bill No. 883).

AN ACT

To authorize the governing authority of the City of Rossville to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., the governing authority of the City of Rossville is authorized to levy an excise tax at a rate not to exceed 8 percent of the charge for the furnishing for value to the public of any room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations furnished by any person or legal entity licensed by, or required to pay business or occupation taxes to, the municipality for operating a hotel, motel,

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inn, lodge, tourist camp, tourist cabin, campground, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly or periodically furnished for value.

SECTION 2. The enactment of this Act is subsequent to the adoption of Resolution No. 710 by the governing authority of the City of Rossville on September 13, 2021, which specifies the subsequent tax rate, identifies the projects or tourism product development purposes, and specifies the allocation of proceeds.

SECTION 3. In accordance with the terms of such resolution adopted by the mayor and council of the City of Rossville:
(1) In each fiscal year during which a tax is collected pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the total amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent shall be expended for promoting tourism, conventions, and trade shows by the destination marketing organization designated by the City of Rossville or by such other entity already authorized to administer tourism funds pursuant to existing contract as specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; and (2) The remaining amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent which is not otherwise expended under paragraph (1) of this section shall be expended for tourism product development.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the governing authority of the City of Rossville to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsections (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.. and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Mike Cameron, Representative from District 1, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached.

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(2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Walker County Messenger, which is the official organ of Walker County, on the 8th of December, 2021; and
(B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ MICHAEL D CAMERON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 10th of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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BRYAN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION.

No. 609 (House Bill No. 897).

AN ACT

To amend an Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Bryan County, approved March 16, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3774), as amended, so as to

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provide for compensation of members of the board; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act providing for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Bryan County, approved March 16, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3774), as amended, is amended by revising Section 1A as follows:

"SECTION 1A. (1) Each member of the Board of Education of Bryan County, except the chairperson, shall be compensated in the amount of $750.00 per month. (2) The chairperson of the Board of Education of Bryan County shall be compensated in the amount of $875.00 per month. (3) The members of the Board of Education of Bryan County, including the chairperson, shall be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection with their service on the board."

SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which such Act is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for compensation plus reimbursement of actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection therewith of the Board of Education of Bryan County, and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Ron Stephens, Representative from District 164, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached.

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(2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Bryan County News, which is the official organ of Bryan County, on the 23rd of December, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ RON STEPHENS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 6th of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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MERIWETHER COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION.

No. 610 (House Bill No. 987).

AN ACT

To amend an Act reconstituting the Meriwether County Board of Education, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4611), as amended, particularly by an Act approved

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April 9, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3753), so as to revise the per diem allowance of board members; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act reconstituting the Meriwether County Board of Education, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4611), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3753), is amended by revising Section 3.1 as follows:

"SECTION 3.1. The members of the board of education shall, when approved by the board, receive a per diem of $300.00 for each day of attendance at meetings of the board and while meeting and traveling within or outside the state as a member of a committee of the board on official business first authorized by a majority of the board, plus reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection therewith."

SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which such Act is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to reconstitute the Meriwether County Board of Education, approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4611), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Debbie Buckner, Representative from District 137, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Merwether Vindicator, which is the official organ of Meriwether County, on the 7th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ DEBBIE G BUCKNER Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 18th of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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PAULDING COUNTY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; COUNTY TAXES; REFERENDUM.

No. 611 (House Bill No. 988).

AN ACT

To provide a homestead exemption from Paulding County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $4,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county for tax year 2023 and $8,000.00 for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the

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procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Ad valorem taxes for county purposes" means all ad valorem taxes for county purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of Paulding County, except for any ad valorem taxes for fire protection purposes or to pay interest on and to retire county bonded indebtedness. (2) "Homestead" means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. (b)(1) Each resident of Paulding County is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from Paulding County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $4,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead for tax year 2023. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation. (2) Each resident of Paulding County is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from Paulding County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $8,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation. (c) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section unless such person or person's agent files an application with the tax commissioner of Paulding County, giving such information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the tax commissioner of Paulding County to make a determination regarding the initial and continuing eligibility of such person for such exemption. The tax commissioner of Paulding County shall provide application forms for this purpose. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended; provided, however, that each resident who has been granted an exemption pursuant to Code Section 48-5-44, and remains eligible for such exemption, shall automatically be granted the homestead exemption provided by this Act. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper application as provided in subsection (c) of this section, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter for any year, and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section to notify the tax commissioner of Paulding County in the event that such person for any reason becomes ineligible for such exemption.

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(e) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to or affect any state ad valorem taxes, county or independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, or municipal ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes. The homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other homestead exemption applicable to Paulding County ad valorem taxes for county purposes.

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The election superintendent of Paulding County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Paulding County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the date of the 2022 general primary election and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Paulding County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

"( ) YES ( ) NO

Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from Paulding County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $4,000.00 for tax year 2023, or $8,000.00 for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2024, of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county?"

All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Paulding County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from Paulding County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Joseph Gullett, Representative from District 19, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the The Dallas New Era, which is the official organ of Paulding County, on the 20 of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ JOSEPH GULLETT Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 24 of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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HARALSON COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION.

No. 612 (House Bill No. 989).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Haralson County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4523), as amended, so as to provide for the compensation of said board; to provide an effective date; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to provide for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Haralson County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4523), as amended, is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

"SECTION 4A. (a) The chairperson and each member of the board of education shall receive $250.00 per month for meetings of the board and while meeting and traveling within or outside the state as a member of a committee of the board on official business, plus reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection therewith. (b) The accounts for such service and expenses shall be submitted for approval to the school superintendent. (c) The compensation provided for in subsection (a) of this section shall be paid only from the local tax funds available to the board of education."

SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2022.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide for the election of the members of the Board of Education of Haralson County, approved April 12, 1982 (Ga. L. 1982, p. 4523); and for other purposes.

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AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Tyler Paul Smith, Representative from District 18, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Gateway Beacon, which is the official organ of Haralson County, on the 13 of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TYLER PAUL SMITH, HD 18 Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 24 of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY SHERIFF; COMPENSATION; ABOLISH FEE SYSTEM.

No. 613 (House Bill No. 1014).

AN ACT

To repeal an Act to abolish the mode of compensating the sheriff of Montgomery County, Georgia known as the fee system, approved February 28, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 2120), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 1, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 2856), an Act approved March 28, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3648), and an Act approved March 13, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3189); to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to abolish the mode of compensating the sheriff of Montgomery County, Georgia known as the fee system, approved February 28, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 2120), as amended, is hereby repealed in its entirety, and all amendatory acts thereto, including but not limited to an Act approved April 1, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 2856), an Act approved March 28, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3648), and an Act approved March 13, 1978 (Ga. L. 1978, p. 3189), are likewise repealed in their entirety.

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to repeal an Act to abolish the mode of compensating the sheriff of Montgomery County, Georgia known as the fee system, approved February 28, 1966 (Ga. L. 1966, p. 2120), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Leesa Hagan, Representative from District 156, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached.

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(2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Advance, which is the official organ of Montgomery County, on the 19th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ LEESA HAGAN Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 25th of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION; CREATION.

No. 614 (House Bill No. 1015).

AN ACT

To create a board of elections and registration for Montgomery County; to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection and appointment of members; to provide for the qualifications, terms, and removal of members; to provide for vacancies; to provide for rights, oaths, and privileges; to provide for the conduct of primaries and elections; to provide for meetings; to authorize the conduct of municipal elections; to allow for joint primaries; to provide for the hiring and management of an election supervisor and staff; to provide for compensation of board members, the election supervisor, clerical assistants, and other staff; to provide for training of local election officials and poll workers; to provide for offices, supplies, and other materials; to provide for the transfer of powers, duties, facilities, and personal property; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 21-2-40 of the O.C.G.A., there is created the Board of Elections and Registration of Montgomery County. The Board of Elections and Registration of Montgomery County shall have the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the superintendent of elections of Montgomery County under Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, which powers, duties, and responsibilities are currently being exercised by the judge of the Probate Court of Montgomery County, and the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Board of Registrars of Montgomery County under Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended.

SECTION 2. As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Board" means the Montgomery County Board of Elections and Registration. (2) "Clerk of the superior court" means the clerk of the Superior Court of Montgomery County. (3) "Commissioners" means the Board of Commissioners of Montgomery County. (4) "County" means Montgomery County.

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(5) "Election," "elector," "primary," and "public office" shall have the same meanings as ascribed to those terms by Code Section 21-2-2 of the O.C.G.A., unless otherwise clearly apparent from the text of this Act.

SECTION 3. (a) The board shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be an elector and resident of the county, who shall be appointed by the commissioners. (b) The initial members of the board shall be appointed for terms of office beginning January 1, 2023. The commissioners shall designate two of the initial members to serve for terms of two years and three of the initial members to serve for terms of four years. Thereafter, all members shall be appointed for terms of four years. (c) Every two years, the board shall appoint or reappoint one of its members to serve as chairperson for a two-year term. The chairperson shall preside over all meetings of the board and shall be entitled to vote on all matters coming before the board.

SECTION 4. (a) No person who holds elective public office or a member of his or her immediate family shall be eligible to serve as a member of the board during the term of such elective service. The position of any member of the board shall be deemed vacant upon such member's, or upon a member of such member's immediate family, qualifying as a candidate for elective public office. Further, there shall be no members of the same immediate family serving on the board or on the staff of the board at the same time. (b) For the purpose of this section, the term "immediate family" shall be defined as a spouse, mother, father, stepmother, stepfather, grandmother, grandfather, child, stepchild, brother, sister, stepbrother, stepsister, half-brother, or half-sister. (c) Board members must have been registered to vote in Montgomery County prior to the date of appointment.

SECTION 5. Each member of the board shall:
(1) Be eligible to be reappointed to succeed himself or herself; (2) Have the right to resign at any time by giving written notice of such resignation to the commissioners and to the clerk of the superior court; (3) Serve until his or her successor is appointed and qualified; (4) Be subject to removal for good cause by the commissioners at any time after prior notice and a hearing; and (5) Before entering upon his or her duties, take substantially the same oath as required by law for registrars and shall have the same privileges from arrest.

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SECTION 6. (a) The commissioners shall certify the appointment of each member of the board by filing an affidavit with the clerk of the superior court no later than 30 days preceding the date upon which such member is to take office, and such affidavit shall state the name and residential address of the person appointed and certify that such member has been duly appointed as provided in this Act. (b) The clerk of the superior court shall record each such affidavit on the minutes of the superior court, shall certify the name of each such appointed member to the Secretary of State, and shall provide for the issuance of appropriate commissions to each such member within the same time and in the same manner as provided by law for registrars.

SECTION 7. In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of any board member before the expiration of his or her term, by removal, death, resignation, or otherwise, the commissioners shall appoint a successor to serve the remainder of the unexpired term in the manner provided for in Section 3 of this Act. The clerk of the superior court shall be notified of such interim appointments and shall record and certify such appointments in the same manner as the regular appointment of members.

SECTION 8. The board shall be empowered with all the powers and duties relating to the conduct of primaries and elections as election superintendent pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code." The board shall be empowered with all the powers and duties relating to the registration of voters and absentee balloting procedures as boards of registrars pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code." This Act is intended to implement the provisions of subsection (b) of Code Section 21-2-40 of the O.C.G.A. and shall be construed liberally so as to effectuate that purpose. The board shall be authorized and empowered to organize itself, determine its procedural rules and regulations, adopt bylaws, specify the functions and duties of its members, and otherwise take such action as is appropriate to the management of its affairs; provided, however, that no such action shall conflict with state law. Any action and decision taken by the board shall be by a majority vote of the members of the board.

SECTION 9. The board shall fix and establish directives, by appropriate resolution entered on its minutes, governing the execution of matters within its jurisdiction. The board shall hold a minimum of quarterly meetings at times, dates, and places as determined by the board. Any special meetings shall be called by the chairperson or any three members of the board. All meetings of the board shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 14 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to open meetings. The board shall maintain a written record of policy decisions that shall be

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amended to include additions or deletions. Such written records shall be subject to Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to inspection of public records.

SECTION 10. The chairperson of the board shall preside at all meetings of the board, serve as spokesperson for the board, and generally supervise, direct, and control the administration of the affairs of the board pursuant to law and duly adopted resolutions of the board.

SECTION 11. The board shall have the authority to conduct municipal elections and primaries for any municipality located within the county if such municipality has entered into a contract for that purpose with the commissioners and in conformance with Code Section 21-2-45 of the O.C.G.A.

SECTION 12. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require or prohibit joint primaries or to require or prohibit the commissioners or any other public agency to bear any expense of conducting primaries not otherwise required by law.

SECTION 13. (a) The county shall hire a full-time election supervisor to administer and supervise the conduct of the elections and primaries and the registration of electors of the county. The election supervisor shall not be eligible to serve as a member of the board. The election supervisor shall be considered a county employee for purposes of pay, benefits, sick leave, vacation, termination of employment, and other purposes. The election supervisor shall be subject to direction, evaluation, and corrective action by the county. (b) The election supervisor may recommend to the county for employment such full-time and part-time employees as may be deemed necessary by the election supervisor and as are approved in an annual budget adopted by the commissioners. All such employees shall be considered county employees for purposes of pay, benefits, sick leave, vacation, termination of employment, and other purposes in accordance with policies adopted by the commissioners.

SECTION 14. Compensation for the members of the board, the election supervisor, clerical assistants, and other employees shall be fixed by the commissioners. All amounts payable under this section shall be paid from county funds.

SECTION 15. The commissioners shall provide the board with such proper and suitable offices, equipment, materials, and supplies as the commissioners deem appropriate.

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SECTION 16. The local election officials of Montgomery County shall attend training as required by Code Section 21-2-100 of the O.C.G.A., and the commissioners shall pay the cost of such training.

SECTION 17. The board shall be responsible for the selection, appointment, and training of poll workers.

SECTION 18. Upon the effective date of this Act, the Probate Court of Montgomery County and the Board of Registrars of Montgomery County shall be relieved of all powers and duties transferred to the board by this Act and shall deliver to the board all facilities and personal property, including but not limited to equipment, supplies, materials, books, papers, and records, pertaining to such powers and duties.

SECTION 19. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

SECTION 20. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create a board of elections and registration for Montgomery County; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Leesa Hagan, Representative from District 156, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Advance, which is the official organ of Montgomery County, on the 19th of January 2022, and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice

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of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ LEESA HAGAN Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 25th of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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CITY OF SWAINSBORO CORPORATE LIMITS.

No. 615 (House Bill No. 1019).

AN ACT

To amend an Act incorporating the City of Swainsboro, approved December 6, 1900 (Ga. L. 1900, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 30, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3666), so as to change provisions relating to the corporate limits of the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. An Act incorporating the City of Swainsboro, approved December 6, 1900 (Ga. L. 1900, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 30, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3666), is amended by inserting following Section 1G a new section to read as follows:

"SECTION 1H. In addition to any other property included within the corporate limits of the City of Swainsboro, such corporate limits shall also include the following described property:

Parcel 1. THAT parcel of land containing 140.28 acres more of less which is composed of the five tracts of land as shown on a plat of survey, prepared by George William Donaldson, surveyor, dated November 29, 2000, which is recorded in plat book 20, pages 2-8, in the real property records of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Emanuel County.

Parcel 2. THAT parcel of land containing 135.99 acres more of less which is shown on a plat of survey prepared by George William Donaldson, surveyor, dated July 15, 2016, which is recorded in plat book 23, page 22 in the real property records of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Emanuel County."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act incorporating the City of Swainsboro, approved December 6, 1900, f(-Ga. L. 1900, p.427) as amended and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Butch Parrish, Representative from District 158, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Forest-Blade, which is the official organ of Emanuel County, on the 19th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BUTCH PARRISH Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 25th of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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LINCOLN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION.

No. 616 (House Bill No. 1036).

AN ACT

To provide for compensation of the members of the Board of Education of Lincoln County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. Each member of the Board of Education of Lincoln County, including the chairperson, shall be compensated in the amount of $200.00 for attendance at each meeting of the board and for each day while meeting or traveling within or outside the state as a member of a committee of the board on official business. Such members and chairperson shall also be entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection therewith. The accounts for such service and expenses shall be submitted for approval to the school superintendent. The compensation of members and the chairperson shall be paid only from the local tax funds available to the board of education.

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act of the Lincoln County Board of Education so as to provide for compensation of board members; to provide for other matters relative thereto; and for other purposes.
This 6th day of January, 2022.
Dr. Samuel Light, Superintendent Lincoln County School District
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Rob Leverett, Representative from District 33, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Lincoln Journal, which is the official organ of Lincoln County, on the 13th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or

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otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ ROBERT F. LEVERETT Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 26th of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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CITY OF COCHRAN HOTEL/MOTEL TAX.

No. 617 (House Bill No. 1060).

AN ACT

To authorize the governing authority of the City of Cochran to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., the governing authority of the City of Cochran is authorized to levy an excise tax at a rate not to exceed 8 percent of the charge for the furnishing for value to the public of any room or

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rooms, lodgings, or accommodations furnished by any person or legal entity licensed by, or required to pay business or occupation taxes to, the municipality for operating a hotel, motel, inn, lodge, tourist camp, tourist cabin, campground, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly or periodically furnished for value.

SECTION 2. The enactment of this Act is subsequent to the adoption of a resolution by the governing authority of the City of Cochran on October 13, 2020, which specifies the subsequent tax rate, identifies the projects or tourism product development purposes, and specifies the allocation of proceeds.

SECTION 3. In accordance with the terms of such resolution adopted by the mayor and council of the City of Cochran:
(1) In each fiscal year during which a tax is collected pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the total amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent shall be expended for promoting tourism, conventions, and trade shows by the destination marketing organization designated by the City of Cochran or by such other entity already authorized to administer tourism funds pursuant to existing contract as specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; and (2) The remaining amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent which is not otherwise expended under paragraph (1) of this section shall be expended for tourism product development.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the governing authority of the City of Cochran to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; and for other purposes.

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AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Danny Mathis, Representative from District 144, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the The Cochran Journal, which is the official organ of Bleckley County, on the 20 of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ DANNY MATHIS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 26 of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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UPSON COUNTY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; ENACTS SENIOR AND DISABLED EXEMPTION; REFERENDUM.

No. 618 (House Bill No. 1062).

AN ACT

To provide a homestead exemption from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $24,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or older and disabled; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Ad valorem taxes for county purposes" means all ad valorem taxes for county purposes levied by Upson County, including, but not limited to, any ad valorem taxes to pay interest on and to retire county bonded indebtedness, except for taxes relating to any special taxing district. (2) "Homestead" means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, with the additional qualification that it shall include only the primary residence and not more than five contiguous acres of land immediately surrounding such residence. (3) "Senior citizen" means a person who is 65 years of age or older on or before January 1 of the year in which application for the exemption under subsection (b) of this section is made. (b) Each senior citizen of Upson County who is disabled is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $24,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation. (c)(1) In order to qualify as being disabled for the exemption provided for in subsection (b) of this section, the person claiming such exemption shall be required to obtain a certificate from not more than three physicians licensed to practice medicine under Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, certifying that in the opinion of such physician or physicians, such person is mentally or physically incapacitated to the extent that such person is unable to be gainfully employed and that such incapacity is likely to be

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permanent. Such certificate or certificates shall constitute part of and be submitted with the application provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection. (2) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section unless such person or person's agent files an application with the chief appraiser of Upson County, giving the person's age and such information relative to receiving the exemption as will enable the chief appraiser of Upson County to make a determination regarding the initial and continuing eligibility of such person for such exemption. The chief appraiser of Upson County shall provide application forms for these purposes. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper application, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter, and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section to notify the chief appraiser of Upson County in the event that such person for any reason becomes ineligible for such exemption. (e) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to or affect any state ad valorem taxes, school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, municipal ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes, or independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes. (f) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The election superintendent of Upson County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Upson County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2022 and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Upson County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

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"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from ( ) NO Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $24,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or older and disabled?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If this Act is not so approved, or if the election on the aforesaid question is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Upson County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.
SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.
SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Beth Camp, Representative from District 131, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Upson Beacon, which is the official organ of Upson County, on the 20th of January, 2022; and

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(B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BETH CAMP Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 26th of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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EARLY COUNTY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; SCHOOL TAXES; SENIOR CITIZENS; REVISE ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

Act No. 619 (House Bill No. 1101).

AN ACT

To amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Early County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for five years for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4267), so as to revise administrative provisions regarding submission of documentation regarding income; to make the board of tax assessors the administrator of applications; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act providing a homestead exemption from Early County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $150,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for five years for residents of that school district who are 70 years of age or older, approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4267), is amended by revising subsections (c) and (d) of Section 1 as follows:
"(c) A person shall not receive a homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section unless such person or person's agent files an application with the board of tax assessors of Early County, giving such person's age and such additional information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the board of tax assessors of Early County to make a determination regarding the initial and continuing eligibility of such person for such exemption. The board of tax assessors of Early County shall provide application forms for this purpose. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper application as provided in subsection (c) of this section, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter for any year, and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section to notify the board of tax assessors of Early County in the event that such person for any reason becomes ineligible for such exemption."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a homestead exemption from Early County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, approved May 10, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 4267), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Gerald Greene, Representative from District 151, state on oath as follows:

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(1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the The Early County News, which is the official organ of Early County, on the 26 of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ GERALD GREENE Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 31st of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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BRYAN COUNTY STATE COURT; TECHNOLOGY FEE.

Act No. 620 (House Bill No. 1117).

AN ACT

To authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the State Court of Bryan County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) The clerk of the State Court of Bryan County is hereby authorized to charge and collect a technology fee to be set by the judge of the state court in an amount not to exceed $5.00 for the filing of each civil action with the court and not to exceed $5.00 as a surcharge upon each fine assessed by the court. Such technology fees shall be used exclusively to provide for technological needs of the State Court of Bryan County and the office of the Sheriff of Bryan County. Such uses shall include the:
(1) Purchase of computer hardware and software; (2) Leasing, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware and software; and (3) Purchase, leasing, maintenance, and installation of imaging, scanning, facsimile, communications, projection, and printing equipment and software. (b) Funds collected pursuant to this Act shall be maintained in a segregated account by the clerk of the state court and shall be used only for the purposes authorized in this Act. (c) The authority to assess a technology fee pursuant to this Act shall terminate on July 1, 2030, and any residual funds remaining in the fund established by this Act shall remain dedicated to general Bryan County technology uses.

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the State Court of Bryan County; and for other purposes.

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AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Ron Stephens, Representative from District 164, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Bryan County News, which is the official organ of Bryan County, on the 20th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ RON STEPHENS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 27th of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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CITY OF MORROW HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; INCREASE AMOUNT; REFERENDUM.

No. 621 (House Bill No. 1138).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain City of Morrow ad valorem taxes for city purposes, approved March 30, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4446), as amended, so as to increase the amount of a homestead exemption from City of Morrow ad valorem taxes; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain City of Morrow ad valorem taxes for city purposes, approved March 30, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4446), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 27, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3909), is amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 1 as follows:
"(b) Each resident of the City of Morrow is granted an exemption on that persons homestead from all City of Morrow ad valorem taxes for city purposes in the amount of $80,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation"

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The election superintendent of the City of Morrow shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Morrow for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on any permissible special election date under Code Section 21-2-540 of the O.C.G.A., but not later than the November, 2022, general election and shall issue the call and conduct such election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of the City of Morrow. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

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"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved that provides for an amendment to the $60,000.00 ( ) NO homestead exemption from City of Morrow ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes so as to increase the exemption to $80,000.00?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Morrow. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.
SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.
SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain City of Morrow ad valorem taxes for city purposes, approved March 30, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4446), as amended; so as to increase the amount of a homestead exemption from City of Morrow ad valorem taxes; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates; and for other purposes
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Yasmin Neal, Representative from District 74, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Clayton News Daily, which is the official organ of Clayton County, on the 26th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ YASMIN NEAL Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 1st of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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CITY OF BREMEN MUNICIPAL COURT; TECHNOLOGY FEE.

Act No. 622 (House Bill No. 1191).

AN ACT

To authorize the Municipal Court of the City of Bremen to charge a technology fee; to specify the uses to which such technology fees may be applied; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. The clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Bremen shall be entitled to charge and collect a technology fee as a surcharge to each criminal and quasi-criminal fine paid. The technology fee shall be set by order of the judge of the court, provided that the fee shall not exceed $10.00. Such fee shall be used exclusively to provide for the following technological needs of the court: the purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware and software; and the purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of equipment and software used for imaging, scanning, facsimile, communications, projections, and printing. All funds collected pursuant to this Act shall be maintained in a segregated account by the chief financial officer of the city and clerk of court, separate from other funds of the city, and shall be expended only for authorized purposes upon direction of the city manager. The funds may be used to reimburse the city's information technology department for services provided to the court.

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the Municipal Court of the City of Bremen to charge a technology fee; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Tyler Paul Smith, Representative from District 18, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Gateway Beacon, which is the official organ of Haralson County, on the 20th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:

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(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TYLER PAUL SMITH Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 2nd of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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HART COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; INCREASE; REFERENDUM.

No. 623 (House Bill No. 1196).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide for homestead exemptions from Hart County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and from Hart County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain residents of that county and school district, approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5574), as amended, so as to increase the amount of such homestead exemption from Hart County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes from $10,000.00 to $15,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for applicability; to provide for a referendum, contingent effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. An Act to provide for homestead exemptions from Hart County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and from Hart County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain residents of that county and school district, approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5574), as amended, is amended by revising Section 3 as follows:

"SECTION 3. Each resident of the Hart County School District who is 65 years of age or older is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all Hart County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $15,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 8 as follows:

"SECTION 8. The exemption granted by Section 2 of this Act shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2021. The exemption granted by Section 3 of this Act shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023."

SECTION 3. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II, Paragraph II(a)(1) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 4. The election superintendent of Hart County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Hart County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the date of the 2022 November general election and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Hart County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which increases the homestead exemption from

( ) NO

Hart County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes from $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or older to $15,000.00 of its assessed value?"

All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring

to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on

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such question are for approval of the Act, Sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023, and shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after such date. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Hart County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 5. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 6. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide for homestead exemptions from Hart County ad valorem taxes for county purposes and from Hart County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes for certain residents of that county and school district, approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5574), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Alan Powell, Representative from District 32, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Hartwell Sun, which is the official organ of Hart County, on the 27th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:

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(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ ALAN POWELL Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 3rd of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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JASPER COUNTY JASPER COUNTY WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY; MEMBERSHIP.

No. 624 (House Bill No. 1300).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to create the Jasper County Water and Sewer Authority, approved April 16, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4595), so as to revise the membership of the authority; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to create the Jasper County Water and Sewer Authority, approved April 16, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4595), is amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 1 as follows:
"(b)(1) On and after the effective date of this Act, the authority shall consist of five members. The members serving prior to the effective date of this Act shall vacate office on such date. The board of commissioners of Jasper County shall appoint the members

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of the authority, each of whom shall reside in Jasper County. The board of commissioners of Jasper County shall appoint three of the initial members for initial terms of three years and two of the initial members for initial terms of two years, with subsequent appointments for terms of office of three years. The authority shall have perpetual existence. (2) Vacancies on the authority shall be filled for an unexpired term by the board of commissioners of Jasper County. Any authority member who is convicted of a felony shall be immediately removed from the authority upon conviction, regardless of the status of the appeal process. (3) A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum and a majority may act for the authority in any matter. No vacancy shall impair the power of the authority to act. (4) The authority shall elect one of its members as chairperson and another member as vice chairperson. The authority shall also elect a secretary and treasurer who do not necessarily have to be members of the authority and who, if not members, shall have no voting rights on the authority. (5) The members of the authority shall serve without compensation. (6) The authority may make rules and regulations and adopt bylaws for its own governance."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Jasper County Water and Sewer Authority, approved April 16, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4595); and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Susan Holmes, Representative from District 129, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Monticello News, which is the official organ of Jasper County, on the 4th of February, 2022; and

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(B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ SUSAN HOLMES Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 9th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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LANIER COUNTY PROBATE COURT; TECHNOLOGY FEE.

No. 625 (House Bill No. 1311).

AN ACT

To authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Lanier County; to identify the authorized uses of said technology fee; to provide for the maintenance of said technology fee funds; to provide for the termination of said technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. (a) The clerk of the Probate Court of Lanier County is hereby authorized to charge and collect a technology fee to be set by the judge of the probate court in the amount of $5.00 for the filing of each civil action with the court and $5.00 as a surcharge upon each fine assessed by the court. Such technology fees shall be used exclusively to provide for technological needs of the Probate Court of Lanier County. Such uses shall include only the following:
(1) Computer hardware and software purchases; (2) Lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware; and (3) Purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of imaging, scanning, facsimile, communications, projection, and printing equipment and software. (b) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be maintained in a segregated account by the clerk of the probate court and shall be used only for the purposes authorized in this section. (c) The authority to assess a technology fee pursuant to this section shall terminate on July 1, 2031, and any residual funds remaining in the segregated account established by this section shall then become dedicated to general Lanier County technology uses.

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Lanier County; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, James Burchett, Representative from District 176, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Lanier County Advocate, which is the official organ of Lanier County, on the 26th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice

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of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ JAMES BURCHETT Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 10th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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BERRIEN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION.

No. 626 (House Bill No. 1312).

AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the Board of Education of Berrien County, approved April 5, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3044), as amended, so as to provide for the compensation of the members of the board of education; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act creating the Board of Education of Berrien County, approved April 5, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3044), as amended, is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

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"SECTION 1.1. (a) Members of the Board of Education of Berrien County shall be compensated in the amount of $150.00 per meeting for up to two meetings per month. (b) In addition to the compensation provided for in subsection (a) of this section, board members shall be reimbursed for actual expenses necessarily incurred for attending meetings outside the Berrien County School District while in the performance of their official duties as board members."

SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which such Act is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Education of Berrien County, approved April 5, 1971 (Ga. L. 1971, p. 3044), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Penny Houston, Representative from District 170, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Berrien Press, which is the official organ of Berrien County, on the 2nd of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or

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(ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ PENNY HOUSTON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 7th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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UPSON COUNTY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; ENACTS EXEMPTION FOR RESIDENTS AGE 65 AND OLDER; REFERENDUM.

No. 627 (House Bill No. 1323).

AN ACT

To provide a homestead exemption from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $14,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Ad valorem taxes for county purposes" means all ad valorem taxes for county purposes levied by Upson County, including, but not limited to, any ad valorem taxes to

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pay interest on and to retire county bonded indebtedness, except for taxes relating to any special taxing district. (2) "Homestead" means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, with the additional qualification that it shall include only the primary residence and not more than five contiguous acres of land immediately surrounding such residence. (3) "Senior citizen" means a person who is 65 years of age or older on or before January 1 of the year in which application for the exemption under subsection (b) of this section is made. (b) Each resident senior citizen of Upson County is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $14,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation. (c) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section unless such person or person's agent files an application with the chief appraiser of Upson County, giving the person's age and such information relative to receiving the exemption as will enable the chief appraiser of Upson County to make a determination regarding the initial and continuing eligibility of such person for such exemption. The chief appraiser of Upson County shall provide application forms for these purposes. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper application, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section to notify the chief appraiser of Upson County in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for such exemption. (e) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to or affect any state ad valorem taxes, school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, municipal ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes, or independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes. (f) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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SECTION 3. The election superintendent of Upson County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Upson County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2022 and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Upson County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from ( ) NO Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $14,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 65 years of age or older?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If this Act is not so approved, or if the election on the aforesaid question is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Upson County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; and for other purposes.

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AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Beth Camp, Representative from District 131, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Upson Beacon, which is the official organ of Upson County, on the 20th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BETH CAMP Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 7th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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UPSON COUNTY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; COUNTY TAXES; SENIOR CITIZENS; REFERENDUM.

No. 628 (House Bill No. 1325).

AN ACT

To provide a homestead exemption from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $22,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 62 years of age or older and disabled; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Ad valorem taxes for county purposes" means all ad valorem taxes for county purposes levied by Upson County, including, but not limited to, any ad valorem taxes to pay interest on and to retire county bonded indebtedness, except for taxes relating to any special taxing district. (2) "Homestead" means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, with the additional qualification that it shall include only the primary residence and not more than five contiguous acres of land immediately surrounding such residence. (3) "Senior citizen" means a person who is 62 years of age or older on or before January 1 of the year in which application for the exemption under subsection (b) of this section is made. (b) Each senior citizen of Upson County who is disabled is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $22,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation. (c)(1) In order to qualify for the exemption provided for in subsection (b) of this section as being disabled, the person claiming such exemption shall be required to obtain a certificate from not more than three physicians licensed to practice medicine under Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, certifying that in the opinion of such physician or physicians, such person is mentally or physically incapacitated to the extent that such person is unable to be gainfully employed and that such incapacity is likely to be

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permanent. Such certificate or certificates shall constitute part of and be submitted with the application provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection. (2) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section unless such person or person's agent files an application with the chief appraiser of Upson County, giving the person's age and such information relative to receiving the exemption as will enable the chief appraiser of Upson County to make a determination regarding the initial and continuing eligibility of such person for such exemption. The chief appraiser of Upson County shall provide application forms for these purposes. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper application, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter, and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section to notify the chief appraiser of Upson County in the event that such person for any reason becomes ineligible for such exemption. (e) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to or affect any state ad valorem taxes, school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, municipal ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes, or independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes. (f) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The election superintendent of Upson County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Upson County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Upson County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

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"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from ( ) NO Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $22,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 62 years of age or older and disabled?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If this Act is not so approved, or if the election on the aforesaid question is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Upson County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.
SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.
SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Beth Camp, Representative from District 131, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Upson Beacon, which is the official organ of Upson County, on the 20th of January, 2022; and

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(B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BETH CAMP Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 7th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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UPSON COUNTY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; COUNTY TAXES; ENACTS $10,000.00 EXEMPTION; REFERENDUM.

No. 629 (House Bill No. 1326).

AN ACT

To provide a homestead exemption from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $10,000 of the assessed value of that homestead; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Ad valorem taxes for county purposes" means all ad valorem taxes for county purposes levied by Upson County, including, but not limited to, any ad valorem taxes to pay interest on and to retire county bonded indebtedness, except for taxes relating to any special taxing district. (2) "Homestead" means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, with the additional qualification that it shall include only the primary residence and not more than five contiguous acres of land immediately surrounding such residence. (b) Each resident of Upson County is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation. (c) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section unless such person or person's agent files an application with the chief appraiser of Upson County, giving such information relative to receiving the exemption as will enable the chief appraiser of Upson County to make a determination regarding the initial and continuing eligibility of such person for such exemption. The chief appraiser of Upson County shall provide application forms for these purposes. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper application, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section to notify the chief appraiser of Upson County in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for such exemption. (e) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to or affect any state ad valorem taxes, school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, municipal ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes, or independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes. (f) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

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SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The election superintendent of Upson County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Upson County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Upson County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from ( ) NO Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead for residents of Upson County?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If this Act is not so approved, or if the election on the aforesaid question is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Upson County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; and for other purposes.

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AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Beth Camp, Representative from District 131, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Upson Beacon, which is the official organ of Upson County, on the 20th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BETH CAMP Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 7th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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UPSON COUNTY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; COUNTY TAXES; SENIOR CITIZENS; REFERENDUM.

No. 630 (House Bill No. 1327).

AN ACT

To provide a homestead exemption from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $12,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 62 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Ad valorem taxes for county purposes" means all ad valorem taxes for county purposes levied by Upson County, including, but not limited to, any ad valorem taxes to pay interest on and to retire county bonded indebtedness, except for taxes relating to any special taxing district. (2) "Homestead" means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, with the additional qualification that it shall include only the primary residence and not more than five contiguous acres of land immediately surrounding such residence. (3) "Senior citizen" means a person who is 62 years of age or older on or before January 1 of the year in which application for the exemption under subsection (b) of this section is made. (b) Each resident senior citizen of Upson County is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $12,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation. (c) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section unless such person or person's agent files an application with the chief appraiser of Upson County, giving the person's age and such information relative to receiving the exemption as will enable the chief appraiser of Upson County to make a determination regarding the initial and continuing eligibility of such person for such exemption. The chief appraiser of Upson County shall provide application forms for these purposes.

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(d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper application, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section to notify the chief appraiser of Upson County in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for such exemption. (e) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to or affect any state ad valorem taxes, school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, municipal ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes, or independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes. (f) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The election superintendent of Upson County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Upson County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Upson County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from ( ) NO Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes in the amount of $12,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are 62 years of age or older?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If this Act is not so approved, or if the election on the aforesaid question is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become

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effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Upson County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Beth Camp, Representative from District 131, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Upson Beacon, which is the official organ of Upson County, on the 20th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

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s/ BETH CAMP Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 7th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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UPSON COUNTY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; COUNTY TAXES; DISABLED CITIZENS; INCREASE AMOUNT; BASE YEAR; REFERENDUM.

No. 631 (House Bill No. 1328).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption of $10,000.00 from all Upson County ad valorem taxes, including taxes to retire bonded indebtedness but excluding ad valorem taxes for the Upson County School District, for each resident of Upson County who is disabled if his adjusted gross income, together with the adjusted gross income of his spouse who also occupies and resides at such homestead, does not exceed $10,000.00, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3821), so as to increase the amount of such homestead exemption to $20,000.00 subject to adjusted base year value; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to provide a homestead exemption of $10,000.00 from all Upson County ad valorem taxes, including taxes to retire bonded indebtedness but excluding ad valorem taxes for the

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Upson County School District, for each resident of Upson County who is disabled if his adjusted gross income, together with the adjusted gross income of his spouse who also occupies and resides at such homestead, does not exceed $10,000.00, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3821), is amended by revising subsection (a) of Section 1 as follows:

"Section 1. (a)(1) As used in this Act, the term: (A) 'Adjusted base year value' means: (i) The 2021 taxable year with respect to an exemption under this Act which is first granted to a person on that person's homestead in the 2023 taxable year or who reapplies for and is granted such exemption in the 2024 taxable year solely because of a change in ownership to a joint tenancy with right of survival; or (ii) In all other cases, the taxable year immediately preceding the taxable year in which the exemption under this Act is first granted to the most recent owner of such homestead; provided, however, that the board of tax assessors shall adjust the base year assessed value annually by the lesser of 3 percent or the annual inflationary index rate determined by the board of tax assessors. The board of tax assessors shall establish a method for determining annual inflationary index rates which reflect the effects of inflation and deflation on cost-of-living for residents of Upson County for a given calendar year. Such method may utilize the Consumer Price Index as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor or any other similar index established by the federal government, if the board of tax assessors determines that such federal index fairly reflects the effects of inflation and deflation on residents of Upson County. (B) 'Adjusted gross income' shall have the same meaning as that term is defined in the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as of January 1, 2022. (C) 'Ad valorem taxes' means all ad valorem taxes for county purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of Upson County, Georgia, except for taxes relating to any special taxing district. (D) 'Homestead' means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended.
(2) In addition to any other homestead exemption authorized by law, each resident of Upson County who is disabled is granted an exemption from all Upson County ad valorem taxes, including taxes to retire bonded indebtedness but excluding ad valorem taxes for the Upson County School District, in the amount of $20,000.00 on a homestead owned and occupied by him or her as a residence if his or her adjusted gross income, together with the adjusted gross income of his or her spouse who also occupies and resides at such homestead, does not exceed $20,000.00 for the immediately preceding taxable year. The adjusted base year value of the residence in excess of the above-exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation.

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(3) The homestead exemption granted by paragraph (2) of this subsection shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes. (4) In order to qualify for the exemption provided for in this section as being disabled, the person claiming such exemption shall be required to obtain a certificate from not more than two physicians licensed to practice medicine under the laws of Georgia, as now or hereafter amended, certifying that in the opinion of such physician or physicians such person is mentally or physically incapacitated to the extent that such person is unable to be gainfully employed and that such incapacity is likely to be permanent. Any such owner shall not receive the benefits of such homestead exemption unless such owner or the owner's agent files an affidavit with the chief appraiser of Upson County, giving the certificate or certificates provided for in this section, the amount of income which such owner and the owner's spouse received during the last taxable year for income tax purposes, and such additional information relative to receiving the benefits of such exemption as will enable the chief appraiser to make a determination as to whether such owner is entitled to such exemption. The chief appraiser shall provide affidavit forms for this purpose. Such applications shall be processed in the same manner as other applications for homestead exemption, and the provisions of law applicable to the processing of homestead exemptions, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, shall apply thereto, provided that, after any such owner has filed the proper certificate or certificates as provided above and has been allowed the exemption provided in this section, it shall not be necessary that he or she make application and file the said affidavit and certificate thereafter for any year and the said exemption shall continue to be allowed to such owner. It shall be the duty of any such owner, however, to notify the chief appraiser in the event he or she becomes ineligible for any reason for the exemption provided in this section."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 2 as follows:

"Section 2. The exemption granted by this Act shall apply to all taxable years beginning on and after January 1, 2023."

SECTION 3. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 4. The election superintendent of Upson County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Upson County for

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approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday immediately following the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Upson County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which increases the homestead exemption for disabled individuals from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county
( ) NO purposes from $10,000.00 to $20,000.00 provided that his or her adjusted gross income, together with the adjusted gross income of his or her spouse who also occupies and resides at such homestead, does not exceed $20,000.00 and subject to an adjusted base year value?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023, and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Sections 1 and 2 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following such election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Upson County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 5. Except as otherwise provided in Section 4 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 6. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from Upson County ad valorem taxes for county purposes; and for other purposes.

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AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Beth Camp, Representative from District 131, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Upson Beacon, which is the official organ of Upson County, on the 20th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BETH CAMP Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 7th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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MILLER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION; CREATION.

No. 632 (House Bill No. 1368).

AN ACT

To provide for a board of elections and registration for Miller County; to provide for its powers, duties, and responsibilities; to provide for the composition of the board and a method for selection, resignation, and removal of its members and for filling vacancies; to provide for the qualifications, terms, succession, and compensation of members; to provide for a supervisor of registration and elections and the powers, duties, and compensation of such supervisor; to provide for clerical assistants, poll workers, and other employees and for their compensation; to provide for expenditure of public funds; to provide for meetings and procedures; to provide for offices and equipment; to relieve certain boards and officers of powers and duties and to provide for transfer of certain items and property to the newly created board; to provide for contracts with certain municipalities; to provide for definitions; to provide for effective dates; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Board" means the Miller County Board of Elections and Registration. (2) "Commissioners" means the Miller County Board of Commissioners. (3) "County" means Miller County. (b) The terms "election," "elector," "primary," and "public office" shall have the same meanings as provided for in Code Section 21-2-2 of the O.C.G.A. unless otherwise clearly apparent from the text of this Act.

SECTION 2. Pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 21-2-40 of the O.C.G.A., there is created and established a board of elections and registration for Miller County which shall have jurisdiction over the conduct of primaries and elections and the registration of electors in the county in accordance with the provisions of this Act. Such board shall be known as the Miller County Board of Elections and Registration. The board shall have all the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the superintendent of elections of Miller County under Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," currently being exercised by the judge of the Probate Court of Miller County, and the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Board of Registrars of Miller County under Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code." It is the purpose and intention of this Act to

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grant the Miller County Board of Elections and Registration all powers, duties, and responsibilities relating to the registration of voters and the preparation, conduct, and administration of primaries and elections in and for Miller County.

SECTION 3. The board shall be composed of six members, each of whom shall be an elector and resident of Miller County and who shall be appointed by the governing authority of the county in the following manner:
(1) The initial members of the board shall be appointed for terms of office beginning on January 1, 2023. The commissioners shall appoint five members of the board. The commissioners from Districts 1, 3, and 5 shall designate three of the initial members to serve for terms ending on December 31, 2026. Commissioners from Districts 2 and 4 shall designate two of the initial members to serve for terms ending on December 31, 2025. Such members on the board shall serve until their respective successors are duly appointed and qualified; (2) The final member shall be designated as supervisor of registration and elections and shall be appointed by the Miller County commissioners. Such member shall be the administrator and chairperson of the board, shall carry out all duties of voter registration and elections, shall be a full-time employee of the county, and shall not have a regular term of office; (3) No person who holds or qualifies as a candidate for elective public office shall be eligible to serve as a member of the board during the term of such elective office, and the position of any such member shall be deemed vacant upon such member's qualifying as a candidate for elective public office; (4) Successors shall be appointed in the manner specified in this section. Members shall be eligible to succeed themselves and shall have the right to resign at any time by giving written notice of resignation to the governing authority and to the clerk of the Superior Court of Miller County. Members shall be subject to removal from the board at any time, for cause, after notice and hearing by the appointing authority; and (5) In the event a vacancy occurs in the office of any member other than the supervisor of registration and elections before the expiration of that member's term of office, whether by removal, death, resignation, or otherwise, the respective appointing authority shall appoint a successor to serve the remainder of the unexpired term and until a successor is duly appointed and qualified.

SECTION 4. (a) The appointment of each member shall be made by the commissioners filing an affidavit with the clerk of the Superior Court of Miller County no later than 30 days preceding the date upon which such member is to take office, stating the name and residential address of the person appointed and certifying such member has been duly appointed as provided in this Act. The clerk of the superior court shall record each of such certifications on the minutes

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of the superior court and shall certify the name of each such appointed member to the Secretary of State and provide for the issuance of appropriate commissions to the members within the same time and in the same manner as provided by general state law for registrars. (b) In the event that the commissioners do not certify in conformity with this Act an appointment to the board within 60 days after the beginning of a term or within 60 days after the creation of a vacancy on the board, the judge of the Probate Court of Miller County shall immediately fill the vacancy by making the appointment and shall certify it as provided in this section. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve out the unexpired term.

SECTION 5. (a) The supervisor of registration and elections shall serve as a member of the board. Such supervisor shall be considered a county employee for purposes of pay, benefits, vacation, termination of employment, and other purposes. Such supervisor shall be subject to direction, evaluation, and corrective action by the county administrator. (b) The compensation of the supervisor of registration and elections shall be fixed by the governing authority of the county in the same manner as that of other county employees. (c) The supervisor of registration and elections may recommend to the county administrator for employment such full-time or part-time employees as may be deemed necessary and as approved in the annual budget by the governing authority of the county. (d) The supervisor of registration and elections and the board shall be responsible for the selection, appointment, and training of poll workers for primaries and elections.

SECTION 6. (a) The board shall be authorized and empowered to organize itself, determine procedural rules and regulations, adopt bylaws, and otherwise take action as is appropriate to the management of the affairs committed to its supervision; provided, however, that no such action shall conflict with state law. Actions and decisions by the board shall be by majority vote of the members of the board. (b) Board members function as working members. With the consent of the governing authority of the county, the board shall be authorized to expend public funds for the purpose of distributing sample ballots, voter information booklets, and other materials designed to inform and adequately instruct the electors of the county with regard to elections. No material distributed by the board shall contain or express in any manner any commentary or expression of opinion or request support for any political issue or matter of political concern. (c) The compensation of members of the board, clerical assistants, and other employees shall be fixed by the governing authority of the county and shall be paid from county funds. (d) Before entering upon a member's duties, each board member shall take substantially the same oath as required by general state law for registrars and shall have the same privileges from arrest.

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SECTION 7. The board shall hold regular meetings at the county courthouse, the county administration public meeting room, or any other locations as the board may prescribe. Meetings shall be held only after proper notice, including date, time, and place, is communicated by public notice as required by law. All meetings of the board shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 14 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., relating to open meetings.

SECTION 8. The commissioners shall provide the board and supervisor of registration and elections with suitable offices and equipment and with other employees as the governing authority shall deem appropriate.

SECTION 9. On January 1, 2023, the elections superintendent of Miller County and the board of registrars of Miller County shall be relieved of all powers and duties to which the board succeeds by provisions of this Act. Prior thereto, they shall deliver to the board's supervisor of registration and elections, upon written request, custody of all equipment, supplies, materials, books, papers, records, registrations, and facilities of every kind pertaining to the powers, duties, and responsibilities such abolished board and superintendent had immediately prior to their abolition.

SECTION 10. The commissioners shall have the authority to contract with any municipality located within the county for the holding by the board of any primary or election to be conducted within the municipality. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require or prohibit joint primaries or elections.

SECTION 11. (a) For the purposes of selecting the initial members of the board, this Act shall become effective on July 1, 2022. (b) For all other purposes, this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023.

SECTION 12. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for a board of elections and registration for Miller County; and for other purposes.

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AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Winfred Dukes, Representative from District 154, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Miller County Liberal, which is the official organ of Miller County, on the 26th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ REP. WINFRED DUKES Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 15th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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LIBERTY COUNTY HOTEL/MOTEL TAX.

No. 633 (House Bill No. 1370).

AN ACT

To authorize the governing authority of Liberty County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., the governing authority of Liberty County is authorized to levy an excise tax at a rate not to exceed 8 percent of the charge for the furnishing for value to the public of any room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations furnished by any person or legal entity licensed by, or required to pay business or occupation taxes to, the municipality for operating a hotel, motel, inn, lodge, tourist camp, tourist cabin, campground, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly or periodically furnished for value.

SECTION 2. The enactment of this Act is subsequent to the adoption of a resolution by the governing authority of Liberty County on January 4, 2022, which specifies the subsequent tax rate, identifies the projects or tourism product development purposes, and specifies the allocation of proceeds.

SECTION 3. In accordance with the terms of such resolution adopted by the governing authority of Liberty County:
(1) In each fiscal year during which a tax is collected pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the total amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent shall be expended for promoting tourism, conventions, and trade shows by the destination marketing organization designated by Liberty County or by such other entity already authorized to administer tourism funds pursuant to an existing contract as specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; and

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(2) The remaining amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent which is not otherwise expended under paragraph (1) of this section shall be expended for tourism product development.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the governing authority of Liberty County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Al Williams, Representative from District 168, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Coastal Courier, which is the official organ of Liberty County, on the 9th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ AL WILLIAMS Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 14th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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CITY OF COVINGTON HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; CITY TAXES; ENACTS $10,000.00 EXEMPTION; REFERENDUM.

No. 634 (House Bill No. 1398).

AN ACT

To provide a homestead exemption from City of Covington ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes" means all ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the City of Covington, including, but not limited to, any ad valorem taxes to pay interest on and to retire municipal bonded indebtedness. (2) "Homestead" means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. (b) Each resident of the City of Covington is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from City of Covington ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation.

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(c) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section unless such person or person's agent files an application with the city clerk of the City of Covington, or the designee thereof, giving such information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the city clerk of the City of Covington, or the designee thereof, to make a determination regarding the initial and continuing eligibility of such person for such exemption. The city clerk of the City of Covington, or the designee thereof, shall provide application forms for this purpose. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper application as provided in subsection (c) of this section, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter for any year, and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section to notify the city clerk of the City of Covington, or the designee thereof, in the event that such person for any reason becomes ineligible for such exemption. (e) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to or affect any state ad valorem taxes, county ad valorem taxes for county purposes, or county or independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other homestead exemption applicable to City of Covington ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes. (f) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The municipal election superintendent of the City of Covington shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Covington for approval or rejection. The municipal election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday immediately following the first Monday in November, 2022 and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The municipal election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Newton County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

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"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from City of Covington ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount
( ) NO of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Covington. It shall be the municipal election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.
SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.
SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a $10,000 homestead exemption from City of Covington ad valorem taxes for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for a referendum; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Dave Belton, Representative from District 112, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Covington News, which is the official organ of Newton County, on the 6th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ DAVE BELTON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 14th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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CITY OF DAWSON MAYOR AND COUNCIL; TERMS OF OFFICE.

No. 635 (House Bill No. 1407).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Dawson, approved April 2, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3536), so as to increase the terms of office for future mayors and councilmembers to four years; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Dawson, approved April 2, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3536), is amended by revising subsection (a) of Section 2.11 as follows:
"(a) Except as provided for in Section 5.11 of this charter, the mayor and members of the city council shall serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless that person shall have been a resident of the city for 12 months prior to the date of election of mayor or members of the council; each shall continue to reside therein during that member's period of service and to be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of this city. The mayor and members of the city council in office on the effective date of this section shall serve out the terms to which they were originally elected."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 5.11 as follows:

"SECTION 5.11. Election of the city council and mayor.

(a) On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2022, successors to the mayor and successors to the Ward 1, Ward 3, and Ward 4 councilmembers whose terms expire on December 31, 2022, shall be elected for a term of office expiring on December 31, 2025, or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (b) On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2023, successors to the Ward 2, Ward 5, and Ward 6 councilmembers whose terms expire on December 31, 2023, shall be elected for a term of office expiring on December 31, 2027, or until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (c) The general municipal election for the election of the mayor and councilmembers shall be conducted on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year. Successors shall be elected to those offices the terms of which will expire on December 31 of such year. All persons elected to such offices shall take office on January 1 immediately following the date of the municipal election and shall have terms of office of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified."

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced in the regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Dawson, approved April 2, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p.3536); and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Gerald Greene, Representative from District 151, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Dawson News, which is the official organ of Terrell County, on the 17th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ GERALD GREENE Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 21 of February, 2022, Before me: s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

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CITY OF SHELLMAN MAYOR PRO TEMPORE; SELECTION.

No. 636 (House Bill No. 1408).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Shellman, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 4412), as amended, so as to revise provisions related to selection of the mayor pro tempore; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Shellman, approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. L. 2000, p. 4412), as amended, is amended by revising Section 2.31 as follows:

"SECTION 2.31. Mayor pro tempore; selection; duties.

The city councilmember who receives the greatest number of votes in the municipal general election held immediately preceding the organizational meeting of the city council provided for in Section 2.18 of this charter shall serve as mayor pro tempore. In the mayor's absence, the mayor pro tempore shall preside at meetings of the city council and shall assume the duties and powers of the mayor upon the mayor's physical or mental disability; provided, however, that the mayor pro tempore shall vote as a member of the city council at all times when serving as provided for in this section."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given of the intent to introduce legislation to amend the Charter of the City of Shellman approved April 19, 2000 (Ga. Laws 2000, pg. 4412) to provide for the election of the Mayor Pro Tem.

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AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Gerald Greene, Representative from District 151, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Southern Tribune, which is the official organ of Randolph County, on the 17 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ GERALD GREENE Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 21 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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GREENE COUNTY CERTAIN COUNTY OFFICIALS; HEALTH INSURANCE.

No. 637 (House Bill No. 1412).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide that certain officials of Greene County who have served at least 15 years in office may, upon leaving, continue to participate in the county health insurance program for themselves and their dependents by paying the total cost of such participation, approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3664), as amended, so as to clarify the qualifications for participation in such health insurance program; to provide that certain officials of Greene County who have served at least 25 years in office may, upon leaving, continue to participate in the county health insurance program for themselves and their dependents with Greene County funding such coverage as it does for active employees; to clarify who is covered under such provisions; to provide limits on coverages offered; to provide for related maters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to provide that certain officials of Greene County who have served at least 15 years in office may, upon leaving, continue to participate in the county health insurance program for themselves and their dependents by paying the total cost of such participation, approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3664), as amended, is amended by revising Section 1 of the Act as follows:

"SECTION 1. Members of the Board of Commissioners of Greene County, the Clerk of the Superior Court of Greene County, the Judge of the Probate Court of Greene County, the Sheriff of Greene County, the Tax Commissioner of Greene County, and all full-time employees of Greene County having served at least 15 years in office or employment, including any combination thereof, with Greene County, Georgia, the County Governing Authority, shall be entitled after leaving office, employment, or both to participate in and be covered by the health insurance plan provided by the county for county officers and employees, provided that he or she pays the total costs of such participation including both the employee and employer premiums associated with such participation. Such coverage shall extend to the officer, employee, or both only and shall specifically exclude any spousal or dependent coverage. Such coverage shall only include health insurance and shall specifically exclude any other voluntary insurance products that may be available to active employees of Greene County."

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SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

"SECTION 1.1. In addition to the provisions of Section 1 of this Act, members of the Board of Commissioners of Greene County, the Clerk of the Superior Court of Greene County, the Judge of the Probate Court of Greene County, the Sheriff of Greene County, the Tax Commissioner of Greene County, and all full-time employees of Greene County having served at least 25 years in office or employment, including any combination thereof, with Greene County, Georgia, the County Governing Authority, shall be entitled after leaving office, employment, or both to participate in and be covered by the health insurance plan provided by the county for active county officers and employees, with Greene County funding such coverage in the same manner as such coverage is funded for active employees during any such health insurance plan year. Such coverage shall extend to the qualifying spouse and dependents of any such officer or employee provided that he or she pays the total costs of such participation for any such spouse and dependents. Such coverage shall include any voluntary insurance products, including but not limited to dental and vision insurance that may be available to active employees of Greene County, provided that he or she pays the total costs of any premiums associated with such participation."

SECTION 3. Said Act is further amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

"SECTION 1.2. Any officer or employee who is separated from service with the county as an elected official or as an employee due to his or her commission of an illegal act shall not be eligible to enjoy the benefits prescribed in Section 1 or Section 1.1 of this Act."

SECTION 4. Said Act is further amended by adding a new section as follows:

"SECTION 1.3. Any individual who is or becomes eligible for Medicare insurance coverage, regardless as to whether or not he or she accepts such coverage, shall not be eligible to enjoy the benefits prescribed in Section 1 or Section 1.1 of this Act."

SECTION 5. All laws and part of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend Act to provide that certain officials of Greene County who have served at least 15 years in office may, upon leaving, continue to participate in the county health insurance program for themselves and their dependents by paying the total cost of such participation, approved May 16, 2007 (Ga. L. 2007, p. 3664), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Trey Rhodes, Representative from District 120, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Herald-Journal, which is the official organ of Greene County, on the 17th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TREY RHODES Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22nd of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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CITY OF COLLEGE PARK HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; CITY TAXES; SENIOR CITIZENS; FULL ASSESSED VALUE; REFERENDUM.

No. 638 (House Bill No. 1417).

AN ACT

To provide a homestead exemption from City of College Park ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes" means all ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the City of College Park, including, but not limited to, any ad valorem taxes to pay interest on and to retire municipal bonded indebtedness. (2) "Homestead" means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. (3) "Senior citizen" means a person who is 65 years of age or older on or before January 1 of the year in which application for the exemption under subsection (b) of this section is made.

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(b) Each resident of the City of College Park who is a senior citizen is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from City of College Park ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of the full assessed value of that homestead. (c) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section unless such person or person's agent files an application with the governing authority of the City of College Park, or the designee thereof, giving the person's age and such additional information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the governing authority of the City of College Park, or the designee thereof, to make a determination regarding the initial and continuing eligibility of such person for such exemption. The governing authority of the City of College Park, or the designee thereof, shall provide application forms for this purpose. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper application as provided in subsection (c) of this section, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter for any year, and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section to notify the governing authority of the City of College Park, or the designee thereof, in the event that such person for any reason becomes ineligible for such exemption. (e) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to or affect any state ad valorem taxes, county ad valorem taxes for county purposes, or county or independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to City of College Park ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes. (f) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The municipal election superintendent of the City of College Park shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of College Park for approval or rejection. The municipal election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The municipal election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once

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a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Fulton County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from City ( ) NO of College Park ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of the full assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city who are 65 years of age or older?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of College Park. It shall be the municipal election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is give that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from City of College Park ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, William Boddie, Representative from District 62, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Daily Report, which is the official organ of Fulton County, on the 14th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ REP. WILLIAM BODDIE, JR. Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22nd of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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COLUMBUS, GEORGIA TAX FOR PUBLIC HEALTH CARE.

No. 639 (House Bill No. 1418).

AN ACT

To amend an Act providing for a new charter for the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4978), as amended, so as authorize a tax for public health care purposes; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act providing for a new charter for the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4978), as amended, is amended by revising paragraph (2) of Section 7-102 to read as follows:
"(2) For the purpose of paying the ordinary current expenses of the consolidated government, the Council is hereby empowered and authorized to levy and collect an ad valorem tax upon all property within said government subject to taxation, not to exceed 18 mills upon the assessed value of said property for the year 1971, and 18 mills upon the assessed value of said property for each year thereafter; provided, however, that this limitation shall not be deemed to apply to an additional ad valorem tax for public health care purposes as may be determined by the Council, nor to any tax to which such limitation is not applicable under the law. In the event that a local option sales and use tax is enacted by the Council of Columbus, Georgia, said 18 mills limitation shall be reduced to 9 mills for the year following the initial year in which the sales and use tax is enacted and for each year thereafter."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for a new charter for the county-wide government of Columbus, Georgia, approved April 5, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 4978), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Calvin Smyre, Representative from District 135, state on oath as follows:
(1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, which is the official organ of Columbus County, on the 18th of February, 2022; and

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(B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ CALVIN SMYRE Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22nd of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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GRADY COUNTY GRADY COUNTY LAKE AUTHORITY; PURPOSES; ACQUISITION AND DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.

No. 640 (House Bill No. 1535).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to create the Grady County Lake Authority, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4357), so as to provide that the development of trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities are purposes of the authority; to revise provisions related to the acquisition and disposition of property; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. An Act to create the Grady County Lake Authority, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4357), is amended by revising Section 3 as follows:

"SECTION 3. Declaration of need and purpose.

Without limiting the generality of any provisions of this Act, the general purpose of the authority shall be to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate certain projects for use by Grady County and other political subdivisions, municipalities, agencies, and authorities of the county for its governmental, proprietary, public, and administrative services, facilities, and functions. The development of trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities pursuant to Article IX, Section VI, Paragraph III of the Constitution shall also be a purpose of the authority."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising paragraph (11) of Section 5 as follows:
"(11) To sell, lease, grant, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any surplus property, both real and personal, or interest therein that is not required in the normal operation of and usable in the furtherance of the purpose for which the authority was created, provided that the proceeds of any such sale to private parties must be used in furtherance of the purposes for which the authority was created;"

SECTION 3. Said Act is further amended by adding a new paragraph to Section 5 to read as follows:
"(11.1) To acquire or receive title to property of every kind and description from any other body politic on such terms and conditions and in such a manner as the authority may deem proper; to lease or make contracts with respect to the use or disposition thereof; and to dispose of the same by public or private sale, provided that the proceeds of any such sale to private parties must be used in furtherance of the purposes for which the authority was created."

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to create the Grady County Lake Authority, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4357); and for other purposes.

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AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Darlene Taylor, Representative from District 173, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Cairo Messenger, which is the official organ of Grady County, on the 2nd of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ D. TAYLOR Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 3rd of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 18, 2022.

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ATKINSON COUNTY PROBATE COURT; TECHNOLOGY FEE.

No. 652 (House Bill No. 1270).

AN ACT

To authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Atkinson County; to identify the authorized uses of said technology fee; to provide for the maintenance of said technology fee funds; to provide for the termination of said technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) The clerk of the Probate Court of Atkinson County is hereby authorized to charge and collect a technology fee to be set by the judge of the probate court in the amount of $5.00 for the filing of each civil action with the court and $5.00 as a surcharge upon each fine assessed by the court. Such technology fees shall be used exclusively to provide for technological needs of the Probate Court of Atkinson County. Such uses shall include only the following:
(1) Computer hardware and software purchases; (2) Lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware; and (3) Purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of imaging, scanning, facsimile, communications, projection, and printing equipment and software. (b) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be maintained in a segregated account by the clerk of the probate court and shall be used only for the purposes authorized in this section. (c) The authority to assess a technology fee pursuant to this section shall terminate on July 1, 2031, and any residual funds remaining in the segregated account established by this section shall then become dedicated to general Atkinson County technology uses.

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Atkinson County; and for other purposes.

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AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, James Burchett, Representative from District 176, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Atkinson County Citizen, which is the official organ of Atkinson County, on the 27th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ JAMES BURCHETT Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 7th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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COBB COUNTY STATE COURT; JUDGES; COMPENSATION.

No. 653 (House Bill No. 1364).

AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved June 30, 2020 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 3869), so as to change the compensation of judges of the State Court of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.
An Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964,
p. 3211), as amended, is amended in Section 3 of Part 1 by replacing: "The chief judge of the State Court of Cobb County shall receive as additional compensation $9,872.38 per annum."
with: "The chief judge of the State Court of Cobb County shall receive as additional compensation $10,168.55 per annum."

SECTION 2.
Said Act is further amended in Section 23 of Part 1 by replacing: "The salary of the judges of Division 1 of the State Court of Cobb County shall be $189,228.74 per annum."
with: "The salary of the judges of Division 1 of the State Court of Cobb County shall be $194,905.60 per annum."

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended; and for other purposes.

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AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Teri Anulewicz, Representative from District 42, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the 11th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TERI ANULEWICZ Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 14th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF BLOOMINGDALE COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS.

No. 654 (House Bill No. 1374).

AN ACT

To provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in the City of Bloomingdale; to provide for a short title; to provide for the purposes of such districts; to provide for definitions; to provide for boards to administer such districts; to provide for appointment or election of members of such boards; to provide for taxes, fees, and assessments; to provide for the boundaries of such districts; to provide procedures for determining the specifications for projects to be undertaken by the district and the manner of levying taxes, fees, and assessments with respect thereto; to provide for the debt of such districts; to provide for cooperation with local governments; to provide for powers of such boards; to provide for general obligation bonds, notes, and other obligations of such districts; to provide for the form of bonds, provisions for exchange and transfer, certificates of validation, and specification of interest rates; to provide for definition of the terms "cost of the project" and "cost of any project" as used in bond resolutions and elsewhere; to provide for authorized contents of agreements and instruments of the boards generally; to provide for use of proceeds of sale of bonds, notes, and other obligations; to provide for subsequent issues of bonds, notes, and other obligations; to provide for construction; to provide that no notice, proceeding, publication, or referendum shall be required; to provide the procedures connected with all of the foregoing; to provide for the dissolution and reactivation of districts under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "City of Bloomingdale Community Improvement Districts Act."

SECTION 2. Purpose.

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provided for in the resolution activating such district created hereby. Such services and facilities shall be one or more of:
(1) Street and road construction and maintenance, including curbs, sidewalks, street lights, and devices to control the flow of traffic on streets and roads; (2) Parks and recreational areas and facilities; (3) Storm-water and sewage collection and disposal systems; (4) Development, storage, treatment, purification, and distribution of water; (5) Public transportation; (6) Terminal and dock facilities and parking facilities; or (7) Such other services and facilities as may be provided for by general law.

SECTION 3. Definitions.

As used in this Act, the term: (1) "Agricultural" means the growing of crops for sale or raising of animals for sale or use, including the growing of field crops, fruit or nut trees, the raising of livestock or poultry, and the operation of dairies, horse boarding facilities, and riding stables. (2) "Board" means the governing body created for the governance of each community improvement district authorized by this Act. (3) "Bonds" or "general obligation bonds" means any bonds of a district which are authorized to be issued under the Constitution and laws of Georgia, including refunding bonds but not including notes or other obligations of a district. (4) "Cost of the project" or "cost of any project" means and includes: (A) All costs of acquisition by purchase or otherwise, construction, assembly, installation, modification, renovation, or rehabilitation incurred in connection with any project or any part of any project; (B) All costs of real property, fixtures, or personal property used in or in connection with or necessary for any project or for any facilities related thereto, including, but not limited to, the cost of all land, estates for years, easements, rights, improvements, water rights, connections for utility services, fees, franchises, permits, approvals, licenses, and certificates; the cost of securing any such franchises, permits, approvals, licenses, or certificates; and the cost of preparation of any application therefor and the cost of all fixtures; machinery; equipment, including all transportation equipment and rolling stock; furniture; and other property used in or in connection with or necessary for any project; (C) All interest and other financing charges and loan fees and all interest on bonds, notes, or other obligations of a district which accrue or are paid prior to and during the period of construction of a project and during such additional period as the board may reasonably determine to be necessary to place such project in operation;

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(D) All costs of administration, engineering, surveying, and architectural and legal services and all expenses incurred by administrative staff, engineers, surveyors, architects, and attorneys in connection with any project; (E) All expenses for inspection of any project; (F) All fees of fiscal agents, paying agents, and trustees for bondholders under any trust agreement, indenture of trust, or similar instrument or agreement; all expenses incurred by any such fiscal agents, paying agents, and trustees; and all other costs and expenses incurred relative to the issuance of any bonds, notes, or other obligations for any projects; (G) All expenses of or incidental to determining the feasibility or practicability of any project; (H) All costs of plans and specifications for any project; (I) All costs of title insurance and examinations of title with respect to any project; (J) Repayment of any loans made for the advance payment of any part of any of the foregoing costs, including interest thereon and any other expenses of such loans; (K) Administrative expenses of the board and such other expenses as may be necessary for or incidental to any project or the financing thereof or the placing of any project in operation; (L) The establishment of a fund or funds for the creation of a debt service reserve, a renewal and replacement reserve, or such other funds or reserves as the board may approve with respect to the financing and operation of any project and as may be authorized by any bond resolution, trust agreement, indenture of trust, or similar instrument or agreement pursuant to the provisions of which the issuance of any bonds, notes, or other obligations of the district may be authorized; and (M) Any cost, obligation, or expense incurred for any of the foregoing purposes. (5) "District" means the geographical area designated as such by the resolution of the governing authority consenting to the creation of the community improvement district or as thereafter modified pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 7 of this Act. (6) "Election" means the City of Bloomingdale general municipal election held every four years wherein the mayor and councilmembers are elected. (7) "Electors" means those individuals living in the City of Bloomingdale, Georgia, who are registered voters and who are qualified to vote in the City of Bloomingdale general municipal election wherein the mayor and six councilmembers are elected. (8) "Equitably apportioned among the properties subject to such taxes, fees, and assessments according to the need for governmental services and facilities created by the degree of density of development of each such property," with reference to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board, means that the burden of the taxes, fees, and assessments shall be apportioned among the properties subject thereto based upon the values established in the most recent ad valorem tax reassessment of such properties certified by the chairperson of the Chatham County Board of Tax Assessors or may be apportioned among the properties subject thereto in direct or approximate proportion to the receipt of services or benefits derived from the improvements or other activities for which the taxes, fees, or

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assessments are to be expended or may be apportioned in any other manner or combination of manners deemed equitable by the board, including, but not limited to, the recognition of differential benefits which may reasonably be expected to accrue to new land development in contrast to lands and improvements already in existence at the time of creation of the community improvement district. (9) "Forestry" means the planting and growing of trees for sale in a program which includes reforestation of harvested trees, regular underbrush and undesirable growth clearing, fertilizing, pruning, thinning, cruising, and marking which indicate an active tree-farming operation. Such term does not include the casual growing of trees on land otherwise idle or held for investment, even though some harvesting of trees may occur thereon. (10) "Project" means the acquisition, construction, installation, modification, renovation, rehabilitation, or operation of land; interests in land, buildings, structures, facilities, or other improvements located or to be located within or otherwise providing service to the district; and the acquisition, installation, modification, renovation, rehabilitation, or furnishing of fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, or other property of any nature whatsoever used on, in, or in connection with any such land, interest in land, building, structure, facility, or other improvement, for all the essential public purposes set forth in Section 2 of this Act. (11) "Property owner" or "owner of real property" means any entity or person shown as a taxpayer for one or more parcels of real estate on the most recent ad valorem tax records of Chatham County within the district. Ownership as shown by the most recent ad valorem tax records of Chatham County shall serve as prima-facie proof of ownership. Multiple owners of one parcel shall constitute one property owner and shall designate in writing one of their number to represent the whole. (12) "Property used nonresidentially" means property or any portion thereof used for neighborhood shopping, planned shopping center, general commercial, transient lodging facilities, tourist services, office or institutional, office services, light industry, heavy industry, central business district, parking, or other commercial or business use, as well as vacant land zoned or approved for any of the uses listed in this paragraph which does not include residential. (13) "Residential" means a specific work or improvement undertaken primarily to provide single-family or multifamily dwelling accommodations for persons and families and such community facilities as may be incidental or appurtenant thereto. (14) "Taxpayer" means any entity or person paying ad valorem taxes on real property, whether on one or more parcels of property within the district. Multiple owners of one parcel shall constitute one taxpayer and shall designate in writing one of their number to represent the whole.

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SECTION 4. Creation.

(a) Pursuant to Article IX, Section VII of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, there is created one or more community improvement districts to be located in the City of Bloomingdale, wholly within the incorporated area thereof, each of which shall be activated upon compliance with the conditions provided in this Act and which shall be governed by a board as constituted pursuant to this Act. The conditions for such activation shall be:
(1) The adoption of a resolution consenting to the creation of each community improvement district by the governing authority of the City of Bloomingdale; and (2) Written consent to the creation of the community improvement district by:
(A) A majority of the owners of real property within the district which will be subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board of the district; and (B) The owners of real property within the district which constitutes at least 75 percent by value of all real property within the district which will be subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board and for this purpose, value shall be determined by the most recent approved county ad valorem tax digest. (b) The written consents provided for in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted to the Chatham County tax commissioner, who shall certify whether paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section has been satisfied with respect to each such proposed district. (c) No district or board created under this Act shall transact any business or exercise any powers under this Act until the foregoing conditions of this section are met. A copy of such resolutions shall be filed with the Secretary of State, who shall maintain a record of all districts activated under this Act, and a second copy shall be filed with the Department of Community Affairs.

SECTION 5. Administration, appointment, and election of board members.

(a) Pursuant to Article IX, Section VII, Paragraph III of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, each district created pursuant to this Act shall be administered by a board composed of the mayor and the six city councilmembers of the City of Bloomingdale, Georgia, serving in an ex officio capacity. (b) The board members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The mayor shall serve as the chairperson of the board. The board shall elect one of its members as vice chairperson and shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer or a secretary-treasurer, either of whom may, but need not, be a member of the board.

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SECTION 6. Taxes, fees, and assessments.

(a) The board may levy taxes, fees, and assessments within the district only on real property used nonresidentially, specifically excluding all property exempt from ad valorem taxation under the Constitution or laws of the State of Georgia and all property used for residential, agricultural, or forestry purposes and specifically excluding tangible personal property and intangible property. Any tax, fee, or assessment so levied shall not exceed 2 1/2 percent of the aggregate assessed value of all such real property; provided, however, that no tax, fee, or assessment so levied shall exceed any lesser limitation designated in the project specifications and that no tax, fee, or assessment shall be levied beyond any time limitation designated as provided in the project specifications. The taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board shall be equitably apportioned among the properties subject to such taxes, fees, and assessments according to the need for governmental services and facilities created by the degree of density of development of each such property. The proceeds of taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board shall be used only for the purpose of providing governmental services and facilities which are specially required by the degree of density of development within the applicable district and not for the purpose of providing those governmental services and facilities to the county or municipality as a whole. Any tax, fee, or assessment so levied shall be collected by the City of Bloomingdale in the same manner as taxes, fees, and assessments are levied by the city. Delinquent taxes shall bear the same interest and penalties as city ad valorem taxes and may be enforced and collected in the same manner. The proceeds of taxes, fees, and assessments so levied, less a fee to cover the costs of collection of 1 percent thereof, but not more than $25,000.00 in any one calendar year, shall be transmitted by the City of Bloomingdale to the board and shall be expended by the board only for the purposes authorized by this Act. (b) The board shall levy the taxes, fees, and assessments provided for in subsection (a) of this section subsequent to the report of the assessed taxable values for the current calendar year and shall notify in writing the collecting governing authority so it may include the levy on its regular ad valorem tax bills. The proceeds of taxes, fees, and assessments so levied, less the fee to cover the costs of collection as specified in subsection (a) of this section, shall be transmitted by the collecting governing authority to the board and shall be expended by the board only for the purposes authorized by this Act. (c) If, but for this provision, a parcel of real property is removed from a district or otherwise would become nontaxable, it shall continue to bear its tax millage then extant upon such event for bonded indebtedness of the district then outstanding until the bonded indebtedness then outstanding is paid or refunded.

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SECTION 7. Boundaries of the districts.

(a) The boundaries of each district shall be designated as such by the governing authority of the City of Bloomingdale and shall lie wholly within the incorporated area of the City of Bloomingdale as set forth in the resolutions required in Section 4 of this Act, or as may thereafter be added as provided in this Act. (b) The boundaries of a district may be increased after the initial creation of a district pursuant to the following:
(1) Written consent of a majority of the owners of real property within the area sought to be annexed into the district and which will be subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board of the district is first obtained; (2) Written consent of owners of real property within the area sought to be annexed into the district which constitutes at least 75 percent by value of all real property within the area sought to be annexed into the district which will be subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board, and for this purpose value shall be determined by the most recent approved county ad valorem tax digest; (3) The adoption of a resolution consenting to the annexation by the board of the district; and (4) The adoption of a resolution consenting to the annexation by the governing authority of the City of Bloomingdale.

SECTION 8. Debt.

Each district may incur debt without regard to the requirements of Article IX, Section V of the Constitution of Georgia, or any other provision of law prohibiting or restricting the borrowing of money or the creation of debt by political subdivisions of the State of Georgia, and the debt shall be backed by the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the district, but shall not be an obligation of the State of Georgia, the City of Bloomingdale, or any other unit of government of the State of Georgia other than the district.

SECTION 9. Cooperation with local governments.

The services and facilities provided pursuant to this Act shall be provided for in a cooperation agreement executed jointly by the board and the governing body of the City of Bloomingdale. If the parties to the cooperation agreement so agree, the cooperation agreement may provide that such private persons as are designated by the district perform the actual construction or improvement of the services and facilities provided by the district. The provisions of this section shall in no way limit the authority of the City of Bloomingdale

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to provide services or facilities within the district, and the City of Bloomingdale shall retain full and complete authority and control over any of its facilities located within its respective areas of any district. Such control shall include, but not be limited to, the modification of, access to, and degree and type of services provided through or by facilities of the municipality. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit or preempt the application of any governmental laws, ordinances, resolutions, or regulations to the district or the services or facilities provided within the district.

SECTION 10. Powers.

(a) Each district and its board created pursuant to this Act shall have all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Act, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power:
(1) To bring and defend actions; (2) To adopt and amend a corporate seal; (3) To make and execute contracts, agreements, and other instruments necessary or convenient to exercise the powers of the board or to further the public purposes for which the district is created, including, but not limited to, contracts for construction of projects, leases of projects, contracts for sale of projects, agreements for loans to finance projects, contracts with respect to the use of projects, and agreements with other jurisdictions or community improvement districts regarding multijurisdictional projects or services or for other cooperative endeavors to further the public purposes of the district; (4) To acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, and to hold, lease, and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character, or any interest therein, in furtherance of the public purposes of the district; (5) To finance by loan, grant, lease, or otherwise, and to construct, erect, assemble, purchase, acquire, own, repair, remodel, renovate, rehabilitate, modify, maintain, extend, improve, install, sell, equip, expand, add to, operate, or manage projects and to pay the cost of any project from the proceeds of bonds, notes, or other obligations of the district or any other funds of the district, or from any contributions or loans by persons, corporations, partnerships, whether limited or general, or other entities, all of which the board is authorized to receive, accept, and use; (6) To borrow money to further or carry out its public purposes and to execute bonds, notes, other obligations, leases, trust indentures, trust agreements, agreements for the sale of its bonds, notes, or other obligations, loan agreements, security agreements, assignments, and such other agreements or instruments as may be necessary or desirable, in the judgment of the board, to evidence and to provide security for such borrowing; (7) To issue bonds, notes, or other obligations of the district and use the proceeds thereof for the purpose of paying or reimbursing all or any part of the cost of any project and otherwise to further or carry out the public purposes of the district and to pay all costs of

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the board incidental to, or necessary and appropriate to, furthering or carrying out such purposes; (8) To make application directly or indirectly to any federal, state, county, or municipal government or agency or to any other source, whether public or private, for loans, grants, guarantees, or other financial assistance in furtherance of the district's public purposes and to accept and use the same upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by such federal, state, county, or municipal government or agency or other source; (9) To enter into agreements with the federal government or any agency thereof to use the facilities or services of the federal government or any agency thereof in order to further or carry out the public purposes of the district; (10) To contract for any period, not exceeding 50 years, with the State of Georgia, state institutions, or any municipal corporation, county, or political subdivision of this state for the use by the district of any facilities or services of the state or any such state institution, municipal corporation, county, or political subdivision of this state, or for the use by any state institution or any municipal corporation, county, or political subdivision of the state of any facilities or services of the district, provided that such contracts shall deal with such activities and transactions as the district and any such political subdivision with which the district contracts are authorized by law to undertake; (11) To receive and use the proceeds of any tax levied by any county or any municipal corporation to pay the costs of any project or for any other purpose for which the board may use its own funds pursuant to this Act; (12) To receive and administer gifts, grants, and devises of money and property of any kind and to administer trusts; (13) To use any real property, personal property, or fixtures, or any interest therein, or to rent or lease such property to or from others or make contracts with respect to the use thereof, or to sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise dispose of or grant options for any such property in any manner for the advantage of the district and the public purposes thereof; (14) To appoint, select, and employ engineers, surveyors, architects, urban or city planners, fiscal agents, attorneys, administrators, administrative staff, and others, and to fix their compensation and pay their expenses and benefits; (15) To encourage and promote the improvement and development of the district and to make, contract for, or otherwise cause to be made long-range plans or proposals for the district in cooperation with the City of Bloomingdale; (16) To adopt bylaws governing the conduct of business by the board, the election and duties of officers of the board, and other matters as the board considers appropriate for the bylaws; (17) To invest its funds, whether derived from the issuance of bonds or otherwise, in such manner as it may deem prudent and appropriate; (18) To exercise any power granted by the laws of this state to public or private corporations which is not in conflict with the public purposes of the district; and

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(19) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers conferred by this Act. (b) The powers enumerated in this section are cumulative of and in addition to those powers enumerated elsewhere in this Act and no such power shall limit or restrict any other power of the board. (c) The powers enumerated in this section are conferred for an essential governmental function for a public purpose, and to the maximum extent provided by general law, the revenues and debt of any district are not subject to taxation.

SECTION 11. Bonds - generally.

(a) Notes or other obligations issued by a district, other than general obligation bonds, shall be paid solely from the property pledged to pay such notes or other obligations. General obligation bonds issued by any district shall constitute a general obligation of the district to the repayment of which the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the district shall be pledged. (b) All bonds, notes, and other obligations of any district shall be authorized by resolution of its board, adopted by a majority vote of the board members at a regular or special meeting. (c) Bonds, notes, or other obligations shall bear such date or dates, shall mature at such time or times but not more than 30 years from their respective dates, shall bear interest at such rate or rates which may be fixed or may fluctuate or otherwise change from time to time, shall be subject to redemption on such terms, and shall contain such other terms, provisions, covenants, assignments, and conditions as the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, notes, or other obligations may permit or provide. The terms, provisions, covenants, assignments, and conditions contained in or provided or permitted by any resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of such bonds, notes, or other obligations shall bind the board members of the district then in office and their successors. (d) The board shall have power from time to time, and whenever it deems it expedient, to refund any bonds by the issuance of new bonds, whether or not the bonds to be refunded have matured, and may issue bonds partly to refund bonds then outstanding and partly for any other purpose permitted by this Act. The refunding bonds may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded, with such cash adjustments as may be agreed upon, or may be sold and the proceeds applied to the purchase or redemption of the bonds to be refunded. (e) There shall be no limitation upon the interest rates or any maximum interest rate or rates on any bonds, notes, or other obligations of the district; and the usury laws of this state shall not apply to bonds, notes, or other obligations of these districts. (f) Bonds issued by a district may be in such form, either coupon or fully registered, or both coupon and fully registered, and may be subject to such exchangeability and transferability provisions as the bond resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or any indenture or trust agreement may provide.

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(g) Bonds issued by a district shall be validated under and in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., known as the "Revenue Bond Law," or in accordance with such other successor provision governing bond validation generally as may be provided by law. The signature of the clerk of the Superior Court of Chatham County shall be made on the certificate of validation of such bonds by facsimile or by manual execution, stating the date on which such bonds were validated, and such entry shall be original evidence of the fact of judgment and shall be received as original evidence in any court in this state. (h) In lieu of specifying the rate or rates of interest which such bonds are to bear, and the principal amount and maturities of such bonds, the notice to the district attorney or the Attorney General, and the notice to the public of the time, place, and date of the validation hearing, and the petition and complaint for validation may state that the bonds when issued will bear interest at a rate not exceeding a maximum per annum rate of interest, which may be fixed or may fluctuate or otherwise change from time to time, and that the principal amount will not exceed and the final maturity date will not be later than as specified in such notices and petition and complaint; or the notice or notices may state that, in the event the bonds are to bear different rates of interest for different maturity dates, none of such rates will exceed the maximum rate, which may be fixed or may fluctuate or otherwise change from time to time, as so specified; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting the right of a board to sell such bonds at a discount, even if in doing so, the effective interest cost resulting therefrom would exceed the maximum per annum interest rate specified in such notices and in the petition and complaint. (i) The terms "cost of the project" and "cost of any project" shall have the meaning prescribed by this Act whenever those terms are referred to in bond resolutions of a board; in bonds, notes, or other obligations of the districts; or in notices of proceedings to validate such bonds of a district.

SECTION 12. Authorized contents of agreements and instruments of the board generally;
use of proceeds of sale of bonds, notes, and other obligations; subsequent issues of bonds, notes, and other obligations.

(a) Subject to the limitations and procedures provided by this section and Section 11 of this Act, the agreements or instruments executed by a board may contain such provisions not inconsistent with law as shall be determined by such board. (b) The proceeds derived from the sale of all bonds, notes, and other obligations issued by a district shall be held and used for the ultimate purpose of paying, directly or indirectly as permitted by this Act, all or part of the cost of any project, or for the purpose of refunding any bonds, notes, or other obligations issued in accordance with this Act. (c) Issuance by a board of one or more series of bonds, notes, or other obligations for one or more purposes shall not preclude it from issuing other bonds, notes, or obligations in connection with the same project or with any other project; but the proceeding wherein any

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subsequent bonds, notes, or other obligations are issued shall recognize and protect any prior loan agreement, security agreement, or other agreement or instrument made for any prior issue of bonds, notes, or other obligations, unless, in the resolution authorizing such prior issue, the right is expressly reserved to the board to issue subsequent bonds, notes, or other obligations on a parity with such prior issue.

SECTION 13. Construction; applicability of Chapter 5 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A.,
the "Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008"; notice, proceeding, publication, referendum.

This Act shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof. No notice, proceeding, or publication, except those required by this Act, shall be necessary to the performance of any act authorized by this Act, nor shall any such act be subject to referendum.

SECTION 14. Dissolution.

(a) Any district activated under the provisions of this Act may be dissolved, provided that the following conditions are met:
(1) The adoption of a resolution approving of the dissolution of such community improvement district by the governing authority of the City of Bloomingdale; and (2) The written consent to the dissolution of the community improvement district by:
(A) Two-thirds of the owners of real property within the district which is subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board of the district; and (B) The owners of real property constituting at least 75 percent by value of all real property within the district which is subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board. For this purpose, value shall be determined by the most recent approved county ad valorem tax digest. (b) The written consent provided for in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted to the Chatham County tax commissioner, who shall certify whether paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section has been satisfied with respect to each proposed district dissolution. (c) In the event that successful action is taken pursuant to this section to dissolve the district, the dissolution shall become effective at such time as all debt obligations of the district have been satisfied. Following a successful dissolution action, and until the dissolution becomes effective, no new projects may be undertaken, obligations or debts incurred, or property acquired. (d) Upon a successful dissolution action, all noncash assets of the district other than public facilities or land or easements to be used for such public facilities, as described in Section 2 of this Act, shall be reduced to cash and, along with all other cash on hand, shall be applied

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to the repayment of any debt obligation of the district. Any cash remaining after all outstanding obligations are satisfied shall be remitted to the City of Bloomingdale. (e) When a dissolution becomes effective, the City of Bloomingdale shall take title to all property previously in the ownership of the district, and all taxes, fees, and assessments of the district shall cease to be levied and collected. (f) A district may be reactivated in the same manner as an original activation. (g) In the event that any district shall be dissolved in accordance with this section, the board shall serve until December 31 of the year in which dissolution was approved for the purpose of concluding any ongoing matters and projects. However, if such ongoing matters and projects cannot be concluded by December 31 of such year, then the governing authority of the City of Bloomingdale shall assume the duties of the administrative board and shall be expressly authorized to exercise the authority of the administrative board. In the alternative, the governing authority of the City of Bloomingdale may, by resolution, assume all rights and obligations of the district, either bonds or otherwise, and the district shall cease to exist upon the adoption of such resolution.

SECTION 15. Repealer.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in the City of Bloomingdale; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Ron Stephens, Representative from District 164, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Savannah Morning News, which is the official organ of Chatham County, on the 11th of January, 2022; and

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(B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ RON STEPHENS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 15th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF LOCUST GROVE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; CITY TAXES: ENACTS EXEMPTION FOR 100 PERCENT OF ASSESSED VALUE; REFERENDUM.

No. 655 (House Bill No. 1399).

AN ACT

To provide a homestead exemption from City of Locust Grove ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of 10 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes" means all ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the City of Locust Grove, which shall include, but shall not be limited to, any ad valorem taxes levied for any special service district. (2) "Homestead" means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. (b) Each resident of the City of Locust Grove is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from City of Locust Grove ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of 100 percent of the assessed value of that homestead. (c) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section unless such person or person's agent files an application with the governing authority of the City of Locust Grove, or the designee thereof, giving such information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the governing authority of the City of Locust Grove, or the designee thereof, to make a determination regarding the initial and continuing eligibility of such person for such exemption. The governing authority of the City of Locust Grove, or the designee thereof, shall provide application forms for this purpose. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper application as provided in subsection (c) of this section, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter for any year, and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section to notify the governing authority of the City of Locust Grove, or the designee thereof, in the event that such person for any reason becomes ineligible for such exemption. (e) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to or affect any state ad valorem taxes, county ad valorem taxes for county purposes, or county or independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall be in lieu of and not in addition to any other homestead exemption applicable to City of Locust Grove ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes. (f) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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SECTION 3. The municipal election superintendent of the City of Locust Grove shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Locust Grove for approval or rejection. The municipal election superintendent shall conduct that election on November 8, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The municipal election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Henry County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from City of Locust Grove ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of
( ) NO 100 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Locust Grove. It shall be the municipal election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Locust Grove ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes; and for other purposes.

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AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, El-Mahdi Holly, Representative from District 111, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Henry Daily Herald, which is the official organ of Henry County, on the 10 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ EL-MAHDI HOLLY Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 14 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF RINCON COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS.

No. 656 (House Bill No. 1431).

AN ACT

To provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in the City of Rincon; to provide for a short title; to provide for the purposes of such districts; to provide for definitions; to provide for boards to administer such districts; to provide for appointment or election of members of such boards; to provide for taxes, fees, and assessments; to provide for the boundaries of such districts; to provide procedures for determining the specifications for projects to be undertaken by the district and the manner of levying taxes, fees, and assessments with respect thereto; to provide for the debt of such districts; to provide for cooperation with local governments; to provide for powers of such boards; to provide for general obligation bonds, notes, and other obligations of such districts; to provide for the form of bonds, provisions for exchange and transfer, certificates of validation, and specification of interest rates; to provide for definition of the terms "cost of the project" and "cost of any project" as used in bond resolutions and elsewhere; to provide for authorized contents of agreements and instruments of the boards generally; to provide for use of proceeds of sale of bonds, notes, and other obligations; to provide for subsequent issues of bonds, notes, and other obligations; to provide for construction; to provide that no notice, proceeding, publication, or referendum shall be required; to provide the procedures connected with all of the foregoing; to provide for the dissolution and reactivation of districts under certain conditions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "City of Rincon Community Improvement Districts Act."

SECTION 2. Purpose.

The purpose of this Act shall be to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts within the City of Rincon, and each such district shall be created for the provision of the following governmental services and facilities as may be provided for

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in the resolution activating such district created hereby. Such services and facilities shall be one or more of:
(1) Street and road construction and maintenance, including curbs, sidewalks, street lights, and devices to control the flow of traffic on streets and roads; (2) Parks and recreational areas and facilities; (3) Storm-water and sewage collection and disposal systems; (4) Development, storage, treatment, purification, and distribution of water; (5) Public transportation; (6) Terminal and dock facilities and parking facilities; or (7) Such other services and facilities as may be provided for by general law.

SECTION 3. Definitions.

As used in this Act, the term: (1) "Agricultural" means the growing of crops for sale or raising of animals for sale or use, including the growing of field crops, fruit or nut trees, the raising of livestock or poultry, and the operation of dairies, horse boarding facilities, and riding stables. (2) "Board" means the governing body created for the governance of each community improvement district authorized by this Act. (3) "Bonds" or "general obligation bonds" means any bonds of a district which are authorized to be issued under the Constitution and laws of Georgia, including refunding bonds but not including notes or other obligations of a district. (4) "Cost of the project" or "cost of any project" means and includes: (A) All costs of acquisition by purchase or otherwise, construction, assembly, installation, modification, renovation, or rehabilitation incurred in connection with any project or any part of any project; (B) All costs of real property, fixtures, or personal property used in or in connection with or necessary for any project or for any facilities related thereto, including, but not limited to, the cost of all land, estates for years, easements, rights, improvements, water rights, connections for utility services, fees, franchises, permits, approvals, licenses, and certificates; the cost of securing any such franchises, permits, approvals, licenses, or certificates; and the cost of preparation of any application therefor and the cost of all fixtures; machinery; equipment, including all transportation equipment and rolling stock; furniture; and other property used in or in connection with or necessary for any project; (C) All interest and other financing charges and loan fees and all interest on bonds, notes, or other obligations of a district which accrue or are paid prior to and during the period of construction of a project and during such additional period as the board may reasonably determine to be necessary to place such project in operation;

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(D) All costs of administration, engineering, surveying, and architectural and legal services and all expenses incurred by administrative staff, engineers, surveyors, architects, and attorneys in connection with any project; (E) All expenses for inspection of any project; (F) All fees of fiscal agents, paying agents, and trustees for bondholders under any trust agreement, indenture of trust, or similar instrument or agreement; all expenses incurred by any such fiscal agents, paying agents, and trustees; and all other costs and expenses incurred relative to the issuance of any bonds, notes, or other obligations for any projects; (G) All expenses of or incidental to determining the feasibility or practicability of any project; (H) All costs of plans and specifications for any project; (I) All costs of title insurance and examinations of title with respect to any project; (J) Repayment of any loans made for the advance payment of any part of any of the foregoing costs, including interest thereon and any other expenses of such loans; (K) Administrative expenses of the board and such other expenses as may be necessary for or incidental to any project or the financing thereof or the placing of any project in operation; (L) The establishment of a fund or funds for the creation of a debt service reserve, a renewal and replacement reserve, or such other funds or reserves as the board may approve with respect to the financing and operation of any project and as may be authorized by any bond resolution, trust agreement, indenture of trust, or similar instrument or agreement pursuant to the provisions of which the issuance of any bonds, notes, or other obligations of the district may be authorized; and (M) Any cost, obligation, or expense incurred for any of the foregoing purposes. (5) "District" means the geographical area designated as such by the resolution of the governing authority consenting to the creation of the community improvement district or as thereafter modified pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 7 of this Act. (6) "Election" means the City of Rincon general municipal election held every four years wherein the mayor and councilmembers are elected. (7) "Electors" means those individuals living in the City of Rincon, Georgia, who are registered voters and who are qualified to vote in the City of Rincon general municipal election wherein the mayor and six councilmembers are elected. (8) "Equitably apportioned among the properties subject to such taxes, fees, and assessments according to the need for governmental services and facilities created by the degree of density of development of each such property," with reference to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board, means that the burden of the taxes, fees, and assessments shall be apportioned among the properties subject thereto based upon the values established in the most recent ad valorem tax reassessment of such properties certified by the chairperson of the Effingham County Board of Tax Assessors or may be apportioned among the properties subject thereto in direct or approximate proportion to the receipt of services or benefits derived from the improvements or other activities for which the taxes,

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fees, or assessments are to be expended or may be apportioned in any other manner or combination of manners deemed equitable by the board, including, but not limited to, the recognition of differential benefits which may reasonably be expected to accrue to new land development in contrast to lands and improvements already in existence at the time of creation of the community improvement district. (9) "Forestry" means the planting and growing of trees for sale in a program which includes reforestation of harvested trees, regular underbrush and undesirable growth clearing, fertilizing, pruning, thinning, cruising, and marking which indicate an active tree-farming operation. Such term does not include the casual growing of trees on land otherwise idle or held for investment, even though some harvesting of trees may occur thereon. (10) "Project" means the acquisition, construction, installation, modification, renovation, rehabilitation, or operation of land; interests in land, buildings, structures, facilities, or other improvements located or to be located within or otherwise providing service to the district; and the acquisition, installation, modification, renovation, rehabilitation, or furnishing of fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, or other property of any nature whatsoever used on, in, or in connection with any such land, interest in land, building, structure, facility, or other improvement, for all the essential public purposes set forth in Section 2 of this Act. (11) "Property owner" or "owner of real property" means any entity or person shown as a taxpayer for one or more parcels of real estate on the most recent ad valorem tax records of Effingham County within the district. Ownership as shown by the most recent ad valorem tax records of Effingham County shall serve as prima-facie proof of ownership. Multiple owners of one parcel shall constitute one property owner and shall designate in writing one of their number to represent the whole. (12) "Property used nonresidentially" means property or any portion thereof used for neighborhood shopping, planned shopping center, general commercial, transient lodging facilities, tourist services, office or institutional, office services, light industry, heavy industry, central business district, parking, or other commercial or business use, as well as vacant land zoned or approved for any of the uses listed in this paragraph which does not include residential. (13) "Residential" means a specific work or improvement undertaken primarily to provide single-family or multifamily dwelling accommodations for persons and families and such community facilities as may be incidental or appurtenant thereto. (14) "Taxpayer" means any entity or person paying ad valorem taxes on real property, whether on one or more parcels of property within the district. Multiple owners of one parcel shall constitute one taxpayer and shall designate in writing one of their number to represent the whole.

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SECTION 4. Creation.

(a) Pursuant to Article IX, Section VII of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, there is created one or more community improvement districts to be located in the City of Rincon, wholly within the incorporated area thereof, each of which shall be activated upon compliance with the conditions provided in this Act and which shall be governed by a board as constituted pursuant to this Act. The conditions for such activation shall be:
(1) The adoption of a resolution consenting to the creation of each community improvement district by the governing authority of the City of Rincon; and (2) Written consent to the creation of the community improvement district by:
(A) A majority of the owners of real property within the district which will be subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board of the district; and (B) The owners of real property within the district which constitutes at least 75 percent by value of all real property within the district which will be subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board and for this purpose, value shall be determined by the most recent approved county ad valorem tax digest. (b) The written consents provided for in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted to the Effingham County tax commissioner, who shall certify whether paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section has been satisfied with respect to each such proposed district. (c) No district or board created under this Act shall transact any business or exercise any powers under this Act until the foregoing conditions of this section are met. A copy of such resolutions shall be filed with the Secretary of State, who shall maintain a record of all districts activated under this Act, and a second copy shall be filed with the Department of Community Affairs.

SECTION 5. Administration, appointment, and election of board members.

(a) Pursuant to Article IX, Section VII, Paragraph III of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, each district created pursuant to this Act shall be administered by a board composed of the mayor and the six city councilmembers of the City of Rincon, Georgia, serving in an ex officio capacity. (b) The board members shall receive no compensation for their services but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The mayor shall serve as the chairperson of the board. The board shall elect one of its members as vice chairperson and shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer or a secretary-treasurer, either of whom may, but need not, be a member of the board.

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SECTION 6. Taxes, fees, and assessments.

(a) The board may levy taxes, fees, and assessments within the district only on real property used nonresidentially, specifically excluding all property exempt from ad valorem taxation under the Constitution or laws of the State of Georgia and all property used for residential, agricultural, or forestry purposes and specifically excluding tangible personal property and intangible property. Any tax, fee, or assessment so levied shall not exceed 2 1/2 percent of the aggregate assessed value of all such real property; provided, however, that no tax, fee, or assessment so levied shall exceed any lesser limitation designated in the project specifications and that no tax, fee, or assessment shall be levied beyond any time limitation designated as provided in the project specifications. The taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board shall be equitably apportioned among the properties subject to such taxes, fees, and assessments according to the need for governmental services and facilities created by the degree of density of development of each such property. The proceeds of taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board shall be used only for the purpose of providing governmental services and facilities which are specially required by the degree of density of development within the applicable district and not for the purpose of providing those governmental services and facilities to the county or municipality as a whole. Any tax, fee, or assessment so levied shall be collected by the City of Rincon in the same manner as taxes, fees, and assessments are levied by the city. Delinquent taxes shall bear the same interest and penalties as city ad valorem taxes and may be enforced and collected in the same manner. The proceeds of taxes, fees, and assessments so levied, less a fee to cover the costs of collection of 1 percent thereof, but not more than $25,000.00 in any one calendar year, shall be transmitted by the City of Rincon to the board and shall be expended by the board only for the purposes authorized by this Act. (b) The board shall levy the taxes, fees, and assessments provided for in subsection (a) of this section subsequent to the report of the assessed taxable values for the current calendar year and shall notify in writing the collecting governing authority so it may include the levy on its regular ad valorem tax bills. The proceeds of taxes, fees, and assessments so levied, less the fee to cover the costs of collection as specified in subsection (a) of this section, shall be transmitted by the collecting governing authority to the board and shall be expended by the board only for the purposes authorized by this Act. (c) If, but for this provision, a parcel of real property is removed from a district or otherwise would become nontaxable, it shall continue to bear its tax millage then extant upon such event for bonded indebtedness of the district then outstanding until the bonded indebtedness then outstanding is paid or refunded.

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SECTION 7. Boundaries of the districts.

(a) The boundaries of each district shall be designated as such by the governing authority of the City of Rincon and shall lie wholly within the incorporated area of the City of Rincon as set forth in the resolutions required in Section 4 of this Act, or as may thereafter be added as provided in this Act. (b) The boundaries of a district may be increased after the initial creation of a district pursuant to the following:
(1) Written consent of a majority of the owners of real property within the area sought to be annexed into the district and which will be subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board of the district is first obtained; (2) Written consent of owners of real property within the area sought to be annexed into the district which constitutes at least 75 percent by value of all real property within the area sought to be annexed into the district which will be subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board, and for this purpose value shall be determined by the most recent approved county ad valorem tax digest; (3) The adoption of a resolution consenting to the annexation by the board of the district; and (4) The adoption of a resolution consenting to the annexation by the governing authority of the City of Rincon.

SECTION 8. Debt.

Each district may incur debt without regard to the requirements of Article IX, Section V of the Constitution of Georgia, or any other provision of law prohibiting or restricting the borrowing of money or the creation of debt by political subdivisions of the State of Georgia, and the debt shall be backed by the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the district, but shall not be an obligation of the State of Georgia, the City of Rincon, or any other unit of government of the State of Georgia other than the district.

SECTION 9. Cooperation with local governments.

The services and facilities provided pursuant to this Act shall be provided for in a cooperation agreement executed jointly by the board and the governing body of the City of Rincon. If the parties to the cooperation agreement so agree, the cooperation agreement may provide that such private persons as are designated by the district perform the actual construction or improvement of the services and facilities provided by the district. The provisions of this section shall in no way limit the authority of the City of Rincon to provide

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services or facilities within the district, and the City of Rincon shall retain full and complete authority and control over any of its facilities located within its respective areas of any district. Such control shall include, but not be limited to, the modification of, access to, and degree and type of services provided through or by facilities of the municipality. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit or preempt the application of any governmental laws, ordinances, resolutions, or regulations to the district or the services or facilities provided within the district.

SECTION 10. Powers.

(a) Each district and its board created pursuant to this Act shall have all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Act, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power:
(1) To bring and defend actions; (2) To adopt and amend a corporate seal; (3) To make and execute contracts, agreements, and other instruments necessary or convenient to exercise the powers of the board or to further the public purposes for which the district is created, including, but not limited to, contracts for construction of projects, leases of projects, contracts for sale of projects, agreements for loans to finance projects, contracts with respect to the use of projects, and agreements with other jurisdictions or community improvement districts regarding multijurisdictional projects or services or for other cooperative endeavors to further the public purposes of the district; (4) To acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise, and to hold, lease, and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character, or any interest therein, in furtherance of the public purposes of the district; (5) To finance by loan, grant, lease, or otherwise, and to construct, erect, assemble, purchase, acquire, own, repair, remodel, renovate, rehabilitate, modify, maintain, extend, improve, install, sell, equip, expand, add to, operate, or manage projects and to pay the cost of any project from the proceeds of bonds, notes, or other obligations of the district or any other funds of the district, or from any contributions or loans by persons, corporations, partnerships, whether limited or general, or other entities, all of which the board is authorized to receive, accept, and use; (6) To borrow money to further or carry out its public purposes and to execute bonds, notes, other obligations, leases, trust indentures, trust agreements, agreements for the sale of its bonds, notes, or other obligations, loan agreements, security agreements, assignments, and such other agreements or instruments as may be necessary or desirable, in the judgment of the board, to evidence and to provide security for such borrowing; (7) To issue bonds, notes, or other obligations of the district and use the proceeds thereof for the purpose of paying or reimbursing all or any part of the cost of any project and otherwise to further or carry out the public purposes of the district and to pay all costs of

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the board incidental to, or necessary and appropriate to, furthering or carrying out such purposes; (8) To make application directly or indirectly to any federal, state, county, or municipal government or agency or to any other source, whether public or private, for loans, grants, guarantees, or other financial assistance in furtherance of the district's public purposes and to accept and use the same upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by such federal, state, county, or municipal government or agency or other source; (9) To enter into agreements with the federal government or any agency thereof to use the facilities or services of the federal government or any agency thereof in order to further or carry out the public purposes of the district; (10) To contract for any period, not exceeding 50 years, with the State of Georgia, state institutions, or any municipal corporation, county, or political subdivision of this state for the use by the district of any facilities or services of the state or any such state institution, municipal corporation, county, or political subdivision of this state, or for the use by any state institution or any municipal corporation, county, or political subdivision of the state of any facilities or services of the district, provided that such contracts shall deal with such activities and transactions as the district and any such political subdivision with which the district contracts are authorized by law to undertake; (11) To receive and use the proceeds of any tax levied by any county or any municipal corporation to pay the costs of any project or for any other purpose for which the board may use its own funds pursuant to this Act; (12) To receive and administer gifts, grants, and devises of money and property of any kind and to administer trusts; (13) To use any real property, personal property, or fixtures, or any interest therein, or to rent or lease such property to or from others or make contracts with respect to the use thereof, or to sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise dispose of or grant options for any such property in any manner for the advantage of the district and the public purposes thereof; (14) To appoint, select, and employ engineers, surveyors, architects, urban or city planners, fiscal agents, attorneys, administrators, administrative staff, and others, and to fix their compensation and pay their expenses and benefits; (15) To encourage and promote the improvement and development of the district and to make, contract for, or otherwise cause to be made long-range plans or proposals for the district in cooperation with the City of Rincon; (16) To adopt bylaws governing the conduct of business by the board, the election and duties of officers of the board, and other matters as the board considers appropriate for the bylaws; (17) To invest its funds, whether derived from the issuance of bonds or otherwise, in such manner as it may deem prudent and appropriate; (18) To exercise any power granted by the laws of this state to public or private corporations which is not in conflict with the public purposes of the district; and

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(19) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers conferred by this Act. (b) The powers enumerated in this section are cumulative of and in addition to those powers enumerated elsewhere in this Act and no such power shall limit or restrict any other power of the board. (c) The powers enumerated in this section are conferred for an essential governmental function for a public purpose, and to the maximum extent provided by general law, the revenues and debt of any district are not subject to taxation.

SECTION 11. Bonds - generally.

(a) Notes or other obligations issued by a district, other than general obligation bonds, shall be paid solely from the property pledged to pay such notes or other obligations. General obligation bonds issued by any district shall constitute a general obligation of the district to the repayment of which the full faith, credit, and taxing power of the district shall be pledged. (b) All bonds, notes, and other obligations of any district shall be authorized by resolution of its board, adopted by a majority vote of the board members at a regular or special meeting. (c) Bonds, notes, or other obligations shall bear such date or dates, shall mature at such time or times but not more than 30 years from their respective dates, shall bear interest at such rate or rates which may be fixed or may fluctuate or otherwise change from time to time, shall be subject to redemption on such terms, and shall contain such other terms, provisions, covenants, assignments, and conditions as the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds, notes, or other obligations may permit or provide. The terms, provisions, covenants, assignments, and conditions contained in or provided or permitted by any resolution of the board authorizing the issuance of such bonds, notes, or other obligations shall bind the board members of the district then in office and their successors. (d) The board shall have power from time to time, and whenever it deems it expedient, to refund any bonds by the issuance of new bonds, whether or not the bonds to be refunded have matured, and may issue bonds partly to refund bonds then outstanding and partly for any other purpose permitted by this Act. The refunding bonds may be exchanged for the bonds to be refunded, with such cash adjustments as may be agreed upon, or may be sold and the proceeds applied to the purchase or redemption of the bonds to be refunded. (e) There shall be no limitation upon the interest rates or any maximum interest rate or rates on any bonds, notes, or other obligations of the district; and the usury laws of this state shall not apply to bonds, notes, or other obligations of these districts. (f) Bonds issued by a district may be in such form, either coupon or fully registered, or both coupon and fully registered, and may be subject to such exchangeability and transferability provisions as the bond resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or any indenture or trust agreement may provide.

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(g) Bonds issued by a district shall be validated under and in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., known as the "Revenue Bond Law," or in accordance with such other successor provision governing bond validation generally as may be provided by law. The signature of the clerk of the Superior Court of Effingham County shall be made on the certificate of validation of such bonds by facsimile or by manual execution, stating the date on which such bonds were validated, and such entry shall be original evidence of the fact of judgment and shall be received as original evidence in any court in this state. (h) In lieu of specifying the rate or rates of interest which such bonds are to bear, and the principal amount and maturities of such bonds, the notice to the district attorney or the Attorney General, and the notice to the public of the time, place, and date of the validation hearing, and the petition and complaint for validation may state that the bonds when issued will bear interest at a rate not exceeding a maximum per annum rate of interest, which may be fixed or may fluctuate or otherwise change from time to time, and that the principal amount will not exceed and the final maturity date will not be later than as specified in such notices and petition and complaint; or the notice or notices may state that, in the event the bonds are to bear different rates of interest for different maturity dates, none of such rates will exceed the maximum rate, which may be fixed or may fluctuate or otherwise change from time to time, as so specified; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting the right of a board to sell such bonds at a discount, even if in doing so, the effective interest cost resulting therefrom would exceed the maximum per annum interest rate specified in such notices and in the petition and complaint. (i) The terms "cost of the project" and "cost of any project" shall have the meaning prescribed by this Act whenever those terms are referred to in bond resolutions of a board; in bonds, notes, or other obligations of the districts; or in notices of proceedings to validate such bonds of a district.

SECTION 12. Authorized contents of agreements and instruments of the board generally;
use of proceeds of sale of bonds, notes, and other obligations; subsequent issues of bonds, notes, and other obligations.

(a) Subject to the limitations and procedures provided by this section and Section 11 of this Act, the agreements or instruments executed by a board may contain such provisions not inconsistent with law as shall be determined by such board. (b) The proceeds derived from the sale of all bonds, notes, and other obligations issued by a district shall be held and used for the ultimate purpose of paying, directly or indirectly as permitted by this Act, all or part of the cost of any project, or for the purpose of refunding any bonds, notes, or other obligations issued in accordance with this Act. (c) Issuance by a board of one or more series of bonds, notes, or other obligations for one or more purposes shall not preclude it from issuing other bonds, notes, or obligations in connection with the same project or with any other project; but the proceeding wherein any

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subsequent bonds, notes, or other obligations are issued shall recognize and protect any prior loan agreement, security agreement, or other agreement or instrument made for any prior issue of bonds, notes, or other obligations, unless, in the resolution authorizing such prior issue, the right is expressly reserved to the board to issue subsequent bonds, notes, or other obligations on a parity with such prior issue.

SECTION 13. Construction; applicability of Chapter 5 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A.,
the "Georgia Uniform Securities Act of 2008"; notice, proceeding, publication, referendum.

This Act shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof. No notice, proceeding, or publication, except those required by this Act, shall be necessary to the performance of any act authorized by this Act, nor shall any such act be subject to referendum.

SECTION 14. Dissolution.

(a) Any district activated under the provisions of this Act may be dissolved, provided that the following conditions are met:
(1) The adoption of a resolution approving of the dissolution of such community improvement district by the governing authority of the City of Rincon; and (2) The written consent to the dissolution of the community improvement district by:
(A) Two-thirds of the owners of real property within the district which is subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board of the district; and (B) The owners of real property constituting at least 75 percent by value of all real property within the district which is subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board. For this purpose, value shall be determined by the most recent approved county ad valorem tax digest. (b) The written consent provided for in paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section shall be submitted to the Effingham County tax commissioner, who shall certify whether paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of this section has been satisfied with respect to each proposed district dissolution. (c) In the event that successful action is taken pursuant to this section to dissolve the district, the dissolution shall become effective at such time as all debt obligations of the district have been satisfied. Following a successful dissolution action, and until the dissolution becomes effective, no new projects may be undertaken, obligations or debts incurred, or property acquired. (d) Upon a successful dissolution action, all noncash assets of the district other than public facilities or land or easements to be used for such public facilities, as described in Section 2 of this Act, shall be reduced to cash and, along with all other cash on hand, shall be applied

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to the repayment of any debt obligation of the district. Any cash remaining after all outstanding obligations are satisfied shall be remitted to the City of Rincon. (e) When a dissolution becomes effective, the City of Rincon shall take title to all property previously in the ownership of the district, and all taxes, fees, and assessments of the district shall cease to be levied and collected. (f) A district may be reactivated in the same manner as an original activation. (g) In the event that any district shall be dissolved in accordance with this section, the board shall serve until December 31 of the year in which dissolution was approved for the purpose of concluding any ongoing matters and projects. However, if such ongoing matters and projects cannot be concluded by December 31 of such year, then the governing authority of the City of Rincon shall assume the duties of the administrative board and shall be expressly authorized to exercise the authority of the administrative board. In the alternative, the governing authority of the City of Rincon may, by resolution, assume all rights and obligations of the district, either bonds or otherwise, and the district shall cease to exist upon the adoption of such resolution.

SECTION 15. Repealer.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the creation of one or more community improvement districts in the City of Rincon; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Bill Hitchens, Representative from District 161, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Effingham Herald, which is the official organ of Effingham County, on the 16th of February, 2022; and

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(B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ WILLIAM W. HITCHENS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 23rd of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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DAWSON COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION; FIFTH MEMBER; APPOINTMENTS; STAGGERED TERMS; ELECTION SUPERVISOR; CHAIRPERSON AND SECRETARY.

No. 657 (House Bill No. 1432).

AN ACT

To amend an Act creating a board of elections and registration for Dawson County, approved April 23, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4680), as amended, so as to provide for the appointment of the fifth member of the board; to conform the appointment process for the other members of the board with state law; to provide for staggered terms of the board; to revise the duties of the election supervisor; to provide for the appointment and duties of a chairperson and

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secretary of the board; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act creating a board of elections and registration for Dawson County, approved April 23, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4680), as amended, is amended by revising Section 2 as follows:

"SECTION 2. (a) The board shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall be an elector and a resident of the county. The members shall be appointed as provided in this section to allow for staggered terms. The terms of all members serving on the effective date of this section will end on December 31, 2022.
(b)(1)(A) Two members shall be appointed by the governing authority of Dawson County from a list of nominations made by the chairperson of the county executive committee of the political party whose candidate for president at the last election preceding such appointment received the largest number of votes in the county. (B) Two members shall be appointed by the governing authority of Dawson County from a list of nominations made by the chairperson of the county executive committee of the political party whose candidate for president at the election described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph received the next largest number of votes in the county. (2) Each of the nominations provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall have been ratified by a majority of the members of each of such respective executive committee voting at a regularly scheduled meeting of such executive committees or a meeting duly called and held for such purpose. In the event such appointments are not ratified by a majority of the members of such executive committees at least 60 days preceding the date on which such members are to take office, then the members of the respective executive committees may appoint such members by a two-thirds' majority of the membership of such executive committees at a regularly scheduled meeting or at a meeting duly called and held for such purpose. In the event the members of said executive committees fail to appoint such members at least 30 days preceding the date on which such members are to take office, such members shall be appointed by the commissioners. (3)(A) The governing authority of Dawson County shall designate one of the initial members appointed pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of this subsection and one of the initial members appointed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this subsection to serve for terms ending on December 31, 2023, and until their successors are appointed and qualified.

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(B) The governing authority of Dawson County shall designate one of the initial members appointed pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of this subsection and one of the initial members appointed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of this subsection to serve for terms ending on December 31, 2025, and until their successors are appointed and qualified. (C) Successors to such members shall be appointed to serve terms of four years and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. (c) The fifth member of the board shall be appointed by the governing authority of Dawson County from a list of nominations provided by the other members of the board. The initial member appointed pursuant to this subsection shall take office on January 1, 2023, for a term to end on December 31, 2026, and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. Successors to such member shall be appointed to serve terms of four years and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Section 12 as follows:
"(a) The board shall be authorized and empowered to organize itself; may elect from among its membership a chairperson, vice chairperson, and secretary; and shall determine its procedural rules and regulations, adopt bylaws, specify the functions and duties of its employees, and otherwise take such actions as are appropriate to the management of its affairs; provided, however, that no such action shall conflict with general law."

SECTION 3. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 14 as follows:

"SECTION 14. (a) The chairperson of the board shall be the chief executive officer of the board and shall oversee the administration of the affairs of the board pursuant to law and the duly adopted resolutions of the board. (b) Compensation for the members of the board shall be fixed by the governing authority of Dawson County. (c) All amounts payable under this section shall be paid from the funds of Dawson County."

SECTION 4. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 16 as follows:

"SECTION 16. The election supervisor, as director of the election and registration office, shall be responsible for the selection, appointment, and training of poll workers in elections."

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SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating a board of elections and registration for Dawson County, approved April 23, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4680), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Will Wade, Representative from District 9, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Dawson County News, which is the official organ of Dawson County, on the 16th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ WILL WADE Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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COWETA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDGES OF SUPERIOR COURT; SALARY SUPPLEMENTS.

No. 658 (House Bill No. 1444).

AN ACT

To amend an Act providing a supplemental salary for the judges of the Superior Court of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, approved December 11, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 92), as amended, so as to change the supplemental salaries for such judges; to provide for the apportionment of such supplements among the counties in the circuit; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act providing a supplemental salary for the judges of the Superior Court of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, approved December 11, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 92), as amended, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Section 2 as follows:
"(a) The boards of commissioners or other governing authorities for the counties of Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup shall supplement the salaries of each of the judges of the Superior Court of the Coweta Judicial Circuit in the following amounts: Carroll County shall pay the sum of $18,000.00 per annum per judge; Coweta County shall pay the sum of $17,000.00 per annum per judge; Heard County shall pay the sum of $2,000.00 per annum per judge; Meriwether County shall pay the sum of $3,500.00 per annum per judge; and Troup County shall pay the sum of $9,500.00 per annum per judge."

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SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2022.
SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a supplemental salary for the judges of the Superior Court of the Coweta Judicial Circuit, approved December 11, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Nov-Dec. Sess., p. 92), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Randy Nix, Representative from District 69, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the LaGrange Daily News, which is the official organ of Troup County, on the 12th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ RANDY NIX Affiant
Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia,

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This 22 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a supplemental salary for judges of the Superior Court of Coweta Judicial Circuit, approved December 11, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 92), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Randy Nix, Representative from District 69, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the News & Banner, which is the official organ of Heard County, on the 16th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ RANDY NIX Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a supplemental salary for the judges of the Superior Court of Coweta Judicial Circuit approved December 11, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953 Nov-Dec. Sess., p. 92), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Randy Nix, Representative from District 69, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Newnan Times-Herald, which is the official organ of Coweta County, on the 16th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

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s/ RANDY NIX Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act requiring the counties of Carroll, Coweta, Heard, Meriwether, and Troup to supplement the salary of each judge of the Superior Courts of the Coweta Judicial Circuit and to provide for the apportionment of such supplement among the counties in the Circuit, approved on May 6, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 3732); and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Randy Nix, Representative from District 69, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Times-Georgian, which is the official organ of Carroll County, on the 17th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:

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(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ RANDY NIX Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22nd of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a supplemental salary for the judges of the Superior Court of the Coweta Judical Circuit, approved December 11, 1953 (Ga. L. 1953, Nov - Dec. Sess., p. 92), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Randy Nix, Representative from District 69, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Meriwether Vindicator, which is the official organ of Meriwether County, on the 18th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or

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otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ RANDY NIX Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF BROOKHAVEN HOTEL AND MOTEL EXCISE TAX; REPEALS CERTAIN PROVISIONS.

No. 659 (House Bill No. 1446).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Brookhaven to levy an excise tax pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., approved May 8, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3992), so as to repeal provisions regarding expenditure of funds; to repeal an automatic reversion; to repeal a conditional provision; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. An Act to authorize the governing authority of the City of Brookhaven to levy an excise tax pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., approved May 8, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3992), is amended by repealing and reserving Sections 4 and 5.

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act authorizing the governing authority of the ++City of Brookhaven to levy an excise tax++ pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., approved May 8, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p.3992); and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Matthew Wilson, Representative from District 80, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in The Champion Newspaper, which is the official organ of DeKalb County, on the 17 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

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s/ MATTHEW WILSON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF GROVETOWN REDEVELOPMENT POWERS; REFERENDUM.

No. 660 (House Bill No. 1447).

AN ACT

To authorize the City of Grovetown, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. The City of Grovetown, Georgia, shall be and is authorized to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended. The intention of this Act is to authorize the City of Grovetown to undertake and carry out community redevelopment, to create tax allocation districts, to issue tax allocation bonds, and to incur other obligations within the meaning of and as fully permitted under the provisions of Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, as amended, and to authorize the City of Grovetown to exercise redevelopment powers as fully as the "Redevelopment Powers Law" may now or

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hereafter permit and not to limit any redevelopment powers permitted under the "Redevelopment Powers Law."

SECTION 2. The election superintendent of the City of Grovetown shall call and conduct an election, as provided in this section, for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Grovetown for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once at least 90 days immediately preceding the date thereof and once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Columbia County, Georgia. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which authorizes the City of Grovetown, ( ) NO Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment powers allowed under the 'Redevelopment Powers Law,' as it may be amended from time to time?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect immediately. If this Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following such election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Grovetown. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the City of Grovetown, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII (b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law", as amended; to provide for a referendum; and for other purposes.

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Barry Fleming, Representative from District 121, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Columbia County News-Times, which is the official organ of Columbia County, on the 9 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BARRY FLEMING Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 24 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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No. 661 (House Bill No. 1463).

AN ACT

To authorize the governing authority of Dougherty County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., the governing authority of Dougherty County is authorized to levy an excise tax at a rate not to exceed 8 percent of the charge for the furnishing for value to the public of any room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations furnished by any person or legal entity licensed by, or required to pay business or occupation taxes to, the county for operating a hotel, motel, inn, lodge, tourist camp, tourist cabin, campground, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly or periodically furnished for value.

SECTION 2. The enactment of this Act is subsequent to the adoption of a resolution by the governing authority of Dougherty County on February 14, 2022, which specifies the subsequent tax rate, identifies the projects or tourism product development purposes, and specifies the allocation of proceeds.

SECTION 3. In accordance with the terms of such resolution adopted by the governing authority of Dougherty County:
(1) In each fiscal year during which a tax is collected pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the total amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent shall be expended for promoting tourism, conventions, and trade shows by the destination marketing organization designated by Dougherty County or by such other entity already authorized to administer tourism funds pursuant to an existing contract as specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; and

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(2) The remaining amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent which is not otherwise expended under paragraph (1) of this section shall be expended for tourism product development.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the governing authority of Dougherty County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Gerald Greene, Representative from District 151, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Albany Herald, which is the official organ of Dougherty County, on the 25th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ GERALD GREENE Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 28 of February, 2022, Before me:

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s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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DOUGHERTY COUNTY MAGISTRATE COURT; LAW LIBRARY FEES.

No. 662 (House Bill No. 1466).

AN ACT

To authorize the Magistrate Court of Dougherty County to impose and collect county law library fees as part of the court costs in the magistrate court; to provide for practices and procedures connected therewith; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. For the purposes of providing funds for those uses specified in Code Section 36-15-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the chief magistrate of the Magistrate Court of Dougherty County is authorized pursuant to Code Section 15-10-86 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated to impose a county law library fee upon all cases in such court as authorized and defined in Code Section 36-15-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, in addition to all other legal costs.

SECTION 2. The amount of the fee to be imposed shall be no greater than the sum authorized in Code Section 36-15-9 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.

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SECTION 3. All of the provisions of Chapter 15 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated shall apply to and govern the Magistrate Court of Dougherty County.

SECTION 4. This Act shall become effective 30 days after its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the Magistrate Court of Dougherty County to impose and collect county law library fees as part of the court costs in the magistrate court; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Gerald Greene, Representative from District 151, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Albany Herald, which is the official organ of Dougherty County, on the 25th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

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s/ GERALD GREENE Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 28 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF JEFFERSON NEW CHARTER.

No. 663 (House Bill No. 1469).

AN ACT

To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Jefferson, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3940), as amended, so as to fully replace the current charter; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, districts, terms, method of filling vacancies, compensation, qualifications, prohibitions, and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for inquiries and investigations; to provide for organization and procedures; to provide for ordinances and codes; to provide for the office of mayor and certain duties and powers relative to the office of mayor; to provide for administrative responsibilities; to provide for a city manager and certain duties and powers relative thereto; to provide for boards, commissions, and authorities; to provide for a city attorney, a city clerk, a city treasurer, and other personnel; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for taxation and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for purchases; to provide for the sale of property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for eminent domain; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for severability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SECTION 1. An Act providing a new charter for the City of Jefferson, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3940), as amended, is amended by revising Articles I through VII as follows:

"ARTICLE I. INCORPORATION AND POWERS

SECTION 1.10. Name.

The city and the inhabitants thereof are incorporated by the enactment of this charter and are constituted and declared a body public and corporate under the name and style of City of Jefferson, Georgia, and by that name shall have perpetual succession.

SECTION 1.11. Corporate boundaries. (a) The boundaries of the city shall be those existing on the effective date of the adoption of this charter with such alterations as may be made from time to time in the manner provided by law. The boundaries of this city at all times shall be shown on a map, a written description, or any combination thereof, to be retained permanently in the office of the city clerk and to be designated, as the case may be: "Official Map or Description of the Corporate Limits of the City of Jefferson, Georgia." Photographic, typed, or other copies of such map or description certified by the mayor shall be admitted as evidence in all courts and shall have the same force and effect as the original map or description. (b) The city council may provide for the redrawing of any such map by ordinance to reflect lawful changes in the corporate boundaries. A redrawn map shall supersede for all purposes the entire map or maps which it is designated to replace.

SECTION 1.12. Municipal powers.

(a) The city shall have all powers possible for a city to have under the present or future Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter. The city shall have all the powers of self-government not otherwise prohibited by this charter or by general law. (b) The powers of the city shall be construed liberally in favor of the city. The specific mention or failure to mention particular powers shall not be construed as limiting in any way the powers of this city. Said powers shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

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(1) Air and water pollution. To regulate the emission of smoke or other exhaust which pollutes the air and to prevent the pollution of natural streams which flow within the corporate limits of the city and to establish regulations to prohibit noise pollution; (2) Animal regulations. To regulate and license or to prohibit the keeping or running at large of animals and fowl and to provide for the impoundment of the same if in violation of any ordinance or lawful order; to provide for the disposition by sale, gift, or humane destruction of animals and fowl when not redeemed as provided by ordinance, and to provide punishment for violation of ordinances enacted hereunder; (3) Appropriations and expenditures. To make appropriations for the support of the government of the city; to authorize the expenditure of money for any purposes authorized by this charter and for any purposes for which a municipality is authorized by the laws of the State of Georgia; and to provide for the payment of expenses of this city; (4) Building regulations. To regulate and to license the erection and construction of buildings and all other structures; to adopt building, housing, plumbing, fire safety, electrical, gas, and heating and air conditioning codes; and to regulate all housing and building trades; (5) Business regulation and taxation. To levy and to provide for the collection of regulatory fees and taxes on privileges, occupations, trades, and professions, as authorized by Title 48 of the O.C.G.A. or other such applicable laws as are or may be hereafter enacted; to permit and regulate the same; to provide for the manner and method of payment of such licenses and taxes; and to revoke such licenses after due process for the failure to pay any city taxes or fees; (6) Condemnation. To condemn property, inside or outside the corporate limits of the city, for present or future use and for any corporate purpose deemed necessary by the governing authority, utilizing procedures enumerated in Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (7) Contracts. To enter into contracts and agreements with other governments and entities and with private persons, firms, and corporations; (8) Emergencies. To establish procedure for determining and proclaiming that an emergency situation exists within or without the city and to make and carry out all reasonable provisions deemed necessary to deal with or meet such an emergency for the protection, safety, health, or well-being of the citizens of the city; (9) Environmental protection. To protect and preserve the natural resources, environment, and vital areas of the state through the preservation and improvement of air quality, the restoration and maintenance of water resources, the control of erosion and sedimentation, the management of stormwater and establishment of a stormwater utility, the management of solid and hazardous waste, and other necessary actions for the protection of the environment; (10) Fire regulations. To fix and establish fire limits and from time to time extend, enlarge, or restrict the same; to prescribe fire safety regulations, not inconsistent with

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general law relating to both fire prevention and detection and to firefighting, and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (11) Garbage fees. To levy, fix, assess, and collect a garbage, refuse, and trash collection and disposal and other sanitary service charge, tax, or fee for such services as may be necessary in the operation of the city from all individuals, firms, and corporations residing in or doing business therein benefiting from such services; to enforce the payment of such charges, taxes, or fees; and to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges; (12) General health, safety, and welfare. To define, regulate, and prohibit any act, practice, conduct, or use of property which is detrimental to the health, sanitation, cleanliness, welfare, and safety of the inhabitants of the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (13) Gifts. To accept or refuse gifts, donations, bequests, or grants from any source for any purpose related to the powers and duties of the city and the general welfare of its citizens, on such terms and conditions as the donor or grantor may impose; (14) Health and sanitation. To prescribe standards of health and sanitation and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (15) Jail sentences. To provide that persons given jail sentences in the municipal court may work out such sentences in any public works or on the streets, roads, drains, and other public property in the city; to provide for the commitment of such persons to any jail; or to provide for the commitment of such persons to any county work camp or county jail by agreement with the appropriate county officials; (16) Motor vehicles. To regulate the operation of motor vehicles and exercise control over all traffic, including parking, upon or across the streets, roads, alleys, and walkways of the city; (17) Municipal agencies and delegation of power. To create, alter, or abolish departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies of the city and to confer upon such agencies the necessary and appropriate authority for carrying out all the powers conferred upon or delegated to the same; (18) Municipal debts. To appropriate and borrow money for the payment of debts of the city and to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized by this charter or the laws of the State of Georgia; (19) Municipal property ownership. To acquire, dispose of, and hold in trust or otherwise any real, personal, or mixed property, in fee simple or lesser interest, inside or outside the property limits of the city; (20) Municipal property protection. To provide for the preservation and protection of property and equipment of the city and the administration and use of [the] same by the public, and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (21) Municipal utilities. To acquire, lease, construct, operate, maintain, sell, and dispose of public utilities, including, but not limited to, a system of waterworks, sewers, and drains, sewage disposal, stormwater management, gas works, electric plants, cable

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television and other telecommunications, transportation facilities, public airports, and any other public utility; and to fix the taxes, charges, rates, fares, fees, assessments, regulations, and penalties, and to provide for the withdrawal of service for refusal or failure to pay the same; and to install and operate any of its utilities inside and outside its corporate limits in Jackson County, Georgia; and to install and operate any of its utilities in adjoining counties pursuant to existing and future franchise agreements or utility supply contracts; (22) Nuisances. To define a nuisance and provide for its abatement whether on public or private property; (23) Penalties. To provide penalties for violation of any ordinances adopted pursuant to the authority of this charter and the laws of the State of Georgia; (24) Planning and zoning. To provide comprehensive city planning for development by zoning and to provide subdivision regulation and the like as the city council deems necessary and reasonable to ensure a safe, healthy, and aesthetically pleasing community; (25) Police and fire protection. To exercise the power of arrest through duly appointed police officers and to establish, operate, or contract for a police and firefighting agency; (26) Public hazards; removal. To provide for the destruction and removal of any building or other structure which is or may become dangerous or detrimental to the public; (27) Public improvements. To provide for the acquisition, construction, building, operation, and maintenance of public ways, parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, cemeteries, markets and market houses, public buildings, libraries, public housing, airports, hospitals, terminals, docks, parking facilities, or charitable, cultural, educational, recreational, conservation, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies, and facilities; to provide any other public improvements inside or outside the corporate limits of the city; to regulate the use of public improvements; and, for such purposes, property may be acquired by condemnation under Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (28) Public peace. To provide for the prevention and punishment of loitering, disorderly conduct, drunkenness, riots, and public disturbances; (29) Public transportation. To organize and operate or contract for such public transportation systems as are deemed beneficial; (30) Public utilities and services. To grant franchises or make contracts or impose taxes on public utilities and public services and to prescribe the rates, fares, regulations, and the standards and conditions of service applicable to the service to be provided by the franchise grantee or contractor, insofar as not in conflict with valid regulations of the public service commission, and to own and operate its own franchise for the delivery of such services including cable television and related services; (31) Regulation of roadside areas. To prohibit or regulate and control the erection, removal, and maintenance of signs, billboards, trees, shrubs, fences, buildings, and any and all other structures or obstructions upon or adjacent to the rights-of-way of streets and

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roads within view thereof, inside or abutting the corporate limits of the city and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violation of such ordinances; (32) Retirement. To provide and maintain a retirement plan for officers and employees of the city; (33) Roadways. To lay out, open, extend, widen, narrow, establish, or change the grade of, abandon or close, construct, pave, curb, gutter, adorn with shade trees, or otherwise improve, maintain, repair, clean, prevent erosion of, and light the roads, alleys, and walkways within the corporate limits of the city; to grant franchises and rights-of-way throughout the streets and roads and over the bridges and viaducts for the use of public utilities; and to require real estate owners to repair and maintain in a safe condition the sidewalks adjoining their lots or lands and to impose penalties for failure to do so; (34) Sewer fees. To levy a fee, charge, or sewer tax as necessary to assure the acquiring, constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, and extending of a sewage disposal plant and sewerage system; to levy on those to whom sewers and sewerage systems are made available a sewer service fee, charge, or tax for the availability or use of the sewers; to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges and for enforcing payment of the same; and to charge, impose, and collect a sewer connection fee or fees to those connected with the system; (35) Solid waste disposal. To provide for the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse and to regulate the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse by others; and to provide for the separate collection of glass, tin, aluminum, cardboard, paper, and other recyclable materials and provide for the sale of such items; (36) Special areas of public regulation. To regulate or prohibit junk dealers, pawnshops, the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors, and the use and sale of firearms, to regulate the transportation, storage, and use of combustible, explosive, and inflammable materials, the use of lighting and heating equipment, and any other business or situation which may be dangerous to persons or property; to regulate and control the conduct of peddlers and itinerant traders, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and shows of any kind, by taxing or otherwise; and to license, tax, regulate, or prohibit professional fortune telling, palmistry, adult bookstores, and massage parlors; (37) Special assessments. To levy and provide for the collection of special assessments to cover the costs of any public improvement; (38) Taxes: ad valorem. To levy and provide for the assessment, valuation, revaluation, and collection of taxes on all property subject to taxation; (39) Taxes: other. To levy and collect such other taxes as may be allowed now or in the future by law; (40) Taxicabs. To regulate and license vehicles operated for hire in the city; to limit the number of such vehicles; to require the operators thereof to be licensed; to require public liability insurance on such vehicles in the amounts to be prescribed by ordinance; and to regulate the parking of such vehicles;

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(41) Water fee. To levy a fee, charge, or water tax as necessary to assure the acquiring, constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, and extending of a water plant; to levy on those to whom water systems are made available a water service fee, charge, or tax for the availability or use of the water; to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charge and for enforcing payment of the same; and to charge, impose, and collect a water connection fee or fees to those connected with the system; (42) Urban redevelopment. To organize and operate an urban redevelopment program; and (43) Other powers. To exercise and enjoy all other powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities necessary or desirable to promote or protect the safety, health, peace, security, good order, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of the city and its inhabitants; to exercise all implied powers necessary to carry into execution all powers granted in this charter as fully and completely as if such powers were fully stated in this charter, and to exercise all powers now or in the future authorized to be exercised by other municipal governments under other laws of the State of Georgia; and no listing of particular powers in this charter shall be held to be exclusive of others, nor restrictive of general words and phrases granting powers, but shall be held to be in addition to such powers unless expressly prohibited to municipalities under the Constitution or applicable laws of the State of Georgia.

SECTION 1.13. Exercise of powers.

All powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of the city, its officers, agencies, or employees shall be carried into execution as provided by this charter. If this charter makes no provision, such shall be carried into execution as provided by ordinance or as provided by pertinent laws of the State of Georgia.

ARTICLE II. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ELECTIONS, AND REMOVAL

SECTION 2.10. City council creation; composition; number; election.

(a) The legislative authority of the government of this city, except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, shall be vested in a city council to be composed of a mayor and five councilmembers. The city council established shall in all respects be a successor to and continuation of the governing authority under prior law. The mayor and councilmembers shall be elected in the manner provided by this charter. All elected officers shall commence service on January 1 following their respective elections.

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(b) Those members of the city council who are serving as such on the effective date of this charter and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors. On and after the effective date of this charter, the city council of Jefferson shall consist of five members, all of whom shall be elected from council districts described in subsection (c) of this section except for the mayor who is elected at large. (c) For purposes of electing members of the city council other than the mayor, the City of Jefferson is divided into five council districts. One member of the city council shall be elected from each such district. The five council districts shall be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this charter and further identified as "User: City of Jefferson Plan Name: CityJeffersonCCSB-2022 Plan Type: Local".
(d)(1) For the purposes of such plan: (A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.
(2) Any part of the City of Jefferson which is not included in any district described in subsection (c) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of City of Jefferson which is described in subsection (c) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (e) Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this charter, shall continue to be designated as Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, but as newly described under this charter, and on and after the effective date of this charter, such members of the board serving from those former council districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this charter.

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(a) The members of the city council shall serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless he or she shall have been a resident of the city for 12 months immediately prior to the date of the election of mayor or members of the city council; and each shall continue to reside therein during his or her period of service and be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of the city. (b) Candidates for Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 must at the time of qualification and during their term of service reside within the respective council district which each seeks to represent. (c) The mayor may reside anywhere within the City of Jefferson, but must continue to reside within the City of Jefferson during that person's term, or that office shall become vacant.

SECTION 2.12. Vacancies in office.

(a) The office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant upon the incumbent's death, resignation, or forfeiture of office, or the occurrence of any event specified by the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia, Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted, or the failure of any councilmember to continue to reside within that member's respective council district or the mayor's failure to reside in the City of Jefferson. (b) A vacancy in the office of mayor or councilmember shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, by appointment by the city council or those members remaining if less than 12 months remains in the unexpired term. If such vacancy occurs 12 months or more prior to the expiration of the term of that office, it shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a special election as provided for in Section 5.14 of this charter and in accordance with Titles 21 and 45 of the O.C.G.A., or other such laws as are or may hereafter be enacted. (c) This provision shall also apply to a temporary vacancy created by the suspension from office of the mayor or any councilmember.

SECTION 2.13. Compensation and expenses.

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SECTION 2.14. Holding other office; voting when personally interested.

(a) Except as authorized by law, the mayor or any councilmember shall not hold any other city office or city employment during the term for which he or she was elected or during the period when he or she is seeking office following qualification. (b) Elected and appointed officers of the city are trustees and servants of the residents of the city and shall act in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of such residents. (c) Any city officer or employee who knowingly conceals such financial interest or knowingly violates any of the requirements of this section shall be guilty of malfeasance in office or position and shall be deemed to have forfeited that person's office or position. (d) Neither the mayor nor any member of the city council shall vote upon or sign any ordinance, resolution, contract, or other matter in which he or she is personally interested.

SECTION 2.15. Inquiries and investigations.

Following the adoption of an authorizing resolution, the city council may make inquiries and investigations into the affairs of the city and the conduct of any department, office, or agency thereof and, for this purpose, may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. Any person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in the exercise of these powers by the city council shall be punished as provided by ordinance.

SECTION 2.16. General power and authority.

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall be vested with all the powers of government of this city. (b) In addition to all other powers conferred upon it by law, the city council shall have the authority to adopt and provide for the execution of such ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter and the Constitution and the laws of the State of Georgia, which it shall deem necessary, expedient, or helpful for the peace, good order, protection of life and property, health, welfare, sanitation, comfort, convenience, prosperity, or well-being of the inhabitants of the City of Jefferson and may enforce such ordinances by imposing penalties for violation thereof.

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The city council is empowered to acquire, construct, operate, and maintain public ways, parks, public grounds, cemeteries, markets, market houses, public buildings, libraries, sewers, drains, sewage treatment, waterworks, electrical systems, gas systems, airports, hospitals, and charitable, educational, recreational, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies, and facilities, and any other public improvements inside or outside the city and to regulate the use thereof and, for such purposes, property may be condemned under procedures established under general law applicable now or as provided in the future.

SECTION 2.18. Organization.

The city council shall hold an organizational meeting during the last week of December following each municipal election. The meeting shall be called to order by the sitting mayor, or in the absence of a sitting mayor, the mayor pro tempore, or in the absence of both, the city clerk. The oath of office shall be administered to the newly elected members by a judicial officer authorized to administer oaths and shall, to the extent that it comports with federal and state law, be as follows:
"I do solemnly (swear) (affirm) that I will faithfully perform the duties of (mayor) (councilmember) of this city and that I will support and defend the charter thereof as well as the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and of the United States of America."

SECTION 2.19. Meetings.

(a) The city council shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as prescribed by ordinance. (b) Special meetings of the city council may be held on call of the mayor or three members of the city council. Notice of such special meeting shall be served on all other members personally, or by telephone personally, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Such notice to councilmembers shall not be required if the mayor and all councilmembers are present when the special meeting is called. Such notice of any special meeting may be waived by a councilmember in writing before or after such a meeting and attendance at the meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice on any business transacted in such councilmember's presence. Only the business stated in the call may be transacted at the special meeting. (c) All meetings of the city council shall be public to the extent required by law and notice to the public of special meetings shall be made fully as is reasonably possible as provided

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by Code Section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A. or other applicable laws as may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 2.20. Procedures.

(a) The city council shall adopt its rules of procedure and order of business consistent with the provisions of this charter and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings which shall be a public record. The rules of procedure adopted shall not expand or restrict any powers assigned to the mayor and councilmembers by this charter. (b) All committees and committee chairpersons and officers of the city council shall be appointed by the mayor and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. The mayor shall have the power to appoint new members to any committee at any time.

SECTION 2.21. Voting.

Four councilmembers, including the mayor, shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact the business of the city council. Voting on the adoption of ordinances shall be by voice vote and the vote shall be recorded in the journal, but any member of the city council shall have the right to request a roll call vote and such vote shall be recorded in the journal. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the affirmative vote of a majority of councilmembers, excluding the mayor unless otherwise provided for by this charter, present at an official meeting shall be required for adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. An abstention shall be counted as an affirmative vote.

SECTION 2.22. Ordinances.

(a) Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain a subject which is not expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be "It is hereby ordained by the governing authority of the City of Jefferson" and every ordinance shall so begin. (b) An ordinance may be introduced by any councilmember and be read at a regular or special meeting of the city council. Ordinances shall be considered and adopted or rejected by the city council in accordance with the rules which it shall establish. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the city clerk shall, as soon as possible, distribute a copy to the mayor and to each councilmember and shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the city clerk and at such other public places as the city council may designate.

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Acts of the city council which have the force and effect of law shall be enacted by ordinance. All other matters of business shall be considered in the form of a resolution.

SECTION 2.24. Emergency.

(a) To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property, or public peace, the city council may convene on call of the mayor or three councilmembers and promptly adopt an emergency ordinance, but such ordinance may not levy taxes; grant, renew, or extend a franchise; regulate the rate charged by any public utility for its services; or authorize the borrowing of money except for loans to be repaid within 30 days. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and a description of the emergency in clear and specific terms. An emergency ordinance may be adopted, with or without amendment, or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least three councilmembers shall be required for adoption. It shall become effective upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance shall automatically stand repealed 30 days following the date upon which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent reenactment of the ordinance in the manner specified in this section if the emergency still exists. An emergency ordinance may also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances. (b) Such meetings shall be open to the public to the extent required by law and notice to the public of emergency meetings shall be made as fully as is reasonably possible in accordance with Code Section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 2.25. Codes of technical regulations.

(a) The city council may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing such adopting ordinance shall be as prescribed for ordinances generally except that:
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(2) A copy of each adopted code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance, shall be authenticated and recorded by the city clerk pursuant to Section 2.26 of this charter. (b) Copies of any adopted code of technical regulations shall be made available by the city clerk for inspection by the public.

SECTION 2.26. Signing; authenticating; recording; codification; printing.

(a) The city clerk shall authenticate by signature and record in full in a properly indexed book kept for that purpose all ordinances adopted by the city council. (b) The city shall provide for the preparation of a general codification of all the ordinances of the city having the force and effect of law. The general codification shall be adopted by the city council by ordinance and shall be published promptly together with all amendments thereto and shall contain such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the city council may specify. This compilation shall be known and cited officially as "The Code of the City of Jefferson, Georgia." Copies of the code shall be furnished to all officers, departments, and agencies of the city and shall be made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price as fixed by the city council. (c) The city council shall cause each ordinance and each amendment to this charter to be printed promptly following its adoption, and the printed ordinances and charter amendments shall be made available for purchase by the public at reasonable prices to be fixed by the city council. Following publication of the first code under this charter and at all times thereafter, the ordinances and charter amendments shall be printed in substantially the same style as the code then in effect and shall be suitable in form for incorporation within the code. The city council shall make such further arrangements as deemed desirable with reproduction and distribution of any changes in or additions to the code of technical regulations and other rules and regulations included in the code.

SECTION 2.27. City manager; appointment; qualifications; compensation.

The city council shall appoint a city manager for an indefinite term and shall fix the manager's compensation. The city manager shall be appointed solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications.

SECTION 2.28. Suspension or removal of city manager.

(a) The city council may remove the city manager, also known as "the manager," from office in accordance with the following procedures:

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(1) The city council shall adopt by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members a preliminary resolution which must state the reasons for removal and may suspend the manager from duty for a period not to exceed 45 days. A copy of the resolution shall be delivered promptly to the manager; (2) Within five days after a copy of the resolution is delivered to the manager, he or she may file with the city council a written request for a public hearing. This hearing shall be held within 30 days after the request is filed. The manager may file with the city council a written reply not later than five days before the hearing; (3) If the manager has not requested a public hearing within the time specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the city council may adopt a final resolution for removal, which may be made effective immediately, by an affirmative vote of a majority of all its members. If the city manager has requested a public hearing, the city council may adopt a final resolution for removal, which may be made effective immediately, by an affirmative vote of a majority of all its members at any time after the public hearing. (b) The manager shall continue to receive his or her salary until the effective date of a final resolution of removal. (c) The mayor and council may for disciplinary purposes suspend the city manager with or without pay for a period of up to 30 days by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members. (d) The mayor and council may designate a person or persons to perform the functions and duties of the city manager during his or her absence, disability, or suspension. Vacancies in the office of city manager shall be filled by the mayor and council as early as practicable, and, until such vacancy is filled, the mayor and council shall have full powers to make a temporary appointment of a qualified person to perform the functions and duties of this office.

SECTION 2.29. Acting city manager.

By letter filed with the city clerk, the manager shall designate, subject to approval of the city council, a qualified city administrative officer to exercise the powers and perform the duties of manager during his or her temporary absence or disability. During such absence or disability, the city council may revoke such designation at any time and appoint another officer of the city to serve until the manager shall return or the manager's disability shall cease.

SECTION 2.30. Powers and duties of the city manager.

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placed in his or her charge by or under this charter. The city manager shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) The city manager shall have the power to appoint, and when the city manager deems it necessary for the good of the city, suspend or remove all city employees and administrative officers the city manager appoints, and all other employees of the city, except the city attorney, city judge, and members of the boards and commissions, who shall be appointed by the mayor and council. In suspending and removing employees, the city manager shall have authority to do so without consent of the mayor and council but must keep the mayor and council advised of any actions deemed necessary. The city manager may authorize any administrative officer who is subject to his or her direction and supervision to exercise these powers with respect to subordinates in that officer's department, office, or agency; (2) The city manager shall direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices, and agencies of the city, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law; (3) The city manager shall attend all city council meetings except for closed meetings held for the purposes of deliberating on the appointment, discipline, or removal of the city manager and shall have the right to take part in discussion but may not vote; (4) The city manager shall see that all laws, provisions of this charter, and ordinances of the city council, subject to enforcement by the city manager or by officers subject to the city manager's direction and supervision, are faithfully executed; (5) The city manager shall prepare and submit the annual operating budget and capital budget to the city council; (6) The city manager shall submit to the city council and make available to the public a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the city as of the end of each fiscal year; (7) The city manager shall make such other reports as the city council may require concerning the operation of city departments, offices, and agencies subject to the manager's direction and supervision; (8) The city manager shall keep the city council fully advised as to the financial condition and future needs of the city and make such recommendations to the city council concerning the affairs of the city as he or she deems desirable; (9) The city manager shall perform other such duties as are specified in this charter or as may be required by the city council; and (10) The city manager shall supervise the performance of all contracts made by any person for work done for the City of Jefferson and be the purchasing agent of materials and supplies for the city under such rules and regulations as may be imposed by the mayor and council.

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Except for the purpose of inquiries and investigations under Section 2.15 of this charter, or other inquiries and investigations initiated by action of the mayor and council, the city council or its members shall deal with city officers and employees who are subject to the direction and supervision of the manager solely through the manager, and neither the city council nor its members shall give orders to any such officer or employee, either publicly or privately.

SECTION 2.32. Election of mayor; forfeiture; compensation.

The mayor shall be elected and serve for a term of four years, or until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The mayor shall be a qualified elector of this city and shall have been a resident of the city for at least 12 months immediately preceding his or her election. her or she shall continue to reside in this city during the period of his or her service. The mayor shall forfeit his or her office on the same grounds and under the same procedure as for councilmembers. The compensation of the mayor shall be established in the same manner as for councilmembers. The mayor shall be elected by the vote of the electors within all five districts.

SECTION 2.33. Mayor pro tempore.

During the absence or physical or mental disability of the mayor for any cause, the mayor pro tempore, or in the mayor pro tempore's absence or disability for any reason, any one of the councilmembers chosen by a majority vote of the city council shall be clothed with all the rights and privileges of the mayor and shall perform the duties of the office of the mayor so long as such absence or disability shall continue. Any such absence or disability shall be declared by majority vote of all councilmembers. When acting as mayor, the mayor pro tempore shall continue to have only one vote as a member of the council.

SECTION 2.34. Powers and duties of mayor.

The mayor shall: (1) Preside at all meetings of the city council; (2) Be the head of the city for the purpose of service of process and for ceremonial purposes and be the official spokesperson for the city and the chief advocate of policy; (3) Have the power to administer oaths and to make affidavits;

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(4) Sign as a matter of course on behalf of the city all written and approved contracts, ordinances, and other instruments executed by the city which by law are required to be in writing; (5) Vote on matters before the city council only in event of a tie and be counted toward a quorum as any other councilmember; (6) Fulfill such other duties as the city council shall by ordinance establish; and (7) Represent the city in ceremonial intergovernmental relations.

ARTICLE III. ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT, GENERAL AUTHORITY,
AND ORDINANCES

SECTION 3.10. Department heads.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the city council, by ordinance, shall prescribe the functions or duties and establish, abolish, alter, consolidate, or leave vacant all nonelective offices, positions of employment, departments, and agencies of the city as necessary for the proper administration of the affairs and government of this city. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, the directors or departments and other appointed officers of the city shall be appointed solely on the basis of their respective administrative and professional qualifications. (c) All appointed officers and directors of departments shall receive such compensation as prescribed by ordinance. (d) There shall be a director of each department or agency who shall be its principal officer. Each director shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the city manager, be responsible for the administration and direction of the affairs and operations of the department or agency. (e) All appointed officers and directors under the supervision of the city manager shall be nominated by the city manager with confirmation of appointment by the city council. All appointed officers and directors shall be employees at will and subject to removal or suspension at any time by the city manager unless otherwise provided by law or ordinance.

SECTION 3.11. Boards, commissions, and authorities.

(a) The city council shall create, by ordinance, such boards, commissions, and authorities to fulfill any investigative, quasi-judicial, or quasi-legislative function the city council deems necessary, and shall by ordinance establish the composition, period of existence, duties, and powers thereof.

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(b) All members of boards, commissions, and authorities of the city shall be appointed by the city council for such terms of office and in such manner as shall be provided by ordinance, except where other appointing authority, terms of office, or manner of appointment is prescribed by this charter or by law. (c) The city council, by ordinance, may provide for the compensation and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses of the members of any board, commission, or authority. (d) Except as otherwise provided by charter or by law, no member of any board, commission or authority shall qualify for or hold any elective office in the city. (e) Any vacancy on a board, commission, or authority of the city shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed for the original appointment, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law. (f) No member of a board, commission, or authority shall assume office until that person has executed and filed with the city clerk an oath obligating himself or herself to faithfully and impartially perform the duties of that member's office, such oath to be prescribed by ordinance and administered by the mayor. (g) All board members serve at will and may be removed at any time by a vote of three members of the city council unless otherwise provided by law. (h) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, each board, commission, or authority of the city shall elect one of its members as chair and one member as vice-chair, and may elect as its secretary one of its own members or may appoint as secretary an employee of the city. Each board, commission, or authority of the city government may establish such bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter, ordinances of the city, or law, as it deems appropriate and necessary for the fulfillment of his or her duties or the conduct of its affairs. Copies of such bylaws, rules, and regulations shall be filed with the city clerk.

SECTION 3.12. City attorney.

The city council shall appoint a city attorney, together with such assistant city attorneys as may be authorized, and shall provide for the payment of such attorney or attorneys for services rendered to the city. The city attorney shall be responsible for representing and defense of the city in all litigation in which the city is a party, may be the prosecuting officer in the municipal court; shall attend the meetings of the council as directed, shall advise the city council, mayor, and other officers and employees of the city concerning legal aspects of the city's affairs, and shall perform such other duties as may be required of him or her by virtue of his or her position as city attorney. The city attorney is not a public official of the city and does not take an oath of office. The city attorney shall at all times be an independent contractor. A law firm, rather than an individual, may be designated as the city attorney.

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SECTION 3.13. City clerk.

The city manager shall appoint a city clerk who shall not be a councilmember. The city clerk shall be custodian of the official city seal and city records, maintain city council records required by this charter, and perform such other duties as may be required by the city manager. The office of city clerk may be a part-time or full-time position.

SECTION 3.14. City accountant.

The city council shall appoint a certified public accountant to perform the duties of an independent auditor and to make an annual audit of all financial books and records of the city which shall be filed with the city.

SECTION 3.15. Position classification and pay plan.

The city manager shall be responsible for the preparation of a position classification and pay plan which shall be submitted to the city council for approval. Such plan may apply to all employees of the city and any of its agencies, departments, boards, commissions, or authorities. When a pay plan has been adopted, the city council shall not increase or decrease the salary range applicable to any position except by amendment of such pay plan. For purposes of this section, all elected and appointed city officials are not city employees.

SECTION 3.16. Personnel policies.

All employees serve at will and may be removed from office at any time unless otherwise provided by ordinance. The city council shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with this charter concerning:
(1) The method of employee selection and probationary periods of employment; (2) The administration of the position classification and pay plan, methods of promotion and applicable of service ratings thereto, and transfer of employees within the classification plan; (3) Hours of work, vacation, sick leave, and other leaves of absence, overtime pay, and the order and manner in which layoffs shall be effected; (4) Such dismissal hearings as due process may require; and (5) Such other personnel notices as may be necessary to provide for adequate and systematic handling of personnel affairs.

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Such personnel policies shall be recommended, directed, and administered by the city manager as personnel director of all employees of the city.

ARTICLE IV. JUDICIAL BRANCH

SECTION 4.10. Municipal court.

There shall be a court to be known as the Municipal Court of the City of Jefferson.

SECTION 4.11. Judges.

(a) The municipal court shall be presided over by a chief judge and such part-time, full-time, or stand-by judges as shall be provided by ordinance. (b) No person shall be qualified or eligible to serve as a judge on the municipal court unless that person shall have attained the age of 25 years, shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia, and shall possess all qualifications required by law. All judges shall be appointed by the city council and shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. (c) Compensation of the judge or judges shall be fixed by ordinance. (d) Judges serve as provided in Code Section 36-32-2 of the O.C.G.A. and may be removed from office in accordance with Code Section 36-32-2.1 of the O.C.G.A., or other such applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted. Subject to Code Section 36-32-2 of the O.C.G.A., et seq., or other such applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted, judges serve at will and may be removed from office at any time by the city council unless otherwise provided by ordinance. (e) Before assuming office, each judge shall take an oath, given by the mayor or other officer authorized to administer oaths, that the judge will honestly and faithfully discharge the duties of the office to the best of that person's ability and without fear, favor, or partiality. The oath shall be entered upon the minutes of the city council journal required in Section 2.20 of this charter.

SECTION 4.12. Convening of court.

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SECTION 4.13. Jurisdiction; powers.

(a) The municipal court shall have jurisdiction and authority to try and punish violations of this charter, all city ordinances, and such other violations as provided by law. (b) The municipal court shall have authority to punish those in its presence for contempt; provided that such punishment shall not exceed a fine of $200.00 or ten days in jail. (c) The maximum punishment for offenses committed under state law shall be those limits as established by general law. (d) The municipal court shall have the authority to establish a schedule of fees to defray the cost of operation and shall be entitled to reimbursement of the cost of meals, transportation, and caretaking of prisoners bound over to superior courts for violation of state law. (e) The municipal court shall have authority to establish bail and recognizances to ensure the presence of those charged with violations before said court and shall have discretionary authority to accept cash or personal or real property as surety bond for the appearance of persons charged with violations. Whenever any person shall give bail for that person's appearance and shall fail to appear at the time fixed for trial, that person's bond shall be forfeited through procedures established by general law by the presiding judge. In the event that cash or property is accepted in lieu of bond for security for the appearance of a defendant at trial, and if such defendant fails to appear at the time and place fixed for trial, the cash so deposited shall be on order of the judge declared forfeited to the city, or the property so deposited shall have a lien against it for the value forfeited which lien shall be enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a lien for city property taxes. (f) The municipal court shall have the same authority as superior courts to compel the production of evidence in the possession of any party; to enforce obedience to its orders, judgments, and sentences; and to administer such oaths as are necessary. (g) The municipal court may compel the presence of all parties necessary to a proper disposal of each case by the issuance of summonses, subpoenas, and warrants which may be served as executed by any officer as authorized by this charter or by law. (h) Each judge of the municipal court shall be authorized to issue warrants for the arrest of persons charged with offenses against any ordinance of the city, and each judge of the municipal court shall have the same authority as a magistrate of the state to issue warrants for offenses against state laws committed within the city. (i) The municipal court is specifically vested with all the jurisdiction and powers throughout the geographic area of this city granted by law to municipal courts and particularly by such laws as authorize the abatement of nuisance and prosecution of traffic violations as set out in Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., including Uniform Rules of the Road. (j) The judge of the municipal court shall be authorized, to the extent the city attorney declines to act as prosecuting attorney, to appoint on behalf of the city a prosecuting attorney for the municipal court. Said attorney shall be compensated by the city. Said

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judge shall also be authorized to employ a court reporter for each of the court proceedings over which he or she presides with said court reporter being compensated by the city.

SECTION 4.14. Certiorari.

The right of certiorari from the decision and judgment of the municipal court shall exist in all criminal cases and ordinance violation cases, and such certiorari shall be obtained under the sanction of a judge of the Superior Court of Jackson County under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia regulating the granting and issuance of writs of certiorari.

SECTION 4.15. Rules for court.

With the approval of the city council, the judge shall have full power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations necessary and proper to secure the efficient and successful administration of the municipal court; provided, however, that the city council may adopt in part or in toto the rules and regulations applicable to superior courts. The rules and regulations made or adopted shall be filed with the city clerk, shall be available for public inspection, and, upon request, a copy shall be furnished to all defendants in municipal court proceedings at least 48 hours prior to said proceedings.

ARTICLE V. ELECTIONS

SECTION 5.10. Applicability of general law.

All elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as now or hereafter amended.

SECTION 5.11. Election of the city council and mayor.

(a) There shall be a municipal general election biennially in the odd-numbered years on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November. (b) There shall be elected the mayor and councilmembers from Council Districts 2 and 4 at one election and at every other election thereafter. The remaining city council seats for Council Districts 1, 3, and 5 shall be filled at the election alternating with the first election so that a continuing body is created.

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SECTION 5.12. Nonpartisan elections.

Political parties shall not conduct primaries for city offices and all names of candidates for city offices shall be listed without party labels.

SECTION 5.13. Election by majority.

The candidate receiving a majority of the votes cast for any city office shall be elected. If no one receives a majority of votes cast, a run off election must be held between the two candidates that received the highest vote count as provided in Georgia law.

SECTION 5.14. Special elections; vacancies.

In the event that the office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant for any cause whatsoever, the city council or those remaining shall order a special election to fill the balance of the unexpired term of such official; provided, however, if such vacancy occurs within 12 months of the expiration of the term of that office, the city council or those members remaining shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the term. In all other respects, the special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as now or hereafter amended.

SECTION 5.15. Other provisions.

Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall by ordinance prescribe such rules and regulations it deems appropriate to fulfill any options and duties under Georgia Election Code, Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as now or hereafter amended.

SECTION 5.16. Removal of officers.

(a) The mayor, councilmembers, or other appointed officers provided for in this charter shall be removed from office for any one or more of the causes provided in Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted. (b) Removal of an officer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be accomplished by one of the following methods:

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(1) Following a hearing at which an impartial panel shall render a decision. In the event an elected officer is sought to be removed by the action of the city council, such officer shall be entitled to a written notice specifying the ground or grounds for removal and to a public hearing which shall be held not less than ten days after the service of such written notice. The city council shall provide by ordinance for the manner in which such hearings shall be held. Any elected officer sought to be removed from office as provided in this charter shall have the right of appeal from the decision of the city council to the Superior Court of Jackson County. Such appeal shall be governed by the same rules as govern appeals to the superior court from the probate court; (2) By an order of the Superior Court of Jackson County following a hearing on a complaint seeking such removal brought by any resident of the City of Jefferson; (3) By recall, only of elected officials, pursuant to Georgia law; and (4) Pursuant to the terms of general law.

ARTICLE VI. FINANCE

SECTION 6.10. Property tax.

The city council may assess, levy, and collect an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property within the corporate limits of the city that is subject to such taxation by the state and county. This tax is for the purpose of raising revenues to defray the costs of operating the city government, of providing governmental services, for the repayment of principal and interest on general obligations, and for any other public purpose as determined by the city council in its discretion.

SECTION 6.11. Millage rate.

The city council by ordinance shall establish a millage rate for the city property tax, a due date, and the time period within which these taxes must be paid. The city council may by ordinance provide for the payment of these taxes by installments or in one lump sum, as well as authorize the voluntary payment of taxes prior to the time when due.

SECTION 6.12. Occupation and business taxes.

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professions for the purpose of such taxation in any way which may be lawful and may compel the payment of such taxes as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

SECTION 6.13. Regulatory fees; permits.

The city council by ordinance shall have the power to require businesses or practitioners doing business within this city to obtain a permit for such activity from the city and pay a reasonable regulatory fee for such permit as provided by general law. Such fees shall reflect the total cost to the city of regulating the activity and, if unpaid, shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

SECTION 6.14. Franchises.

(a) The city council shall have the power to grant franchises for the use of this city's streets and alleys for the purposes of railroads, street railways, telephone companies, electric companies, electric membership corporations, cable television and other telecommunications companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations. The city council shall determine the duration, terms, whether the same shall be exclusive or nonexclusive, and the consideration for such franchises; provided, however, no franchise shall be granted for a period in excess of 35 years and no franchise shall be granted unless the city receives just and adequate compensation therefor. The city council shall provide for the registration of all franchises with the city clerk in a registration book kept by the clerk. The city council may provide by ordinance for the registration within a reasonable time of all franchises previously granted. (b) If no franchise agreement is in effect, the city council has the authority to impose a tax on gross receipts for the use of this city's streets and alleys for the purposes of railroads, street railways, telephone companies, electric companies, electric membership corporation, cable television and other telecommunications companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations.

SECTION 6.15. Service charges.

The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect fees, charges, assessments, and tolls for sewers, sanitary and health services, water or water services, or any other services provided or made available inside or outside the corporate limits of the city. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

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The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect the costs of constructing, reconstructing, widening, or improving any public way, street, sidewalk, curbing, gutters, sewers, or other utility mains and appurtenances from the abutting property owners under such terms and conditions as are reasonable. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

SECTION 6.17. Other taxes.

This city shall be empowered to levy any other tax allowed now or hereafter by law, and the specific mention of any right, power, or authority in this article shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general powers of this city to govern its local affairs.

SECTION 6.18. Collection of delinquent taxes.

The city council by ordinance may provide generally for the collection of delinquent taxes, fees, or other revenue due the city under Sections 6.10 through 6.17 of this charter by whatever reasonable means as are not precluded by law. This shall include providing for the dates when the taxes or fees are due, late penalties or interest, issuance and execution of fi.fas., creation and priority of liens, making delinquent taxes and fees personal debts of the persons required to pay the taxes or fees imposed, revoking city permits for failure to pay any city taxes or fees, and providing for the assignment or transfer of tax executions. The City of Jefferson shall have the power to file its tax fi.fas. in the Superior Court, State Court, or Magistrate Court of Jackson County and to utilize processes of garnishment to collect these taxes.

SECTION 6.19. Borrowing.

The city council shall have the power to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized under this charter or the laws of the state. Such bonding authority shall be exercised in accordance with the laws governing bond issuance by municipalities in effect at the time said issue is undertaken.

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SECTION 6.20. Revenue bonds.

Revenue bonds may be issued by the city council as provided by state law. Such bonds are to be paid out of any revenue produced by the project, program, or venture for which they were issued.

SECTION 6.21. Short-term loans.

The city may obtain short-term loans and must repay such loans not later than December 31 of each year, unless otherwise provided by law.

SECTION 6.22. Lease-purchase contracts.

The city may enter into multiyear lease, purchase, or lease-purchase contracts for the acquisition of goods, materials, real and personal property, services, and supplies, provided that the contract terminates without further obligation on the part of the municipality at the close of the calendar year in which it was executed and at the close of each succeeding calendar year for which it may be renewed. Contracts must be executed in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 36-60-13 of the O.C.G.A., or other such applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 6.23. Fiscal year.

The city council shall set the fiscal year by ordinance. This fiscal year shall constitute the budget year and the year for financial accounting and reporting of each and every office, department, agency, and activity of the city government unless otherwise provided by state or federal law.

SECTION 6.24. Preparation of budgets.

The city council shall provide an ordinance on the procedures and requirements for the preparation and execution of an annual operating budget, a capital improvement program, and a capital budget, including requirements as to the scope, content, and form of such budgets and programs.

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On or before a date fixed by the city council but not later than October 1 of each year, the city manager shall submit to the city council a proposed operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall be accompanied by a message from the city manager containing a statement of the general fiscal policies of the city, the important features of the budget, explanations of major changes recommended for the next fiscal year, a general summary of the budget, and such other comments and information as may be deemed pertinent. The operating budget, the capital budget hereinafter provided for, the budget message, and all supporting documents shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be open to public inspection.

SECTION 6.26. Action by city council on budget.

(a) The city council may amend the operating budget proposed by the city manager, except that the budget as finally amended and adopted must provide for all expenditures required by state law or by other provisions of this charter and for all debt service requirements for the ensuing fiscal year, and the total appropriations from any fund shall not exceed the estimated fund balance, reserves, and revenues. (b) The city council shall adopt the final operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than November 1 of each year. If the city council fails to adopt the budget by said date, the amounts appropriated for operation for the then current fiscal year shall be deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month-to-month basis, with all items prorated accordingly, until such time as the city council adopts a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. Adoption of the budget shall take the form of an appropriations ordinance setting out the estimated revenues in detail by sources and by organizational unit, purpose, or activity as set out in the budget preparation ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 6.24 of this charter. (c) The amount set out in the adopted operating budget for each organizational unit shall constitute the annual appropriation for such, and no expenditure shall be made or encumbrance created in excess of the otherwise unencumbered balance of the appropriations or allotment thereof to which it is chargeable.

SECTION 6.27. Tax levies.

Following adoption of the operating budget, the city council shall levy by ordinance such taxes as are necessary. The taxes and tax rates set by such ordinance shall be such that reasonable estimates of revenues from such levy shall at least be sufficient, together with

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other anticipated revenues, fund balances, and applicable reserves, to equal the total amount appropriated for each of the several funds set forth in the annual operating budget for defraying the expense of the general government of this city.

SECTION 6.28. Changes in appropriations.

The city council by ordinance may make changes in the appropriations contained in the current operating budget at any regular meeting or special or emergency meeting called for such purposes, but any additional appropriations may be made only from an existing unexpended surplus.

SECTION 6.29. Capital budget.

(a) On or before the date fixed by the city council, but not later than October 1, the city manager shall submit to the city council a proposed capital improvements budget with his or her recommendations as to the means of financing the improvements proposed for the ensuing year. The city council shall have the power to accept, with or without amendments, or reject the proposed program and proposed budget. The city council shall not authorize an expenditure for the construction of any building, structure, work, or improvement, unless the appropriations for such project are included in the capital budget except to meet a public emergency as provided in Section 2.24. (b) The city council shall adopt by ordinance the final capital improvements budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than January 1 of each year. No appropriations provided for in a prior capital improvements budget shall lapse until the purpose for which the appropriations were made have been accomplished or abandoned; provided, however, the city manager may submit amendments to the capital improvements budget at any time during the fiscal year accompanied by his or her recommendations. Any such amendments to the capital improvements budget shall become effective only upon adoption by ordinance.

SECTION 6.30. Independent audit.

There shall be an annual independent audit of all city accounts, funds, and financial transactions by a certified public accountant selected by the city council. The audit shall be conducted according to generally accepted accounting principles. Any audit of any funds by the state or federal government may be accepted as satisfying the requirements of this charter. Copies of all audit reports shall be available at printing costs to the public.

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No contract with the city shall be binding on the city unless: (1) It is in writing; (2) It is drawn by or submitted and reviewed by the city attorney and, as a matter of course, is signed by the city attorney to indicate such drafting or review; and (3) It is made or authorized by the city council and such approval is entered in the city council journal of proceedings pursuant to Section 2.20.

SECTION 6.32. Centralized purchasing.

The city council shall by ordinance prescribe procedures for a system of centralized purchasing for the city.

SECTION 6.33. Sale and lease of city property.

(a) The city council may sell and convey, or lease any real or personal property owned or held by the city for governmental or other purposes as now or hereafter provided by law. (b) The city council may quitclaim any rights it may have in property not needed for public purposes upon request by the mayor and adoption of a resolution, both finding that the property is not needed for public or other purposes and that the interest of the city has no readily ascertainable monetary value. (c) Whenever in opening, extending, or widening any street, avenue, alley, or public place of the city a small parcel or tract of land is cut off or separated by such work from a larger tract or boundary of land owned by the city, the city council may authorize the mayor sell and convey said cut-off or separated parcel or tract of land to an abutting or adjoining property owner or owners. All deeds and conveyances heretofore and hereafter so executed and delivered shall convey all title and interest the city has in such property, notwithstanding the fact that no public sale after advertisement was or is hereafter made.

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ARTICLE VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 7.10. Bonds for officials.

The officers and employees of the city, both elected and appointed, shall execute such surety or fidelity bonds in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the city council shall from time to time require by ordinance or as may be provided by law.

SECTION 7.11. Prior ordinances.

All ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations now in force in the city not inconsistent with this charter are hereby declared valid and of full effect and force until amended or repealed by the city council.

SECTION 7.12. Existing personnel and officers.

Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, all personnel and officers of the city and their rights, privileges, and powers shall continue beyond the time this charter takes effect for a period of 365 days, before or during which the existing city council shall pass a transition ordinance detailing the changes in personnel and appointive officers required or desired and arranging such titles, rights, privileges, and powers as may be required or desired to allow a reasonable transition.

SECTION 7.13. Pending matters.

Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, all rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts, and legal or administrative proceedings shall continue and any such ongoing work or cases shall be completed by such city agencies, personnel, or offices as may be provided by the city council.

SECTION 7.14. Construction.

(a) Section captions in this charter are informative only and are not to be considered as a part thereof. (b) The word "shall" is mandatory and the word "may" is permissive.

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(c) The singular shall include the plural, the masculine shall include the feminine, and vice versa.

SECTION 7.15. Severability.

In the event any action, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this charter shall be declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional, such adjudication shall in no manner affect the other sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases of this charter, which shall remain of full force and effect as if the section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase so declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional were not originally a part hereof. The General Assembly declares that it would have passed the remaining parts of this charter if it had known that such part or parts hereof would be declared or adjudged invalid or unconstitutional. If any article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, or part thereof of this charter shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect or impair other parts of this charter unless it clearly appears that such other parts are wholly and necessarily dependent upon the part held to be invalid or unconstitutional, it being the legislative intent in enacting this charter that each article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, or part thereof be enacted separately and independent of each other."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

User: City of Jefferson Plan Name: CityJeffersonCCSB-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County Jackson GA VTD Central Jackson
Block 010104: 1054 1055 1057 1058 1059 2051 2052 2061 2063
Block 010105: 1000 1001 1002 1003
Block 010200: 3038 3045 3051 3052 3053 3054 3055 3056 3057 3058 3061
Block 010601: 1004 1006

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Block 010704: 1030 1037 1038 2012 2013 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2023 2025 2039 2040 2043
Block 010705: 2010 3001 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3010 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3025 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034
Block 010706: 3000 3001 3006 3007 3008 3013 3015 3016 3017 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 3032 3033 3034 3035 3036 3037 3038

District 002 County Jackson GA VTD Central Jackson
Block 010601: 1000 1002 1003 1005 1007 1008 1011 1012 1013 1015 1016 1018 1019 2021 2035 2037 3012
Block 010704: 1019 1023 1024 1026 1027 1028 1029 1031 1032 1033 1034
Block 010706: 2012 2036 2038 2039 2040 2041
VTD North Jackson Block 010701: 1025 1026 1028 1029 1030 2038 2039 2049 2050

District 003 County Jackson GA VTD Central Jackson
Block 010705: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2011
Block 010706: 1017 1018 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2024 2025 2026 2027 2032 2034 2037 2045 2046 2050 3002 3003 3004 3005 3009 3010 3011 3012 3014 3021 3023 3024 3025 3039 3040 3041

District 004 County Jackson GA VTD Central Jackson
Block 010703: 1002 1003 1004 1012

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Block 010705: 1008 1012 1013 2006 2012
Block 010706: 1000 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1015 1029 1030 2029 2030 3018 3022 3042

District 005 County Jackson GA VTD Central Jackson
Block 010200: 3035 3059
Block 010701: 2040
Block 010704: 1010 1012 1016 1017 1020 1021 1022 1025 1035 1036 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2010 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2033 2036 2037
VTD North Jackson Block 010200: 3019 3020 3022 3028 3029 3036 3037 Block 010701: 2011 2026 2029 2030 2033 2035 2036 2041 2042 2043 2044 2046 2047 2048 Block 010704: 1005 1007 1014 2000 2005 2038

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Jefferson, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 200l, p. 3940), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Tommy Benton, Representative from District 31, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached.

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(2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Jackson Herald, which is the official organ of Jackson County, on the 26th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TOMMY BENTON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 24 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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GILMER COUNTY HOTEL/MOTEL TAX.

No. 664 (House Bill No. 1470).

AN ACT

To authorize the governing authority of Gilmer County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide for procedures,

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conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., the governing authority of Gilmer County is authorized to levy an excise tax at a rate not to exceed 8 percent of the charge for the furnishing for value to the public of any room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations furnished by any person or legal entity licensed by, or required to pay business or occupation taxes to, the county for operating a hotel, motel, inn, lodge, tourist camp, tourist cabin, campground, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly or periodically furnished for value.

SECTION 2. The enactment of this Act is subsequent to the adoption of Resolution 22-020 by the governing authority of Gilmer County on January 24, 2022, which specifies the subsequent tax rate, identifies the projects or tourism product development purposes, and specifies the allocation of proceeds.

SECTION 3. In accordance with the terms of such resolution adopted by the governing authority of Gilmer County:
(1) In each fiscal year during which a tax is collected pursuant to paragraph (3) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the total amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent shall be expended for promoting tourism, conventions, and trade shows by the destination marketing organization designated by Gilmer County or by such other entity already authorized to administer tourism funds pursuant to an existing contract as specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; and (2) The remaining amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent which is not otherwise expended under paragraph (1) of this section shall be expended for tourism product development.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the governing authority of Gilmer County to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, David Ralston, Representative from District 7, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Times Courier, which is the official organ of Gilmer County, on the 23rd of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ DAVID RALSTON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 28 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia

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CITY OF KENNESAW CORPORATE LIMITS.

No. 665 (House Bill No. 1472).

AN ACT

To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4234), as amended, so as to change provisions relating to the corporate limits of the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act providing a new charter for the City of Kennesaw, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4234), as amended, is amended in subsection (c) of Section 1.02 by adding a new paragraph to read as follows:
"(6) The corporate limits of the City of Kennesaw shall also include the following described parcels of land:
Tract 1: All that parcel of land lying and being Land Lot 207 of the 20th District, 2nd Section, Cobb County, Georgia, and being more particularly described as follows:

BEGINNING at the southwest comer of Tract No, 11 as shown on the plat of J. P. Phillips dated November 6, 1946 and recorded in Plat Book 6, at Page 143 of the Cobb County Records, Running thence in a northerly direction along the easterly right of way of Old U.S. 41 (a 60 foot right-of-way), following the curvature thereof, an arc distance of 200 feet to a point and corner, said arc being subtended by a chord 199.94 feet in length and bearing north 01 degrees 52 minutes 17 seconds west; running thence south 86 degrees 22 minutes 22 seconds east 250.83 feet to a point and corner; running thence south 01 degrees 38 minutes 32 seconds east 200.08 feet to a point and comer; running thence north 86 degrees 19 minutes 26 seconds west 250.05 feet to the right of way of Old U.S. Highway 41 and said POINT OF BEGINNING. Said parcel described as shown in the survey by John Gaskins, Georgia Registered Land Surveyor for Ruth Courtney dated July 14, 1997, said parcel containing 1.14 acres. Said property

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being known as 1880 Old Hwy 41 NW, Kennesaw, GA 30152 according to the present system of numbering houses in and around Cobb County, Georgia.

LESS AND EXCEPT the property contained in the right of way condemnations in favor of City of Kennesaw recorded in Deed Book 15667, Page 2087, Cobb County, Georgia Records and recorded in Deed Book 15772, Page 2906. Cobb County, Georgia Records.

Tract 2 All that tract or parcel of land lying and being in Land Lots 207 & 212, 20th District, 2nd Section, City of Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia and being more particularly described as follows:

COMMENCING at the apparent Land Lot Comer common to Land Lots 207, 208, 211 and 212, said District, said Section; thence leaving the aforesaid apparent Land Lot Corner and run with the Land Lot Line common to Land Lots 211 & 212 South 01 46' 35" West, 474.33 feet to point on the north right-of-way line of Barrett Parkway (having a variable width public right-of-way); thence, leaving the aforesaid Land Lot Line and running with the said right-of-way line of Barrett Parkway South 56 42' 03" West, 149.70 feet; thence, 190.69 feet along the arc of a curve deflecting to the right, having a radius of 1,080.92 feet and a chord bearing and distance of South 68 52' 43" West, 190.44 feet; thence, North 16 04' 04" West, 5.00 feet; thence, 117.37 feet along the arc of a curve deflecting to the right, having a radius of 1075.92 feet and a chord bearing and distance of South 77 03' 25" West, 117.31 feet; thence, South 09 49' 04" East, 5.00 feet; thence, 12.21 feet along the arc of a curve deflecting to the right, having a radius of 1,080.92 feet and a chord bearing and distance of South 80 30' 20" West, 12.21 feet; thence, South 83 55' 27" West, 116.72 feet; thence, South 87 01' 10" West, 45.41 feet; thence, South 87 01' 10" West, 26.53 feet; thence, North 77 17' 57" West, 75.60 feet; thence, South 78 42' 03" west, 69.33 feet; thence, South 78 42' 03" West, 16.71 feet; thence, South 86 56' 23" West, 99.52 feet; thence, South 86 57' 12" West, 77.01 feet; thence, South 86 57' 23" West, 10.30 feet; thence, North 63 25' 01" West, 15.14 feet; thence, South 87 23' 17" West 92.14 feet; thence, South 43 26' 47" West, 24.14 feet; thence, South 83 14' 04" West, 52.90 feet; thence, leaving the aforesaid right-of-way line Barrett Parkway North 83 03' 36" West, 99.52 feet; thence, North 84 59' 44" West, 165.01 feet; thence, North 47 49' 45" West, 46.32 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.

Thence, leaving the aforesaid POINT OF BEGINNING and running

1. North 47 30' 26" West, 12.71 feet; thence, 2. North 47 32' 19" West, 209.00 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar found; thence, 3. North 47 43' 34" West, 285.02 feet to a 1-1/2 inch open top pipe found; thence,

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4. North 00 19' 42" West, 43.60 feet to a capped rebar found "Gaskins 789"; thence, 5. North 44 04' 01" West, 690.62 feet; thence, 6. South 34 53' 09" West, 50.95 feet to a capped rebar found "Gaskins 789"; thence, 7. 8. North 36 28' 15" West, 431.08 feet to a point on the easterly right-of-way line of Old U.S. 41 (having a public variable width right-of-way); thence, running with the said right-of-way line of Old U.S. 41 9. North 05 55' 48" West, 21.55 feet: thence, 10. North 06 31' 28" West, 18.44 feet to a capped rebar found "Tibbets 2137"; thence, leaving the aforesaid right-of-way line of Old U.S. 41 11. North 89 27' 40" East, 238.38 feet to a 1/2-inch rebar found; thence, 12. North 89 59' 17" East, 729.99 feet to a 3/4-inch rebar found; thence, 13. North 89 58' 02" East, 889.61 feet to a point in the centerline of Noonday Creek; thence, running with the aforesaid centerline of Noonday Creek 14. South 15 54' 22" West, 205.51 feet; thence, 15. South 10 54' 52" West, 55.00 feet; thence, 16. South 10 04' 49" West, 60.71 feet; thence, 17. South 27 51' 21" West, 54.76 feet; thence, 18. South 11 58' 16" West, 145.04 feet; thence, 19. South 21 09' 53" West, 118.20 feet; thence, 20. South 21 11' 12" West, 20.53 feet; thence, 21. South 38 18' 29" West, 44.33 feet; thence, 22. South 46 09' 50" West, 81.32 feet; thence, 23. South 40 27' 05" West, 164.64 feet; thence, 24. South 37 27' 30" West, 141.52 feet; thence, 25. South 50 53' 31" West, 81.72 feet; thence, 26. South 41 27' 08" West, 125.61 feet; thence, 27. South 23 05' 51" West, 47.69 feet; thence, 28. South 47 32' 47" West, 117.38 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING, containing 1,302,964 square feet or 29.9119 acres of land, more or less.

Property is subject to all easements and rights of way recorded and unrecorded."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
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Kennesaw, approved May 6, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 4234), as amended, so as to change provisions relating to the corporate limits of the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Devan Seabaugh, Representative from District 34, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the 25th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ DEVAN SEABAUGH Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 28 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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ELBERT COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION; CREATION.

No. 666 (House Bill No. 1475).

AN ACT

To create a board of elections and registration for Elbert County; to provide for its powers and duties; to provide for definitions; to provide for the composition of the board and the selection and appointment of members and an elections supervisor; to provide for the qualifications, terms, and removal of members; to provide for vacancies; to provide for oaths and privileges; to provide for the conduct of primaries and elections; to provide for meetings; to authorize the conduct of municipal elections; to allow for joint primaries; to authorize expenditure of public funds; to provide compensation for board members and staff; to provide for offices, supplies, and other materials; to provide for the transfer of powers, duties, facilities, and personal property; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 21-2-40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, there is created the Board of Elections and Registration of Elbert County. The Board of Elections and Registration of Elbert County shall have the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the superintendent of elections of Elbert County under Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Election Code," as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended, which powers, duties, and responsibilities are currently being exercised by the judge of the Probate Court of Elbert County, and the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the Board of Registrars of Elbert County under Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Election Code," as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended.

SECTION 2. As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Board" means the Elbert County Board of Elections and Registration. (2) "Commissioners" means the Board of Commissioners of Elbert County. (3) "County" means Elbert County. (4) "Election," "elector," "political party," "primary," and "public office" shall have the same meanings as ascribed to those terms by Code Section 21-2-2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, unless otherwise clearly apparent from the text of this Act.

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SECTION 3. (a) The board shall be composed of a chairperson and four members, each of whom shall be an elector and resident of Elbert County for a period of at least one year prior to his or her appointment, who shall be appointed in the following manner:
(1) Three members shall be appointed by the governing authority of Elbert County, one of whom shall serve as chairperson of the board during his or her term of office; (2) One member shall be appointed by the governing authority of Elbert County from nominations made by the chairperson of the county executive committee of the political party whose candidate for the office of Governor at the last preceding regular general election received the highest number of votes cast for such office in the county; and (3) One member shall be appointed by the governing authority of Elbert County from nominations made by the chairperson of the county executive committee of the political party whose candidate at the election described in paragraph (2) of this subsection received the second highest number of such votes. (b) The nominations of members to be appointed pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of this section shall be made by the respective political party chairperson and ratified by the county executive committee of such political party at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the term of office or within 30 days after the creation of a vacancy in the office. In the event that a political party entitled to appoint a member of the board does not have a county executive committee, such nomination shall be made by the state executive committee of such political party. Should either political party fail to make its appointment, then the other appointed members of the board shall be authorized to conduct the business of the board. (c)(1) The initial members of the board shall be appointed no later than June 1, 2022.
(2)(A) The initial members appointed by the governing authority of Elbert County shall take office on July 1, 2022. (B) One of the initial members shall be designated to serve a term of office of two years and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. A successor to such member shall be appointed no later than 30 days prior to the expiration of such member's term of office to take office on July 1, 2024, and every four years thereafter for a term of four years and until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. (C) The remaining two initial members shall be designated to serve a term of office of four years and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. Successors to such members shall be appointed no later than 30 days prior to the expiration of such members' term of office to take office on July 1, 2026, and every four years thereafter for a term of four years and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. (3) The initial members appointed by the political parties shall take office on July 1, 2022, and serve an initial term of two years which shall expire on June 30, 2024, and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. Successors to such members shall be appointed no later than 30 days prior to the expiration of such members' term of office to

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take office on July 1, 2024, and every four years thereafter for a term of four years and until their respective successors are appointed and qualified. (4) Successors to the initial members shall be appointed and certified in the same manner as the initial members of the board.

SECTION 4. No person who holds elective public office shall be eligible to serve as a member of the board during the term of such elective public office, and the position of membership of any member shall be deemed vacant upon such member's qualifying as a candidate for an elective public office. Each member of the board shall be eligible to serve two four-year terms, shall have the right to resign at any time by giving written notice of such resignation to the commissioners and to the clerk of the Superior Court of Elbert County, and shall be subject to removal from the board by the commissioners at any time, for cause, after notice and hearing.

SECTION 5. The appointment of each member of the board, except the initial members, shall be evidenced by the board of commissioners filing an affidavit with the clerk of the Superior Court of Elbert County no later than 30 days preceding the date on which such member is to take office stating the name and residence address of the person appointed and certifying that such member has been duly appointed as provided for in this Act. The clerk of the Superior Court of Elbert County shall be notified of any interim appointments and shall record and certify such appointments in the same manner as the regular appointment of members. The clerk of the Superior Court of Elbert County shall record each certification on the minutes of that superior court and shall certify the name of each member to the Secretary of State and provide for the issuance of appropriate commissions to the members as provided by law for county registrars.

SECTION 6. In the event a vacancy occurs on the board by removal, death, resignation, or otherwise, the governing authority of Elbert County shall appoint a successor in the same manner as the board member who has vacated the office. Such appointment shall be certified by the governing authority in the same manner as the regular appointment of members.

SECTION 7. Before entering upon his or her duties, a member of the board shall take substantially the same oath as required by law for registrars and shall have the same privileges from arrest.

SECTION 8. The board shall be empowered with all the powers and duties relating to the conduct of primaries and elections as election superintendent pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 of

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Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Election Code." The board shall be empowered with all the powers and duties relating to the registration of voters and absentee balloting procedures as boards of registrars pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Election Code." This Act is intended to implement the provisions of subsection (b) of Code Section 21-2-40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated and shall be construed liberally so as to effectuate that purpose. The board shall be authorized and empowered to organize itself, determine its procedural rules and regulations, adopt bylaws, specify the functions and duties of its employees, and otherwise take such actions as are appropriate to the management of its affairs; provided, however, that no such action shall conflict with state law. Action and decision by the board shall be by a majority of the members of the board.

SECTION 9. The board shall fix and establish, by appropriate resolution entered on its minutes, directives governing the execution of matters within its jurisdiction. The board shall hold meetings in its offices. Any specially called meetings held pursuant to bylaws adopted by the board shall be held only after notification of the time and place of the holding of such meeting has been communicated in writing to the elections supervisor in order to provide public notice of the meeting as required by law. All meetings of whatever kind of the board shall be conducted pursuant to Chapter 14 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to open and public meetings. The board shall maintain a written record of policy decisions that shall be amended to include additions or deletions. Such written records shall be subject to Article 4 of Chapter 18 of Title 50 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to inspection of public records.

SECTION 10. (a) The county administrator of Elbert County shall be authorized to appoint a full-time elections supervisor to generally supervise, direct, and control the administration of the affairs of the board pursuant to law and duly adopted resolutions of the board. The elections supervisor shall not be a member of the board or an elected official. The elections supervisor shall be considered an employee of Elbert County and shall be entitled to the same benefits as other employees of Elbert County. (b) The elections supervisor of Elbert County shall be authorized to employ additional clerical assistants as needed to carry out the duties and functions of the board. All such clerical assistants shall be considered to be employees of Elbert County and shall be entitled to the same benefits as other employees of Elbert County.

SECTION 11. The board shall have the authority to conduct municipal elections and primaries for any municipality located within the county if such municipality has entered into a contract for

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that purpose with the commissioners and in conformance with Code Section 21-2-45 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.

SECTION 12. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require or prohibit joint primaries or to require or prohibit the commissioners or any other public agency to bear any expense of conducting primaries not otherwise required by law.

SECTION 13. The board shall be authorized to expend public funds for the purpose of preparing and distributing material solely to inform and instruct electors of the county adequately with regard to elections. No material distributed by the board shall contain or express, in any manner or form, any commentary or expression of opinion or request for support with respect to any political issue or matter of political concern.

SECTION 14. Compensation for the members of the board, the elections supervisor, clerical assistants, and other employees shall be fixed by the governing authority of Elbert County. All amounts payable under this section shall be paid from county funds.

SECTION 15. The governing authority of Elbert County shall provide the board with such proper and suitable offices, equipment, materials, and supplies and with such clerical assistance and other employees as the commissioners deem appropriate.

SECTION 16. Upon the effective date of this Act, the Probate Court of Elbert County and the Board of Registrars of Elbert County shall be relieved of all powers and duties transferred to the board by this Act and shall deliver to the board all facilities and personal property, including but not limited to equipment, supplies, materials, books, papers, and records pertaining to such powers and duties.

SECTION 17. For the purpose of making initial appointments to the board, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. The remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective on July 1, 2022.

SECTION 18. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create a board of elections and registration for Elbert County; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Rob Leverett, Representative from District 33, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in The Elberton Star, which is the official organ of Elbert County, on the 23rd of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ ROBERT F. LEVERETT Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 28 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

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Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF COLBERT GOVERNING AUTHORITY; TERMS OF OFFICE; POSTS; MANNER OF ELECTION.

No. 667 (House Bill No. 1476).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to amend, consolidate, and supersede the several Acts incorporating the City of Colbert, approved February 14, 1950 (Ga. L. 1950, p. 2417), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3909), and an Act approved April 30, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3994), so as to revise provisions regarding staggered, four-year terms of office for the mayor and councilmembers; to designate city council posts; to provide for manner of election; to provide for continuation in office of the current mayor and councilmembers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to amend, consolidate, and supersede the several Acts incorporating the City of Colbert, approved February 14, 1950 (Ga. L. 1950, p. 2417), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 6, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3909), and an Act approved April 30, 2013 (Ga. L. 2013, p. 3994), is amended by revising Section 2.11 as follows:

"SECTION 2.11. City councilmembers; terms and qualifications for office.

(a) The members of the city council shall serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The term of office of each member of the city council shall begin on the first Monday of January immediately following the election of such member. (b) Each member of the city council shall represent a designated post.
(1) Post One and Post Two shall be designated as the two city council seats elected in the 2019 general municipal election and subsequent elections occurring every four years thereafter.
(A) Roger Fortson shall be the initial councilmember for Post 1. (B) Jonathan Pou shall be the initial councilmember for Post 2.

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(2) Post Three and Post Four shall be designated as the two city council seats elected in the 2021 general municipal election and subsequent elections occurring every four years thereafter.
(A) Ray Thomas shall be the initial councilmember for Post 3. (B) Greg Magnum shall be the initial councilmember for Post 4. (c) No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless that person shall have been a resident of the city for 12 months prior to the date of the election of mayor or members of the city council; each person shall continue to reside therein during that person's period of service and to be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of this city. Each councilmember shall be elected by a majority vote, 50 percent plus one, of all the votes casts for each particular post. The mayor shall be elected by a majority vote, 50 percent plus one, of all the votes cast in each mayoral election. Each registered elector of the city shall be eligible to vote for mayor and each individual city council post at large, and the posts designated in this section are neither electoral nor residency districts."

SECTION 2. The mayor and councilmembers of the City of Colbert who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to amend, consolidate, and supersede the several Acts incorporating the City of Colbert, approved February 14, 1950 (Ga. L. 1950, p. 2417), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Rob Leverett, Representative from District 33, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached.

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(2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Madison County Journal, which is the official organ of Madison County, on the 24th of February, 2022; and
(B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ ROBERT F. LEVERETT Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 28th of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF MILTON HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; CITY TAXES; CHANGE MAXIMUM INCOME FOR SENIOR EXEMPTION; REFERENDUM.

No. 668 (House Bill No. 1492).

AN ACT

To amend an Act incorporating the City of Milton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3554), as amended, so as to modify the maximum income for a senior homestead exemption; to provide for definitions; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act incorporating the City of Milton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3554), as amended, is amended by revising Section 6.35 as follows:

"SECTION 6.35. Homestead exemption for citizens age 70 or over and disabled persons meeting certain income requirements.

(a) As used in this section, the term: (1) 'Ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes' means all ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the City of Milton, including, but not limited to, any ad valorem taxes to pay interest on and to retire municipal bonded indebtedness. (2) 'Homestead' means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. (3) 'Income' means adjusted gross income determined pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for federal income tax purposes, except that for the purposes of this section the term shall include only that portion of income or benefits received as retirement, survivor, or disability benefits under the federal Social Security Act or under any other public or private retirement, disability, or pension system which exceeds the maximum amount which may be received by an individual and an individual's spouse under the federal Social Security Act. (4) 'Senior citizen' means a person who is 70 years of age or over on or before January 1 of the year in which application for the exemption under subsection (b) of this section is made.

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(b)(1) Each resident of the City of Milton who is a senior citizen is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from City of Milton ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the full value of that homestead. The exemption granted by this subsection shall only be granted if that person's income, together with the income of the spouse who also occupies and resides at such homestead does not exceed the greater of $100,000.00 or the maximum amount which may be received by an individual and an individual's spouse under the federal Social Security Act for the immediately preceding year. (2) Each resident of the City of Milton who is disabled is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from City of Milton ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the full value of that homestead. The exemption granted by this subsection shall only be granted if that person's income, together with the income of the spouse who also occupies and resides at such homestead does not exceed the maximum amount which may be received by an individual and an individual's spouse under the federal Social Security Act for the immediately preceding year. (c)(1) In order to qualify for the exemption provided for in paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of this section as being disabled, the person claiming such exemption shall be required to obtain a certificate from not more than three physicians licensed to practice medicine under Chapter 34 of Title 43 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, certifying that in the opinion of such physician or physicians such person is mentally or physically incapacitated to the extent that such person is unable to be gainfully employed and that such incapacity is likely to be permanent. Such certificate or certificates shall constitute part of and be submitted with the application provided for in paragraph (2) of this subsection. (2) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section unless the person or person's agent files an application with the governing authority of the City of Milton, or the designee thereof, giving the person's age, income, and such additional information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the governing authority of the City of Milton, or the designee thereof, to make a determination regarding the initial and continuing eligibility of such owner for such exemption. The governing authority of the City of Milton, or the designee thereof, shall provide application forms for this purpose. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year so long as the owner occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper application, as provided in subsection (c) of this section, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter for any year and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section to notify the governing authority of the City of Milton, or the designee thereof, in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption.

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(e) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to or affect state ad valorem taxes, county ad valorem taxes for county purposes, or county or independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other homestead exemption applicable to municipal ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes."

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The municipal election superintendent of the City of Milton shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Milton for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday immediately following the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of the City of Milton. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which modifies the maximum income for a ( ) NO homestead exemption for individuals age 70 or older to be the greater of $100,000.00 or the maximum amount which may be received by an individual and an individual's spouse under the federal Social Security Act for the immediately preceding year?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023, and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following such election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Milton. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Milton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3554), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Jan Jones, Representative from District 47, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Daily Report, which is the official organ of Fulton County, on the 18th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ JAN JONES Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 3rd of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia

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My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF MILTON HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; CITY TAXES; INCREASE SENIOR EXEMPTION; REFERENDUM.

No. 669 (House Bill No. 1493).

AN ACT

To amend an Act incorporating the City of Milton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3554), as amended, so as to increase the amount of a senior homestead exemption; to provide for definitions; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, a contingent effective date, and automatic repeal; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act incorporating the City of Milton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3554), as amended, is amended by revising subsections (a) and (b) of Section 6.33 as follows:
"(a) As used in this section, the term: (1) 'Ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes' means all ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the City of Milton, including, but not limited to, any ad valorem taxes to pay interest on and to retire municipal bonded indebtedness. (2) 'Homestead' means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. (3) 'Senior citizen' means a person who is 65 years of age or over on or before January 1 of the year in which application for the exemption under subsection (b) of this section is made.
(b) Each resident of the City of Milton who is a senior citizen is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from City of Milton ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $25,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation."

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SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The municipal election superintendent of the City of Milton shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Milton for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday immediately following the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of the City of Milton. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which increases the general homestead exemption ( ) NO for individuals age 65 or older from City of Milton ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes from $15,000.00 to $25,000.00?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023, and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, provided that an Act repealing that homestead exemption for citizens of the City of Milton age 65 years or older meeting certain income requirements as found in Section 6.34 of the city charter (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3554, as amended) is enacted in the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly and approved by a referendum held the first Monday in November, 2022, pursuant to the terms of such Act. If the Act is not so approved, if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, or if the repeal of Section 6.34 of the city charter is not approved, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following such election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Milton. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Milton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3554), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Jan Jones, Representative from District 47, state on oath as follows:
(1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Daily Report, which is the official organ of Fulton County, on the 18th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ JAN JONES Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 3rd of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

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CITY OF MILTON HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; CITY TAXES; SENIOR CITIZENS; REPEAL; REFERENDUM.

No. 670 (House Bill No. 1497).

AN ACT

To amend an Act incorporating the City of Milton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3554), as amended, so as to repeal a homestead exemption for citizens of the City of Milton age 65 years or older meeting certain income requirements as found in Section 6.34 of the city charter; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, a contingent effective date, and automatic repeal; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act incorporating the City of Milton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3554), as amended, is amended by repealing and reserving Section 6.34.

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The municipal election superintendent of the City of Milton shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Milton for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday immediately following the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of the City of Milton. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

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"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which repeals the homestead exemption for ( ) NO citizens of the City of Milton age 65 years or older meeting certain income requirements as found in Section 6.34 of the city charter?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023, and shall be applicable to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, provided that an Act increasing a general homestead exemption for individuals age 65 or older from City of Milton ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes from $15,000.00 to $25,000.00 is enacted in the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly and approved by a referendum held the first Monday in November, 2022, pursuant to the terms of such Act. If the Act is not so approved, if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, or if an Act increasing a general homestead exemption for individuals age 65 or older from City of Milton ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes from $15,000.00 to $25,000.00 is not approved, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following such election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Milton. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to incorporate the City of Milton in Fulton County, Georgia, approved March 29, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3554), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Jan Jones, Representative from District 47, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached.

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(2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Daily Report, which is the official organ of Fulton County, on the 18th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ JAN JONES Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 3rd of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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PAULDING COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; SCHOOL TAXES; SENIOR CITIZENS; CHANGE EXEMPTION AMOUNT; REFERENDUM.

No. 671 (House Bill No. 1507).

AN ACT

To amend a former local constitutional amendment, (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2511), which former local constitutional amendment was continued in effect as statutory law pursuant to Article VII, Section II, Paragraph IV of the Constitution of Georgia and which provided that the homestead of each resident of the Paulding County School District who is 65 years of age or over, regardless of income, shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied by or on behalf of the Paulding County School District, including ad valorem taxation to pay interest on or to retire school bond indebtedness, in the amount of 50 percent of the assessed value of such homestead minus any applicable exemptions otherwise provided by this Constitution on such homestead for educational purposes, and to provide that the homestead of each resident of the Paulding County School District who is 70 years of age or over, regardless of income, shall be completely exempt from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied by or on behalf of the Paulding County School District, including ad valorem taxation to pay interest on or to retire school bond indebtedness, so as to provide each resident of said school district who is 65 years of age or over an exemption in the amount of 100 percent of the assessed value of such homestead from ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied by or on behalf of the Paulding County School District to pay interest on or to retire school bond indebtedness; to provide that the homestead of each resident of the Paulding County School District who is 69 years of age or over, regardless of income, shall be completely exempt from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied by or on behalf of the Paulding County School District, including ad valorem taxation to pay interest on or to retire school bond indebtedness as of tax year 2023; to provide that the homestead of each resident of the Paulding County School District who is 68 years of age or over, regardless of income, shall be completely exempt from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied by or on behalf of the Paulding County School District, including ad valorem taxation to pay interest on or to retire school bond indebtedness as of tax year 2024; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. The former local constitutional amendment, (Ga. L. 1982, p. 2511), which former local constitutional amendment was continued in effect as statutory law pursuant to Article VII, Section II, Paragraph IV of the Constitution of Georgia and which provided a homestead exemption to each resident of the Paulding County School District who is 65 years of age or over, regardless of income, shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied by or on behalf of the Paulding County School District, including ad valorem taxation to pay interest on or to retire school bond indebtedness, in the amount of 50 percent of the assessed value of such homestead minus any applicable exemptions otherwise provided by this Constitution on such homestead for educational purposes, and to provide that the homestead of each resident of the Paulding County School District who is 70 years of age or over, regardless of income, shall be completely exempt from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied by or on behalf of the Paulding County School District, including ad valorem taxation to pay interest on or to retire school bond indebtedness, is amended by revising Section 1 as follows:

"SECTION 1. (a)(1) The homestead of each resident of the Paulding County School District who is 65 years of age or over, regardless of income, shall be exempt from ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied by or on behalf of the Paulding County School District in the amount of 50 percent of the assessed value of such homestead minus any applicable exemptions otherwise provided by this Constitution on such homestead for educational purposes. (2) In addition to the exemption provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the homestead of each resident of the Paulding County School District who is 65 years of age or older, regardless of income, shall be completely exempt from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied by or on behalf of the Paulding County School District to pay interest on or to retire school bond indebtedness. (3) The value of all property in excess of the amounts exempted by paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall remain subject to taxation for educational purposes. (b) The homestead of each resident of the Paulding County School District who is 69 years of age or older, regardless of income, shall be completely exempt from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied by or on behalf of the Paulding County School District, including ad valorem taxation to pay interest on or to retire school bond indebtedness. (c) The homestead of each resident of the Paulding County School District who is 68 years of age or older, regardless of income, shall be completely exempt from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied by or on behalf of the Paulding County School District, including ad valorem taxation to pay interest on or to retire school bond indebtedness.

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(d) As used in this Act, the term 'homestead' shall include only the homestead of each resident of the Paulding County School District actually occupied by the owner as a residence and homestead, and only so long as actually occupied by the owner primarily as such. (e) No such exemption shall be granted unless an affidavit of the owner of the homestead is filed with the tax receiver or tax commissioner of Paulding County giving the age of the owner. The owner may be required to furnish such additional proof of age as may be requested by the tax receiver or tax commissioner prior to the receipt of such exemption provided for in this Act. The tax receiver or tax commissioner shall provide affidavit forms for this purpose. (f) The exemptions granted to the homestead within this Act shall extend to and shall apply to those properties, the legal title to which is fixed in one or more title holders, if actually occupied by one or more such owners as a residence, and one or more such title holders possesses the qualifications provided for in this paragraph. In such instances, such exemptions shall be granted to such properties, if claimed in the manner provided in this Act by one or more of the owners actually residing on such property. Such exemptions shall also extend to those homesteads, the title to which is fixed in an administrator, executor, or trustee, if one or more of the heirs or cestui que uses residing on such property shall possess the qualifications provided in this Act and shall claim the exemptions granted by this paragraph in the manner provided in this Act.
(g)(1) The exemptions provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023. (2) The exemption provided for in subsection (c) of this section shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2024."

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The election superintendent of Paulding County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the Paulding County School District for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, 2022 and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Paulding County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

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"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved that increases the homestead exemption for ( ) NO residents 65 years of age or older from ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied by or on behalf of the Paulding County School District to fully exempt such homesteads from taxation levied to pay interest on or to retire school bond indebtedness; that also provides a full homestead exemption for residents 69 years of age or older from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied by or on behalf of the Paulding County School District beginning on January 1, 2023; and that also provides a full homestead exemption for residents 68 years of age or older from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied by or on behalf of the Paulding County School District beginning on January 1, 2024?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved, or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Paulding County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend the homestead exemptions from Paulding County School District ad valorem taxation for educational purposes provided for in Ga. L. 1982, p. 2511; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Martin Momtahan, Representative from District 17, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached.

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(2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Dallas News Era, which is the official organ of Paulding County, on the 10th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ MARTIN A. MOMTAHAN Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22nd of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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LOWER CHATTAHOOCHEE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY COMPOSITION; MEMBERSHIP; APPOINTMENT.

No. 672 (House Bill No. 1536).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to create the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority, approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5019), so as to add Harris County and the Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County to the authority; to revise provisions for the appointment of members; to add references to said additional counties to provisions related to credit not pledged, tort immunity, and effects on other governments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to create the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority, approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5019), is amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 2 as follows:
"(b) The Authority shall consist of 11 members who shall be appointed as follows: two members shall be appointed by each of the following governing bodies of Stewart, Quitman, Randolph, Harris, and The Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee Counties. Each member shall serve for a term of four years except that one of the two initial members appointed by each governing body shall serve for two years. The ten members so appointed shall appoint the eleventh member, who shall be a resident of Stewart, Quitman, Randolph, Harris, or The Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee counties for a term of four years. Members of the Authority shall serve the term specified and until their successors are appointed and qualified; provided however, that any member of the Authority may be removed at any time by the governing Authority which appointed such member, with or without cause. Any member of the Authority may be selected and appointed to succeed himself or herself. Any vacancy on the Authority shall be filled in the same manner as was the original appointment of the member whose term of membership resulted in such vacancy, and the person so selected and appointed shall serve for the remainder of the expired term. The members of the Authority shall be reimbursed out of the funds of the Authority for all actual expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. The Authority shall make rules and regulations for its own government. The Authority shall have perpetual existence."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 13 as follows:

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"SECTION 13. Credit not pledged.

Revenue Bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of Stewart, Quitman, Randolph, Harris, or The Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee counties nor pledge of faith and credit of any of said counties; but such bonds shall be payable solely from the funds provided in this Act, and the issuance of such revenue bonds shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate said counties to levy or pledge any form of taxation whatever therefore or to make any appropriation for their payment. All such bonds shall contain recitals on their face covering the foregoing provisions of this section."

SECTION 3. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 25 as follows:

"SECTION 25. Tort immunity.

The Authority shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as Stewart, Quitman, Randolph, Harris, or The Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee counties and the officers, agents, and employees of the Authority, when in performance of their work for the Authority, shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as officers, agents, and employees of Stewart, Quitman, Randolph, Harris, or The Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee counties as when the performance of their public duties or work of such counties."

SECTION 4. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 27 as follows:

"SECTION 27. Effect on other governments.

This Act shall not and does not in any way take from Stewart, Quitman, Randolph, Harris, or The Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee counties or any municipalities located in such counties or any adjoining counties the authority to own, operate, and maintain projects or to issue revenue bonds as provided in Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the 'Revenue Bond Law.'"

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to create the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority, approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5019), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Gerald Greene, Representative from District 151, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Harris County Journal, which is the official organ of Harris County, on the 3rd of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ GERALD GREENE Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 4th of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia

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My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to create the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority, approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5019), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Gerald Greene, Representative from District 151, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Eufaula Tribune, which is the official organ of Quitman County, on the 27th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ GERALD GREENE Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 4th of March, 2022, Before me:

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s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to create the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority, approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5019), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Gerald Greene, Representative from District 151, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Southern Tribune, which is the official organ of Randolph County, on the 24th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

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s/ GERALD GREENE Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 4th of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to create the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority, approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5019), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Gerald Greene, Representative from District 151, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Stewart Webster Journal Patriot-Citizen, which is the official organ of Stewart County, on the 3rd of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or

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(ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ GERALD GREENE Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 4th of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to create the Lower Chattahoochee Regional Transportation Authority, approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 5019), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Gerald Greene, Representative from District 151, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Journal, which is the official organ of Chattahoochee County, on the 2nd of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:

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(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ GERALD GREENE Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 4th of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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WAYCROSS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU AUTHORITY ADDITIONAL DIRECTORS.

No. 673 (House Bill No. 1539).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to create the Waycross Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority, approved May 3, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3729), so as to add two additional directors; to provide for the appointment and initial terms of such directors; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to create the Waycross Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority, approved May 3, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3729), is amended by revising subsections (b) and (c) of Section 6 as follows:

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"(b) As of the June 1, 2022, the board shall consist of seven directors. One director shall be the city manager, one director shall be the executive director, and the remaining directors shall be appointed by majority vote of the city commission. All directors shall be at least 21 years of age, and all appointed directors shall be residents of the City of Waycross or owners or employees of businesses within the City of Waycross. No member of the governing authority of Ware County or the governing authority of the City of Waycross shall serve as a director.
(c)(1) Except as provided for in paragraph (3) of this subsection, all appointed directors shall serve terms of four years. After having served an initial four-year term, an appointed director may succeed himself or herself for one additional four-year term of appointment and thereafter shall be ineligible for reappointment for a period of at least one year. The terms of appointed directors shall expire on December 31 of the year in which the term is scheduled to end, and the appointment for the succeeding term shall be effective January 1 of the next year. (2) Any appointed director may resign at any time by filing a written notice of resignation with the city clerk. Appointed directors shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor and city commission and may be removed, with or without cause, by a two-thirds' vote of the mayor and entire city commission with the mayor having the right to vote on the question of such removal. (3) Upon subsection (b) becoming effective, the two new directors shall be appointed as follows:
(A) The city commission shall designate one of the initial additional appointees to serve a term ending on December 31, 2022; (B) The city commission shall designate one the initial additional appointees to serve a term ending on December 31, 2023."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to create the Waycross Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority, approved May 3, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3729); and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, James Burchett, Representative from District 176, state on oath as follows:

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(1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Waycross Journal-Herald, which is the official organ of Ware County, on the 2nd of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ JAMES BURCHETT Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 8th of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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BRYAN COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION; MEMBERSHIP; APPOINTMENTS; TERMS OF OFFICE; ELIGIBILITY; OFFICERS.

No. 674 (House Bill No. 1550).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Bryan County, approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4075), so as to add two members to the board; to provide for manner of appointments; to provide for terms of office; to provide for eligibility; to provide for officers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to create a board of elections and registration for Bryan County, approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4075), is amended by revising Section 3 as follows:

"SECTION 3. (a) As of July 1, 2022, the board shall be composed of five members, each of whom shall meet the applicable eligibility requirements under Article 1 of Chapter 2 of Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., Code Section 21-2-75 of the O.C.G.A., and other general law. (b) Members of the board shall be qualified and selected in the following manner:
(1) All members of the board shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Bryan County;
(2)(A) The three members serving on the effective date of this section shall serve out the terms to which they were appointed, unless otherwise removed pursuant to the terms of this Act. (B) The initial terms of office of two new members, as designated by their appointment, shall begin on July 1, 2022, and shall expire on December 31, 2024, and upon the appointment and qualification of their respective successors. (3) Successors to the members of the board whose terms expire shall be appointed to take office on the first day of January immediately following the expiration of such terms of office and shall serve for terms of four years each and until their successors are duly appointed and qualified. The board shall take no official action until all members have been certified to the clerk of the Superior Court of Bryan County; (4) Each member of the board shall serve for a term of four years and until their successor is appointed and qualified, except that initial terms of office shall be as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection; and

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(5) No person who holds elective public office shall be eligible to serve as a member of the board during the term of such elective public office, and the position of membership of any member shall be deemed vacant upon such member qualifying as a candidate for an elective public office. (c) At the first meeting of each calendar year the members of the board shall select one of their members to serve as chairperson and one of their members to serve as secretary."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular sessionof the General Assembly of Georgia abill to amend an Act to create a board of elections and registration for Bryan County, approved April 10, 2014 (Ga. L. 2014, p. 4075); and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Ron Stephens, Representative from District 164, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Bryan County News, which is the official organ of Bryan County, on the 3 of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ RON STEPHENS Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 8 of March, 2022, Before me:

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s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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PIKE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS; SCHOOL TAXES; SENIOR CITIZENS; REFERENDUM.

No. 675 (House Bill No. 1551).

AN ACT

To amend an Act providing for a homestead exemption from Pike County School District ad valorem taxation for certain residents, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3824), as amended, so as to increase the exemptions from school district taxes for residents who are age 62 or older and to provide for a new exemption regardless of income for residents who are age 70 or older; to provide for related matters; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, contingent effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act providing for a homestead exemption from Pike County School District ad valorem taxation for certain residents, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3824), as amended, is amended by revising subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1 and adding a new subsection to read as follows:

"SECTION 1 (a)(1) For persons age 62 through 64. The homestead, but not to exceed $20,000.00 of the value thereof, of each resident of the Pike County School District who is age 62 through 64 and who does not have an income from all sources, including the income from

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all sources of all members of the family residing within said homestead, exceeding $12,000.00 per annum, shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied for and on behalf of such school system, including taxes to retire school bond indebtedness. (2) For persons age 65 through 69. The homestead, but not to exceed $30,000.00 of the value thereof, of each resident of the Pike County School District who is age 65 through 69 and who does not have an income from all sources, including the income from all sources of all members of the family residing within said homestead, exceeding $27,000.00 per annum, shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied for and on behalf of such school system, including taxes to retire school bond indebtedness. (b) For persons 70 years of age or older. The homestead, but not to exceed $50,000.00 of the value thereof, of each resident of the Pike County School District who is 70 years of age or older and who does not have an income from all sources, including the income from all sources of all members of the family residing within said homestead, exceeding $27,000.00 per annum, shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied for and on behalf of such school system, including taxes to retire school bond indebtedness. (b.1) For persons 70 years of age or older. The homestead, but not to exceed $20,000.00 of the value thereof, of each resident of the Pike County School District who is 70 years of age or older, regardless of income, shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied for and on behalf of such school system, including taxes to retire school bond indebtedness."

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II, Paragraph II(a)(1) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The election superintendent of Pike County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of Pike County for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the date of the November, 2022, general election and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Pike County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

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"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which increases the exemptions from school district taxes for residents who are age 62 or older, depending on income,
( ) NO and provides for a new exemption, regardless of income, for residents who are age 70 or older?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Pike County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for a homestead exemption from Pike County School District ad valorem taxation for certain residents, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3824), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Beth Camp, Representative from District 131, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Pike County Journal Reporter, which is the official organ of Pike County, on the 2nd of March, 2022; and

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(B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BETH CAMP Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 9 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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UNION CITY PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY CREATION.

No. 676 (House Bill No. 1552).

AN ACT

To create the Union City Public Facilities Authority; to provide that the authority is a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia; to authorize the authority to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate certain projects, including buildings and facilities for use by Union City for its governmental, proprietary, and administrative functions; to provide for members of the authority and their terms, organization, and reimbursement; to provide for vacancies; to provide for definitions; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for limitations to the authority; to authorize the authority to enter into contracts and leases pertaining to uses of such facilities, which

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contracts and leases may obligate the lessees to make payment for the use of the facilities for the term thereof and to pledge for that purpose money derived from taxation; to provide that no debt of Union City or the State of Georgia shall be incurred by the exercise of any of the powers granted; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority payable from the revenues, rents, and earnings and other functions of the authority; to authorize the collecting and pledging of such revenues, rents, and earnings for the payment of such bonds; to authorize the adoption of resolutions and the execution of trust agreements and indentures to secure the payment of such bonds and to define the rights of the holders of such bonds; to provide for a sinking fund; to make the bonds of the authority exempt from taxation; to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds; to provide for the validation of such bonds and to fix the venue for jurisdiction of actions relating to any provision of this Act; to provide for immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence; to provide that the property of the authority shall not be subject to levy and sale; to provide that certain moneys are trust funds; to provide that this Act shall be liberally construed; to define the scope of the authority's operation; to provide for disposition of property upon dissolution of the authority; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Union City Public Facilities Authority Act."

SECTION 2. Union City Public Facilities Authority.

There is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the Union City Public Facilities Authority, which shall be an instrumentality and a public corporation of the State of Georgia, the purpose of which shall be to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate certain projects for use by Union City for its governmental, proprietary, public, and administrative functions. The authority shall not be a state institution or a department or agency of the state, but shall be an instrumentality of the state, a mere creation of the state, being a distinct corporate entity and exempt from the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 17 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Act." The authority shall have its principal office in Union City, and its legal situs or residence for the purposes of this Act shall be Union City.

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SECTION 3. Membership.

The authority shall consist of five members who shall be eligible to succeed themselves and who shall be appointed by the mayor and council of Union City. No more than two members of the authority may be members of said mayor and council. Any member of the authority who is a member of said mayor and council shall serve for a term of office concurrent with such person's term of office as a member of said mayor and council. Each member of the authority who is not a member of said mayor and council shall serve for a term of office of three years, except that the initial terms of office of those members first appointed to the authority shall be specified at the time of appointment to be one, two, and, if no such member is a member of the mayor and council, three years. After such initial terms, those members who are not members of said mayor and council shall serve for terms of office of three years each. Members of the authority shall serve for the terms of office so specified and until the appointment and qualification of their respective successors. Vacancies on the authority shall be filled by said mayor and council for the remainder of the unexpired term and until the appointment and qualification of a successor. Immediately after their appointment, the members of the authority shall enter upon their duties. The authority shall elect one of its members as chairperson and one as vice chairperson. The secretary-treasurer of the authority shall be appointed by the authority and need not be a member of the authority. Three members of the authority shall constitute a quorum and no vacancy on the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority and, in every instance, a majority vote of a quorum shall authorize any legal act of the authority, including all things necessary to authorize and issue revenue bonds. The members of the authority shall receive no compensation for their services but may be reimbursed by the authority for the actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The authority shall make rules and regulations for its own government and shall have perpetual existence.

SECTION 4. Definitions.

As used in this Act, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
(1) "Authority" shall mean the Union City Public Facilities Authority created by this Act. (2) "Project" shall mean and include real and personal property acquired or held by the authority, including all land, buildings, structures, sanitary and surface water sewers, storm water management projects, historic preservation projects, and other public property determined by the authority to be desirable for the efficient operation of any department, board, office, commission, or agency of Union City, or of the State of Georgia, in the performance of its governmental, proprietary, and administrative functions.

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(3) "Cost of project" shall include the cost of lands, buildings, improvements, machinery, equipment, property, easements, rights, franchises, material, labor, services acquired or contracted for, plans and specification, and financing charges; construction costs; interest prior to and during construction; architectural, accounting, engineering, inspection, administrative, fiscal, and legal expenses; expenses incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the project; and expenses incident to the acquiring, constructing, equipping, and operating of any project or any part thereof and to the placing of the same in operation. (4) "Revenue bonds" shall mean revenue bonds issued under the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Revenue Bond Law," or under the provisions of this Act. The obligations authorized under this Act may be issued by the authority in the manner authorized under the Revenue Bond Law.

SECTION 5. Powers.

The authority shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Act, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power:
(1) To sue and be sued; (2) To adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) To make and execute with public and private persons and corporations contracts, trusts, leases, rental agreements, and other instruments relating to its projects and in furtherance of the purposes of the authority, including contracts for the constructing, renting, and leasing of its projects for the use of any county or municipality in this state; (4) To acquire in its own name by purchase on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper or by gift, grant, lease, or otherwise, real and personal property necessary or convenient for its corporate purposes, or rights and easements therein, and to use the same so long as its corporate existence shall continue and to lease or make contracts with respect to the use of or disposition of the same in any manner it deems to the best advantage of the authority. Title to any such property shall be held by the authority exclusively for the benefit of the public. (5) To improve, extend, add to, reconstruct, renovate, or remodel any project or part thereof already acquired; (6) To pledge or assign any revenues, income, rent, charges, and fees received by the authority; (7) To appoint and select agents, engineers, architects, attorneys, fiscal agents, accountants, and employees and to provide for their compensation and duties; (8) To construct, reconstruct, acquire, own, alter, repair, remodel, maintain, extend, improve, operate, manage, and equip projects located on land owned or leased by the authority;

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(9) To receive, accept, and use any contributions, loans, or grants by persons, firms, or corporations, including the State of Georgia and the United States of America, and any other contributions; (10) To pay all or part of the costs of any project from the proceeds of revenue bonds of the authority or from other lawful sources available to it; (11) To prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of and to exercise police powers over the projects managed or operated by the authority; (12) To accept, receive, and administer gifts, grants, loans and devises of money, material, and property of any kind, including loans and grants from the State of Georgia or the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the State of Georgia or the United States of America or such agency or instrumentality may impose; (13) To sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, mortgage, dispose of, grant in trust, or grant options for any real or personal property or interest therein in furtherance of the purposes of the authority; (14) As security for repayment of authority obligations, to pledge, mortgage, convey, assign, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber any property, real or personal, of such authority and to execute any trust agreement, indenture, or security agreement containing any provisions not in conflict with law, which trust agreement, indenture, or security agreement may provide for foreclosure or forced sale of any property of the authority upon default, on such obligations, either in payment of principal or interest or in the performance of any term or condition, as are contained in such agreement or indenture; (15) To borrow money for any of its corporate purposes, to issue revenue bonds payable solely from funds pledged for that purpose, and to provide for the payment of the same and for the rights of the holders thereof; (16) To exercise all powers usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions which are not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of this state; and (17) Pursuant to proper resolution of the authority, to issue revenue bonds payable from the rents and revenues of the authority and its projects, which bonds may be issued in either fully negotiable coupon form, in which event they shall have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of Georgia, or which bonds may be issued in whole or in part in nonnegotiable fully registered form without coupons, payable to a designated payee or to the registered assigns of the payee with such conversion privileges as the authority may provide, for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost associated with the projects authorized by the authority, including the cost of constructing, reconstructing, equipping, extending, adding to, or improving such projects or for the purpose of refunding, as provided in this Act, any such bonds of the authority theretofore issued. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue shall exceed the amount required for the purpose for which such bonds were issued, the surplus shall be paid into the fund provided for the payment of principal and interest on such bonds. All such revenue bonds shall be issued and validated under and in accordance with the procedures of Article 3 of

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Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the Revenue Bond Law, and in accordance with all terms and provisions thereof not in conflict with this Act, and in accordance with Code Section 50-17-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to use of facsimile signatures on public securities, and, as security for the payment of any revenue bonds so authorized, any rents and revenue of the authority may be pledged and assigned. Such bonds shall be declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose, and such bonds and all income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation within the State of Georgia. For the purpose of the exemption from taxation of such bonds and the income therefrom, the authority shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of Georgia.

SECTION 6. Credit not pledged and debt not created by bonds.

Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall not constitute a debt or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State of Georgia or Union City, but such bonds shall be payable from the rentals, revenue, earnings, and funds of the authority as provided in the resolution or trust agreement or indenture authorizing the issuance and securing the payment of such bonds. The issuance of such bonds shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the state or said municipality to levy or pledge any form of taxation for the payment thereof. No holder of any bond or receiver or trustee in connection therewith shall have the right to enforce the payment thereof against any property of the state or of said municipality, nor shall any such bond constitute a charge, lien, or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any such property. All such bonds shall contain on their face a recital setting forth substantially the foregoing provisions of this section.

SECTION 7. Trust agreement.

In the discretion of the authority, any issue of revenue bonds may be secured by an agreement or indenture made by the authority with a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the State of Georgia. Such trust agreement or indenture may pledge and assign rents, fees, charges, revenues, and earnings to be received by the authority. The resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds and such trust agreement or indenture may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders, including the right of appointment of a receiver upon default of the payment of any principal or interest obligation and the right of any receiver or trustee to enforce collection of any rents, fees, charges, or revenues for use of the project or projects necessary to pay all costs of operation and all reserves provided for, all principal and interest on all bonds of the issue, all costs of collection, and all other costs reasonably necessary to accomplish the collection of such sums in the event of any default of the authority. Such resolution and such trust agreement or

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indenture may include covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the acquisition of property for and the construction of the project and to the custody, safeguarding, and application of all funds and covenants providing for the operation, maintenance, repair, and insurance of the project or projects and may contain provisions concerning the conditions, if any, upon which additional revenue bonds may be issued. Such trust agreement or indenture may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee and may restrict the individual right of action of bondholders as is customary in securing bonds and debentures of corporations and may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out such trust may be treated as a part of the cost of maintenance, operation, and repair of the project affected by such trust.

SECTION 8. Refunding bonds.

The authority is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority for the purpose of calling, refunding, or refinancing any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act and then outstanding and to include in the amount of such refunding bonds all interest and any call premiums that may be required for the redemption and refunding of such outstanding bonds.

SECTION 9. Venue of actions, jurisdiction.

Any action to protect or enforce any rights under the provisions of this Act or any action against the authority brought in the courts of the State of Georgia shall be brought in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia, and any action pertaining to validation of any bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall be brought in said court, which shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions.

SECTION 10. Revenue bond validation.

The petition for validation of all revenue bonds of the authority shall be brought against the authority, and any contracting party whose obligation is pledged as security for the payment of the bonds sought to be validated, as defendants, and the defendants shall be required to show cause, if any exists, why such contract or contracts and the terms and conditions thereof shall not be adjudicated to be in all respects valid and binding upon such contracting parties. It shall be incumbent upon such defendants to defend against adjudication of the validity and binding effect of such contract or contracts or be forever bound thereby. Notice of such proceedings shall be included in the notice of the validation hearing required to be issued and

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published by the clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County in which court such validation proceedings shall be initiated.

SECTION 11. Interest of bondholders protected.

While any of the bonds issued by the authority remain outstanding, the powers, duties, or existence of the authority or of its officers, employees, or agents shall not be diminished, impaired, or affected in any manner that will affect adversely the interest and rights of the holders of such bonds. The provisions of this Act shall be for the benefit of the authority and the holders of any such bonds and, upon the issuance of bonds under the provisions of this Act, shall constitute a contract with the holders of such bonds.

SECTION 12. Revenues, earnings, rents, and charges; use.

(a) For the purpose of earning sufficient revenue to make possible the financing of the construction of the project or projects of the authority with revenue bonds, the authority is authorized and empowered to fix, revise, and collect rents, fees, and charges on each project which it shall cause to be acquired or constructed. Such rents, fees, or charges to be paid for the use of such project or projects shall be so fixed and adjusted so as to provide a fund sufficient with other revenue, if any, of such project or projects or of the authority:
(1) To pay the cost of operating, maintaining, and repairing the project or projects, including reserves for insurance and extraordinary repairs and other reserves required by the resolution or trust agreement or indenture pertaining to such bonds and the issuance thereof, unless such cost shall be otherwise provided for; (2) To pay the principal of and interest on such revenue bonds as the same shall become due, including call premiums, if any, the proceeds of which shall have been or shall be used to pay the cost of such project or projects; (3) To comply with any sinking fund requirements contained in the resolution or trust agreement or indenture pertaining to the issuance of and security for such bonds; (4) To perform fully all provisions of such resolution or trust agreement or indenture relating to the issuance of or security for such bonds to the payment of which such rent is pledged; (5) To accumulate any excess income which may be required by the purchasers of such bonds or may be dictated by the requirements of such resolution or trust agreement or indenture, or which may be required for achieving ready marketability of and low interest rates on such bonds; and (6) To pay any expenses in connection with such bond issue or of such project, including, but not limited to, trustees', attorney's, and fiscal agents' fees.

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(b) Such rent shall be payable at such intervals as may be agreed upon and set forth in the rental contract or lease providing therefor, and any such contract or lease may provide for the commencement of rent payments to the authority prior to the completion of the project by the authority and may provide for the payment of rent during such times as such project may be partially or wholly untenantable. (c) Such rental contract or lease may obligate the tenants or lessees to operate, maintain, and keep in good repair, including complete reconstruction, if necessary, the rented or leased premises and projects, regardless of the cause of the necessity of such maintenance, repair, or reconstruction. (d) Such rental contract or lease may obligate the tenants or lessees to indemnify and save harmless the authority from any and all damage to persons and property occurring on or by reason of the leased property or improvements thereon and to undertake, at the expense of the tenants or lessees, the defense of any action brought against the authority by reason of injury or damages to persons or property occurring on or by reason of the leased premises. (e) In the event of any failure or refusal on the part of the tenants or lessees to perform punctually any covenant or obligation contained in any such rental contract or lease, the authority may enforce performance by any legal or equitable process against the tenants or lessees. (f) The authority shall be permitted to assign any rent payable to it, pursuant to such rental contract or lease, to a trustee or paying agent as may be required by the terms of the resolution or trust agreement or indenture relating to the issuance of and security for such bonds. (g) The use and disposition of the authority's revenue shall be subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or of the trust agreement or indenture, if any, securing the same.

SECTION 13. Sinking fund.

The revenue, rents, and earnings derived from any particular project or projects and any and all revenue, rents, and earnings received by the authority, regardless of whether such revenue, rents, and earnings were produced by a particular project for which bonds have been issued, unless otherwise pledged, may be pledged by the authority to payment of the principal of and interest on revenue bonds of the authority as may be provided in any resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in any trust instrument pertaining to such bonds, and such funds so pledged, from whatever source received, may include funds received from one or more or all sources and may be set aside at regular intervals into sinking funds for which provision may be made in any such resolution or trust instrument and which may be pledged to and charged with the payment of the interest upon such revenue bonds as such interest shall become due, the principal of the bonds as the same shall mature, the necessary charges of any trustee or paying agent for paying such principal and

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interest, and any premium upon bonds retired by call or purchase, and the use and disposition of any sinking fund may be subject to such regulation as may be provided for in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust instrument securing the payment of the same.

SECTION 14. Taxation status.

The exercise of the powers conferred upon the authority under this Act shall constitute an essential governmental function for a public purpose, and to the maximum extent permitted by general law, the authority shall be required to pay no taxes or assessments upon any of the property acquired by it or under its jurisdiction, control, possession, or supervision or upon its activities in the operation and maintenance of property acquired by it or of buildings erected or acquired by it or any fees, rents, or other charges for the use of such property or buildings or other income received by the authority. This section shall not include an exemption from sales and use tax on property purchased by or for the use of the authority.

SECTION 15. Immunity from tort actions.

The authority shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as a Georgia county, and the officers, agents, and employees of the authority, when in performance of work of the authority, shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as officers, agents, and employees of a Georgia county. The authority may be sued the same as private corporations on any contractual obligation of the authority.

SECTION 16. Property not subject to levy and sale.

The property of the authority shall not be subject to levy and sale under legal process.

SECTION 17. Trust funds.

All funds received pursuant to the authority of Section 12 of this Act, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds or as revenue, rents, fees, charges, or other earnings or as grants, gifts, or other contributions, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied by the authority, solely as provided in this Act. The bondholders entitled to receive the benefits of such funds shall have a lien on all such funds until the same are applied as provided for in any such resolution or trust instrument of the authority.

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SECTION 18. Construction.

This Act and any other law enacted with reference to the authority shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of the purposes of the authority.

SECTION 19. Scope of operations.

The projects of the authority's operation shall be located in the territory embraced within the jurisdictional limits of Union City as the same now or may hereafter exist.

SECTION 20. Conveyance of property upon dissolution.

Should the authority for any reason be dissolved after full payment of all bonded indebtedness incurred under this Act, both as to principal and interest, title to all property of any kind and nature, real and personal, held by the authority at the time of such dissolution shall be conveyed to Union City, or title to any such property may be conveyed prior to such dissolution in accordance with provisions which may be made therefor in any resolution or trust instrument relating to such property, subject to any liens, leases, or other encumbrances outstanding against or in respect to said property at the time of such conveyance.

SECTION 21. Severability; effect of partial invalidity of Act.

Should any sentence, clause, phrase, or part of this Act be declared for any reason to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not affect such remainder of this Act or any part hereof, other than the part so held to be invalid, but the remaining provisions of this Act shall remain in full force and effect, and it is the express intention of this Act to enact each provision of this Act independently of any other provision hereof.

SECTION 22. General repealer.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create the Union City Public Facilities Authority; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Derrick Jackson, Representative from District 64, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Daily Report, which is the official organ of Fulton County, on the 5 of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ DERRICK JACKSON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 8 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

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Approved April 25, 2022.

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FULTON COUNTY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; SCHOOL TAXES; SENIOR CITIZENS; REFERENDUM..

No. 677 (House Bill No. 1556).

AN ACT

To provide for a new homestead exemption from Fulton County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are older than 65 years of age; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Ad valorem taxes for educational purposes" means all ad valorem taxes for educational purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Fulton County school district, including, but not limited to, any ad valorem taxes to pay interest on and to retire educational bonded indebtedness. (2) "Homestead" shall have the same meaning as in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. (3) "Senior citizen" means a person who is older than 65 years of age on or before January 1 of the year in which the application for the exemption under subsection (b) of this section is made and has been granted a homestead exemption on property located in Fulton County for at least five years prior to making such application. (b) Each resident of the Fulton County school district who is a senior citizen is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from Fulton County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation. (c) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section unless the person or person's agent files an application with the tax commissioner of Fulton County, or the designee thereof, giving the person's age and such additional information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the tax commissioner of

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Fulton County, or the designee thereof, to make a determination regarding the initial and continuing eligibility of such person for such exemption. The tax commissioner of Fulton County, or the designee thereof, shall provide application forms for this purpose. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the owner occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper application, as provided in subsection (c) of this section, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter for any year and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section to notify the tax commissioner of Fulton County, or the designee thereof, in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption. (e) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to or affect state ad valorem taxes, municipal ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes, county ad valorem taxes for county purposes, or independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other homestead exemption applicable to ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. (f) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The election superintendent of Fulton County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the Fulton County school district for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday immediately following the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Fulton County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from ( ) NO Fulton County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county school district who are older than 65 years of age and who have been granted a homestead exemption on property located in Fulton County for at least five years prior to making such application?"

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All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the Fulton County school district. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for a new homestead exemption from Fulton County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that county who are older than 65 years of age; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Chuck Martin, Representative from District 49, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Daily Report, which is the official organ of Fulton County, on the 15 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or

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otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ CHUCK MARTIN Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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MACON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION; COMPENSATION.

No. 678 (House Bill No. 1561).

AN ACT

To amend an Act providing for the board of education for the Macon County School District, approved March 27, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4112), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4081), so as to revise the compensation of the board; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. An Act providing for the board of education for the Macon County School District, approved March 27, 985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4112), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 9, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 4081), is amended by revising Section 4 as follows:

"SECTION 4. Each member of the Board of Education of Macon County shall be compensated in the amount of $300.00 for each day of attendance at meetings of the board and while meeting and traveling within or outside the state as a member of a committee of the board on official business first authorized by a majority of the board. In addition, each member of the board shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses necessarily incurred in connection with travel outside Macon County on official business of the board of education, including, but not limited to, attending training sessions or state-wide meetings; provided, however, that such travel is authorized by a majority vote of the members of the board of education prior thereto. All expenses shall be approved and verified prior to reimbursement in such manner as may be specified by the board."

SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which such Act is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing for the board of education for the Macon County School District, approved March 27, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985, p. 4112), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Patty Bentley, Representative from District 139, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Citizen Georgian, which is the official organ of Macon County, on the 7th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ PATTY BENTLEY Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 11 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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GILMER COUNTY PROBATE COURT; TECHNOLOGY FEE.

No. 679 (House Bill No. 1562).

AN ACT

To authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Gilmer County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SECTION 1. (a) The clerk of the Probate Court of Gilmer County is hereby authorized to charge and collect a technology fee to be set by the judge of the probate court in an amount not to exceed $5.00 for the filing of each civil action or proceeding with the court and not to exceed $5.00 as a surcharge upon each fine assessed by the court. Such technology fees shall be used exclusively to provide for technological needs of the Probate Court of Gilmer County. Such uses shall include only the following:
(1) Computer hardware and software purchases; (2) Lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware; (3) Purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of imaging, scanning, facsimile, communications, projection, and printing equipment and software; and (4) Procurement of services and equipment for the conservation of court records and archiving the same to digital contents for public access. (b) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be maintained in a segregated account by the clerk of the probate court and shall be used only for the purposes authorized in this section. (c) The authority to assess a technology fee pursuant to this section shall terminate on July 1, 2032, and any residual funds remaining in the fund established by this section shall remain dedicated to general Gilmer County technology uses.

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Gilmer County; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, David Ralston, Representative from District 7, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Times Courier, which is the official organ of Gilmer County, on the 2nd of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ DAVID RALSTON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 10th of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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SAVANNAH DEVELOPMENT AND RENEWAL AUTHORITY APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS; QUORUM.

No. 680 (House Bill No. 1565).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to create the Savannah Development and Renewal Authority, approved May 4, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6764), so as to revise provisions related to the appointment of authority members; to revise notice requirements regarding appointment of members; to

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revise quorum provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to create the Savannah Development and Renewal Authority, approved May 4, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6764), is amended by revising Section 5 as follows:

"SECTION 5. Membership.

(a) The authority shall be comprised of 17 members who shall be appointed by the mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah. (b) All members of the authority shall be appointed for terms of four years. Any vacancy occurring on the authority for any reason shall be filled by the original appointing body. All members of the authority shall serve until their successors are appointed and qualified. (c) Each member of the authority shall be a resident of Savannah at the time of appointment and while holding office as a member of the authority. The mayor and aldermen may invite the authority and business, civic, educational, and neighborhood associations to suggest the names of persons as nominees for appointment to the authority but shall not be required to make appointments from such nominees. (d) Prior to the appointment of any member of the authority, the mayor and aldermen shall cause a notice to be published. Such notice shall be in substantially the following form: 'The mayor and aldermen of the City of Savannah will appoint -- (Insert number) -member(s) of the Savannah Development and Renewal Authority within not less than 30 days from the publication of this notice. Any business, civic, educational, or neighborhood association and any resident of Savannah may suggest names of persons as nominees for appointment to the authority by submitting such names to the mayor and aldermen.' (e) Members of the authority shall receive no compensation for serving on the authority but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred by them in carrying out their official duties."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 6 as follows:
"(b) A majority of the appointed members of the authority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The powers and duties of the authority shall be transacted, exercised, and performed only pursuant to the affirmative vote of at least a majority of a quorum."

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize an amendment to the Savannah Development and Renewal Authority Act.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Derek Mallow, Representative from District 163, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Savannah Morning News, which is the official organ of Chatham County, on the 18th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ DEREK MALLOW Affiant
Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 11th of March, 2022, Before me:
s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia

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My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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BERRIEN COUNTY PROBATE COURT; TECHNOLOGY FEE.

No. 681 (House Bill No. 1566).

AN ACT

To authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Berrien County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) The clerk of the Probate Court of Berrien County is hereby authorized to charge and collect a technology fee to be set by the judge of the probate court in an amount not to exceed $10.00 for the filing of each civil action with the court and not to exceed $10.00 as a surcharge upon each fine assessed by the court. Such technology fees shall be used exclusively to provide for technological needs of the Probate Court of Berrien County. Such uses shall include only the following:
(1) Computer hardware and software purchases; (2) Lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware; and (3) Purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of imaging, scanning, facsimile, communications, projection, and printing equipment and software. (b) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be maintained in a segregated account by the clerk of the probate court and shall be used only for the purposes authorized in this section. (c) The authority to assess a technology fee pursuant to this section shall terminate on July 1, 2031, and any residual funds remaining in the fund established by this section shall remain dedicated to general Berrien County technology uses.

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Berrien County, and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Penny Houston, Representative from District 170, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Berrien Press, which is the official organ of Berrien County, on the 9th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ PENNY HOUSTON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 15 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

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Approved April 25, 2022.

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WALTON COUNTY PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY CREATION.

No. 682 (House Bill No. 1568).

AN ACT

To create the Walton County Public Facilities Authority; to provide for a short title; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for the membership and the appointment of members of the authority and their terms of office, duties, powers, and compensation; to provide for vacancies, organization, meetings, and expenses; to provide for definitions; to provide for the issuance and sale of revenue bonds and other obligations and their negotiability and sale and use of proceeds from such sales; to provide for conditions for issuance of such obligations; to prohibit the pledge of credit for the payment of bonds; to provide for trust indentures; to provide for payment of bond proceeds; to provide for bondholder remedies and protection; to provide for refunding bonds; to provide for bond validation; to provide for venue and jurisdiction; to provide for trust funds; to provide for the authority's purpose; to provide for charges; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for tort immunity; to provide statement of tax exemptions and exemptions from levy and sale; to provide for supplemental powers; to provide for effect on other governments; to provide for liberal construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Walton County Public Facilities Authority Act."

SECTION 2. Creation of authority; purpose.

There is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the "Walton County Public Facilities Authority," which shall be deemed to be a public corporation. Such corporation shall be separate and distinct from any public corporation or other entity heretofore created by the General Assembly and shall be an instrumentality of the State of Georgia exercising governmental powers. The authority is created for the purpose of promoting the public good

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and general welfare of the citizens of Walton County and assisting Walton County in providing facilities, equipment, and services to the citizens of Walton County and the citizens located in the territories served by Walton County in the most efficient means possible. In connection with the exercise of any of its powers, the members of the authority may make findings or determinations regarding the public good and general welfare of Walton County and the use of facilities, equipment, and services, and such findings or determinations, if made, shall be conclusive and binding.

SECTION 3. Definitions.

As used in this Act, the term: (1) "Authority" means the Walton County Public Facilities Authority created in this Act. (2) "Cost of the project" shall include: (A) The cost of construction; (B) The cost of all land or interests therein, properties, rights, easements, and franchises acquired; (C) The cost of acquiring, constructing, or erecting buildings; improvements; materials; labor; and services; (D) The cost of all machinery and equipment; (E) Financing charges, including interest prior to and during construction or acquisition of any project and for six months after such project is placed in service and operational at the level intended; (F) The cost of construction, engineering, architectural, fiscal, accounting, inspection, and legal expenses relating to any project or to the financing or refinancing of any project and other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of any project; and (G) Administrative expenses relating to any project or to the financing or refinancing thereof and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing of a project authorized by this Act; the acquisition, construction, renovation, reconstruction, or remodeling of a project; and the placing of the same in operation. Any such obligation or expense shall be regarded as a part of the cost of the project and may be paid or reimbursed as such out of any funds of the authority, including proceeds of any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act for any such project or projects and the proceeds of the sale of any contracts, lease agreements, or installment sale agreements or the amounts payable thereunder, either directly or by the creation of interests therein. (3) "County" means Walton County, Georgia. (4) "Project" means any capital project, located inside or outside the territorial boundaries of the county, determined by the authority to promote the public good or general welfare of the citizens of the county or to be necessary or convenient for the efficient operation of

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the county or any of its enterprises or systems, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, construction, renovation, improvement, extension, addition, or equipping of:
(A) Utility systems and improvements, including, without limitation, water and sewer systems and facilities, sewage and solid waste disposal systems and facilities, and electric, gas, and other similar facilities or systems; (B) Emergency facilities, including emergency, fire, sheriff, and rescue facilities; (C) Recreational facilities, including parks, athletic fields, buildings, or other similar facilities; (D) Public safety facilities, including jails; sheriff's offices, facilities, or equipment; and state patrol or other law enforcement facilities or equipment; (E) Healthcare facilities and equipment; (F) Educational, cultural, or historical facilities and equipment; (G) Transportation facilities and equipment; (H) Administrative facilities and equipment; (I) Any "undertaking" permitted by the Revenue Bond Law; and (J) Any undertaking, project, or service for which the governmental body contracting with the authority is authorized by law to undertake in the performance of its governmental, proprietary, or administrative functions; all personal property to be used in connection therewith; and the lease and sale of any part or all of such facilities, including real and personal property, so as to ensure the efficient and proper development, maintenance, and operation of such project deemed by the authority to be necessary, convenient, or desirable. (5) "Revenue bonds" means revenue bonds issued by the authority pursuant to the terms of this Act or under Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Revenue Bond Law."

SECTION 4. Powers of the authority.

The authority shall have the power: (1) To hold, own, lease, transfer, and convey real and personal property or interests; (2) To sue and be sued; (3) To have and to use a seal and to alter the same at its pleasure; (4) To acquire, construct, purchase, own, equip, operate, extend, improve, lease, and sell any project; (5) To exercise the powers conferred upon a "public corporation" or a "public authority" by Article IX, Section III, Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia, such authority being expressly declared to be a "public corporation" or a "public authority" within the meaning of such provision of the Constitution of Georgia; (6) To acquire property and projects in its own name by gift or by purchase on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper. If the authority shall deem it

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expedient to construct any project on real property or any interest therein or usufruct which is subject to the control of the county, the county is authorized to convey such real property or interest therein to the authority for no consideration or for such consideration as may be agreed upon by the authority and the county, taking into consideration the public benefit to be derived from such conveyance. The county may transfer such property or interest therein without the necessity of putting the same out for bid and without regard to any determination as to whether or not such property or interest therein is in surplus; (7) To accept gifts and bequests for its corporate purposes; (8) To appoint, select, and employ, with or without bidding, as the authority may choose, officers, agents, and employees, including engineering, architectural, and construction experts; fiscal agents, underwriters, or other advisors; and attorneys, and to fix their compensation; (9) To make and execute with public and private persons and corporations contracts, lease agreements, rental agreements, installment sale agreements, and other instruments relating to its projects and incident to the exercise of the powers of the authority, including contracts for constructing, renting, leasing, and selling its projects for the benefit of the county, provided, without limiting the generality of this paragraph, that the authority is specifically granted the power to enter into contracts, lease agreements, rental agreements, installment sale agreements, and related agreements for a term not exceeding 50 years as provided in Article IX, Section III of the Constitution of Georgia; (10) To lease, sell, transfer, or otherwise dispose of any property, real or personal, or assets of the authority or to assign its rights under its contracts, lease agreements, or installment sale agreements or its right to receive payments thereunder, either directly or through trusts or custodial arrangements whereby interests are created in such contracts, lease agreements, or installment sale agreements or the payments to be received thereunder through the issuance of trust certificates, certificates of participation, custodial receipts, or other similar instruments. In connection with any such sale, lease, transfer, or assignment, the authority need not comply with any other provision of law requiring public bidding or any announcement to the public of the sale of such property, assets, or rights; (11) To accept loans and grants of money or property of any kind from the United States, the State of Georgia, or any political subdivision or municipal corporation of the State of Georgia; (12) To borrow money for any of its corporate purposes and to issue revenue bonds, notes, or other types of indebtedness payable solely from funds or revenues of the authority pledged for that purpose and to pledge and assign any of its revenues, income, rent, charges, and fees to provide for the payment of the same and to provide for the rights of the holders of such revenue bonds; provided, however, that the power conferred by this paragraph shall not be exercised after the expiration of four years from the effective date of this Act; (13) To enter into interest rate swaps, collars, or other types of interest rate management agreements or credit enhancement or liquidity agreements relating to any obligations of the

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authority, provided that the obligation of the authority under any such agreements shall not be a general obligation of the authority but shall be a limited obligation of the authority payable from a specific source of funds identified for such purpose. To the extent permitted by general law, the authority shall be exempt from any requirement of Georgia law requiring a swap management plan or other similar plan relating to interest rate swap agreements; (14) To make such rules and regulations governing its employees and property as it may in its discretion deem proper; (15) To sue any other person or entity as any private corporation. The authority may be sued the same as any private corporation on any contractual obligation of the authority; and (16) To issue its revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations to finance or refinance any project which may be financed by the county under the Revenue Bond Law of the State of Georgia.

SECTION 5. Members of the authority; terms of office.

(a) The authority shall consist of five members as follows: (1) One shall be the chairperson of the board of commissioners of the county; (2) Two shall be other members of the board of commissioners of the county to be appointed by said board of commissioners; and (3) Two shall be residents of the county to be appointed by the board of commissioners of the county.
(b) The terms of office of the members who are members of the board of commissioners shall be concurrent with their terms of office as members of the board of commissioners. The terms of office of the remaining members of the authority shall be four years and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Successors to such members shall be appointed as the original members were appointed, as provided herein, and any vacancies shall be filled by the appointing authority, as provided herein, for the unexpired term. A majority of the members of the authority shall constitute a quorum, and no vacancy on the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority, and, in every instance, a majority vote of the quorum present shall authorize any legal act of the authority, including all things necessary to authorize and issue revenue bonds. One of the members of the authority who is also a member of the board of commissioners shall be the chairperson of the authority, with such chairperson to be elected by the board of commissioners. The authority shall elect a secretary and treasurer who need not be members of the authority. The authority may elect a vice chairperson or any number of assistant secretaries or treasurers as it may from time to time deem necessary or desirable. The members of the authority shall not be entitled to compensation for their services but shall be entitled to be reimbursed for the actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The authority shall make rules and regulations for its own governance, and it

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shall have perpetual existence. Any change in name or composition of the authority shall in no way affect the vested rights of any person under the provisions of this Act or impair the obligations of any contracts existing under this Act.

SECTION 6. Issuance and sale of revenue bonds.

The authority shall have power and is authorized from time to time to provide for the issuance and sale of negotiable revenue bonds in the manner provided by Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Revenue Bond Law," for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any one or more projects, including the cost of constructing, reconstructing, equipping, extending, adding to, or improving any such project, or for the purpose of refunding, as herein provided, any such bonds of the authority or of any other authority or public body previously issued to finance or refinance the cost of a project. The principal of and interest on such revenue bonds shall be a limited obligation of the authority payable solely from the source or sources of funds specified in the indenture or resolution of the authority authorizing the issuance of such revenue bonds. The revenue bonds of each issue shall be issued and validated under and in accordance with the provisions of the Revenue Bond Law. Such revenue bonds shall mature on such dates, bear interest at such rate or rates, whether fixed or variable, be subject to redemption, and have such other terms as the authority may provide in the indenture or resolution relating thereto. Such revenue bonds shall not be subject to any provision of Georgia law limiting the rate of interest payable thereon and may be sold in a negotiated sale or in a public sale as the authority may determine.

SECTION 7. Power to incur loans or issue notes.

The authority shall also have the power to incur indebtedness from time to time for the purpose of financing or refinancing any project or refunding any obligations previously issued for such purpose, or for any other purpose, whether in the form of a loan or through the issuance of notes, and the principal of and interest on such notes or loans shall be a limited obligation of the authority payable solely from the source or sources of funds specified in the resolution or trust indenture of the authority authorizing such loan or the issuance of such notes. Any such loan or notes shall not be required to be validated as a condition to the issuance thereof and shall have such terms as may be specified by the authority in the resolution or indenture authorizing the same.

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SECTION 8. Negotiable instruments; bonds and other obligations exempt from taxation.

All revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the negotiable instruments law of this state. All such bonds and any loan incurred or note issued as provided in this Act, to the extent authorized and permitted by general law, are declared to be issued or incurred for an essential public and governmental purpose, and such obligations and the interest thereon shall be exempt from all taxation within this state.

SECTION 9. Revenue bonds or notes not a debt or general obligation.

Revenue bonds or notes issued under the provisions of this Act or any loan incurred as authorized in this Act shall not constitute a debt or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State of Georgia or of any political subdivision or municipal corporation thereof, including the county, but shall be payable solely from the sources as may be designated in the resolution or indenture of the authority authorizing the issuance of the same. The issuance of such obligations shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the State of Georgia or any political subdivision or municipal corporation thereof, including the county, to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever for the payment thereof. No holder of any bond or receiver or trustee in connection therewith shall have the right to enforce the payment thereof against any property of the State of Georgia or any political subdivision or municipal corporation thereof, including the county, nor shall any such bond constitute a charge, lien, or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any such property. All such obligations shall contain on their face a recital setting forth substantially the foregoing provisions of this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the State of Georgia or any political subdivision, municipal corporation, or agency thereof, including the county, from obligating itself to pay the amounts required under any contract entered into with the authority pursuant to Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Georgia or any successor provision, including from funds received from taxes to be levied and collected for that purpose to the extent necessary to pay the obligations contractually incurred with the authority and from any other source.

SECTION 10. Issuance of bonds or obligations under trust indentures or resolutions.

In the discretion of the authority, any issuance of such revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or outside of the State of Georgia. Such trust indenture may pledge or assign fees, tolls, rents,

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revenues, and earnings to be received by the authority, including the proceeds derived from the financing, sale, or lease, from time to time, of any project. Either the resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds or other obligations or such trust indenture may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the owners of such bonds or obligations as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the authority or any lessee or purchaser in relation to the acquisition and construction of any project; the maintenance, operation, repair, and issuance of any project; and the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys, including the proceeds derived from the sale or lease of any project or from the sale of any such bonds, notes, or other obligations and may also contain provisions concerning the conditions, if any, upon which additional bonds, notes, or other obligations may be issued, whether on a parity with or subordinate to, any other obligations issued by the authority. Such trust indenture or resolution may set forth the rights and remedies of the owners of such obligations and of the trustee. In addition to the foregoing, such trust indenture or resolution may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the owners of such bonds or other obligations or otherwise necessary or convenient in connection with the issuance of such obligations. All expenses incurred in carrying out such trust indenture or resolution may be treated as a part of the cost of maintenance, operation, and repair of the project affected by such trust indenture or resolution.

SECTION 11. Security for the payment of bonds or other obligations.

The authority may assign or pledge any property or revenues to the payment of the principal and interest on revenue bonds of the authority as the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the trust indenture may provide. The use and disposition of such property or revenues assigned to the payment of bonds or other obligations shall be subject to the trust indenture or resolution authorizing the issuance of such revenue bonds or obligations. Any lien created by the authority for the payment of such bonds or obligations may be a first lien or a subordinate lien as the authority may provide, and any such trust indenture or resolution may provide, at the option of the authority, for the issuance of additional bonds or other obligations sharing any lien on a parity or subordinate lien basis.

SECTION 12. Refunding bonds or obligations.

The authority is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of obligations, whether revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations, for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds or other obligations issued under the provisions of this Act or under any other provision of Georgia law so long as such bonds or other obligations were issued for a purpose or project

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for which the authority could issue bonds. The issuance of such refunding bonds or other obligations and all the details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof, and the duties of the authority with respect to the same shall be governed by the foregoing provisions of this Act insofar as the same may be applicable.

SECTION 13. Principal office; venue.

The principal office of the authority shall be in the county, and the venue of any action against it shall be in Walton County, Georgia. Any action pertaining to the validation of any bonds issued under the provisions of this Act and for the validation of any contract entered into by the authority shall be brought in the Superior Court of Walton County, and such court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction of such actions. Service upon the authority of any process, subpoena, or summons shall be effected by serving the same personally upon any member of the authority.

SECTION 14. Validation of revenue bonds.

Revenue bonds of the authority shall be confirmed and validated in accordance with the procedure now or hereafter set forth in Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Revenue Bond Law," as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended. The petition for validation shall also make a party defendant to such action the county, if the county has contracted or will contract with the authority with respect to the project for which bonds are to be issued and are sought to be validated. The bonds, when validated, and the judgment of validation shall be final and conclusive with respect to the validity of such bonds against the authority and against all other persons or entities, regardless of whether such persons or entities were parties to such validation proceedings.

SECTION 15. No impairment of rights.

While any of the bonds or other obligations issued by the authority or any interests in contracts of the authority remain outstanding, the powers, duties, or existence of the authority or of its officers, employees, or agents shall not be diminished or impaired in any manner that will affect adversely the interest and rights of the holders of such bonds or obligations or such interests in contracts of the authority. The provisions of this section of this Act shall be for the benefit of the authority and of the holders of any such bonds or obligations and interests in contracts of the authority and, upon the issuance of bonds or obligations or the creation of interests in contracts of the authority under the provisions of this Act, shall

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constitute a contract with the holders of such bonds or obligations or such interests in contracts of the authority.

SECTION 16. Trust funds; permitted investments.

All moneys received by the authority pursuant to this Act, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds or obligations of the authority, as grants or other contributions, or as revenues, income, fees, and earnings, shall be deemed to be the trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Act and in such resolutions and trust indentures as may be adopted and entered into by the authority pursuant to this Act. Any such moneys or funds may be invested from time to time in such investments as may be permitted under the indenture, agreement, or resolution establishing the fund or account in which such funds are held, or if not held in such a fund or account, in such investments as would be permitted investments for a development authority created under Code Section 36-62-1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended.

SECTION 17. Power to set rates, fees, and charges.

The authority is authorized to prescribe and fix and collect rates, fees, tolls, rents, and charges and to revise, from time to time, and collect such revised rates, fees, tolls, rents, and charges for the services, facilities, or commodities furnished, including leases, concessions, or subleases of its projects, and to determine the price and terms at and under which its projects may be sold, leased, or otherwise disposed of.

SECTION 18. Essential governmental function; no taxes or assessments.

All property or interests in property owned by the authority shall be public property held and owned for governmental purposes and shall to the extent authorized and permitted by general law be exempt from ad valorem taxation. The exercise of the powers conferred upon the authority hereunder shall constitute an essential governmental function for a public purpose, and the authority shall to the extent authorized and permitted by general law not be required to pay taxes or assessments upon any of the property acquired by it or under its jurisdiction, control, possession, or supervision or upon its activities in the operation and maintenance of property acquired by it or of buildings erected or acquired by it or any fees, rentals, or other charges for the use of such property or buildings or other income received by the authority. This section shall not include an exemption from sales and use tax on property purchased by or for the use of the authority.

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SECTION 19. Immunity of authority and members.

The authority shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as the State of Georgia, and the officers, agents, and employees of the authority, when in performance of the work of the authority, shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as officers, agents, and employees of the State of Georgia.

SECTION 20. Authority property not subject to levy and sale.

The property of the authority shall not be subject to levy and sale under legal process.

SECTION 21. Authority area of operation.

The scope of the authority's operations shall be limited to the territory embraced within the territorial limits of the county and within the territorial limits of any project owned or operated by the county, as the same now or may hereafter exist; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall prevent the authority from contracting with any entity, public or private, outside of the county with respect to any project located in the county or any project located outside of the county, if the authority shall determine that entering into such contract is in the best interest of the authority and in furtherance of its public purposes.

SECTION 22. Supplemental powers.

This Act does not in any way take away from the authority any power which may be conferred upon it by law but is supplemental thereto.

SECTION 23. No power to impose taxes.

The authority shall not have the right to impose any tax on any person or property.

SECTION 24. Act to be liberally construed.

This Act shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.

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Should any sentence, clause, phrase, or part of this Act be declared for any reason to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not affect the remainder of this Act, or any part hereof, other than the part so held to be invalid, but the remaining provisions of this Act shall remain in full force and effect, and it is the express intention of this Act to enact each provision of this Act independently of any other provision hereof.

SECTION 26. Conflicting laws.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create the Walton County Public Facilities Authority; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Bruce Williamson, Representative from District 115, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the The Walton Tribune, which is the official organ of Walton County, on the 9 of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or

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(ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BRUCE WILLIAMSON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 14 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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SUMTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION; COMPENSATION.

No. 683 (House Bill No. 1572).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to create the board of elections and registration for Sumter County, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3865), so as to provide for the compensation of board members in certain circumstances; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to create the board of elections and registration for Sumter County, approved April 13, 2001 (Ga. L. 2001, p. 3865), is amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 16 as follows:
"(b) The members of the board shall receive no compensation for their service as members of the board, except as authorized by written resolution of the Sumter County Board of

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Commissioners, provided that such board members shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THERE WILL BE INTRODUCE AT THE 2022 REGULAR SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA A BILL TO AMEND THE ACT THAT CREATED THE SUMTER COUNTY BOARD OF ELECTIONS AND REGISTRATION, APPROVED APRIL 13, 2001 (GA. L. 2001, P. 3865) AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Mike Cheokas, Representative from District 138, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Americus Times-Recorder, which is the official organ of Sumter County, on the 12th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ MIKE CHEOKAS Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 16th of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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WORTH COUNTY BUILDING AUTHORITY CREATION.

No. 684 (House Bill No. 1573).

AN ACT

To create the Worth County Building Authority; to provide that the authority is a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia; to authorize the authority to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate certain projects, including buildings and facilities for use by Worth County, any other political subdivision or municipality located in Worth County, and the Worth County School District for its governmental, proprietary, and administrative functions; to provide for members of the authority and their terms, organization, and reimbursement; to provide for vacancies; to provide for definitions; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for limitations to the authority; to authorize the authority to enter into contracts and leases pertaining to uses of such facilities, which contracts and leases may obligate the lessees to make payment for the use of the facilities for the term thereof and to pledge for that purpose money derived from taxation; to provide that no debt of the State of Georgia, Worth County, any municipality or political subdivision thereof, or the Worth County School District shall be incurred by the exercise of any of the powers granted; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority payable from the revenues, rents, and earnings and other functions of the authority; to authorize the collecting and pledging of such revenues, rents, and earnings for the payment of such bonds; to authorize the adoption of resolutions and the execution of trust agreements and indentures to secure the payment of such bonds and to define the rights of the holders of such bonds; to provide for a sinking fund; to make the bonds of the authority exempt from taxation; to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds; to provide for the validation of such bonds and to fix the venue for jurisdiction of actions relating to any provision of this Act; to

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provide for immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence; to provide that the property of the authority shall not be subject to levy and sale; to provide that certain moneys are trust funds; to provide that this Act shall be liberally construed; to define the scope of the authority's operation; to provide for disposition of property upon dissolution of the authority; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Worth County Building Authority Act."

SECTION 2. Worth County Building Authority.

There is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the Worth County Building Authority, which shall be an instrumentality and a public corporation of the State of Georgia, the purpose of which shall be to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate certain projects for use by Worth County, the Worth County School District, or any other political subdivision or municipality located within Worth County for its governmental, proprietary, public, and administrative functions. The authority shall not be a state institution or a department or agency of the state, but shall be an instrumentality of the state, a mere creation of the state, being a distinct corporate entity and exempt from the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 17 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Act." The authority shall have its principal office in Worth County, and its legal situs or residence for the purposes of this Act shall be Worth County.

SECTION 3. Membership.

The authority shall consist of five members who shall be eligible to succeed themselves and who shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Worth County. No more than two members of the authority may be members of said board of commissioners. Any member of the authority who is a member of said board of commissioners shall serve for a term of office concurrent with such person's term of office as a member of said board of commissioners. Each member of the authority who is not a member of said board of commissioners shall serve for a term of office of three years, except that the initial terms of office of those members first appointed to the authority shall be specified at the time of appointment to be one, two, and, if no such member is a member of the board of

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commissioners, three years. After such initial terms, those members who are not members of said board of commissioners shall serve for terms of office of three years each. Members of the authority shall serve for the terms of office so specified and until the appointment and qualification of their respective successors. Vacancies on the authority shall be filled by said board of commissioners for the remainder of the unexpired term and until the appointment and qualification of a successor. Immediately after their appointment, the members of the authority shall enter upon their duties. The authority shall elect one of its members as chairperson and one as vice chairperson. The secretary-treasurer of the authority shall be appointed by the authority and need not be a member of the authority. Two members of the authority shall constitute a quorum and no vacancy on the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority and, in every instance, a majority vote of a quorum shall authorize any legal act of the authority, including all things necessary to authorize and issue revenue bonds. The members of the authority shall receive no compensation for their services but may be reimbursed by the authority for the actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The authority shall make rules and regulations for its own government and shall have perpetual existence.

SECTION 4. Definitions.

As used in this Act, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
(1) "Authority" shall mean the Worth County Building Authority created by this Act. (2) "Cost of project" shall include the cost of lands, buildings, improvements, machinery, equipment, property, easements, rights, franchises, material, labor, services acquired or contracted for, plans and specification, and financing charges; construction costs; interest prior to and during construction; architectural, accounting, engineering, inspection, administrative, fiscal, and legal expenses; expenses incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the project; and expenses incident to the acquiring, constructing, equipping, and operating of any project or any part thereof and to the placing of the same in operation. (3) "Project" shall mean and include real and personal property acquired or held by the authority, including all land; buildings; structures; sanitary and surface water sewers; utilities, including natural gas distribution, telecommunications, fiber, cable, and broadband services; and other public property determined by the authority to be desirable for the efficient operation of any department, board, office, commission, or agency of Worth County, the Worth County School District, any municipality or other political subdivision located in Worth County, or the State of Georgia in the performance of its governmental, proprietary, and administrative functions, provided that such services shall not include electric power generation and transmission services.

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(4) "Revenue bonds" shall mean revenue bonds issued under the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Revenue Bond Law," or under the provisions of this Act. The obligations authorized under this Act may be issued by the authority in the manner authorized under the Revenue Bond Law.

SECTION 5. Powers.

The authority shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Act, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power:
(1) To sue and be sued; (2) To adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) To make and execute with public and private persons and corporations contracts, trusts, leases, rental agreements, and other instruments relating to its projects and in furtherance of the purposes of the authority, including contracts for the constructing, renting, and leasing of its projects for the use of any county or municipality in this state; (4) To acquire in its own name by purchase on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper or by gift, grant, lease, or otherwise, real and personal property necessary or convenient for its corporate purposes, or rights and easements therein, and to use the same so long as its corporate existence shall continue and to lease or make contracts with respect to the use of or disposition of the same in any manner it deems to the best advantage of the authority. Title to any such property shall be held by the authority exclusively for the benefit of the public. (5) To improve, extend, add to, reconstruct, renovate, or remodel any project or part thereof already acquired; (6) To pledge or assign any revenues, income, rent, charges, and fees received by the authority; (7) To appoint and select agents, engineers, architects, attorneys, fiscal agents, accountants, and employees and to provide for their compensation and duties; (8) To construct, reconstruct, acquire, own, alter, repair, remodel, maintain, extend, improve, operate, manage, and equip projects located on land owned or leased by the authority; (9) To receive, accept, and use any contributions, loans, or grants by persons, firms, or corporations, including the State of Georgia and the United States of America, and any other contributions; (10) To pay all or part of the costs of any project from the proceeds of revenue bonds of the authority or from other lawful sources available to it; (11) To prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of and to exercise police powers over the projects managed or operated by the authority;

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(12) To accept, receive, and administer gifts, grants, loans and devises of money, material, and property of any kind, including loans and grants from the State of Georgia or the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the State of Georgia or the United States of America or such agency or instrumentality may impose; (13) To sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, mortgage, dispose of, grant in trust, or grant options for any real or personal property or interest therein in furtherance of the purposes of the authority; (14) As security for repayment of authority obligations, to pledge, mortgage, convey, assign, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber any property, real or personal, of such authority and to execute any trust agreement, indenture, or security agreement containing any provisions not in conflict with law, which trust agreement, indenture, or security agreement may provide for foreclosure or forced sale of any property of the authority upon default, on such obligations, either in payment of principal or interest or in the performance of any term or condition, as are contained in such agreement or indenture; (15) To borrow money for any of its corporate purposes, to issue revenue bonds payable solely from funds pledged for that purpose, and to provide for the payment of the same and for the rights of the holders thereof; (16) To exercise all powers usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions which are not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of this state; and (17) Pursuant to proper resolution of the authority, to issue revenue bonds payable from the rents and revenues of the authority and its projects, which bonds may be issued in either fully negotiable coupon form, in which event they shall have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of Georgia, or which bonds may be issued in whole or in part in nonnegotiable fully registered form without coupons, payable to a designated payee or to the registered assigns of the payee with such conversion privileges as the authority may provide, for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost associated with the projects authorized by the authority, including the cost of constructing, reconstructing, equipping, extending, adding to, or improving such projects or for the purpose of refunding, as provided in this Act, any such bonds of the authority theretofore issued. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue shall exceed the amount required for the purpose for which such bonds were issued, the surplus shall be paid into the fund provided for the payment of principal and interest on such bonds. All such revenue bonds shall be issued and validated under and in accordance with the procedures of Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the Revenue Bond Law, and in accordance with all terms and provisions thereof not in conflict with this Act, and in accordance with Code Section 50-17-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to use of facsimile signatures on public securities, and, as security for the payment of any revenue bonds so authorized, any rents and revenue of the authority may be pledged and assigned. Such bonds shall be declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose, and such bonds and all income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation within the State of Georgia. For the

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purpose of the exemption from taxation of such bonds and the income therefrom, the authority shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of Georgia.

SECTION 6. Credit not pledged and debt not created by bonds.

Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall not constitute a debt or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State of Georgia, Worth County, the Worth County School District, or any municipality or other political subdivision located in Worth County, but such bonds shall be payable from the rentals, revenue, earnings, and funds of the authority as provided in the resolution or trust agreement or indenture authorizing the issuance and securing the payment of such bonds. The issuance of such bonds shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the state or said county to levy or pledge any form of taxation for the payment thereof. No holder of any bond or receiver or trustee in connection therewith shall have the right to enforce the payment thereof against any property of the state or of said county, nor shall any such bond constitute a charge, lien, or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any such property. All such bonds shall contain on their face a recital setting forth substantially the foregoing provisions of this section.

SECTION 7. Trust agreement.

In the discretion of the authority, any issue of revenue bonds may be secured by an agreement or indenture made by the authority with a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the State of Georgia. Such trust agreement or indenture may pledge and assign rents, fees, charges, revenues, and earnings to be received by the authority. The resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds and such trust agreement or indenture may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders, including the right of appointment of a receiver upon default of the payment of any principal or interest obligation and the right of any receiver or trustee to enforce collection of any rents, fees, charges, or revenues for use of the project or projects necessary to pay all costs of operation and all reserves provided for, all principal and interest on all bonds of the issue, all costs of collection, and all other costs reasonably necessary to accomplish the collection of such sums in the event of any default of the authority. Such resolution and such trust agreement or indenture may include covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the acquisition of property for and the construction of the project and to the custody, safeguarding, and application of all funds and covenants providing for the operation, maintenance, repair, and insurance of the project or projects and may contain provisions concerning the conditions, if any, upon which additional revenue bonds may be issued. Such trust agreement or indenture may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of

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the trustee and may restrict the individual right of action of bondholders as is customary in securing bonds and debentures of corporations and may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out such trust may be treated as a part of the cost of maintenance, operation, and repair of the project affected by such trust.

SECTION 8. Refunding bonds.

The authority is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority for the purpose of calling, refunding, or refinancing any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act and then outstanding and to include in the amount of such refunding bonds all interest and any call premiums that may be required for the redemption and refunding of such outstanding bonds.

SECTION 9. Venue of actions, jurisdiction.

Any action to protect or enforce any rights under the provisions of this Act or any action against the authority brought in the courts of the State of Georgia shall be brought in the Superior Court of Worth County, Georgia, and any action pertaining to validation of any bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall be brought in said court, which shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions.

SECTION 10. Revenue bond validation.

The petition for validation of all revenue bonds of the authority shall be brought against the authority, and any contracting party whose obligation is pledged as security for the payment of the bonds sought to be validated, as defendants, and the defendants shall be required to show cause, if any exists, why such contract or contracts and the terms and conditions thereof shall not be adjudicated to be in all respects valid and binding upon such contracting parties. It shall be incumbent upon such defendants to defend against adjudication of the validity and binding effect of such contract or contracts or be forever bound thereby. Notice of such proceedings shall be included in the notice of the validation hearing required to be issued and published by the clerk of the Superior Court of Worth County in which court such validation proceedings shall be initiated.

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While any of the bonds issued by the authority remain outstanding, the powers, duties, or existence of the authority or of its officers, employees, or agents shall not be diminished, impaired, or affected in any manner that will affect adversely the interest and rights of the holders of such bonds. The provisions of this Act shall be for the benefit of the authority and the holders of any such bonds and, upon the issuance of bonds under the provisions of this Act, shall constitute a contract with the holders of such bonds.

SECTION 12. Revenues, earnings, rents, and charges; use.

(a) For the purpose of earning sufficient revenue to make possible the financing of the construction of the project or projects of the authority with revenue bonds, the authority is authorized and empowered to fix, revise, and collect rents, fees, and charges on each project which it shall cause to be acquired or constructed. Such rents, fees, or charges to be paid for the use of such project or projects shall be so fixed and adjusted so as to provide a fund sufficient with other revenue, if any, of such project or projects or of the authority:
(1) To pay the cost of operating, maintaining, and repairing the project or projects, including reserves for insurance and extraordinary repairs and other reserves required by the resolution or trust agreement or indenture pertaining to such bonds and the issuance thereof, unless such cost shall be otherwise provided for; (2) To pay the principal of and interest on such revenue bonds as the same shall become due, including call premiums, if any, the proceeds of which shall have been or shall be used to pay the cost of such project or projects; (3) To comply with any sinking fund requirements contained in the resolution or trust agreement or indenture pertaining to the issuance of and security for such bonds; (4) To perform fully all provisions of such resolution or trust agreement or indenture relating to the issuance of or security for such bonds to the payment of which such rent is pledged; (5) To accumulate any excess income which may be required by the purchasers of such bonds or may be dictated by the requirements of such resolution or trust agreement or indenture, or which may be required for achieving ready marketability of and low interest rates on such bonds; and (6) To pay any expenses in connection with such bond issue or of such project, including, but not limited to, trustees', attorney's, and fiscal agents' fees. (b) Such rent shall be payable at such intervals as may be agreed upon and set forth in the rental contract or lease providing therefor, and any such contract or lease may provide for the commencement of rent payments to the authority prior to the completion of the project by

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the authority and may provide for the payment of rent during such times as such project may be partially or wholly untenantable. (c) Such rental contract or lease may obligate the tenants or lessees to operate, maintain, and keep in good repair, including complete reconstruction, if necessary, the rented or leased premises and projects, regardless of the cause of the necessity of such maintenance, repair, or reconstruction. (d) Such rental contract or lease may obligate the tenants or lessees to indemnify and save harmless the authority from any and all damage to persons and property occurring on or by reason of the leased property or improvements thereon and to undertake, at the expense of the tenants or lessees, the defense of any action brought against the authority by reason of injury or damages to persons or property occurring on or by reason of the leased premises. (e) In the event of any failure or refusal on the part of the tenants or lessees to perform punctually any covenant or obligation contained in any such rental contract or lease, the authority may enforce performance by any legal or equitable process against the tenants or lessees. (f) The authority shall be permitted to assign any rent payable to it, pursuant to such rental contract or lease, to a trustee or paying agent as may be required by the terms of the resolution or trust agreement or indenture relating to the issuance of and security for such bonds. (g) The use and disposition of the authority's revenue shall be subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or of the trust agreement or indenture, if any, securing the same.

SECTION 13. Sinking fund.

The revenue, rents, and earnings derived from any particular project or projects and any and all revenue, rents, and earnings received by the authority, regardless of whether such revenue, rents, and earnings were produced by a particular project for which bonds have been issued, unless otherwise pledged, may be pledged by the authority to payment of the principal of and interest on revenue bonds of the authority as may be provided in any resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in any trust instrument pertaining to such bonds, and such funds so pledged, from whatever source received, may include funds received from one or more or all sources and may be set aside at regular intervals into sinking funds for which provision may be made in any such resolution or trust instrument and which may be pledged to and charged with the payment of the interest upon such revenue bonds as such interest shall become due, the principal of the bonds as the same shall mature, the necessary charges of any trustee or paying agent for paying such principal and interest, and any premium upon bonds retired by call or purchase, and the use and disposition of any sinking fund may be subject to such regulation as may be provided for in the

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resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust instrument securing the payment of the same.

SECTION 14. Taxation status.

The exercise of the powers conferred upon the authority under this Act shall constitute an essential governmental function for a public purpose, and to the maximum extent permitted by general law, the authority shall be required to pay no taxes or assessments upon any of the property acquired by it or under its jurisdiction, control, possession, or supervision or upon its activities in the operation and maintenance of property acquired by it or of buildings erected or acquired by it or any fees, rents, or other charges for the use of such property or buildings or other income received by the authority. This section shall not include an exemption from sales and use tax on property purchased by or for the use of the authority.

SECTION 15. Immunity from tort actions.

The authority shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as Worth County, and the officers, agents, and employees of the authority, when in performance of work of the authority, shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as officers, agents, and employees of Worth County. The authority may be sued the same as private corporations on any contractual obligation of the authority.

SECTION 16. Property not subject to levy and sale.

The property of the authority shall not be subject to levy and sale under legal process.

SECTION 17. Trust funds.

All funds received pursuant to the authority of Section 12 of this Act, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds or as revenue, rents, fees, charges, or other earnings or as grants, gifts, or other contributions, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied by the authority, solely as provided in this Act. The bondholders entitled to receive the benefits of such funds shall have a lien on all such funds until the same are applied as provided for in any such resolution or trust instrument of the authority.

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SECTION 18. Construction.

This Act and any other law enacted with reference to the authority shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of the purposes of the authority.

SECTION 19. Scope of operations.

The projects of the authority's operation shall be located in the territory embraced within the jurisdictional limits of Worth County as the same now or may hereafter exist.

SECTION 20. Conveyance of property upon dissolution.

Should the authority for any reason be dissolved after full payment of all bonded indebtedness incurred under this Act, both as to principal and interest, title to all property of any kind and nature, real and personal, held by the authority at the time of such dissolution shall be conveyed to Worth County, or title to any such property may be conveyed prior to such dissolution in accordance with provisions which may be made therefor in any resolution or trust instrument relating to such property, subject to any liens, leases, or other encumbrances outstanding against or in respect to said property at the time of such conveyance.

SECTION 21. Severability; effect of partial invalidity of Act.

Should any sentence, clause, phrase, or part of this Act be declared for any reason to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not affect such remainder of this Act or any part hereof, other than the part so held to be invalid, but the remaining provisions of this Act shall remain in full force and effect, and it is the express intention of this Act to enact each provision of this Act independently of any other provision hereof.

SECTION 22. General repealer.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 session of the Georgia General Assembly a bill to create the Worth County Building Authority; provide for appointment of members of same; authorize powers given to the Authority; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Bill Yearta, Representative from District 152, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Sylvester Local, which is the official organ of Worth County, on the 9th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BILL YEARTA Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 16 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia

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My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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OCMULGEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CHIEF JUDGE; TERM OF OFFICE; VACANCY.

No. 685 (House Bill No. 1578).

AN ACT

To provide for the designation of the chief judge of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit; to provide for terms of office; to provide for filling vacancies in such office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) There shall be one superior court judge designated as the chief judge of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit. That judge shall handle all duties assigned by law to the chief judge of the circuit, as well as any duties agreed upon by the other judges of the circuit. The chief judge shall serve a four-year term and shall be selected on a rotating basis according to seniority on the court as determined pursuant to subsection (b) of this section. (b) Seniority for purposes of designating a chief judge pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be determined from the day that a judge is sworn into office. Should two or more judges have been sworn in on the same day, the judge who first became a member of the State Bar of Georgia shall be the most senior. (c) The term of the chief judge serving on the effective date of this Act shall end on December 31, 2024, after which the most senior judge who was not serving as chief judge on December 31, 2024 shall serve as chief judge. (d) Thereafter, the most senior judge who has not previously served as chief judge shall be the chief judge for the next term, unless that person chooses not to serve, in which case the judge with the next most seniority shall serve as chief judge. (e) In the event that a judge, upon becoming eligible to serve as chief judge, chooses not to serve as chief judge, that judge shall decline the opportunity in writing provided to the current chief judge at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the next term of a chief judge. (f) In the event that a judge serving as chief judge becomes unwilling or unable to complete his or her term, the next most senior judge shall immediately begin serving as chief judge for

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the remainder of that calendar year and the next four years beginning January 1 of the following year, and the next new term shall begin upon completion of that four-year term. (g) Once all judges of the circuit have served or had the opportunity to serve as chief judge, the rotation shall begin again with the most senior judge serving as chief judge.

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the designation of the chief judge of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Trey Rhodes, Representative from District 120, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Monticello News, which is the official organ of Jasper County, on the 10th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ TREY RHODES Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 17 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the designation of the chief judge of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Trey Rhodes, Representative from District 120, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Times Journal Post, which is the official organ of Wilkinson County, on the 10th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TREY RHODES Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 17 of March, 2022, Before me:

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s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the designation of the chief judge of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Trey Rhodes, Representative from District 120, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Jones County News, which is the official organ of Jones County, on the 10th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TREY RHODES Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 17 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the designation of the chief judge of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Trey Rhodes, Representative from District 120, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Sparta Ishmaelite, which is the official organ of Hancock County, on the 9th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TREY RHODES Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 17 of March, 2022, Before me:

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s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the designation of the chief judge of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes.

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

AFFIDAVIT

I, Trey Rhodes, Representative from District 120, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Eatonton Messenger, which is the official organ of Putnam County, on the 10th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TREY RHODES Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 17 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the designation of the chief judge of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Trey Rhodes, Representative from District 120, state on oath as follows:
(1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Morgan County Citizen, which is the official organ of Morgan County, on the 10th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TREY RHODES Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 17 of March, 2022, Before me:

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s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the designation of the chief judge of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Trey Rhodes, Representative from District 120, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Union Recorder, which is the official organ of Baldwin County, on the 12th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TREY RHODES Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 17 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the designation of the chief judge of the Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Trey Rhodes, Representative from District 120, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Herald Journal, which is the official organ of Greene County, on the 1st of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TREY RHODES Affiant

GEORGIA LAWS 2022 SESSION
Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 17 of March, 2022, Before me:

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s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF WOODLAND NEW CHARTER.

No. 686 (House Bill No. 1579).

AN ACT

To provide a new charter for the City of Woodland; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for the exercise of powers and limitations on powers; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, prohibitions, election, terms, removal from office, method of filling vacancies, compensation, expenses, and qualifications; to provide for conflict of interest and holding other offices; to provide for inquiries and investigations; to provide for eminent domain; to provide for organization and meeting procedures; to provide for rules of procedure; to provide for quorums; to provide for ordinances; to provide for emergencies; to provide for codes of technical regulations; to provide for recordation, authentication, and codification of ordinances; to provide for the office of mayor and certain duties and powers relative to the office of mayor; to provide for a veto; to provide for a mayor pro tempore; to provide for mayoral term limits; to provide for administrative responsibilities; to provide for department heads; to provide for boards, commissions, and authorities; to provide for a city attorney and city clerk; to provide for personnel administration and policies; to provide for the establishment of a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for taxation, permits, and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for capital improvements; to provide for contracting and purchasing; to provide for sale of city property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for prior ordinances; provide for existing personnel and officers; to provide for pending matters; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to

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provide for an effective date; to repeal a specific Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

ARTICLE I. INCORPORATION AND POWERS

SECTION 1.10. Incorporation.

The City of Woodland in Talbot County is reincorporated by the enactment of this charter and is constituted and declared a municipality and body politic and corporate under the name of the "City of Woodland." References in the charter to "the city" or "this city" refer to the City of Woodland. The city shall have perpetual existence.

SECTION 1.11. Corporate boundaries.

(a) The boundaries of this city shall be those existing on the effective date of the adoption of this charter with such alterations as may be made from time to time by local law or in the manner provided by general state law. The boundaries of this city at all times shall be shown on a map, a written description, or any combination thereof, to be retained permanently in the office of the city clerk and to be designated, as the case may be: "Official Map or Description of the Corporate Limits of the City of Woodland, Georgia." Photographic, typed, or other copies of such map or description certified by the mayor shall be admitted as evidence in all courts and shall have the same force and effect as the original map or description. (b) The city council may provide for the redrawing of any such map by ordinance to reflect lawful changes in the corporate boundaries. A redrawn map shall supersede for all purposes the entire map or maps which it is designated to replace.

SECTION 1.12. Municipal powers.

(a) This city shall have all powers possible for a municipality to have under the present or future Constitution and laws of this state as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter. This city shall have all the powers of self-government not otherwise prohibited by this charter or by general law.

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(b) The powers of this city shall be construed liberally in favor of the city. The specific mention or failure to mention particular powers shall not be construed as limiting in any way the powers of this city. Said powers shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Animal regulations. To regulate and license or to prohibit the keeping or running at large of animals and fowl and to provide for the impoundment of same if in violation of any ordinance or lawful order; to provide for the disposition by sale, gift, or humane destruction of animals and fowl when not redeemed as provided by ordinance; and to provide punishment for violation of ordinances enacted under this charter; (2) Appropriations and expenditures. To make appropriations for the support of the government of the city; to authorize the expenditure of money for any purposes authorized by this charter and for any purpose for which a municipality is authorized by the laws of the State of Georgia; and to provide for the payment of expenses of this city; (3) Building regulations. To regulate and to license the erection and construction of buildings and all other structures not inconsistent with general law; to adopt building, housing, plumbing, electrical, gas, and heating and air-conditioning codes; and to regulate all housing and building trades except as otherwise prohibited by general law; (4) Business regulation and taxation. To levy and to provide for the collection of license fees and taxes on privileges, occupations, trades, and professions; to license and regulate the same; to provide for the manner and method of payment of such licenses and taxes; to provide for the due dates therefor and to provide for reasonable penalties and interest in the event of failure to pay the same; and to revoke such licenses after due process for the failure to pay any city taxes or fees; (5) Condemnation. To exercise the power of eminent domain to condemn property, inside or outside the corporate limits of the city, for present or future use and for any lawful purpose deemed necessary by the governing authority, utilizing procedures enumerated in Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (6) Contracts. To enter into contracts and agreements with other governments and entities and with private persons, firms, and corporations; (7) Emergencies. To establish procedures for determining and proclaiming that an emergency situation exists inside or outside the city and to make and carry out all reasonable provisions deemed necessary to deal with or meet such an emergency for the protection, safety, health, or well-being of the citizens of the city; (8) Environmental protection. To protect the natural resources, environment, and vital areas of the state through the preservation and improvement of air quality, the restoration and maintenance of water resources, the control of erosion and sedimentation, the management of solid and hazardous waste, and other necessary actions for the protection of the environment or to comply with mandates enacted by the State of Georgia or any other governmental agency or authority; (9) Fire regulations. To fix and establish fire limits and from time to time extend, enlarge, or restrict the same; to prescribe fire safety regulations not inconsistent with general law,

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relating to both fire prevention and detection and to firefighting; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (10) Garbage fees. To levy, fix, assess, and collect a garbage, refuse, and trash collection and disposal and other sanitary service charge, tax, or fee for such services as may be necessary in the operation of the city from all individuals, firms, and corporations residing in or doing business within the city and benefiting from such services; to enforce the payment of such charges, taxes, or fees; and to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges; (11) General health, safety, and welfare. To define, regulate, and prohibit any act, practice, conduct, or use of property which is detrimental to the health, sanitation, cleanliness, welfare, and safety of the inhabitants of the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (12) Gifts. To accept or refuse gifts, donations, bequests, or grants from any source for any purpose related to the powers and duties of the city and the general welfare of its citizens, on such terms and conditions as the donor or grantor may impose; (13) Health and sanitation. To prescribe standards of health and sanitation within the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (14) Jail sentences. To provide that persons given jail sentences in the municipal court may work out such sentences in any public works or on the streets, roads, drains, and squares in the city; to provide for the commitment of such persons to any jail; or to provide for the commitment of such persons to any county work camp or county jail; (15) Motor vehicles. To regulate the operation of motor vehicles and exercise control over all traffic, including parking, upon or across the streets, roads, alleys, and walkways of the city; (16) Municipal agencies and delegation of power. To create, alter, or abolish departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies of the city and to confer upon such agencies the necessary and appropriate authority for carrying out all the powers conferred upon or delegated to the same; (17) Municipal debts. To appropriate and borrow money for the payment of debts of the city and to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized by this charter or the laws of the State of Georgia; (18) Municipal property ownership. To acquire, dispose of, lease, and hold in trust or otherwise any real, personal, or mixed property, in fee simple or lesser interest, inside or outside the corporate limits of the city; (19) Municipal property protection. To provide for the preservation and protection of property and equipment of the city and the administration and use of same by the public and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (20) Municipal utilities. To acquire, lease, construct, operate, maintain, sell, and dispose of public utilities, including, but not limited to, a system of waterworks, sewers and drains, sewage disposal, gas works, electric plants, transportation facilities, public airports, and any other public utility; to fix the taxes, charges, rates, fares, fees, assessments, regulations,

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and penalties therefor; to provide for the withdrawal of service for refusal or failure to pay the same; to authorize the extension of water, sewerage, and electrical distribution systems, and all necessary appurtenances by which said utilities are distributed, inside and outside the corporate limits of the city; and to provide utility services to persons, firms, and corporations inside and outside the corporate limits of the city as provided by ordinance; (21) Nuisances. To define a nuisance and provide for its abatement whether on public or private property; (22) Penalties. To provide penalties for violation of any ordinances adopted pursuant to the authority of this charter and the laws of the State of Georgia; (23) Planning and zoning. To provide comprehensive city planning for development by zoning and to provide subdivision regulation and the like as the city council deems necessary and reasonable to ensure a safe, healthy, and esthetically pleasing community; (24) Police and fire protection. To exercise the power of arrest through duly appointed police officers and to establish, operate, or contract for police and a firefighting agency; (25) Public hazards; removal. To provide for the destruction and removal of any building or other structure which is or may become dangerous or detrimental to the public; (26) Public improvements. To provide for the acquisition, construction, building, operation, and maintenance of public ways, parks, playgrounds, recreational facilities, golf courses, amphitheaters, cemeteries, markets and market houses, public buildings, libraries, public housing, airports, hospitals, terminals, docks, and parking facilities or charitable, cultural, educational, recreational, conservation, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies and facilities; to provide for other public improvements inside or outside the corporate limits of the city; to regulate the use of public improvements; and, for such purposes, property may be acquired by condemnation under Title 22 of the O.C.G.A. or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (27) Public peace. To provide for the prevention and punishment of drunkenness, riots, and public disturbances; (28) Public transportation. To organize and operate or contract for such public transportation systems as are deemed beneficial or necessary; (29) Public utilities and services. To grant franchises or make contracts for public utilities and public services and to prescribe the rates, fares, regulations, and standards and conditions of service applicable to the utility or service to be provided by the franchise grantee or contractor, insofar as not in conflict with valid regulations of the Georgia Public Service Commission; (30) Regulation of roadside areas. To prohibit or regulate and control the erection, removal, and maintenance of signs, billboards, trees, shrubs, fences, buildings, and any and all other structures or obstructions upon or adjacent to the rights of way of streets and roads or within view thereof, inside or abutting the corporate limits of the city, and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violation of such ordinances; (31) Retirement. To provide and maintain a retirement plan for officers and employees of the city;

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(32) Roadways. To lay out, open, extend, widen, narrow, establish or change the grade of, abandon or close, construct, pave, curb, gutter, adorn with shade trees or otherwise improve, maintain, repair, clean, prevent erosion of, and light the roads, alleys, and walkways within the corporate limits of the city; to negotiate and execute leases over, through, under, or across any city property or the right of way of any street, road, alley, and walkway or portion thereof within the corporate limits of the city for bridges, passageways, or any other purpose or use between buildings on opposite sides of the street and for other bridges, overpasses, and underpasses for private use at such location and to charge a rental therefor in such manner as may be provided by ordinance; to authorize and control the construction of bridges, passageways, overpasses, and underpasses within the corporate limits of the city; to grant franchises and rights of way throughout the streets and roads and over the bridges and viaducts for the use of public utilities and for private use; and to require real estate owners to repair and maintain in a safe condition the sidewalks adjoining their lots or lands and to impose penalties for failure to do so; (33) Sewer fees. To levy a fee, charge, or sewer tax as necessary to assure the acquiring, construction, equipping, operating, maintaining, and extending of a sewage disposal plant and sewerage system; to levy on those to whom sewers and sewerage systems are made available a sewer service fee, charge, or tax for the availability or use of the sewers, except that no fee or charge for sewers shall be assessed against any abutting real estate which cannot be served by such sewers; to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charge; and to impose and collect a sewer connection fee or fees to those connected with the system; (34) Solid waste disposal. To provide for the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse and to regulate the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse by others and to provide for the separate holding of glass, tin, aluminum, cardboard, paper, and other recyclable materials and provide for the sale of such items; (35) Special areas of public regulation. To regulate or prohibit junk dealers, pawn shops; to regulate or prohibit the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors; and to regulate or prohibit the use of firearms; to regulate the transportation, storage, and use of combustible, explosive, and inflammable materials, the use of lighting and heating equipment, and any other business or situation which may be dangerous to persons or property; to regulate and control peddlers and itinerant traders, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and shows of any kind, by taxing or otherwise; and to license, tax, regulate, or prohibit professional fortunetelling, palmistry, adult bookstores, massage parlors, and entertainment displaying nudity; (36) Special assessments. To levy and provide for the collection of special assessments to cover the costs of any public improvement; (37) Taxes: ad valorem. To levy and provide for the assessment, valuation, revaluation, and collection of taxes on all property subject to taxation; (38) Taxes: other. To levy and collect such other taxes as may be allowed now or in the future by law;

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(39) Taxicabs or similar conveyances. To regulate and license vehicles operated for hire in the city; to limit the number of such vehicles; to require the operators thereof to be licensed; to require public liability insurance on such vehicles in the amounts to be prescribed by ordinance; and to regulate the parking of such vehicles; (40) Urban redevelopment. To organize and operate an urban redevelopment program; and (41) Other powers. To exercise and enjoy all other powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities necessary or desirable to promote or protect the safety, health, peace, security, good order, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of the city and its inhabitants; to exercise all implied powers necessary to carry into execution all powers granted in this charter as fully and completely as if such powers were fully stated in this charter; and to exercise all powers now or in the future authorized to be exercised by other municipal governments under other laws of the State of Georgia; and no listing of particular powers in this charter shall be held to be exclusive of others, nor restrictive of general words and phrases granting powers, but shall be held to be in addition to such powers unless expressly prohibited to municipalities under the Constitution or applicable laws of the State of Georgia. (c) Exercise of powers. All powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of the city, its officers, agencies, or employees shall be carried into execution as provided by this charter. If this charter makes no provision, such shall be carried into execution as provided by ordinance or as provided by pertinent laws of the State of Georgia.

ARTICLE II. GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ELECTIONS, AND REMOVAL

SECTION 2.10. City council creation; composition; number; election.

(a) The governing authority of this city, except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, shall be vested in a city council to be composed of a mayor and five councilmembers. (b) The city council established shall in all respects be a successor to and a continuation of the governing authority under prior law. The mayor and councilmembers shall be elected in the manner provided by general law and this charter. (c) Councilmembers shall be elected by the voters of the city at large in accordance with provisions of Article V. The mayor shall be elected as provided in Section 2.27.

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SECTION 2.11. Mayor and city council terms and qualifications for office.

The mayor and councilmembers shall serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless that person has been a resident of the State of Georgia and City of Woodland for at least 12 months prior to the date of election of mayor or councilmembers; each shall continue to reside therein during that mayor's or member's period of service and shall be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of this city.

SECTION 2.12. Vacancies in office.

(a) The office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant upon the incumbent's death, resignation, forfeiture of office, or occurrence of any event specified by the Constitution of the State of Georgia, Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted. (b) The office of the mayor or councilmember shall be deemed to become vacant when the mayor or any councilmember shall have been absent for three consecutive regular meetings or six regular meetings in one calendar year, and the council shall then pass a resolution at a regular monthly meeting declaring said vacancy. (c) A vacancy in the office of a councilmember shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, by appointment by the mayor if less than 12 months remains in the unexpired term. If such vacancy occurs 12 months or more prior to the expiration of the term of that office, such office shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a special election, as provided for in Section 5.14 and in accordance with Titles 21 and 45 of the O.C.G.A., or other such laws as are or may hereafter be enacted. (d) This provision shall also apply to any temporary vacancy created by the suspension from office of the mayor or any councilmember.

SECTION 2.13. Compensation and expenses.

The mayor and councilmembers shall receive compensation and expenses for their services as provided by ordinance and in accordance with the laws of the State of Georgia.

SECTION 2.14. Holding other office; voting when financially interested.

(a) Elected and appointed officers of the city are trustees and servants of the residents of the city and shall act in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of such residents.

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(b) Except as authorized by law, the mayor or any councilmember shall not hold any other city office or city employment during the term for which that person was elected. (c) Neither the mayor nor any councilmember shall vote upon, sign, or veto any ordinance, resolution, contract, or other matter in which that person is financially interested.

SECTION 2.15. Inquiries and investigations.

Following the adoption of an authorizing resolution, the city council may make inquiries and investigations into the affairs of the city and the conduct of any department, office, or agency thereof, and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. Any person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in the exercise of these powers by the city council shall be punished as provided by ordinance.

SECTION 2.16. General power and authority of the city council.

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law or this charter, the city council shall be vested with all the powers of government of this city. (b) In addition to all other powers conferred upon it by law, the council shall have the authority to adopt and provide for the execution of such ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter and the Constitution and the laws of the State of Georgia, which it shall deem necessary, expedient, or helpful for the peace, good order, protection of life and property, health, welfare, sanitation, comfort, convenience, prosperity, and well-being of the inhabitants of the City of Woodland and may enforce such ordinances by imposing penalties for violation thereof.

SECTION 2.17. Eminent domain.

The city council is empowered to acquire, construct, operate, and maintain public ways, parks, public grounds, cemeteries, markets, market houses, public buildings, libraries, sewers, drains, sewage treatment, waterworks, electrical systems, gas systems, airports, hospitals, and charitable, educational, recreational, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal and medical institutions, agencies and facilities, and any other public improvements inside or outside the city, and to regulate the use thereof, and for such purposes, property may be condemned under procedures established under general law applicable now or as provided in the future.

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SECTION 2.18. Organizational meeting.

The city council shall hold an organizational meeting no later than December 31 of each year. Such meeting shall be called to order by the mayor and the oath of office shall be administered to the newly elected members by the city clerk or a judicial officer authorized to administer oaths and shall, to the extent that it comports with federal and state law, read as follows:
"I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will faithfully perform the duties of (mayor)(councilmember) of this city and that I will support and defend the charter thereof as well as the constitutions and laws of the State of Georgia and of the United States of America."

SECTION 2.19. Regular and special meetings.

(a) The city council shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as shall be prescribed by ordinance. (b) Special meetings of the city council may be held on call of the mayor. Notice of such special meetings shall be served on all other members personally, or by telephone personally, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Such notice to councilmembers shall not be required if the mayor and all councilmembers are present when the special meeting is called. Such notice of any special meeting may be waived by a councilmember in writing before or after such a meeting, and attendance at such meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice on any business transacted in such councilmember's presence. Only the business stated in the call may be transacted at the special meeting. (c) All meetings of the city council shall be public to the extent required by law and notice to the public of special meetings shall be made fully as is reasonably possible as provided by Code Section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A., or other such applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 2.20. Rules of procedure.

(a) The city council shall adopt its rules of procedure and order of business consistent with the provisions of this charter and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings, which shall be a public record. (b) All committees and committee chairpersons and officers of the city council shall be appointed by the mayor and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. The mayor shall have the power to appoint new members to any committee at any time.

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The mayor and three councilmembers, or the mayor pro tem and three councilmembers without the mayor, shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact business of the city council. Voting on the adoption of ordinances shall be by voice vote and the vote shall be recorded in the journal, but any member of the city council shall have the right to request a roll call vote and such vote shall be recorded in the journal. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the affirmative vote of three councilmembers shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion.

SECTION 2.22. Ordinance form; procedures.

(a) Every proposed ordinance should be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain a subject which is not expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be "It is hereby ordained by the governing authority of the City of Woodland" and every ordinance shall so begin. (b) An ordinance may be introduced by the mayor or any councilmember and shall be read at a regular or special meeting of the city council. Ordinances shall be considered and adopted or rejected by the city council in accordance with the rules which it shall establish; provided, however, that an ordinance shall not be adopted the same day it is introduced, except for emergency ordinances as provided for in Section 2.24. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the clerk shall as soon as possible distribute a copy to the mayor and to each councilmember and shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the clerk and at such other public places as the city council may designate.

SECTION 2.23. Action requiring an ordinance.

Acts of the city council which have the force and effect of law shall be enacted by ordinance.

SECTION 2.24. Emergencies.

(a) To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property, or public peace, the city council may convene on call of the mayor or four councilmembers and promptly adopt an emergency ordinance, but such ordinance shall not levy taxes; grant, renew, or extend a franchise; regulate the rate charged by any public utility for its services; or authorize the borrowing of money except for loans to be repaid within 30 days. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be

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plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists, and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms. An emergency ordinance may be adopted, with or without amendment, or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least three councilmembers shall be required for adoption. It shall become effective upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance shall automatically stand repealed 30 days following the date upon which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent reenactment of the ordinance in the manner specified in this section if the emergency still exists. An emergency ordinance may also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances. (b) Such meetings shall be open to the public to the extent required by law and notice to the public of emergency meetings shall be made as fully as is reasonably possible in accordance with Code Section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 2.25. Codes of technical regulations.

(a) The city council may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing such adopting ordinance shall be as prescribed for ordinances generally except that:
(1) The requirements of subsection (b) of Section 2.22 for distribution and filing of copies of the ordinance shall be construed to include copies of any code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance; and (2) A copy of each adopted code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance, shall be authenticated and recorded by the clerk pursuant to Section 2.26. (b) Copies of any adopted code of technical regulations shall be made available by the city clerk for inspection by the public.

SECTION 2.26. Signing; authenticating; recording; codification; printing.

(a) The city clerk shall authenticate by the clerk's signature and record in full in a properly indexed book kept for that purpose, all ordinances adopted by the council. (b) The city council shall provide for the preparation of a general codification of all the ordinances of the city having the force and effect of law. The general codification shall be adopted by the city council by ordinance and shall be published promptly, together with all amendments thereto and such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the city council may specify. This compilation shall be known and shall be cited officially as "The Code of the City of Woodland, Georgia." Copies of the code shall be furnished to

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all officers, departments, and agencies of the city, and made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price as fixed by the city council. (c) The city council shall cause each ordinance and each amendment to this charter to be printed promptly following its adoption, and the printed ordinances and charter amendments shall be made available for purchase by the public at reasonable prices to be fixed by the city council. Following publication of the first code under this charter and at all times thereafter, the ordinances and charter amendments shall be printed in substantially the same style as the code currently in effect and shall be suitable in form for incorporation therein. The city council shall make such further arrangements as deemed desirable with reproduction and distribution of any current changes in or additions to codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations included in the code.

SECTION 2.27. Selection of mayor and mayor pro tempore.

(a) At every other regular election the voters of the city shall elect a mayor at large for a term of four years. The mayor shall be a qualified elector of this city and shall have been a resident of the State of Georgia and the City of Woodland for at least 12 months prior to the election. The mayor shall continue to reside in the city during the period of service. The mayor shall forfeit the office on the same grounds and under the same procedure as for councilmembers. The compensation of the mayor shall be established in the same manner as for councilmembers. (b) By a majority vote, the city council shall elect a councilmember to serve as mayor pro tem. The mayor pro tem shall assume the duties and powers of the mayor during the mayor's physical or mental disability or absence. Any such disability or absence shall be declared by a majority vote of the city council. The mayor pro tem shall sign all contracts and ordinances in which the mayor has a disqualifying financial interest as provided in Section 2.14. The term of office for the mayor pro tem shall be four years.

SECTION 2.28. Powers and duties of mayor.

The mayor shall: (1) Preside at all meetings of the city council; (2) Be the head of the city for the purpose of service of process and for ceremonial purposes, and shall be the official spokesperson for the city and the chief advocate of policy; (3) Have power to administer oaths and to take affidavits; (4) Sign as a matter of course on behalf of the city all written and approved contracts, ordinances, and other instruments executed by the city which by law are required to be in writing;

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(5) Vote on matters before the city council as provided in this charter; and (6) Fulfill such other executive and administrative duties as the city council shall authorize by ordinance.

SECTION 2.29. Conflicts of interest; holding other offices.

(a) Elected and appointed officers of the city are trustees and servants of the residents of the city and shall act in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of such residents. (b) Conflict of Interest - No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or political entity to which this charter applies shall knowingly:
(1) Engage in any business or transaction, or have a financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of that person's official duties or which would tend to impair the independence of the official's judgment or action in the performance of those official duties; (2) Engage in or accept private employment, or render services for private interests when such employment or service is incompatible with the proper discharge of that person's official duties or would tend to impair the independence of the official's judgment or action in the performance of those official duties; (3) Disclose confidential information, including information obtained at meetings which are closed pursuant to Chapter 14 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., concerning the property, government, or affairs of the governmental body by which the official is engaged without proper legal authorization; or use such information to advance the financial or other private interest of the official or others; (4) Accept any valuable gift, whether in the form of service, loan, thing, or promise, from any person, firm or corporation which to the official's knowledge is interested, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, in business dealings with the governmental body by which the official is engaged; provided, however, that an elected official who is a candidate for public office may accept campaign contributions and services in connection with any such campaign; (5) Represent other private interests in any action or proceeding against this city or any portion of its government; or (6) Vote or otherwise participate in the negotiation or in the making of any contract with any business or entity in which the official has financial interest. (c) Disclosure- Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee who shall have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within any department of the city shall disclose such interest to the city council. The mayor or any councilmember who has a financial interest in any matter pending before the city council shall disclose such interest and such disclosure shall be entered on the records of the city council, and that official shall disqualify himself or herself from participating in any decision or vote relating thereto. Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee of any agency

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or political entity to which this charter applies who shall have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within such entity shall disclose such interest to the governing body of such agency or entity. (d) Use of Public Property - No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or entity to which this charter applies shall use property owned by such governmental entity for personal benefit, convenience, or profit except in accordance with policies promulgated by the city council or the governing body of such agency or entity. (e) Contracts Voidable and Rescindable - Any violation of this section which occurs with the knowledge, express or implied, of a party to a contract or sale shall render said contract or sale voidable at the option of the city council. (f) Ineligibility of Elected Official - Except where authorized by law, neither the mayor nor any councilmember shall hold any other elective or compensated appointive office in the city or otherwise be employed by said government or any agency thereof during the term for which that official was elected. No former mayor and no former councilmember shall hold any compensated appointive office in the city until one year after the expiration of the term for which that official was elected. (g) Political Activities of Certain Officers and Employees - No appointive officer of the city shall continue in such employment upon qualifying as a candidate for nomination or election to any public office. No employee of the city shall continue in such employment upon election to any public office in this city or any other public office which is inconsistent, incompatible or in conflict with the duties of the city employee. Such determination shall be made by the mayor and council either immediately upon election or at any time such conflict may arise. (h) Penalties for Violation
(1) Any city officer or employee who knowingly conceals such financial interest or knowingly violates any of the requirements of this section shall be guilty of malfeasance in office or position and shall be deemed to have forfeited that person's office or position. (2) Any officer or employee of the city who shall forfeit an office or position as described in paragraph (1) above shall be ineligible for appointment or election to or employment in a position in the city government for a period of three years thereafter.

ARTICLE III. ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS

SECTION 3.10. Department heads.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the city council by ordinance shall prescribe the functions or duties and establish, abolish, or alter all nonelective offices, positions of employment, departments, and agencies of the city as necessary for the proper administration of the affairs and government of this city.

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(b) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, the directors of departments and other appointed officers of the city shall be appointed solely on the basis of their respective administrative and professional qualifications. (c) All appointed officers and directors of departments shall receive such compensation as prescribed by ordinance or resolution. (d) The city clerk shall be director or chief of each department or agency. The city clerk shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the city council, be responsible for the administration and direction of the affairs and operations of the departments or agencies.

SECTION 3.11. Boards, commissions, and authorities. (a) The city council shall create by ordinance such boards, commissions, and authorities to fulfill any investigative, quasi-judicial, or quasi-legislative function the city council deems necessary and shall by ordinance establish the composition, period of existence, duties, and powers thereof. (b) All members of boards, commissions, and authorities of the city shall be appointed by the city council for such terms of office and in such manner as shall be provided by ordinance, except where other appointing authority, terms of office, or manner of appointment is prescribed by this charter or by law. (c) The city council, by ordinance, may provide for the compensation and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses of the members of any board, commission, or authority. (d) Except as otherwise provided by charter or by law, no member of any city board, commission, or authority shall hold any elective office in the city nor shall any such member be a city employee during the tenure of such service. (e) Any vacancy on a board, commission, or authority of the city shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed for the original appointment, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law. (f) No member of a board, commission, or authority shall assume office until he or she has executed and filed with the clerk of the city an oath obligating himself or herself to perform faithfully and impartially the duties of his or her office, such oath to be prescribed by ordinance and administered by the mayor. (g) All members of a board, commission, or authority serve at-will and any member of a board, commission, or authority may be removed from office for cause by a vote of three members of the city council unless otherwise provided by law. (h) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, each board, commission, or authority of the city shall elect one of its members as chairperson and one member as vice-chairperson, and may elect as its secretary one of its own members or may appoint as secretary an employee of the city. Each board, commission, or authority of the city government may establish such bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter, ordinances of the city, or law, as it deems appropriate and necessary for the

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fulfillment of its duties or the conduct of its affairs. Copies of such bylaws, rules, and regulations shall be filed with the city clerk.

SECTION 3.12. City attorney.

The city council shall appoint a city attorney, together with such assistant city attorneys as may be authorized, and shall provide for the payment of such attorney or attorneys for services rendered to the city. The city attorney shall be responsible for providing for the representation and defense of the city in all litigation in which the city is a party; may be the prosecuting officer in the municipal court; shall attend the meetings of the council as directed; shall advise the city council, mayor, and other officers and employees of the city concerning legal aspects of the city's affairs; and shall perform such other duties as may be required by virtue of the person's position as city attorney.

SECTION 3.13. City clerk.

The city council shall appoint a city clerk who shall not be a councilmember. The city clerk shall be custodian of the official city seal, maintain city council records required by this charter, and perform such other duties as may be required by the city council. The city clerk shall also serve as supervisor of all other city employees as specified in Section 3.10. The city clerk shall prepare and submit to the city council a recommended annual operating budget and recommended capital budget. The city clerk may also be known as "the clerk."

SECTION 3.14. Personnel administration.

The city clerk shall be responsible for the preparation of a position classification and pay plan which shall be submitted to the city council for approval. Such plan may apply to all employees of the city and any of its agencies, departments, boards, commissions, or authorities. When a pay plan has been adopted, the city council shall not increase or decrease the salary range applicable to any position except by amendment of such pay plan. For purposes of this section, all elected and appointed city officials are not city employees.

SECTION 3.15. Personnel policies.

All employees serve at-will and may be removed from office at any time unless otherwise provided by ordinance. All employees shall be informed by the city clerk that they serve at-will at the time of their first employment.

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ARTICLE IV. JUDICIAL BRANCH

SECTION 4.10. Municipal court.

The mayor and city council shall be authorized to establish a city court to be known as the Municipal Court of the City of Woodland, Georgia.

SECTION 4.11. Judges.

(a) The municipal court shall be presided over by a chief judge and such part-time, full-time, or stand-by judges as shall be provided by ordinance. The method of selection and terms of such judges shall be provided by Chapter 32 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., or by ordinance. (b) No person shall be qualified or eligible to serve as a judge on the municipal court unless he or she is a member of the State Bar of Georgia. All judges shall be appointed by the mayor and city council and shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. (c) Compensation of the judge or judges shall be fixed by ordinance. (d) Judges may be removed as provided by general law. (e) Before assuming office, each judge shall take an oath, given by the mayor, that the judge will honestly and faithfully discharge the duties of the office to the best of that person's ability and without fear, favor, or partiality. The oath shall be entered upon the minutes of the city council journal.

SECTION 4.12. Convening of court.

The municipal court shall be convened at regular intervals as provided by ordinance. The city council may convene, suspend operations, and reconvene the municipal court from time to time.

SECTION 4.13. Powers.

(a) The municipal court shall try and punish violations of this charter, all city ordinances, and such other violations as provided by law. (b) The municipal court shall have the authority to punish those in its presence for contempt, provided that such punishment shall not exceed a fine of $1,000.00 or 180 days in jail, or both.

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(c) The municipal court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction not exceeding a fine of $1,000.00 or imprisonment for 180 days, or both such fine and imprisonment, or may fix punishment by fine, imprisonment, or alternative sentencing as now or hereafter provided by law. (d) The municipal court shall have the authority to establish a schedule of fees to defray the cost of operation and shall be entitled to reimbursement of the actual cost of meals, transportation, and caretaking of prisoners bound over to superior courts for violation of state law. (e) The municipal court shall have authority to establish bail and recognizance to ensure the presence of those charged with violations before said court, and shall have discretionary authority to accept cash or personal or real property as surety for the appearance of persons charged with violations. When any person provides bail for a defendant's appearance and such defendant fails to appear at the time fixed for trial, the bond shall be forfeited by the judge presiding at such time, and an execution issued thereon by serving the defendant and the defendant's sureties with a rule nisi, at least two days before a hearing on the rule nisi. In the event that cash or property is accepted in lieu of bond for security for the appearance of a defendant at trial, and if such defendant fails to appear at the time and place fixed for trial, the cash so deposited shall be on order of the judge declared forfeited to the city, or the property so deposited shall have a lien against it for the value forfeited which lien shall be enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a lien for city property taxes. (f) The municipal court shall have the same authority as superior courts to compel the production of evidence in the possession of any party; to enforce obedience to its orders, judgments, and sentences; and to administer such oaths as necessary. (g) The municipal court may compel the presence of all parties necessary to a proper disposal of each case by the issuance of summonses, subpoenas, and warrants which may be served as executed by any officer as authorized by this charter or by law. (h) Each judge of the municipal court shall be authorized to issue warrants for the arrest of persons charged with offenses against any ordinance of the city, and each judge of the municipal court shall have the same authority as a magistrate of the state to issue warrants for offenses against state laws committed within the city.

SECTION 4.14. Certiorari and appeal.

The right of certiorari from the decision and judgment of the municipal court shall exist in all criminal cases and ordinance violation cases, and such certiorari shall be obtained under the sanction of a judge of the Superior Court of Talbot County under the laws of the State of Georgia regulating the granting and issuance of writs of certiorari.

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SECTION 4.15. Rules.

With the approval of the mayor and city council, the judge shall have full power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations necessary and proper to secure the efficient and successful administration of the municipal court; provided, however, that the city council may adopt in part or in total the rules and regulations applicable to superior courts. The rules and regulations made or adopted shall be filed with the court clerk, shall be available for public inspection, and, upon request, shall be furnished to the public for the reasonable cost of copying and printing the same, provided that such copies shall be furnished to all defendants in municipal court proceedings at least 48 hours prior to said proceedings.

ARTICLE V. ELECTIONS AND REMOVAL

SECTION 5.10. Applicability of general law.

All primaries and elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as now or hereafter amended.

SECTION 5.11. Election of the city council and mayor.

(a) There shall be a municipal general election in the odd-numbered years on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November. (b) There shall be elected the mayor and five councilmembers at every regular election thereafter. The councilmember positions shall be designated as Mayor, Council Post 1, Council Post 2, Council Post 3, Council Post 4, and Council Post 5 and shall all be at large. (c) Terms for the mayor and each councilmember shall be for four years. (d) The city council shall appoint a city superintendent of elections pursuant to general law.

SECTION 5.12. Nonpartisan elections.

Political parties shall not conduct primaries for city offices and all names of candidates for city offices shall be listed without party designations.

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The person receiving a plurality of the votes cast for any city office shall be elected.

SECTION 5.14. Special elections; vacancies.

In the event that the office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant as provided in Section 2.12, the city council or those remaining shall order a special election to fill the balance of the unexpired term of such official; provided, however, that if such vacancy occurs within 12 months of the expiration of the term of that office, the mayor shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the term. In all other respects, the special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as now or hereafter amended.

SECTION 5.15. Other provisions.

Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall by ordinance prescribe such rules and regulations it deems appropriate to fulfill any options and duties under Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as now or hereafter amended.

SECTION 5.16. Removal of officers.

(a) The mayor, councilmembers, or other appointed officers provided for in this charter shall be removed from office for any one or more of the causes provided in Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted. (b) Removal of an officer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be accomplished through the following:
(1) After a hearing at which an impartial panel shall render a decision. In the event an elected officer is sought to be removed by the action of the city council, such officer shall be entitled to a written notice specifying the grounds for removal and to a public hearing which shall be held not less than ten days after the service of such written notice. The city council shall provide by ordinance for the manner in which such hearings shall be held. Any elected officer sought to be removed from office as herein provided shall have the right of appeal from the decision of the city council to the Superior Court of Talbot County. Such appeal shall be governed by the same rules as govern appeals to the superior court from the probate court; or

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(2) By an order of the Superior Court of Talbot County following a hearing on a complaint seeking such removal brought by any resident of the City of Woodland.

ARTICLE VI. FINANCE

SECTION 6.10. Property tax.

The city council may assess, levy, and collect an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property within the corporate limits of the city that is subject to such taxation by the state and county. This tax is for the purpose of raising revenues to defray the costs of operating the city government, of providing governmental services, for the repayment of principal and interest on general obligations, and for any other public purpose as determined by the city council in its discretion.

SECTION 6.11. Millage rate.

The city council by ordinance shall establish a millage rate for the city property tax, a due date, and the time period within which such taxes shall be paid. The city council by ordinance may provide for the payment of such taxes by installments or in one lump sum, as well as authorize the voluntary payment of such taxes prior to the time when due. The city may contract with the Tax Commissioner of Talbot County to prepare municipal tax digests and assess and collect municipal taxes pursuant to general law.

SECTION 6.12. Occupation taxes and business license fees.

The city council by ordinance shall have the power to levy such occupation or business taxes as are not denied by law. Such taxes may be levied on both individuals and corporations that transact business in this city or that practice or offer to practice any profession or calling within the city to the extent such persons have a constitutionally sufficient nexus to this city to be so taxed. The city council may classify businesses, occupations, professions, or callings for the purpose of such taxation in any way which may be lawful and, if unpaid, may compel the payment of such taxes as provided in Section 6.18.

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The city council by ordinance shall have the power to require businesses or practitioners doing business within this city to obtain a permit for such activity from the city and pay a reasonable regulatory fee for such permit as provided by general law. Such fees shall reflect the total cost to the city of regulating the activity, and if unpaid, shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18.

SECTION 6.14. Franchises.

(a) The city council shall have the power to grant franchises for the use of this city's streets and alleys for the purposes of railroads, street railways, telephone companies, electric companies, electric membership corporations, cable television and other telecommunications companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations. The city council shall determine the duration, terms, whether the same shall be exclusive or nonexclusive, and the consideration for such franchises; provided, however, that no franchise shall be granted for a period in excess of 35 years and no franchise shall be granted unless the city receives just and adequate compensation therefor. The city council shall provide for the registration of all franchises with the city clerk in a registration book kept by the clerk. The city council may provide by ordinance for the registration within a reasonable time of all franchises previously granted. (b) If no franchise agreement is in effect, the city council has the authority to impose a tax on gross receipts for the use of this city's streets and alleys for the purposes of railroads, street railways, telephone companies, electric companies, electric membership corporations, cable television and other telecommunications companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations.

SECTION 6.15. Service fees.

The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect fees, charges, assessments, and tolls for sewers, sanitary, and health services, or any other services provided or made available within and without the corporate limits of the city. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18.

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SECTION 6.16. Special assessments.

The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect the cost of constructing, reconstructing, widening, or improving any public way, street, sidewalk, curbing, gutters, sewers, or other utility mains, and appurtenances from the abutting property owners. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18.

SECTION 6.17. Other taxes.

This city shall be empowered to levy any other tax allowed now or hereafter by law, and the specific mention of any right, power, or authority in this article shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general powers of this city to govern its local affairs.

SECTION 6.18. Collection of delinquent taxes.

The city council, by ordinance, may provide generally for the collection of delinquent taxes, fees, or other revenue due the city under Sections 6.10 through 6.17 by whatever reasonable means as are not precluded by law. This shall include providing for the dates when the taxes or fees are due, late penalties or interest, issuance and execution of fi.fas., creation and priority of liens, making delinquent taxes and fees personal debts of the persons required to pay the taxes or fees imposed, revoking city permits for failure to pay any city taxes or fees, and providing for the assignment or transfer of tax executions.

SECTION 6.19. General obligation bonds.

The city council shall have the power to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized under this charter or the laws of the State of Georgia. Such bonding authority shall be exercised in accordance with the laws governing bond issuance by municipalities in effect at the time said issue is undertaken.

SECTION 6.20. Revenue bonds.

Revenue bonds may be issued by the city council as state law now or hereafter provides. Such bonds are to be paid out of any revenue produced by the project, program, or venture for which they were issued.

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The city may obtain short-term loans and must repay such loans not later than December 31 of each year, unless otherwise provided by law.

SECTION 6.22. Lease-purchase contracts.

The city may enter into multiyear lease, purchase, or lease-purchase contracts for the acquisition of goods, materials, real and personal property, services, and supplies, provided that the contract terminates without further obligation on the part of the municipality at the close of the calendar year in which it was executed and at the close of each succeeding calendar year for which it may be renewed. Contracts must be executed in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 36-60-13 of the O.C.G.A., or other such applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 6.23. Preparation of budgets; fiscal year.

The city council shall provide an ordinance on the procedures and requirements for the preparation and execution of an annual operating budget, a capital improvement plan and a capital budget, including requirements as to the scope, content and form of such budgets and plans. The city council shall set the fiscal year by ordinance. This fiscal year shall constitute the budget year and the year for financial accounting and reporting of each and every office, department, agency, and activity of the city government.

SECTION 6.24. Submission of operating budget to city council.

On or before a date fixed by the city council but not later than one day prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the city clerk shall submit to the city council a proposed operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall be accompanied by a message from the city clerk containing a statement of the general fiscal policies of the city, the important features of the budget, explanations of major changes recommended for the next fiscal year, a general summary of the budget, and such other pertinent comments and information. The operating budget and the capital budget hereinafter provided for, the budget message, and all supporting documents shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be open to public inspection.

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SECTION 6.25. Action by city council on budget.

(a) The city council may amend the operating budget proposed by the city clerk; provided, however, that the budget as finally amended and adopted must provide for all expenditures required by state law or by other provisions of this charter and for all debt service requirements for the ensuing fiscal year, and the total appropriations from any fund shall not exceed the estimated fund balance, reserves, and revenues. (b) The city council by ordinance shall adopt the final operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than December 31 of each year. If the city council fails to adopt the budget by this date, the amounts appropriated for operation for the current fiscal year shall be deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month-to-month basis, with all items prorated accordingly until such time as the city council adopts a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. Adoption of the budget shall take the form of an appropriations ordinance setting out the estimated revenues in detail by sources and making appropriations according to fund and by organizational unit, purpose, or activity as set out in the budget preparation ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 6.23. (c) The amount set out in the adopted operating budget for each organizational unit shall constitute the annual appropriation for such, and no expenditure shall be made or encumbrance created in excess of the otherwise unencumbered balance of the appropriations or allotment thereof, to which it is chargeable.

SECTION 6.26. Tax levies.

The city council shall by ordinance levy such taxes as are necessary. The taxes and tax rates set by such ordinances shall be such that reasonable estimates of revenues from such levy shall at least be sufficient, together with other anticipated revenues, fund balances, and applicable reserves, to equal the total amount appropriated for each of the several funds set forth in the annual operating budget for defraying the expenses of the general government of this city.

SECTION 6.27. Changes in appropriations.

The city council may by ordinance make changes in the appropriations contained in the current operating budget, at any regular meeting, special, or emergency meeting called for such purpose, but any additional appropriations may be made only from an existing unexpended surplus.

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(a) On or before the date fixed by the city council but no later than one day prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the city clerk shall submit to the city council a proposed capital improvements plan with a recommended capital budget containing the means of financing the improvements proposed for the ensuing fiscal year. The city council shall have power to accept, with or without amendments, or reject the proposed plan and proposed budget. The city council shall not authorize an expenditure for the construction of any building, structure, work, or improvement, unless the appropriations for such project are included in the capital budget, except to meet a public emergency as provided herein. (b) The city council shall adopt by ordinance the final capital budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than December 31 of each year. No appropriation provided for in a prior capital budget shall lapse until the purpose for which the appropriation was made shall have been accomplished or abandoned; provided, however, that the mayor may submit amendments to the capital budget at any time during the fiscal year, accompanied by recommendations. Any such amendments to the capital budget shall become effective only upon adoption by ordinance.

SECTION 6.29. Independent audit.

There shall be an annual independent audit of all city accounts, funds, and financial transactions by a certified public accountant selected by the city council. The audit shall be conducted according to generally accepted accounting principles. Any audit of any funds by the state or federal governments may be accepted as satisfying the requirements of this charter. Copies of annual audit reports shall be available at printing costs to the public.

SECTION 6.30. Contracting procedures.

No contract with the city shall be binding on the city unless: (1) It is in writing; (2) It is drawn by or submitted to and reviewed by the city attorney, and as a matter of course, is signed by the city attorney to indicate such drafting or review; and (3) It is made or authorized by the city council and such approval is entered in the minutes of the city council journal.

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SECTION 6.31. Centralized purchasing.

The city council shall by ordinance prescribe procedures for a system of centralized purchasing for the city.

SECTION 6.32. Sale and lease of city property.

(a) The city council may sell and convey or lease any real or personal property owned or held by the city for governmental or other purposes as now or hereafter provided by law. (b) The city council may quitclaim any rights it may have in property not needed for public purposes upon report by the mayor and adoption of a resolution, both finding that the property is not needed for public or other purposes and that the interest of the city has no readily ascertainable monetary value. (c) Whenever in opening, extending, or widening any street, avenue, alley, or public place of the city, a small parcel or tract of land is cut off or separated by such work from a larger tract or boundary of land owned by the city, the city council may authorize the mayor to sell and convey said cut-off or separated parcel or tract of land to an abutting or adjoining property owner or owners when such sale and conveyance facilitates the enjoyment of the highest and best use of the abutting owner's property. Included in the sales contract shall be a provision for the rights-of-way of said street, avenue, alley, or public place. Each abutting property owner shall be notified of the availability of the property and be given the opportunity to purchase said property under such terms and conditions as set out by ordinance. All deeds and conveyances heretofore and hereafter so executed and delivered shall convey all title and interest the city has in such property, notwithstanding the fact that no public sale after advertisement was or is hereafter made.

ARTICLE VII. GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 7.10. Bonds for officials.

The officers and employees of this city, both elected and appointed, shall execute such surety or fidelity bonds in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the city council shall from time to time require by ordinance or as may be provided by law.

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All ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations now in force in the city not inconsistent with this charter are declared valid and of full effect and force until amended or repealed by the city council.

SECTION 7.12. Existing personnel and officers.

Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, all personnel and officers of the city and their rights, privileges, and powers shall continue beyond the time this charter takes effect for a period of 90 days before or during which the existing city council may pass a transition ordinance detailing the changes in personnel and appointive officers required or desired and arranging such titles, rights, privileges, and powers as may be required or desired to allow a reasonable transition.

SECTION 7.13. Pending matters.

Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, all rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts, and legal or administrative proceedings shall continue and any such ongoing work or cases shall be completed by such city agencies, personnel, or offices as may be provided by the city council.

SECTION 7.14. Construction.

(a) Section captions in this charter are informative only and shall not be considered as a part thereof. (b) The word "shall" is mandatory and the word "may" is permissive. (c) The singular shall include the plural, the masculine shall include the feminine, and vice versa.

SECTION 7.15. Severability.

If any article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, or part thereof of this charter shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect or impair other parts of this charter unless it clearly appears that such other parts are wholly and necessarily dependent upon the part held to be invalid or unconstitutional, it being the

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legislative intent in enacting this charter that each article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, or part thereof be enacted separately and independent of each other.

SECTION 7.16. Effective date.

This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2022.

SECTION 7.17. Specific repealer.

An Act to incorporate the town of Woodland, in the county of Talbot, and to grant certain powers and privileges to said town and for other purposes, approved July 30, 1908 (Ga. L. 1908, p. 988) is repealed in its entirety and all amendatory Acts thereto are likewise repealed in their entirety.

SECTION 7.18. General repealer.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a new charter for the City of Woodland and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Debbie Buckner, Representative from District 137, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Talbotton New Era, which is the official organ of Talbot County, on the 17th of November, 2021; and

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(B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ DEBBIE BUCKNER Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 18 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF VARNELL CORPORATE BOUNDARIES.

No. 687 (House Bill No. 1581).

AN ACT

To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Varnell, approved May 4, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6670), as amended, so as to change the corporate boundaries of said city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. An Act providing a new charter for the City of Varnell, approved May 4, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6670), as amended, is amended by adding a new subsection to Section 1.11 to read as follows:
"(d) In addition to the territory included within the corporate boundaries of the City of Varnell pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, the following described rights of way shall also be included within the corporate boundaries of the City of Varnell:
(1) State Route 2 from the current westerly boundary of the corporate limits of the city to the intersection of said State Route with the Catoosa County boundary line; and (2) State Route 71 from Marla Drive in a northerly direction to the intersection of said State Route with the corporate limits of the Town of Cohutta as they exist on the effective date of this subsection."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Varnell, approved May 4, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6670), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY I, Jason Ridley, Representative from District 6, state on oath as follows:
(1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Dalton Daily Citizen News, which is the official organ of Whitfield County, on the 15th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or

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(ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ JASON RIDLEY Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 21 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF DALLAS MUNICIPAL COURT; TECHNOLOGY FEE.

No. 688 (House Bill No. 1582).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Dallas in Paulding County, approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4121), as amended, so as to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the municipal court; to identify the authorized uses of said technology fee; to provide for the deposit of fees; to provide that the public safety director may authorize use of said fees; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Dallas in Paulding County, approved March 24, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4121), as amended, is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

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"SECTION 4.16. Technology Fee.

(a) The clerk of the Municipal Court of the City of Dallas shall be entitled to charge and collect a technology fee as a surcharge to each criminal fine imposed by the court. Said technology fee shall be in addition to any other fees or surcharges authorized by law. (b) The fee charged pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be set by the court, but in no event shall said fee exceed $20.00. (c) Such fee shall be used exclusively to provide for the following technological needs of the court and the police department:
(1) The purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware and software; (2) The purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of equipment and software used for imaging, scanning, facsimile, communications, projections, and printing; and (3) Police department hardware, software, and issued body-worn camera equipment. (d) All funds collected pursuant to this section shall be maintained in a segregated account by the clerk of the court, separate from other funds of the city, and shall be expended only for authorized purposes upon order of the judge after consultation with the clerk and police chief. The funds may be used to reimburse the city's information technology department for services provided to the court and for police department technology."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Dallas in Paulding County, approved March 24, 1988, (Ga. L. 1988, p. 4121), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Martin Momtahan, Representative from District 17, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Dallas New Era, which is the official organ of Paulding County, on the 17th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ MARTIN A. MOMTAHAN Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 21 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF DALLAS HOTEL/MOTEL TAX.

No. 689 (House Bill No. 1583).

AN ACT

To authorize the governing authority of the City of Dallas to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SECTION 1. Pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., the governing authority of the City of Dallas is authorized to levy an excise tax at a rate not to exceed 8 percent of the charge for the furnishing for value to the public of any room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations furnished by any person or legal entity licensed by, or required to pay business or occupation taxes to, the municipality for operating a hotel, motel, inn, lodge, tourist camp, tourist cabin, campground, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly or periodically furnished for value.

SECTION 2. The enactment of this Act is subsequent to the adoption of Resolution 2022-06 by the governing authority of the City of Dallas on February 16, 2022, which specifies the subsequent tax rate, identifies the projects or tourism product development purposes, and specifies the allocation of proceeds.

SECTION 3. In accordance with the terms of such resolution adopted by the mayor and council of the City of Dallas:
(1) In each fiscal year during which a tax is collected pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the total amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent shall be expended for promoting tourism, conventions, and trade shows by the destination marketing organization designated by the City of Dallas or by such other entity already authorized to administer tourism funds pursuant to existing contract as specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; and (2) The remaining amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent which is not otherwise expended under paragraph (1) of this section shall be expended for tourism product development.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
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an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Martin Momtahan, Representative from District 17, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Dallas New Era, which is the official organ of Paulding County, on the 17th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ MARTIN A. MOMTAHAN Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 21 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF DALLAS TAX ALLOCATION DISTRICTS; ESTABLISH; REFERENDUM.

No. 690 (House Bill No. 1584).

AN ACT

To authorize the City of Dallas, Georgia, to exercise redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended, so as to establish tax allocation districts; to provide for a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. The City of Dallas, Georgia, shall be and is authorized to exercise redevelopment and other powers under Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended, to the extent necessary to establish tax allocation districts within the city. The intention of this Act is to authorize the City of Dallas to create tax allocation districts, to issue tax allocation bonds, and to incur other obligations within the meaning of and as permitted under the provisions of Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, as amended, and to authorize the City of Dallas to exercise redevelopment powers for the establishment of tax allocation districts and the issuance of tax allocation bonds as the "Redevelopment Powers Law" may now or hereafter permit.

SECTION 2. The election superintendent of the City of Dallas shall call and conduct an election, as provided in this section, for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Dallas for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once at least 90 days immediately preceding the date thereof and once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Paulding County, Georgia. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which authorizes the City of Dallas, Georgia, to ( ) NO exercise redevelopment powers allowed under the 'Redevelopment Powers Law,' as it may be amended from time to time for the purpose of establishing tax allocation districts?"

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All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect immediately. If this Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following such election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Dallas. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the City of Dallas, Georgia, to exercise redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended, so as to establish tax allocation districts; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Martin Momtahan, Representative from District 17, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Dallas New Era, which is the official organ of Paulding County, on the 17th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or

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otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ MARTIN A. MOMTAHAN Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 21 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CHEROKEE COUNTY STATE COURT; JUDGES; COMPENSATION.

No. 691 (House Bill No. 1585).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to create the State Court of Cherokee County, approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4427), as amended, so as to modify the compensation of the judges of the State Court of Cherokee County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to create the State Court of Cherokee County, approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4427), as amended, is amended by striking in its entirety Section 16 and inserting in lieu thereof a new section to read as follows:

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"SECTION 16. Each of the judges of the State Court of Cherokee County shall receive annual compensation equal to 95 percent of the base salary now or hereafter paid to a judge of the Superior Court of Cherokee County, plus 95 percent of the county supplement now or hereafter paid to a judge of the Superior Court of Cherokee County. When a judge is operating a drug court division, mental health court division, veterans court division, or operating under the influence court division, he or she shall be paid an additional annual supplement of $6,000.00. Such compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments and in the same intervals as installments paid to other county employees from the funds of Cherokee County."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to create the State Court of Cherokee County, approved April 15, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4427), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Wes Cantrell, Representative from District 22, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Cherokee Tribune, which is the official organ of Cherokee County, on the 17th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or

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(ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ WES CANTRELL Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 21 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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LONG COUNTY LONG COUNTY BUILDING AND PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY; CREATION.

No. 692 (House Bill No. 1592).

AN ACT

To create the Long County Building and Public Facilities Authority; to provide that the authority is a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia; to authorize the authority to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate certain projects, including buildings and facilities for use by Long County and any other political subdivision or municipality located in Long County for its governmental, proprietary, and administrative functions; to provide for members of the authority and their terms, organization, and reimbursement; to provide for vacancies; to provide for definitions; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for limitations to the authority; to authorize the authority to enter into contracts and leases pertaining to uses of such facilities, which contracts and leases may obligate the lessees to make payment for the use of the facilities for the term thereof and to pledge for that purpose money derived from taxation; to provide that no debt of Long County or the State of Georgia shall be incurred by the exercise of any of the powers granted; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority payable from the revenues, rents, and earnings and other functions of the authority; to authorize the

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collecting and pledging of such revenues, rents, and earnings for the payment of such bonds; to authorize the adoption of resolutions and the execution of trust agreements and indentures to secure the payment of such bonds and to define the rights of the holders of such bonds; to provide for a sinking fund; to make the bonds of the authority exempt from taxation; to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds; to provide for the validation of such bonds and to fix the venue for jurisdiction of actions relating to any provision of this Act; to provide for immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence; to provide that the property of the authority shall not be subject to levy and sale; to provide that certain moneys are trust funds; to provide that this Act shall be liberally construed; to define the scope of the authority's operation; to provide for disposition of property upon dissolution of the authority; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Long County Building and Public Facilities Authority Act."

SECTION 2. Long County Building and Public Facilities Authority.

There is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the Long County Building and Public Facilities Authority, which shall be an instrumentality and a public corporation of the State of Georgia, the purpose of which shall be to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate certain projects for use by Long County or any other political subdivision or municipality located within Long County for its governmental, proprietary, public, and administrative functions. The authority shall not be a state institution or a department or agency of the state, but shall be an instrumentality of the state, a mere creation of the state, being a distinct corporate entity and exempt from the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 17 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Act." The authority shall have its principal office in Long County, and its legal situs or residence for the purposes of this Act shall be Long County.

SECTION 3. Membership.

The authority shall consist of five members who shall be eligible to succeed themselves and who shall be appointed by the Board of Commissioners of Long County. No more than two

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members of the authority may be members of said board of commissioners. Any member of the authority who is a member of said board of commissioners shall serve for a term of office concurrent with such person's term of office as a member of said board of commissioners. Each member of the authority who is not a member of said board of commissioners shall serve for a term of office of three years, except that the initial terms of office of those members first appointed to the authority shall be specified at the time of appointment to be one, two, and, if no such member is a member of the board of commissioners, three years. After such initial terms, those members who are not members of said board of commissioners shall serve for terms of office of three years each. Members of the authority shall serve for the terms of office so specified and until the appointment and qualification of their respective successors. Vacancies on the authority shall be filled by said board of commissioners for the remainder of the unexpired term and until the appointment and qualification of a successor. Immediately after their appointment, the members of the authority shall enter upon their duties. The authority shall elect one of its members as chairperson and one as vice chairperson. The secretary-treasurer of the authority shall be appointed by the authority and need not be a member of the authority. Two members of the authority shall constitute a quorum and no vacancy on the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the authority and, in every instance, a majority vote of a quorum shall authorize any legal act of the authority, including all things necessary to authorize and issue revenue bonds. The members of the authority shall receive no compensation for their services but may be reimbursed by the authority for the actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The authority shall make rules and regulations for its own government and shall have perpetual existence.

SECTION 4. Definitions.

As used in this Act, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
(1) "Authority" shall mean the Long County Building and Public Facilities Authority created by this Act. (2) "Project" shall mean and include real and personal property acquired or held by the authority, including all land, buildings, structures, sanitary and surface water sewers, and other public property determined by the authority to be desirable for the efficient operation of any department, board, office, commission, or agency of Long County, or of the State of Georgia, in the performance of its governmental, proprietary, and administrative functions. (3) "Cost of project" shall include the cost of lands, buildings, improvements, machinery, equipment, property, easements, rights, franchises, material, labor, services acquired or contracted for, plans and specification, and financing charges; construction costs; interest prior to and during construction; architectural, accounting, engineering, inspection,

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administrative, fiscal, and legal expenses; expenses incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the project; and expenses incident to the acquiring, constructing, equipping, and operating of any project or any part thereof and to the placing of the same in operation. (4) "Revenue bonds" shall mean revenue bonds issued under the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Revenue Bond Law," or under the provisions of this Act. The obligations authorized under this Act may be issued by the authority in the manner authorized under the Revenue Bond Law.

SECTION 5. Powers.

The authority shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Act, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power:
(1) To sue and be sued; (2) To adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) To make and execute with public and private persons and corporations contracts, trusts, leases, rental agreements, and other instruments relating to its projects and in furtherance of the purposes of the authority, including contracts for the constructing, renting, and leasing of its projects for the use of any county or municipality in this state; (4) To acquire in its own name by purchase on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper or by gift, grant, lease, or otherwise, real and personal property necessary or convenient for its corporate purposes, or rights and easements therein, and to use the same so long as its corporate existence shall continue and to lease or make contracts with respect to the use of or disposition of the same in any manner it deems to the best advantage of the authority. Title to any such property shall be held by the authority exclusively for the benefit of the public. (5) To improve, extend, add to, reconstruct, renovate, or remodel any project or part thereof already acquired; (6) To pledge or assign any revenues, income, rent, charges, and fees received by the authority; (7) To appoint and select agents, engineers, architects, attorneys, fiscal agents, accountants, and employees and to provide for their compensation and duties; (8) To construct, reconstruct, acquire, own, alter, repair, remodel, maintain, extend, improve, operate, manage, and equip projects located on land owned or leased by the authority; (9) To receive, accept, and use any contributions, loans, or grants by persons, firms, or corporations, including the State of Georgia and the United States of America, and any other contributions;

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(10) To pay all or part of the costs of any project from the proceeds of revenue bonds of the authority or from other lawful sources available to it; (11) To prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of and to exercise police powers over the projects managed or operated by the authority; (12) To accept, receive, and administer gifts, grants, loans and devises of money, material, and property of any kind, including loans and grants from the State of Georgia or the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the State of Georgia or the United States of America or such agency or instrumentality may impose; (13) To sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, mortgage, dispose of, grant in trust, or grant options for any real or personal property or interest therein in furtherance of the purposes of the authority; (14) As security for repayment of authority obligations, to pledge, mortgage, convey, assign, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber any property, real or personal, of such authority and to execute any trust agreement, indenture, or security agreement containing any provisions not in conflict with law, which trust agreement, indenture, or security agreement may provide for foreclosure or forced sale of any property of the authority upon default, on such obligations, either in payment of principal or interest or in the performance of any term or condition, as are contained in such agreement or indenture; (15) To borrow money for any of its corporate purposes, to issue revenue bonds payable solely from funds pledged for that purpose, and to provide for the payment of the same and for the rights of the holders thereof; (16) To exercise all powers usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions which are not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of this state; and (17) Pursuant to proper resolution of the authority, to issue revenue bonds payable from the rents and revenues of the authority and its projects, which bonds may be issued in either fully negotiable coupon form, in which event they shall have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of Georgia, or which bonds may be issued in whole or in part in nonnegotiable fully registered form without coupons, payable to a designated payee or to the registered assigns of the payee with such conversion privileges as the authority may provide, for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost associated with the projects authorized by the authority, including the cost of constructing, reconstructing, equipping, extending, adding to, or improving such projects or for the purpose of refunding, as provided in this Act, any such bonds of the authority theretofore issued. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue shall exceed the amount required for the purpose for which such bonds were issued, the surplus shall be paid into the fund provided for the payment of principal and interest on such bonds. All such revenue bonds shall be issued and validated under and in accordance with the procedures of Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the Revenue Bond Law, and in accordance with all terms and provisions thereof not in conflict with this Act, and in accordance with Code Section 50-17-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to use of facsimile signatures on public

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securities, and, as security for the payment of any revenue bonds so authorized, any rents and revenue of the authority may be pledged and assigned. Such bonds shall be declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose, and such bonds and all income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation within the State of Georgia. For the purpose of the exemption from taxation of such bonds and the income therefrom, the authority shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of Georgia.

SECTION 6. Credit not pledged and debt not created by bonds.

Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall not constitute a debt or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State of Georgia or Long County, but such bonds shall be payable from the rentals, revenue, earnings, and funds of the authority as provided in the resolution or trust agreement or indenture authorizing the issuance and securing the payment of such bonds. The issuance of such bonds shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the state or said county to levy or pledge any form of taxation for the payment thereof. No holder of any bond or receiver or trustee in connection therewith shall have the right to enforce the payment thereof against any property of the state or of said county, nor shall any such bond constitute a charge, lien, or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any such property. All such bonds shall contain on their face a recital setting forth substantially the foregoing provisions of this section.

SECTION 7. Trust agreement.

In the discretion of the authority, any issue of revenue bonds may be secured by an agreement or indenture made by the authority with a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the State of Georgia. Such trust agreement or indenture may pledge and assign rents, fees, charges, revenues, and earnings to be received by the authority. The resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds and such trust agreement or indenture may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders, including the right of appointment of a receiver upon default of the payment of any principal or interest obligation and the right of any receiver or trustee to enforce collection of any rents, fees, charges, or revenues for use of the project or projects necessary to pay all costs of operation and all reserves provided for, all principal and interest on all bonds of the issue, all costs of collection, and all other costs reasonably necessary to accomplish the collection of such sums in the event of any default of the authority. Such resolution and such trust agreement or indenture may include covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the acquisition of property for and the construction of the project and to the custody, safeguarding, and application of all funds and covenants providing for the operation,

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maintenance, repair, and insurance of the project or projects and may contain provisions concerning the conditions, if any, upon which additional revenue bonds may be issued. Such trust agreement or indenture may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee and may restrict the individual right of action of bondholders as is customary in securing bonds and debentures of corporations and may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out such trust may be treated as a part of the cost of maintenance, operation, and repair of the project affected by such trust.

SECTION 8. Refunding bonds.

The authority is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority for the purpose of calling, refunding, or refinancing any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act and then outstanding and to include in the amount of such refunding bonds all interest and any call premiums that may be required for the redemption and refunding of such outstanding bonds.

SECTION 9. Venue of actions, jurisdiction.

Any action to protect or enforce any rights under the provisions of this Act or any action against the authority brought in the courts of the State of Georgia shall be brought in the Superior Court of Long County, Georgia, and any action pertaining to validation of any bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall be brought in said court, which shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions.

SECTION 10. Revenue bond validation.

The petition for validation of all revenue bonds of the authority shall be brought against the authority, and any contracting party whose obligation is pledged as security for the payment of the bonds sought to be validated, as defendants, and the defendants shall be required to show cause, if any exists, why such contract or contracts and the terms and conditions thereof shall not be adjudicated to be in all respects valid and binding upon such contracting parties. It shall be incumbent upon such defendants to defend against adjudication of the validity and binding effect of such contract or contracts or be forever bound thereby. Notice of such proceedings shall be included in the notice of the validation hearing required to be issued and published by the clerk of the Superior Court of Long County in which court such validation proceedings shall be initiated.

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While any of the bonds issued by the authority remain outstanding, the powers, duties, or existence of the authority or of its officers, employees, or agents shall not be diminished, impaired, or affected in any manner that will affect adversely the interest and rights of the holders of such bonds. The provisions of this Act shall be for the benefit of the authority and the holders of any such bonds and, upon the issuance of bonds under the provisions of this Act, shall constitute a contract with the holders of such bonds.

SECTION 12. Revenues, earnings, rents, and charges; use.

(a) For the purpose of earning sufficient revenue to make possible the financing of the construction of the project or projects of the authority with revenue bonds, the authority is authorized and empowered to fix, revise, and collect rents, fees, and charges on each project which it shall cause to be acquired or constructed. Such rents, fees, or charges to be paid for the use of such project or projects shall be so fixed and adjusted so as to provide a fund sufficient with other revenue, if any, of such project or projects or of the authority:
(1) To pay the cost of operating, maintaining, and repairing the project or projects, including reserves for insurance and extraordinary repairs and other reserves required by the resolution or trust agreement or indenture pertaining to such bonds and the issuance thereof, unless such cost shall be otherwise provided for; (2) To pay the principal of and interest on such revenue bonds as the same shall become due, including call premiums, if any, the proceeds of which shall have been or shall be used to pay the cost of such project or projects; (3) To comply with any sinking fund requirements contained in the resolution or trust agreement or indenture pertaining to the issuance of and security for such bonds; (4) To perform fully all provisions of such resolution or trust agreement or indenture relating to the issuance of or security for such bonds to the payment of which such rent is pledged; (5) To accumulate any excess income which may be required by the purchasers of such bonds or may be dictated by the requirements of such resolution or trust agreement or indenture, or which may be required for achieving ready marketability of and low interest rates on such bonds; and (6) To pay any expenses in connection with such bond issue or of such project, including, but not limited to, trustees', attorney's, and fiscal agents' fees. (b) Such rent shall be payable at such intervals as may be agreed upon and set forth in the rental contract or lease providing therefor, and any such contract or lease may provide for the commencement of rent payments to the authority prior to the completion of the project by

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the authority and may provide for the payment of rent during such times as such project may be partially or wholly untenantable. (c) Such rental contract or lease may obligate the tenants or lessees to operate, maintain, and keep in good repair, including complete reconstruction, if necessary, the rented or leased premises and projects, regardless of the cause of the necessity of such maintenance, repair, or reconstruction. (d) Such rental contract or lease may obligate the tenants or lessees to indemnify and save harmless the authority from any and all damage to persons and property occurring on or by reason of the leased property or improvements thereon and to undertake, at the expense of the tenants or lessees, the defense of any action brought against the authority by reason of injury or damages to persons or property occurring on or by reason of the leased premises. (e) In the event of any failure or refusal on the part of the tenants or lessees to perform punctually any covenant or obligation contained in any such rental contract or lease, the authority may enforce performance by any legal or equitable process against the tenants or lessees. (f) The authority shall be permitted to assign any rent payable to it, pursuant to such rental contract or lease, to a trustee or paying agent as may be required by the terms of the resolution or trust agreement or indenture relating to the issuance of and security for such bonds. (g) The use and disposition of the authority's revenue shall be subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or of the trust agreement or indenture, if any, securing the same.

SECTION 13. Sinking fund.

The revenue, rents, and earnings derived from any particular project or projects and any and all revenue, rents, and earnings received by the authority, regardless of whether such revenue, rents, and earnings were produced by a particular project for which bonds have been issued, unless otherwise pledged, may be pledged by the authority to payment of the principal of and interest on revenue bonds of the authority as may be provided in any resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in any trust instrument pertaining to such bonds, and such funds so pledged, from whatever source received, may include funds received from one or more or all sources and may be set aside at regular intervals into sinking funds for which provision may be made in any such resolution or trust instrument and which may be pledged to and charged with the payment of the interest upon such revenue bonds as such interest shall become due, the principal of the bonds as the same shall mature, the necessary charges of any trustee or paying agent for paying such principal and interest, and any premium upon bonds retired by call or purchase, and the use and disposition of any sinking fund may be subject to such regulation as may be provided for in the

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resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust instrument securing the payment of the same.

SECTION 14. Taxation status.

The exercise of the powers conferred upon the authority under this Act shall constitute an essential governmental function for a public purpose, and to the maximum extent permitted by general law, the authority shall be required to pay no taxes or assessments upon any of the property acquired by it or under its jurisdiction, control, possession, or supervision or upon its activities in the operation and maintenance of property acquired by it or of buildings erected or acquired by it or any fees, rents, or other charges for the use of such property or buildings or other income received by the authority. This section shall not include an exemption from sales and use tax on property purchased by or for the use of the authority.

SECTION 15. Immunity from tort actions.

The authority shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as Long County, and the officers, agents, and employees of the authority, when in performance of work of the authority, shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as officers, agents, and employees of Long County. The authority may be sued the same as private corporations on any contractual obligation of the authority.

SECTION 16. Property not subject to levy and sale.

The property of the authority shall not be subject to levy and sale under legal process.

SECTION 17. Trust funds.

All funds received pursuant to the authority of Section 12 of this Act, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds or as revenue, rents, fees, charges, or other earnings or as grants, gifts, or other contributions, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied by the authority, solely as provided in this Act. The bondholders entitled to receive the benefits of such funds shall have a lien on all such funds until the same are applied as provided for in any such resolution or trust instrument of the authority.

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SECTION 18. Construction.

This Act and any other law enacted with reference to the authority shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of the purposes of the authority.

SECTION 19. Scope of operations.

The projects of the authority's operation shall be located in the territory embraced within the jurisdictional limits of Long County as the same now or may hereafter exist.

SECTION 20. Conveyance of property upon dissolution.

Should the authority for any reason be dissolved after full payment of all bonded indebtedness incurred under this Act, both as to principal and interest, title to all property of any kind and nature, real and personal, held by the authority at the time of such dissolution shall be conveyed to Long County, or title to any such property may be conveyed prior to such dissolution in accordance with provisions which may be made therefor in any resolution or trust instrument relating to such property, subject to any liens, leases, or other encumbrances outstanding against or in respect to said property at the time of such conveyance.

SECTION 21. Severability; effect of partial invalidity of Act.

Should any sentence, clause, phrase, or part of this Act be declared for any reason to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not affect such remainder of this Act or any part hereof, other than the part so held to be invalid, but the remaining provisions of this Act shall remain in full force and effect, and it is the express intention of this Act to enact each provision of this Act independently of any other provision hereof.

SECTION 22. General repealer.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create the Long County Building and Public Facilities Authority; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Buddy DeLoach, Representative from District 167, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Long County Press, which is the official organ of Long County, on the 7th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BUDDY DELOACH 167 Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

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Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF JACKSON CITY MANAGER; MAYOR; POWERS AND DUTIES.

No. 693 (House Bill No. 1593).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Jackson, approved September 21, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995 Ex. Sess, p. 269), so as to provide for a city manager; to provide for the appointment, removal, powers, and duties of the city manager; to revise the powers and duties the mayor; provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Jackson, approved September 21, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995 Ex. Sess, p. 269), is amended by revising Sections 2.28 and 2.29 as follows:

"SECTION 2.28. City manager.

(a) There shall be a city manager who shall be the chief administrative officer of the city. The city manager shall be appointed by a majority vote of the city council and shall serve at the pleasure of the city council. The city council shall choose the city manager solely on the basis of his or her administrative and professional qualifications and experience without political favor of affiliation. The city manager shall be:
(1) At least 21 years of age; (2) Of good moral character; (3) Free of a history of conviction of any felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude; and (4) The holder of a bachelor's degree or higher in management, public administration, public finance, or any comparable field. (b) The city manager shall function as the administrative and fiscal officer of the city and shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the office. He or she shall be responsible to the city council for the proper administration of affairs of the city and may head one or more city departments. Councilmembers shall deal with employees who are subject to the direction and supervision of the city manager solely through the city manager and neither the city council nor its individual members shall give orders or direction to any such

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employee, either publicly or privately, except through the city manager. The city manager shall have the power and shall be required to:
(1) Serve as the city's personnel director, and as such, appoint, and when necessary for the good of the city, suspend, demote, or remove any employee of the city under his or her supervision. All recommendations for appointment or removal shall be based solely on the merit, qualifications, or disqualifications of the employee concerned, without regard to political beliefs or affiliations. (2) Direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices, and agencies of the city, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law. The city manager shall fix the compensation and benefits for employees, subject to the approval of the city council, through a standard schedule of pay for each position in the city government. (3) Consolidate or combine officers, positions, or departments under his or her jurisdiction, with approval of the city council. (4) Prepare, revise, and amend an employee personnel policy, subject to the approval of the city council. Investigate, either personally or through the proper authorities, any and all complaints involving any city department, division, or employee in a professional and timely manner. (5) Attend all meetings of the city council and participate in discussions, but not vote; provided however, that the city manager shall have no right to attend closed meetings of the city council held for the purpose of deliberating the appointment, compensation, discipline, or removal of the city manager. (6) See that all laws, provisions of this charter, and acts of the city council, subject to enforcement by the city manager or by officers subject to the city manager's direction and supervision, are fully and faithfully executed. (7) Prepare and present proposed operating and capital project budgets annually for the city and its utilities for submission, together with a message describing the important features of the budget, to the city council in sufficient advance of the end of each fiscal year. Upon approval by the city council, the budgets shall serve as an appropriations document for the line items indicated therein and the city manager shall administer the operating budget in accordance with the city's financial policies. The city manager shall keep the mayor and city council fully informed as to the financial condition of the city and its future needs and make recommendations to the city council concerning the financial affairs of the city. (8) Supervise the purchase of all materials, supplies, and equipment for which funds are appropriated in the budget, acquire necessary contracts for the operation and maintenance of the city services subject to council approval, and receive bids for purchases or contracts, in accordance with the city's financial policy. (9) Prepare and submit to the city council at the end of each month, a complete report of the finances and administrative activities of the city in the preceding month. The city manager shall also prepare and submit to the city council at the end of each fiscal year,

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a complete report of the finances and administrative activities of the city for the preceding fiscal year. (10) Make such other reports as the mayor and city council may require concerning the operations of city departments, utilities, offices, and agencies, subject to the request of the mayor and city council. (11) Implement all policies, procedures, and programs which have been established by the mayor and city council. (12) Enforce, or have enforced, all laws and ordinances adopted by the city council. (13) Make recommendations to the mayor and city council concerning the affairs of the city and facilitate the work of the mayor and city council in developing policy. (14) Assist the mayor and city council to develop long-term goals for the city and strategies to implement these goals. (15) Perform other duties as may be required by the mayor and city council in accordance with the provisions of the city's charter and code of ordinances.

SECTION 2.29. Powers and duties of mayor.

The mayor shall: (1) In coordination with the city council, see that all laws and ordinances of the city are faithfully executed; (2) Appoint those officers, subject to confirmation by the city council, as provided for in this charter; (3) Call special meetings of the city council as provided for in subsection (b) of Section 2.19 of this charter; (4) Approve or disapprove ordinances s provided for in subsection (b) of Section 2.30 of this charter; (5) Participate in the discussion of all matters brought before the city council and vote only in the event of a tie; (6) Sign as a matter of course all written contracts, ordinances, and other instruments executed by the city which by law are required to be in writing; and (7) Perform such other duties as may be required by general state law, this charter, ordinance."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising subsections (d) and (e) of Section 3.11 as follows:
"(d) There shall be a director of each department or agency who shall be its principal officer. Each director shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the city manager, be responsible for the administration and direction of the affairs and operations of that director's department or agency.

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(e) All directors under the supervision of the city manager shall be nominated by the city manager, with confirmation or appointment by a majority of the city council. The city manager may suspend or remove directors under his or her supervision. Any director so removed may appeal to the city council, which after a hearing, may override the city manager's action by a majority vote."

SECTION 3. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 3.16 as follows:

"SECTION 3.16. Position classification and pay plans. The city manager shall be responsible for the preparation of a position classification and pay plan which shall be submitted to the city council for approval. Such plan may apply to all employees of the city and any of its agencies, departments, boards, commissions, or authorities. When a pay plan has been adopted, the city council shall not increase or decrease the salary range applicable to any position except by amendment of such pay plan. For purposes of this section, elected and appointed city officials are not city employees. The city clerk, city treasurer, and city accountant shall receive such compensation as provided by the authority which appoints them to their respective office."

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Jackson, approved September 21, 1995 (Ga. L. 1995 Ex. Sess, p. 269); and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Clint Crowe, Representative from District 110, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Jackson Progress Argus, which is the official organ of Butts County, on the 16 of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ CLINT CROWE Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 21 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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FAYETTE COUNTY STATE COURT; JUDGE; SOLICITOR; COMPENSATION.

No. 694 (House Bill No. 1595).

AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the State Court of Fayette County, approved April 13, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4980), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3834), so as to change the compensation of the judge; to change the compensation of the solicitor; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SECTION 1. An Act creating the State Court of Fayette County, approved April 13, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4980), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2008 (Ga. L. 2008, p. 3834), is amended by revising Section 17 as follows:

"SECTION 17. (a) The judge of the State Court of Fayette County shall receive as compensation an amount equal to 90 percent of the base salary of a judge of the superior courts in the State of Georgia plus 90 percent of the supplement paid to superior court judges of the Griffin Judicial Circuit. Such compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Fayette County. (b) In addition to the compensation provided for in subsection (a) of this section, the judge shall receive additional compensation in an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount provided for in subsection (a) of this section multiplied by the number of completed four-year terms of office served by the judge, provided that such terms have been completed after July 1, 2022. The additional compensation provided for in this subsection shall be effective for a particular judge on the first day of January following the completion of each such four-year term of office."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 21 as follows:

"SECTION 21. (a) The solicitor of the State Court of Fayette County shall receive as compensation an amount equal to 75 percent of the base salary of a judge of the superior courts in the State of Georgia plus 75 percent of the supplement paid to superior court judges of the Griffin Judicial Circuit. Such compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Fayette County. (b) In addition to the compensation provided for in subsection (a) of this section, the solicitor shall receive additional compensation in an amount equal to 5 percent of the amount provided for in subsection (a) of this section multiplied by the number of completed four-year terms of office served by the solicitor, provided that such terms have been completed after July 1, 2022. The additional compensation provided for in this subsection shall be effective for a particular solicitor on the first day of January following the completion of each such four-year term of office."

SECTION 3. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2022.

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SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the State Court of Fayette County, approved April 13, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4980), as amended; and for other purposes.
This 5th day of January, 2022.
Patrick A. Stough Assistant County Attorney Fayette County, Georgia
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Josh Bonner, Representative from District 72, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Fayette County News, which is the official organ of Fayette County, on the 5th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ JOSH BONNER Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22 of March, 2022, Before me:

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s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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FAYETTE COUNTY STATE COURT; TECHNOLOGY FEE.

No. 695 (House Bill No. 1596).

AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the State Court of Fayette County, approved April 13, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4980), as amended, so as to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act creating the State Court of Fayette County, approved April 13, 1994 (Ga. L. 1994, p. 4980), as amended, is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

"SECTION 15A. (a) The clerk of the State Court of Fayette County is hereby authorized to charge and collect a technology fee to be set by the court in an amount not to exceed $5.00 for the filing of each civil action with the court or as a surcharge to each criminal fine paid to the court. Such technology fees shall be used exclusively to provide for technological needs of the State Court of Fayette County. Such uses shall include only the following:
(1) Computer hardware and software purchases; (2) Lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware and software; and (3) Purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of imaging, scanning, facsimile, communications, projection, and printing equipment and software.

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(b) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be maintained in a segregated account by the clerk of the probate court and shall be used only for the purposes authorized in this section."

SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2022.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the State Court of Fayette County to charge a technology fee; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Josh Bonner, Representative from District 72, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Fayette County News, which is the official organ of Fayette County, on the 5th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ JOSH BONNER Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22 of March, 2022, Before me:

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s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF CANTON NEW CHARTER.

No. 696 (House Bill No. 1597).

AN ACT

To provide a new charter for the City of Canton; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for the exercise of powers and limitations on powers; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, prohibitions, elections, terms, removal from office, method of filling vacancies, compensation, expenses, and qualifications; to provide for organization and meeting procedures; to provide for ordinances; to provide for eminent domain; to provide for a quorum and the mayor's veto power; to provide for emergencies; to provide for codes of technical regulations; to provide for the office of mayor and its duties and powers; to provide for a mayor pro tempore; to provide for a city manager and acting city manager; to provide for administrative responsibilities; to provide for boards, commissions, and authorities; to provide for a city attorney, city clerk, and other personnel; to provide for a position classification and pay plan; to provide for personnel policies; to provide for the establishment of a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for taxation, permits, and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for contracting and purchasing; to provide for sale of city property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for pending matters; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal specific Acts; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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ARTICLE I CREATION, INCORPORATION, AND POWERS

SECTION 1.10. Incorporation.

This city and the inhabitants thereof are hereby constituted and declared a body politic and corporate under the name and style "City of Canton, Georgia," and by that name shall have perpetual succession.

SECTION 1.11. Corporate boundaries.

(a) The boundaries of this city shall be those existing on the effective date of the adoption of this charter with such alterations as may be made from time to time in the manner provided by law. The boundaries of this city at all times shall be shown on a map, a written description, or any combination thereof, to be retained permanently in the office of the city clerk and to be designated, as the case may be: "Official Map of the Corporate Limits of the City of Canton, Georgia." Photographic, typed, or other copies of such map or description certified by the city clerk shall be admitted as evidence in all courts and shall have the same force and effect as with the original map or description. (b) The city council may provide for the redrawing of any such map by ordinance to reflect lawful changes in the corporate boundaries. A redrawn map shall supersede for all purposes the entire map or maps which it is designated to replace.

SECTION 1.12. Election wards for council posts.

(a) The boundaries for the three wards shall be shown on a map to be retained permanently in the office of the city clerk and to be designated as: "Official Map for City Elections Identifying City Wards." (b) The ward boundaries and official map, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this charter, shall continue in force and effect under this charter until revised as provided by law.

SECTION 1.13. Powers and construction.

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specifically enumerated in this charter. This city shall have all the powers of self-government not otherwise prohibited by this charter or by general law. (b) The powers of this city shall be construed liberally in favor of the city. The specific mention or failure to mention particular powers shall not be construed as limiting in any way the powers of this city.

SECTION 1.14. Examples of powers and construction.

The powers of the government of the City of Canton to be exercised by the city council shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
(1) Air and water pollution. To regulate the emission of smoke or other exhaust which pollutes the air and to prevent the pollution of natural streams which flow within the corporate limits of the city; (2) Animal regulations. To regulate and license or to prohibit the keeping or running at large of animals and fowl and to provide for the impoundment of same if in violation of any ordinance or lawful order; to provide for the disposition by sale, gift, or humane destruction of animals and fowl when not redeemed as provided by ordinance; and to provide punishment for violation of ordinances enacted hereunder; (3) Appropriations and expenditures. To make appropriations for the support of the government of the city in performing its duties as charged; to authorize the expenditure of money for any purposes authorized by this charter and for any purpose for which a municipality is authorized by the laws of the State of Georgia; and to provide for the payment of expenses of the city; (4) Building regulation. To regulate and to license the erection and construction of buildings and all other structures; to adopt building, housing, plumbing, electrical, gas, and heating and air conditioning codes; and to regulate all housing and building trades; (5) Business regulation and taxation. To levy and to provide for collection of license fees and taxes on privileges, occupations, trades, and professions; to license and regulate the same; to provide for the manner and method of payment of such licenses and taxes; and to revoke such licenses after due process for failure to pay any city taxes or fees; (6) Condemnation. To condemn property, inside or outside the corporate limits of the city, for present or future use and for any corporate purpose deemed necessary by the governing authority, utilizing procedures enumerated in Title 22 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (7) Contracts. To enter into contracts and agreements with other governmental entities and with private persons, firms, and corporations; (8) Emergencies. To establish procedures for determining and proclaiming that an emergency situation exists within or without the city and to make and carry out all reasonable provisions deemed necessary to deal with or meet such an emergency for the protection, safety, health, or well-being of the citizens of the city;

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(9) Environmental protection. To protect and preserve the natural resources, environment, and vital areas of the state through the preservation and improvement of air quality, the restoration and maintenance of water resources, the control of erosion and sedimentation, the management of solid and hazardous waste, and other necessary actions for the protection of the environment; (10) Ethics. To adopt ethics ordinances and regulations governing such things including, but not limited to, the conduct of municipal elected officials, appointed officials, contractors, vendors, and employees; establishing procedures for ethics complaints; and setting forth penalties for violations of such rules and procedures; (11) Fees. To establish fees and assessments of special districts for purposes of business improvement districts; (12) Fire regulations. To fix and establish fire limits and from time to time to extend, enlarge, or restrict the same; to prescribe fire safety regulations not inconsistent with general law relating to both fire prevention and detection and to fire fighting; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (13) Garbage fees. To levy, fix, assess, and collect a garbage, refuse, and trash collection and disposal and other sanitary service charge, tax, or fee for such services as may be necessary in the operation of the city from all individuals, firms, and corporations residing in or doing business therein benefiting from such services; to enforce the payment of such charges, taxes, or fees; and to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges, taxes, or fees; (14) General health, safety, and welfare. To define, regulate, and prohibit any act, practice, conduct, or use of property which is detrimental to the health, sanitation, cleanliness, welfare, and safety of the inhabitants of the city and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (15) Gifts. To accept or refuse gifts, donations, bequests, or grants from any source for any purpose related to powers and duties of the city and the general welfare of its citizens, on such terms and conditions as the donor or grantor may impose; (16) Health and sanitation. To prescribe standards of health and sanitation and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (17) Homestead exemption. To the maximum extent permitted by the Georgia Constitution, to establish and maintain procedures for offering homestead exemptions to residents of the city and maintaining current homestead exemptions of residents of the city as authorized by Acts of the General Assembly; (18) Jail sentences. To provide that persons given jail sentences by the city's court may work out such sentences in any public works or on the streets, roads, drains, and squares in the city; to provide for commitment of such persons to any jail; or to provide for commitment of such persons to any county work camp or county jail by agreement with the appropriate county officials;

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(19) Motor vehicles. To regulate the operation of motor vehicles and exercise control over all traffic, including parking upon or across the streets, roads, alleys, and walkways of the city; (20) Municipal agencies and delegation of power. To create, alter, or abolish departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies of the city and to confer upon such agencies the necessary and appropriate authority for carrying out all the powers conferred upon or delegated to the same; (21) Municipal debts. To appropriate and borrow money for the payment of debts of the city and to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized by this charter or the laws of the State of Georgia; (22) Municipal property ownership. To acquire, dispose of, and hold in trust or otherwise any real, personal, or mixed property, in fee simple or lesser interest, inside or outside the property limits of the city; (23) Municipal property protection. To provide for the preservation and protection of property and equipment of the city and the administration and use of same by the public; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (24) Municipal utilities. To acquire, lease, construct, operate, maintain, sell, and dispose of public utilities, including, but not limited to, a system of waterworks, sewers and drains, sewage disposal, gas works, electric light plants, telecommunications, transportation facilities, public airports, and any other public utility; to fix the taxes, charges, rates, fares, fees, assessments, regulations, and penalties; to provide for the withdrawal of service for refusal or failure to pay the same; and to authorize the extension of water, sewerage, and electrical distribution systems, and all necessary appurtenances by which said utilities are distributed, inside and outside the corporate limits of the city as provided by ordinance; (25) Nuisance. To define a nuisance and provide for its abatement whether on public or private property; (26) Ordinances. To make, establish, and adopt such bylaws, ordinances, policies, and rules and regulations as shall appear necessary for the security, welfare, convenience, and interest of the city and the inhabitants thereof and for preserving the health, peace, order, and good government of the city; (27) Penalties. To provide penalties for violation of any ordinances adopted pursuant to the authority of this charter and the laws of the State of Georgia; (28) Planning and zoning. To provide comprehensive city planning for development by zoning; and to provide subdivision regulation and the like as the city council deems necessary and reasonable to ensure a safe, healthy, and aesthetically pleasing community; (29) Police and fire protection. To exercise the power of arrest through duly appointed police officers and to establish, operate, contract, or consolidate for a police department and a fire-fighting agency; (30) Public hazards: Removal. To provide for the destruction and removal of any building or other structure which is or may become dangerous or detrimental to the public;

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(31) Public improvements. To provide for the acquisition, construction, building, operation, and maintenance of public ways, parks and playgrounds, recreational facilities, cemeteries, markets, public buildings, libraries, public housing, airports, heliports, hospitals, terminals, docks, parking facilities, or charitable, cultural, educational, recreational, conservation, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies, and facilities; to provide any other public improvements inside or outside the corporate limits of the city; to regulate the use of public improvements; and for such purposes, property may be acquired by condemnation under Title 22 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (32) Public peace. To provide for the enforcement of the public peace and punishment of drunkenness, riots, and public disturbances; (33) Public transportation. To organize and operate such public transportation systems as are deemed beneficial; (34) Public utilities and services. To grant franchises or make contracts for public utilities and public services; and to prescribe the rates, fares, regulations, and standards and conditions of service applicable to the service to be provided by the franchise grantee or contractor, insofar as not in conflict with valid regulations of the Public Service Commission; (35) Regulation of roadside areas. To prohibit or regulate and control the erection, removal, and maintenance or signs, billboards, trees, shrubs, fences, buildings, and any and all other structures or obstructions upon or adjacent to the rights of way of streets and roads or within view thereof, within or abutting the corporate limits of the city; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violation of such ordinances; (36) Retirement. To provide and maintain a retirement plan for officers and employees of the city; (37) Roadways and commuter rail. To lay out, open, extend, widen, narrow, establish, or change the grade of, abandon or close, construct, pave, curb, gutter, adorn with shade trees, or otherwise improve, maintain, repair, clean, prevent erosion of, and light the roads, alleys, and walkways within the corporate limits of the city; to negotiate and execute leases over, through, under, or across any city property or the right of way of any street, road, alley, and walkway or portion thereof, within the corporate limits of the city, for bridges, passageways, or any other purpose or use between buildings on opposite sides of the street and for other bridges, overpasses, and underpasses for private use at such location, to charge a rental therefor in such manner as may be provided by ordinance; to authorize and control the construction of bridges, overpasses, and underpasses within the corporate limits of the city; to grant franchises and rights of way throughout the streets and roads and over the bridges and viaducts for the use of public utilities and for private use; and to require real estate owners to repair and maintain in a safe condition the sidewalks adjoining their lots or lands and to impose penalties for failure to do so; (38) Sewer fees. To levy a fee, charge, or sewer tax as necessary to assure the acquiring, constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, and extending of a sewage disposal plant

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and sewerage system; to levy on those to whom sewers and sewerage systems are made available a sewer service fee, charge, or sewer tax for the availability or use of the sewers; to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges and for enforcing payment of the same; and to charge, impose, and collect a sewer connection fee or fees to those connected with the system; (39) Solid waste disposal. To provide for the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse; to regulate the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse by others; and to provide for the separate collection of glass, tin, aluminum, cardboard, paper, and other recyclable materials and to provide for the sale of such items; (40) Special areas of public regulation. To regulate or prohibit junk dealers, pawnshops, the illegal manufacture, sale or transportation of intoxicating liquors, and the discharge of firearms; to regulate the transportation, storage, and use of combustible, explosive, and inflammable materials, body piercing and tattooing, and any other business or situation which may be dangerous to persons or property; to regulate and control the conduct of peddlers and itinerant traders, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and shows of any kind, by taxation or otherwise; and to license, tax, regulate, or prohibit professional fortunetelling, palmistry, adult bookstores, and massage parlors; (41) Special assessments. To levy and provide for the collection of special assessments to cover the costs for any public improvements; (42) Taxes: Ad valorem. To levy and provide for assessment, valuation, revaluation, and collection of taxes on all property subject to taxation; (43) Taxes: Other. To levy and collect such other taxes as may be allowed now or in the future by law; (44) Taxicabs and vehicles for hire. To regulate and license vehicles operated for hire in the city; to limit the number of such vehicles; to require the operators thereof to be licensed; to require public liability insurance on such vehicles in amounts to be prescribed by ordinance; and to regulate the parking of such vehicles; (45) Urban redevelopment. To organize and operate an urban redevelopment program; and (46) Other powers. To exercise and enjoy all other powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities necessary or desirable to promote or protect the safety, health, peace, security, good order, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of the city and its inhabitants; to exercise all implied powers necessary to carry into execution all powers granted in this charter as fully and completely as if such powers were fully stated herein; to exercise all powers now or in the future authorized to be exercised by other municipal governments under other laws of the State of Georgia; and no listing of particular powers in this charter shall be held to be exclusive of others, nor restrictive of general words and phrases granting powers, but shall be held to be in addition to such powers unless expressly prohibited to municipalities under the Constitution or applicable laws of the State of Georgia.

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SECTION 1.15. Exercise of powers.

All powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of the city and its officers, agencies, or employees shall be carried into execution as provided by this charter. If this charter makes no provision, such shall be carried into execution as provided by ordinance or as provided by pertinent laws of the State of Georgia.

ARTICLE II GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE

SECTION 2.10. City council creation; number; election.

The legislative authority of the government of this city, except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, shall be vested in a city council to be composed of a mayor and six councilmembers. The city council established shall in all respects be a successor to and continuation of the governing authority under prior law. The mayor and councilmembers shall be elected in the manner provided by general law and this charter.

SECTION 2.11. City councilmembers; terms and qualifications for office.

The members of the city council shall serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless that person shall be a United States citizen 21 years of age or older who has been a resident of the city for 12 months prior to the date of the election of the mayor and councilmembers and a bona fide resident of the ward which they represent for a period of six months prior to the date of the election for which they are a candidate; each shall continue to reside therein during that member's period of service and be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of this city.

SECTION 2.12. Election at large; majority elects.

The councilmembers for each ward and the mayor shall be elected by the qualified electors of the city at large, and each candidate for city council receiving a majority of the votes cast from the city at large shall be declared elected as city council.

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(a) The office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant upon the occurrence of any event specified by the Constitution of the State of Georgia, Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted. A vacancy shall also occur if the mayor or councilmember is no longer a resident of the city, or if a councilmember is no longer a resident of the ward for which they were elected. If a current councilmember runs for the position of mayor, they must first resign from their current position. (b) A vacancy in the office of mayor or councilmember shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, by appointment by the city council; provided, however, that if there is a general municipal election held prior to the end of the unexpired term in which the vacant seat is not on the ballot, then there shall be a special election for the vacant seat held in conjunction with the general municipal election, in which case the appointment by the city council would stand only until the results of the special election are certified. The winner of the special election shall take office immediately upon certification of the results. The special election shall be held as provided for in Section 5.14 of this charter.

SECTION 2.14. Compensation and expenses.

The mayor and councilmembers shall receive compensation and expenses for their services as provided by ordinance. The mayor and councilmembers shall be entitled to receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

SECTION 2.15. Conflicts of interest.

Elected and appointed officers of the city are trustees and servants of the residents of the city and shall act in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of such residents as per the ethics ordinance.

SECTION 2.16. General power and authority.

Except as otherwise provided by law or this charter, the city council shall be vested with all the powers of government of this city.

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SECTION 2.17. Eminent domain.

The city council is hereby empowered to acquire, construct, operate, and maintain public ways, parks, public grounds, cemeteries, markets, market houses, public buildings, libraries, sewers, drains, sewage treatment facilities, waterworks, electrical systems, gas systems, airports, heliports, commuter rail, hospitals, and charitable, educational, recreational, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies, and facilities, and any other public improvements inside or outside the city, and to regulate the use thereof, and for such purposes, property may be condemned under procedures established under general law applicable now or as provided in the future.

SECTION 2.18. Organizational meetings.

The city council shall hold an organizational meeting on the first Thursday in January after an election. The meeting shall be called to order by the city clerk and the oath of office shall be administered to the newly elected members as follows:
"I do solemnly (swear) (affirm) that I will faithfully perform the duties of (mayor) (councilmember) of this city and that I will support and defend the charter thereof as well as the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and of the United States of America."

SECTION 2.19. Regular, called, and special meetings.

(a) The city council shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as prescribed by ordinance. (b) Special meetings of the city council may be held on call of the mayor or three members of the city council. Notice of such special meetings shall be served on all other members personally, or by telephone personally, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Such notice to councilmembers shall not be required if the mayor and all councilmembers are present when the special meeting is called. Such notice of any special meeting may be waived by a councilmember in writing before or after such a meeting, and attendance at the meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice on any business transacted in such councilmember's presence. Only the business stated in the call may be transacted at the special meeting. (c) All meetings of the city council shall be public to the extent required by law and notice to the public of special meetings shall be made fully as is reasonably possible as provided by Code Section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

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(a) The city council shall adopt its rules of procedure and order of business consistent with the provisions of this charter and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings, which shall be a public record. (b) All city council committees, committee chairpersons, and officers of the city council shall be appointed by the mayor and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. The mayor shall have the power to appoint new members to any city council committee at any time.

SECTION 2.21. Quorum; voting.

The mayor, or in the mayor's absence the mayor pro tempore, and three councilmembers shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact business of the city council. For voting purposes, the mayor pro tempore shall be counted as one of the councilmembers, even when presiding over the meeting. In the event that the city council is unable to obtain a quorum due to the absence of the mayor and mayor pro tempore, then after a period of at least five days the city council may meet with a quorum consisting of four members. Voting on the adoption of ordinances shall be by voice vote or another means of voting approved by the council and the vote shall be recorded in the journal, but any member of the city council shall have the right to request a roll call vote and such vote shall be recorded in the journal. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the affirmative vote by majority shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. No ordinance shall be adopted, however, unless it shall receive at least three affirmative votes.

SECTION 2.22. Ordinance form; procedures.

(a) Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption; provided, however, that an ordinance may be amended and voted on at the same meeting. No ordinance shall contain a subject which is not expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be "It is hereby ordained by the governing authority of the City of Canton" and every ordinance shall so begin. (b) No ordinance shall be approved for its final passage on the same day on which it is first introduced, except for emergency ordinances as provided for in Section 2.24 of this charter.

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SECTION 2.23. Mayor's veto power.

(a) Every ordinance adopted by the city council shall be presented promptly by the city clerk to the mayor for signature. (b) The mayor shall have the right to veto any ordinance adopted by the city council. (c) The mayor, within ten calendar days of the date of adoption of the ordinance, shall either:
(1) Approve the ordinance and return it to the city clerk; or (2) Return the ordinance to the city clerk with a veto, along with a written statement of the mayor's reason or reasons for the veto. (d) If the mayor has approved the ordinance, it shall become effective upon the date of his or her approval. If the mayor neither approves nor vetoes the ordinance, then it shall become effective at 12:00 noon on the tenth calendar day after its adoption. (e) If the mayor has vetoed the ordinance, then the city clerk shall place the ordinance on the agenda for the next scheduled meeting of the city council. At the next meeting of the city council, the city council shall vote on the ordinance and, should the city council adopt the ordinance with the affirmative vote of at least four members, the ordinance shall become effective immediately and shall not be subject to any further veto by the mayor.

SECTION 2.24. Emergencies.

(a) To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property, or public peace, the city council may convene on call of the mayor and three councilmembers and promptly adopt an emergency ordinance, but such ordinance may not levy taxes; grant, renew, or extend a franchise; regulate the rate charged by any public utility for its services; or authorize the borrowing of money except for loans to be repaid within 30 days. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms. An emergency ordinance may be adopted, with or without amendment, or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least a majority of councilmembers shall be required for adoption. It shall become effective upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance shall automatically stand repealed 90 days following the date upon which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent reenactment of the ordinance in the manner specified in this section if the emergency still exists. An emergency ordinance may also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances. (b) Such meetings shall be open to the public to the extent required by law and notice to the public of emergency meetings shall be made as fully as is reasonably possible in accordance

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with Chapter 14 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 2.25. Codes of technical regulations.

(a) The city council may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing such adopting ordinance shall be as prescribed for ordinances generally, except that:
(1) The requirements of Section 2.26 for distribution and filing of copies of the ordinance shall be construed to include copies of any code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance; and (2) A copy of each adopted code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance, shall be authenticated and recorded by the clerk pursuant to Section 2.26. (b) Copies of any adopted code of technical regulations shall be made available by the city clerk for inspection by the public.

SECTION 2.26. Signing; authenticating; recording; codification; printing.

(a) The city clerk shall authenticate by signature and record in full in a properly indexed book kept for that purpose all ordinances adopted by the city council. (b) The city council shall provide for the preparation of a general codification of all the ordinances of the city having the force and effect of law. The general codification shall be adopted by the city council by ordinance and shall be published promptly, together with all amendments thereto and such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the city council may specify. This compilation shall be known and cited officially as "The Code of the City of Canton, Georgia." Copies of the code shall be furnished to all officers, departments, and agencies of the city and made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price as fixed by the city council. (c) The city council shall cause each ordinance and each amendment to this charter to be promptly delivered in an appropriate format to the entity or agency that the city has retained to facilitate the codification and online viewing and download of the charter and all city ordinances. The charter and city ordinances shall otherwise be available in hard copy format for viewing and copying at the office of the city clerk in conformance with state law.

SECTION 2.27. City manager; appointment.

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within 60 days of the vacant position, or in the event that the person nominated by the mayor does not receive approval by a majority of the city council, then any member of the city council may make a motion to approve a city manager, and the mayor's nomination shall no longer be required.

SECTION 2.28. Acting city manager.

At the beginning of each calendar year, the city manager shall designate, subject to the approval of the city council, another city employee to act as acting city manager in the event that the city manager is unavailable to perform his or her duties. The acting city manager shall be authorized to act for up to 14 days. In the event that the city manager is unavailable to perform his or her duties for longer than 14 days, then the city council shall designate such employee to be the acting city manager during such period. The city council may revoke such designation at any time and appoint another officer of the city to serve.

SECTION 2.29. Powers and duties of the city manager.

The city manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the city and shall be responsible to the city council for the administration of all city affairs placed in his or her charge by or under this charter. As the chief administrative officer, the manager shall:
(1) Appoint and, when the manager deems it necessary for the good of the city, suspend or remove city employees and administrative officers the manager appoints, except as otherwise provided by law or personnel ordinances adopted pursuant to this charter. The manager may authorize any administrative officer who is subject to the manager's direction and supervision to exercise these powers with respect to subordinates in that officer's department, office, or agency; (2) Direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices, and agencies of the city, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law; (3) Attend all open city council meetings and attend all closed meetings as required by the city council; (4) See that all laws, provisions of this charter, and acts of the city council, subject to enforcement by the manager or by officers subject to the manager's direction and supervision, are faithfully executed; (5) Prepare and submit the annual operating budget and capital budget, including any and all requested substantiating details supporting planned line item revenues and expenditures, to the city council. The annual operating and capital budgets for the next fiscal year are to be submitted 75 days in advance of the start of the next fiscal year; (6) Submit to the city council and make available to the public a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the city as of the end of each fiscal year;

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(7) Make such other reports as the city council may require concerning the operations of city departments, offices, and agencies subject to the manager's direction and supervision; (8) Keep the city council fully advised as to the financial condition and future needs of the city and make such recommendations to the city council concerning the affairs of the city as the manager deems desirable. Reports to the city council shall be in the format of monthly income and expenditure statements in line item detail corresponding to the approved annual budgets, providing such substantiating detail as may be requested; (9) Sign contracts when authorized to do so by the city council or when the contract is for an amount that is within the spending authority of the city manager; (10) Perform such other duties as are specified in this charter or as may be required by the city council; (11) Meet with the mayor biweekly, or as frequently as required, for consultation and advice on the affairs of the city; and (12) Advise the mayor immediately of any reported situation in the city that would likely attract public attention or create press inquiries.

SECTION 2.30. Interference with administration.

Except for the purpose of informal inquiries and investigations, or upon approval of the city council, the individual members of the city council shall deal with city officers and employees who are subject to the direction or supervision of the city manager solely through the city manager, and the members of the city council shall not give orders or direction to any such officer or employee, either publicly or privately.

SECTION 2.31. Purchasing limits of city manager.

All purchases by the city manager or contracts to pay out money in excess of the sum of $20,000.00 shall be approved in writing by the city council or by some person or committee appointed by ordinance for said person.

SECTION 2.32. Selection of mayor pro tempore.

At each organizational meeting described in Section 2.18, the mayor shall nominate, subject to the approval of the city council, a mayor pro tempore from among the members of the council. If the mayor does not nominate a mayor pro tempore at the organizational meeting, or if the member nominated by the mayor is not approved by a majority of the city council, then any member of the city council may make a motion to name the mayor pro tempore, and the mayor's nomination shall no longer be required.

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SECTION 2.33. Mayor pro tempore.

During the absence, disqualification, or disability of the mayor for any cause, or upon the mayor's refusal to act, the mayor pro tempore, or in his or her absence, disqualification, or disability for any reason, any one of the councilmembers chosen by a majority vote of the city council, shall be clothed with all the rights and privileges of the office of mayor and shall perform the duties of the office of mayor so long as such absence, disqualification, or disability or refusal to act shall continue, except that the mayor pro tempore shall not have veto power or the power to suspend the city manager. Any such absence, disqualification, disability, or refusal to act shall be declared by the majority vote of all councilmembers. The mayor pro tempore or selected councilmember shall sign all contracts and ordinances in which the mayor has a disqualifying financial interest.

SECTION 2.34. Election of mayor; forfeiture; compensation.

The mayor shall be elected and serve for a term of four years and until a successor is elected and qualified. The mayor shall be a citizen of the United States, shall be a qualified elector of this city, and shall have been a resident of the city for 12 months prior to the election. The mayor shall continue to reside in this city during the period of his or her service. The mayor shall forfeit his or her office on the same grounds and under the same procedure as for councilmembers. The compensation of the mayor shall be established in the same manner as for councilmembers.

SECTION 2.35. Powers and duties of mayor.

The mayor shall: (1) Preside at all meetings of the city council; (2) Be the head of the city for service of process and for ceremonial purposes and be the official spokesperson for the city and the chief advocate of policy; (3) Have the power to administer oaths and to take affidavits; (4) Preside as chief executive officer of the city; (5) Sign as a matter of course on behalf of the city all written and approved contracts, ordinances, and other instruments executed by the city which by law are required to be in writing; (6) Fulfill such other executive and administrative duties as the city council shall by ordinance establish; (7) Conduct inquiries and investigations into the conduct of the city's affairs and shall have such other duties as may be provided by ordinance;

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(8) Prepare or have prepared an agenda for each meeting of the city council which shall include all business submitted by the mayor, any member of the city council, the city manager, the city attorney, and any member of the public as provided by ordinance; (9) Meet with the city manager on a biweekly basis, or as required, for consultation and advice on the affairs of the city; and (10) Have the power to suspend the city manager until the next city council meeting. The mayor shall provide notice of the suspension to the city clerk, who shall notify the city councilmembers.

SECTION 2.36. Chief executive officer.

The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of this city. The mayor shall possess all of the executive powers granted to the city under the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and all the executive powers contained in this charter.

ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS

SECTION 3.10. Administrative and service departments.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the city council by ordinance shall prescribe the functions or duties of and establish, abolish, or alter all nonelective offices, positions of employment, departments, and agencies of the city, as necessary for the proper administration of the affairs and government of this city. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, the directors of departments and other appointed officers of the city shall be appointed solely on the basis of their respective administrative and professional qualifications. (c) All appointed officers and directors of departments shall receive such compensation as prescribed by ordinance. (d) There shall be a director of each department or agency who shall be its principal officer. Each director shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the city manager, unless otherwise stipulated, be responsible for the administration and direction of the affairs and operations of his or her department or agency.

SECTION 3.11. Boards, commissions, and authorities.

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necessary and shall by ordinance establish the composition, period of existence, duties, and powers thereof. (b) Members of boards, commissions, and authorities of the city shall be nominated by the mayor, subject to the approval of the city council, for such terms of office and in such manner as shall be provided by ordinance, except where other appointing authority, terms or office, or manner of appointment is prescribed by this charter or by law. In the event that the mayor has not made a nomination within 60 days of the position becoming vacant, or in the event that the person nominated by the mayor is not approved by a majority of the city council, then any member of the city council may make a motion, and the mayor's nomination shall no longer be required. (c) The city council by ordinance may provide for the compensation and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses of the members of any board, commission, or authority. (d) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, no member of any board, commission, or authority shall hold any elective office in the city. (e) Any vacancy on a board, commission, or authority of the city shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed in this section for the original appointment, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law. (f) No member of a board, commission, or authority shall assume office until he or she has executed and filed with the city clerk an oath obligating himself or herself to faithfully and impartially perform the duties of his or her office, such oath to be prescribed by ordinance and administered by the mayor. (g) Any member of a board, commission, or authority may be removed from office for cause by a vote of the majority of the members of the city council unless otherwise provided by law. (h) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, each board, commission, or authority of the city shall elect one of its members as chairperson and one member as vice chairperson, and may elect as its secretary one of its own members or may appoint as secretary an employee of the city. Each board, commission, or authority of the city may establish such bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter, ordinances of the city, or law, as it deems appropriate and necessary for the fulfillment of its duties or the conduct of its affairs. Copies of such bylaws, rules, and regulations shall be filed with the city clerk.

SECTION 3.12. City attorney.

The mayor shall nominate a city attorney, subject to the approval of the city council, together with such assistant city attorneys as may be authorized. In the event that the mayor has not made a nomination within 60 days of the position becoming vacant, or in the event that the person nominated by the mayor is not approved by a majority of the city council, then any member of the city council may make a motion to approve a city attorney, and the mayor's

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nomination shall no longer be required. The city council shall provide for the payment of such attorney or attorneys for services rendered to the city. The city attorney shall be responsible for providing the representation and defense of the city in all litigation in which the city is a party; may be the prosecuting officer in the municipal court; shall attend meetings of the city council as directed; shall advise the city council, mayor, and other officers and employees of the city concerning legal aspects of the city's affairs; and shall perform such other duties as may be required by virtue of his or her position as city attorney.

SECTION 3.13. City clerk.

The mayor shall nominate a city clerk, also to be known as "the clerk," subject to the approval of the city council. In the event that the mayor has not made a nomination within 60 days of the position becoming vacant, or in the event that the person nominated by the mayor is not approved by a majority of the city council, then any member of the city council may make a motion to approve a city clerk, and the mayor's nomination shall no longer be required. The city clerk shall keep a journal of the proceedings of the city council, shall maintain in a safe place all records and documents pertaining to the affairs of the city, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by law or ordinance or as the city council may direct. The city council shall determine the compensation of the city clerk.

SECTION 3.14. Position classification and pay plan.

The city manager or his or her designee shall be responsible for the preparation of a position classification and pay plan which shall be submitted to the city council for approval. Such plan may apply to all employees of the city and any of its agencies, departments, boards, commissions, or authorities. When a plan has been adopted, the city council shall not increase or decrease the salary range applicable to any position except by amendment of such plan. For purposes of this section, all elected and appointed city officials are not city employees.

SECTION 3.15. Prohibition on hiring elected officials.

The mayor and councilmembers shall be ineligible to be hired as an employee for any position appointed by the city council, unless 30 days have elapsed from the resignation or the expiration of the term of office of the mayor or councilmember.

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SECTION 3.16. Personnel policies.

The city council shall adopt rules and regulations consistent with this charter concerning: (1) The method of employee selection and probationary periods of employment; (2) The administration of the position classification and pay plan, methods of promotion and application of service ratings thereto, and transfer of employees within the plan; (3) Hours of work, vacation, sick leave, and other leaves of absence, overtime pay, and the order and manner in which layoffs shall be effected; (4) Such dismissal hearings as due process may require; and (5) Such other personnel notices as may be necessary to provide for adequate and systematic handling of personnel affairs.

ARTICLE IV MUNICIPAL COURT

SECTION 4.10. Creation; name.

There shall be a court to be known as the Municipal Court of the City of Canton.

SECTION 4.11. Chief judge; associate judge.

(a) The municipal court shall be presided over by a chief judge and such part-time, full-time, or standby judges as shall be provided by ordinance. (b) No person shall be qualified or eligible to serve as a judge on the municipal court unless he or she shall have attained the age of 21 years, shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia, and shall possess all qualifications required by law. All judges shall be appointed by the city council for a term of two years and shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. (c) Compensation of the judges shall be fixed by the city council. (d) Judges may be removed from office on the grounds set forth in and following the procedures set forth in Code Section 36-32-2.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. (e) Before assuming office, each judge shall take an oath, given by the mayor, that the judge will honestly and faithfully discharge the duties of his or her office to the best of that person's ability and without fear, favor, or partiality. The oath shall be entered upon the minutes of the city council journal required in Section 2.20.

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The municipal court shall be convened at regular intervals as determined by the municipal court judge and approved by the city council.

SECTION 4.13. Jurisdiction; powers.

(a) The municipal court shall try and punish violations of this charter, all city ordinances, and those state laws for which jurisdiction is given to municipal courts. (b) The municipal court shall have authority to punish those in its presence for contempt. (c) The municipal court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction to the extent allowed by the laws of the State of Georgia, by fine, imprisonment, or alternative sentencing as now or hereafter provided by law. (d) The municipal court shall have authority to establish a schedule of fees to defray the cost of operations and shall be entitled to reimbursement of the cost of meals, transportation, and caretaking of prisoners bound over to superior courts for violations of state law. (e) The municipal court shall have authority to establish bail and recognizance to ensure the presence of those charged with violations before said court and shall have discretionary authority to accept cash or personal or real property as surety for the appearance of persons charged with violations. Whenever any person shall give bail for his or her appearance and shall fail to appear at the time fixed for trial, his or her bond shall be forfeited by the presiding judge at such time, and an execution issued thereon by serving the defendant and his or her sureties with a rule nisi, at least two days before a hearing on the rule nisi. In the event that cash or property is accepted in lieu of bond for security for the appearance of a defendant at trial, and if such defendant fails to appear at the time and place fixed for trial, the cash so deposited shall be on order of the judge declared forfeited to the city, or the property so deposited shall have a lien against it for the value forfeited, which shall be enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a lien for city property taxes. (f) The municipal court shall have the same authority as superior courts to compel the production of evidence in the possession of any party; to enforce obedience to its orders, judgments, and sentences; and to administer such oaths as are necessary. (g) The municipal court may compel the presence of all parties necessary to a proper disposal of each case by the issuance of summonses, subpoenas, and warrants which may be served as executed by any officer as authorized by this charter or by law. (h) The municipal court shall have the authority to bind prisoners over to the appropriate court when it appears by probable cause that a state law has been violated. (i) The municipal court shall have the authority to administer oaths and to perform all other acts necessary or proper to the conduct of the court.

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(j) The municipal court is vested with the jurisdiction and powers throughout the geographic area of the City of Canton granted by law to municipal courts, particularly by such laws as authorize the abatement of nuisances and prosecution of traffic violations.

SECTION 4.14. Code enforcement court; jurisdiction; powers.

The code enforcement court shall: (1) Try and punish violations of this charter, all city ordinances, and such other violations that are not of a criminal nature as provided by law; (2) Subpoena alleged violators and witnesses to its hearings. Subpoenas may be served by the sheriff, marshal, or city police department or any other individual authorized by Title 24 of the O.C.G.A. to serve subpoenas; (3) Order the violator to pay an administrative fine in an amount set in accordance with state law; (4) Impose an administrative fine for a violation that is not a violation involving the health or safety of a third party but shall not exceed that which is authorized by state law; (5) Subpoena evidence to its hearings in the same way as provided by this section; (6) Take testimony under oath; and (7) Issue orders having the force of law to command whatever steps are necessary to bring the violation into compliance.

SECTION 4.15. Certiorari.

The right of certiorari from the decision and judgment of the municipal court shall exist in all criminal cases and ordinance violation cases, and such certiorari shall be obtained under the sanction of a judge of the Superior Court of Cherokee County under the laws of the State of Georgia regulating the granting and issuance of writs of certiorari.

SECTION 4.16. Rules for court. With the approval of the city council, the judge shall have full power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations necessary and proper to secure the efficient and successful administration of the municipal court; provided, however, that the city council may adopt in part or in total the rules and regulations applicable to superior courts. The rules and regulations made or adopted shall be filed with the city clerk and shall be available for public inspection, and, upon request, a copy shall be furnished to all defendants in municipal court proceedings at least 48 hours prior to said proceedings.

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SECTION 5.10. Applicability of general law.

All elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as now or hereafter amended.

SECTION 5.11. Regular elections; time for holding.

(a) There shall be a municipal general election held biennially in odd-numbered years on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November. (b) There shall be elected the mayor and three councilmembers at one election and at every other election thereafter. The remaining city council seats shall be filled at the election alternating with the first election so that a continuing body is created.

SECTION 5.12. Nonpartisan elections.

Political parties shall not conduct primaries for city offices, and all names of candidates for city offices shall be listed without party designations.

SECTION 5.13. Election by majority.

The person receiving a majority of the votes cast for any city office shall be elected.

SECTION 5.14. Special elections; vacancies.

Any special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as now or hereafter amended.

SECTION 5.15. Other provisions.

Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall by ordinance or resolution prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems appropriate to fulfill any options and duties under Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code."

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SECTION 5.16. Removal of officers.

(a) The mayor, councilmembers, or other appointed officers provided for in this charter shall be removed from office for any one or more of the causes provided in Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted. (b) Removal of an officer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be accomplished by one of the following methods:
(1) Following a hearing at which an impartial panel shall render a decision. In the event an elected officer is to be removed by the action of the city council, such officer shall be entitled to a written notice specifying the ground or grounds for removal and to a public hearing which shall be held not less than ten days after the service of such written notice. The city council shall provide by ordinance for the manner in which such hearings shall be held. Any elected officer sought to be removed from office as provided in this section shall have the right of appeal from the decision of the city council to the Superior Court of Cherokee County. Such appeal shall be governed by the same rules as govern appeals to the superior court from the probate court; or (2) By an order of the Superior Court of Cherokee County following a hearing on a complaint seeking such removal brought by any resident of the City of Canton.

ARTICLE VI FINANCE

SECTION 6.10. Property tax.

The city council may assess, levy, and collect an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property within the corporate limits of the city that is subject to such taxation by the state and county. Such tax shall be for the purpose of raising revenues to defray the costs of operating the city government, of providing governmental services, for the repayment of principal and interest on general obligations, and for any other public purpose as determined by the city council in its discretion.

SECTION 6.11. Millage rate; due dates; payment methods.

The city council by ordinance shall establish a millage rate for the city property tax, a due date, and the time period within which these taxes must be paid. The city council by ordinance may provide for the payment of these taxes by installments or in one lump sum, as well as authorize voluntary payment of taxes prior to the time when due.

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The city council by ordinance shall have the power to levy such occupation or business taxes as are not denied by law. The city council may classify businesses, occupations, or professions for the purpose of such taxation in any way which may be lawful and may compel the payment of such taxes as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

SECTION 6.13. Regulatory fees; permits.

The city council by ordinance shall have the power to require businesses or practitioners doing business in this city to obtain permits for such activities from the city and, upon approval, may require a business or practitioner to pay a regulatory fee for a permit as provided by general law. Such fees should reflect the total cost to the city of regulating the activity and if unpaid shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

SECTION 6.14. Franchises.

(a) The city council shall have the power to grant franchises for the use of this city's streets, alleys, and other property for the purposes of railroads, street railways, telephone and cellular telephone companies, electric companies, electric membership corporations, cable television and other telecommunications companies, fiber optic cable companies, internet companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations. The city council shall determine the duration, terms, whether the same shall be exclusive or nonexclusive, and the consideration for such franchises; provided, however, that no franchise shall be granted for a period in excess of 35 years and no franchise shall be granted unless the city receives just and adequate compensation therefor. The city council shall provide for the registration of all franchises with the city clerk in a registration book kept by the clerk. The city council may provide by ordinance for the registration within a reasonable time of all franchises previously granted. (b) If no franchise agreement is in effect, the city council has the authority to impose a tax on gross receipts for the use of this city's streets, alleys, and other property for the purposes of railroads, street railways, telephone and cellular telephone companies, electric companies, electric membership corporations, cable television and other telecommunications companies, fiber optic cable companies, internet companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations.

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SECTION 6.15. Service charges.

The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect fees, charges, and tolls for sewer, storm water, water, emergency, law enforcement, fire, sanitary, and health services, and any other services provided or made available within and outside the corporate limits of the city. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

SECTION 6.16. Special assessments.

The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect the cost of constructing, reconstructing, widening, or improving any public way, street, sidewalk, curbing, gutters, sewers, or other utility mains and appurtenances from the abutting property owners under such terms and conditions as are reasonable. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

SECTION 6.17. Construction; other taxes and fees.

This city shall be empowered to levy any other tax or fee allowed now or hereafter by law, and the specific mention of any right, power, or authority in this article shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general powers of this city to govern its local affairs.

SECTION 6.18. Collection of delinquent taxes and fees.

The city council by ordinance may provide generally for the collection of delinquent taxes, fees, or other revenue due the city under Sections 6.10 through 6.17 of this charter by whatever reasonable means as are not precluded by law. This shall include providing for the dates when the taxes or fees are due; late penalties or interest; issuance and execution of fi.fas.; creation and priority of liens; making delinquent taxes and fees personal debts of the persons required to pay the taxes or fees imposed; revoking city permits for failure to pay any city taxes or fees; and providing for the assignment or transfer of tax executions.

SECTION 6.19. General obligation bonds.

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state. Such bonding authority shall be exercised in accordance with the laws governing bond issuance by municipalities in effect at the time said issue is undertaken.

SECTION 6.20. Revenue bonds.

Revenue bonds may be issued by the city council as state law now or hereafter provides. Such bonds are to be paid out of any revenue produced by the project, program, or venture for which they were issued.

SECTION 6.21. Short-term loans.

The city may obtain short-term loans and must repay such loans not later than December 31 of each year, unless otherwise provided by state law.

SECTION 6.22. Lease-purchase contracts.

The city may enter into multiyear lease, purchase, or lease-purchase contracts for the acquisition of goods, materials, real and personal property, services, and supplies, provided that the contract terminates without further obligation on the part of the city at the close of the calendar year in which it was executed and at the close of each succeeding calendar year for which it may be renewed. Contracts must be executed in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 36-60-13 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 6.23. Fiscal year.

The fiscal year for the City of Canton begins October 1 and ends September 30. This fiscal year shall constitute the budget year and the year for financial accounting and reporting of each and every office, department, agency, and activity of the city government.

SECTION 6.24. Preparation of budgets.

The city council shall provide by ordinance for the procedures and requirements for the preparation and execution of an annual operating budget, a capital improvements budget, and a capital budget, including requirements as to the scope, content, and form of such budgets.

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SECTION 6.25. Submission of operating budget to city council.

On or before a date fixed by the city council, but not later than 30 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the city manager or his or her designee shall submit to the city council a proposed operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall be accompanied by a message from the city manager or his or her designee containing a statement of the general fiscal policies of the city, the important features of the budget, explanations of major changes recommended for the next fiscal year, a general summary of the budget, and such other comments and information as the city manager may deem pertinent. The operating budget and the capital improvements budget provided for in Section 6.29, the budget message, and all supporting documents shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be open to public inspection.

SECTION 6.26. Action by city council on budget.

(a) The city council may amend the operating budget proposed by the city manager or his or her designee; provided, however, that the budget as finally amended and adopted must provide for all expenditures required by state law or by other provisions of this charter and for all debt service requirements for the ensuing fiscal year, and the total appropriations from any fund shall not exceed the estimated fund balance, reserves, and revenues. (b) The city council by ordinance shall adopt the final operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than 30 days prior to the end of the current fiscal year or until such time as prescribed by the city council. If the city council fails to adopt the budget by this date, the amounts appropriated for operation for the current fiscal year shall be deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month-to-month basis, with items prorated accordingly until such time as the city council adopts a budget for such fiscal year. Adoption of the budget shall take the form of an appropriations ordinance setting out the estimated revenues in detail by sources and making appropriations according to fund and by organizational unit, purpose, or activity as set out in the budget preparation ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 6.24. (c) The amount set out in the adopted operating budget for each organizational unit shall constitute the annual appropriation for such unit, and no expenditure shall be made or encumbrance created in excess of the otherwise unencumbered balance of the appropriations or allotment thereof, to which it is chargeable.

SECTION 6.27. Tax levies.

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together with other anticipated revenues, fund balances, and applicable reserves, to equal the total amount appropriated for each of the several funds set forth in the annual operating budget for defraying the expenses of the general government of this city.

SECTION 6.28. Changes in appropriations.

The city council by ordinance may make changes in the appropriations contained in the current operating budget at any regular, special, or emergency meeting called for such purpose, but any additional appropriations may be made only from an existing unexpended surplus.

SECTION 6.29. Capital improvements budget.

(a) On or before the date fixed by the city council, but not later than 30 days prior to the end of the fiscal year or until such time as prescribed by the city council, the city manager or his or her designee shall submit to the city council a proposed capital improvements budget that is compatible to the comprehensive plan, along with recommendations as to the means of financing the improvements proposed for the ensuing fiscal year. Such proposal shall include the capital improvements plan in the comprehensive plan adopted by the city council. The city council shall have the power to accept, with or without amendments, or reject the proposed improvements and proposed means of financing. The city council shall not authorize an expenditure for the construction of any building, structure, work, or improvement, unless the appropriations for such project are included in the capital improvements budget, except to meet a public emergency as provided in Section 2.24. (b) The city council shall adopt by ordinance the final capital improvements budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than 30 days prior to the end of the fiscal year or until such time as prescribed by the city council. No appropriation provided for in a prior capital improvements budget shall lapse until the purpose for which the appropriation was made shall have been accomplished or abandoned; provided, however, that the city manager or his or her designee may submit amendments to the capital improvements budget at any time during the fiscal year, accompanied by his or her recommendations. Any such amendment to the capital improvements budget shall become effective only upon adoption by ordinance.

SECTION 6.30. Independent audit.

There shall be an annual independent audit of all city accounts, funds, and financial transactions by a certified public accountant selected by the city council. The audit shall be conducted according to generally accepted accounting principles. Any audit of any funds

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by the state or federal government may be accepted as satisfying the requirements of this section. Copies of all audit reports shall be available at printing costs to the public.

SECTION 6.31. Contracting procedures.

No contract with the city shall be binding on the city unless: (1) It is in writing; (2) It is drawn by or submitted and reviewed by the city attorney and, as a matter of course, is signed by him or her to indicate such drafting or review; and (3) It is made or authorized by the city council and such approval is entered in the city council journal of proceedings pursuant to Section 2.20, or is signed by the city manager pursuant to paragraph (9) of Section 2.29.

SECTION 6.32. Centralized purchasing.

The city council shall by ordinance or resolution prescribe procedures for a system of centralized purchasing for the city.

SECTION 6.33. Sale and lease of city property.

(a) The city council may sell and convey any real or personal property owned or held by the city for governmental or other purposes as now or hereafter provided by law. (b) The city council may quitclaim any rights it may have in property not needed for public purposes upon report by the city manager or his or her designee and adoption of a resolution, both finding that the property is not needed for public or other purposes and that the interest of the city has no readily ascertainable monetary value. (c) Whenever in opening, extending, or widening any street, avenue, alley, or public place of the city, a small parcel or tract of land is cut off or separated by such work from a larger tract or boundary of land owned by the city, the city council may authorize the city manager or his or her designee to sell and convey said cut-off or separated parcel or tract of land to an abutting or adjoining property owner or owners, where such sale and conveyance facilitates the enjoyment of the highest and best use of the abutting owner's property. Included in the sales contract shall be a provision for the rights of way of said street, avenue, alley, or public place. Each abutting property owner shall be notified of the availability of the property and given the opportunity to purchase said property under such terms and conditions as set out by ordinance. All deeds and conveyances heretofore and hereafter so executed and delivered shall convey all title and interest the city has in such property, notwithstanding the fact that no public sale after advertisement was or is hereafter made.

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SECTION 7.10. Bonds for officials.

The officers and employees of this city, both elected and appointed, shall execute such surety or fidelity bonds in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the city council shall from time to time require by ordinance or as may be provided by law.

SECTION 7.11. Prior ordinances.

All ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations now in force in the city not inconsistent with this charter are hereby declared valid and of full effect and force until amended or repealed by the city council.

SECTION 7.12. Existing personnel and officers.

Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, all personnel and officers of the city and their rights, privileges, and powers shall continue beyond the time this charter takes effect for a period of 60 days, before or during which the existing city council shall pass a transition ordinance detailing the changes in personnel and appointed officers required or desired and arranging such titles, rights, privileges, and powers as may be required or desired to allow a reasonable transition.

SECTION 7.13. Pending matters.

Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, all rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts, and legal or administrative proceedings shall continue, and any such ongoing work or cases shall be completed by such city agencies, personnel, or offices as may be provided by the city council.

SECTION 7.14. Construction.

(a) Section captions in this charter are informative only and are not to be considered as a part thereof. (b) The word "shall" is mandatory and the word "may" is permissive.

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(c) The singular shall include the plural, the masculine shall include the feminine, and vice versa.

SECTION 7.15. Severability.

If any article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, or part thereof of this charter shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect or impair other parts of this charter unless it clearly appears that such other parts are wholly and necessarily dependent upon the part held to be invalid or unconstitutional, it being the legislative intent in enacting this charter that each article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, or part thereof be enacted separately and independent of each other.

SECTION 7.15. Specific repealer.

(a) An Act to reincorporate the City of Canton in the County of Cherokee, approved August 1, 1922 (Ga. L. 1922, p. 604), is hereby repealed in its entirety and all amendatory acts thereto are likewise repealed in their entirety. (b) The purported new charter for the City of Canton, Ordinance No. 2005090102, approved by the governing authority of the City of Canton on September 1, 2005, and recorded at Ga. L. 2014, p. 4365, is hereby repealed in its entirety and all amendatory acts thereto are likewise repealed in their entirety.

SECTION 7.16. General repealer.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a new charter for the City of Canton; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Mandi Ballinger, Representative from District 23, state on oath as follows:

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(1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Cherokee Tribune, which is the official organ of Cherokee County, on the 15th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ MANDI BALLINGER Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 23 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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No. 697 (House Bill No. 1598).

AN ACT

To provide a new charter for the City of Guyton; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for the exercise of powers and limitations on powers; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, prohibitions, elections, terms, removal from office, method of filling vacancies, compensation, expenses, and qualifications; to provide for conflict of interest and holding other offices; to provide for inquiries and investigations; to provide for organization and meeting procedures; to provide for ordinances; to provide for eminent domain; to provide for codes of technical regulations; to provide for the office of mayor and certain duties and powers relative to the office of mayor; to provide for a veto; to provide for a mayor pro tempore; to provide for a city manager; to provide for administrative responsibilities; to provide for boards, commissions, and authorities; to provide for a city attorney, city clerk, and other personnel; to provide for a comprehensive land use plan; to provide for the establishment of a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for taxation, permits, and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for contracting and purchasing; to provide for sale of city property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for pending matters; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal a specific Act incorporating the City of Guyton in the County of Effingham approved May 5, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4230); to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

ARTICLE I CREATION, INCORPORATION, AND POWERS

SECTION 1.10. Incorporation.

The City of Guyton, in Effingham County, Georgia, and the inhabitants thereof are reincorporated by the enactment of this charter and are hereby constituted and declared a municipality and a body politic and corporate under the name and style City of Guyton, Georgia, and by that name shall have perpetual succession.

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SECTION 1.11. Corporate boundaries.

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(a) The boundaries of this city shall be those existing on the effective date of the adoption of this charter with such alterations as may be made from time to time in the manner provided by law. The boundaries of this city at all times shall be shown on a map, a written description, or any combination thereof, to be retained permanently in the city hall and to be designated, as the case may be: "Official Map (or Description) of the corporate limits of the City of Guyton, Georgia." Photographic, typed, or other copies of such map or description certified by the city clerk shall be admitted as evidence in all courts and shall have the same force and effect as with the original map or description. (b) The city council may provide for the redrawing of any such map by ordinance to reflect lawful changes in the corporate boundaries. A redrawn map shall supersede for all purposes the entire map or maps, which it is designated to replace.

SECTION 1.12. Powers.

This city shall have all powers possible for a municipality to have under the present or future Constitution and laws of this state as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter. This city shall have all the powers of self-government not otherwise prohibited by this charter or by general law.

SECTION 1.13. Examples of powers and construction.

(a) The powers of this city shall be construed liberally in favor of the city. The specific mention or failure to mention particular powers shall not be construed as limiting in any way the powers of the city. These powers shall include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Animal regulations. To regulate and license or to prohibit the keeping or running at large of animals and fowl, and to provide for the impoundment of same if in violation of any ordinance or lawful order; to provide for the disposition by sale, gift, or humane destruction of animals and fowl when not redeemed as provided by ordinance; and to provide punishment for violation of ordinances enacted under this charter; (2) Appropriations and expenditures. To make appropriations for the support of the government of the city; to authorize the expenditure of money for any purposes authorized by this charter and for any purpose for which a municipality is authorized by the laws of the State of Georgia; and to provide for the payment of expenses of the city; (3) Building regulation. To regulate and to license the erection and construction of buildings and all other structures; to adopt building, housing, plumbing, fire safety,

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electrical, gas, and heating and air conditioning codes; and to regulate all housing, and building trades; (4) Business regulation and taxation. To levy and to provide for the collection of regulatory fees and taxes on privileges, occupations, trades, and professions, as authorized by Title 48 of the O.C.G.A. or other such applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; to permit and regulate the same; to provide for the manner and method of payment of such regulatory fees and taxes; and to revoke such permits after due process for failure to pay any city taxes or fees; (5) Condemnation. To condemn property, inside or outside the corporate limits of the city, for present or future use and for any corporate purpose deemed necessary by the governing authority, utilizing procedures enumerated in Title 22 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are now or may hereafter be enacted; (6) Contracts. To enter into contracts and agreements with other governmental entities and with private persons, firms, and corporations; (7) Emergencies. To establish procedures for determining and proclaiming that an emergency situation exists within or outside the city, and to make and carry out all reasonable provisions deemed necessary to deal with or meet such an emergency for the protection, safety, health, or well-being of the citizens of the city; (8) Environmental protection. To protect and preserve the natural resources, environment, and vital areas of the state through the preservation and improvement of air quality, the restoration and maintenance of water resources, the control of erosion and sedimentation, the management of storm water and establishment of a storm-water utility, the management of solid and hazardous waste, and other necessary actions for the protection of the environment; (9) Fire regulations. To fix and establish fire limits and from time to time to extend, enlarge, or restrict the same; to prescribe fire safety regulations not inconsistent with general law, relating to both fire prevention and detection and to firefighting; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (10) Garbage fees. To levy, fix, assess, and collect a garbage, refuse, and trash collection and disposal, and other sanitary service charge, tax, or fee for such services as may be necessary in the operation of the city from all individuals, firms, and corporations residing in or doing business in the city benefiting from such services; to enforce the payment of such charges, taxes, or fees; and to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges; (11) General health, safety, and welfare. To define, regulate, and prohibit any act, practice, conduct, or use of property which is detrimental to health, sanitation, cleanliness, welfare, and safety of the inhabitants of the city, and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (12) Gifts. To accept or refuse gifts, donations, bequests, or grants from any source for any purpose related to powers and duties of the city and the general welfare of its citizens, on such terms and conditions as the donor or grantor may impose;

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(13) Health and sanitation. To prescribe standards of health and sanitation and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (14) Jail sentences. To provide that persons given jail sentences in the municipal court may work out such sentences in any public works or on the streets, roads, drains, and other public property in the city; to provide for commitment of such persons to any jail; to provide for the use of pretrial diversion and any alternative sentencing allowed by law; or to provide for commitment of such persons to any county work camp or county jail by agreement with the appropriate county officials; (15) Motor vehicles. To regulate the operation of motor vehicles and exercise control over all traffic, including parking upon or across the streets, roads, alleys, and walkways of the city; (16) Municipal agencies and delegation of power. To create, alter, or abolish departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies of the city and to confer upon such agencies the necessary and appropriate authority for carrying out all the powers conferred upon or delegated to the same; (17) Municipal debts. To appropriate and borrow money for the payment of debts of the city and to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized by this charter or the laws of the State of Georgia; (18) Municipal property ownership. To acquire, dispose of, lease, and hold in trust or otherwise, any real, personal, or mixed property, in fee simple or lesser interest, inside or outside the property limits of the city; (19) Municipal property protection. To provide for the preservation and protection of property and equipment of the city and the administration and use of same by the public; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (20) Municipal utilities. To acquire, lease, construct, operate, maintain, sell, and dispose of public utilities, including, but not limited to, a system of waterworks, sewers and drains, sewage disposal, stormwater management, gas works, electric light plants, cable television and other telecommunications, transportation facilities, public airports, and any other public utility; and to fix the taxes, charges, rates, fares, fees, assessments, regulations, and penalties, and to provide for the withdrawal of service for refusal or failure to pay the same; (21) Nuisance. To define a nuisance and provide for its abatement, whether on public or private property; (22) Penalties. To provide penalties for violation of any ordinances adopted pursuant to the authority of this charter and the laws of the State of Georgia; (23) Planning and zoning. To provide comprehensive city planning for development by zoning; and to provide subdivision regulation and the like as the city council deems necessary and reasonable to insure a safe, healthy, and aesthetically pleasing community; (24) Police and fire protection. To exercise the power of arrest through duly appointed police officers and to establish, operate, or contract for a police and a fire-fighting agency;

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(25) Public hazards: removal. To provide for the destruction and removal of any building or other structure which is or may become dangerous or detrimental to the public; (26) Public improvements. To provide for the acquisition, construction, building, operation, and maintenance of public ways, parks and playgrounds, public grounds, recreational facilities, cemeteries, markets and market houses, public buildings, libraries, sewers, drains, sewage treatment, waterworks, electrical systems, gas systems, other public utilities, public housing, airports, hospitals, terminals, docks, parking facilities, and charitable, cultural, educational, recreational, conservation, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies, and facilities; and to provide any other public improvements, inside or outside the corporate limits of the city; to regulate the use of public improvements; and for such purposes, property may be acquired by condemnation under Title 22 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (27) Public peace. To provide for the prevention and punishment of loitering, disorderly conduct, drunkenness, riots, and public disturbances; (28) Public transportation. To organize and operate such public transportation systems as are deemed beneficial; (29) Public utilities and services. To grant franchises or make contracts for, or impose taxes on, public utilities and public service companies; and to prescribe the rates, fares, regulations, and standards and conditions of service applicable to the service to be provided by the franchise grantee or contractor, insofar as not in conflict with valid regulations of the Georgia Public Service Commission; (30) Regulation of roadside areas. To prohibit or regulate and control the erection, removal, and maintenance of signs, billboards, trees, shrubs, fences, buildings, and any and all other structures or obstructions upon or adjacent to the rights-of-way of streets and roads or within view thereof, within or abutting the corporate limits of the city; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violation of such ordinances; (31) Retirement. To provide and maintain a retirement plan and other employee benefit plans and programs for officers and employees of the city; (32) Roadways. To lay out, open, extend, widen, narrow, establish, or change the grade of, abandon or close, construct, pave, curb, gutter, adorn with shade trees, or otherwise improve, maintain, repair, clean, prevent erosion of, and light the roads, alleys, and walkways within the corporate limits of the city; and to grant franchises and rights-of-way throughout the streets and roads, and over the bridges and viaducts for the use of public utilities; and to require real estate owners to repair and maintain in a safe condition the sidewalks adjoining their lots or lands, and to impose penalties for failure to do so; (33) Sewer fees. To levy a fee, charge, or sewer tax as necessary to assure the acquiring, constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, and extending of a sewage disposal plant and sewerage system, and to levy on those to whom sewers and sewerage systems are made available a sewer service fee, charge, or sewer tax for the availability or use of the sewers; to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges and for enforcing

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payment of the same; and to charge, impose, and collect a sewer connection fee or fees to those connected with the system; (34) Solid waste disposal. To provide for the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse, and to regulate the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse by others; and to provide for the separate collection of glass, tin, aluminum, cardboard, paper, and other recyclable materials, and to provide for the sale of such items; (35) Special areas of public regulation. To regulate or prohibit junk dealers and the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors; to regulate the transportation, storage, and use of combustible, explosive, and inflammable materials, the use of lighting and heating equipment, and any other business or situation which may be dangerous to persons or property; to regulate and control the conduct of peddlers and itinerant traders, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and shows of any kind, by taxation or otherwise; and to license, tax, regulate, or prohibit professional fortunetelling, palmistry, and massage parlors; and to restrict adult bookstores to certain areas; (36) Special assessments. To levy and provide for the collection of special assessments to cover the costs for any public improvements; (37) Taxes: ad valorem. To levy and provide for the assessment, valuation, revaluation, and collection of taxes on all property subject to taxation; (38) Taxes: other. To levy and collect such other taxes as may be allowed now or in the future by law; (39) Taxicabs. To regulate and license vehicles operated for hire in the city; to limit the number of such vehicles; to require the operators thereof to be licensed; to require public liability insurance on such vehicles in the amounts to be prescribed by ordinance; and to regulate the parking of such vehicles; (40) Urban redevelopment. To organize and operate an urban redevelopment program; and (41) Other powers. To exercise and enjoy all other powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities necessary or desirable to promote or protect the safety, health, peace, security, good order, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of the city and its inhabitants; and to exercise all implied powers necessary or desirable to carry into execution all powers granted in this charter as fully and completely as if such powers were fully stated in this charter; and to exercise all powers now or in the future authorized to be exercised by other municipal governments under other laws of the State of Georgia; and no listing of particular powers in this charter shall be held to be exclusive of others, nor restrictive of general words and phrases granting powers, but shall be held to be in addition to such powers unless expressly prohibited to municipalities under the Constitution or applicable laws of the State of Georgia.

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SECTION 1.14. Exercise of powers.

All powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of the city, its officers, agencies, or employees shall be carried into execution as provided by this charter. If this charter makes no provision, such shall be carried into execution as provided by ordinance or as provided by pertinent laws of the State of Georgia. Failure to exercise a power by the city shall not be a waiver or relinquishment of said power; the city may at any future time exercise or restrict such powers; and the failure to exercise such power shall not give any individual or entity any cause of action or claim against the city.

ARTICLE II GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE

SECTION 2.10. City council creation; number; election.

The legislative authority of the government of this city, except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, shall be vested in a city council to be composed of a mayor and four councilmembers. Councilmembers shall be elected at large by the voters of the city in accordance with the provisions of Article V of this charter. The mayor shall be elected as provided in Section 2.32 of this charter. The city council established shall in all respects be successor to and continuation of the governing authority under prior law. The mayor and councilmembers shall be elected in the manner provided by general law and this charter. The mayor and city council in office on the effective date of this charter shall serve out the terms to which they were elected.

SECTION 2.11. City councilmembers; terms and qualifications for office.

The members of the city council shall serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve as a councilmember unless that person shall have been a resident of the city for 12 months prior to the date of that councilmember's election. Each councilmember shall continue to reside in the city during that member's period of service and be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of this city.

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SECTION 2.12. Vacancy; filling of vacancies; suspensions.

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(a) Vacancies. The office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant upon the incumbent's death, resignation, forfeiture of office, or occurrence of any event specified by the Constitution of the State of Georgia, Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted. (b) Filling of vacancies. A vacancy in the office of mayor or councilmember shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, by appointment by the remaining members of the city council if less than 14 months remains in the unexpired term. If such vacancy occurs 14 months or more prior to the expiration of the term of that office, it shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a special election, as provided for in Section 5.14 of this charter.

SECTION 2.13. Compensation and expenses.

The mayor and councilmembers shall receive compensation and expenses for their services as provided by ordinance. The mayor and councilmembers shall be entitled to receive their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

SECTION 2.14. Conflicts of interest; holding other offices.

(a) Fiduciary capacity. Elected and appointed officers of the city are trustees and servants of the residents of the city and shall act in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of such residents. (b) Conflict of interest. No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or political entity to which this charter applies shall knowingly:
(1) Engage in any business or transaction, or have a financial interest or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of that person's official duties or which would tend to impair the independence of that person's judgment or action in the performance of that person's official duties; (2) Engage in or accept private employment, or render services for private interests when such employment or service is incompatible with the proper discharge of that person's official duties or would tend to impair the independence of that person's judgment or action in the performance of that person's official duties; (3) Disclose confidential information, including information obtained at meetings which are closed pursuant to Chapter 14 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., concerning the property, government, or affairs of the governmental body by which that person is engaged without

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proper legal authorization; or use such information to advance the financial or other private interest of that person or others; (4) Accept any valuable gift, whether in the form of service, loan, thing, or promise, from any person, firm, or corporation which to that person's knowledge is interested, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, in business dealings with the governmental body by which that person is engaged; provided, however, that an elected official who is a candidate for public office may accept campaign contributions and services in connection with any such campaign; (5) Represent other private interests in any action or proceeding against this city or any portion of its government; or (6) Vote or otherwise participate in the negotiation or in the making of any contract with any business or entity in which that person has a financial interest. (c) Disclosure. Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee who shall have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within any department of the city shall disclose such interest to the city council. The mayor or any councilmember who has a financial interest in any matter pending before the city council shall disclose such interest and such disclosure shall be entered on the records of the city council, and that person shall disqualify himself or herself from participating in any decision or vote relating thereto. Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee of any agency or political entity to which this charter applies who shall have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within such entity shall disclose such interest to the governing body of such agency or entity. (d) Use of public property. No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or entity to which this charter applies shall use property owned by such governmental entity for personal benefit, convenience, or profit except in accordance with policies promulgated by the city council or the governing body of such agency or entity. (e) Contracts voidable and rescindable. Any violation of this section which occurs with the knowledge, express or implied, of a party to a contract or sale shall render said contract or sale voidable at the option of the city council. (f) Ineligibility of elected official. Except where authorized by law, neither the mayor nor any councilmember shall hold any other elective or compensated appointive office in the city or otherwise be employed by said government or any agency thereof during the term for which that person was elected. No former councilmember and no former mayor shall hold any compensated appointive office in the city until one year after the expiration of the term for which that official was elected. (g) Political activities of certain officers and employees. (1) Appointed officers.
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city attorney, or assistant city attorney, unless such person qualifies for election to the office of mayor or councilmember of the City of Guyton, Georgia. (B) No appointed officer of the city shall continue in such appointed position upon election or appointment to any public office, which is inconsistent, incompatible, or in conflict with the duties of the appointed officer. Such determination shall be made by the mayor and council either immediately upon election or at any time such conflict may arise. (2) Employees. No employee of the city shall continue such employment upon qualifying for election, or election or appointment to: (A) Any public office in this city; or (B) Any public office, which is inconsistent, incompatible, or in conflict with the duties of the city employee. Such determination shall be made by the mayor and council either immediately upon election or at any time such conflict may arise. (h) Penalties for violation. (1) Any city officer or employee who knowingly conceals such financial interest or knowingly violates any of the requirements of this section shall be guilty of malfeasance in office or position and shall be deemed to have forfeited his or her office or position. (2) Any officer or employee of the city who shall forfeit that person's office or position as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be ineligible for appointment or election to or employment in a position in the city government for a period of three years thereafter.

SECTION 2.15. Inquiries and investigations.

Following the adoption of an authorizing resolution, the city council may make inquiries and investigations into the affairs of the city and the conduct of any department, office, or agency thereof, and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. Any person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in the exercise of these powers by the city council shall be punished as provided by ordinance.

SECTION 2.16. General power and authority of the city council.

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law or this charter, the city council shall be vested with all the powers of government of this city. (b) In addition to all other powers conferred upon it by law, the city council shall have the authority to adopt and provide for the execution of such ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter and the Constitution and the laws of the State of Georgia, which it shall deem necessary, expedient, or helpful for the peace, good order,

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protection of life and property, health, welfare, sanitation, comfort, convenience, prosperity, or well-being of the inhabitants of the City of Guyton and may enforce such ordinances by imposing penalties for violations thereof.

SECTION 2.17. Eminent domain.

The city council is hereby empowered to acquire, construct, operate, and maintain public ways, parks, public grounds, cemeteries, markets, market houses, public buildings, libraries, sewers, drains, sewage treatment, waterworks, electrical systems, gas systems, airports, hospitals, and charitable, educational, recreational, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal and medical institutions, agencies and facilities, and any other public improvements inside or outside the city, and to regulate the use thereof, and for such purposes, property may be condemned under procedures established under general law applicable now or as provided in the future.

SECTION 2.18. Organizational meetings.

The city council shall hold an organizational meeting on the first Tuesday in January after an election. The meeting shall be called to order by the city clerk, and the oath of office shall be administered to the newly elected members by an officer authorized to administer oaths and shall, to the extent that it comports with federal and state law, be as follows:
"I do solemnly (swear) (affirm) that I will faithfully perform the duties of the office of (mayor) (councilmember) of this city and that I will support and defend the charter thereof as well as the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and of the United States of America. I am not the holder of any unaccounted for public money due this state or any political subdivision or authority thereof. I am not the holder of any office of trust under the government of the United States, any other state, or any foreign state which I am by the laws of the State of Georgia prohibited from holding. I am otherwise qualified to hold said office according to the Constitution and laws of Georgia. I have been a resident of the City of Guyton for the time required by the Constitution and laws of this state and by the municipal charter. I will perform the duties of my office in the best interest of the City of Guyton to the best of my ability without fear, favor, affection, reward, or expectation thereof."

SECTION 2.19. Regular and special meetings.

(a) The city council shall hold regular meetings at such times and places as shall be prescribed by ordinance.

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(b) Special meetings of the city council may be held on call of the mayor or any two members of the city council. Notice of such special meetings shall be served on all other members personally, or by telephone personally, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting. Such notice shall not be required if the mayor and all councilmembers are present when the special meeting is called. Such notice of any special meeting may be waived by the mayor or a councilmember in writing before or after such a meeting, and attendance at the meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice on any business transacted in such mayor or councilmember's presence. Only the business stated in the call may be transacted at the special meeting, except by unanimous consent of all members of the council. (c) All meetings of the city council shall be public to the extent required by law, and notice to the public of special meetings shall be made fully as is reasonably possible as provided by Code Section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A., or other such applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 2.20. Rules of procedure; committees.

(a) The city council shall adopt its rules of procedure and order of business consistent with the provisions of this charter and shall provide for keeping a minute book of its proceedings, which shall be a public record. (b) All committees and committee chairs of the city council shall be appointed by the mayor and shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. The mayor shall have the power to appoint new members to any committee at any time.

SECTION 2.21. Quorum; voting.

(a) Three members of city council shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact business of the city council. Voting on the adoption of ordinances shall be by voice vote and the vote shall be recorded in the minutes, but any member of the city council shall have the right to request a roll call vote and such vote shall be recorded in the minutes. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the affirmative vote of three councilmembers or two councilmembers and the mayor, or in cases where a bare quorum is present, a majority of the members of a bare quorum, shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. (b) No member of the city council shall abstain from voting on any matter properly brought before the city council for official action except when such member of the city council has a conflict of interest which is disclosed in writing prior to or at the meeting and made a part of the minutes. Any member of the city council present and eligible to vote on a matter and refusing to do so for any reason other than a properly disclosed and recorded conflict of

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interest shall be deemed to have acquiesced or concurred with the members of the majority who did vote on the question involved.

SECTION 2.22. Ordinance form; procedures.

(a) Every proposed ordinance should be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain a subject which is not expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be "It is hereby ordained by the governing authority of the City of Guyton, Georgia" and every ordinance shall so begin. (b) An ordinance may be introduced by the mayor or by any councilmember and its caption be read aloud at a regular or special meeting of the city council. Ordinances shall be considered and adopted or rejected by the city council in accordance with the rules which it shall establish; provided, however, that an ordinance shall not be adopted the same day it is introduced, except for emergency ordinances provided in Section 2.24 of this charter. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the city clerk shall as soon as possible distribute a copy to the mayor and to each councilmember and shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the clerk and at such other public places as the city council may designate.

SECTION 2.23. Action requiring an ordinance.

Acts of the city council which have the force and effect of law shall be enacted by ordinance.

SECTION 2.24. Emergencies.

(a) To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property, or public peace, the city council may convene on call of the mayor, mayor pro tem in the absence of the mayor, or any two councilmembers and promptly adopt an emergency ordinance, but such ordinance may not levy taxes; grant, renew, or extend a franchise; regulate the rate charged by any public utility for its services; or authorize the borrowing of money except for loans to be repaid within 30 days. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists, and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms. An emergency ordinance may be adopted, with or without amendment, or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least three members of the city council shall be required for adoption. It shall become effective upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance shall automatically stand repealed 30 days following the date upon which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent reenactment of the ordinance in the

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manner specified in this section if the emergency still exists. An emergency ordinance may also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances. (b) Such meetings shall be open to the public to the extent required by law, and notice to the public of emergency meetings shall be made as fully as is reasonably possible in accordance with Code section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 2.25. Codes of technical regulations.

(a) The city council may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing such adopting ordinance shall be as prescribed for ordinances generally except that:
(1) The requirements of Section 2.22(b) of this charter for distribution and filing of copies of the ordinance shall be construed to include copies of any code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance; and (2) A copy of each adopted code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance, shall be authenticated and recorded by the clerk pursuant to Section 2.26 of this charter. (b) Copies of any adopted code of technical regulations shall be made available by the city clerk for public review, for purchase at a reasonable price, or reference provided to members of the public where an adopted technical code may be purchased online or elsewhere.

SECTION 2.26. Signing; authenticating; recording; codification; printing.

(a) The clerk shall authenticate by the clerk's signature and record in full in a properly indexed book kept for that purpose all ordinances adopted by the city council. (b) The city council shall provide for the preparation of a general codification of all the ordinances of the city having the force and effect of law. The general codification shall be adopted by the city council by ordinance or resolution and shall be published promptly, together with all amendments thereto and such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the city council may specify. This codification shall be known and cited officially as "The Code of the City of Guyton, Georgia." Copies of the code of ordinances shall be made available to all officers, departments, and agencies of the city and made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price as fixed by the city council. The foregoing requirements shall be satisfied by publishing The Code of the City of Guyton, Georgia on a publicly accessible website. (c) The city council shall cause each ordinance and each amendment to this charter to be printed promptly following its adoption, and the printed ordinances and charter amendments

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shall be made available for purchase by the public at reasonable prices to be fixed by the city council. Following publication of the first code under this charter and at all times thereafter, the ordinances and charter amendments shall be printed in substantially the same style as the code currently in effect and shall be suitable in form for incorporation therein. The city council shall make such further arrangements as deemed desirable with reproduction and distribution of any current changes in or additions to codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations included in the code.

SECTION 2.27. City manager; appointment; qualifications; compensation.

(a) The city council shall appoint, by the affirmative vote of at least four members of the city council, an officer whose title shall be the city manager. The city manager shall be appointed without regard to political beliefs and solely on the basis of that person's executive or administrative qualifications with special reference to that person's education and experience in the accepted competencies and practices of local government management. (b) The city manager shall be employed pursuant to an employment agreement that is negotiated by the mayor and approved by the city council and provides, among other things, that it may be terminated by the city at any time, with or without cause.

SECTION 2.28. Removal of city manager.

The city manager may be removed from office at any time by the majority vote of city council.

SECTION 2.29. Acting city manager.

By letter filed with the city clerk, the city manager shall designate, subject to approval of the city council, a qualified city administrative officer to exercise the powers and perform the duties of city manager during the city manager's temporary absence or physical or mental disability. During such absence or disability, the city council may revoke such designation at any time and appoint another officer of the city to serve until the city manager shall return or the city manager's disability shall cease.

SECTION 2.30. Powers and duties of the city manager.

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placed in the city manager's charge by or under this charter. As the chief executive and administrative officer, the city manager shall:
(1) Except as otherwise provided by law, this charter, or personnel policies or ordinances adopted pursuant to this charter, appoint and, when the city manager deems it necessary for the good of the city, suspend or remove all city employees and administrative officers. The city manager may authorize any department director or administrative officer who is subject to the city manager's direction and supervision to exercise these powers with respect to subordinates in that officer's department, office, or agency; (2) Direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices, and agencies of the city, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law; (3) Attend all city council meetings except for closed meetings held for the purposes of deliberating on the appointment, discipline, or removal of the city manager and have the right to take part in discussion, but the city manager may not vote; (4) See that all laws, provisions of this charter, and acts of the city council, subject to enforcement by the city manager or by officers subject to the city manager's direction and supervision, are faithfully executed; (5) Prepare and submit the annual operating budget and capital budget to the city council; (6) Submit to the city council and make available to the public a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the city as of the end of each fiscal year; (7) Make such other reports as the city council may require concerning the operations of city departments, offices, and agencies subject to the city manager's direction and supervision; (8) Keep the city council fully advised as to the financial condition and future needs of the city, and make such recommendations to the city council concerning the affairs of the city as the city manager deems desirable; and (9) Perform other such duties as are specified in this charter or as may be required by the mayor and city council.

SECTION 2.31. Mayor and council interference with administration.

The city council shall act in all matters as a body, and no member shall seek individually to influence the official acts of the city manager or any other officer or employee of the city, or to interfere in any way with the performance of the duties by the city manager or other officers or employees. Except for the purpose of inquiries and investigations under Section 2.15 of this charter, the mayor and councilmembers shall deal with city officers and employees who are subject to the direction or supervision of the city manager solely through the city manager, and neither the mayor, the city council, nor its members shall give orders to any such officer or employee, either publicly or privately.

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SECTION 2.32. Election of mayor; forfeiture.

The mayor shall be elected at large by the voters of the city and shall serve for a term of four years and until a successor is elected and qualified. The mayor shall be a qualified elector of this city and shall have been a resident of this city for 12 months prior to the date of his or her election. The mayor shall continue to reside in this city during the period of the mayor's service. The mayor shall forfeit the office on the same grounds and under the same procedure as for councilmembers. The compensation of the mayor shall be established in the same manner as for councilmembers.

SECTION 2.33. Mayor pro tempore, selection, duties.

The city council at the first regular meeting after the newly elected councilmembers have taken office following each election shall elect a councilmember to serve as mayor pro tem. The mayor pro tem shall be elected by a majority vote of the city council. The mayor pro tem shall serve for a term of two years. The mayor pro tem shall assume the duties and powers of the mayor during the mayor's physical or mental disability, suspension from office, or absence. Any such disability of the mayor shall be declared by the affirmative vote of three councilmembers. The mayor pro tem shall sign all contracts and ordinances in which the mayor has a disqualifying financial interest as provided in Section 2.14 of this charter by state law. When acting as mayor, the mayor pro tem shall be entitled to vote as a member of the city council.

SECTION 2.34. Powers and duties of mayor.

The mayor shall: (1) Preside at all meetings of the city council, see that all meetings are conducted in a parliamentary manner, and preserve order and decorum in such meetings; (2) Be the head of the city for the purpose of service of process and for ceremonial purposes, and be the official spokesperson for the city and the chief advocate of policy and recommend such measures or policies to the city council as he or she deems necessary or expedient for the health, safety, and welfare of the city and its inhabitants; (3) Have the power to administer oaths and to take affidavits; (4) Sign as a matter of course on behalf of the city all written and approved contracts, ordinances, resolutions, and other instruments executed by the city which by law are required to be in writing; (5) Vote on matters before the city council and be counted toward a quorum as any other councilmember;

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(6) Approve or disapprove resolutions and ordinances as provided in Section 2.35 of this charter; (7) Perform such other duties as may be required by law, this charter, or by ordinance; (8) Set the agenda for meetings of the city council; provided, however, that additional items shall be added to the agenda upon the written request of any two or more councilmembers; (9) See that all laws, resolutions, and ordinances of the city are faithfully executed and enforced by the city manager; (10) In states of emergency, serve as the official spokesperson for the City; and (11) Perform the duties of city manager, without additional compensation, should that office be vacant for any reason.

SECTION 2.35. Submission of ordinances to the mayor; veto power.

(a) Every resolution or ordinance adopted by the city council shall be presented promptly by the city clerk to the mayor after its adoption. (b) The mayor, within ten calendar days of receipt of a resolution or ordinance, shall return it to the city clerk with or without the mayor's approval, or with the mayor's veto. If the resolution or ordinance has been approved by the mayor, it shall become law upon its return to the city clerk; if the resolution or ordinance is neither approved nor disapproved, it shall become law at 12:00 noon on the tenth calendar day after its adoption by the city council; if the resolution or ordinance is vetoed, the mayor shall submit to the city council through the city clerk a written statement explaining the reason for the veto. The city clerk shall record upon the resolution or ordinance the date of its delivery to and receipt from the mayor. (c) Resolutions or ordinances vetoed by the mayor shall be presented by the city clerk to the city council at its next meeting. If the city council then or at its next meeting adopts the resolution or ordinance over the veto by an affirmative vote of three of its members, it shall become law. (d) The mayor may disapprove or reduce any item or items of appropriation in any resolution or ordinance, except appropriations for auditing or investigating the office of mayor. The approved part or parts of any resolution or ordinance making appropriations shall become law, and the part or parts disapproved shall not become law unless subsequently passed by the city council over the mayor's veto as provided herein. The reduced part or parts shall be presented to the city council as though disapproved and shall not become law unless overridden by the city council as provided in subsection (c) of this section. (e) The mayor shall not have the power to veto any emergency ordinance.

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ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS

SECTION 3.10. Administrative and service departments.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the city council, by ordinance, shall prescribe the functions or duties, and establish, abolish, alter, consolidate, or leave vacant all nonelective offices, positions of employment, departments, and agencies of the city, as necessary for the proper administration of the affairs and government of this city. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, the directors of departments and other appointed officers of the city shall be appointed solely on the basis of their respective administrative and professional qualifications. (c) All appointive officers and directors of departments shall receive such compensation as prescribed by ordinance or resolution. (d) There shall be a director of each department or agency who shall be its principal officer, also known as a department head. Each director shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the city manager, be responsible for the administration and direction of the affairs and operations of that director's department or agency. (e) All directors of departments shall be subject to removal or suspension at any time by the city manager in the manner provided by the city's personnel policy and procedure manual.

SECTION 3.11. Boards, commissions, and authorities.

(a) The city council shall create by ordinance or resolution such boards, commissions, and authorities to fulfill any investigative, quasi-judicial, or quasi-legislative function the city council deems necessary, and shall by ordinance or resolution establish the composition, period of existence, duties, and powers thereof. (b) All members of boards, commissions, and authorities of the city shall be appointed by the city council for such terms of office and in such manner of appointment as provided by ordinance or resolution, except where another appointing authority, term of office, or manner of appointment is prescribed by this charter or by applicable state law. (c) The city council, by ordinance, may provide for the compensation and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses of the members of any board, commission, or authority. (d) Except as otherwise provided by charter or by law, no member of any board, commission, or authority of the city shall hold any elective office in the city. (e) Any vacancy on a board, commission, or authority of the city shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed herein for the original appointment, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law.

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(f) No member of a board, commission, or authority shall assume office until that person has executed and filed with the clerk of the city an oath obligating himself or herself to faithfully and impartially perform the duties of that member's office. (g) All members of boards, commissions, or authorities serve at-will and may be removed at any time by a vote of three members of the city council, unless otherwise provided by law. (h) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, each board, commission, or authority of the city shall elect one of its members as chair and one member as vice-chair, and may elect as its secretary one of its own members or may appoint as secretary an employee of the city. Each board, commission, or authority of the city government may establish such bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter, ordinances of the city, or law, as it deems appropriate and necessary for the fulfillment of its duties or the conduct of its affairs. Copies of such bylaws, rules, and regulations shall be filed with the clerk of the city.

SECTION 3.12. City attorney.

(a) The city council shall appoint a city attorney, together with such assistant city attorneys as may be authorized, and shall provide for the payment of such attorney or attorneys for services rendered to the city. The city attorney shall be responsible for providing for the representation and defense of the city in all litigation in which the city is a party; may be the prosecuting officer in the municipal court; shall attend the meetings of the city council as directed; shall advise the city council, mayor, and other officers and employees of the city concerning legal aspects of the city's affairs; and shall perform such other duties as may be required by virtue of the person's position as city attorney or as required by the city council or city manager. (b) The city attorney is not a public official of the city and does not take an oath of office. The city attorney shall at all times be an independent contractor. A law firm, rather than an individual, may be designated as the city attorney.

SECTION 3.13. City clerk.

The city manager shall appoint a city clerk who shall not be the mayor or a councilmember. The city clerk shall be custodian of the official city seal and city records; maintain city council records required by this charter; attend meetings of the city council and keep minutes of its proceedings at such meetings; and perform such other duties as may be required by the city council.

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SECTION 3.14. Position classification and pay plan.

The city manager shall be responsible for the preparation of a position classification and pay plan which shall be submitted to the city council for approval. Such plan may apply to all employees of the city and any of its agencies, departments, boards, commissions, or authorities. When a pay plan has been adopted, the city council shall not increase or decrease the salary range applicable to any position except by amendment of such pay plan. For purposes of this section, elected and appointed city officials are not city employees.

SECTION 3.15. Personnel policies.

The city council shall adopt by ordinance or resolution a personnel policy and procedure manual. All city employees shall be governed by the city's personnel policy and procedure manual.

ARTICLE IV MUNICIPAL COURT

SECTION 4.10. Creation; name.

There shall be a court to be known as the Municipal Court of the City of Guyton.

SECTION 4.11. Chief judge; associate judge.

(a) The municipal court shall be presided over by a chief judge and such part-time, full-time, pro tempore, or stand-by judges as shall be provided by ordinance or resolution. (b) No person shall be qualified or eligible to serve as a judge of the municipal court unless that person shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia, and shall possess all qualifications required by law. All judges shall be appointed by the city council and shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. (c) Compensation of the judges shall be provided for by the city council. (d) Judges serve as provided in Code Section 36-32-2 of the O.C.G.A. and may be removed from office in accordance with Code Section 36-32-2.1 of the O.C.G.A., or other such applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted. Subject to O.C.G.A. 36-32-2 et seq. or other such applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted, judges serve at will and may be removed from office at any time by the city council unless otherwise provided by ordinance.

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(e) Before assuming office, each judge shall take an oath, given by the mayor or the mayor's designee, that the judge will honestly and faithfully discharge the duties of the office to the best of that person's ability and without fear, favor, or partiality. The oath shall be entered upon the minutes of the city council required in Section 2.20 of this charter

SECTION 4.12. Convening.

The municipal court shall be convened at regular intervals as provided by ordinance or resolution.

SECTION 4.13. Jurisdiction; powers.

(a) The municipal court shall have jurisdiction and authority to try and punish violations of this charter, all city ordinances, and such other violations as provided by law. (b) The municipal court shall have authority to punish those in its presence for contempt, provided that such punishment shall not exceed $200.00, or ten days in jail. (c) The municipal court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction not exceeding a fine of $1,000.00 or imprisonment for 180 days, or both, or may fix punishment by fine, imprisonment, or alternative sentencing, as now or hereafter provided by law. (d) The municipal court shall have authority to establish a schedule of fees to defray the cost of operation and shall be entitled to reimbursement of the cost of meals, transportation, and caretaking of prisoners bound over to superior courts for violations of state law. (e) The municipal court shall have authority to establish bail and recognizances to ensure the presence of those charged with violations before said court, and shall have discretionary authority to accept cash or personal or real property as surety for the appearance of persons charged with violations. Whenever any person shall give bail for that person's appearance and shall fail to appear at the time fixed for trial, the bond shall be forfeited by the judge presiding at such time, and an execution issued thereon by serving the defendant and the defendant's sureties with a rule nisi, at least two days before a hearing on the rule nisi. In the event that cash or property is accepted in lieu of bond for security for the appearance of a defendant at trial, and if such defendant fails to appear at the time and place fixed for trial, the cash so deposited shall be, on order of the judge, declared forfeited to the city, or the property so deposited shall have a lien against it for the value forfeited which lien shall be enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a lien for city property taxes. (f) The municipal court shall have the same authority as superior courts to compel the production of evidence in the possession of any party; to enforce obedience to its orders, judgments, and sentences; and to administer such oaths as are necessary.

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(g) The municipal court may compel the presence of all parties necessary to a proper disposal of each case by the issuance of summonses, subpoenas, and warrants which may be served as executed by any officer as authorized by this charter or by law. (h) Each judge of the municipal court shall be authorized to issue warrants for the arrest of persons charged with offenses against any ordinance of the city, and each judge of the municipal court shall have the same authority as a magistrate of the state to issue warrants for offenses against state laws committed within the city.

SECTION 4.14. Certiorari.

The right of certiorari from the decision and judgment of the municipal court shall exist in all criminal cases and ordinance violation cases, and such certiorari shall be obtained under the sanction of a judge of the Superior Court of Effingham County under the laws of the State of Georgia regulating the granting and issuance of writs of certiorari.

SECTION 4.15. Rules for court.

The judge shall have full power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations necessary and proper to secure the efficient and successful administration of the municipal court. The rules and regulations made or adopted shall be filed with the city clerk, shall be available for public inspection, and, upon request, a copy shall be furnished to all defendants in municipal court proceedings at least 48 hours prior to such proceedings.

SECTION 4.16. Right to counsel.

In all cases before the municipal court, an indigent defendant shall be advised as to the right to have counsel appointed, and an attorney must be provided where desired except in such cases where the judge does not wish to impose a jail term.

ARTICLE V ELECTIONS AND REMOVAL

SECTION 5.10. Applicability of general law.

All elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as now or hereafter amended.

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(a) There shall be a municipal general election held biennially in the odd years on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November. (b) There shall be elected the mayor and two councilmembers at one election and at every other election thereafter. The remaining city council seats shall be filled at the election alternating with the first election so that a continuing body with staggered terms is created. Terms shall be for four years.

SECTION 5.12. Nonpartisan elections.

Political parties shall not conduct primaries for city offices, and all names of candidates for city offices shall be listed without party designations.

SECTION 5.13. Election by majority.

The person receiving a majority of the votes cast for any city office shall be elected.

SECTION 5.14. Special elections; vacancies.

In the event that the office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant as provided in Section 2.12 of this charter, the city council or those remaining shall order a special election to fill the balance of the unexpired term of such official; provided, however, that if such vacancy occurs within 14 months of the expiration of the term of that office, the city council or those remaining shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the term by a majority vote. In all other respects, the special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as now or hereafter amended.

SECTION 5.15. Other provisions.

Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall, by ordinance or resolution, prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems appropriate to fulfill any options and duties under Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code."

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SECTION 5.16. Removal of officers.

The mayor or councilmembers provided for in this charter shall be removed from office for any one or more of the causes provided in Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

ARTICLE VI FINANCE

SECTION 6.10. Property tax.

The city council may assess, levy, and collect an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property within the corporate limits of the city that is subject to such taxation by the state and county. This tax is for the purpose of raising revenues to defray the costs of operating the city government, of providing governmental services, for the repayment of principal and interest on general obligations, and for any other public purpose as determined by the city council in its discretion.

SECTION 6.11. Millage rate; due dates; payment methods.

The city council by ordinance shall establish a millage rate for the city property tax, a due date, and the time period within which these taxes must be paid. The city council by ordinance may provide for the payment of these taxes by installments or in one lump sum, as well as authorize the voluntary payment of taxes prior to the time when due.

SECTION 6.12. Occupation and business taxes.

The city council by ordinance shall have the power to levy such occupation or business taxes as are not denied by law. The city council may classify businesses, occupations, or professions for the purpose of such taxation in any way which may be lawful and may compel the payment of such taxes as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

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approval, may require the business or practitioner to pay a regulatory fee for such permit as provided by general law. Such fees should reflect the total cost to the city of regulating the activity, and if unpaid, shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

SECTION 6.14. Franchises.

(a) The city council shall have the power to grant franchises for the use of this city's streets, alleys, and other property for the purpose of railroads, street railways, telephone and cellular telephone companies, electric companies, electric membership corporations, cable television and other telecommunications companies, fiber optic cable companies, internet companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations. The city council shall determine the duration, terms, whether the same shall be exclusive or nonexclusive, and the consideration for such franchises; provided, however, that no franchise shall be granted for a period in excess of 35 years and no franchise shall be granted unless the city receives just and adequate compensation therefor. The city council shall provide for the registration of all franchises with the city clerk in a registration book kept by the clerk. The city council may provide by ordinance for the registration within a reasonable time of all franchises previously granted. (b) If no franchise agreement is in effect, the city council has the authority to impose a tax on gross receipts for the use of this city's streets, alleys, and other property for the purposes of railroads, street railways, telephone and cellular telephone companies, electric companies, electric membership corporations, cable television and other telecommunications companies, internet companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations.

SECTION 6.15. Service charges.

The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect fees, charges, and tolls for sewers, storm water, water, emergency, law enforcement, fire, sanitary, health services, and any other services provided and/or made available within and outside the corporate limits of the city. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

SECTION 6.16. Special assessments.

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owners under such terms and conditions as are reasonable. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

SECTION 6.17. Construction; other taxes and fees.

This city shall be empowered to levy any other tax or fee allowed now or hereafter by law, and the specific mention of any right, power, or authority in this article shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general powers of this city to govern its local affairs.

SECTION 6.18. Collection of delinquent taxes and fees.

The city council, by ordinance, may provide generally for the collection of delinquent taxes, fees, or other revenue due the city under Sections 6.10 through 6.17 of this charter by whatever reasonable means as are not precluded by law. This shall include providing for the dates when the taxes or fees are due; late penalties or interest; issuance and execution of fi.fa's; creation and priority of liens; making delinquent taxes and fees personal debts of the persons required to pay the taxes or fees imposed; revoking city permits for failure to pay any city taxes or fees; and providing for the assignment or transfer of tax executions.

SECTION 6.19. General obligation bonds.

The city council shall have the power to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized under this charter or the laws of the state. Such bonding authority shall be exercised in accordance with the laws governing bond issuance by municipalities in effect at the time said issue is undertaken.

SECTION 6.20. Revenue bonds.

Revenue bonds may be issued by the city council as state law now or hereafter provides. Such bonds are to be paid out of any revenue produced by the project, program, or venture for which they were issued.

SECTION 6.21. Short-term loans.

The city may obtain short-term loans and must repay such loans not later than December 31 of each year, unless otherwise provided by state law.

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The city may enter into multiyear lease, purchase, or lease-purchase contracts for the acquisition of goods, materials, real and personal property, services, and supplies, provided that the contract terminates without further obligation on the part of the municipality at the close of the calendar year in which it was executed and at the close of each succeeding calendar year for which it may be renewed. Contracts must be executed in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 36-60-13 of the O.C.G.A., or other such applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 6.23. Fiscal year.

The city council shall set the fiscal year by ordinance or resolution. This fiscal year shall constitute the budget year and the year for financial accounting and reporting of each and every office, department, agency, and activity of the city government unless otherwise provided by state or federal law.

SECTION 6.24. Preparation of budgets.

The city council shall provide an ordinance on the procedures and requirements for the preparation and execution of an annual operating budget, a capital improvement plan, and a capital budget, including requirements as to the scope, content, and form of such budgets and plans.

SECTION 6.25. Submission of operating budget to city council.

On or before a date fixed by the city council but not later than 20 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the city manager shall submit to the city council a proposed operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall be accompanied by a message from the city manager containing a statement of the general fiscal policies of the city, the important features of the budget, explanations of major changes recommended for the next fiscal year, a general summary of the budget, and such other pertinent comments and information. The operating budget and the capital budget provided for in Section 6.29 of this charter, the budget message, and all supporting documents shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be open to public inspection.

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SECTION 6.26. Action by city council on budget.

(a) The city council may amend the operating budget proposed by the city manager, except that the budget as finally amended and adopted must provide for all expenditures required by state law or by other provisions of this charter and for all debt service requirements for the ensuing fiscal year, and the total appropriations from any fund shall not exceed the estimated fund balance, reserves, and revenues. (b) The city council by ordinance shall adopt the final operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than the beginning day of each fiscal year. If the city council fails to adopt the budget by this date, the amounts appropriated for operation for the current fiscal year shall be deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month-to-month basis, with all items prorated accordingly until such time as the city council adopts a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. Adoption of the budget shall take the form of an appropriations ordinance setting out the estimated revenues in detail by sources and making appropriations according to fund and by organizational unit, purpose, or activity as set out in the budget preparation ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 6.24 of this charter. (c) The amount set out in the adopted operating budget for each organizational unit shall constitute the annual appropriation for such, and no expenditure shall be made or encumbrance created in excess of the otherwise unencumbered balance of the appropriations or allotment thereof, to which it is chargeable.

SECTION 6.27. Tax levies.

The city council shall levy by ordinance such taxes as are necessary. The taxes and tax rates set by such ordinance shall be such that reasonable estimates of revenues from such levy shall at least be sufficient, together with other anticipated revenues, fund balances, and applicable reserves, to equal the total amount appropriated for each of the several funds set forth in the annual operating budget for defraying the expenses of the general government of this city.

SECTION 6.28. Changes in appropriations.

The city council by ordinance may make changes in the appropriations contained in the current operating budget, at any regular, special, or emergency meeting called for such purpose, but any additional appropriations may be made only from an existing unexpended surplus.

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(a) On or before the date fixed by the city council but no later than 20 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the city manager shall submit to the city council a proposed capital improvements plan with a recommended capital budget containing the means of financing the improvements proposed for the ensuing fiscal year. The city council shall have power to accept, with or without amendments, or reject the proposed plan and proposed budget. The city council shall not authorize an expenditure for the construction of any building, structure, work, or improvement, unless the appropriations for such project are included in the capital budget, except to meet a public emergency as provided in Section 2.24 of this charter. (b) The city council shall adopt, by ordinance, the final capital budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than the beginning day of each fiscal year. No appropriation provided for in a prior capital budget shall lapse until the purpose for which the appropriation was made shall have been accomplished or abandoned; provided, however, that the city manager may submit amendments to the capital budget at any time during the fiscal year, accompanied by recommendations. Any such amendments to the capital budget shall become effective only upon adoption by ordinance.

SECTION 6.30. Independent audit.

There shall be an annual independent audit of all city accounts, funds, and financial transactions by a certified public accountant selected by the city council. The audit shall be conducted according to generally accepted auditing principles. Any audit of funds by the state or federal governments may be accepted as satisfying the requirements of this charter. Copies of annual audit reports shall be available at printing costs to the public.

SECTION 6.31. Contracting procedures.

No contract with the city shall be binding on the city unless: (1) It is in writing; (2) It is drawn by or submitted and reviewed by the city attorney and, as a matter of course, is signed by the city attorney to indicate such drafting or review; and (3) It is made or authorized by the city council and such approval is entered in the city council minute book of proceedings pursuant to Section 2.20 of this charter.

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SECTION 6.32. Centralized purchasing.

The city council shall by ordinance or resolution prescribe procedures for a system of centralized purchasing for the city.

SECTION 6.33. Sale and lease of city property.

(a) The city council may sell and convey, or lease any real or personal property owned or held by the city for governmental or other purposes as now or hereafter provided by law. (b) The city council may quitclaim any rights it may have in property not needed for public purposes upon report by the city manager and adoption of a resolution, both finding that the property is not needed for public or other purposes and that the interest of the city has no readily ascertainable monetary value. (c) Whenever in opening, extending, or widening any street, avenue, alley, or public place of the city, a small parcel or tract of land is cut off or separated by such work from a larger tract or boundary of land owned by the city, the city council may authorize the city manager to sell and convey said cutoff or separated parcel or tract of land to an abutting or adjoining property owner or owners where such sale and conveyance facilitates the enjoyment of the highest and best use of the abutting owner's property. Included in the sales contract shall be a provision for the rights-of-way of said street, avenue, alley, or public place. Each abutting property owner shall be notified of the availability of the property and given the opportunity to purchase said property under such terms and conditions as provided by the city council. All deeds and conveyances heretofore and hereafter so executed and delivered shall convey all title and interest the city has in such property, notwithstanding the fact that no public sale after advertisement was or is hereafter made.

ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 7.10. Bonds for officials.

The officers and employees of this city, both elected and appointed, shall execute such surety or fidelity bonds in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the city council shall from time to time require by ordinance or as may be provided by law.

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All ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations now in force in the city not inconsistent with this charter are hereby declared valid and of full effect and force until amended or repealed by the city council.

SECTION 7.12. Pending matters.

Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, all rights, claims, actions, orders, contracts, and legal or administrative proceedings shall continue and any such ongoing work or cases shall be completed by such city agencies, personnel, or offices as may be provided by the city council.

SECTION 7.13. Construction.

(a) Section captions in this charter are informative only and are not to be considered as a part thereof. (b) The word "shall" is mandatory and the words "may" and "should" are permissive. (c) The singular shall include the plural, the masculine shall include the feminine, and vice versa. (d) Except as specifically provided otherwise by this charter, the term:
(1) "City council" means the members of the city council and the mayor. (2) "Councilmember" means a member of the city council other than the mayor.

SECTION 7.14. Severability.

If any article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, or part thereof of this charter shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect or impair other parts of this charter unless it clearly appears that such other parts are wholly and necessarily dependent upon the part held to be invalid or unconstitutional, it being the legislative intent in enacting this charter that each article, section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, or part thereof be enacted separately and independent of each other.

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SECTION 7.15. Specific repealer.

An Act incorporating the City of Guyton in the County of Effingham, approved May 5, 2006, (Ga. L. 2006, p. 4230), is hereby repealed in its entirety and all amendatory acts thereto are likewise repealed in their entirety.

SECTION 7.16. General repealer.

All other laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a new charter for the City of Guyton; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Jon Burns, Representative from District 159, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the The Effingham Herald, which is the official organ of Effingham County, on the 14 of December, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

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s/ JON BURNS Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 10 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF FLEMINGTON HOTEL/MOTEL TAX.

No. 698 (House Bill No. 1600).

AN ACT

To authorize the governing authority of the City of Flemington to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., the governing authority of the City of Flemington is authorized to levy an excise tax at a rate not to exceed 8 percent of the charge for the furnishing for value to the public of any room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations furnished by any person or legal entity licensed by, or required to pay business or occupation taxes to, the municipality for operating a hotel, motel, inn, lodge, tourist camp, tourist cabin, campground, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly or periodically furnished for value.

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SECTION 2. The enactment of this Act is subsequent to the adoption of a resolution by the governing authority of the City of Flemington on February 16, 2022, which specifies the subsequent tax rate, identifies the projects or tourism product development purposes, and specifies the allocation of proceeds.

SECTION 3. In accordance with the terms of such resolution adopted by the mayor and council of the City of Flemington:
(1) In each fiscal year during which a tax is collected pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the total amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent shall be expended for promoting tourism, conventions, and trade shows by the destination marketing organization designated by the City of Flemington or by such other entity already authorized to administer tourism funds pursuant to existing contract as specified in paragraph (2) of subsection (e) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; and (2) The remaining amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent which is not otherwise expended under paragraph (1) of this section shall be expended for tourism product development.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the governing authority of the City of Flemington to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Al Williams, Representative from District 168, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Coastal Courier, which is the official organ of Liberty County, on the 16th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ AL WILLIAMS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 23 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF SYLVESTER PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY REVISE DEFINITION OF "PROJECT"; REVERSION OF ASSETS UPON DISSOLUTION.

No. 699 (House Bill No. 1603).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to create the City of Sylvester Public Facilities Authority, approved May 3, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 3786), so as to revise the definition of "project"; to provide for

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reversion of assets upon dissolution; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to create the City of Sylvester Public Facilities Authority, approved May 3, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 3786), is amended by revising paragraph (4) of Section 4 as follows:
"(4) 'Project' means any of the following self-liquidating projects: (A) All buildings, facilities, and equipment necessary or beneficial for the efficient operation of the city or any department, agency, division, commission, or utility system therefor, including but not limited to, infrastructure, broadband, and recreational projects; and (B) Any undertaking permitted by the Revenue Bond Law;
provided however, that such project shall not include electric power generation and transmission services."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

"SECTION 19.1. Reversion of assets upon dissolution.

Upon the dissolution of the authority, all assets owned by the authority shall become property of the city unless the agreements executed in connection with such project require otherwise."

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to create the City of Sylvester Public Facilities Authority, approved May 3, 2021 (Ga. L. 2021, p. 3786); and for other purposes.

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Bill Yearta, Representative from District 152, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the The Sylvester Local, which is the official organ of Worth County, on the 23 of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BILL YEARTA Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 28 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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No. 700 (House Bill No. 1606).

AN ACT

To authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Houston County; to identify the authorized uses of such technology fee; to provide for the termination of such technology fee and dedication of residual funds to technology uses; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) The clerk of the Probate Court of Houston County is hereby authorized to charge and collect a technology fee to be set by the judge of the probate court in an amount not to exceed $5.00 for the filing of each civil action with the court. Such technology fees shall be used exclusively to provide for technological needs of the Probate Court of Houston County. Such uses shall include only the following:
(1) Computer hardware and software purchases; (2) Lease, maintenance, and installation of computer hardware; (3) Purchase, lease, maintenance, and installation of imaging, scanning, facsimile, communications, projection, and printing equipment and software; and (4) Procurement of services and equipment for the conservation of court records and archiving the same to digital contents for public access. (b) Funds collected pursuant to this section shall be maintained in a segregated account by the clerk of the probate court and shall be used only for the purposes authorized in this section. (c) The authority to assess a technology fee pursuant to this section shall terminate on July 1, 2032, and any residual funds remaining in the fund established by this section shall remain dedicated to general Houston County technology uses.

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the assessment and collection of a technology fee by the Probate Court of Houston County; and for other purposes.

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I, Heath Clark, Representative from District 147, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Houston Home Journal, which is the official organ of Houston County, on the 23 of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ HEATH CLARK Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 28 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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TAYLOR COUNTY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; SCHOOL TAXES; SENIOR CITIZENS; REFERENDUM.

No. 701 (House Bill No. 1607).

AN ACT

To provide a homestead exemption from Taylor County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of 10 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are between 70 and 74 years of age, in the amount of 15 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are between 75 and 79 years of age, and in the amount of 20 percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 80 years of age or older; to provide for definitions; to specify the terms and conditions of the exemption and the procedures relating thereto; to provide for related matters; to provide for applicability; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. (a) As used in this Act, the term:
(1) "Ad valorem taxes for educational purposes" means all ad valorem taxes for educational purposes levied by, for, or on behalf of the Taylor County school district, including, but not limited to, any ad valorem taxes to pay interest on and to retire county school district bonded indebtedness. (2) "Homestead" means homestead as defined and qualified in Code Section 48-5-40 of the O.C.G.A., as amended, with the additional qualification that it shall include not more than five contiguous acres of homestead property. (b)(1) Each resident of the Taylor County school district who is between 70 and 74 years of age, on or before January 1 of the year in which application for the exemption under this subsection is made, is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from Taylor County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of 10 percent of the assessed value of that homestead. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation. (2) Each resident of the Taylor County school district who is between 75 and 79 years of age, on or before January 1 of the year in which application for the exemption under this subsection is made, is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from Taylor County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of 15 percent of the assessed value of that homestead. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation.

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(3) Each resident of the Taylor County school district who is 80 years of age or older, on or before January 1 of the year in which application for the application under this subsection is made, is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from Taylor County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of 20 percent of the assessed value of that homestead. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation. (c) A person shall not receive the homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section unless such person or person's agent files an application with the tax commissioner of Taylor County, giving the person's age and such additional information relative to receiving such exemption as will enable the tax commissioner of Taylor County to make a determination regarding the initial and continuing eligibility of such person for such exemption. The tax commissioner of Taylor County shall provide application forms for this purpose. (d) The exemption shall be claimed and returned as provided in Code Section 48-5-50.1 of the O.C.G.A., as amended. The exemption shall be automatically renewed from year to year as long as the person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section occupies the residence as a homestead. After a person has filed the proper application as provided in subsection (c) of this section, it shall not be necessary to make application thereafter for any year, and the exemption shall continue to be allowed to such person. It shall be the duty of any person granted the homestead exemption under subsection (b) of this section to notify the tax commissioner of Taylor County in the event that person for any reason becomes ineligible for that exemption. (e) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall not apply to or affect any state ad valorem taxes, county ad valorem taxes for county purposes, municipal ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes, or independent school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. The homestead exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any other homestead exemption applicable to Taylor County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes. (f) The exemption granted by subsection (b) of this section shall apply to all taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2023.

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The election superintendent of Taylor County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the Taylor County school district for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call

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and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Taylor County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which provides a homestead exemption from ( ) NO Taylor County school district ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of: (1) Ten percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 70-74 years of age; (2) Fifteen percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 75-79 years of age; and (3) Twenty percent of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that school district who are 80 years of age or older?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Taylor County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide a homestead exemption from Taylor County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Patty Bentley, Representative from District 139, state on oath as follows:

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(1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Taylor County News, which is the official organ of Taylor County, on the 24th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ PATTY BENTLEY Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 25 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CRISP COUNTY PROBATE COURT; JUDGE; NONPARTISAN ELECTION.

No. 702 (Senate Bill No. 211).

AN ACT

To provide that future elections for the office of judge of the probate court of Crisp County shall be nonpartisan elections; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. All elections for the office of judge of the probate court of Crisp County conducted after the effective date of this Act shall be nonpartisan elections as provided for in Code Section 21-2-139 of the O.C.G.A. Such nonpartisan elections shall be conducted at the general nonpartisan election immediately preceding the expiration of the term of such office and conducted as provided in Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code."

SECTION 2. Nothing in this Act shall affect the term of office of the judge of the probate court of Crisp County in office on the effective date of this Act. The sitting judge of the probate court shall serve out the term of office for which he or she was elected and shall be eligible to succeed himself or herself as provided in this Act.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2021 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide that future elections for the office of judge of the probate court of Crisp County shall be nonpartisan elections; and for other purposes.

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I, Carden Summers, Senator from District 13, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Cordele Dispatch, which is the official organ of Crisp County, on the 3rd of February, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ CARDEN H. SUMMERS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 18th of February, 2021, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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LANIER COUNTY LANIER COUNTY BUILDING AUTHORITY; DEFINITION OF "PROJECT."

Act No. 703 (Senate Bill No. 362).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to create the Lanier County Building Authority, approved July 29, 2020 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 4077), so as to revise the definition of "project"; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to create the Lanier County Building Authority, approved July 29, 2020 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 4077), is amended by revising paragraph (3) of Section 3 as follows:
"(3) 'Project' means all buildings, facilities, equipment, and other real or personal property necessary or convenient for the efficient operation of Lanier County, the Lanier County School District, any municipality located within Lanier County, or any department agency, division, or commission thereof, or to the benefit of any residents thereof."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to create the Lanier County Building Authority, approved July 29, 2022 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 4077); and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Russ Goodman, Senator from District 8, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Lanier County Advocate, which is the official organ of Lanier County, on the 22nd of December, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ RUSS GOODMAN Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 18th of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF CARROLLTON REDEVELOPMENT POWERS; REFERENDUM.

No. 704 (Senate Bill No. 548).

AN ACT

To authorize the City of Carrollton, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; to provide for

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a referendum; to provide for effective dates; to provide for automatic repeal under certain circumstances; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. The City of Carrollton, Georgia, shall be and is authorized to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended. The intention of this Act is to authorize the City of Carrollton to undertake and carry out community redevelopment, to create tax allocation districts, to issue tax allocation bonds, and to incur other obligations within the meaning of and as fully permitted under the provisions of Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983, as amended, and to authorize the City of Carrollton to exercise redevelopment powers as fully as the "Redevelopment Powers Law" may now or hereafter permit and not to limit any redevelopment powers permitted under the "Redevelopment Powers Law."

SECTION 2. The election superintendent of the City of Carrollton shall call and conduct an election, as provided in this section, for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Carrollton for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once at least 90 days immediately preceding the date thereof and once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Carroll County, Georgia. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved which authorizes the City of Carrollton, Georgia, ( ) NO to exercise all redevelopment powers allowed under the 'Redevelopment Powers Law,' as it may be amended from time to time?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, then Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect immediately. If this Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following such election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Carrollton. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

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SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided in Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the City of Carrollton, Georgia, to exercise all redevelopment and other powers under Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VII(b) of the Georgia Constitution and Chapter 44 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Redevelopment Powers Law," as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Mike Dugan, Senator from District 30, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the The Times-Georgian, which is the official organ of Carroll County, on the 1 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ MIKE DUGAN Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF STOCKBRIDGE CORPORATE LIMITS; CITY COUNCIL; DISTRICTS; REFERENDUM.

No. 705 (Senate Bill No. 612).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Stockbridge, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4359), as amended, so as to change the corporate limits of such municipality; to provide for city council districts; to provide definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuance in office for current members; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum; to provide for contingent effective dates and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to provide a new charter for the City of Stockbridge, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4359), as amended, is amended by adding a new Section 1.11A to read as follows:

"SECTION 1.11A. Boundaries Amended. (a) In addition to all other territory included within the corporate limits of said city, the corporate limits shall specifically include the following described property, all of which is located in Henry County, Georgia: "User: S017

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District ANNEX County Henry GA VTD LIGHTHOUSE
Block 070126: 1018
VTD PATES CREEK Block 070116: 2000 Block 070123: 1017
VTD RED OAK Block 070115: 1002 1003 1005 1006 1009 1010 1012 1014 1015 1016 1017 1019 1022 1023 1024 1030 1031 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2013 2014 2018 2019 2020 2033 2035 Block 070124: 2002 2004 2005
VTD STAGECOACH Block 070113: 1017 2000 Block 070125: 2006 2009 2017 2022 2023 Block 070126: 1015 1023 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032
VTD STOCKBRIDGE CENTRAL Block 070113: 2001 2002 2003 Block 070115: 2027 2028 2029 2030 Block 070119: 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Block 070126: 1035 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
VTD STOCKBRIDGE EAST-WEST Block 070114: 1003 1019 1020 1023 1024 1032 1034 1035 1039 1040 2011 2012 2015 2016 3012 3015 3016 3017 3018 3020 3021 3022 3023 3025

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3027 3028 3029 3030 Block 070119:
3009 3018 3021 4009 4011 4012 4016 4017 4018 Block 070120:
1000 1001 1007 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2012 2013 Block 070124: 1000 1001 (b) For the purposes of such plan, Stockbridge-AnnxRev-2022, described in subsection (a)" of this section, the term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a 'VTD' heading shall mean and describe individual blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by adding a new subsection to Section 2.10 to read as follows:
"(c) The five councilmembers to be elected as provided in this section shall be elected from the districts provided for in subsection (d) of Section 2.11. In order to be elected as a member of the city council from a district, a person must have resided in that district for at least 12 months prior to election thereto and must receive a plurality of the votes cast for such office in that district. Only electors who are residents of that district may vote for a councilmember of that district. At the time of qualifying for election as a councilmember, each candidate for such office shall specify the district for which that person is a candidate. A person elected as a councilmember from a district must continue to reside in that district during the person's term of office or such office shall thereupon become vacant."

SECTION 3. Said Act is further amended by revising subsections (b) and (d) of Section 2.11 as follows:
"(b) All elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Georgia Election Code' as now or hereafter amended."
"(d)(1) For the purpose of electing councilmembers the City of Stockbridge shall be divided into five council districts. Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 shall be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in Appendix A attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: SD010 Plan Name: StockbridgeCC-Dist2-2022 Plan Type: Local'. (2) For the purposes of such plan:
(A) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district

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description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (B) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (3) Any part of the City of Stockbridge which is not included in any district described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (4) Any part of the City of Stockbridge which is described in paragraph (1) of this subsection as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. (5) Any territory purportedly described in a district in paragraph (1) of this subsection that is not within the corporate limits of the City of Stockbridge shall not be part of any such district. (6) The initial councilmembers for Districts 3, 4, and 5 shall be elected at the municipal general election held in 2023, and the councilmembers elected at such election shall take office as provided for in Section 3.11 of this charter. "(7)(A) The initial councilmember for District 1 as newly described under this subsection shall be LaKeisha Gantt, and on and after the effective date of this subsection such councilmember shall be deemed to be serving from and representing District 1 as described under this subsection. (B) The initial councilmember for District 2 as newly described under this subsection shall be Alphonso Thomas, and on and after the effective date of this subsection such councilmember shall be deemed to be serving from and representing District 2 as described under this subsection."

SECTION 4. The election superintendent of Henry County shall call and conduct a special election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting the annexation provided for in this Act to the electors of the territory sought to be annexed into the City of Stockbridge under this Act for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct such election on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct such election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately

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preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Henry County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

"( ) YES Shall the provisions of the Act which annexes certain land into the City of ( ) NO Stockbridge be approved?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the annexation shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the annexation shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the annexation, then Section 1 of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023. If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for rejection of the annexation, this Act shall not become effective and shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following such election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Stockbridge. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 5. Those members of the City of Stockbridge City Council who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act, and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors.

SECTION 6. (a) Section 4 this Act shall become effective upon the approval of this Act by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. (b) Except as provided for in Section 4 of this Act, Sections 5 and 7 and the provisions of this Act necessary to conduct elections for the members of the city council in 2023 shall become effective on January 1, 2023. (c) Except as provided for in Section 4 and subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the remaining provisions of this Act shall become effective on January 1, 2024.

SECTION 7. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

APPENDIX A

"User: S017 Plan Name: StockbridgeCC-Annx-2022 Plan Type: Local

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District 001 County Henry GA VTD PATES CREEK
Block 070124: 2021
VTD RED OAK Block 070115: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 Block 070124: 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2022 2023
VTD STOCKBRIDGE CENTRAL Block 070115: 2027 2028 2029 2030
VTD STOCKBRIDGE EAST-WEST Block 070124: 1000 1001
District 002 County Henry GA VTD RED OAK
Block 070115: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
VTD STOCKBRIDGE CENTRAL Block 070113: 2003 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2028 2029 2030 2031 Block 070119: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2011
VTD STOCKBRIDGE EAST-WEST Block 070119: 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009 4010 4017

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District 003 County Henry GA VTD STOCKBRIDGE CENTRAL
Block 070119: 2007 2008 2009 2010
VTD STOCKBRIDGE EAST-WEST Block 070114: 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1041 1042 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3023 3024 3025 3026 3027 3028 3029 3030 3031 Block 070119: 4011 4012 4013 Block 070120: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

District 004 County Henry GA VTD COTTON INDIAN
Block 070211: 2004 2005 2008
VTD FLIPPEN Block 070114: 1021 Block 070211: 2006 2007 2009 3002 Block 070316: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
VTD LIGHTHOUSE Block 070126: 1018
VTD STAGECOACH Block 070109: 2013 Block 070113: 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1022 1023 1026 1028 1036 1037 1038 1039 1040 1042 1043 1044 1045 1046 1047 1050 2000 2009 2011 2012 2013 2024 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041

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Block 070125: 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2017 2018 2021 2022 2023 2026
Block 070126: 1001 1004 1012 1013 1015 1016 1017 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034
VTD STOCKBRIDGE CENTRAL Block 070113: 2001 2002 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2010 2022 2023 2025 2026 2027 2032 2033 2034 2035 2042 Block 070126: 1035 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
VTD STOCKBRIDGE EAST-WEST Block 070114: 1002 1003 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1017 1018 1019 1020 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1034 1035 3000 Block 070119: 4014 4015 4016 4018 Block 070316: 2001
District 005 County Henry GA VTD DUTCHTOWN
Block 070314: 1017 1018 1019 1020 1023
VTD FLIPPEN Block 070114: 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2013 2014 Block 070211: 3003 3012 3013 Block 070315: 1001 1009 1010 1014 1015 1021 1023 3009 3011 3014 3019
VTD HICKORY FLAT Block 070210: 1003 Block 070211: 1011 1012 1013 1015 1017 1019 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1034 1035 1036 1037 1038 1039

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1040 1042 3014 3016 Block 070315:
2006 2007 2008 2010 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2020 2021 Block 070316:
1000 1003 1004 1005 1006 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1015 1016 1017 2008 VTD LAKE HAVEN Block 070310: 2002 3007 Block 070316: 1033 VTD PATES CREEK Block 070116: 2000 2001 2002 2006 2007 2009 Block 070123: 1000 1001 1004 1015 1017 1019 1020 Block 070314: 1000 1001 1014 1015 VTD STOCKBRIDGE EAST-WEST Block 070114: 2011 2012 2015 Block 070124: 1022 1023

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide a new charter for the City of Stockbridge, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4359), as amended, and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Emanuel Jones, Senator from District 10, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Henry Daily Herald, which is the official organ of Henry County, on the 5 of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ EMANUEL JONES Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 8 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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TOWN OF LYERLY ANNEXATION.

No. 706 (Senate Bill No. 615).

AN ACT

To amend an Act providing a new charter for the Town of Lyerly, approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4934), so as to provide for the annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SECTION 1. An Act providing a new charter for the Town of Lyerly, approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4934), is amended by adding a new subsection to Section 1.11 to read as follows:
"(a.1) In addition to subsection (a) of this section, there shall be included in the corporate limits of the city all of the area embraced within the following tracts and parcels of land, as described in the records of the Chattooga County Tax Assessor's Office, on the effective date of this subsection:
Tax Parcel ID (1) 00041000000900A (2) 000410000008 (3) 0003000000076 (4) 000410000009 (5) 00041000000900B (6) 000300000007600A (7) 000300000007300C (8) 0003000000073 (9) 0003000000025 (10) 0003000000024 (11) 000300000003100C (12) 0003000000031 (13) 0003000000032 (14) 0003000000033 (15) 0003000000034 (16) 0003000000035 (17) 0003000000036"

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the Town of Lyerly, approved April 11, 2012 (Ga. L. 2012, p. 4934); and for other purposes.

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Jeff Mullis, Senator from District 53, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Summerville News, which is the official organ of Chattooga County, on the 3rd of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ JEFF MULLIS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 11 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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LOCAL AND SPECIAL ACTS AND RESOLUTIONS, VOL. II CITY OF DORAVILLE HOTEL/MOTEL TAX.

No. 707 (Senate Bill No. 620).

AN ACT

To authorize the governing authority of the City of Doraville to levy an excise tax pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; to provide procedures, conditions, and limitations; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Pursuant to the authority of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., the governing authority of the City of Doraville is authorized to levy an excise tax at a rate not to exceed 8 percent of the charge for the furnishing for value to the public of any room or rooms, lodgings, or accommodations furnished by any person or legal entity licensed by, or required to pay business or occupation taxes to, the municipality for operating a hotel, motel, inn, lodge, tourist camp, tourist cabin, campground, or any other place in which rooms, lodgings, or accommodations are regularly or periodically furnished for value.

SECTION 2. The enactment of this Act is subsequent to the adoption of Resolution No. 2022-10 by the governing authority of the City of Doraville on February 16, 2022, which specifies the subsequent tax rate, identifies the projects or tourism product development purposes, and specifies the allocation of proceeds.

SECTION 3. In accordance with the terms of such resolution adopted by the mayor and council of the City of Doraville:
(1) In each fiscal year during which a tax is collected pursuant to paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A., an amount equal to not less than 50 percent of the total amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent shall be expended for promoting tourism, conventions, and trade shows by a private sector nonprofit organization designated as the destination marketing organization by the City of Doraville; and (2) The remaining amount of taxes collected that exceeds the amount of taxes that would be collected at the rate of 5 percent which is not otherwise expended under paragraph (1) of this section shall be expended for tourism product development.

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SECTION 4. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to authorize the governing authority of the ++City of Doraville to levy an excise tax++ pursuant to Code Section 48-13-51 of the O.C.G.A.; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Sally Harrell, Senator from District 40, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Champion, which is the official organ of DeKalb County, on the 10th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ SALLY R. HARRELL Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 14th of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF DORAVILLE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; CITY TAXES; REVISE AMOUNT; REFERENDUM.

No. 708 (Senate Bill No. 622).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Doraville ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $25,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city, approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3669), so as to revise the amount of a homestead exemption from City of Doraville ad valorem taxes; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for related matters; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Doraville ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $25,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city, approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3669), is amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 1 as follows:
"(b) Each resident of the City of Doraville is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from City of Doraville ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead plus an amount that provides the dollar equivalent of a 2.5 mill reduction of the millage rate applicable to the homestead

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property with respect to ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the taxable year. The value of that property in excess of such exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation."

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The election superintendent of the City of Doraville shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the City of Doraville for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on any permissible special election date under Code Section 21-2-540 of the O.C.G.A., but not later than the November, 2022, general election and shall issue the call and conduct such election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of the City of Doraville. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

"( ) YES Shall the Act be approved that provides for an amendment to the $25,000.00

( ) NO

homestead exemption from City of Doraville ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes so as to change the exemption to $10,000.00 of the assessed value of that homestead plus an amount that provides the dollar equivalent of a 2.5 mill reduction of the millage rate applicable to the homestead property with respect to ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes for the taxable year?"

All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring

to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on

such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election

date. The expense of such election shall be borne by the City of Doraville. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an ++Act to provide for a homestead exemption from City of Doraville++ ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the amount of $25,000.00 of the assessed value of the homestead for residents of that city, approved April 20, 2011 (Ga. L. 2011, p. 3669); and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Sally Harrell, Senator from District 40, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Champion, which is the official organ of DeKalb County, on the 10th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ SALLY R. HARRELL Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 14th of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia

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CITY OF CEDARTOWN CITY OF CEDARTOWN PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY; CREATION.

No. 709 (Senate Bill No. 624).

AN ACT

To create the City of Cedartown Public Facilities Authority; to provide for the appointment of members of the authority; to provide for a short title; to confer powers upon the authority; to provide for purpose and scope of operations of the authority; to provide for definitions; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority; to fix and provide the venue and jurisdiction of actions relating to any provisions of this Act; to provide for moneys received and trust funds; to provide for tort immunity; to provide for tax exemption, rates, charges, and revenues; to provide for effect on other governments; to provide for construction of this Act and severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "City of Cedartown Public Facilities Authority Act."

SECTION 2. City of Cedartown Public Facilities Authority.

(a) There is hereby created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the "City of Cedartown Public Facilities Authority," which shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the state and a public corporation, and by that name, style, and title said body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. The authority shall have perpetual existence. (b) The authority shall consist of five members who shall be appointed by the city commission. The members of the city commission may be appointed as members of the

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authority. With respect to the initial appointment, two members shall be appointed for terms of three years, two members shall be appointed for terms of two years, and one member shall be appointed for a term of one year. Thereafter, all appointments shall be made for terms of three years and until successors are appointed and qualified. Immediately after such appointments the members of the authority shall enter upon their duties. To be eligible for appointment as a member of the authority, a person shall be at least 21 years of age, shall be a resident of the city for at least two years prior to the date of his or her appointment, and shall not have been convicted of a felony. Any member of the authority may be selected and appointed to succeed himself or herself. (c) The members shall not be compensated for their services; provided, however, that such members shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. (d) The members of the authority shall elect one of their number as chairperson and another as a vice chairperson. The members of the authority shall also elect a secretary, who need not be a member of the authority, and may also elect a treasurer, who need not be a member of the authority. The secretary may also serve as treasurer. If the secretary or treasurer is not a member of the authority, such officer shall have no voting rights on the authority. Each of such officers shall serve for a period of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. (e) Three members of the authority shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy on the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the authority.

SECTION 3. Definitions.

As used in this Act, the term: (1) "Authority" means the City of Cedartown Public Facilities Authority created by this Act. (2) "City" means the City of Cedartown, Georgia. (3) "Costs of the project" means and embraces the cost of construction; the cost of all lands, properties, rights, easements, and franchises acquired; the cost of all machinery and equipment; financing charges; interest prior to and during construction and for six months after completion of construction; the cost of engineering, architectural, fiscal agents, accounting, legal, plans, and specifications and expenses necessary or incidental to determining the feasibility or practicability of the project; administrative expenses; working capital; and all other costs necessary to acquire, construct, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate, maintain, or finance the project. (4) "County" means Polk County, Georgia.

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(5) "Project" means: (A) All buildings, facilities, and equipment necessary or convenient for the efficient operation of: (i) The city or any department, agency, division, or commission thereof; (ii) The county school district; and (iii) The county or any department, agency, division, or commission thereof; and (B) Any "undertaking" permitted by the Revenue Bond Law within the city limits; provided, however, that all projects for the county school district or the county must be located in the city limits.
(6) "Revenue Bond Law" means Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A. or any other similar law hereinafter enacted. (7) "Revenue bonds" means revenue bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this Act. (8) "Self-liquidating" means any project which the revenues and earnings to be derived by the authority therefrom, including, but not limited to, any contractual payments with governmental or private entities and all properties used, leased, and sold in connection therewith, together with any grants and any other available funds, will be sufficient to pay the costs of operating, maintaining, and repairing the project and to pay the principal and interest on the revenue bonds or other obligations which may be issued for the purpose of paying the costs of the project. (9) "State" means the State of Georgia.

SECTION 4. Powers.

The authority shall have the power: (1) To have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure; (2) To acquire by purchase, lease, gift, condemnation, or otherwise, and to hold, operate, maintain, lease, and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character for its corporate purposes; (3) To acquire, construct, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate, maintain, lease, and dispose of projects; (4) To execute contracts, leases, installment sale agreements, and other agreements and instruments necessary or convenient in connection with the acquisition, construction, addition, extension, improvement, equipping, operation, maintenance, disposition, or financing of a project; (5) To appoint, select, and employ officers, agents, and employees, including, but not limited to, engineering, architectural, and construction experts; fiscal agents; and attorneys, and fix their respective compensations; (6) To pay the costs of the project with the proceeds of revenue bonds, notes, or other forms of obligations issued by the authority or from any grant or contribution from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof or from the state or any

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agency, instrumentality, municipality, or political subdivision thereof or from any other source whatsoever; (7) To pledge to the payment of revenue bonds, notes, and other forms of obligations issued by the authority any and all revenues and properties of the authority, both real and personal; (8) To accept loans and grants of money or materials or property of any kind from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the United States of America or such agency or instrumentality may require; (9) To accept loans and grants of money or materials or property of any kind from the state or any agency, instrumentality, municipality, or political subdivision thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the state or such agency, instrumentality, municipality, or political subdivision may require; (10) To borrow money for any of its corporate purposes and to issue and execute revenue bonds, notes, and other forms of obligations, deeds to secure debt, security agreements, and such other instruments as may be necessary or convenient to evidence and secure such borrowing; (11) To adopt, alter, or repeal its own bylaws, rules, and regulations governing the manner in which its business is transacted; (12) To prescribe rules, regulations, service policies, and procedures for the operation of any project; (13) To exercise any power usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions; and (14) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly given in this Act.

SECTION 5. Revenue bonds.

The authority shall have power and is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the costs of the project and for the purpose of refunding revenue bonds or other obligations previously issued. The principal of and interest on such revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues and properties pledged to the payment of such revenue bonds. The revenue bonds issued by the authority shall contain such terms as the authority shall determine are in the best interest of the authority; provided, however, that no revenue bonds shall have a maturity exceeding 40 years.

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All such revenue bonds shall bear the manual or facsimile signature of the chairperson or vice chairperson of the authority and the attesting manual or facsimile signature of the secretary, assistant secretary, or secretary-treasurer of the authority, and the official seal of the authority shall be impressed or imprinted thereon. Any revenue bonds may bear the manual or facsimile signature of such persons as at the actual time of the execution of such revenue bonds shall be duly authorized or hold the proper office, although at the date of issuance of such revenue bonds such person may not have been so authorized or shall not have held such office. In case any officer whose signature shall appear on any revenue bond shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such revenue bond, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if that person had remained in office until such delivery.

SECTION 7. Revenue bonds; negotiability; exemption from taxes.

All revenue bonds shall have and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the laws of the state. To the extent provided by general law, all revenue bonds, their transfer, and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation within the state.

SECTION 8. Conditions precedent to issuance or revenue bonds.

The authority shall adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds. In the resolution, the authority shall determine that the project financed or refinanced with the proceeds of the revenue bonds is self-liquidating. Revenue bonds may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things other than those proceedings, conditions, and things which are specified or required by this Act. Any resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of this Act shall become effective immediately upon its passage and need not be published or posted, and any such resolution may be passed at any regular or special or adjourned meeting of the authority.

SECTION 9. Credit not pledged.

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state or any political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state. Revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues and properties pledged to the payment of such revenue bonds. The issuance of revenue bonds shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the state or any political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatsoever for the payment of such revenue bonds or to make any appropriation for their payment. All revenue bonds shall contain recitals on their face covering substantially the foregoing provisions of this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, this Act shall not affect the ability of the authority and a political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state from entering into an intergovernmental contract pursuant to which the political subdivision or municipal corporation agrees to pay amounts sufficient to pay operating charges and other costs of the authority or any project, including, without limitation, the principal of and interest on revenue bonds, in consideration for services or facilities of the authority.

SECTION 10. Trust indenture as security; validation.

In the discretion of the authority, any issuance of revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust indenture may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the acquisition and construction of the project; the maintenance, operation, repair, and insuring of the project; and the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys.

SECTION 11. Remedies of bondholders.

Any holder of revenue bonds and the trustee under the trust indenture, if any, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by resolution passed before the issuance of the revenue bonds or by the trust indenture, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights it may have under the laws of the state, including specifically, but without limitation, the Revenue Bond Law, or granted hereunder or under such resolution or trust indenture, and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this Act or by such resolution or trust indenture to be performed by the authority or any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of revenues, fees, tolls, fines, and other charges for the use of the facilities and services furnished.

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Revenue bonds and the security therefor shall be confirmed and validated in accordance with the procedure of the revenue bond law. The petition for validation shall also make party defendant to such action any political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state that has contracted with the authority for services or facilities relating to the project for which revenue bonds are to be issued and sought to be validated, and such defendant shall be required to show cause, if any exists, why such contract or contracts shall not be adjudicated as a part of the basis for the security for the payment of any such revenue bonds. The revenue bonds, when validated, and the judgment of validation shall be final and conclusive with respect to such revenue bonds and the security for the payment thereof and interest thereon and against the authority and all other defendants.

SECTION 13. Interest of bondholders protected.

While any of the revenue bonds issued by the authority remain outstanding, the powers, duties, or existence of the authority or its officers, employees, or agents shall not be diminished or impaired in any manner that will affect adversely the interests and rights of the holders of such revenue bonds, and no other entity, department, agency, or authority will be created which will compete with the authority to such an extent as to affect adversely the interest and rights of the holders of such revenue bonds. The provisions of this Act shall be for the benefit of the authority and the holders of any such revenue bonds, and upon the issuance of such revenue bonds under the provisions hereof, shall constitute a contract with the holders of such revenue bonds.

SECTION 14. Venue and jurisdiction.

Any action to protect or enforce any rights under the provisions of this Act or any suit or action against such authority shall be brought in the Superior Court of Polk County, Georgia, and any action pertaining to validation of any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall likewise be brought in said court, which shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions.

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SECTION 15. Money received considered trust funds.

All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this Act, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds, as grants or other contributions, or as revenue, income, fees, and earnings, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Act.

SECTION 16. Purpose of the authority; scope of operations.

Without limiting the generality of any provision of this Act, the general purpose of the authority is declared to be that of providing public buildings, facilities, equipment, and services for the citizens in the city. The scope of operations of the authority shall be limited to the city in that all projects must benefit the city or be located in the city limits.

SECTION 17. Rates, charges, and revenues; use.

The authority is hereby authorized to prescribe and fix rates and to revise same from time to time and to collect revenues, tolls, fees, and charges for the services, facilities, and commodities furnished and, in anticipation of the collection of the revenues, to issue revenue bonds or other types of obligations as provided in this Act to finance, in whole or in part, the costs of the project and to pledge to the punctual payment of said revenue bonds or other obligations all or any part of the revenues.

SECTION 18. Tort immunity.

To the extent permitted by law, the authority shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as the city. The officers, agents, and employees of the authority when in the performance of the work of the authority shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as the officers, agents, and employees of the city when in the performance of their public duties or work of the city.

SECTION 19. Tax exemption.

The income of the authority, the properties of the authority, both real and personal, and all revenue bonds, certificates of participation, notes, and other forms of obligations issued by the authority shall be exempt from all state and local taxes and special assessments of any kind to the extent permitted by and in accordance with the general laws of the state.

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Upon the dissolution of the authority, all assets owned by the authority shall become property of the city subject to any property rights vested in other parties.

SECTION 21. Effect on other governments.

This Act shall not and does not in any way take from any political subdivision or municipal corporation of the state the authority to own, operate, and maintain public facilities or to issue revenue bonds as provided by the Revenue Bond Law.

SECTION 22. Liberal construction of Act.

This Act, being for the welfare of various political subdivisions of this state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.

SECTION 23. Severability; effect of partial invalidity of Act.

The provisions of this Act are severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of such court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

SECTION 24. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create the City of Cedartown Public Facilities Authority; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Jason Anavitarte, Senator from District 31, state on oath as follows:

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(1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Polk County Standard Journal, which is the official organ of Polk County, on the 9 of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ JASON ANAVITARTE Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 15 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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ROCKDALE COUNTY HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION; SCHOOL TAXES; SENIOR CITIZENS; INCREASE EXEMPTION; REFERENDUM.

No. 710 (Senate Bill No. 632).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Rockdale County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in certain graduated amounts of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older or permanently disabled, approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5351), as amended, so as to increase the exemption to $50,000.00; to provide for compliance with constitutional requirements; to provide for a referendum, effective dates, and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Rockdale County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in certain graduated amounts of the assessed value of the homestead for certain residents of that school district who are 65 years of age or older or permanently disabled; approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5351), as amended, is amended by revising subsection (a) of Section 2 as follows:
"(a) Each resident of the Rockdale County School District who is a senior citizen or who is permanently disabled is granted an exemption on that person's homestead from all Rockdale County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes in the amount of $50,000.00."

SECTION 2. In accordance with the requirements of Article VII, Section II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, this Act shall not become law unless it receives the requisite two-thirds' majority vote in both the Senate and the House of Representatives.

SECTION 3. The election superintendent of Rockdale County shall call and conduct an election as provided in this section for the purpose of submitting this Act to the electors of the Rockdale County School District for approval or rejection. The election superintendent shall conduct that election on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 2022, and shall issue the call and conduct that election as provided by general law. The election superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks

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immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Rockdale County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:

"( ) YES Shall the Act to provide for a homestead exemption from Rockdale County ( ) NO School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes to residents 65 years of age or older or who are permanently disabled be amended so as to increase the exemption to $50,000.00?"
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and all persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, Section 1 of this Act shall become of full force and effect on January 1, 2023. If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, Section 1 of this Act shall not become effective, and this Act shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January immediately following that election date. The expense of such election shall be borne by Rockdale County. It shall be the election superintendent's duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 5. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide a homestead exemption from certain Rockdale County School District ad valorem taxes for educational purposes, approved April 6, 1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 5351), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Tonya Anderson, Senator from District 43, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Rockdale Citizen, which is the official organ of Rockdale County, on the 12th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TONYA ANDERSON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 18th of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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HENRY COUNTY PROBATE COURT; JUDGE; COMPENSATION.

No. 711 (Senate Bill No. 635).

AN ACT

To amend an Act placing the sheriff, probate judge, clerk of superior court, and tax commissioner of Henry County on an annual salary, approved March 25, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 3127), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4824), so as to change the provisions relating to the compensation of such judge of the Probate Court; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SECTION 1. An Act placing the sheriff, probate judge, clerk of superior court, and tax commissioner of Henry County on an annual salary, approved March 25, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 3127), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 30, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 4824), is amended by revising Section 4 to read as follows:

"SECTION 4. (a) The judge of the Probate Court of Henry County shall receive an annual salary equal to 90 percent of the then-current total compensation, including base salary and any supplements, of the judges of the superior court of the Flint Judicial Circuit, to be paid in equal monthly installments out of county funds. (b) In addition to the compensation provided for in subsection (a) of this section, the judge of the Probate Court of Henry County shall receive a $5,000.00 supplement, in line with the supplement the chief judge of the superior court of the county. (c) The judge of the Probate Court of Henry County is authorized to employ such clerks and other assistants as he or she deems necessary. Such judge shall prescribe the duties and set the salaries of such clerks and assistants; provided, however, that the number of such clerks and assistants and the salaries thereof shall be subject to final approval of the governing authority of Henry County."

SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2022.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act placing the sheriff, probate judge, clerk of superior court, and tax commissioner of Henry County on an annual salary, approved March 25, 1958 (Ga. L. 1958, p. 3127), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Brian Strickland, Senator from District 17, state on oath as follows:

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(1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Henry Herald, which is the official organ of Henry County, on the 12th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BRIAN STRICKLAND Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 17 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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WARREN COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD MEMBERS; COMPENSATION.

No. 712 (Senate Bill No. 636).

AN ACT

To amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Warren County, approved February 4, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 3651), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 8, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3990), so as to revise the compensation provisions for the chairperson and for members of the board; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Warren County, approved February 4, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 3651), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 8, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3990), is amended by revising Section 6 as follows:

"SECTION 6. (a) The chairperson of the Board of Education shall receive $250.00 per meeting as compensation for his or her service. (b) The members of the Board of Education other than the chairperson shall receive $200.00 per meeting as compensation for their service. (c) The chairperson and board members shall not receive compensation pursuant to subsection (a) or (b) of this section for more than one meeting per day unless meetings occur more than two hours apart. (d) In addition to the compensation provided for in subsection (a) or (b) of this section, when traveling on official business for the board or school district, the chairperson and board members shall receive the same per diem travel allowance as that received by employees of the Warren County school district."

SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on the first day of the month following the month in which such Act is approved by the Governor or in which it becomes law without such approval.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act reconstituting the Board of Education of Warren County, approved February 4, 1993 (Ga. L. 1993, p. 3651), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Max Burns, Senator from District 23, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Warren County Leader, which is the official organ of Warren County, on the 30 of December, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ MAX BURNS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 23 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia

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My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CITY OF SENOIA BUILDING AND FACILITIES AUTHORITY; CREATION.

No. 713 (Senate Bill No. 637).

AN ACT

To create the City of Senoia Building and Facilities Authority; to provide that the authority is a body corporate and politic and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia; to authorize the authority to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate certain projects, including buildings and facilities for use by the City of Senoia, Coweta County, or the State of Georgia for their governmental, proprietary, and administrative functions; to provide for members of the authority and their terms, organization, and reimbursement; to provide for vacancies; to provide for definitions; to confer powers and impose duties on the authority; to provide for limitations to the authority; to authorize the authority to enter into contracts and leases pertaining to uses of such facilities, which contracts and leases may obligate the lessees to make payment for the use of the facilities for the term thereof and to pledge for that purpose money derived from taxation; to provide that no debt of the City of Senoia or the State of Georgia shall be incurred by the exercise of any of the powers granted; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority payable from the revenues, rents, and earnings and other functions of the authority; to authorize the collecting and pledging of such revenues, rents, and earnings for the payment of such bonds; to authorize the adoption of resolutions and the execution of trust agreements and indentures to secure the payment of such bonds and to define the rights of the holders of such bonds; to provide for a sinking fund; to make the bonds of the authority exempt from taxation; to authorize the issuance of refunding bonds; to provide for the validation of such bonds and to fix the venue for jurisdiction of actions relating to any provision of this Act; to provide for immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence; to provide that the property of the authority shall not be subject to levy and sale; to provide that certain moneys are trust funds; to provide that this Act shall be liberally construed; to define the scope of the authority's operation; to provide for disposition of property upon dissolution of the authority; to provide for severability; to provide for a short title; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. Short title.

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This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "City of Senoia Building and Facilities Authority Act."

SECTION 2. City of Senoia Building and Facilities Authority.

There is created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the City of Senoia Building and Facilities Authority, which shall be an instrumentality and a public corporation of the State of Georgia, the purpose of which shall be to acquire, construct, equip, maintain, and operate certain projects for use by the City of Senoia for its governmental, proprietary, public, and administrative functions. The authority shall not be a state institution or a department or agency of the state, but shall be an instrumentality of the state, a mere creation of the state, being a distinct corporate entity and exempt from the provisions of Article 2 of Chapter 17 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Act." The authority shall have its principal office in the City of Senoia, and its legal situs or residence for the purposes of this Act shall be the City of Senoia.

SECTION 3. Membership.

The authority shall consist of five members who shall be eligible to succeed themselves and who shall be appointed by the mayor and council of the City of Senoia. The mayor and one councilmember shall serve as members of the authority. Any member of the authority who is a member of said mayor and council shall serve for a term of office concurrent with such person's term of office as a member of said mayor and council. Each member of the authority who is not a member of said mayor and council shall serve for a term of office of three years, except that the initial terms of office of those members first appointed to the authority shall be specified at the time of appointment to be one or two years. After such initial terms, those members who are not members of said mayor and council shall serve for terms of office of three years each. Members of the authority shall serve for the terms of office so specified and until the appointment and qualification of their respective successors. Vacancies on the authority shall be filled by said mayor and council for the remainder of the unexpired term and until the appointment and qualification of a successor. Immediately after their appointment, the members of the authority shall enter upon their duties. The authority shall elect one of its members as chairperson and one as vice chairperson. The secretary-treasurer of the authority shall be appointed by the authority and need not be a member of the authority. Three members of the authority shall constitute a quorum and no vacancy on the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all the rights and

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perform all the duties of the authority and, in every instance, a majority vote of a quorum shall authorize any legal act of the authority, including all things necessary to authorize and issue revenue bonds. The members of the authority shall receive no compensation for their services but may be reimbursed by the authority for the actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The authority shall make rules and regulations for its own government and shall have perpetual existence.

SECTION 4. Definitions.

As used in this Act, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context:
(1) "Authority" shall mean the City of Senoia Building and Facilities Authority created by this Act. (2) "Project" shall mean and include real and personal property acquired or held by the authority, including all land, buildings, structures, sanitary and surface water sewers, storm water management projects, historic preservation projects, and other public property determined by the authority to be desirable for the efficient operation of any department, board, office, commission, or agency of the City of Senoia, Coweta County, or the State of Georgia in the performance of their governmental, proprietary, and administrative functions. (3) "Cost of project" shall include the cost of lands, buildings, improvements, machinery, equipment, property, easements, rights, franchises, material, labor, services acquired or contracted for, plans and specification, and financing charges; construction costs; interest prior to and during construction; architectural, accounting, engineering, inspection, administrative, fiscal, and legal expenses; expenses incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the project; and expenses incident to the acquiring, constructing, equipping, and operating of any project or any part thereof and to the placing of the same in operation. (4) "Revenue bonds" shall mean revenue bonds issued under the provisions of Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the "Revenue Bond Law," or under the provisions of this Act. The obligations authorized under this Act may be issued by the authority in the manner authorized under the Revenue Bond Law.

SECTION 5. Powers.

The authority shall have all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Act, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power:
(1) To sue and be sued;

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(2) To adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) To make and execute with public and private persons and corporations contracts, trusts, leases, rental agreements, and other instruments relating to its projects and in furtherance of the purposes of the authority, including contracts for the constructing, renting, and leasing of its projects for the use of any county or municipality in this state; (4) To acquire in its own name by purchase on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper or by gift, grant, lease, or otherwise, real and personal property necessary or convenient for its corporate purposes, or rights and easements therein, and to use the same so long as its corporate existence shall continue and to lease or make contracts with respect to the use of or disposition of the same in any manner it deems to the best advantage of the authority. Title to any such property shall be held by the authority exclusively for the benefit of the public. (5) To improve, extend, add to, reconstruct, renovate, or remodel any project or part thereof already acquired; (6) To pledge or assign any revenues, income, rent, charges, and fees received by the authority; (7) To appoint and select agents, engineers, architects, attorneys, fiscal agents, accountants, and employees and to provide for their compensation and duties; (8) To construct, reconstruct, acquire, own, alter, repair, remodel, maintain, extend, improve, operate, manage, and equip projects located on land owned or leased by the authority; (9) To receive, accept, and use any contributions, loans, or grants by persons, firms, or corporations, including the State of Georgia and the United States of America, and any other contributions; (10) To pay all or part of the costs of any project from the proceeds of revenue bonds of the authority or from other lawful sources available to it; (11) To prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of and to exercise police powers over the projects managed or operated by the authority; (12) To accept, receive, and administer gifts, grants, loans and devises of money, material, and property of any kind, including loans and grants from the State of Georgia or the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the State of Georgia or the United States of America or such agency or instrumentality may impose; (13) To sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, mortgage, dispose of, grant in trust, or grant options for any real or personal property or interest therein in furtherance of the purposes of the authority; (14) As security for repayment of authority obligations, to pledge, mortgage, convey, assign, hypothecate, or otherwise encumber any property, real or personal, of such authority and to execute any trust agreement, indenture, or security agreement containing any provisions not in conflict with law, which trust agreement, indenture, or security agreement may provide for foreclosure or forced sale of any property of the authority upon

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default, on such obligations, either in payment of principal or interest or in the performance of any term or condition, as are contained in such agreement or indenture; (15) To borrow money for any of its corporate purposes, to issue revenue bonds payable solely from funds pledged for that purpose, and to provide for the payment of the same and for the rights of the holders thereof; (16) To exercise all powers usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions which are not in conflict with the Constitution and laws of this state; and (17) Pursuant to proper resolution of the authority, to issue revenue bonds payable from the rents and revenues of the authority and its projects, which bonds may be issued in either fully negotiable coupon form, in which event they shall have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of Georgia, or which bonds may be issued in whole or in part in nonnegotiable fully registered form without coupons, payable to a designated payee or to the registered assigns of the payee with such conversion privileges as the authority may provide, for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost associated with the projects authorized by the authority, including the cost of constructing, reconstructing, equipping, extending, adding to, or improving such projects or for the purpose of refunding, as provided in this Act, any such bonds of the authority theretofore issued. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue shall exceed the amount required for the purpose for which such bonds were issued, the surplus shall be paid into the fund provided for the payment of principal and interest on such bonds. All such revenue bonds shall be issued and validated under and in accordance with the procedures of Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the Revenue Bond Law, and in accordance with all terms and provisions thereof not in conflict with this Act, and in accordance with Code Section 50-17-1 of the O.C.G.A., relating to use of facsimile signatures on public securities, and, as security for the payment of any revenue bonds so authorized, any rents and revenue of the authority may be pledged and assigned. Such bonds shall be declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose, and such bonds and all income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation within the State of Georgia. For the purpose of the exemption from taxation of such bonds and the income therefrom, the authority shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of Georgia.

SECTION 6. Credit not pledged and debt not created by bonds.

Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall not constitute a debt or a pledge of the faith and credit of the State of Georgia, Coweta County, or the City of Senoia, but such bonds shall be payable from the rentals, revenue, earnings, and funds of the authority as provided in the resolution or trust agreement or indenture authorizing the issuance and securing the payment of such bonds. The issuance of such bonds shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the state or said municipality to levy or pledge any form of taxation for the payment thereof. No holder of any bond or receiver or trustee in

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connection therewith shall have the right to enforce the payment thereof against any property of the state or of said municipality, nor shall any such bond constitute a charge, lien, or encumbrance, legal or equitable, upon any such property. All such bonds shall contain on their face a recital setting forth substantially the foregoing provisions of this section.

SECTION 7. Trust agreement.

In the discretion of the authority, any issue of revenue bonds may be secured by an agreement or indenture made by the authority with a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the State of Georgia. Such trust agreement or indenture may pledge and assign rents, fees, charges, revenues, and earnings to be received by the authority. The resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds and such trust agreement or indenture may contain provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders, including the right of appointment of a receiver upon default of the payment of any principal or interest obligation and the right of any receiver or trustee to enforce collection of any rents, fees, charges, or revenues for use of the project or projects necessary to pay all costs of operation and all reserves provided for, all principal and interest on all bonds of the issue, all costs of collection, and all other costs reasonably necessary to accomplish the collection of such sums in the event of any default of the authority. Such resolution and such trust agreement or indenture may include covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the acquisition of property for and the construction of the project and to the custody, safeguarding, and application of all funds and covenants providing for the operation, maintenance, repair, and insurance of the project or projects and may contain provisions concerning the conditions, if any, upon which additional revenue bonds may be issued. Such trust agreement or indenture may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee and may restrict the individual right of action of bondholders as is customary in securing bonds and debentures of corporations and may contain such other provisions as the authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out such trust may be treated as a part of the cost of maintenance, operation, and repair of the project affected by such trust.

SECTION 8. Refunding bonds.

The authority is authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds of the authority for the purpose of calling, refunding, or refinancing any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act and then outstanding and to include in the amount of such refunding bonds all interest and any call premiums that may be required for the redemption and refunding of such outstanding bonds.

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SECTION 9. Venue of actions, jurisdiction.

Any action to protect or enforce any rights under the provisions of this Act or any action against the authority brought in the courts of the State of Georgia shall be brought in the Superior Court of Coweta County, Georgia, and any action pertaining to validation of any bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall be brought in said court, which shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions.

SECTION 10. Revenue bond validation.

The petition for validation of all revenue bonds of the authority shall be brought against the authority, and any contracting party whose obligation is pledged as security for the payment of the bonds sought to be validated, as defendants, and the defendants shall be required to show cause, if any exists, why such contract or contracts and the terms and conditions thereof shall not be adjudicated to be in all respects valid and binding upon such contracting parties. It shall be incumbent upon such defendants to defend against adjudication of the validity and binding effect of such contract or contracts or be forever bound thereby. Notice of such proceedings shall be included in the notice of the validation hearing required to be issued and published by the clerk of the Superior Court of Coweta County in which court such validation proceedings shall be initiated.

SECTION 11. Interest of bondholders protected.

While any of the bonds issued by the authority remain outstanding, the powers, duties, or existence of the authority or of its officers, employees, or agents shall not be diminished, impaired, or affected in any manner that will affect adversely the interest and rights of the holders of such bonds. The provisions of this Act shall be for the benefit of the authority and the holders of any such bonds and, upon the issuance of bonds under the provisions of this Act, shall constitute a contract with the holders of such bonds.

SECTION 12. Revenues, earnings, rents, and charges; use.

(a) For the purpose of earning sufficient revenue to make possible the financing of the construction of the project or projects of the authority with revenue bonds, the authority is authorized and empowered to fix, revise, and collect rents, fees, and charges on each project which it shall cause to be acquired or constructed. Such rents, fees, or charges to be paid for

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the use of such project or projects shall be so fixed and adjusted so as to provide a fund sufficient with other revenue, if any, of such project or projects or of the authority:
(1) To pay the cost of operating, maintaining, and repairing the project or projects, including reserves for insurance and extraordinary repairs and other reserves required by the resolution or trust agreement or indenture pertaining to such bonds and the issuance thereof, unless such cost shall be otherwise provided for; (2) To pay the principal of and interest on such revenue bonds as the same shall become due, including call premiums, if any, the proceeds of which shall have been or shall be used to pay the cost of such project or projects; (3) To comply with any sinking fund requirements contained in the resolution or trust agreement or indenture pertaining to the issuance of and security for such bonds; (4) To perform fully all provisions of such resolution or trust agreement or indenture relating to the issuance of or security for such bonds to the payment of which such rent is pledged; (5) To accumulate any excess income which may be required by the purchasers of such bonds or may be dictated by the requirements of such resolution or trust agreement or indenture, or which may be required for achieving ready marketability of and low interest rates on such bonds; and (6) To pay any expenses in connection with such bond issue or of such project, including, but not limited to, trustees', attorney's, and fiscal agents' fees. (b) Such rent shall be payable at such intervals as may be agreed upon and set forth in the rental contract or lease providing therefor, and any such contract or lease may provide for the commencement of rent payments to the authority prior to the completion of the project by the authority and may provide for the payment of rent during such times as such project may be partially or wholly untenantable. (c) Such rental contract or lease may obligate the tenants or lessees to operate, maintain, and keep in good repair, including complete reconstruction, if necessary, the rented or leased premises and projects, regardless of the cause of the necessity of such maintenance, repair, or reconstruction. (d) Such rental contract or lease may obligate the tenants or lessees to indemnify and save harmless the authority from any and all damage to persons and property occurring on or by reason of the leased property or improvements thereon and to undertake, at the expense of the tenants or lessees, the defense of any action brought against the authority by reason of injury or damages to persons or property occurring on or by reason of the leased premises. (e) In the event of any failure or refusal on the part of the tenants or lessees to perform punctually any covenant or obligation contained in any such rental contract or lease, the authority may enforce performance by any legal or equitable process against the tenants or lessees. (f) The authority shall be permitted to assign any rent payable to it, pursuant to such rental contract or lease, to a trustee or paying agent as may be required by the terms of the

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resolution or trust agreement or indenture relating to the issuance of and security for such bonds. (g) The use and disposition of the authority's revenue shall be subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or of the trust agreement or indenture, if any, securing the same.

SECTION 13. Sinking fund.

The revenue, rents, and earnings derived from any particular project or projects and any and all revenue, rents, and earnings received by the authority, regardless of whether such revenue, rents, and earnings were produced by a particular project for which bonds have been issued, unless otherwise pledged, may be pledged by the authority to payment of the principal of and interest on revenue bonds of the authority as may be provided in any resolution authorizing the issuance of such bonds or in any trust instrument pertaining to such bonds, and such funds so pledged, from whatever source received, may include funds received from one or more or all sources and may be set aside at regular intervals into sinking funds for which provision may be made in any such resolution or trust instrument and which may be pledged to and charged with the payment of the interest upon such revenue bonds as such interest shall become due, the principal of the bonds as the same shall mature, the necessary charges of any trustee or paying agent for paying such principal and interest, and any premium upon bonds retired by call or purchase, and the use and disposition of any sinking fund may be subject to such regulation as may be provided for in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust instrument securing the payment of the same.

SECTION 14. Taxation status.

The exercise of the powers conferred upon the authority under this Act shall constitute an essential governmental function for a public purpose, and to the maximum extent permitted by general law, the authority shall be required to pay no taxes or assessments upon any of the property acquired by it or under its jurisdiction, control, possession, or supervision or upon its activities in the operation and maintenance of property acquired by it or of buildings erected or acquired by it or any fees, rents, or other charges for the use of such property or buildings or other income received by the authority. This section shall not include an exemption from sales and use tax on property purchased by or for the use of the authority.

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The authority shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as a Georgia county, and the officers, agents, and employees of the authority, when in performance of work of the authority, shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as officers, agents, and employees of a Georgia county. The authority may be sued the same as private corporations on any contractual obligation of the authority.

SECTION 16. Property not subject to levy and sale.

The property of the authority shall not be subject to levy and sale under legal process.

SECTION 17. Trust funds.

All funds received pursuant to the authority of Section 12 of this Act, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds or as revenue, rents, fees, charges, or other earnings or as grants, gifts, or other contributions, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied by the authority, solely as provided in this Act. The bondholders entitled to receive the benefits of such funds shall have a lien on all such funds until the same are applied as provided for in any such resolution or trust instrument of the authority.

SECTION 18. Construction.

This Act and any other law enacted with reference to the authority shall be liberally construed for the accomplishment of the purposes of the authority.

SECTION 19. Scope of operations.

The projects of the authority's operation shall be located in the territory embraced within the jurisdictional limits of the City of Senoia as the same now or may hereafter exist.

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SECTION 20. Conveyance of property upon dissolution.

Should the authority for any reason be dissolved after full payment of all bonded indebtedness incurred under this Act, both as to principal and interest, title to all property of any kind and nature, real and personal, held by the authority at the time of such dissolution shall be conveyed to the City of Senoia, or title to any such property may be conveyed prior to such dissolution in accordance with provisions which may be made therefor in any resolution or trust instrument relating to such property, subject to any liens, leases, or other encumbrances outstanding against or in respect to said property at the time of such conveyance.

SECTION 21. Severability; effect of partial invalidity of Act.

Should any sentence, clause, phrase, or part of this Act be declared for any reason to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not affect such remainder of this Act or any part hereof, other than the part so held to be invalid, but the remaining provisions of this Act shall remain in full force and effect, and it is the express intention of this Act to enact each provision of this Act independently of any other provision hereof.

SECTION 22. General repealer.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
STATE OF GEORGIA, COWETA COUNTY.
Notice is given that there is intended to be introduced in the regular 2022 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create the City of Senoia Building & Facilities Authority as an instrumentality and public corporation of the State of Georgia, the purpose of which shall be to acquire, construct, equip, maintain and operate certain projects for use by the City of Senoia, Coweta County, Georgia for its governmental, proprietary, public, and administrative functions.
William Pearman,

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Matt Brass, Senator from District 28, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Newnan Times-Herald, which is the official organ of Coweta County, on the 19th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ MATT BRASS 28 Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 23 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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ROCKDALE COUNTY ROCKDALE COUNTY PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY; CREATION.

No. 714 (Senate Bill No. 638).

AN ACT

To create the Rockdale County Public Facilities Authority; to provide a short title; to confer powers and duties on the authority; to provide for the membership and the appointment of members of the authority and their terms of office, duties, and powers; to provide for vacancies, organization, meetings, and expenses; to provide for definitions; to provide for the issuance and sale of revenue bonds and other obligations and their negotiability and sale and use of proceeds from such sales; to provide for conditions for issuance of such obligations; to prohibit the pledge of credit for the payment of bonds; to provide for trust indentures; to provide for payment of bond proceeds; to provide for bondholder remedies and protection; to provide for refunds of bonds; to provide for bond validation; to provide for venue and jurisdiction; to provide for trust funds; to provide for the authority's purpose; to provide for charges; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for tort immunity; to provide for tax status; to provide for supplemental powers; to provide for the dissolution of the authority on a date certain; to provide for reversion of assets of the authority; to provide for effect on other governments; to provide for liberal construction; to provide for severability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Rockdale County Public Facilities Authority Act."

SECTION 2. Rockdale County Public Facilities Authority.

(a) There is hereby created a public body corporate and politic to be known as the "Rockdale County Public Facilities Authority," which shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State and a public corporation, and by that name, style, and title, said body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. The authority shall have perpetual existence. (b) The authority shall consist of five members. One member shall be appointed by the chairperson of the board of commissioners. One member shall be appointed by the members

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of the board of commissioners other than the chairperson. Two members shall be appointed by the chief judge of the Superior Court of Rockdale County. One member shall be appointed by the district attorney for the county. The chief judge, district attorney, and members of the board of commissioners shall not be appointed as members of the authority. With respect to the initial appointment of the members, two members shall be appointed for a term of three years, two members shall be appointed for a term of two years, and one member shall be appointed for a term of one year. Thereafter, all appointments shall be made for terms of three years and until successors are appointed and qualified. The members may be removed for cause. Immediately after such appointments the members of the Authority shall enter upon their duties. To be eligible for appointment as a member of the Authority, a person shall be at least 21 years of age, shall be a resident of the county for at least two years prior to the date of his or her appointment, and shall not have been convicted of a felony. Any member of the authority may be selected and appointed to succeed himself or herself. (c) The members shall not be compensated for their services; provided, however, that such members shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. (d) The members of the authority shall elect one of their members as chairperson and another as a vice-chairperson. The members of the authority shall also elect a secretary, who need not be a member of the authority, and may also elect a treasurer, who need not be a member of the authority. The secretary may also serve as treasurer. If the secretary and treasurer are not members of the authority, such officers shall have no voting rights on the authority. Each of such officers shall serve for a period of one year and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. (e) Three members of the authority shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy on the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all of the rights and perform all of the duties of the authority.

SECTION 3. Definitions.

As used in this Act, the term: (1) "Authority" means the Rockdale County Public Facilities Authority created by this Act. (2) "Board of Commissioners" means the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners. (3) "County" means Rockdale County, Georgia. (4) "Costs of the project" means and embraces the cost of construction; the cost of all lands, properties, rights, easements, and franchises acquired; the cost of all machinery and equipment; financing charges; interest prior to and during construction and for six months after completion of construction; the cost of engineering, architectural, fiscal agents, accounting, legal, plans, and specifications and expenses necessary or incidental to

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determining the feasibility or practicability of the project; administrative expenses; working capital; and all other costs necessary to acquire, construct, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate, maintain, or finance the project. (5) "Project" means:
(A) All buildings, facilities, and equipment necessary or convenient for the efficient operation of the county or any department, agency division, or commission thereof; or (B) Any "undertaking" permitted by the Revenue Bond Law. (6) "Revenue Bond Law" means Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., or any other similar law hereinafter enacted. (7) "Revenue Bonds" means revenue bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this Act. (8) "Self-liquidating" means any project which the revenues and earnings to be derived by the authority therefrom including, but not limited to, any contractual payments with governmental or private entities, and all properties used, leased, and sold in connection therewith, together with any grants and any other available funds, will be sufficient to pay the costs of operating, maintaining, and repairing the project and to pay the principal and interest on the revenue bonds or other obligations which may be issued for the purpose of paying the costs of the project. (9) "State" means the State of Georgia.

SECTION 4. Powers.

The authority shall have the power: (1) To have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure; (2) To acquire by purchase, lease, gift, condemnation, or otherwise, and to hold, operate, maintain, lease, and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character for its corporate purposes; (3) To acquire, construct, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate, maintain, lease, and dispose of projects; (4) To execute contracts, leases, installment sale agreements, and other agreements and instruments necessary or convenient in connection with the acquisition, construction, addition, extension, improvement, equipping, operation, maintenance, disposition, or financing of a project; (5) To appoint, select, and employ officers, agents, and employees, including, but not limited to, engineering, architectural, and construction experts, fiscal agents, and attorneys, and fix their respective compensations; (6) To pay the costs of the project with the proceeds of revenue bonds, notes, or other forms of obligations issued by the authority, from any grant or contribution from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, or from the state or any agency, instrumentality, municipality, or political subdivision thereof or from any other source whatsoever;

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(7) To pledge to the payment of revenue bonds, notes, and other forms of obligations issued by the authority, and any and all revenues and properties of the authority, both real and personal; (8) To accept loans or grants of money, materials, or property of any kind from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the United States of America or such agency or instrumentality may require; (9) To accept loans or grants of money, materials, or property of any kind from the state or any agency, instrumentality, municipality, or political subdivision thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the state or such agency, instrumentality, municipality, or political subdivision may require; (10) To borrow money for any of its corporate purposes and to issue and execute revenue bonds, notes, and other forms of obligations, deeds to secure debt, security agreements and such other instruments as may be necessary or convenient to evidence and secure such borrowing; (11) To adopt, alter, or repeal its own bylaws, rules, and regulations governing the manner in which its business is transacted; (12) To prescribe rules, regulations, and service policies and procedures for the operation of any project; (13) To exercise any power usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions; and (14) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly given in this Act.

SECTION 5. Issuance of revenue bonds.

The authority shall have the power and is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of revenue bonds for the purpose of paying all or any part of the costs of the project and for the purpose of refunding revenue bonds or other obligations previously issued. The principal of and interest on such revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues and properties pledged to the payment of such revenue bonds. The revenue bonds issued by the authority shall contain such terms as the authority shall determine are in the best interest of the authority; provided, however, no revenue bonds shall have a maturity exceeding 40 years.

SECTION 6. Revenue bond signatures and seal.

All such revenue bonds shall bear the manual or facsimile signature of the chairperson or vice-chairperson of the authority and the attesting manual or facsimile signature of the secretary, assistant secretary, or secretary-treasurer of the authority, and the official seal of the authority shall be impressed or imprinted thereon. In case any officer whose signature

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shall appear on any revenue bond shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such revenue bond, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if that person had remained in office until such delivery.

SECTION 7. Revenue bonds negotiability; taxation status.

All revenue bonds shall have and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the laws of the state. All revenue bonds, their transfer, and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation within the state as provided by general law.

SECTION 8. Conditions precedent to issuance of revenue bonds.

The authority shall adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds. In such resolution, the authority shall determine that the project financed or refinanced with the proceeds of the revenue bonds is self-liquidating. Prior to the adoption of the resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds, the authority shall hold a public hearing. A notice of the public hearing shall be published in a paper of general circulation in the county. Revenue bonds may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions other than those proceedings and conditions which are specified or required by this Act. Any resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds under the provisions of this Act shall become effective immediately upon its passage and need not be published or posted, and any such resolution may be passed at any regular, special, adjourned meeting of the authority.

SECTION 9. Credit not pledged.

Revenue bonds shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the state or the county nor a pledge of the faith and credit of the state or the county. Revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the revenues and properties pledged to the payment of such revenue bonds. The issuance of revenue bonds shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate the state or the county to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatsoever for the payment of such revenue bonds or to make any appropriation for their payment. All revenue bonds shall contain recitals on their face covering substantially the foregoing provisions of this section. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions, this Act shall not affect the ability of the authority and the county from entering into an intergovernmental contract pursuant to the county agreement to pay amounts sufficient to pay operating charges and other costs of the authority

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or any project including, without limitation, the principal of and interest on revenue bonds, in consideration for services or facilities of the authority.

SECTION 10. Trust indenture as security.

In the discretion of the authority, any issuance of revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the authority and a corporate trustee, which may be any trust company or bank having the powers of a trust company within or without the state. Such trust indenture may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the authority in relation to the acquisition and construction of the project; the maintenance, operation, repair, and insurance of the project; and the custody, safeguarding, and application of all monies.

SECTION 11. Remedies of bondholders.

Any holder of revenue bonds and the trustee under the trust indenture, if any, except to the extent the rights provided by this Act, may be restricted by resolution passed before the issuance of the revenue bonds or by the trust indenture, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights it may have under the laws of the state, including specifically but without limitation, the Revenue Bond Law, or granted hereunder or under such resolution or trust indenture, and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this Act or by such resolution or trust indenture to be performed by the authority or any officer thereof, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of revenues, fees, tolls, fines, and other charges for the use of the facilities and services furnished.

SECTION 12. Validation.

Revenue bonds and the security therefor shall be confirmed and validated in accordance with the procedure of the Revenue Bond Law. The petition for validation shall also make party defendant to such action the county if the county has contracted with the authority for services or facilities relating to the project for which revenue bonds are to be issued and sought to be validated, and such defendant shall be required to show cause, if any exists, why such contract or contracts shall not be adjudicated as a part of the basis for the security for the payment of any such revenue bonds. The revenue bonds when validated, and the judgment of validation, shall be final and conclusive with respect to such revenue bonds and

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the security for the payment thereof and interest thereon and against the authority and all other defendants.

SECTION 13. Interest of bondholders.

While any of the revenue bonds issued by the authority remain outstanding, the powers, duties, or existence of the authority or its officers, employees, or agents, shall not be diminished or impaired in any manner that will affect adversely the interests and rights of the holders of such revenue bonds, and no other entity, department, agency, or authority will be created which will compete with the authority to such an extent as to affect adversely the interests and rights of the holders of such revenue bonds. The provisions of this Act shall be for the benefit of the authority and the holders of any such revenue bonds, and upon the issuance of such revenue bonds under the provisions hereof, shall constitute a contract with the holders of such revenue bonds.

SECTION 14. Venue and jurisdiction.

Any action to protect or enforce any rights under the provisions of this Act or any suit or action against such authority shall be brought in the Superior Court of Rockdale County, Georgia, and any action pertaining to validation of any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall likewise be brought in said court, which shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions.

SECTION 15. Monies received considered trust funds.

All monies received pursuant to the authority of this Act, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds, as grants or other contributions, or as revenue, income, fees, and earnings, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Act.

SECTION 16. Purpose of the authority; scope of operations.

Without limiting the generality of any provision of this Act, the general purpose of the authority is declared to be that of providing public buildings, facilities, equipment, and services for the citizens in the county. The scope of operations of the authority shall be limited to the boundaries of the county.

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To the extent permitted by law, the authority shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as the county. The officers, agents, and employees of the authority when in the performance of the work of the authority shall have the same immunity and exemption from liability for torts and negligence as the officers, agents, and employees of the county when in the performance of their public duties or work of the county.

SECTION 18. Authority tax status.

The income of the authority, the properties of the authority, both real and personal, and all revenue bonds, notes, and other forms of obligations issued by the authority shall, to the extent permitted by general, law be exempt from all state and local taxes and special assessments of any kind.

SECTION 19. Dissolution and reversion of assets.

The authority shall be abolished on January 1, 2065, and the authority shall not enter into any obligations that extend beyond such date. Upon the dissolution of the authority, all assets owned by the authority shall become property of the county subject to any property rights vested in other parties.

SECTION 20. Effect on other governments.

This Act shall not and does not in any way take from the county the authority to own, operate, and maintain public facilities or to issue revenue bonds as provided by the Revenue Bond Law.

SECTION 21. Limitation on indebtedness.

If the authority issues revenue bonds or any other debt for the benefit of the county, the annual debt service on such debt shall not exceed ten percent of the county's general fund revenues, and the total value of such revenue bonds and other debts shall not exceed $110 million.

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SECTION 22. Liberal construction of act.

This Act, being for the welfare of the state, the county, and the inhabitants thereof, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.

SECTION 23. Severability; effect of partial invalidity of Act.

The provisions of this Act are severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of such court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

SECTION 24. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to provide for the creation and establishment of a Rockdale County Public Facilities Authority and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Tonya Anderson, Senator from District 43, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Rockdale Citizen , which is the official organ of Rockdale County, on the 27th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:

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(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TONYA P. ANDERSON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 24th of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved April 25, 2022.

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CHATTAHOOCHEE HILLS CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU AUTHORITY CREATION.

No. 715 (Senate Bill No. 641).

AN ACT

To create the Chattahoochee Hills Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; to provide for a short title; to provide for the appointment, terms, and removal of authority members; to provide for officers of the authority; to provide for an executive director and employees; to provide for meetings, quorums, and majorities; to provide for the powers and duties of the authority; to provide for tax statutes of the authority; to limit liabilities; to provide for budget oversight; to authorize the use of hotel-motel tax proceeds provided by the City of Chattahoochee Hills; to provide that the authority shall not bind the city; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

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SECTION 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Chattahoochee Hills Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority Act."

SECTION 2. (a) The Chattahoochee Hills Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority shall consist of at least seven members but no more than nine members. All members of the authority shall be at least 18 years of age and residents of the City of Chattahoochee Hills or owners or employees of businesses located within the city. At least one member shall be an owner or management employee of a hotel, motel, inn, or bed and breakfast located in the city. The mayor and each city councilperson shall appoint one member of the authority. The members of the authority who represent a city councilperson or the mayor shall serve for the duration of the term of the appointing councilperson or mayor, and a new appointment shall be made when a new mayor or city councilperson takes office. In addition, the mayor and city council shall make a joint appointment of up to three regular members for one-year terms of office. Appointments of the members representing a city councilperson or the mayor shall be made within 45 days of the date on which the councilperson or mayor takes office, and the joint appointment of the mayor and city council shall be made each year. (b) Any member can be removed by a two-thirds' majority vote of the mayor and city council, with the mayor having the right to vote on the question of removal. (c) All members of the authority shall serve without compensation; provided, however, that the city council may reimburse authority members for reasonable expenses incurred in connection with their service as authority members.

SECTION 3. The authority shall elect a chairperson, vice chairperson, and secretary-treasurer from its membership. These officers shall be elected on a calendar-year basis but may be reelected for succeeding terms. The chairperson shall be entitled to vote on all issues.

SECTION 4. The authority shall have the power to employ an executive director as may be necessary for the operation of the authority's activities. The authority may delegate such powers and responsibilities as are necessary for the executive director to administer the business of the authority and its agencies created in this Act or at a later date. The authority shall set policies governing the review of the executive director's activities. The executive director shall have full charge of the offices and all of the employees of the authority and shall recommend to the authority the hiring and termination of the employees. The authority shall establish salaries and compensation for the executive director and all of its employees.

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SECTION 5. (a) The authority shall meet at such times as may be necessary to transact the business coming before it. Meetings of the authority shall be open to the public in accordance with the laws of this state. Written minutes of all meetings shall be kept, and, within ten days of every meeting, a copy of the minutes shall be furnished to the mayor and city council. Meetings shall be conducted in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order. (b) Five members of the authority shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business, including election of officers. The majority of the votes cast shall determine all questions and elections.

SECTION 6. (a) The duties of the authority shall be to:
(1) Promote tourism, trade, and conventions for the City of Chattahoochee Hills; (2) Study, investigate, and develop plans for improving tourism in the City of Chattahoochee Hills and the area and approving things that tend to bring visitors and conventions into the city; (3) Advise and recommend plans to the city council and departments of the city for the development of tourism in the city; and (4) Otherwise promote public interest in the general improvement of tourism in the city. (b) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to abridge or change the powers and duties of other authorities, departments, boards, and other such agencies of the city.

SECTION 7. (a) The authority shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purpose and provisions of this Act, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power:
(1) To sue and be sued in contract and in tort and to complain and defend in all courts; (2) To adopt and alter a corporate seal; (3) To acquire in its own name real property or rights and easements therein and franchises and personal property necessary or convenient for its corporate purposes by purchase on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper or by gift, grant, lease, or otherwise; to insure the same against any and all risks as such insurance may, from time to time, be available; and to use such property, rent or lease the same to or from others, make contracts with respect to the use thereof, or sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any such property in any manner it deems as the best advantage of the authority and the purposes thereof. Title to any such property of the authority shall be held by the authority exclusively for the benefit of the public; (4) To exercise any one or more of the powers, rights, and privileges conferred by this Act either alone or jointly or in common with one or more other parties, whether public or private. In any such exercise of such powers, rights, and privileges jointly or in common with respect to the construction, operation, and maintenance of projects, the authority may

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own an undivided interest in such projects with any other parties, whether public or private. The authority may enter into agreements with respect to any project with the other parties participating therein, and any such agreement may contain such terms, conditions, and provisions consistent with this Act as the parties thereto may deem to be in their best interest; (5) To make and exercise contracts, agreements, and other instruments necessary or convenient to exercise the powers of the authority or to further the public purpose for which the authority is created; (6) To borrow money to further or carry out its public purpose and to execute notes, other obligations, leases, loan agreements, mortgages, deeds to secure debt, trust deeds, security agreements, assignments, and such other agreements or instruments as may be necessary or desirable in the judgment of the authority to evidence and to provide security for such borrowing; (7) To make application directly or indirectly to any federal, state, county, or municipal government or agency or to any other source, whether public or private, for loans, grants, guarantee, or other financial assistance in furtherance of the authority's public purposes and to accept and use the same upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by such federal, state, county, or municipal government or agency or other source; (8) To enter into agreements with the federal government, state government, or any agency thereof to use the facilities or services of the federal government, state government, or any agency thereof in order to further or carry out the public purposes of the authority; (9) Subject to proper appropriation to the authority, to receive and use the proceeds of any tax levied by a political subdivision or taxing district of the state to pay the cost of any project or for any other purpose for which the authority may use its own funds pursuant to this Act; (10) To accept donations and appropriations of money, services, products, property, and facilities for expenditure and use by the authority for the accomplishment of its purpose; (11) To adopt bylaws governing the conduct of business by the authority, the election and duties of officers of the authority, and other matters which the authority determines to include in its bylaws; (12) To invest any accumulation of its funds in any manner that public funds of the state or its political subdivisions may be invested; and (13) To do any and all things necessary or proper for the accomplishment of the objectives of this Act and to exercise any power usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions which is not in conflict with the public purpose of the authority or the Constitution and laws of this state. (b) The powers enumerated in each paragraph of subsection (a) of this section are cumulative of and in addition to those powers enumerated in the other paragraphs of subsection (a) of this section and elsewhere in this Act and no such power limits or restricts any other power of the authority.

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SECTION 8. The property of the authority, both real and personal, are declared to be public properties used for the benefit and welfare of the people of the City of Chattahoochee Hills, and not for purposes of private or corporate benefit and income. To the extent permitted and authorized by general law, such property, to the extent of the authority's ownership therein, the authority, all income and obligations of the authority, and all transfers of such property shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of the state or any city, county, or other political subdivision thereof. To the extent permitted and authorized by general law, the authority shall have all of the exemptions and exclusions from taxes that are now granted to cities and counties for the operation of properties or facilities similar to properties and facilities to be owned or operated by the authority.

SECTION 9. Neither the members of the authority nor any person executing notes or obligations on behalf of the authority shall be personally liable thereon by reason of said execution.

SECTION 10. The authority shall submit an annual budget to the mayor and city council of the City of Chattahoochee Hills. The City of Chattachoochee Hills, upon approval by the city council, may fund the authority from the revenues the city receives from its hotel-motel tax. In the event such hotel-motel tax processes are provided to the authority, the authority shall comply with all provisions relative to the expenditure of said funds contained in Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the O.C.G.A. as now or hereafter in effect and any other criteria deemed proper by the mayor and city council.

SECTION 11. The mayor and city council of the City of Chattahoochee Hills shall be authorized, on their own number or through a designated employee, agent, or representative, to inspect the state and condition of the authority and the property thereto belonging as well as all books and accounts pertaining to the affairs of the authority, and the authority shall give and furnish them any reasonable facility and assistance in making such inspections.

SECTION 12. The authority shall not have the power or authority to bind the City of Chattahoochee Hills by any contract, agreement, financial obligation, indebtedness, or otherwise. No contract, agreement, financial obligation, or indebtedness incurred by the authority shall be a claim or charge against the city.

SECTION 13. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to create the Chattahoochee Hills Convention and Visitors Bureau Authority; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Matt Brass, Senator from District 28, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Daily Report, which is the official organ of Fulton County, on the 23rd of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ MATT BRASS 28 Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 23rd of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

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PUTNAM COUNTY STATE COURT; DISTRICT ATTORNEY AS SOLICITOR-GENERAL.

No. 730 (House Bill No. 1411).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to revise, modernize, and consolidate the provisions of local law relating to the State Court of Putnam County (formerly the County Court of Putnam County), approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3839), as amended, so as to provide that on and after January 1, 2023, the district attorney of the judicial circuit within which Putnam County is located shall represent the state in all criminal prosecutions brought in the State Court of Putnam County and shall perform the duties of the office of solicitor-general of the state court; to provide for the powers, duties, and responsibilities of said district attorney in such state court; to authorize the establishment of a state court division by said district attorney; to provide for the assignment, appointment, and compensation of personnel by said district attorney; to provide for annual budgeting; to provide for the transfer of books, papers, and other office property to said district attorney; to provide that no election shall be held for the office of solicitor-general of the state court; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to revise, modernize, and consolidate the provisions of local law relating to the State Court of Putnam County (formerly the County Court of Putnam County), approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3839), as amended, is amended by revising Sections 14 and 15 as follows:

"SECTION 14. (a) On and after January 1, 2023, the district attorney of the judicial circuit in which Putnam County is located shall represent the state in all criminal cases in the State Court of Putnam County as provided in subsection (c) of Code Section 15-18-60 of the O.C.G.A. and shall have all of the duties, powers, and responsibilities of a solicitor-general as provided by law. The district attorney of said circuit may establish a state court division and designate assistant district attorneys to prosecute such cases in the State Court of Putnam County as provided in subsection (c) of Code Section 15-18-60 of the O.C.G.A.

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(b) In addition to any other personnel which said district attorney is authorized to appoint pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 18 of Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., the district attorney of said circuit shall be authorized to appoint an assistant district attorney to assist in the prosecution of criminal cases in the State Court of Putnam County, said assistant district attorney to be compensated in an amount determined in accordance with the provisions of Code Section 15-18-20 of the O.C.G.A. In addition, the district attorney shall be authorized to appoint at least one administrative, clerical, and paraprofessional personnel to provide support for the state court division. The compensation and number of such additional personnel shall be determined by the governing authority of Putnam County as part of the annual budget for said district attorney.

SECTION 15. No election shall be held for the office of solicitor-general of the State Court of Putnam County for the term of office that begins on or after January 1, 2023, and such office shall stand abolished. On or after January 1, 2023, any reference in this Act or any other law of this state to the solicitor-general of the State Court of Putnam County shall be deemed to mean and refer to the district attorney of the judicial circuit in which Putnam County is located. It shall be the duty of the solicitor-general of the State Court of Putnam County to deliver all books, papers, and other office property to the district attorney of such circuit as provided by Code Section 45-6-7 of the O.C.G.A. on or before the end of the term of office to which said solicitor-general was elected or vacating said office, whichever occurs first."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to revise, modernize, and consolidate the provisions of local law relating to the State Court of Putnam County (formerly the County Court of Putnam County), approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3839), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Trey Rhodes, Representative from District 120, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached.

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(2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:
(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the The Eatonton Messenger, which is the official organ of Putnam County, on the 17 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ TREY RHODES Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 22 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved May 2, 2022.

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LONG COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; STAGGERED TERMS.

No. 731 (House Bill No. 1445).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to re-create and establish the Board of Commissioners of Long County, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3755), as amended, particularly by an Act

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approved May 3, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 3604), so as to revise provisions for staggering of terms of office for commissioner districts; to provide for continuation in office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to re-create and establish the Board of Commissioners of Long County, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3755), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2018 (Ga. L. 2018, p. 3604), is amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 3 as follows:
"(b) Members of the board representing Commissioner Districts 1 and 4 elected at the November general election in 2024 shall take office the first day of January immediately following that election and serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. Members of the board representing Commissioner Districts 2 and 3 shall be elected at the November general election in 2022, take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. The member of the board representing Commissioner District 5 shall be elected at the November general election in 2022, take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and serve for an initial term of two years and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. All future successors to members of the board whose terms of office are to expire shall be elected at the November general election immediately preceding the expiration of such terms, take office the first day of January immediately following that election, and serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified."

SECTION 2. Those members of the Board of Commissioners of Long County who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
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Commissioners of Long County, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3755), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Buddy DeLoach, Representative from District 167, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Long County Press, which is the official organ of Long County, on the 17th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ BUDDY DELOACH 167 Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 23rd of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved May 2, 2022.

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ATLANTIC JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SUPERIOR COURT JUDGES; COMPENSATION.

No. 732 (House Bill No. 1529).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to provide for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the district attorney of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 584), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1222), so as to provide for the minimum supplement each county in the circuit shall provide to the judges of the superior courts; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to provide for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the district attorney of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 584), as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 26, 1980 (Ga. L. 1980, p. 1222), is amended by revising Section 1 as follows:

"SECTION 1. (a) Each county lying within the Atlantic Judicial Circuit may supplement the salary of the district attorney of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit in an amount to be determined within the discretion of the county governing authority. Each such supplement may be received and retained by the district attorney of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit and shall be in addition to the compensation, salary, expenses, and allowances otherwise provided by, or pursuant to, law for the district attorney. Each such supplement shall be paid in monthly installments at the time the salary of the district attorney paid from state funds is paid. (b) In addition to the compensation, salary, expenses, and allowances provided to the judges of the superior courts of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit paid from state funds or other sources, the governing authorities of each county lying within the Atlantic Judicial Circuit shall supplement the salary of each judge of the superior courts of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit not less than the following amounts:
(1) Bryan County - $900.00 per month; (2) Evans County - $300.00 per month; (3) Liberty County - $1,500.00 per month; (4) Long County - $350.00 per month; (5) McIntosh County - $400.00 per month; and (6) Tattnall County - $600.00 per month.

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(c) Each county lying within the Atlantic Judicial Circuit may supplement the salary of each judge of the superior courts of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit more than the amount provided for in subsection (b) of this section at the discretion of the governing authority of each county."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the district attorney of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 584), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Al Williams, Representative from District 168, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Journal Sentinel, which is the official organ of Tattnall County, on the 17th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.
s/ AL WILLIAMS Affiant

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 4 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the district attorney of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 584), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Al Williams, Representative from District 168, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Darien News, which is the official organ of McIntosh County, on the 17th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

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Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 4 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the district attorney of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 584), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Al Williams, Representative from District 168, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Long County Press, which is the official organ of Long County, on the 21st of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or

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(ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ AL WILLIAMS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 4 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the district attorney of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 584), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Al Williams, Representative from District 168, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Coastal Courier, which is the official organ of Liberty County, on the 16th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:

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(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ AL WILLIAMS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 4 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the district attorney of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 584), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Al Williams, Representative from District 168, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Claxton Enterprise, which is the official organ of Evans County, on the 16th of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or

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otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ AL WILLIAMS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 4 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION

Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to provide for a supplement to the compensation, expenses, and allowances of the district attorney of the Atlantic Judicial Circuit, approved April 11, 1979 (Ga. L. 1979, p. 584), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Al Williams, Representative from District 168, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Bryan County News, which is the official organ of Bryan County, on the 17th of February, 2022; and

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(B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ AL WILLIAMS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 4 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved May 2, 2022.

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COBB COUNTY STATE COURT; SALARIES OF CLERK AND CHIEF DEPUTY CLERK.

No. 733 (House Bill No. 1537).

AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3787), so as to change the salary of the chief deputy clerk and the clerk of the State Court of Cobb County; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. An Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 3, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3787), is amended by revising paragraph (4) of subsection (b) of Section 17 as follows:
"(4) The salary of the chief deputy clerk shall be $110,641.87 to be paid in equal monthly installments from funds of Cobb County."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 23 as follows:

"SECTION 23. The clerk of the State Court of Cobb County shall receive an annual salary of $122,935.06 payable in equal monthly installments from the funds of Cobb County."

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2022 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the State Court of Cobb County, approved March 26, 1964 (Ga. L. 1964, p. 3211), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Devan Seabaugh, Representative from District 34, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the 4th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:

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(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ DEVAN SEABAUGH Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 8th of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved May 2, 2022.

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PAULDING COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; COUNTY MANAGER; MEETINGS; CHAIRPERSON; COMPENSATION, POWERS, DUTIES, AND ROLE; COUNTY DEPARTMENTS.

No. 734 (House Bill No. 1557).

AN ACT

To amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Paulding County, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 2916), as amended, so as to provide for an office of county manager; to provide for the duties, powers, qualifications, and role of the county manager; to revise provisions related to meetings of the commission; to revise the compensation, duties, powers, and role of the chairperson of the board of commissioners; to reduce the bond of the chairperson; to revise the list of named county departments; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. An Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Paulding County, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 2916), as amended, is amended by revising Section 7 as follows:

"SECTION 7. Oath and bond.

Before entering upon the discharge of their duties, the chairperson and commissioners shall subscribe an oath before the Judge of the Probate Court of Paulding County for the true and faithful performance of their duties and that they are not the holders of any public funds unaccounted for. In addition, the chairperson and each commissioner shall give a satisfactory surety bond in the sum of $10,000.00. The costs of said bonds shall be paid out of the county treasury."

SECTION 2. Said Act is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Section 8 as follows:
"(a)(1) Beginning on January 1, 2025, the chairperson shall receive an annual salary of $87,500.00. (2) Each commissioner other than the chairperson shall receive an annual salary of $22,500.00. (3) All compensation provided for in this section shall be payable monthly and shall be paid from county funds. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the compensation provided for in this subsection shall constitute the entire compensation from all public sources to which the chairperson or commissioners shall be entitled. The chairperson and commissioners shall not be entitled to any further compensation for serving on any boards or authorities by virtue of their office."

SECTION 3. Said Act is further amended by revising Sections 9 through 11 as follows:

"SECTION 9. Meetings.

The commission shall hold regular meetings at least twice monthly, with such meetings to be held at a time, a place, and dates as prescribed according to a schedule which shall be approved by a majority of the members of the commission, which schedule may be changed upon majority vote by the members of the commission. The schedule shall be posted and maintained in a conspicuous place available to the public outside the regular meeting place of the commission and at the office of the board of commissioners. Subject to the provisions of Code Section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A., such meetings shall be open to the public, and the commission may hold such additional meetings as may be necessary

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when called by the chairperson or any three commissioners, provided all members of the commission shall have been notified at least one day in advance of such special meeting. No official action shall be taken by the commission except in a meeting which is open to the public, except as otherwise provided by general law. Any four commissioners or the chairperson and any three commissioners shall constitute a quorum. No official action shall be taken except on the affirmative vote of at least three commissioners or two commissioners and the chairperson. The chairperson shall be entitled to the same voting rights as other commissioners on questions considered by the commission.

SECTION 10. Chairperson.

The chairperson shall have the duty and responsibility to: (1) Act pursuant to the adopted resolutions of the commission in regard to matters reserved to the exclusive jurisdiction of the commission; (2) Make appointments and otherwise act in accordance with the authority set forth in Sections 14 and 15 of this Act; (3) Preside over meetings of the commission; (4) Execute on behalf of the commission contracts, agreements, memoranda of understanding, and other documents as authorized by the commission; (5) Represent the county at ceremonial functions; (6) Act pursuant to any other power conferred upon the chairperson by this Act.

SECTION 11. The commission.

(a) The commission shall have the power and authority to fix and establish, by appropriate resolution entered on its minutes, policies, rules, and regulations governing all matters reserved to its exclusive jurisdiction, which policies, rules, and regulations shall be so adopted with proper entry thereof made on the commission minutes. The policies, rules, and regulations so adopted by the commission shall be carried out, executed, and enforced by the county manager, and the commission shall exercise those powers which are necessarily and properly incident to its functions as a policy-making or rule-making body or which are necessary to compel enforcement of its adopted resolutions. Any action taken by the county manager which is in conflict with such adopted resolutions and which deals with matters exclusively reserved to the jurisdiction of the commission shall be null, void, and of no effect. (b) The following powers are hereby vested in the commission and reserved to its exclusive jurisdiction:
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(3) To fix the rates of all other charges; (4) To authorize the incurring of indebtedness; (5) To order work done where the cost is to be assessed against benefited property, and to fix the basis for such assessment; (6) To authorize contracts, except purchases otherwise provided for herein, involving the expenditure of county funds; (7) To establish, alter, or abolish public roads, private ways, bridges, and ferries, according to law; provided, however, that the county manager shall have the authority to accept subdivision plats when the requirements established by the commission for subdivisions have been met; (8) To establish, abolish, or change election precincts and militia districts according to law; (9) To allow the insolvent lists for the county; (10) To accept, for the county, the provisions of any optional statute where the statute permits its acceptance by the governing authority of the county; (11) To create and change the boundaries of special taxing districts authorized by law; (12) To fix the bonds of county officers where same are not fixed by statute; (13) To enact any ordinances or other legislation the county may be given authority to enact; (14) To determine the priority of capital improvements; (15) To call elections for the voting of bonds; (16) To exercise all of the power and authority heretofore vested by law in the Commissioner of Paulding County, together with the power and authority which may hereafter be delegated by law to the governing authority of the county, by whatever name designated; (17) To make purchases which do not exceed $100,000.00 and which, in the discretion of its members, are deemed necessary for the operation of the county, except as provided by general law relating to letting of public works contracts; and (18) To make purchases in amounts over $100,000.00; provided, however, that for any purchases in such amounts, advertisements for bids shall be first published for four consecutive weeks in the official organ of Paulding County. After said advertisements have been published, formal, sealed bids must be obtained on all purchases in excess of $100,000.00. Advertisement and the obtaining of formal, sealed bids may be dispensed with when, in the discretion of the commission, an emergency exists which will not permit a delay. In the event such an emergency is declared, the nature of the emergency and the reasons therefor shall be clearly set forth in the minutes of the commission."

SECTION 4. Said Act is further amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

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(a) There shall be an office of county manager. The county manager shall be appointed by the chairperson with the approval of the commission. Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the qualifications, compensation, and other matters pertaining to the office of county manager shall be provided for by ordinance or resolution of the commission.
(b)(1) The chairperson shall select a person to appoint as the county manager based solely upon the appointee's executive and administrative qualifications, with specific reference to actual experience in or knowledge of accepted practices with respect to the duties of the office. Current active employees of Paulding County may be ineligible for appointment as county manager, provided that an employee of the county may resign such employment so as to qualify for appointment as the county manager. (2) The chairperson, at his or her discretion, may require the person appointed as county manager to:
(A) Hold a bachelor's degree in public administration, business administration, accounting, finance, or a related field and possess at least five years of experience as a county or city manager or as an assistant county or city manager; or (B) Hold a master's degree in public administration, business administration, accounting, finance, or a related field and possess at least three years of experience as a county or city manager or as an assistant county or city manager. (c) The county manager shall be the administrative head of the county government and shall be responsible to the commission for the proper and efficient administration of all of the affairs of the county, except as otherwise provided by law. It shall be the duty of the county manager to: (1) See that all laws and ordinances of the county are enforced; (2) Exercise control over all departments and divisions of the county which the chairperson or commissioners have exercised control over, except as otherwise provided for in this Act; (3) Keep the commission fully advised as to the needs of the county; (4) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, supervise and direct the official conduct of all department heads and county employees, except for the county attorney, comptroller, and executive assistant to the commission; (5) Prepare the agenda for meetings of the commission, with the input of the chairperson and commissioners; (6) Attend all meetings of the commission with the right to take part in discussion, provided that the county manager shall have no vote on any matter before the commission; (7) Supervise the performance of all contracts entered into by or on behalf of the county;

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(8) Confer with and advise all other elected or appointed officers or officials of the county who are not under the control of the commission but who receive financial support therefrom; (9) Devote his or her entire time to the duties and affairs of the office of county manager and hold no other office or employment for remuneration while serving as county manager; (10) Make purchases for the county without seeking approval from the commission and without obtaining bids in amounts not to exceed $50,000.00, except:
(A) As provided by general law relating to the letting of public works contracts; (B) That no employment, consulting, or severance contract or agreement shall be entered into and no payments shall be made without the approval of the commission; and (C) Any purchase made for the county in excess of $10,000.00 shall be reported to the commissioner by the comptroller; and (11) Perform such other duties as may be required by the commission."

SECTION 5. Said Act is further amended by revising Section 14 as follows:

"SECTION 14. Appointment of county officials and employees.

(a) Subject to the qualifications and limitations set out in this Act, the county manager shall have the exclusive power and authority to appoint, remove, and fix the compensation of, within budgetary provisions and in accordance with civil service and merit system laws of Paulding County which may now be in force or subsequently adopted, all employees and officials of the county, except the following:
(1) Boards or positions created by general law; (2) Elected officers and employees under such an officer's supervision and control; and (3) The county attorney, the executive assistant to the board of commissioners, the comptroller, and heads or chief executive officers, by whatever names designated, of the various departments of the county. (b) Subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the commission, the chairperson shall appoint, from a list of recommendations made by the county manager, the heads or chief executive officers, by whatever names designated, of the various departments of the county, except the departments of the elected county officers of the county. Should a majority of the commission fail to confirm any such nomination, the chairperson shall submit another nominee from the list of recommendations made by the county manager, and such process shall continue until a nomination is approved by a majority of the commission.

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(c) Subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the commission, the chairperson shall appoint the county attorney, the executive assistant to the board of commissioners, and the comptroller. Should a majority of the commission fail to confirm any such nomination, the chairperson shall submit another nominee, and such process shall continue until a nomination is approved by a majority of the commission. (d) The head or chief executive officer of any department, the county manager, the county attorney, the executive assistant to the board of commissioners, and the comptroller shall serve at the pleasure of the commission and may be removed from office at any time by a majority vote of the commission. (e) Any person appointed comptroller of the county shall have the qualifications specified in Section 17 of this Act. (f) The compensation of all department heads or other chief executive officers, the county attorney, the executive assistant to the board of commissioners, and the comptroller appointed as provided in this section and of the county manager shall be fixed by a majority vote of the commission. (g) The elected county officers of said county shall have the sole authority to appoint and remove the personnel within their respective offices unless such personnel are subject to the county civil service system in which case appointment and removal shall be in accordance with rules applicable to such civil service system. The compensation of such personnel shall be subject to approval by a majority vote of the commission."

SECTION 6. Said Act is further amended by revising subsection (a) of Section 16 as follows:
"(a) The internal organization of the county government hereby established subordinate to and as administrative instrumentalities of the commission shall be divided into the following departments:
(1) Finance; (2) Water and sewer; (3) Transportation; (4) Marshal; (5) Fire; (6) Parks and recreation; (7) Community development; (8) Elections; (9) Human resources; (10) Fleet maintenance; (11) Building maintenance; (12) Information technology; and (13) E-911."

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SECTION 7. Said Act is further amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 17 as follows:
"(b) The department of finance shall, pursuant to the resolutions adopted by the commission, perform the following functions:
(1) Keep and maintain accurate records reflecting the financial affairs of the county; (2) Compile the annual budget covering all funds; (3) Make quarterly allotments of moneys appropriated and budgeted to each department, office, or agency of the county entitled to receive same; (4) Maintain current accounts over the collection and deposit of moneys due the county from taxes and other sources; (5) Examine all claims against the county and make recommendations as to payment; (6) Maintain budgetary control accounts showing encumbrances for obligations entered into, liquidation of such encumbrances, unencumbered balances of allotments, unexpended balances of allotments, and all unallotted balances of appropriations; (7) Maintain proprietary accounts of the current assets and of the liabilities of all county funds; (8) Prepare and issue semiannually financial reports of the operations of all county funds; (9) Maintain property control records of all county property, including equipment and stores, and supervise stores; (10) Plan and prepare for meeting the financial needs of the county, project financial requirements, recommend a means of financing those requirements, and advise the commission on financial matters; (11) Establish rules and regulations for purchasing services for all county departments, offices, and agencies, subject to the approval of the commission; (12) Perform such other duties as may be assigned by the commission; and (13) Respect an open door policy between county employees and the chairperson and commissioners."

SECTION 8. Said Act is further amended by revising Sections 19 and 20 as follows:

"SECTION 19. Budget and Appropriations.

The county manager shall submit annually to the commission, not later than June 1, a proposed budget governing expenditures of all county funds, including capital outlay and public works projects, for the following year. The commission shall thereafter hold a public hearing on the budget, giving notice thereof at least ten days in advance by publication of such notice and of the proposed budget in the official organ of Paulding County and by posting same at the courthouse door. The budget shall then be reviewed

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and adopted or amended by the commission at the first regular meeting in August of the year to which it applies, which budget, when so adopted or amended by the commission, shall constitute the commission's appropriation of all funds for such year. The budget so adopted may be revised during the year only by formal action of the commission in a regular meeting and no increase shall be made therein without provision also being made for financing same. The proposed budget submitted by the county manager shall be accompanied by a report containing information and data relating to the financial affairs of the county pertinent to arriving at and establishing the annual budget. A copy of the budget and of each revision or amendment to same shall be transmitted by the county manager to the grand jury of the Superior Court of Paulding County within ten days from the time such budget or amendment thereof is adopted by the commission.

SECTION 20. Expenditures by allotments.

No expenditures of county funds shall be made except in accordance with the county budget as adopted and amended by the commission. The county manager shall enforce compliance with this provision by all departments of county government, including those for elected officers, and to this end shall, through the comptroller and the department of finance, institute a system of annual allotments of all moneys appropriated and budgeted."

SECTION 9. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Paulding County, approved April 17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 2916), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Micah Gravley, Representative from District 67, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Dallas New Era, which is the official organ of Paulding County, on the 13th of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ MICAH GRAVLEY Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 11 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved May 2, 2022.

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BUTTS COUNTY, CITY OF FLOVILLA, CITY OF JACKSON, AND CITY OF JENKINSBURG WATER AND SEWER AUTHORITY RECONSTITUTE MEMBERSHIP OF AUTHORITY; APPOINTMENT, TERMS, AND REMOVAL; VOTE BY CHAIRPERSON.

No. 735 (House Bill No. 1575).

AN ACT

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as amended, so as to increase the size of and reconstitute the members of the authority; to revise provisions for the appointment, terms, and removal of members; to provide that the authority chairperson can vote; to revise quorum provisions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to create the Butts County, City of Flovilla, City of Jackson, and City of Jenkinsburg Water and Sewer Authority, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5457), as amended, is amended by revising subsections (b) and (c) of Section 2 as follows:
"(b) As of May 15, 2022, the authority shall consist of seven members, with such members appointed in the following manner:
(1) Five members shall be appointed by the members of the Butts County Board of Commissioners, with each individual commissioner appointing one member to the authority. Each appointee need not reside within the district of his or her appointing commissioner but shall be a resident of Butts County. Each such appointed member shall serve an initial term that is commensurate with the remainder of the term of office of the commissioner who appointed such member and until the successor is appointed and qualified. Subsequent terms shall be for four years coinciding with the terms of office of the commissioners who appointed such members and until their successors are appointed and qualified; (2) One member shall be a resident of Butts County appointed by the governing authority of the City of Jackson to serve a term commensurate with the term of office of the mayor of the City of Jackson and until a successor is appointed and qualified; and (3) One member shall be a resident of Butts County appointed by the governing authority of the City of Jenkinsburg to serve a term commensurate with the term of office of the mayor of the City of Jenkinsburg and until a successor is appointed and qualified. Members of the authority appointed pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection may be removed at will by majority vote of the Butts County Board of Commissioners. Members of the authority appointed pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection may be removed at will by majority vote of the respective appointing authority. The terms of the members of the authority serving on the effective date of this Act shall terminate on such date. In the event of a vacancy, the relevant appointing authority shall fill such vacancy as soon as possible and in accordance with its respective appointment power provided for in this subsection. (c) Immediately upon appointment, the members of the authority shall enter upon their duties, and as soon as it is practicable thereafter, they shall hold an organizational meeting. The members of the authority shall elect one of their number as chairperson and another as vice chairperson. The chairperson shall be a full voting member of the authority. None of the mayors of the cities nor the chairperson of the Butts County Board of

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Commissioners shall serve as chairperson or vice chairperson of the authority. The members shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer, or a secretary-treasurer, who need not be members of the authority. Four members of the authority shall constitute a quorum, and no action shall be taken without the approval of a majority of the board. No vacancy on the authority shall impair the authority of the quorum to exercise all of the rights and powers of and perform all of the duties and obligations of the authority. Members of the authority shall receive $200.00 for each meeting attended as compensation for their service on the board. The members shall not receive any other benefits; provided, however, that such members shall be reimbursed for their actual documented expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The authority may make rules and regulations and adopt bylaws for its own governance. The authority shall have perpetual existence."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to create the Butts County, City of Flovilla, City of Jackson, and City of Jenkinsburg Water and Sewer Authority, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 5457), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Clint Crowe, Representative from District 110, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Jackson Progress Argus, which is the official organ of Butts County, on the 2 of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:

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(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ CLINT CROWE Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 17 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved May 2, 2022.

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GWINNETT COUNTY STATE COURT; ADDITIONAL JUDGE.

No. 786 (House Bill No. 1570).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to continue and re-create the State Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3331), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 19, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3718), so as to provide for an additional judge for the State Court of Gwinnett County; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to continue and re-create the State Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3331), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 19, 2006 (Ga. L. 2006, p. 3718), is amended by striking subsection (a) of Section 13 and inserting in its place a new subsection (a) to read as follows:

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"(a) Until January 1, 2023, there shall be six judges of the State Court of Gwinnett County. Effective January 1, 2023, there shall be seven judges of the State Court of Gwinnett County. The six judges of the state court in office on January 1, 2023, shall continue to serve the terms of office to which they were elected. The seventh judge added effective January 1, 2023, shall be appointed by the Governor for an initial term of office ending on December 31, 2024, and until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Future successors shall be elected at the general election conducted immediately prior to the expiration of the term of office, and they shall take office on the first day of January following their election and shall serve for a term of office of four years and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. Said additional judge shall have and may exercise all powers, duties, jurisdictions, privileges, and immunities of the present judges of the State Court of Gwinnett County. Any of the judges of said court may preside over any cause and perform any official act as judge thereof. The compensation of the additional judge shall be the same as that provided for other judges of the State Court of Gwinnett County. Upon request of the additional judge, the governing authority of Gwinnett County is authorized to furnish the additional judge with suitable courtroom space and facilities, office space, office equipment, supplies, and such personnel as may be considered necessary by the court to the proper function of the court. All of the expenditures authorized herein are declared to be an expense of court and payable out of the county treasury as such."

SECTION 2. This Act shall become effective on January 1, 2023, except that the Governor is authorized to appoint the additional judge added by Section 1 of this Act prior to January 1, 2023, but any person so appointed shall not take office until January 1, 2023.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to continue and re-create the State Court of Gwinnett County, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977, p. 3331), as amended; and for other purposes.

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GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Chuck Efstration, Representative from District 104, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Gwinnett Daily Post, which is the official organ of Gwininett County, on the 20 of February, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ CHUCK EFSTRATION Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 28 of February, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved May 2, 2022.

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CAMDEN COUNTY CAMDEN COUNTY PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY; COMPREHENSIVE REVISION.

No. 817 (House Bill No. 1033).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to create the Camden County Public Service Authority, approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4273), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4189), and an Act approved May 6, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3948), so as to readopt provisions of the Act; to provide a short title; to provide for the constitutional authority for said Authority; to define certain terms; to provide for the purpose, functions, and activities of said Authority; to provide for the composition of said Authority, the qualifications for and terms of office of members, the filling of vacancies, and the reimbursement of expenses of members; to provide for meetings of the Authority; to revise quorum provisions; to provide for the powers of the Authority; to remove certain provisions relating to the condemnation of property; to provide for the fiscal year of the Authority; to provide for annual budgets; to revise provisions related to audits; to provide that moneys received by the Authority shall be trust funds; to authorize the issuance of revenue bonds of the Authority payable from the revenues, tolls, fees, charges, contractual agreements, and earnings of the Authority and to pay the cost of such undertakings or projects; to authorize the Authority to engage in other public services and service related program systems; to authorize the collection and pledging of the revenues and earnings of the Authority for the payment of such bonds and to authorize the execution of trust indentures to secure the payment thereof; to define the rights of the holders of such obligations; to provide that no debt of the State of Georgia, City of St. Marys, City of Kingsland, City of Woodbine, or Camden County shall be incurred in the exercise of any of the powers granted by this Act; to make the bonds and other obligations of the Authority exempt from taxation; to fix the venue or jurisdiction of actions relating to any provisions of this Act; to provide that the powers of this Act are regarded as supplemental and additional to the powers conferred by other laws; to provide for liberal construction of this Act; to provide for severability; to provide for legislative intent; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act to create the Camden County Public Service Authority, approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4273), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4189), and an Act approved May 6, 2019 (Ga. L. 2019, p. 3948), is amended by revising Sections 1 through 13 as follows:

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This may be cited as the 'Camden County Public Service Authority Act.'

SECTION 2. Camden County Public Service Authority.

(a) There is hereby created in and for the County of Camden and the municipal corporations of Kingsland, St. Marys, and Woodbine a public body corporation to be known as the 'Camden County Public Service Authority' and by such name, style, and title, said body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts of law and equity, except that the Authority or the trustee acting under any trust indenture shall in no event be liable for any torts committed by any of its officers, agents, or employees. (b) Constitutional authority; finding of public purposes; tax exemption. This public service authority is enacted pursuant to the authority granted to the General Assembly by the Constitution of Georgia. This Authority is created for nonprofit and public purposes, and it is found, determined, and declared that the creation of this Authority and the carrying-out of its corporate purposes are in all respects for the benefit of the people of Camden County and that the Authority is an institution of purely public charity and will be performing essential governmental functions in the exercise of the power conferred upon it by this Act. For such reasons, the state covenants from time to time with the holders of the bonds issued under this Act that such Authority shall be required to pay no taxes or assessments imposed by the state or any of its counties, municipal corporations, political subdivisions, or taxing districts upon any property acquired by the Authority or under its jurisdiction, control, possession, or supervision or leased by it to others; or upon its activities in the operation or maintenance of any such property or on any income derived by the Authority in the form of fees, recording fees, rentals, charges, purchase prices, installments, or otherwise; and that the bonds of such Authority, their transfer, and the income therefrom shall at all times be exempt from taxation within the state.
(c)(1) Definitions. As used in this Act, the term: (A) 'Authority' means the Camden County Public Service Authority created pursuant to this Act. (B) 'Cost of the project' shall embrace the cost of construction, the cost of all lands, properties, rights, easements and franchises acquired, the cost of all machinery and equipment, financing charges, interest prior to and during construction, and for one year after completion of construction, the cost of engineering, architectural, fiscal and legal expenses, and of plans and specifications, and other expenses necessary or incident to determining the feasibility or practicability of the project, administrative expense, and such other expenses as may be necessary or incident to the financing herein authorized,

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the construction of the project, the placing of the same in operation, and the condemnation of property necessary for such construction and operation. The cost of any project may also include a fund or funds for the creation of a debt service reserve, a renewal and replacement reserve and such other reserves as may be reasonably required by the Authority with respect to the financing and operating of its projects and as may be authorized by any bond resolution or trust agreement or indenture pursuant to the provisions of which the issuance of any bonds may be authorized. Any obligation or expense incurred for any of the foregoing purposes shall be regarded as a part of the cost of the project and may be paid or reimbursed as such out of the proceeds of revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act for such project. (C) 'County' means Camden County. (D) 'Governing body' means the elected or duly appointed officials constituting the governing body of each municipal corporation and Camden County. (E) 'Municipal corporation' means each incorporated municipality within the county. (F) 'Project' means:
(i) All buildings, facilities, and equipment necessary or convenient for the efficient operation of:
(I) Camden County, Georgia, or any department, agency, division, or commission thereof; or (II) Any other political subdivision or municipality of the State of Georgia located within Camden County, Georgia; and (ii) Any undertaking permitted by the 'Revenue Bond Law.' (G) 'Public buildings or facilities' means any local government capital infrastructure and equipment necessary for the delivery of public services. (H) 'Public service' means an activity that is deemed necessary for the health and welfare of the general public and for the maintenance of an adequate life standard. (I) 'Revenue bonds' and 'bonds' means revenue bonds authorized to be issued pursuant to this Act, and revenue bonds may be issued by the Authority as authorized in this Act without any other actions or proceeding; provided, however, that revenue bonds may be issued only to finance projects. (J) 'Service related program systems' means those components necessary for the delivery of public services that are not related to or classified as capital infrastructure. (2) Any project shall be deemed 'self-liquidating' if, in the sole judgment of the Authority, the revenues and earnings to be derived by the Authority therefrom, including but not limited to any contractual payments and all properties used, leased, and sold in connection therewith, together with any grants, will be sufficient to pay the cost of operating, maintaining, repairing, improving, and extending the project and to pay the principal and interest of the revenue bonds which may be issued for the cost of such project or projects. (d) The corporative purpose and objective of the Authority is to provide the legal, political, developmental, financing, and operational structure and authorization for those projects,

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public services, and facilities deemed necessary for the public health and welfare that may be undertaken through the cooperative efforts of the Board of Commissioners of Camden County or one or more of the municipal corporations within said county or such other agencies or organizations authorized to undertake such cooperative activities or projects. Participation of any governmental entity or agency or the inclusion of the residents of a political subdivision into the sphere of services and functions of said Authority and the charging and taxing of such entities or residents for such services and functions shall only occur through contractual agreement between the Authority and the respective political subdivision or agency. (e) In the exercise of the stated purpose and objective, the Authority shall be empowered to undertake any service, function, or activity that is authorized by law for municipalities, counties, and resource recovery authorities, including but not restricted to the development, financing, construction, and operation of public buildings or facilities and service related program systems such as solid waste collection and disposal services and facilities; resource recovery systems and facilities; recreational, sports, and civic-related services and facilities, including parks, playgrounds, community centers, pools, auditoriums, stadiums, gymnasiums, and various activity and athletic fields and courts; fire protection services and facilities; emergency medical services and facilities; comprehensive community planning and code enforcement services and programs; economic and industrial development programs and facilities; airports; medical services and facilities including general hospitals, mental health facilities, and nursing or convalescence care facilities; and emergency communication services and systems; provided, however, that revenue bonds may be issued only to finance projects.
(f)(1) The Authority shall be composed of nine members: the members shall include the elected official or appointee of the City of Kingsland, the City of St. Marys, and the City of Woodbine and the elected official or appointee for the County of Camden. Each city council shall appoint one resident from its respective city to serve on the Authority, and the county board of commissioners shall appoint two residents of the county, who are not elected officials, to serve on the Authority. With respect to the resident member appointments, each shall be appointed for a term of three years. Immediately after such appointments, the resident members of the Authority shall enter upon their duties. Each such resident member shall serve until his or her successor is appointed and qualified. The Authority board members serving as of the effective date of this Act shall serve until their terms are completed. (2) To be eligible for appointment as a member of the Authority, a person shall be at least 21 years of age and a resident of Camden County for at least two years prior to the date of his or her appointment and shall not be a convicted felon. (3) Any member of the Authority may be selected and appointed to succeed himself or herself. A member may be removed from office for failure to perform the appropriate duties of membership.

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(4) The members of the Authority shall elect one of their number as chairperson and another as vice chairperson. The members of the Authority shall also elect a secretary, who need not be a member of the Authority, and may also elect a treasurer, who need not be a member of the Authority. The secretary may also serve as treasurer. If the secretary and treasurer are not members of the Authority, such officers shall have no voting rights. Each of such officers shall serve for a period of one year and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified. (g) The governing bodies of the City of Kingsland, the City of St. Marys, and the City of Woodbine and the Board of Commissioners of Camden County shall indicate by resolution their respective participation within the Authority and the designation of their initial representative as provided in this section. Said resolutions shall be certified by the clerks of the respective governing bodies and delivered to the Clerk of the Superior Court of Camden County at which time said certifications shall be made part of the official records of the Authority. Designated members shall enter upon their duties and shall hold an organizational meeting at the beginning of each year, the purpose of which shall include the election of one of their number as chairperson and another as vice chairperson. The members shall also elect a secretary and treasurer or a secretary-treasurer who need not be a member of the Authority. An assistant secretary may also be elected at the discretion of the Authority. Five members of the Authority shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy on the Authority shall impair the authority of the quorum to exercise all the rights and powers of and perform all the duties and obligations of the Authority. The members of the Authority shall not be entitled to any compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. The Authority may make rules and regulations and adopt bylaws for its own government. The Authority shall have perpetual existence.

SECTION 3. Powers.

The Authority shall have all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions of this Act, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power:
(a) To have a seal and alter the same at its pleasure; (b) To acquire, in its own name, by purchase, lease, gift, or otherwise, and to hold, lease, and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character necessary and convenient for its corporate purposes; and to insure the same against any and all risks as such insurance may, from time to time, be available; (c) To acquire in its own name by purchase, on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper, real property or rights and easements therein or franchises necessary or convenient for its corporate purposes, to use the same so long as its

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corporate existence shall continue, and to lease or make contracts with respect to the use of or disposal of the same in any manner it deems to the best advantage of the Authority; (d) To enter into agreements with the City of Kingsland, City of St. Marys, City of Woodbine, or Camden County or with any other political subdivision or municipal corporation of this state with respect to any aspect of the corporative purpose of the Authority or the financing, operation, or administration of the same; (e) To appoint, select, and employ officers, agents, and employees and adopt rules and regulations governing their services and fix their respective compensations and terms of employment. With respect to legal counsel, the initial counsel shall be the designated legal counsel to the Board of Commissioners of Camden County; (f) To make contracts, leases, and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient relative to any aspect of the corporate purpose of the Authority, including contracts for construction of facilities and leases of facilities or contracts with respect to the use of facilities which it causes to be erected or acquired; any and all persons, firms, and corporations; any and all political subdivisions, departments, institutions, or agencies of this state; and all municipal corporations located in Camden County are hereby authorized to enter into contracts, leases, or agreements as they deem advisable; and without limiting the generality of the above, authority is specifically granted to municipal corporations and counties and to the Authority to enter into contracts, lease agreements, or other undertakings relative to the corporative purposes of the Authority for a term not exceeding 50 years; (g) To mortgage, convey, pledge, or assign any properties, revenues, income, tolls, charges, or fees owned or received by the Authority; (h) To construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate, and manage facilities and services, as defined in this Act, the cost of any such facilities and services to be paid in whole or in part from the proceeds of user fees, revenues, contractual agreements or from such proceeds and any grant from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof or from the State of Georgia or any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof; (i) To construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate, and manage projects, as hereinabove defined, the cost of any such project to be paid in whole or in part from the proceeds of revenue bonds of the Authority or from such proceeds and any grant from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof or from the State of Georgia or any agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision thereof; (j) To make loans with, and accept grants or loans of money or materials or property of any kind from, the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the United States of America or such agency or instrumentality may impose; (k) To make loans with, and accept grants or loans of money, materials, or property of any kind from, the State of Georgia or any agency, instrumentality, or political

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subdivision thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the State of Georgia or such agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision may impose; (l) To borrow money for any of its corporate purposes, to issue negotiable revenue bonds payable solely from funds pledged for that purpose, and to provide for the payment of the same and for the rights of the holders thereof; (m) To prescribe and fix and collect rates, fees, tolls, or charges, and to revise from time to time and collect such rates, fees, tolls, or charges for the projects, services, facilities, or commodities furnished, and in anticipation of the collection of the revenues of any such project, to issue revenue bonds as provided in this Act to finance in whole or in part the cost of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment, or extension of any project relative to the corporative purpose, and to pledge to the punctual payment of said bonds and interest thereon, all or any part of the revenues of such project, including the revenues of improvements, betterments, or extensions thereto thereafter made; (n) To issue revenue anticipation notes with said notes secured by revenues to be received by the Authority from any source from which the Authority is authorized to receive such funds. These notes may be authorized, sold, executed, and delivered in the same manner as bonds. Bond anticipation notes shall not be issued in an amount exceeding the par value of the bonds in anticipation of which the bonds are to be issued; (o) To recommend to the board of commissioners of Camden County for creation and implementation of special service tax districts, the purpose of which shall be provide, in whole or in part, funding for the operation, administration, and maintenance of public services and facilities undertaken within the corporative purpose of the Authority and obligated by contract with the several municipal corporations and the county. Said moneys received by the Authority pursuant to contract shall be held in trust as provided in Section 7 of this Act. The creation of any special service tax district and levy of any taxes there within shall be in accordance with the contractual provisions within Section 2(d) of this Act; (p) To exercise any power usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions, including the power to make short term loans and to approve, execute, and deliver appropriate evidence of any such indebtedness, providing no such power is in conflict with the Constitution or general laws of this state; (q) To create, at the discretion of the Authority, technical advisory groups or citizen advisory boards or commissions for the purpose of technical or citizen input into Authority activities; (r) To exercise any one or more of the powers, rights, and privileges of an authority created pursuant to Chapter 63 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., the 'Resource Recovery Development Authorities Law'; (s) To do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers set forth in this Act.

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The fiscal year of the Authority shall run from October 1 of a given calendar year to September 30 of the succeeding calendar year.

SECTION 5. Budget.

The Authority shall develop a financial and program work plan for both capital and operational requirements for the Authority's activities for each fiscal year. Said plan shall be known as the 'Annual Operating and Capital Budget of the Camden County Public Service Authority.' The plan shall be adopted on or before September 30 of any given year, with an effective date of October 1. All projected revenues and estimated expenditures shall be clearly outlined as to source and expenditure classification and purpose. The Authority shall give at least two weeks public notice, by way of publication in the legal organ of the county, prior to adopting the annual budget. Said notice shall clearly state all proposed fees, charges, taxes, and other sources of revenue and their proposed usage. Prior to budget adoption, the Authority shall hold a public hearing for the purpose of receiving public comment. Said hearing date, time, and place shall be so noted in the required public notice. Prior to the implementation of such annual work plan and budget by the Authority, the governing authorities of the county and each municipal corporation shall approve such work plan and budget.

SECTION 6. Annual Audit.

Each year the Authority shall have made an independent audit and examination of the Authority's financial records and transactions. Said audit shall be made in accordance with established national audit and accounting standards. Said audit shall be made on or before the 180th day following the end of the Authority's fiscal year. Copies of said audit shall be available for public review and provided to each participating jurisdiction. Except as is necessary to meet outstanding bonded obligations, the Authority shall not be eligible to accept any public funds if it has not complied with the annual budget and audit requirements of this Act. The Authority shall not issue any new or refinanced bonds unless at the time of such issuance it is in full compliance with the budgetary and audit requirements of this Act.

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SECTION 7. Moneys received and considered trust funds.

All moneys received pursuant to the authority of this Act, whether as proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds, as proceeds of short-term loans, as grants or other contributions, or as revenues, fees, taxes, and earnings, shall be deemed to be trust funds to be held and applied solely as provided in this Act.

SECTION 8. Revenue bond.

(a) Financing; Revenue bonds. The Authority, or any authority or body which has or which may in the future succeed to the powers, duties, and liabilities vested in the Authority created hereby, shall have power and is hereby authorized at one time, or from time to time, to borrow money for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost, as herein defined, of any one or more projects and to provide by resolution for issuance of negotiable revenue bonds for that purpose. The principal and interest of such revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the special fund herein provided for such payment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 30 years from their date or dates, shall be made payable in such medium of payment as to both principal and interest as may be determined by the Authority, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the Authority, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Authority in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds. In lieu of specifying the rate or rates of interest which revenue bonds to be issued by the Authority are to bear, the notice to the district attorney or the Attorney General and the notice to the public of the time, place, and date of the validation hearing may state that the bonds, when issued, will bear interest at a rate not exceeding a maximum per annum rate of interest specified in such notices or, in the event the bonds are to bear different rates of interest for different maturity dates, that none of such rates will exceed the maximum rate specified in the notices; provided, however, that nothing contained in this paragraph shall be construed as prohibiting or restricting the right of the Authority to sell such bonds at a discount, even if in so doing the effective interest cost resulting therefrom would exceed the maximum per annum interest rate specified in such notices. The interest rate or rates to be borne by any bonds and the time of payment of such interest shall be fixed and with respect to any interest rate which floats in response to a variable the method of calculation shall be fixed, by the Authority in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds. Any bonds issued by the Authority shall be exempt from all laws of the State of Georgia governing usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates to be borne by bonds or other obligations. (b) Form; denomination; registration; place of payment. The Authority shall determine the form of the bonds and shall fix the denomination or denominations of the bonds and

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the place and places of payment of principal and interest thereof, which may be at any bank or trust company within or without this state. The bonds shall be issued and provision may be made for registration, conversion, and exchangeability privileges and rights of redemption and may contain such other terms, covenants, assignments, and conditions as the resolution or resolutions authorizing the issuance of such bonds may provide. (c) Signature; seals. All bonds shall bear the manual or facsimile signature of the chairperson or vice chairperson of the Authority, the attesting manual or facsimile signature of the secretary, assistant secretary or secretary-treasurer of the Authority, and the official seal of the Authority shall be affixed thereto, either manually or by facsimile. In case any officer whose signature shall appear on any bonds shall cease to be such officer before the delivery of such bonds, such signature shall nevertheless be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if he or she had remained in office until such delivery. (d) Negotiability; exemption from taxation. All revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall have and are hereby declared to have all the qualities and incidents of negotiable instruments under the laws of the State of Georgia pertaining to negotiable instruments. Such bonds are declared to be issued for an essential public and governmental purpose and said bonds, their transfer, and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation within this state. (e) Sale; price. The Authority may sell such bonds in such manner and for such price as it may determine to be for the best interest of the Authority. (f) Proceeds of bonds. The proceeds of such bonds shall be used solely for the payment of the cost of the project or projects, and unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in any trust indenture, additional bonds may in like manner be issued to provide the amount of any deficit, which unless otherwise provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in any trust indenture, shall be deemed to be of the same issue and shall be entitled to payment from the same fund without preference or priority of the bonds first issued for the same purpose. If the proceeds of the bonds of any issue shall exceed the amount required for the purpose for which such bonds are issued, the surplus shall be used for paying the principal of and the interest on such bonds. (g) Interim receipts and certificates or temporary bonds. Prior to the preparation of definitive bonds, the Authority may, under like restriction, issue interim receipts, interim certificates, or temporary bonds, exchangeable for definitive bonds upon the issuance of the latter. (h) Replacement of lost or mutilated bonds. The Authority may also provide for the replacement of any bonds which shall become mutilated or be destroyed or lost. (i) Conditions precedent to issuance; object of issuance. Such revenue bonds may be issued without any other proceedings or the happening of any other conditions or things than those proceedings, conditions, and things which are specified or required by this Act. At the discretion of the Authority, revenue bonds of a single issue may be issued for the purpose of any particular project. Any resolution providing for the issuance of revenue

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bonds under the provisions of this Act shall become effective immediately upon its passage and need not be published or posted, and any such resolution may be passed at any regular, special, or adjourned meeting of the Authority by a majority of the quorum as in this Act is provided. (j) Credit not pledged. Revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall not be deemed to constitute a debt of the State of Georgia, the City of Kingsland, the City of St. Marys, the City of Woodbine, or of Camden County, nor a pledge of the faith and credit of said state, cities, or county, but such bonds shall be payable solely from the fund hereinafter provided for, and the issuance of such revenue bonds shall not directly, indirectly, or contingently obligate said state, cities, or county to levy or to pledge any form of taxation whatever therefor or to make any appropriation for their payment, and all such bonds shall contain recitals on their fact covering substantially the foregoing provisions of this section. (k) Trust indenture as security. At the discretion of the Authority, any issue of such revenue bonds may be secured by a trust indenture by and between the Authority and a corporate trustee, which may pledge or assign fees, tolls, charges, revenues, and earnings to be received by the Authority. Either the resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds or such trust indentures may contain such provisions for protecting and enforcing the rights and remedies of the bondholders as may be reasonable and proper and not in violation of law, including covenants setting forth the duties of the Authority in relation to the acquisition of property; the construction of the project; the maintenance, operation, repair, and insurance of the project; and the custody, safeguarding, and application of all moneys, and may also provide that any project shall be construed and paid for under the supervision and approval of consulting engineers or architects employed or designated by the Authority and satisfactory to the original purchasers of the bonds issued therefor, and may also require that the security given by contractors and by any depository of the proceeds of the bonds or revenues or other moneys be satisfactory to such purchasers, and may also contain provisions concerning the conditions, if any, upon which additional revenue bonds may be issued. It shall be lawful for any bank or trust company incorporated under the laws of this state to act as such depositary and to furnish such indemnifying bonds or pledge such securities as may be required by the Authority. Such indenture may set forth the rights and remedies of the bondholders and of the trustee and may restrict the individual right of action of bondholders as is customary in trust indentures securing bonds and debentures of private corporations. In addition to the foregoing, such trust indenture may contain such other provisions as the Authority may deem reasonable and proper for the security of the bondholders. All expenses incurred in carrying out such trust indenture may be treated as a part of the cost of maintenance, operation, and repair of the project affected by such indenture. (l) To whom proceeds of bonds shall be paid. The Authority shall, in the resolution providing for the issuance of revenue bonds or in any trust indenture, provide for the payment of the proceeds of the sale of the bonds to any officer or person who or any

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agency, bank, or trust company which shall act as trustee of such funds and shall hold and apply the same to the purposes hereof, subject to such regulations as this Act and such resolution or trust indenture may provide. (m) Sinking fund. The revenues, fees, tolls, charges, and earnings derived from any particular project or projects, regardless of whether or not such fees, tolls, charges, earnings, and revenues were produced by a particular project for which bonds have been issued, unless otherwise pledged and allocated together with any grant funds, may be pledged and allocated by the Authority to the payment of the principal of and interest on revenue bonds of the Authority as the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in the trust instrument may provide, and such funds so pledged from whatever source received, which said pledge may include funds received from one or more or all sources, shall be set aside at regular intervals as may be provided in the resolution or trust indenture into a sinking fund which said sinking fund shall be pledged to and charged with the payments of (1) the interest on such revenue bonds as such interest shall fall due, (2) the principal of the bonds as the same shall fall due, (3) the necessary charges of paying agents for paying principal and interest, and (4) any premium upon bonds retired by call or purchase as hereinabove provided. The use and disposition of such sinking fund shall be subject to such regulations as may be provided in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the revenue bonds or in any trust indenture, but, except as may otherwise be provided in such resolution or trust indenture, such sinking fund shall be a fund for the benefit of all revenue bonds without distinction or priority of one over another. Subject to the provisions of the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or in any trust indenture, surplus moneys in the sinking fund may be applied to the purchase or redemption of bonds, and any such bonds so purchased or redeemed shall forthwith be cancelled and shall not again be issued. (n) Remedies of bondholders. Any holders of revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act or any of the coupons appertaining thereto, and the trustee under the trust indenture, if any, except to the extent the rights herein given may be restricted by resolution passed before the issuance of the bonds or by any trust indenture, may, either at law or in equity, by suit, action, mandamus, or other proceedings, protect and enforce any and all rights under such resolution or trust indenture and may enforce and compel performance of all duties required by this Act or by resolution or trust indenture, including the fixing, charging, and collecting of revenues, fees, tolls, and other charges for the use of the facilities and services furnished. (o) Refunding bonds. The Authority is hereby authorized to provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds of the Authority for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds issued under the provisions of this Act and then outstanding, together with the accrued interest thereon. The issuance of such revenue refunding bonds, the maturities and all other details thereof, the rights of the holders thereof and the duties of the Authority in respect to the same, shall be governed by the foregoing provisions of this Act insofar as the same may be applicable.

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(p) Venue and jurisdiction. Any action to protect or enforce any rights under the provisions of this Act or any suit or action against such Authority shall be brought in the Superior Court of Camden County, Georgia, and any action pertaining to validation of any bonds issued under the provisions of this Act shall likewise be brought in said court which shall have exclusive, original jurisdiction of such actions. (q) Validation. Bonds of the Authority shall be issued, confirmed, and validated in accordance with the procedure of the Revenue Bond Law, as now or hereafter amended. All revenue bonds shall bear a certificate of validation. The signature of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Camden County may be made on the certificate of validation of such bonds by facsimile or by manual execution, stating the date on which such bonds were validated, and such entry shall be original evidence of the fact of judgment and shall be received as original evidence in any court in this state. The petition for validation shall also make party defendant to such action any municipality, county, authority, subdivision, or instrumentality of the State of Georgia or any other party which has contracted with the Authority to furnish or receive the services and facilities of the public service systems deemed appropriate upon agreement of the county and the participating municipalities for which bonds are to be issued and sought to be validated and such municipality, county, authority, subdivision, or instrumentality or other party shall be required to show cause, if any exist, why such contract or contracts and the terms and conditions thereof should not be inquired into by the court and the validity of the terms thereof be determined and the contract or contracts adjudicated as security for the payment of any such bonds of the Authority. The bonds when validated, and the judgment of validation, shall be final and conclusive with respect to such bonds, against the Authority issuing the same, and any municipality, county, authority, subdivision, instrumentality, or other party contracting with said Authority. (r) Interest of bondholders protected. While any of the bonds issued by the Authority remain outstanding, the powers, duties, or existence of said Authority or of its officers, employees, or agents shall not be diminished or impaired in any manner that will affect adversely the interests and rights of the holders of such bonds, and no other entity, department, agency, or authority will be created which will compete with the Authority to such an extent as to affect adversely the interests and rights of the holders of such bonds. The provisions of this Act shall be for the benefit of the Authority and the holders of any such bonds, and upon the issuance of bonds under the provisions hereof, shall constitute a contract with the holders of such bonds.

SECTION 9. Rules and regulations for operation of projects and services.

It shall be the duty of the Authority to prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of projects and services undertaken under the provisions of this Act.

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The foregoing sections of this Act shall be deemed to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the things authorized thereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and additional to powers conferred by other laws and shall not be regarded as in derogation of any powers now existing.

SECTION 11. Liberal construction of Act.

This Act, being for the welfare of various political subdivisions of this state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.

SECTION 12. Effect of partial invalidity of Act.

The provisions of this Act are severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of any competent jurisdiction, the decision of such court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

SECTION 13. Repeal.

This Act does not in any way take from the City of Kingsland, City of St. Marys, or City of Woodbine or from the Board of Commissioners of Camden County or any municipality located therein or in any adjoining county the authority to exercise their legal functions as provided by law or issue revenue bonds as is provided by the Revenue Bond Law of Georgia."

SECTION 2.

It is the intention of the General Assembly that the Authority members in office on the effective date of this Act shall continue to serve as Authority members until their respective terms end as provided by this Act. Nothing in this Act shall affect the validation of any bonds issued by the Authority prior to the effective date of this Act.

SECTION 3. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act to create the Camden County Public Service Authority, approved March 20, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 4273), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Steven Sainz, Representative from District 180, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Tribune & Georgian, which is the official organ of Camden County, on the 20 of January, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ STEVEN SAINZ Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 26 of January, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia

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CITY OF MABLETON INCORPORATION; REFERENDUM.

No. 837 (House Bill No. 839).

AN ACT

To incorporate the City of Mableton; to provide a charter for the City of Mableton; to provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city; to provide for a governing authority of such city and the powers, duties, authority, election, terms, method of filling vacancies, compensation, qualifications, prohibitions, and removal from office relative to members of such governing authority; to provide for inquiries and investigations; to provide for organization and procedures; to provide for ordinances and codes; to provide for the offices of mayor and city manager and certain duties and powers relative to those offices; to provide for administrative responsibilities; to provide for boards, commissions, and authorities; to provide for a city attorney and a city clerk; to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for a municipal court and the judge or judges thereof; to provide for practices and procedures; to provide for taxation and fees; to provide for franchises, service charges, and assessments; to provide for bonded and other indebtedness; to provide for accounting and budgeting; to provide for purchases; to provide for the sale of property; to provide for bonds for officials; to provide for definitions and construction; to provide for other matters relative to the foregoing; to provide for a referendum; to provide effective dates; to provide for transition of powers and duties; to provide for community improvement districts; to provide for directory nature of dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

ARTICLE I INCORPORATION AND POWERS
SECTION 1.10. Name.

This city and the inhabitants thereof are incorporated by the enactment of this charter and are hereby constituted and declared a body politic and corporate under the name and style Mableton, Georgia, and by that name shall have perpetual succession.

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SECTION 1.11. Corporate boundaries.

(a) The corporate boundaries of this city shall be as described and set forth in Appendix A of this charter, and said Appendix A is incorporated into and made a part of this charter. (b) The city council shall maintain a current map and written legal description of the corporate boundaries of the city, and such map and description shall incorporate any changes which may hereafter be made in such corporate boundaries.

SECTION 1.12. Powers and construction.

(a) This city shall have all powers possible for a city to have under the present or future constitution and laws of this state as fully and completely as though they were specifically enumerated in this charter. This city shall have all the powers of self-government not otherwise prohibited by this charter or by general law. (b) The powers of this city shall be construed liberally in favor of the city. The specific mention or failure to mention particular powers shall not be construed as limiting in any way the powers of this city. Such particular powers shall include those enumerated in Section 1.13 of this charter.

SECTION 1.13. Examples of powers.

(1) Animal regulations. To regulate and license or to prohibit the keeping or running at-large of animals and fowl, and to provide for the impoundment of same if in violation of any ordinance or lawful order; to provide for the disposition by sale, gift, or humane destruction of animals and fowl when not redeemed as provided by ordinance; and to provide punishment for violation of ordinances enacted hereunder; (2) Appropriations and expenditures. To make appropriations for the support of the government of the city; to authorize the expenditure of money for any purposes authorized by this charter and for any purpose for which a municipality is authorized by the laws of the State of Georgia; and to provide for the payment of expenses of the city; (3) Building regulation. To regulate and to license the erection and construction of buildings and all other structures; to adopt building, housing, plumbing, fire safety, electrical, gas, and heating and air conditioning codes; and to regulate all housing and building trades to the extent permitted by general law; (4) Business regulation and taxation. To levy and to provide for the collection of regulatory fees and taxes on privileges, occupations, trades, and professions as authorized by Title 48 of the O.C.G.A., or other such applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; to permit and regulate the same; to provide for the manner and method of payment of such regulatory

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fees and taxes; and to revoke such permits after due process for failure to pay any city taxes or fees; (5) Condemnation. To condemn property, inside or outside the corporate limits of the city, for present or future use and for any corporate purpose deemed necessary by the governing authority for governmental uses, utilizing procedures enumerated in Title 22 or 32 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (6) Contracts. To enter into contracts and agreements with other governmental entities and with private persons, firms, and corporations; (7) Emergencies. To establish procedures for determining and proclaiming that an emergency situation exists within or without the city, and to make and carry out all reasonable provisions deemed necessary to deal with or meet such an emergency for the protection, safety, health, or well-being of the citizens of the city; (8) Environmental protection. To protect and preserve the natural resources, environment, and vital areas of the city, the region, and the state through the preservation and improvement of air quality; the restoration and maintenance of water resources; the control of erosion and sedimentation; the control, regulation, and management of stormwater and establishment of a stormwater utility; the management of solid and hazardous waste; and other necessary actions for the protection of the environment; (9) Fire regulations. To fix and establish fire limits and from time to time to extend, enlarge, or restrict the same; to prescribe fire safety regulations not inconsistent with general law, relating to both fire prevention and detection and to fire fighting; and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (10) Garbage fees. To levy, fix, assess, and collect a garbage, refuse, and trash collection and disposal, and other sanitary service charge, tax, or fee for such services as may be necessary in the operation of the city from all individuals, firms, and corporations residing in or doing business therein benefiting from such services; to enforce the payment of such charges, taxes, or fees; and to provide for the manner and method of collecting such service charges, taxes, or fees; (11) General health, safety, and welfare. To define, regulate, and prohibit any act, practice, conduct, or use of property which is detrimental to health, sanitation, cleanliness, welfare, and safety of the inhabitants of the city, and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (12) Gifts. To accept or refuse gifts, donations, bequests, or grants from any source for any purpose related to powers and duties of the city and the general welfare of its citizens, on such terms and conditions as the donor or grantor may impose; (13) Health and sanitation. To prescribe standards of health and sanitation and to provide for the enforcement of such standards; (14) Jail sentences. To provide that persons given jail sentences in the city's court may fulfill such sentences in any public works or on the streets, roads, drains, and other public property in the city; to provide for commitment of such persons to any jail; and to provide for the use of pretrial diversion and any alternative sentencing allowed by law, or to provide

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for commitment of such persons to any county work camp or county jail by agreement with the appropriate county officials; (15) Motor vehicles. To regulate the operation of motor vehicles and exercise control over all traffic, including parking upon or across the streets, roads, alleys, and walkways of the city; (16) Municipal agencies and delegation of power. To create, alter, or abolish departments, boards, offices, commissions, authorities, and agencies of the city, and to confer upon such agencies the necessary and appropriate authority for carrying out all the powers conferred upon or delegated to the same; (17) Municipal debts. To appropriate and borrow money for the payment of debts of the city and to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized by this charter or the laws of the State of Georgia; (18) Municipal property ownership. To acquire, dispose of, lease, and hold in trust or otherwise, any real, personal, or mixed property, in fee simple or lesser interest, inside or outside the property limits of the city; (19) Municipal property protection. To provide for the preservation and protection of property and equipment of the city, and the administration and use of same by the public and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violations thereof; (20) Municipal utilities. To acquire, lease, construct, operate, maintain, sell, and dispose of public utilities, including, but not limited to, a system of waterworks, sewers and drains, sewage disposal, stormwater management, gas works, electric generating and light plants, cable television and other telecommunications, transportation facilities, public airports, and any other public utility; to fix the taxes, charges, rates, fares, fees, assessments, regulations, and penalties relative to such utilities, and to provide for the withdrawal of service for refusal or failure to pay the same; (21) Nuisance. To define a nuisance and provide for its abatement whether on public or private property; (22) Penalties. To provide penalties for violation of any ordinances adopted pursuant to the authority of this charter and the laws of the State of Georgia; (23) Planning and zoning. To provide comprehensive city planning for land use, signage, outside advertising, and development by zoning and to provide subdivision regulation and the like as the city council deems necessary and reasonable to ensure a safe, healthy, and aesthetically pleasing community; (24) Police and fire protection. To exercise the power of arrest through duly appointed police officers and to establish, operate, or contract for a police and a firefighting agency; (25) Public hazards: Removal. To provide for the destruction and removal of any building or other structure which is or may become dangerous or detrimental to the public; (26) Public improvements. To provide for the acquisition, construction, building, operation, maintenance, and abandonment of public ways, parks and playgrounds, cemeteries, markets and market houses, public buildings, libraries, public housing, airports, hospitals, terminals, docks, and charitable, cultural, educational, recreational, parking, conservation, sport,

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curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies, and facilities; to provide any other public improvements, inside or outside the corporate limits of the city; to regulate the use of public improvements; and for such purposes, property may be acquired by condemnation under Title 22 or Title 32 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted; (27) Public peace. To provide for the prevention and punishment of loitering, disorderly conduct, drunkenness, riots, and public disturbances; (28) Public transportation. To organize and operate such public transportation systems as are deemed beneficial; (29) Public utilities and services. To grant franchises or make contracts for or impose taxes on public utilities and public service companies and to prescribe the rates, fares, regulations, and standards and conditions of service applicable to the service to be provided by the franchise grantee or contractor, insofar as not in conflict with valid regulations of the Public Service Commission; (30) Regulation of roadside areas. To prohibit or regulate and control the erection, removal, and maintenance of signs, billboards, trees, shrubs, fences, buildings, and any and all other structures or obstructions upon or adjacent to the rights-of-way of streets and roads or within view thereof, within or abutting the corporate limits of the city and to prescribe penalties and punishment for violation of such ordinances; (31) Retirement; employment benefits. To provide and maintain a retirement plan and other employee benefit plans and programs for appointed officers and employees of the city; (32) Roadways. To lay out, open, extend, widen, narrow, establish, or change the grade of, abandon or close, construct, pave, curb, gutter, adorn with shade trees, or otherwise improve, maintain, repair, clean, prevent erosion of, and light the roads, alleys, and walkways within the corporate limits of the city; to grant franchises and rights-of-way throughout the streets and roads, and over the bridges and viaducts for the use of public utilities; and to require real estate owners to repair and maintain in a safe condition the sidewalks adjoining their lots or lands, and to impose penalties for failure to do so; (33) Sewer and water fees. To assess fees, charges, or taxes as necessary to assure the acquiring, constructing, equipping, operating, maintaining, and extending of a sewerage system and one or more sewage treatment plants, on those to whom sewer systems are made available; to provide for the manner and method of collecting such fees, charges, or taxes and for enforcing payment of the same, including by lien; and to charge, impose, and collect a sewer connection fee or fees to those connecting to the system; (34) Solid waste disposal. To provide for the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse; to regulate the collection and disposal of garbage, rubbish, and refuse by others; and to provide for the separate collection of glass, tin, aluminum, cardboard, paper, and other recyclable materials and to provide for the sale of such items; (35) Special areas of public regulation. To regulate or prohibit junk dealers, the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors; to regulate the transportation, storage, and use of combustible, explosive, and inflammable materials, the use of lighting and heating

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equipment, and any other business or situation which may be dangerous to persons or property; to regulate and control the conduct of peddlers and itinerant traders, theatrical performances, exhibitions, and shows of any kind, by taxation or otherwise; to license and tax professional fortunetelling, palmistry, and massage parlors; and to restrict adult bookstores to certain areas; (36) Special assessments. To levy and provide for the collection of special assessments to cover the costs for any public improvements, subject to a referendum; (37) Taxes: Ad valorem. To levy and provide for the assessment, valuation, revaluation, and collection of taxes on all property subject to taxation; (38) Taxes: Other. To levy and collect such other taxes as may be allowed now or in the future by law; (39) Taxicabs. To regulate and license vehicles operated for hire in the city; to limit the number of such vehicles; to require the operators thereof to be licensed; to require public liability insurance on such vehicles in the amounts to be prescribed by ordinance; and to regulate the parking of such vehicles; (40) Urban redevelopment. To organize and operate an urban redevelopment program; (41) Other powers. To exercise and enjoy all other powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities necessary or desirable to promote or protect the safety, health, peace, security, good order, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of the city and its inhabitants; to exercise all implied powers necessary or desirable to carry into execution all powers granted in this charter as fully and completely as if such powers were fully stated herein; and to exercise all powers now or in the future authorized to be exercised by other municipal governments under other laws of the State of Georgia, and no listing of particular powers in this charter shall be held to be exclusive of others, nor restrictive of general words and phrases granting powers, but shall be held to be in addition to such powers unless expressly prohibited to municipalities under the Constitution or applicable laws of the State of Georgia.

SECTION 1.14. Exercise of powers.

All powers, functions, rights, privileges, and immunities of the city, its officers, agencies, or employees shall be carried into execution as provided by this charter. If this charter makes no provision, such shall be carried into execution as provided by ordinance or as provided by pertinent laws of the State of Georgia.

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The legislative authority of the government of this city, except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, shall be vested in a city council to be composed of a mayor and six councilmembers. The mayor and councilmembers shall be elected in the manner provided by general law and this charter.

SECTION 2.11. City council terms and qualifications for office.

(a) The mayor and members of the city council shall serve for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No person shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless that person is at least 21 years of age or older on the date of qualification, and shall have been a resident of the area encompassed by the corporate boundaries of the city for at least 12 months immediately prior to the date of his or her election. Additionally, no person shall be eligible to serve as councilmember unless that person shall have been a resident of the district for which he or she seeks election for a period of at least 12 months immediately prior to his or her election. The mayor and each councilmember shall continue to reside within such corporate boundaries during their respective periods of service and to be registered and qualified to vote in municipal elections of the city. Additionally, councilmembers shall continue to reside in the district for which they were elected during their respective periods of service. (b) Upon serving three complete consecutive terms as a member of the city council, any such member shall be ineligible to seek reelection to such office. Upon serving three complete consecutive terms as mayor, such individual shall be ineligible to seek reelection to such office. A member of the city council who becomes ineligible to serve another consecutive term in such office pursuant to this subsection shall nevertheless be eligible to seek the office of mayor, and a mayor who becomes ineligible to serve another consecutive term in such office pursuant to this subsection shall nevertheless be eligible to seek election as a member of the city council. Partial terms of office or initial terms of office of less than four years under Section 5.11 of this charter shall not be counted in determining the number of terms served.

SECTION 2.12. Vacancy; filling of vacancies.

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Section 2.11 of this charter, or occurrence of any event specified by the Constitution of the State of Georgia, Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted. (b) A vacancy in the office of mayor or councilmember shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term, if any, by appointment by the city council or those members remaining if less than 12 months remains in the unexpired term. If such vacancy occurs 12 months or more prior to the expiration of the term of that office, it shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term by a special election, as provided for in Section 5.14 of this charter and in accordance with Titles 21 and 45 of the O.C.G.A., or other such laws as are or may hereafter be enacted. (c) This provision shall also apply to a temporary vacancy created by the suspension from office of the mayor or any councilmember.

SECTION 2.13. Compensation and expenses.

(a) The initial annual salary of the mayor shall be $30,000.00, and the initial annual salary of each councilmember shall be $20,000.00. (b) Thereafter, such salaries may be adjusted by the governing authority in accordance with Code Section 36-35-4 of the O.C.G.A. (c) Such salaries shall be paid from municipal funds in equal monthly installments. (d) The city council may provide for an allowance for expenses actually and necessarily incurred by the mayor and councilmembers in carrying out their official duties; provided, however, that the annual total of such allowance shall not exceed $5,000.00 for the mayor and $3,000.00 for any councilmember. Such allowances shall not include the costs associated with any state mandated or sponsored training which has been preapproved by the city council.

SECTION 2.14. Conflicts of interest; holding other offices.

(a) Elected and appointed officers of the city are trustees and servants of the residents of the city and shall act in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of such residents. (b) No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or political entity to which this charter applies shall knowingly:
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official duties or would tend to impair the independence of the official's judgment or action in the performance of those official duties; (3) Disclose confidential information, including information obtained at meetings which are closed pursuant to Chapter 14 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., concerning the property, government, or affairs of the governmental body by which the official is engaged without proper legal authorization; or use such information to advance the financial or other private interest of the official or others; (4) Accept any valuable gift, whether in the form of service, loan, thing, or promise, from any person, firm, or corporation which to the official's knowledge is interested, directly or indirectly, in any manner whatsoever, in business dealings with the governmental body by which the official is engaged; provided, however, that an elected official who is a candidate for public office may accept campaign contributions and services in connection with any such campaign; (5) Represent other private interests in any action or proceeding against this city or any portion of its government; or (6) Vote or otherwise participate in the negotiation or in the making of any contract with any business or entity in which the official has a financial interest. (c) Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee who shall have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within any department of the city shall disclose such interest to the city council. The mayor or any councilmember who has a financial interest in any matter pending before the city council shall disclose such interest and such disclosure shall be entered on the records of the city council, and that official shall disqualify himself or herself from participating in any discussion, decision or vote relating thereto. Any elected official, appointed officer, or employee of any agency or political entity to which this charter applies who shall have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within such entity shall disclose such interest to the governing body of such agency or entity. (d) No elected official, appointed officer, or employee of the city or any agency or entity to which this charter applies shall use property owned by such governmental entity for personal benefit or profit but shall use such property only in their capacity as an officer or employee of the city. (e) Any violation of this section which occurs with the knowledge, express or implied, of a party to a contract or sale shall render said contract or sale voidable at the option of the city council. (f) Except where authorized by law, neither the mayor nor any councilmember shall hold any other elective or appointive office in the city or otherwise be employed by such government or any agency thereof during the term for which that official was elected. No former mayor and no former councilmember shall hold any appointive office in the city until one year after the expiration of the term for which that official was elected. (g) No appointive officer of the city shall continue in such employment upon qualifying as a candidate for nomination or election to any public office. No employee of the city shall

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continue in such employment upon qualifying for or election to any public office in this city or any other public office which is inconsistent, incompatible, or in conflict with the duties of the city employee. Such determination shall be made by the mayor and council either immediately upon election or at any time such conflict may arise.
(h)(1) Any city officer or employee who knowingly conceals such financial interest or knowingly violates any of the requirements of this section shall be guilty of malfeasance in office or position and shall be deemed to have forfeited that person's office or position. (2) Any officer or employee of the city who shall forfeit an office or position as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be ineligible for appointment or election to or employment in a position in the city government for a period of three years thereafter.

SECTION 2.15. Inquiries and investigations.

Following the adoption of an authorizing resolution, the city council may make inquiries and investigations into the affairs of the city and the conduct of any department, office, or agency thereof, and for this purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, take testimony, and require the production of evidence. Any person who fails or refuses to obey a lawful order issued in the exercise of these powers by the city council shall be punished as provided by ordinance.

SECTION 2.16. General power and authority of the city council.

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law or this charter, the city council shall be vested with all the powers of government of this city. (b) In addition to all other powers conferred upon it by law, the city council shall have the authority to adopt and provide for the execution of such ordinances, resolutions, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter and the Constitution and the laws of the State of Georgia, which it shall deem necessary, expedient, or helpful for the peace, good order, protection of life and property, health, welfare, sanitation, comfort, convenience, prosperity, or well-being of the inhabitants of the City of Mableton and may enforce such ordinances by imposing penalties for violation thereof. (c) The city council shall have the power to discipline, suspend, and remove all appointed officials and employees of the city as set forth in this charter or in such resolutions and ordinances as may be adopted by the governing authority. (d) Unless otherwise provided by law, appeals of decisions of the city council shall be by certiorari to the Superior Court of Cobb County.

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The city council is hereby empowered to acquire, construct, operate, and maintain public ways, parks and playgrounds, public grounds, cemeteries, markets and market houses, public buildings, libraries, public housing, airports, hospitals, terminals, docks, sewers, drains, sewage treatment, waterworks, electrical systems, gas systems, and charitable, cultural, educational, recreational, parking, conservation, sport, curative, corrective, detentional, penal, and medical institutions, agencies, and facilities, and any other public improvements inside or outside the city, and to regulate the use thereof, and for such purposes, property may be condemned under procedures established under general law applicable now or as provided in the future.

SECTION 2.18. Organizational meetings.

The city council shall hold an organizational meeting on the first Tuesday in January of each year unless otherwise prescribed by ordinance, provided that if such date falls on a legal holiday, then the organizational meeting shall be held on the next business day. The meeting shall be called to order by the city clerk and the oath of office shall be administered to the newly elected members by a judicial officer authorized to administer oaths and shall, to the extent that it comports with federal and state law, be as follows:
"I do solemnly (swear)(affirm) that I will faithfully perform the duties of (mayor)(councilmember) of this city and that I will support and defend the charter thereof as well as the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and of the United States of America. I am not the holder of any unaccounted for public money due this state or any political subdivision or authority thereof. I am not the holder of any office of trust under the government of the United States, any other state, or any foreign state which I, by the laws of the State of Georgia, am prohibited from holding. I am otherwise qualified to hold said office according to the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia. I have been a resident of my district and the City of Mableton for the time required by the Constitution and laws of this state and by the municipal charter. I will perform the duties of my office in the best interest of the City of Mableton to the best of my ability without fear, favor, affection, reward, or expectation thereof."

SECTION 2.19. Regular and special meetings.

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(b) Special meetings of the city council may be held on call of the mayor or four members of the city council. Notice of such special meetings shall be served on all other members personally, or by telephone personally, at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Such notice to councilmembers shall not be required if the mayor and all councilmembers are present when the special meeting is called. Such notice of any special meeting may be waived by a councilmember in writing before or after such a meeting, and attendance at the meeting shall also constitute a waiver of notice on any business transacted in such councilmembers presence. Only the business stated in the call may be transacted at the special meeting. (c) All meetings of the city council shall be public to the extent required by law and notice to the public of special meetings shall be made fully as is reasonably possible as provided by Code Section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A., or other such applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 2.20. Rules of procedure.

(a) The city council shall adopt its rules of procedure and order of business consistent with the provisions of this charter and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings, which shall be a public record. (b) All committees of the city council shall be appointed in a manner determined by the city council. The city council may elect to directly appoint members of some committees while delegating appointments of other committees. The city council may also opt to allow each elected official to appoint an equal number of members to a committee.

SECTION 2.21. Quorum: voting

(a) Four councilmembers, including the mayor, shall constitute a quorum and shall be authorized to transact business of the city council. Voting on the adoption of ordinances, resolutions, or motions shall be by roll call vote and such vote shall be recorded in the journal. Roll call vote may be obtained via electronic voting in which the votes are immediately visible to the public. Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the affirmative vote of the majority of the quorum shall be required for the adoption of any ordinance, resolution, or motion. In the case of a tie vote, the item will be reconsidered at the next appropriate upcoming council meeting, unless the item is withdrawn or a substitute motion is approved. (b) No member of the city council shall abstain from voting on any matter properly brought before the council for official action except when such councilmember has a conflict of interest which is disclosed in writing prior to or at the meeting and made a part of the minutes. Any member of the city council present and eligible to vote on a matter and

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refusing to do so for any reason other than a properly disclosed and recorded conflict of interest shall be deemed to have acquiesced or concurred with the members of the majority who did vote on the question involved.

SECTION 2.22. Ordinance form; procedures.

(a) Every proposed ordinance shall be introduced in writing and in the form required for final adoption. No ordinance shall contain a subject which is not expressed in its title. The enacting clause shall be "It is hereby ordained by the governing authority of the City of Mableton ..." and every ordinance shall so begin. (b) An ordinance may be introduced by any councilmember and be read at a regular or special meeting of the city council. Ordinances shall be considered and adopted or rejected by the city council in accordance with the rules which it shall establish; provided, however, an ordinance shall not be adopted the same day it is introduced, except for emergency ordinances provided in Section 2.24. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the clerk shall as soon as possible distribute a copy to the mayor and to each councilmember and shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the clerk and at such other public places as the city council may designate.

SECTION 2.23. Action requiring an ordinance.

Acts of the city council which have the force and effect of law shall be enacted by ordinance.

SECTION 2.24. Emergencies.

(a) To meet a public emergency affecting life, health, property or public peace, the city council may convene on call of the mayor or two councilmembers and promptly adopt an emergency ordinance, but such ordinance may not levy taxes; grant, renew, or extend a franchise; regulate the rate charged by any public utility for its services; or authorize the borrowing of money except for loans to be repaid within 30 days. An emergency ordinance shall be introduced in the form prescribed for ordinances generally, except that it shall be plainly designated as an emergency ordinance and shall contain, after the enacting clause, a declaration stating that an emergency exists, and describing the emergency in clear and specific terms. An emergency ordinance may be adopted, with or without amendment, or rejected at the meeting at which it is introduced, but the affirmative vote of at least three councilmembers shall be required for adoption. It shall become effective upon adoption or at such later time as it may specify. Every emergency ordinance shall automatically stand repealed 30 days following the date upon which it was adopted, but this shall not prevent

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reenactment of the ordinance in the manner specified in this section if the emergency still exists. An emergency ordinance may also be repealed by adoption of a repealing ordinance in the same manner specified in this section for adoption of emergency ordinances. (b) Such meetings shall be open to the public to the extent required by law and notice to the public of emergency meetings shall be made as fully as is reasonably possible in accordance with Code Section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 2.25. Codes of technical regulations.

(a) The city council may adopt any standard code of technical regulations by reference thereto in an adopting ordinance. The procedure and requirements governing such adopting ordinance shall be as prescribed for ordinances generally except that:
(1) The requirements of subsection (b) of Section 2.22 of this charter for distribution and filing of copies of the ordinance shall be construed to include copies of any code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance; and (2) A copy of each adopted code of technical regulations, as well as the adopting ordinance, shall be authenticated and recorded by the clerk pursuant to Section 2.26 of this charter. (b) Copies of any adopted code of technical regulations shall be made available by the clerk for inspection by the public.

SECTION 2.26. Signing; authenticating; recording; codification; printing.

(a) The city clerk shall authenticate by his or her signature and record in full in a properly indexed book kept for that purpose, all ordinances adopted by the council. (b) The city council shall provide for the preparation of a general codification of all the ordinances of the city having the force and effect of law. The general codification shall be adopted by the city council by ordinance and shall be published promptly, together with all amendments thereto and such codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations as the city council may specify. This compilation shall be known and cited officially as "The Code of the City of Mableton, Georgia." Copies of the code shall be furnished to all officers, departments, and agencies of the city, and made available for purchase by the public at a reasonable price as fixed by the city council. (c) The city council shall cause each ordinance and each amendment to this charter to be printed promptly following its adoption, and the printed ordinances and charter amendments shall be made available for purchase by the public at reasonable prices to be fixed by the city council. Following publication of the first code under this charter and at all times thereafter, the ordinances and charter amendments shall be printed in substantially the same style as the

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code currently in effect and shall be suitable in form for incorporation therein. The city council shall make such further arrangements as deemed desirable with reproduction and distribution of any current changes in or additions to codes of technical regulations and other rules and regulations included in the code.

SECTION 2.27. City manager; appointment; qualifications; compensation.

The city council may appoint a city manager to serve at the pleasure of the city council and, if so appointed, shall fix the city manager's compensation. The city manager shall be appointed solely on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications.

SECTION 2.28. Removal of city manager.

If a city manager is appointed by the city council, then the city council may establish procedures for the removal of the manager from office.

SECTION 2.29. Acting city manager.

When a city manager has been appointed by the city council, and in the event of absence or disability, the city manager may, by a letter filed with the city clerk, designate, subject to approval of the city council, a qualified city administrative officer to exercise the powers and perform the duties of city manager during the city manager's temporary absence or physical or mental disability. During such absence or disability, the city council may revoke such designation at any time and appoint another officer of the city to serve until the city manager shall return or the city manager's absence or disability shall cease.

SECTION 2.30. Powers and duties of the city manager.

When a city manager has been appointed by the city council, the city manager shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the city. The city manager shall be responsible to the city council for the administration of all city affairs placed in the city manager's charge by the city council or this charter. As the chief executive and administrative officer, the city manager shall:
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authorize any administrative officer who is subject to the city manager's direction and supervision to exercise these powers with respect to subordinates in that officer's department, office or agency; (2) Direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices, and agencies of the city, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law; (3) Attend all city council meetings except for closed meetings held for the purposes of deliberating on the appointment, discipline, or removal of the city manager and have the right to take part in discussion but not vote; (4) See that all laws, provisions of this charter, and acts of the city council, subject to enforcement by the city manager or by officers subject to the city manager's direction and supervision, are faithfully executed; (5) Prepare and submit the annual operating budget and capital budget to the city council; (6) Submit to the city council and make available to the public a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the city as of the end of each fiscal year; (7) Issue such other reports as the city council may require concerning the operations of city departments, offices, and agencies subject to the city manager's direction and supervision; (8) Keep the city council fully advised as to the financial condition and future needs of the city, and make such recommendations to the city council concerning the affairs of the city as the city manager deems desirable; and (9) Perform other such duties as are specified in this charter or as may be required by the city council.

SECTION 2.31. Council interference with administration.

When a city manager has been appointed by the city council, except for the purpose of inquiries and investigations under Section 2.15 of this charter, the city council or its members shall not give orders to or in any way direct or interfere with any officer or employee, either publicly or privately. All orders and directives shall solely be given to the city manager. The city council or its members shall have the ability to contact any officer or employee to report an issue, obtain a status update, or seek other information. If an officer or employee deems a request to be outside purely information sharing, such officer or employee may direct that such request be made through the city manager. Neither the city council nor its members shall contact, discuss, make inquiries to, or seek to influence any officer or employee, including the city manager, with regard to a potential or pending zoning or land use permit matter prior to the staff publishing their recommendations to the public, unless such potential matter involves land wholly owned by the city.

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The mayor shall be elected and serve for a term of four years and until a successor is elected and qualified. The mayor shall be a qualified elector of this city and shall have been a resident of the city for at least 12 months immediately prior to his or her election. The mayor shall continue to reside in this city during the period of service. The mayor shall forfeit the office on the same grounds and under the same procedure as for councilmembers. The compensation of the mayor shall be established in the same manner as for councilmembers.

SECTION 2.33. Mayor pro tempore.

By a majority vote at the first meeting of the city council in January of each year, the city council shall elect a councilmember to serve as mayor pro tempore until the first regular meeting of the city council in the following calendar year. The mayor pro tempore shall assume the duties and powers of the mayor during the mayor's physical or mental disability, suspension from office, or absence. Any such disability or absence shall be declared by a majority vote of the city council. The mayor pro tempore shall sign all contracts and ordinances in which the mayor has a disqualifying financial interest as provided in Section 2.14 of this charter. When acting as mayor, the mayor pro tempore shall continue to have only one vote as a member of the council and shall exercise that power notwithstanding paragraph (5) of Section 2.34 of this charter. A vacancy in the position of mayor pro tempore resulting from the mayor pro tempore ceasing to serve as a councilmember, or from any other cause, shall be filled for the remainder of the unexpired term in the same manner as the original election.

SECTION 2.34. Powers and duties of mayor.

The mayor shall: (1) Preside at all meetings of the city council; (2) Be the head of the city for the purpose of service of process and for ceremonial purposes, and be the official spokesperson for the city and the chief advocate of policy adopted by the city council; (3) Have the power to administer oaths and to take affidavits; (4) Sign as a matter of course on behalf of the city all written and approved contracts, ordinances, and other instruments executed by the city which by law are required to be in writing; (5) Be a full member of the city council and vote on matters before the city council;

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(6) If no city manager has been appointed, prepare and submit to the city council a recommended annual operating budget and recommended capital budget; and (7) Fulfill such other executive and administrative duties as the city council shall by ordinance establish.

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SECTION 3.10. Administrative and service departments.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this charter, the city council, by ordinance, shall prescribe the functions or duties, and establish, abolish, alter, consolidate, or leave vacant all nonelective offices, positions of employment, departments, and agencies of the city, as necessary for the proper administration of the affairs and government of this city. (b) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, the directors of departments and other appointed officers of the city shall be appointed solely on the basis of their respective administrative and professional qualifications. (c) All appointive officers and directors of departments shall receive such compensation as prescribed by ordinance or resolution. (d) There shall be a director of each department or agency who shall be its principal officer. Each director shall, subject to the direction and supervision of the mayor or, in the case where the city council has appointed a city manager, the city manager, be responsible for the administration and direction of the affairs and operations of that director's department or agency. (e) All appointive officers and directors shall be nominated by the mayor with confirmation of appointment by at least three of the other members of the city council. If the other members of the city council reject an officer or director nominated by the mayor, such other members of the city council shall then proceed to fill such appointment by majority vote of the city council. Appointments by the city council shall be subject to veto by the mayor, which may be overridden by the vote of four members of the city council. All appointive officers and directors other than the city manager and municipal court judges shall be employees at-will and subject to removal, suspension, or other discipline at any time by the city council. In the case when the city council has appointed a city manager, the city manager, unless otherwise provided by law or ordinance, may remove, suspend, or discipline at any time any appointed officers, directors, or employees of the city, except for the city clerk, judges of the municipal court, and the city attorney.

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(a) The city council shall create by ordinance such boards, commissions, and authorities to fulfill any investigative, quasi-judicial, or quasi-legislative function the city council deems necessary, and shall by ordinance establish the composition, period of existence, duties, and powers thereof. (b) All members of boards, commissions, and authorities of the city shall be appointed by a majority vote of the city council, except where otherwise prescribed by this charter or by law. Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, each board, commission, or authority shall consist of seven members with one member being appointed by each member of the city council and the mayor. Members appointed by the mayor may reside anywhere within the corporate limits of the city, but a member appointed by a councilmember shall reside within the district of the councilmember who appointed such member. (c) The city council, by ordinance, may provide for the compensation and reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses of the members of any board, commission, or authority. (d) Except as otherwise provided by charter or by law, no member of any board, commission, or authority shall hold any elective office in the city, county or state. (e) Any vacancy on a board, commission, or authority of the city shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner prescribed herein for original appointment, except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law. (f) No member of a board, commission, or authority shall assume office until that person has executed and filed with the clerk of the city an oath obligating himself to faithfully and impartially perform the duties of that member's office, such oath to be prescribed by ordinance and administered by the mayor. (g) All board, commission, or authority members serve at-will and may be removed at any time by a vote of four members of the city council unless otherwise provided by law. (h) Except as otherwise provided by this charter or by law, each board, commission, or authority of the city shall elect one of its members as chair and one member as vice-chair, and may elect as its secretary one of its own members or may appoint as secretary an employee of the city. Each board, commission, or authority of the city government may establish such bylaws, rules, and regulations, not inconsistent with this charter, ordinances of the city, or law, as it deems appropriate and necessary for the fulfillment of its duties or the conduct of its affairs. Copies of such bylaws, rules, and regulations shall be filed with the clerk of the city.

SECTION 3.12. City attorney.

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services rendered to the city. The city attorney shall be responsible for providing for the representation and defense of the city in all litigation in which the city is a party; may be the prosecuting officer in the municipal court; shall attend the meetings of the council as directed; shall advise the city council, mayor, and other officers and employees of the city concerning legal aspects of the city's affairs; and shall perform such other duties as may be required by virtue of the person's position as city attorney. The city attorney shall not be a public official of the city and shall not take an oath of office. The city attorney shall at all times be an independent contractor. A law firm, rather than an individual, may be designated as the city attorney. The city attorney shall serve at the pleasure of the city council.

SECTION 3.13. City clerk.

The city council shall appoint a city clerk who shall not be a councilmember. The city clerk shall be custodian of the official city seal and city records; maintain city council records required by this charter; and perform such other duties as may be required by the city council. The city clerk shall serve at the pleasure of the city council.

SECTION 3.14. Position classification and pay plans.

The mayor or, in the case where the city council has appointed a city manager, the city manager, shall be responsible for the preparation of a position classification and pay plan which shall be submitted to the city council for approval. Such plan may apply to all employees of the city and any of its agencies, departments, boards, commissions, or authorities. When a pay plan has been adopted, the city council shall not increase or decrease the salary range applicable to any position except by amendment of such pay plan. For purposes of this section, all elected and appointed city officials are not city employees.

SECTION 3.15. Personnel policies.

All employees shall serve at-will and may be removed from office at any time unless otherwise provided by ordinance.

ARTICLE IV JUDICIAL BRANCH
SECTION 4.10. Creation; name.

There shall be a court to be known as the Municipal Court of the City of Mableton.

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(a) The municipal court shall be presided over by a chief judge and such part-time, full-time, or stand-by judges as shall be provided by ordinance. (b) No person shall be qualified or eligible to serve as a judge on the municipal court unless that person shall have attained the age of 21 years and meets the qualifications provided in general law for municipal court judges. All judges shall be appointed by the city council and shall serve until a successor is appointed and qualified. (c) Compensation of the judges shall be fixed by ordinance. (d) Judges may be removed from office in accordance with state law. (e) Before assuming office, each judge shall take an oath, given by the mayor, that the judge will honestly and faithfully discharge the duties of the office to the best of that person's ability and without fear, favor or partiality. The oath shall be entered upon the minutes of the city council journal required in Section 2.20 of this charter.

SECTION 4.12. Convening.

The municipal court shall be convened at regular intervals as provided by ordinance.

SECTION 4.13. Jurisdiction; powers.

(a) The municipal court shall have jurisdiction and authority to try and punish violations of this charter, all city ordinances, and such other violations as provided by law. (b) The municipal court shall have authority to punish those in its presence for contempt, provided that such punishment shall not exceed $200.00 or ten days in jail. (c) The municipal court may fix punishment for offenses within its jurisdiction not exceeding a fine of $1,000.00 or imprisonment for 180 days or both such fine and imprisonment or may fix punishment by fine, imprisonment, or alternative sentencing as now or hereafter provided by law. (d) The municipal court shall have authority to establish a schedule of fees to defray the cost of operation, and shall be entitled to reimbursement of the cost of meals, transportation, and caretaking of prisoners bound over to superior courts for violations of state law. (e) The municipal court shall have authority to establish bail and recognizances to ensure the presence of those charged with violations before such court, and shall have discretionary authority to accept cash or personal or real property as surety for the appearance of persons charged with violations. Whenever any person shall give bail for that person's appearance and shall fail to appear at the time fixed for trial, the bond shall be forfeited by the judge presiding at such time, and an execution issued thereon by serving the defendant and the

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defendant's sureties with a rule nisi, at least two days before a hearing on the rule nisi. In the event that cash or property is accepted in lieu of bond for security for the appearance of a defendant at trial, and if such defendant fails to appear at the time and place fixed for trial, the cash so deposited shall be on order of the judge declared forfeited to the city, or the property so deposited shall have a lien against it for the value forfeited which lien shall be enforceable in the same manner and to the same extent as a lien for city property taxes. (f) The municipal court shall have the same authority as superior courts to compel the production of evidence in the possession of any party; to enforce obedience to its orders, judgments, and sentences; and to administer such oaths as are necessary. (g) The municipal court may compel the presence of all parties necessary to a proper disposal of each case by the issuance of summonses, subpoenas, and warrants which may be served as executed by any officer as authorized by this charter or by law. (h) Each judge of the municipal court shall be authorized to issue warrants for the arrest of persons charged with offenses against any ordinance of the city, and each judge of the municipal court shall have the same authority as a magistrate of the state to issue warrants for offenses against state laws committed within the city.

SECTION 4.14. Certiorari.

The right of certiorari from the decision and judgment of the municipal court shall exist in all criminal cases and ordinance violation cases, and such certiorari shall be obtained under the sanction of a judge of the Superior Court of Cobb County under the laws of the State of Georgia regulating the granting and issuance of writs of certiorari.

SECTION 4.15. Rules for court.

With the approval of the city council, the judge shall have full power and authority to make reasonable rules and regulations necessary and proper to secure the efficient and successful administration of the municipal court; provided, however, that the city council may adopt in part or in toto the rules and regulations applicable to municipal courts. The rules and regulations made or adopted shall be filed with the city clerk, shall be available for public inspection, and, upon request, a copy shall be furnished to all defendants in municipal court proceedings at least 48 hours prior to said proceedings.

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ARTICLE V ELECTIONS AND REMOVAL
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All primaries and elections shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as now or hereafter amended.

SECTION 5.11. Election of the city council and mayor.

(a) There shall be a municipal general election biennially in the odd years on the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November. (b) There shall be elected the mayor and councilmembers from Council Districts 1, 3, and 5 at one election and at every other regular election thereafter. The remaining city council seats from Council Districts 2, 4, and 6 shall be filled at the election alternating with the first election so that a continuing body is created. (c) Each councilmember shall be elected by a majority vote of the qualified electors of his or her respective council district voting at the elections of the city. For the purpose of electing members of the council, the City of Mableton shall consist of six council districts as described in Appendix B of this charter, which is attached and incorporated into this charter by reference. Each candidate for election to the council other than the mayor shall reside in the council district he or she seeks to represent. (d) If the city is formed as a result of the referendum held in the 2022 general primary, the first election for mayor and councilmembers shall be a special election held in conjunction with the 2022 November general election. At such election, the mayor and councilmembers elected from Council Districts 1, 3, and 5 shall be elected for initial terms of office beginning immediately after their election and expiring upon the election and qualification of their respective successors in 2027. The councilmembers elected from Council Districts 2, 4, and 6 shall be elected for initial terms of office beginning immediately after their election and expiring upon the election and qualification of their respective successors in 2025. Thereafter, successors to the mayor and councilmembers shall be elected at the November general election immediately preceding the end of their respective terms of office, and such successors shall take office in accordance with subsection (g) of this section for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (e) If the city is formed as a result of a referendum held in a special election in conjunction with the 2022 November general election, then the first election for mayor and councilmembers shall be a special election to be held on the first special election date pursuant to Code Section 21-2-540 of the O.C.G.A. in 2023. At such special election, the mayor and councilmembers elected from Council Districts 1, 3, and 5 shall be elected for initial terms of office beginning immediately after their election and expiring upon the

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election and qualification of their respective successors in 2027. The councilmembers from Council Districts 2, 4, and 6 shall be elected for initial terms of office beginning immediately after their election and expiring upon the election and qualification of their respective successors in 2025. Thereafter, successors to the mayor and councilmembers shall be elected at the November general election immediately preceding the end of their respective terms of office, and such successors shall take office in accordance with subsection (g) of this section for terms of four years and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. (f) The mayor, for the special election and each subsequent election for mayor, shall be elected by the qualified electors of the city at large voting in such elections of the city. (g) Except for the initial election of the mayor and city council, the terms of office of the mayor and councilmembers shall begin on the Monday following such person's election which is at least five days following the certification of the results of such person's election to such office unless a petition to contest the results of such person's election to such office is filed pursuant to Article 13 of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A. If a petition to contest the election results is filed, such person shall not be sworn in until a judgment has been entered pursuant to Code Section 21-2-527 of the O.C.G.A. or such petition has been withdrawn or dismissed. In such case, the person's term of office shall begin on the Monday following the entry of such judgment or the withdrawal or dismissal of such petition. Such officeholder shall be sworn in at the next meeting of the governing authority, which shall be held not later than two weeks following the beginning of such person's term of office and shall hold office until his or her successor's term begins in accordance with this subsection.

SECTION 5.12. Nonpartisan elections.

Political parties shall not conduct primaries for city offices and all names of candidates for city offices shall be listed without party designations.

SECTION 5.13. Election by majority.

The person receiving a majority of the votes cast for any city office shall be elected.

SECTION 5.14. Special elections; vacancies.

In the event that the office of mayor or councilmember shall become vacant as provided in Section 2.12 of this charter, the city council or those remaining shall order a special election to fill the balance of the unexpired term of such official; provided, however, if such vacancy occurs within 12 months of the expiration of the term of that office, the city council or those remaining shall appoint a successor for the remainder of the term. In all other respects, the

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special election shall be held and conducted in accordance with Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," as now or hereafter amended.

SECTION 5.15. Other provisions.

Except as otherwise provided by this charter, the city council shall, by ordinance, prescribe such rules and regulations it deems appropriate to fulfill any options and duties under the Georgia Election Code.

SECTION 5.16. Removal of officers.

(a) The mayor, councilmembers, or other appointed officers provided for in this charter shall be removed from office for any one or more of the causes provided in Title 45 of the O.C.G.A., or such other applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted. (b) Removal of an officer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be accomplished one of the following methods:
(1) Following a hearing at which an impartial panel shall render a decision. In the event an elected officer is sought to be removed by the action of the city council, such officer shall be entitled to a written notice specifying the ground or grounds for removal and to a public hearing which shall be held not less than ten days after the service of such written notice. The city council shall provide by ordinance for the manner in which such hearings shall be held. Any elected officer sought to be removed from office as herein provided shall have the right of appeal from the decision of the city council to the Superior Court of Cobb County. Such appeal shall be governed by the same rules as govern appeals to the superior court from the probate court; or (2) By an order of the Superior Court of Cobb County following a hearing on a complaint seeking such removal brought by any resident of the City of Mableton.

ARTICLE VI FINANCE
SECTION 6.10. Property tax.

The city council may assess, levy, and collect an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property within the corporate limits of the city that is subject to such taxation by the state and county. This tax is for the purpose of raising revenues to defray the costs of operating the city government, of providing governmental services, for the repayment of principal and interest on general obligations, and for any other public purpose as determined by the city council in its discretion.

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SECTION 6.11. Millage rate; due dates; payment methods.

The city council, by ordinance, shall establish a millage rate for the city property tax, a due date, and the time period within which these taxes must be paid. The city council, by ordinance, may provide for the payment of these taxes by two installments or in one lump sum, as well as authorize the voluntary payment of taxes prior to the time when due.

SECTION 6.12. Occupation and business taxes.

The city council by ordinance shall have the power to levy such occupation or business taxes as are not denied by law. The city council may classify businesses, occupations or professions for the purpose of such taxation in any way which may be lawful and may compel the payment of such taxes as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

SECTION 6.13. Regulatory fees; permits.

The city council by ordinance shall have the power to require businesses or practitioners doing business within this city to obtain a permit for such activity from the city and pay a reasonable regulatory fee for such permit as provided by general law. Such fees shall reflect the total cost to the city of regulating the activity, and if unpaid, shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

SECTION 6.14. Franchises.

(a) The city council shall have the power to grant franchises for the use of this city's streets and alleys for the purposes of railroads, street railways, telephone companies, electric companies, electric membership corporations, cable television and other telecommunications companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations. The city council shall determine the duration, terms, whether the same shall be exclusive or nonexclusive, and the consideration for such franchises; provided, however, no franchise shall be granted for a period in excess of 35 years and no franchise shall be granted unless the city receives just and adequate compensation therefor. The city council shall provide for the registration of all franchises with the city clerk in a registration book kept by the clerk. The city council may provide by ordinance for the registration within a reasonable time of all franchises previously granted. (b) If no franchise agreement is in effect, the city council has the authority to impose a tax on gross receipts for the use of this city's streets and alleys for the purposes of railroads,

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street railways, telephone companies, electric companies, electric membership corporations, cable television and other telecommunications companies, gas companies, transportation companies, and other similar organizations.

SECTION 6.15. Service charges.

The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect fees, charges, assessments, and tolls for sewers, sanitary and health services, or any other services provided or made available within and without the corporate limits of the city. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

SECTION 6.16. Special assessments.

The city council by ordinance shall have the power to assess and collect the cost of constructing, reconstructing, widening, or improving any public way, street, sidewalk, curbing, gutters, sewers, or other utility mains and appurtenances from the abutting property owners. If unpaid, such charges shall be collected as provided in Section 6.18 of this charter.

SECTION 6.17. Construction; other taxes and fees.

This city shall be empowered to levy any other tax or fee allowed now or hereafter by law, and the specific mention of any right, power, or authority in this article shall not be construed as limiting in any way the general powers of this city to govern its local affairs.

SECTION 6.18. Collection of delinquent taxes and fees.

The city council, by ordinance, may provide generally for the collection of delinquent taxes, fees, or other revenue due the city under Sections 6.10 through 6.17 of this charter by whatever reasonable means as are not precluded by law. This shall include providing for the dates when the taxes or fees are due; late penalties or interest; issuance and execution of fi.fa.; creation and priority of liens; making delinquent taxes and fees personal debts of the persons required to pay the taxes or fees imposed; revoking city permits for failure to pay any city taxes or fees; and providing for the assignment or transfer of tax executions.

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SECTION 6.19. General obligation bonds.

The city council shall have the power to issue bonds for the purpose of raising revenue to carry out any project, program, or venture authorized under this charter or the laws of the state. Such bonding authority shall be exercised in accordance with the laws governing bond issuance by municipalities in effect at the time said issue is undertaken.

SECTION 6.20. Revenue bonds.

Revenue bonds may be issued by the city council as state law now or hereafter provides. Such bonds are to be paid out of any revenue produced by the project, program, or venture for which they were issued.

SECTION 6.21. Short-term loans.

The city may obtain short-term loans and shall repay such loans not later than December 31 of each year, unless otherwise provided by law.

SECTION 6.22. Lease-purchase contracts.

The city may enter into multiyear lease, purchase, or lease-purchase contracts for the acquisition of goods, materials, real and personal property, services, and supplies provided the contract terminates without further obligation on the part of the municipality at the close of the calendar year in which it was executed and at the close of each succeeding calendar year for which it may be renewed. Contracts must be executed in accordance with the requirements of Code Section 36-60-13 of the O.C.G.A., or other such applicable laws as are or may hereafter be enacted.

SECTION 6.23. Fiscal year.

The city council shall set the fiscal year by ordinance. This fiscal year shall constitute the budget year and the year for financial accounting and reporting of each and every office, department, agency, and activity of the city government unless otherwise provided by state or federal law.

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The city council shall provide an ordinance on the procedures and requirements for the preparation and execution of an annual operating budget, a capital improvement plan, and a capital budget, including requirements as to the scope, content, and form of such budgets and plans.

SECTION 6.25. Submission of operating budget to city council.

On or before a date fixed by the city council but not later than 30 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the mayor or, in the case where the city council has appointed a city manager, the city manager, shall submit to the city council a proposed operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year. The budget shall be accompanied by a message from the mayor or city manager, as the case may be, containing a statement of the general fiscal policies of the city, the important features of the budget, explanations of major changes recommended for the next fiscal year, a general summary of the budget, and such other pertinent comments and information. The operating budget and the capital budget hereinafter provided for, the budget message, and all supporting documents shall be filed in the office of the city clerk and shall be open to public inspection.

SECTION 6.26. Action by city council on budget.

(a) The city council may amend the operating budget proposed by the mayor or the city manager, as the case may be; except, that the budget as finally amended and adopted must provide for all expenditures required by state law or by other provisions of this charter and for all debt service requirements for the ensuing fiscal year, and the total appropriations from any fund shall not exceed the estimated fund balance, reserves, and revenues. (b) The city council by ordinance shall adopt the final operating budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than 15 days prior to the beginning of such fiscal year. If the city council fails to adopt the budget by this date, the amounts appropriated for operation for the current fiscal year shall be deemed adopted for the ensuing fiscal year on a month-to-month basis, with all items prorated accordingly until such time as the city council adopts a budget for the ensuing fiscal year. Adoption of the budget shall take the form of an appropriations ordinance setting out the estimated revenues in detail by sources and making appropriations according to fund and by organizational unit, purpose, or activity as set out in the budget preparation ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 6.24 of this charter. (c) The amount set out in the adopted operating budget for each organizational unit shall constitute the annual appropriation for such, and no expenditure shall be made or

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encumbrance created in excess of the otherwise unencumbered balance of the appropriations or allotment thereof, to which it is chargeable.

SECTION 6.27. Tax levies.

The city council shall levy by ordinance such taxes as are necessary. The taxes and tax rates set by such ordinances shall be such that reasonable estimates of revenues from such levy shall at least be sufficient, together with other anticipated revenues, fund balances, and applicable reserves, to equal the total amount appropriated for each of the several funds set forth in the annual operating budget for defraying the expenses of the general government of this city.

SECTION 6.28. Changes in appropriations.

The city council by ordinance may make changes in the appropriations contained in the current operating budget, at any regular, special, or emergency meeting called for such purpose, but any additional appropriations may be made only from an existing unexpended surplus.

SECTION 6.29. Capital budget.

(a) On or before the date fixed by the city council but no later than 30 days prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, the mayor or, in the case where the city council has appointed a city manager, the city manager, shall submit to the city council a proposed capital improvements plan with a recommended capital budget containing the means of financing the improvements proposed for the ensuing fiscal year. The city council shall have power to accept, with or without amendments, or reject the proposed plan and proposed budget. The city council shall not authorize an expenditure for the construction of any building, structure, work, or improvement, unless the appropriations for such project are included in the capital budget, except to meet a public emergency as provided in Section 2.24 of this charter. (b) The city council shall adopt by ordinance the final capital budget for the ensuing fiscal year not later than 15 days prior to the beginning of such fiscal year. No appropriation provided for in a prior capital budget shall lapse until the purpose for which the appropriation was made shall have been accomplished or abandoned; provided, however, the mayor or the city manager, as the case may be, may submit amendments to the capital budget at any time during the fiscal year, accompanied by recommendations. Any such amendments to the capital budget shall become effective only upon adoption by ordinance.

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There shall be an annual independent audit of all city accounts, funds, and financial transactions by a certified public accountant selected by the city council. The audit shall be conducted according to generally accepted auditing principles. Any audit of any funds by the state or federal governments may be accepted as satisfying the requirements of this charter. Copies of annual audit reports shall be available at printing costs to the public.

SECTION 6.31. Contracting procedures.

No contract with the city shall be binding on the city unless: (1) It is in writing; (2) It is drawn by or submitted to and reviewed by the city attorney, and as a matter of course, is signed by the city attorney to indicate such drafting or review; and (3) It is made or authorized by the city council and such approval is entered in the city council journal of proceedings pursuant to Section 2.21 of this charter.

SECTION 6.32. Centralized purchasing.

The city council shall by ordinance prescribe procedures for a system of centralized purchasing for the city.

SECTION 6.33. Sale and lease of city property.

The city council may sell and convey, or lease any real or personal property owned or held by the city for governmental or other purposes as now or hereafter provided by law.

ARTICLE VII GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 7.10. Bonds for officials.

The officers and employees of this city, both elective and appointive, shall execute such surety or fidelity bonds in such amounts and upon such terms and conditions as the city council shall from time to time require by ordinance or as may be provided by law.

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SECTION 7.11. Construction.

(a) Section captions in this charter are informative only and are not to be considered as a part thereof. (b) The word "shall" is mandatory and the word "may" is permissive. (c) The singular shall include the plural, the masculine shall include the feminine, and vice versa.

SECTION 7.12. Qualified electors.

(a) For the purposes of the referendum election provided for in Section 7.13 of this charter and for the purposes of the special election to be held in conjunction with the 2022 general primary, the qualified electors of the City of Mableton shall be those qualified electors of Cobb County residing within the proposed corporate boundaries of the City of Mableton as described by Appendix A of this charter. At subsequent municipal elections, the qualified electors of the City of Mableton shall be determined pursuant to the authority of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code." (b) Only for the purpose of holding and conducting the referendum election provided for by Section 7.13 of this charter and only for the purpose of holding and conducting the special election of the City of Mableton to be held in conjunction with the 2022 general primary, the election superintendent of Cobb County is vested with the powers and duties of the election superintendent of the City of Mableton and the powers and duties of the governing authority of the City of Mableton.

SECTION 7.13. Referendum.

The election superintendent of Cobb County shall call a special election for the purpose of submitting this Act to the qualified voters of the proposed City of Mableton, as provided in Section 7.12 of this charter, for approval or rejection. The superintendent shall set the date of such election for no later than the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2022. The superintendent shall issue the call for such election at least 30 days prior to the date thereof. The superintendent shall cause the date and purpose of the election to be published once a week for two weeks immediately preceding the date thereof in the official organ of Cobb County. The ballot shall have written or printed thereon the words:
"( ) YES Shall the Act incorporating the City of Mableton in Cobb County, imposing ( ) NO term limits, prohibiting conflicts of interest, and creating community improvement districts be approved?"

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All persons desiring to vote for approval of the Act shall vote "Yes," and those persons desiring to vote for rejection of the Act shall vote "No." If more than one-half of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the Act, it shall become of full force and effect; otherwise, it shall thereafter be void and of no force and effect. The expense of the special election set forth in this section shall be borne by Cobb County. It shall be the duty of the superintendent to hold and conduct such election. It shall be his or her further duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State.

SECTION 7.14. Effective dates.

(a) Those provisions of this charter necessary for the special election provided for in Section 7.13 of this charter shall become effective immediately upon this Act's approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. (b) Those provisions of this Act necessary for the special election to elect the initial mayor and city council shall be effective upon the certification of the results of the referendum election provided for by Section 7.13 of this charter, if this Act is approved at such referendum election. (c) The remaining provisions of this Act shall become of full force and effect for all purposes on the first day of the second month following the month in which the certification of the results of the special election provided for by subsection (d) or (e) of Section 5.11 of this charter occurs, if this Act is approved at the referendum election provided for in Section 7.13 of this charter, except that the initial mayor and councilmembers shall take office immediately following their election and by action of a quorum may, prior to such effective date, meet and take actions binding on the city.

SECTION 7.15. Transition.

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Mableton. Beginning on the effective date provided for in subsection (c) of Section 7.14 of this charter, the City of Mableton shall collect taxes, fees, assessments, fines and forfeitures, and other moneys within the territorial limits of the City of Mableton; provided, however, that upon at least 30 days' prior written notice to Cobb County by the City of Mableton, the authority to collect any tax, fee, assessment, fine or forfeiture, or other moneys shall remain with Cobb County after the effective date provided for in subsection (c) of Section 7.14 of this charter, until such time as Cobb County receives subsequent notice from the City of Mableton that such authority shall be transferred to the City of Mableton. (c) During the transition period, the governing authority of the City of Mableton:
(1) Shall hold regular meetings and may hold special meetings as provided in this charter; (2) May enact ordinances and resolutions as provided in this charter; (3) May amend this charter by home rule action as provided by general law; (4) May accept gifts and grants; (5) May borrow money and incur indebtedness to the extent authorized by this charter and general law; (6) May levy and collect an ad valorem tax for calendar years 2023 and 2024; (7) May establish a fiscal year and budget; (8) May create, alter, or abolish departments, boards, offices, commissions, and agencies of the city; appoint and remove officers and employees; and exercise all necessary or appropriate personnel and management functions; and (9) May generally exercise any power granted by this charter or general law, except to the extent that a power is specifically and integrally related to the provision of a governmental service, function, or responsibility not yet provided or carried out by the city. (d) Except as otherwise provided in this section, during the transition period, the Municipal Court of the City of Mableton shall not exercise its jurisdiction. During the transition period, all ordinances of Cobb County shall be applicable within the territorial limits of the City of Mableton and the appropriate court or courts of Cobb County shall retain jurisdiction to enforce such ordinances. However, by appropriate agreement (and concurrent resolutions and ordinances if needed) Cobb County and the City of Mableton may during the transition period transfer all or part of such regulatory authority and the appropriate court jurisdiction to the City of Mableton. Any transfer of jurisdiction to the City of Mableton during or at the end of the transition period shall not in and of itself abate any judicial proceeding pending in Cobb County or the pending prosecution of any violation of any ordinance of Cobb County. (e) During the transition period, the governing authority of the City of Mableton may at any time, without the necessity of any agreement by Cobb County, commence to exercise its planning and zoning powers; provided, however, that the city shall give the county notice of the date on which the city will assume the exercise of such powers. Upon the governing authority of the City of Mableton commencing to exercise its planning and zoning powers, the Municipal Court of the City of Mableton shall immediately have jurisdiction to enforce

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the planning and zoning ordinances of the city. The provisions of this subsection shall control over any conflicting provisions of any other subsection of this section. (f) During the transition period, all business licenses and permits which were previously issued by Cobb County shall continue to be effective for the term for which such licenses and permits were originally issued. (g) Effective upon the termination of the transition period, subsections (b) through (f) of this section shall cease to apply except for the last sentence of subsection (d) which shall remain effective. Effective upon the termination of the transition period, the City of Mableton shall be a full-functioning municipal corporation and subject to all general laws of this state. (h) The City of Mableton shall be a successor in interest to all intergovernmental agreements which affect the territory contained within the corporate limits of the city which are in existence at the time the city is the created. (i) During the transition period, all existing zoning and land use provisions shall remain in effect, and all valid, existing licenses issued previously to businesses operating in the corporate limits of the City of Mableton by Cobb County shall continue in force and effect until their expiration.

SECTION 7.16. Directory nature of dates.

It is the intention of the General Assembly that this Act be construed as directory rather than mandatory with respect to any date prescribed in this Act. If it is necessary to delay any action called for in this Act for providential cause or any other reason, it is the intention of the General Assembly that the action be delayed rather than abandoned. Any delay in performing any action under this Act, whether for cause or otherwise, shall not operate to frustrate the overall intent of this Act. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing it is specifically provided that:
(1) If it is not possible to hold the referendum election provided for in Section 7.13 of this Act on the date specified in that section, then such referendum shall be held as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable; and (2) If it is not possible to hold the first municipal election provided for in this Act on the date specified in that section, then there shall be a special election for the initial members of the governing authority to be held as soon thereafter as is reasonably practicable, and the commencement of the initial terms of office shall be delayed accordingly.

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ARTICLE VIII COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS
SECTION 8.10. Purpose.

The purpose of this article shall be to provide enabling legislation for the creation of one or more community improvement districts within the City of Mableton, and such district or districts may be created for the provision of some or all of the following governmental services and facilities as provided and authorized by Article IX, Section VII of the Constitution of the State of Georgia and the resolution activating each district as it now exists or hereafter amended or supplemented as provided for by law, including, but not limited to:
(1) Street and road construction and maintenance, including curbs, sidewalks, street lights, and devices and services to control the flow of traffic on streets and roads; (2) Parks and recreational areas and facilities; (3) Public transportation; (4) Terminal and dock facilities and parking facilities; and (5) Such other services and facilities as may be provided for by general law.

SECTION 8.11. Definitions.

As used in this article, the term: (1) "Agricultural" means the growing of crops for sale or the raising of animals for sale or use, including the growing of field crops, fruit or nut trees, the raising of livestock or poultry, and the operation of dairies, horse boarding facilities, and riding stables. (2) "Board" means the governing body created for the governance of a community improvement district herein authorized. (3) "Caucus of electors" or "caucus" means the meeting of electors hereinafter provided for at which the elected board members of the district are elected. A quorum at such caucus shall consist of those electors present, and a majority of those present and voting is necessary to elect board members. No proxy votes shall be cast. (4) "City council" means the city council of the City of Mableton. (5) "City governing authority or body" means the city council and the mayor. (6) "District" means the geographical area designated as such by the resolution of the governing body of the City of Mableton consenting to the creation of the community improvement district or districts or as thereafter modified by any subsequent resolution of the governing body or bodies within which the district is or is to be located, or a body corporate and politic being a community improvement district created and activated pursuant hereto, as the context requires or permits. (7) "Electors" means the owners of real property within the given district which is subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board, as they appear on the most recent ad

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valorem real property tax return records of Cobb County, or one officer or director of a corporate elector, one trustee of a trust which is an elector, one partner of a partnership elector, or one designated representative of an elector whose designation is made in writing to the respective county tax commissioner and the city clerk of the City of Mableton at least ten days prior to an election. An owner of property that is subject to taxes, fees, or assessments levied by the board shall have one vote for an election based on numerical majority. An owner of multiple parcels shall have one vote, not one vote per parcel, for an election based on numerical majority. Multiple owners of one parcel shall have one vote for an election based on numerical majority which must be cast by one of their number who is designated in writing. (8) "Equity electors" means electors who cast votes equal to each $1,000.00 value of all owned real property within the given district which is then subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board. Value of real property shall be the assessed value. (9) "Forestry" means the planting and growing of trees for sale in a program which includes reforestation of harvested trees, regular underbrush and undesirable growth clearing, fertilizing, pruning, thinning, cruising, and marking which indicate an active tree farming operation. The term does not include the casual growing of trees on land otherwise idle or held for investment, even though some harvesting of trees may occur thereon. (10) "Hereby," "herein," "hereunder," and "herewith" mean under this Act. (11) "Mayor" means the mayor of the City of Mableton. (12) "Project" means the acquisition, construction, installation, modification, renovation, or rehabilitation of land, interests in land, buildings, structures, facilities, or other improvements, including operation of facilities or other improvements, located or to be located within or otherwise providing service to the district and the acquisition, installation, modification, renovation, rehabilitation, or furnishing of fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, or other property of any nature whatsoever used on, in, or in connection with any such land, interest in land, building, structure, facility, or other improvements for the purposes set forth in Section 8.10 of this article. (13) "Property owner" or "owner of real property" means any entity or person shown as a taxpayer for one or more parcels of real estate on the most recent ad valorem tax records of Cobb County within the district as certified by the Cobb County Tax Commissioner. (14) "Property used nonresidentially" means property or any portion thereof used for neighborhood shopping, planned shopping centers, general commercial, transient lodging facilities, tourist services, office or institutional, office services, light industry, heavy industry, central business district, parking, or other commercial or business use or vacant land zoned or approved for any of the aforementioned uses which do not include residential. (15) "Residential" means a specific structure, work, or improvement undertaken primarily to provide either single family or multifamily dwelling accommodations for persons and

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families of four units or less, and for which an application for homestead exemption has been filed and accepted. (16) "Taxpayer" means an entity or person paying ad valorem taxes on real property, whether on one or more parcels of property within the district. Multiple owners of one parcel shall constitute one taxpayer and shall designate in writing one of their number to represent the whole. (17) "Value" or "assessed value" of property means the values established in the most recent ad valorem tax reassessment of such properties certified by the Cobb County Board of Tax Assessors.

SECTION 8.12. Creation.

Pursuant to Article IX, Section VII of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, there is created one or more community improvement districts to be located in the City of Mableton, Georgia, wholly within the incorporated area thereof, which shall be activated upon compliance with the conditions set forth in this section. Each district, if more than one are implemented, shall be governed as directed by this article. The conditions for such activation shall be:
(1) The adoption of a resolution consenting to the creation of the community improvement district or districts by the governing authority for the City of Mableton and imposing such conditions on the projects and activities which may be undertaken as will ensure their compatibility with adopted city policies and planning for the area; and (2) The written consent to the creation of the community improvement district by:
(A) A majority of the owners of real property within the given district which will be subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board of the given district; and (B) The owners of real property within the given district which constitutes at least 75 percent by value of all real property within the district which will be subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board. For this purpose, value shall be determined by the most recent approved county ad valorem tax digest. The written consent provided for in this paragraph shall be submitted to the Cobb County tax commissioner, who shall certify whether subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph have been satisfied with respect to such proposed district. The district or districts or respective board or boards created under this article shall not transact any business or exercise any powers under this article until the foregoing conditions are met. A copy of such resolutions shall be filed with the Secretary of State and with the city clerk of the City of Mableton, who shall each maintain a record of the district activated under this article. Nothing contained herein shall limit the ability of the governing authority of the City of Mableton to implement more than one community improvement district so long as the requirements hereof and of the Constitution of the State of Georgia are satisfied. The provisions of this article shall be construed so as to provide for the independent application

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and exercise of all powers for each district contained herein including the ability to levy taxes as outlined herein as separately and independently authorizing and empowering such separate community improvement districts created hereby. Nothing contained herein shall require the governing authority of the City of Mableton to create more than one community improvement district, or to require the creation of a new district if the district boundaries of an existing district are changed, added to, supplemented, or modified.

SECTION 8.13. Administration, appointment, and election of board members.

Each district created pursuant hereto shall be administered either by the governing authority or by a board as prescribed under this article. In the event that a district is to be governed by such a board, the board shall be composed of a minimum of seven board members to be appointed and elected as hereinafter provided:
(1) Two board members shall be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Mableton, and confirmed by a majority of the city council, one of whom shall be a member of the city council, to serve in Posts 6 and 7. Two board members shall be elected by the vote of electors, and three members shall be elected by the vote of equity electors. The members representing the electors and equity electors shall be elected to serve in post positions 1 through 5, respectively. Each elected board member shall receive a majority of the votes cast for the post for which he or she is a candidate. Votes for Posts 1 and 2 shall be cast by electors, and votes for Posts 3, 4, and 5 shall be cast by the equity electors. The initial term of office for the members representing Posts 1 and 3 shall be one year. The initial term of office for the members representing Posts 2 and 5 shall be two years, and the initial term of office of the members representing Post 3 shall be three years. Thereafter, all terms of office shall be for four years, except the appointed board members who shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing body which appointed him or her. Elected board members shall be subject to recall in the same manner as elected. (2) The initial board members to be elected as provided in paragraph (1) of this section shall be elected in a caucus of electors which shall be held within 120 days after the adoption of the resolution by the City of Mableton consenting to the creation of the district, and the obtaining of the written consents herein provided at such time and place within the district as the City of Mableton shall designate after notice thereof shall have been given to said electors by publishing same in the legal organ of Cobb County as hereinafter provided. Thereafter, there shall be conducted annually, not later than 120 days following the last day for filing ad valorem real property tax returns in Cobb County, a caucus of said electors at such time and place within the district as the board shall designate in such notice for the purpose of electing board members to those board member positions whose terms expire or are vacant. If a vacancy occurs in an elected position on the board, the board shall, within 60 days thereof, call a special election to fill the same to be held within 60 days of the call unless such vacancy occurs within 180 days of the next regularly scheduled

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election, in which case a special election may, but need not, be called. For any election held hereunder, notice thereof shall be given to said electors by publishing notice thereof in the legal organ of Cobb County at least once each week for four weeks prior to such election. (3) Board members shall receive no compensation for their services, but shall be reimbursed for actual expenses reasonably incurred in the performance of their duties. They shall elect one of their number as chairperson and another as vice chairperson. They shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer, or a secretary/treasurer, either of whom may, but need not, be a member of the board or an elector. (4) If the boundaries of a district are subsequently changed after creation of the district to include land within the unincorporated area of the county or a municipality which was not a party to the creation of the district, or if a municipality's boundaries are changed to include land within an existing district, the governing authority of the municipality shall acquire the right to appoint a member to the board of the district upon entering into the cooperation agreement provided for in Section 8.17 of this article. If, by municipal annexation or by deannexation of land from a district, the district no longer includes land within the incorporated area of the City of Mableton or within a municipality, respectively, then the board member of the district appointed by such governing authority in which the district is no longer located shall cease to be a board member. (5) Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Election Code," shall not apply to the election of district board members. Should a vacancy in office of a district board member occur, and the regular caucus of electors is more than six months in the future, a special election shall be called to fill such vacancy, unless it is filled by appointment as hereinabove required. The district board may adopt such bylaws not inconsistent herewith to provide for any matter concerning such elections.

SECTION 8.14. Taxes, fees, and assessments.

(a) The board may levy taxes, fees, and assessments within the district only on real property used nonresidentially, specifically excluding all property exempt from ad valorem taxation under the Constitution or laws of the State of Georgia; all property used for residential, agricultural, or forestry purposes; and all tangible personal property and intangible property. Any tax, fee, or assessment so levied shall not exceed 2.5 percent of the aggregate assessed value of all such real property, subject to such limitations as the governing authority for the City of Mableton may implement with the adoption of the resolution consenting to the creation of said district. The taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board shall be equitably apportioned among the properties subject to such taxes, fees, and assessments according to the need for governmental services and facilities created by the degree of density of development of each such property. The proceeds of taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board shall be used only for the purpose of providing those governmental

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services and facilities set forth in Section 8.10 of this article which are specially required by the degree of density of development within the district and not for the purpose of providing those governmental services and facilities provided to the municipality as a whole. Any tax, fee, or assessment so levied shall be collected by the City of Mableton in the same manner as taxes, fees, and assessments are levied by the City of Mableton. Delinquent taxes shall bear the same interest and penalties as City of Mableton ad valorem taxes and may be enforced and collected in the same manner. The proceeds of taxes, fees, and assessments so levied, less a fee to cover the costs of collection of 0.25 percent thereof, but not more than $10,000.00 in any one calendar year, shall be transmitted as soon as they are acquired by the City of Mableton to the board, and shall be expended by the board only for the purposes authorized hereby. (b) The board shall levy the taxes provided for in subsection (a) of this section subsequent to the report of the assessed taxable values for the current calendar year and notify in writing the collecting governing bodies so they may include the levy on their regular ad valorem tax bills, if possible. (c) There shall be a segregation of all funds from the levy of taxes, fees, and assessments as described hereunder for the district, and neither the City of Mableton nor the respective county tax commissioner shall expend for any purpose not authorized by the board of this district any such taxes, fees, or charges assessed and collected hereunder except for such costs as may be attributed to the billing and collection of such fees, levies, and assessments. (d) If, but for this provision, a parcel of real property is removed from a district or otherwise would become nontaxable, it shall continue to bear the tax millage levied by the district then extant upon such parcel for indebtedness of the district then outstanding until said indebtedness is paid or refunded.

SECTION 8.15. Boundaries of the district.

(a) The boundaries of the district or districts shall be as designated as such by the City of Mableton as set forth in the resolution required in Section 8.12 of this article, or as may thereafter be added as hereinafter provided. (b) The boundaries of the district or districts may be increased after the initial creation of a district if:
(1) Written consent of the owners of any real property sought to be annexed is first obtained; (2) The board of the district adopts a resolution consenting to the annexation; and (3) A resolution is adopted which grants consent to the annexation by the governing authority of such municipalities as may have area within the district before or after the annexation.

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SECTION 8.16. Debt.

Except as otherwise provided in this section, the district may incur debt without regard to the requirements of Article IX, Section V of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, which debt shall be backed by the full faith and credit and taxing power of the district but shall not be an obligation of the State of Georgia or any other unit of government of the State of Georgia other than the district; provided, however, that the board and the district may not issue bonds validated under or in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., known as the "Revenue Bond Law," or in accordance with such other successor provisions governing bond validation generally or as may be provided by law.

SECTION 8.17. Cooperation with local governments.

The services and facilities provided pursuant hereto may be provided for in a cooperation agreement executed jointly by the board, the governing body of the City of Mableton, and any municipalities and other governmental authorities or agencies within which the district is partially located. The provisions of this section shall in no way limit the authority of the City of Mableton or any such municipality or any such authority to provide services or facilities within the district; and the City of Mableton or such municipalities shall retain full and complete authority and control over any of its facilities located within its respective areas of any district. Said control shall include, but not be limited to, the modification of, access to, and degree and type of services provided through or by facilities of the municipality or county. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to limit or preempt the application of any governmental laws, ordinances, resolutions, or regulations to the district or the services or facilities provided therein.

SECTION 8.18. Powers.

(a) The district and the board created pursuant hereto shall have all of the powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purposes and provisions hereof, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power to:
(1) Bring and defend actions; (2) Adopt and amend a corporate seal; (3) Make and execute contracts, agreements, and other instruments necessary or convenient to exercise the powers of the board or to further the public purposes for which the district is created including, but not limited to, contracts for construction of projects, leases of projects, contracts for sale of projects, agreements for loans to finance projects, contracts with respect to the use of projects, and agreements with other jurisdictions or

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community improvement districts regarding multijurisdictional projects or services or for other cooperative endeavors to further the public purposes of the district; (4) Acquire by purchase, lease, or otherwise and to hold, lease, and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character, or any interest therein, in furtherance of the public purposes of the district; (5) Finance by loan, private grant, lease, or otherwise, construct, erect, assemble, purchase, acquire, own, repair, remodel, renovate, rehabilitate, modify, maintain, extend, improve, install, sell, equip, expand, add to, operate, or manage projects and to pay the cost of any project from the proceeds of the district or any other funds of the district, or from any contributions or loans by persons, corporations, partnerships, whether limited or general, or other entities, all of which the board is authorized to receive, accept, and use; (6) Borrow money to further or carry out its public purposes and to execute bonds, notes, other obligations, leases, trust indentures, trust agreements, agreements for the sale of its notes, or other obligations, loan agreements, security agreements, assignments, and such other agreements or instruments as may be necessary or desirable, in the judgment of the board, to evidence and to provide security for such borrowing; (7) Issue notes or other obligations of the district and use the proceeds thereof for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost of any project and otherwise to further or carry out the public purposes of the district and to pay all reasonably incurred costs of the board incidental to, or necessary and appropriate to, furthering or carrying out such purposes; provided, however, that the board and the district may not issue bonds validated under or in accordance with Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., known as the "Revenue Bond Law," or in accordance with such other successor provisions governing bond validation generally or as may be provided by law; (8) Make application directly or indirectly to any private source for loans, grants, guarantees, or other financial assistance in furtherance of the district's public purposes and to accept and use the same upon such terms and conditions as are prescribed by such private source; provided, however, that the district and the board shall not have the power to apply for, receive, administer, or utilize grants from federal, state, county, or municipal governments or agencies or any other public sources; (9) Enter into agreements with the federal government or any agency thereof to use the facilities or services of the federal government or any agency thereof in order to further or carry out the public purposes of the district; (10) Contract for any period, not exceeding 50 years, with the State of Georgia, state institutions, or any municipal corporation, county, or political subdivision of this state for the use by the district of any facilities or services of the state or any such state institution, municipal corporation, county, or political subdivision of this state, or for the use by any state institution or any municipal corporation, county, or political subdivision of this state of any facilities or services of the district, provided that such contracts shall deal with such activities and transactions as the district and any such political subdivision with which the district contracts are authorized by law to undertake;

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(11) Grant, mortgage, convey, assign, or pledge its property, revenues or taxes, or fees or assessments to be received as security for its notes, or other indebtedness and obligations; (12) Receive and use the proceeds of any tax levied by any county or any municipal corporation to pay the costs of any project or for any other purpose for which the board may use its own funds pursuant hereto; (13) Receive and administer gifts, private grants, and devises of money and property of any kind and to administer trusts; (14) Use any real property, personal property, or fixtures or any interest therein or to rent or lease such property to or from others or make contracts with respect to the use thereof or to sell, lease, exchange, transfer, assign, pledge, or otherwise dispose of or grant options for any such property in any manner as it deems to be the best advantage of the district and the public purposes thereof; (15) Appoint, select, and employ engineers, surveyors, architects, urban or city planners, fiscal agents, attorneys, and others and to fix their compensation and pay their expenses; (16) Encourage and promote the improvement and development of the district and to make, contract for, or otherwise cause to be made long range plans or proposals for the district in cooperation with the City of Mableton and any municipal corporations in which the district is wholly or partially located; (17) Invest its funds, whether derived from the issuance of its bonds or otherwise, in such manner as it may deem prudent and appropriate, without further restriction; (18) Adopt bylaws governing the conduct of business by the board, the election and duties of officers of the board, and other matters which the board determines to deal within its bylaws; (19) Exercise any power granted by the laws of this state to public or private corporations which is not in conflict with the public purposes of the district; and (20) Do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers conferred hereby. (b) The powers enumerated in subsection (a) of this section are cumulative of and in addition to those powers enumerated herein and elsewhere in this article, and no such power limits or restricts any other power of the board except where expressly noted.

SECTION 8.19. Construction; notice, proceeding, publication, referendum.

This article shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof. No notice, proceeding, or publication except those required hereby shall be necessary to the performance of any act authorized hereby, nor shall any such act be subject to referendum.

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The offer, sale, or issuance of notes or other obligations by the district shall not be subject to regulation under Chapter 5 of Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., the "Georgia Securities Act of 1973."

SECTION 8.21. Dissolution.

(a) A district activated under the provisions of this article may be dissolved upon the occurrence of any of the following:
(1) The adoption of a resolution approving of the dissolution of the community improvement district by the City of Mableton and such other municipalities, as applicable, if partially within one or more municipalities; or (2) The written consent to the dissolution of the community improvement district by:
(A) A majority of the owners of real property within the district subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board of the district; or (B) The owners of real property constituting at least 75 percent by value of all real property within the district subject to taxes, fees, and assessments levied by the board. For this purpose, value shall be determined by the most recent approved county ad valorem tax digest. The written consent provided for in this paragraph shall be submitted to the Cobb County tax commissioner, who shall certify whether subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph have been satisfied with respect to the proposed district dissolution. (b) In the event that successful action is taken pursuant to this section to dissolve the district, the dissolution shall become effective at such time as all debt obligations of the district have been satisfied. Following a successful dissolution action and until the dissolution becomes effective, no new projects may be undertaken, obligations or debts incurred, or property acquired. (c) Upon a successful dissolution action, all noncash assets of the district other than public facilities or land or easements to be used for such public facilities, as described in Section 8.10 of this article, shall be reduced to cash and, along with all other cash on hand, shall be applied to the repayment of any debt obligation of the district. Any cash remaining after all outstanding obligations are satisfied shall be refunded to each property owner in direct proportion to the total amount in taxes, fees, or assessments paid by the property owner relative to the total revenues paid by all properties in the district. (d) When a dissolution becomes effective, the municipal governing authority shall take title to all property previously in the ownership of the district and all taxes, fees, and assessments of the district shall cease to be levied and collected.

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(e) A district may be reactivated in the same manner as an original activation.

APPENDIX A Corporate Boundaries of the City of Mableton

The City of Mableton shall include all the territory embraced within the following census blocks based upon the 2020 United States decennial census:

User: H039 Plan Name: Mableton-Corp-2022 Plan Type: Local

District MABLETON County Cobb GA VTD Austell 1A
Block 031306: 2035
Block 031323: 1007
Block 031417: 1001
VTD Birney 02 Block 031117: 2009 2010 2011 Block 031120: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008
VTD Bryant 01 VTD Bryant 02 VTD Cooper 01
Block 031409: 4000 4001
Block 031411: 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3014 3015 3017
Block 031413: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004
Block 031415: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013

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Block 031507: 2002 2003 2019
VTD Harmony-Leland 01 VTD Lindley 01
Block 031221: 1024
Block 031314: 1000 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 2010 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2024 2025 2026 2028 2029 2030 2034 2041 3000 3001 3002 3003 3005 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020
Block 031315: 1008 1011 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 3006 3007 3009 3010 3013
VTD Mableton 01 VTD Mableton 02 VTD Mableton 03 VTD Mableton 04 VTD Norton Park 01
Block 031117: 1021 1026 3010 3011
Block 031120: 2000
VTD Oregon 02 Block 031411: 3000 3001 3002 3003
VTD Pebblebrook 01 VTD Riverside 01 VTD Smyrna 7A
Block 031314: 2031
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blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.

APPENDIX B City Council Districts

User: H039 Plan Name: Mableton-Dist-2022 Plan Type: Local

District 001 County Cobb GA VTD Bryant 01 VTD Bryant 02
Block 031318: 1007
Block 031320: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 2005 2006 2008 2009 3001 3002 3003
Block 031321: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019
VTD Pebblebrook 01 Block 031322: 1002 1003 1004 2000 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 Block 031323: 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

District 002 County Cobb GA VTD Bryant 02
Block 031318: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1008 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006
Block 031319: 4008 4009 4010
Block 031320: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
VTD Harmony-Leland 01 Block 031316: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1013

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1014 2008 2010 2011 2015 2016 2017 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Block 031317: 3007 3008 3009 3010 VTD Riverside 01 Block 031316: 1011 1012 Block 031317: 3011 3012 3013 Block 031319: 1000 1001 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007
District 003 County Cobb GA VTD Harmony-Leland 01
Block 031316: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2009 2012 2013 2014 2018 2019 2020 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022
Block 031317: 1000 1012 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3016 3017 3018 3021
VTD Mableton 02 Block 031306: 1026 1027 2015 2017 Block 031308: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Block 031317: 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1013 1014 1015
VTD Pebblebrook 01 Block 031308: 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4006 4007 4008 4009

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Block 031323: 2015
VTD Riverside 01 Block 031317: 1030 3014 3015 3019 3020

District 004 County Cobb GA VTD Birney 02
Block 031120: 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2007 2008
VTD Lindley 01 Block 031221: 1024 Block 031314: 1000 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 2010 2012 2013 2014 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2024 2025 2026 2028 2029 2030 2034 2041 3000 3001 3002 3003 3005 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3014 3015 3016 3017 3018 3019 3020 Block 031315: 1008 1011 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 3006 3007 3009 3010 3013
VTD Mableton 01 Block 031414: 1005 1006
VTD Mableton 03 VTD Mableton 04 VTD Norton Park 01
Block 031120: 2000
VTD Smyrna 7A Block 031314: 2031 Block 031315: 1007

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District 005 County Cobb GA VTD Austell 1A
Block 031306: 2035
Block 031323: 1007
Block 031417: 1001
VTD Cooper 01 Block 031413: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 Block 031415: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013
VTD Mableton 01 Block 031306: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1019 1020 1021 1022 1023 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2019 2020 2021 Block 031409: 1003 Block 031414: 1002 1003 1004 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2020 2021 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 Block 031415: 2000 2001 2002 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2017 2019 2021 2022 2024 2029
VTD Mableton 02 Block 031306: 1024 1025 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2016 2018 2022 2023 2024 2027 2029 2030 2032 2033 2037 2038 2040 2044 2045 Block 031323: 1000 1003 1004 1005 1009 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1021 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Block 031414: 2025 Block 031417: 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1009 1011 1013 1017 1018 1020

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1024 1049 VTD Sweetwater 02
Block 031414: 3000 3001 3002

District 006 County Cobb GA VTD Birney 02
Block 031117: 2009 2010 2011
Block 031120: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 2006 2009 2010 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008
VTD Cooper 01 Block 031409: 4000 4001 Block 031411: 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3014 3015 3017 Block 031413: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 Block 031507: 2002 2003 2019
VTD Norton Park 01 Block 031117: 1021 1026 3010 3011
VTD Oregon 02 Block 031411: 3000 3001 3002 3003
VTD Sweetwater 02 Block 031119: 2004 Block 031412: 1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 Block 031414: 1000 1001

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For the purposes of this plan (Mableton-Dist-2022): (1) The term "VTD" shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; (2) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; (3) Any part of the City of Mableton which is not included in any district described in this plan (Mableton-Dist-2022) shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and (4) Any part of the City of Mableton which is described in this plan (Mableton-Dist-2022) as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.

APPENDIX C CERTIFICATE AS TO MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR INCORPORATION OF A NEW MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

I, Representative Erica Thomas, Georgia State Representative from the 39th District and the author of this bill introduced at the 2021 session of the General Assembly of Georgia, which grants an original municipal charter to the City of Mableton, do hereby certify that this bill is in compliance with the minimum standards required by Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A. in that the area embraced within the original incorporation in this bill is in all respects in compliance with the minimum standards required by Chapter 31 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A. This certificate is executed to conform to the requirements of Code Section 36-31-5 of the O.C.G.A.

So certified, this ______ day of ____________________, _____.

_____________________________________ Honorable Erica Thomas Representative, 39th District Georgia State House of Representatives

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION TO INCORPORATE THE CITY OF MABLETON

Notice is hereby given that local legislation will be introduced and read during 2021-2022 regular session of the General Assembly for the incorporation of the City of Mableton, Georgia. This notice is provided pursuant to Section 28-1-14 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Erica Thomas, Representative from District 39, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the 12th of February, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ ERICA THOMAS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 29th of March, 2021, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia

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Approved May 9, 2022.

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CITY OF AUSTELL ANNEXATION.

No. 874 (House Bill No. 771).

AN ACT

To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Austell, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4902), as amended, so as to provide for the annexation of certain territory into the boundaries of the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act providing a new charter for the City of Austell, approved March 28, 1986

(Ga. L. 1986, p. 4902), as amended, is amended by adding a new subsection to Section 1.11

to read as follows:

"(a.2) In addition to subsection (a) and (a.1) of this section, there shall be included in the

corporate limits of the city all of the area embraced within the following described tracts

and parcels of land:

Tax Parcel ID

Street Address

19123600060

5340 Austell Powder Springs Rd

19123600080

5360 Austell Powder Springs Rd

19123600140

5390 Austell Powder Springs Rd

19128100110

3014 Stovall Rd

19123500050

2989 Stovall Rd

19123000120

5354 Austell Rd

19123000450

No street address Austell Rd

19123000160

2170 Sweetwater Ln

19123000150

2154 Sweetwater Ln

19123000400

2180 Sweetwater Ln

19123000410

2194 Sweetwater Ln

19123000420

2200 Sweetwater Ln

19123000430

2210 Sweetwater Ln

19123000440

2220 Sweetwater Ln

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19128700020 19128700210 19128700220 19130400020 18002800020 19131000210 19131000200 19131000190 19131000160 19131000150 19131100030 19131100020 18002200020 18002200030 18002200040 18002200170 18002200240 18002200060 18002200090 18002200230 18002200150 18002200140 18002200130 18002200120 18002200110 18002200100 18009500090 18009700100 18009700090 18009700110 18009700060 18009700340 18009700350 18009700360 18009700370 18009700380 18009700390 18013600020 18013600030 18013600360 18013600060

2219 Sweetwater Ln 5500 Austell Rd 5520 Austell Rd No street address Austell Rd 2307 Veterans Memorial Hwy 3081 Joe Jerkins Blvd 3097 Joe Jerkins Blvd 3103 Joe Jerkins Blvd 3127 Joe Jerkins Blvd 3139 Joe Jerkins Blvd No street address Joe Jerkins Blvd No street address Joe Jerkins Blvd No street address Joe Jerkins Blvd 5743 Joe Jerkins Blvd 5753 Joe Jerkins Blvd 5763 Joe Jerkins Blvd 5770 Joe Jerkins Blvd 5815 Joe Jerkins Blvd 5839 Joe Jerkins Blvd 5752 Joe Jerkins Blvd No street address Joe Jerkins Blvd No street address Joe Jerkins Blvd No street address Joe Jerkins Blvd 5790 Joe Jerkins Blvd 5800 Joe Jerkins Blvd No street address Joe Jerkins Blvd 3208 Humphries Hill Rd No street address C.H. James Pkwy No street address C.H. James Pkwy No street address Westside Rd 5816 Westside Rd 5809 Westside Rd 5810 Westside Rd 5811 Westside Rd 5812 Westside Rd 5813 Westside Rd 5814 Westside Rd 5900 Westside Rd 6194 Humphries Hill Rd 6197 Humphries Hill Rd 6200 Humphries Hill Rd

18013600330 18009600010 18013700030 18009400070 18009400060 18013900010 18013900200 18013900190 18013900180 18013800060 18013900250 18013900240 18013900100 18013900120 18013900160 18013900130 18013900140 18014200110 18014200100 18014200090 18014300010 18014200260 18014300020 18009000080 19120600030 02061820054 02061820013 02061820024 02061820020 02061820021 02061820009 02061820019 02051820016 18013700140 18013700070 18013700260 18013700060 18013700250 18013700160 18013700180 18013700210

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6415 Kensington Ct No street address Humphries Hill Rd No street address Humphries Hill Rd 6008 Bowden St 111 Railroad St 6024 Bowden St No street address Franklin St 3011 Franklin St 6064 Bowden St No street address Brigthmore Dr 3130 Line St 60 Line St No street address Line St 6138 Bowden St 6118 Bowden St 6128 Bowden St 6104 Bowden St 2660 Brook Forest Rd 2660 Brook Forest Rd No street address Brook Forest Rd No street address South Ave No street address No street address Locust Ln No street address Locust Ln 5205 Austell Powder Springs Rd 39 Pine Street 41 Pine Street 54 Pine Street 55 Pine Street 7201 Pine Street Apt C 6 Thompson Street 10 Thompson Street 10021 Veterans Memorial Hwy

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18013700190 18013700200 18013700020 18013700010 18013700230 18013800100 18013800120 18013700050 18013600100 18013600110 18013600120 18013600170 18013600150 18013600140 18013700090 18013700120 18013700110 18013600160 18013500050 18013500490 18013500500 18013500480 18013500510 18013500520 18013500530 18013500540 18013400140 18013400140 18013400060 18013400050 18013500020 18013500070 18020300010 18001900110 02061820014"

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

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Notice is given that there will be introduced at the regular 2021 session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Austell, approved March 28, 1986 (Ga. L. 1986, p. 4902), as amended; and for other purposes.

AFFIDAVIT

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY

I, Erica Thomas, Representative from District 39, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the 12th of March, 2021; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government: (i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ ERICA THOMAS Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 16th of March, 2021, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

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Approved May 13, 2022.

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COBB COUNTY TAX COMMISSIONER; COMPENSATION OF COMMISSIONER AND CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.

No. 882 (House Bill No. 1540).

AN ACT

To amend an Act consolidating the offices of tax collector and tax receiver into the office of tax commissioner of Cobb County, approved February 17, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 790), as amended, particularly by an Act approved June 29, 2020 (Ga. L. 2020, p. 3588), so as to change the compensation of the tax commissioner and certain employees of such office; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act consolidating the offices of tax collector and tax receiver into the office of tax commissioner of Cobb County, approved February 17, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 790), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 2, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3651), is amended by revising Section 3 as follows:

"SECTION 3. (a) The tax commissioner shall receive a minimum annual salary as provided by Code Section 48-5-183 of the O.C.G.A. plus a supplement not to exceed the amount of $32,433.00, to be paid in equal monthly installments from county funds. The tax commissioner shall be allowed one chief clerk whose annual salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of the county treasury. The annual salary for the chief clerk shall be $135,129.00. Any candidate for the office of tax commissioner of Cobb County shall, on the date of qualifying for such office in either a primary or a general election, certify to the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County the name of the person the candidate shall appoint as chief clerk in the event he or she is elected to the office of tax commissioner of Cobb County; and the person so named shall serve as the chief clerk during the term for which he or she was so named. In the event of the death or removal from office of said chief clerk, the tax commissioner of Cobb County shall have 30 days from said date of death or removal from office of said chief clerk to certify to the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County the name of the chief clerk to be appointed. (b) In addition to those employees provided for in subsection (a) of this section, there is created the position of executive secretary to the tax commissioner. The executive

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secretary shall be appointed by the tax commissioner, shall be under the tax commissioner's direct supervision and control, and shall serve at the pleasure of the tax commissioner. The tax commissioner shall establish such qualifications, education, and experience as he or she deems necessary for the individual appointed to the position of executive secretary. The salary of the executive secretary shall not exceed $71,111.00 per annum, to be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Cobb County. (c) In addition to those employees provided for in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, there is created the position of administrative specialist in the office of the tax commissioner. The administrative specialist shall be appointed by the tax commissioner, shall be under the tax commissioner's direct supervision and control, and shall serve at the pleasure of the tax commissioner. The tax commissioner shall establish such qualifications, education, and experience as he or she deems necessary for the individual appointed to the position of administrative specialist. The salary of the administrative specialist shall not exceed $71,111.00 per annum, to be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Cobb County. (d) The tax commissioner, chief clerk, executive secretary, and administrative specialist shall be entitled to any other compensation or salary increase as provided for by law as well as any cost-of-living increase or merit increase provided to county employees by the governing authority of Cobb County."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act consolidating the office of tax collector and tax receiver into the office of tax commissioner of Cobb County, approved February 17, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 790), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Erick Allen, Representative from District 40, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following:

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(A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the 4th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ ERICK ALLEN Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 8 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved May 13, 2022.

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COBB COUNTY SHERIFF; COMPENSATION OF SHERIFF AND CERTAIN EMPLOYEES; QUALIFICATIONS OF ASSISTANT CHIEF DEPUTY.

No. 883 (House Bill No. 1541).

AN ACT

To amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act

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approved April 28, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3896), and by an Act approved May 2, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3617), so as to change the compensation of the sheriff, chief deputy, the assistant chief deputy, and the executive assistant to the sheriff; to remove provisions relating to the qualifications of the assistant chief deputy; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1. An Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 28, 2016 (Ga. L. 2016, p. 3896), and by an Act approved May 2, 2017 (Ga. L. 2017, p. 3617), is amended by revising Section 5 as follows:

"SECTION 5. (a) The sheriff of Cobb County shall be paid an amount not to exceed $170,000.00 per year in equal monthly installments from the funds of Cobb County. (b) The sheriff of Cobb County shall have one chief deputy whose salary shall not exceed $159,665.00 per year, approved by the governing authority of Cobb County to be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Cobb County. The chief deputy sheriff shall possess the same qualifications for office as required for the sheriff. The chief deputy shall serve at the pleasure of the sheriff. Each candidate for the office of sheriff of Cobb County shall, at the time he or she qualifies to run for the office of sheriff, designate and certify to the judge of the probate court the name of the person who shall be his or her chief deputy sheriff. In the event the office of sheriff becomes vacant by death, resignation, or otherwise, the vacancy shall be filled until the next general election by said chief deputy, who shall in such event enter upon the performance of said duties upon taking the oath of office prescribed by law for the sheriff of Cobb County. The chief deputy sheriff is authorized, when directed by the sheriff, to discharge any and all of the duties and powers of the sheriff. In addition to said chief deputy, said sheriff shall be authorized to name and appoint such additional deputies as shall be approved from time to time by the governing authority of Cobb County. The salaries of said additional deputies shall be set by the governing authority of Cobb County; provided, however, that said salaries shall not be less than $4,880.00 per annum per each additional deputy approved by said governing authority of Cobb County. In addition to said chief deputy and other deputies provided for in this subsection, the sheriff of Cobb County shall be authorized to employ the clerical help necessary to perform properly the functions and duties of his or her office, provided that the number of employees and salaries or other compensation to be paid to each shall first be approved by the governing authority of Cobb County.

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(c) In addition to those employees provided for by subsection (b) of this section, there is created the office of assistant chief deputy for Cobb County. The assistant chief deputy shall be appointed by the sheriff, shall be under his or her direct supervision and control, and shall serve at the pleasure of the sheriff. The salary of the assistant chief deputy shall not exceed $155,067.00 per year, approved by the governing authority of Cobb County to be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Cobb County. (d) In addition to those employees provided for in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, there is created the position of executive assistant to the sheriff. The executive assistant shall be appointed by the sheriff, shall be under his or her direct supervision and control, and shall serve at the pleasure of the sheriff. The sheriff shall establish such qualifications, education, and experience as he or she deems necessary for the individual appointed to the position of executive assistant. The salary of the executive assistant shall not exceed $83,261.00 per year, approved by the governing authority of Cobb County to be paid in equal monthly installments from the funds of Cobb County."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act changing the compensation of the clerk of the superior court, the sheriff, and the judge of the Probate Court of Cobb County from the fee system to the salary system, approved February 9, 1949 (Ga. L. 1949, p. 427), as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Erick Allen, Representative from District 40, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Marietta Daily Journal, which is the official organ of Cobb County, on the 4th of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice

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of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:
(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ ERICK ALLEN Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 8 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ JENNIFER BURGESS Jennifer Burgess Notary Public, Fulton County, Georgia My Commission Expires December 2, 2022 [SEAL]

Approved May 13, 2022.

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CITY OF ADEL CORPORATE LIMITS.

No. 884 (House Bill No. 1604).

AN ACT

To amend an Act to consolidate all of the laws chartering the City of Adel in the County of Cook and to grant a new charter to said city, approved March 17, 1960 (Ga. L. 1960, p. 3055), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 27, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 2757), so as to change the corporate limits of the city; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

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SECTION 1. An Act to consolidate all of the laws chartering the City of Adel in the County of Cook and to grant a new charter to said city, approved March 17, 1960 (Ga. L. 1960, p. 3055), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 27, 1976 (Ga. L. 1976, p. 2757), is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

"SECTION 4.1. Notwithstanding Section 4 or any other provisions of this charter, the corporate limits of the City of Adel shall not include the following described territory:
(1) Tax Parcel 0052 026 as defined in the records of the Cook County Board of Tax Assessors on the effective date of this Act; and (2) Tax Parcel 0052 065 as defined in the records of the Cook County Board of Tax Assessors on the effective date of this Act."

SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO INTRODUCE LOCAL LEGISLATION
Notice is given that there will be introduced at the 2022 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia a bill to amend an Act granting a new charter for the City of Adel approved March 17, 1960 (Ga. Law 1960, p. 3055) as amended; and for other purposes.
AFFIDAVIT
GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY
I, Penny Houston, Representative from District 170, state on oath as follows: (1) I am the author of the local bill to which this affidavit is attached. (2) In accordance with O.C.G.A. 28-1-14, the notice requirements for the local bill to which this affidavit is attached have been satisfied, including but not limited to the following: (A) The Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation which is attached to such local bill was published in the Adel News-Tribune, which is the official organ of Cook County, on the 23 of March, 2022; and (B) If the local bill amends the charter of a municipality or the enabling Act of the governing authority of a county or consolidated government, then a copy of the Notice of Intention to Introduce Local Legislation was mailed, transmitted by facsimile, or otherwise provided to the governing authority of such municipality, county, or consolidated government:

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(i) During the calendar week in which the Notice was published in the official organ; or (ii) During the seven days immediately following the date of publication of such Notice.

s/ REP. PENNY HOUSTON Affiant

Sworn to and subscribed at the State Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia, This 28 of March, 2022, Before me:

s/ ANNA SMITH Anna Smith Notary Public, Pierce County, Georgia My Commission Expires September 9, 2025 [SEAL]

Approved May 13, 2022.

HOME RULE ORDINANCES
OF COUNTIES
AND CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENTS

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RABUN COUNTY ZONING; BUILDING REGULATIONS; MINIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR A DWELLING.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Rabun County, Georgia, CHAPTER 10 of Rabun County's CODE OF ORDINANCES titled "BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS" is hereby amended by adding Section 10-2, which shall henceforth read as follows:

Sec. 10-2. Minimum square footage for a dwelling.

A dwelling as defined by Section 56-1 of the Rabun County Code of Ordinances shall have a minimum gross floor area of 672 square feet. This minimum area requirement shall not apply to recreational vehicle parks or campgrounds as provided for in Section 56-79(27) of the Rabun County Code Ordinances; nor shall this apply to any dwelling existing or under construction on or before November 1, 2020.

Unless specifically amended or modified herein, all remaining portions of Chapter 10 of Rabun County's CODE OF ORDINANCES titled "BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS" shall remain in full force and effect, unchanged and unamended hereby.

PLACED ON FIRST READING AT THE REGULAR MEETING ON THE 22nd DAY OF September, 2020.

PLACED ON FINAL HEARING AND ADOPTION ON THE 27th DAY OF October, 2020.

Any ordinance in conflict with said ordinance amendment is specifically repealed. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption, after the second reading by the County.

RABUN COUNTY, by and through its Board of Commissioners

s/ GREG JAMES

L.S.

Greg James, Chairman

s/ STEPHEN ARBITER L.S. Stephen Arbiter

Scott Crane

L.S.

s/ KENT WOERNER

L.S.

Kent Woerner

s/ WILL NICHOLS L.S. Will Nichols

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This is to certify that the above Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Rabun County Board of Commissioners as provided by law. This 27 day of October , 2020.

[SEAL]

s/ LINDA RAMEY Linda Ramey, County Clerk

STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF RABUN

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION

Personally appearing before the undersigned officer, duly authorized to administer oaths in the State of Georgia, comes Mark VanTassel, whose title is Regional Business Manager, The Clayton Tribune, and states under oath that the Legal advertisement attached hereto and referenced herein below:

Rabun County Ordinance Amending Business Regulations and Licensing

was published in The Clayton Tribune the legal organ for the County of Rabun, State of Georgia, on the following date(s):

Dates: 10/1/2020, 10/8/2020, 10/15/2020, 10/22/2020

BY: s/ MARK VANTASSEL Mark VanTassel

Sworn to and Subscribed Before me this 28th Day of October 2020

[SEAL]

s/ CINDY MULLINAX NOTARY PUBLIC

NOTICE OF COUNTY ORDINANCE Notice is hereby given that the Rabun County Board of Commissioners shall consider at its regular monthly meeting to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, in the court room of the Rabun County Courthouse, 25 Courthouse Square, Clayton, Georgia, 30525 on the second reading; the adoption of an ordinance. This ordinance pertains to:

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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10 OF THE RABUN COUNTY CODE TITLED "BUILDINGS AND BUILDING REGULATIONS" changing the minimum square footage for a dwelling. At said meeting, the Board of Commissioners will discuss, consider and receive public input concerning the proposed Ordinance amendment. A copy of said Ordinance amendment is on file for public inspection at the Office of the Clerk of Rabun County Superior Court for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public and also at the Office of the Clerk of Rabun County Commissioners, Rabun County Courthouse, Clayton, Georgia.

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State December 2, 2020. __________

RABUN COUNTY ZONING; RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Rabun County, Georgia, CHAPTER 56 of Rabun County's CODE OF ORDINANCES titled ZONING is hereby amended by changing Section 56-79(27)(c) under the title "COMMERCIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (C-B)", which shall henceforth read as follows:

Sec. 56-79(27)(c). Recreational vehicle parks, campgrounds, and recreational vehicle lot sales. c. Requirements.
1. Minimum acreage for use as a recreational vehicle park, campground, or recreational vehicle lot sales shall be twenty-five (25) contiguous acres, with said site having a twenty (20) foot wide undisturbed vegetative buffer around the entire perimeter of the proposed property and having direct access to a county, state, or federal highway. No entrance or exit shall be through a residential district or shall require movement of traffic from the park through a residential district.
(i) The minimum lot size of individual lots for sale or rent shall be 1,750 square feet. (ii) The minimum frontage of individual lots for sale or rent shall be 35 feet. (iii) The minimum lot size of individual tracts for sale shall be .25 acres. (iv) The minimum frontage of individual lots for sale shall be 50 feet. 2. The minimum paved road width for the area of "for sale" or "for rent" lots shall be 20 feet with a total of 30 foot right-of-way. Roads shall be built with ten inches of base and 3 inches of asphalt and be approved for quality of construction by the County Board of Commissioners or its designee. 3. Before approval of any new site by the county planning and zoning commission, the applicant must secure written approval from the county health department, DNR, and all other applicable governing authorities, that said site and usage meets the minimum requirements of said authorities. Assurance of continuity of maintenance and operation of utilities, including an approved water source and sewage disposal system, must be approved

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and documented as provided by applicable state regulations to ensure the continuance of the operation and maintenance of said system for the benefit of the present and future owners of the properties connected thereto. "For sale" lots must have preliminary and final plat approval by the county planning commission prior to lots being sold.
4. Management headquarters, recreational facilities, toilets, showers, laundry facilities, and other use and structures customarily incidental to operation of a recreational vehicle park for rental or recreational vehicle lot sales, are permitted as accessory uses.
(i) Such establishments and the parking are primarily related to their operation. (ii) Such establishments shall present no visible evidence of their commercial character, which would attract customers other than occupants of the park. 5. Prohibited usage. (i) No business of any type shall be conducted from any individual recreational vehicle rental or sold lot. (ii) There shall be no "time share" sale of lots or rental spaces. (iii) No rental or sold lot shall be used for permanent living accommodations, and any recreational vehicle occupying a space within a recreational vehicle park, or campground, or located on a recreational vehicle park lot sold, must be removed for a period of at least 30 days within each calendar year, with accurate records of occupancy to be kept by the park management, and notice of this article to be furnished to all renters and purchasers of lots to be enforced by park management. The county marshal may enforce this chapter by ordering a vehicle removed from said park, campground, or lot, in violation of this provision. 6. Exceptions. This amendment shall not disallow the existing usage of recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds located within the county.

Unless specifically amended or modified herein, all remaining portions of Chapter 56 of Rabun County's CODE OF ORDINANCES titled "COMMERCIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (C-B)" shall remain in full force and effect, unchanged and unamended hereby.

PLACED ON FIRST READING AT THE REGULAR MEETING ON THE 22nd DAY OF September, 2020.

PLACED ON FINAL HEARING AND ADOPTION ON THE 27th DAY OF October, 2020.

Any ordinance in conflict with said ordinance amendment is specifically repealed. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption, after the second reading by the County.

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s/ GREG JAMES

L.S.

Greg James, Chairman

s/ STEPHEN ARBITER L.S. Stephen Arbiter

Scott Crane

L.S.

s/ KENT WOERNER

L.S.

Kent Woerner

s/ WILL NICHOLS L.S. Will Nichols

This is to certify that the above Ordinance was adopted at a regular meeting of the Rabun County Board of Commissioners as provided by law. This 27 day of October , 2020.

[SEAL]

s/ LINDA RAMEY Linda Ramey, County Clerk

STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF RABUN

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION

Personally appearing before the undersigned officer, duly authorized to administer oaths in the State of Georgia, comes Mark VanTassel, whose title is Regional Business Manager, The Clayton Tribune, and states under oath that the Legal advertisement attached hereto and referenced herein below:

Rabun County Ordinance Amending Commercial Business District (C-B)

was published in The Clayton Tribune the legal organ for the County of Rabun, State of Georgia, on the following date(s):

Dates: 10/1/2020, 10/8/2020, 10/15/2020, 10/22/2020

BY: s/ MARK VANTASSEL Mark VanTassel

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Sworn to and Subscribed Before me this 28th Day of October 2020

[SEAL]

s/ CINDY MULLINAX NOTARY PUBLIC

NOTICE OF COUNTY ORDINANCE Notice is hereby given that the Rabun County Board of Commissioners shall consider at its regular monthly meeting to be held at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, in the court room of the Rabun County Courthouse, 25 Courthouse Square, Clayton, Georgia, 30525 on the second reading; the adoption of an ordinance. This ordinance pertains to: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 56 OF THE RABUN COUNTY CODE TITLED "COMMERCIAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (C-B)" changing the minimum size for Recreational Vehicle Parks. At said meeting, the Board of Commissioners will discuss, consider and receive public input concerning the proposed Ordinance amendment. A copy of said Ordinance amendment is on file for public inspection at the Office of the Clerk of Rabun County Superior Court for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public and also at the Office of the Clerk of Rabun County Commissioners, Rabun County Courthouse, Clayton, Georgia.

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State December 2, 2020. __________

TWIGGS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; MEETINGS.

ORDINANCE

An Ordinance Amending the Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Twiggs County by Changing the Day of the Week on Which Its Regular Meetings Shall be Held to the First and Third Thursday of Each Month and Repealing any Ordinances in Conflict

WHEREAS, the Twiggs County Board of Commissioners deem it necessary to adopt this new ordinance pursuant to the home rule powers granted to counties by the Georgia Constitution (Art. 9, sec. 2, par. 1) to amend Section 17 of an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Twiggs County, approved July 27, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923. p.324)(the "Act"), as amended by those certain amendments to the Act codified at Ga. L. 1977, p. 3611 and Ga. L. 2000, p.466, so as to change the day of the week on which the regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners shall be held; and

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WHEREAS, Section 17 of the Act, as amended, currently provides that the Board of Commissioners shall hold its regular monthly meetings on the first and third Tuesdays in each month at the county seat and may hold other and further sessions at such time or times as they may deem it necessary for county purposes; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the Twiggs County Board of Commissions, after motion, second and majority vote of the members of the Board at its regular meetings on the 19th day of January, 2021 and the 2nd day of February, 2021, amends Section 17 of the Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Twiggs County, approved July 27, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 324), as amended, to read as follows:

Section 17. The Board of Commissioners of Twiggs County shall hold its regular meetings on the first and third Thursdays of each month at the county seat. The Board of Commissioners of Twiggs County may hold additional meetings when necessary to conduct the affairs of the County upon the approval or request of a majority of the members of the Board of Commissioners. The procedures for such special meetings are to be established by the Commissioners of the Board by resolution.

All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance, including but not limited to Ordinance 205.101, are hereby repealed.

This Ordinance shall take effect from and after the 2nd day of February, 2021.

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION/DISTRIBUTION

STATE OF Georgia COUNTY OF Twiggs CITY OF Jeffersonville

I, Brandy Maxwell , being duly sworn on oath now and during all times herein stated, have been the designated agent or publisher of the publication known as Times Journal Post and have full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows:

The ADS / Insert Ad

was distributed according to the

Insertion Order on the following dates: 1/14, 1/21, 1/28

PUBLICATION: Notice of Intent to amend the ACT Regular Meetings For Board of Commissioners to be held on First and Third Thursday of each month.

By: s/ BRANDY MAXWELL

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Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29th day of January 20 21

s/ JUDY L. MCDOWELL

Notary Public

Notary Seal:

Notice of Intent to Amend the Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Twiggs County, approved July 27, 1923 (GA. L. 1923, p. 324) as amended, by Home Rule Ordinance to Provide that the Regular Meetings for the Board of Commissioners be held on the first
and third THURSDAY of each Month

Notice is hereby given that there will be introduced at the January 19, 2021 and February 2, 2021 regularly scheduled Twiggs County Board of Commissioners meetings a home rule ordinance pursuant to the home rule powers granted to counties by the Georgia Constitution (Art. 9, sec. 2, par. 1) to amend Section 17 of an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Twiggs County, approved July 27, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p.324), as amended, relating to the day of the week that the regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners will be held, to read as follows:

Section 17. The Board of Commissioners of Twiggs County shall hold its regular meetings on the first and third Thursdays of each month at the county seat. The Board of Commissioners of Twiggs County may hold additional meetings when necessary to conduct the affairs of the County upon the approval or request of a majority of the members of the Board of Commissioners. The procedures for such special meetings are to be established by the Commissioners of the Board by resolution.

A copy of the proposed ordinance is on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Twiggs County and the Office of the Clerk of the County Commission for purpose of examination and inspection by the public. The Clerk of either Office shall furnish anyone upon written request a copy of the proposed ordinance.

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State February 24, 2021. __________

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Nov. 25, 2020

A HOME RULE ORDINANCE

A HOME RULE ORDINANCE BY THE GOVERNING AUTHORITY OF DEKALB COUNTY UNDER THE HOME RULE PROVISIONS FOR COUNTIES OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA, TO AMEND AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF 1962, FOUND IN GEORGIA LAWS 1962, PAGE 3088, ET SEQ., AS AMENDED, CREATING THE DEKALB COUNTY PENSION BOARD, SO AS TO FURTHER AMEND SAID ACT TO PROVIDE FOR A COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR CERTAIN RETIREES, BENEFICIARIES, AND JOINT ANNUITANTS.

WHEREAS, the Governing Authority of DeKalb County seeks to grant a cost of living increase to certain retirees, beneficiaries, and joint annuitants who receive monthly pension benefits under the DeKalb County Pension Code;

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Governing Authority of DeKalb County, Georgia, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of same, pursuant to the home rule provisions for counties of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, that the state law creating the DeKalb County Pension Board, known as 1962 Ga. Laws p. 3088, et seq., as amended, be and the same is hereby further amended as follows:

PART I.

By amending section 908.1 of the Act (codified in the Code of DeKalb County, Georgia, Appendix B, as Section 908.1) to delete the existing heading for section 908.1 ("Sec. 908.1. Historical provisions and 2019 benefit adjustment") and replace it with the new heading: "Sec. 908.1--Historical provisions and benefit adjustments."

*******

By amending Section 908.1 of the Act (codified in the Code of DeKalb County, Georgia, Appendix B, as Section 908.1) to add the following language as subsection 908.1(a)(4):

(4) 2020 benefit adjustment.

A. Definitions. For purposes of this subsection, a "2020 Eligible Retiree" is a participant in this plan who retired and began receiving monthly pension benefits under

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section 908 or section 913 of this plan on or before January 1, 2020 and who remains in retired status receiving such monthly pension benefits as of December 1, 2020. For purposes of this subsection, a "2020 Eligible Beneficiary or Joint Annuitant" is an individual who began receiving monthly pension benefits as a beneficiary or joint annuitant of a deceased-participant under this plan on or before January 1, 2020 and who is still receiving such monthly pension benefits as of December 1, 2020; or an individual who began receiving monthly pension benefits as a joint annuitant of a deceased participant under this plan between January 1, 2020 and December 1, 2020, and who is still receiving such monthly pension benefits as of December 1, 2020, provided that such deceased participant began receiving monthly pension benefits under this plan on or before January 1, 2020. B. Calculation of 2020 benefit adjustment. Each "2020 Eligible Retiree" and each "2020 Eligible Beneficiary or Joint Annuitant" as defined above shall receive an increase in his or her monthly pension benefit amount, applicable to monthly pension benefit amounts payable to that 2020 Eligible Retiree or that 2020 Eligible Beneficiary or Joint Annuitant on and after January 1, 2020, equal to 2% of the monthly pension benefit amount otherwise payable to such 2020 Eligible Retiree or such 2020 Eligible Beneficiary or Joint Annuitant for the month of December 2020. Such increased monthly pension benefit amounts payable pursuant to this subsection shall commence with the first monthly pension benefit payable after the effective date of this amendment, and the 2% increase amounts applicable to months prior to the effective date of this amendment shall be accumulated and paid at the time of the first monthly pension benefit payable after the effective date of this amendment.

PART II. REPEALER.

All laws or parts of laws in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.

PART III. SEVERABILITY.

Should any part, portion, or paragraph of this ordinance be declared unconstitutional or void by a court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance not so declared to be invalid, but the same shall remain in full force and effect as if separately adopted.

PART IV. ADOPTION PROCESS.

This Ordinance shall be presented to the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County, Georgia for adoption at two regular, consecutive meetings of the County Commissioners, held not less than seven (7) nor more than sixty (60) days apart after notice containing a synopsis of the proposed amendment shall have been published in the official organ of

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DeKalb County once a week for three (3) weeks within a period of sixty (60) days immediately preceding its final adoption, such notice stating that a copy of the proposed amendment is on file in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court of DeKalb County for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public.

PART V. DATES OF ADOPTION.

This ordinance shall be first presented to the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County, Georgia on the 12th day of January , 2021, and again on the 26th day of January , 2021, at the designated time and place of the meeting of the Board of Commissioners of DeKalb County, Georgia.

PART VI. FILING.

A copy of this Ordinance shall be filed with the Clerk of the DeKalb County Superior Court for the purpose of making it available for examination and inspection by the public.

PART VII. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The provisions of this ordinance shall become effective when a copy of this ordinance, a copy of the required notice of publication, and an affidavit of a duly authorized representative of the newspaper in which such notice was published are filed with the Secretary of State.

ADOPTED by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners this 26th day of January , 2021.

s/ STEPHEN R. BRADSHAW STEPHEN R. BRADSHAW Presiding Officer Board of Commissioners DeKalb County, Georgia

APPROVED by the Chief Executive Officer of DeKalb County, Georgia this 26th day of January , 2021.

s/ MICHAEL L. THURMOND MICHAEL L. THURMOND Chief Executive Officer DeKalb County, Georgia

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s/ BARBARA H. SANDERS-NORWOOD BARBARA H. SANDERS-NORWOOD Clerk to Board of Commissioners and Chief Executive Officer DeKalb County, Georgia

APPROVED AS TO SUBSTANCE: APPROVED AS TO FORM:

s/ DIANNE MCNABB Dianne McNabb Director, Finance Department DeKalb County, Georgia

s/ VIVIANE H. ERNSTES Viviane H. Ernstes County Attorney DeKalb County, Georgia

I, the undersigned, BARBARA H. SANDERS-NORWOOD Clerk of The Brand of Commissioners, DeKalb County, Georgia, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an ordinance adopted by said Board meeting lawfully assembled on this 26 day of January 2021

And same appears in Minutes of said Board this day of 23 Feb 2021 .

s/ BARBARA SANDERS Clerk of Commissioners DeKalb County, Georgia [SEAL]

PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT

STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for said county and state, Carolyn J. Glenn, Publisher of The Champion Newspaper, published at Decatur, County of DeKalb, State of Georgia, and being the official organ for the publication of legal advertisements for said county, who being duly sworn, states on oath that the report of DeKalb County Pension Board

was published in said newspaper on the following date(s): 12/24/20, 12/31/20, 01/07/21

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Sworn to and subscribed before me this 01/08/21.

s/ JACQUELINE BRYANT Notary Public My commission expires September 06, 2022
[SEAL]

PUBLIC NOTICE

The public is hereby notified that action is underway by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners to amend certain provisions of a local act of the General Assembly (1962 Ga. Laws p. 3088, et seq., as amended) relating to the creation of the DeKalb County Pension Board . Specifically, the proposed amendment would grant a 2% cost of living increase to retires (and joint annuitants and beneficiaries) who began receiving monthly pension benefit payments under DeKalb County's defined benefit pension plan on or before January 1, 2020 and are still receiving such monthly pension benefit payments as of December 1, 2020, and to certain joint annuitants who began receiving monthly pension benefit payments under that plan between January 1, 2020 and December 1, 2020 and are still receiving such monthly pensions benefit payments as of December 1, 2020.

The public is hereby further notified that these amendments will be considered by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners at its regular meetings on January 12, 2021 and January 26, 2021.

Pursuant to the Home Rule for Counties provisions of the Georgia Constitution, it is necessary for the Board of Commissioners to adopt an ordinance containing an amendment to a local act of the General Assembly at two regular consecutive meetings held not less than seven (7) nor more than sixty (60) days apart.

The public is hereby further notified that a copy of said proposed amendment is on file in the office of the clerk of DeKalb County Superior Court, DeKalb County Courthouse, Decatur, Georgia, for public examination and inspection, and that upon written request, copies are available from the Clerk of the DeKalb County Superior Court for interested members of the public.

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State March 24, 2021. __________

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TURNER COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN; SELECTION.

RESOLUTION NO. 2021-02-01

TURNER COUNTY - BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:

SELECTION OF CHAIRMAN AND VICE-CHAIRMAN

A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE ACT CREATING A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF TURNER COUNTY, APPROVED AUGUST 18, 1927 (GA. L. 1927, P.702), AS AMENDED, PARTICULARLY BY AN ACT APPROVED MARCH 21, 1984 (GA. L. 1984, P. 4563), REGARDING THE PROVISIONS FOR THE SELECTION OF A CHAIRMAN AND A VICE-CHAIRMAN OF SAID BOARD; TO REPEAL CONFLICTING LAWS, TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER RELATED PURPOSES.
1. WHEREAS, an act creating a Board of Commissioners of Turner County, approved August 18, 1927 (Ga. L. 1927, p. 702), and as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 21, 1984, (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4563), provides for the selection of a chairman and a vice-chairman of said Board; and

2. WHEREAS, pursuant to the "Home Rule" provisions of Article IX, Section II, Paragraph 1(b) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, the Board of Commissioners of Turner County desires to amend said Act regarding the provisions for the selection of a chairman and a vice-chairman of said Board; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

3. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Turner County, approved August 18, 1927, (Ga. L. 1927, p. 702), and as amended, particularly by an Act approved March 21, 1984, (Ga. L. 1984, p. 4563), is hereby amended by striking paragraph (b) of Section 5 in its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof a new paragraph (b) of Section 5 to read as follows:

"Section 5. (b) At its regular meeting in January of 2022 and every year thereafter, the board of commissioners shall organize. A chairman of said board shall be selected to serve, without further action by the board, each year by the following procedure. Beginning at the first regular meeting in January of 2022, the chairman shall serve in such office on a rotating basis described as follows. The commissioner from Commissioner

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District 1 shall be the first commissioner to serve as chairman on a rotating basis beginning at the first regular meeting in January of 2022 for a one year term. At the first regular meeting in January of each year thereafter, the commissioner from the next numerical Commissioner District, in ascending order, shall serve as chairman for a one year term. In the event that any commissioner elects not to serve as chairman as set forth herein, the commissioner from the next numerical Commissioner District, in ascending order, who is willing to serve as chairman, shall instead serve as chairman. The rotating basis described above shall follow the numerical order of the district numbers assigned to the respective commission districts and when exhausted shall recommence with Commissioner District 1. Beginning at the first regular meeting in January of 2022 and each year thereafter, the commissioners shall elect one of the members as vice-chairman for a one year term. Nothing in this section shall prevent the reelection of any vice-chairman. The vice-chairman shall, in the absence or disqualification of the chairman, perform and discharge all the duties of chairman. In the event of a vacancy in the office of chairman, the remainder of the year of any such vacant term shall be filled, beginning at the next regular meeting of the board, by a commissioner willing to serve in such position according to the then next numerical Commissioner District in ascending order of selection, the same as provided above for the selection of a chairman, and without affecting such commissioner's rotation order to serve as chairman for the forthcoming one year term. In the event of a vacancy in the office of vice-chairman, the same shall be filled by the hoard at its next regular meeting. The chairman shall be the chief executive of the board. The chairman shall see that all orders, resolutions, and rules of said board are faithfully filled and impartially executed and enforced and that all the officers, employees, and agents of said board faithfully and impartially discharge the duties required of them. The chairman shall have the general supervision of the affairs of the county, acting under orders of the board, and shall preside at all meetings of the board. The chairman shall have the power to convene the board in extra session upon his or her own motion or upon the written request of any two members of the board and shall do so whenever any two members make such a request."

4. All laws, resolutions and ordinances and parts of laws, resolutions and ordinances in conflict with this resolution are hereby repealed.

5. This resolution shall become effective upon its first and second adoption by a majority vote of the Board of Commissioners of Turner County, and provided further that a copy of said ordinance has been published as required by law and filed with the Secretary of State of Georgia.

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SO RESOLVED, this 2nd day of March, 2021, and following the first adoption of said resolution by the Board of Commissioners of Turner County on February 2, 2021.

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF TURNER COUNTY, GEORGIA

s/ JOE E. BURGESS JOE E. BURGESS, COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 1

s/ ALLEN WEAVER ALLEN WEAVER, COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 2

s/ DANA WHIDDON DANA WHIDDON, COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 3

s/ BRAD CALHOUN BRAD CALHOUN, COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 4

NICK DENHAM, COMMISSIONER, DISTRICT 5

ATTEST:

s/ LATRICE L. WILSON

3/2/2021

LATRICE L. WILSON, COUNTY CLERK

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Board of Commissioners of Turner County will consider, at its regular meeting at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on March 2, 2021 at the Turner County Agricultural Center at 222 Rockhouse Road in Ashburn, Georgia, the adoption of a resolution to provide that, beginning in January of 2022, the chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Turner County shall serve yearly on a rotating basis, and the vice-chairman of said Board of Commissioners shall be elected to serve yearly by the Board of Commissioners. A copy of the resolution proposing such amendment is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Turner County for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public.

Board of Commissioners of Turner County By: Latrice L. Wilson, County Clerk

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF TURNER

I, BEN BAKER, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that I am the general manager of The Wiregrass Farmer, published at Ashburn, Turner County, Georgia, and being the newspaper which is the official legal organ of Turner County, Georgia, and the attached Public Notice was published in said newspaper on the following dates, to-wit: February 10, 2021, February 17, 2021, and February 24, 2021.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 2nd day of March, 2021.

s/ BEN BAKER BEN BAKER, GENERAL MANAGER

s/ JOHN HOLLAND NOTARY PUBLIC [SEAL]

PUBLIC NOTICE The Board of Commissioners of Turner County will consider, at its regular meeting at 6:00 o'clock p.m. on March 2, 2021 at the Turner County Agricultural Center at 222 Rockhouse Road in Ashburn, Georgia, the adoption of a resolution to provide that, beginning in January of 2022, the chairman of the Board of Commissioners of Turner County shall serve yearly on a rotating basis, and the vice-chairman of said Board of Commissioners shall be elected to serve yearly by the Board of Commissioners. A copy of the resolution proposing such amendment is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Turner County for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public.

Board of Commissioners of Turner County By: Latrice L. Wilson. County Clerk

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State June 10, 2021. __________

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COUNTY HOME RULE ORDINANCES HALL COUNTY ORDINANCES; MANNER OF ENACTMENT.

FIRST APPROVAL: November 10, 2021

SECOND APPROVAL: December 9, 2021

THIRD APPROVAL: January 13, 2022

ADVERTISED:

October 27, 2021

ADVERTISED: November 3 & 10, 2021

ADVERTISED: November 17 & 24, 2021

ADVERTISED:

December 8, 2021

RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF HALL COUNTY, GEORGIA UNDER THE HOME RULE PROVISIONS FOR COUNTIES AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE IX, SECTION II, PARAGRAPH I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA UNDER THE HOME RULE PROVISIONS FOR COUNTIES AS SET FORTH IN ARTICLE IX, SECTION II, PARAGRAPH I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA OF 1983 TO AMEND AN ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY CREATING THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF HALL COUNTY, APPROVED MARCH 21, 1935 (GA. L. 1935, P. 661), AS AMENDED, SO AS TO DELETE IN ITS ENTIRETY SECTION 13.1 OF SAID ACT RELATING TO THE ENACTMENT, FOLLOWING READINGS AT NO LESS THAN TWO CONSECUTIVE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO PERSONS AND PROPERTY SITUATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF HALL AND OUTSIDE THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF ANY MUNICIPALITY LOCATED WITHIN HALL COUNTY; TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Hall County, Georgia was approved on March 21, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 661); and

WHEREAS, an amendment to the Act was approved by the General Assembly on March 23, 1977 which provided, in a new Section 13.1 of the Act, for the enactment, following readings at no less than two consecutive regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners, or ordinances and resolutions with respect to persons and property situated within Hall County and outside the territorial limits of any municipality located within Hall County; and

WHEREAS, Article IX, Section II, Paragraph III of the Georgia Constitution of 1983 provides counties with general supplementary powers including police powers with respect to persons and property situated within County boundaries and outside the territorial limits of any municipality located within the County; and

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WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of the Hall County desires to amend the Act by deleting Section 13.1 in its entirety so as to affirm the supplementary police powers provided directly to the County by the Georgia Constitution, and so as to streamline the process for enacting ordinances and resolution by the County's governing authority; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Georgia found at Article IX, Section II, Paragraph I(b)(1) and pertaining to Home Rule powers of counties, a Notice containing a synopsis of this proposed amendment has been published in the official County organ once a week for three weeks within a period of sixty (60) days immediately preceding the final adoption of this Resolution; and

WHEREAS, said Notice states, pursuant to Article IX, Section II, paragraph I(b)(1) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, that a copy of this proposed amendment is on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Hall County, Georgia for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public; and

WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners of Hall County believes that the deletion of Section 13.1 of the Act will advance the health, safety, convenience, and welfare of the residents and businesses located within the unincorporated Hall County, Georgia.

NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the authority of the Board of Commissioners of Hall County, Georgia as follows:

1.

The Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Hall County, Georgia, approved March 21, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 661), as amended, is hereby amended, is hereby amended by deleting Section 13.1 in its entirety. The remaining provisions of the Act shall remain as they are, unaltered by this amendment.

2.

A Notice containing a synopsis of this proposed amendment has been published in the official County organ once a week for three weeks within a period of sixty (60) days immediately preceding the final adoption of this Resolution. Said Notice states that a copy of this proposed amendment is on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Hall County, Georgia for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public.

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A copy of this Resolution has been filed with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Hall County, Georgia, Hall County Courthouse, Gainesville, Georgia, for examination and inspection by the public, and the Clerk of Superior Court will furnish anyone a copy thereof upon written request.

4.

All resolutions and ordinances, or parts thereof, in conflict with the terms of this Resolution are hereby repealed, but it is hereby provided that any resolution, ordinance, or law which may be applicable hereto and aid in carrying out and making effective the intent, purpose, and provisions hereof, which shall be liberally construed to be in favor of Hall County, Georgia, is adopted as part hereof.

5.

If any paragraph, subparagraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or any portion of this Resolution shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction or if the provisions of any part of this Resolution as applied to any particular situation or set of circumstances shall be declared invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity shall not be construed to affect the portions of this resolution not so held to be invalid. It is hereby declared to be the intent of the Board of Commissioners to provide for separable and divisible parts, and it does hereby adopt any and all parts hereof as may not be held invalid for any reason.

6.

This Resolution is hereby adopted on November 10, 2021 and on this 9th day of December, 2021 to become effective upon the date of second adoption of this Resolution, the public health, safety, convenience, and welfare demanding it.

HALL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

s/ RICHARD HIGGINS Chairman, Richard Higgins

s/ KATHY COOPER Commissioner, District 1 Kathy Cooper

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s/ SHELLY ECHOLS Commissioner District 3 Shelly Echols

s/ JEFFREY STOWE Commissioner, District 4 Jeffrey Stowe

s/ LISA A. RITCHIE ATTEST: Clerk, LISA A. RITCHIE [SEAL]

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION

State of Georgia County of Hall

Personally appeared before the undersigned, Leah Nelson, who having been duly sworn, on, oath, says that she is the Director of Revenue of THE TIMES, and that the Advertisement was Published in THE TIMES:

Ad# 101237 NOTICE OF HOME RULE AMENDMENT Published: The Time: 10/27/2021, 11/3/2021, 11/10/2021, 11/17/2021

Leah Nelson Leah Nelson, Affiant

Verified ___X_____

Sworn to and Subscribed before me This 7th day of January 2022.

Christina Maeann Rose Notary Public, My commission expires September 22,2024.

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NOTICE OF HOME RULE AMENDMENT NOVEMBER 10, 2021 AND DECEMBER 9, 2021 MEETINGS The Hall County Board of Commissioners hereby provides notice that on November 10, 2021 and December 9, 2021 it intends to enact a resolution pursuant to the Home Rule provisions for Georgia counties set forth in Article IX, Section II, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983 to amend the Act of the Georgia General Assembly creating the Board of Commissioners of Hall County, approved March 21, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 661), as amended, so as to delete in its entirety Section 13.1 of said Act relating to the enactment, following readings at no less than two consecutive regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners, of ordinances and resolutions with respect to persons and property situated within the County of Hall and outside the territorial limits of any municipality located within Hall County, so as to provide for an effective date; and for other purposes.
A copy of the proposed amendment/repeal is on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Hall County, Georgia for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public. The Clerk of Superior Court will furnish to anyone, upon written request, a copy of the proposed amendment/repeal.

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION

State of Georgia County of Hall

Personally appeared before the undersigned, Leah Nelson, who having been duly sworn, on oath, says that she is the Director of Revenue of THE TIMES, and that the Advertisement was Published in THE TIMES:

Ad# 101677 NOTICE OF HOME RULE AMENDMENT Published: The Times: 11/24/2021, 12/1/2021, 12/8/2021

Leah Nelson Leah Nelson, Affiant

Verified___X_____

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Sworn to and Subscribed before me This 7th day of January 2022.

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Christina Maeann Rose Notary Public, My commission expires September 22,2024.

NOTICE OF HOME RULE AMENDMENT DECEMBER 9, 2021 AND JANUARY 13, 2022 MEETINGS The Hall County Board of Commissioners hereby provides notice that on November 10, 2021 and December 9, 2021 it intends to enact a resolution pursuant to the Home Rule provisions for Georgia counties set forth in Article IX, Section II, Paragraph I of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1983 to amend the Act of the Georgia General Assembly creating the Board of Commissioners of Hall County, approved March 21, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 661), as amended, so as to delete in its entirety Section 13.1 of said Act relating to the enactment, following readings at no less than two consecutive regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners, of ordinances and resolutions with respect to persons and property situated within the County of Hall and outside the territorial limits of any municipality located within Hall County, so as to provide for an effective date; and for other purposes.
A copy of the proposed amendment/repeal is on file in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Hall County, Georgia for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public. The Clerk of Superior Court will furnish to anyone, upon written request, a copy of the proposed amendment/repeal.

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State January 31, 2022. __________

HOME RULE ORDINANCES
OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

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CITY OF COCHRAN MID-STATE ENERGY COMMISSION; CREATE.

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF COCHRAN BY ADDING A NEW SECTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SECTION 633, TO BE DESIGNATED AS SECTION 6.34, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL POWERS, DUTIES, AND AUTHORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL OR COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF COCHRAN, GEORGIA WITH RESPECT TO A JOINT UTILITY COMMISSION; TO REPEAL ALL OTHER ACTS AND ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, the City of Cochran, Georgia, a municipal corporation of the State of Georgia (Cochran), operates pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and its Charter, approved April 11, 2012, as amended; and

WHEREAS, the City has now determined that it is necessary to make certain amendments to its Charter pursuant to its home rule powers granted pursuant to Article IX, Section II, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia and O.C.G.A. Section 36-35-1 through 36-35-7; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Cochran, Georgia, and IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED, by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 1. The Charter of the City of Cochran, Georgia, which was established by an Act creating a new Charter for the City of Cochran, Georgia, approved on April 11, 2012, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new sections to read as follows:

"Section 6.34. Title. This may be cited as the "Mid-State Energy Commission Act."

Section 6.34 (1). Definitions. (a) The word "Cities" means, collectively, the City of Byron, Georgia, the City of Cochran, Georgia, the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, the City of Perry, Georgia, and the City of Warner Robins, Georgia. (b) The word "Commission" means the Mid-State Energy Commission created by [Section 4] of this act. (c) The word "JONG" means Jointly Owned Natural Gas, a partnership created by written agreement between the City of Cochran, Georgia, the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, the City of Perry, Georgia, and the City of Warner Robins, Georgia on or about January 15, 1953, as amended from time to time. (d) The word "project" means all "undertakings" under the Revenue Bond Law, including without limitation, the acquisition and construction of all necessary and usual facilities for the obtaining of one or more sources of natural gas supply and the

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distribution and sale of natural gas to users and consumers, including counties and municipalities for the purpose of resale, inside and outside the territorial boundaries of the Cities and the operation, maintenance, additions, improvements, and extensions of such facilities so as to assure an adequate natural gas utility system deemed by the Commission necessary or convenient for the efficient operation of such type of undertaking. (e) [The terms "revenue bonds" and "bonds," as used in this act, means revenue bonds as defined and provided for in Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., known as the "Revenue Bond Law," as amended, and such type of obligations may be issued by the Commission as authorized under the "Revenue Bond Law" and, in addition, shall also mean obligations of the Commission, the issuance of which are hereinafter specifically provided for in this act.] (f) The word "service area" means any area within or without the Cities, includes without limitation, the area served jointly by the Cities or by JONG, and all other areas to the extent such areas are not currently served by another gas utility.

Section 6.34 (2). Purpose of Commission. Without limiting the generality of any provisions of this act, the general purpose of the Commission is declared to be that of effecting efficient intergovernmental projects among the Cities, including, without limitation, acquiring an adequate source or sources of natural gas and thereafter the distribution of same to the natural gas systems of current and future customers; but such general purpose shall not restrict the Commission from selling and delivering natural gas directly to consumers in those areas where neither any county nor any municipality deems it desirable or feasible to furnish natural gas; nor shall it restrict the Commission from selling and delivering natural gas to counties which do not adjoin the Cities or to municipalities located therein. The Commission is intended to replace JONG as its successor-in-interest.

Section 6.34 (3). Commission created; members; terms; eligibility; officers; quorum; compensation. (a) There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Mid-State Energy Commission which shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of Georgia and a public corporation and by that name, style, and title, said body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. The Commission shall be deemed a subordinate entity of each and all of the Cities. (b) The Commission shall consist of five (5) members who shall be determined and selected as follows:
(1) One member shall be the Mayor or other elected city office holder appointed by the Mayor of the City of Byron, Georgia;

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(2) One member shall be the Mayor or other elected city office holder appointed by the Mayor of the City of Cochran, Georgia;
(3) One member shall be an elected city office holder appointed by the City Commission of the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia;
(4) One member shall be the Mayor or other elected city office holder appointed by the Mayor of the City of Perry, Georgia;
(5) One member shall be the Mayor or other elected city office holder appointed by the Mayor of the City of Warner Robins, Georgia. (c) The members shall serve at the pleasure of the respective appointing Mayor or City Commission and each Mayor or City Commission shall have the right and authority to remove any member from the Commission and to appoint replacements as may be required to fill vacancies. (d) No person shall hold the office of Commission member if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to O.C.G.A. 45-2-1 or any other general law. (e) The Commission shall elect one of its members as chairman and another as vice chairman annually. The Commission may also select a secretary and treasurer, who need not necessarily be members of the Commission. Three (3) members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy on the Commission shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Commission. (f) The members of the Commission shall each be entitled to compensation for their services at a rate periodically reviewed and set by the Commission, payable monthly. All such compensation payable by the Commission shall be in addition to any compensation otherwise payable to any member of the Commission by any municipality or county by virtue of any municipal or county elective office held by such member. All members shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. No reimbursement or payment shall be made by the Commission for travel, meal, or entertainment expenses for members of the Commission unless on each occasion the incurring of such expenses for the same are approved in advance by the Commission at one of its public meetings. The Commission shall have perpetual existence.

Section 6.34 (4). General powers. (a) The Commission shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purpose and provisions of this article including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power:
(1) to have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; (2) to acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise, and to hold, lease and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character for its corporate purposes; (3) [to acquire in its own name by purchase, on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper, or by condemnation in accordance with the provisions of any and all existing laws applicable to the condemnation of property for public use, real property or rights of easements therein or franchises necessary or convenient for its

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corporate purposes, and to use the same so long as its corporate existence shall continue and to lease or make contracts with respect to the use of or dispose of the same in any manner it deems to the best advantage of the Commission, the Commission being under no obligation to accept and pay for any property condemned under this act except from the funds provided under the Commission of this act, and in any proceedings to condemn, such orders may be made by the court having jurisdiction of the suit, action or proceedings as may be just to the Commission and to the owners of the property to be condemned, and no property shall be acquired under the provisions of this act on which any lien or other incumbrance exists, unless at the time such property is so acquired a sufficient sum of money be deposited in trust to pay and redeem the fair value of such lien or incumbrance; and if the Commission shall deem it expedient to construct any project on any other lands the title to which shall then be in the State of Georgia, the governor is hereby authorized to convey, for and in behalf of the state title to such lands to the Commission upon payment to the state treasurer for the credit of the general fund of the state of the reasonable value of such lands, such value to be determined by three (3) appraisers to be agreed upon by the governor and the chairman of the Commission;]
(4) to appoint, select and employ, officers, agents and employees, including engineering, architectural and construction experts, fiscal agents and attorneys, and fix their respective compensations;
(5) to make contracts, leases and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient, including contracts for construction of projects and leases of projects or contracts with respect to the use of projects which it causes to be erected or acquired, and any and all persons, firms and corporations and any and all political subdivisions, departments, institutions or agencies of the state are hereby authorized to enter into contracts, leases or agreements with the Commission upon such terms and for such purposes as they deem advisable; and without limiting the generality of the above, authority is specifically granted to municipal corporations and counties and to the Commission to enter into contracts, lease agreements, or other undertakings relative to the furnishing of natural gas and related services and facilities by the Commission to such municipal corporations and counties for a term not exceeding 50 years;
(6) to construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate and manage projects, as hereinabove defined; the cost of any such project to be paid in whole or in part from [the proceeds of revenue bonds of the Commission or from] such proceeds and any grant from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof;
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(8) [to borrow money for any of its corporate purposes and to issue negotiable revenue bonds payable solely from funds pledged for that purpose, and to provide for the payment of the same and for the rights of the holders thereof;]
(9) to exercise any power usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions, which is not in conflict with the constitution and laws of this state; and
(10) to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly given in this act.

Section 6.34 (5). Conversion from JONG. (a) Without limiting the foregoing in any way, the Commission shall have all the powers formerly delegated to JONG by the Cities. (b) The Cities hereby delegate to the Commission all power to construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate and manage any real or personal property owned by JONG. (c) The Cities shall prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of the Commission by intergovernmental agreement.

Section 6.34 (6). Rates, charges and revenues; use. The Commission is hereby authorized to prescribe and fix and collect rates, fees, tolls or charges, and to revise from time to time and collect such rates, fees, tolls or charges for the services, facilities or commodities furnished[, and in anticipation of the collection of the revenues of such undertaking or project, to issue revenue bonds as herein provided to finance in whole or in part the cost of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of the natural gas utility system, and to pledge to the punctual payment of said bonds and interest thereon, all or any part of the revenues of such undertaking or project, including the revenues of improvements, betterments or extensions thereto thereafter made.]

Section 6.34 (7). Tax exempt status. The properties of the Commission, both real and personal, are declared to be public properties used for the benefit and welfare of the people of the State of Georgia, and not for purposes of private or corporate benefit and income, and such properties and the Commission shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of any city, county, or the state or any political subdivision thereof.

Section 6.34 (8). Liberal construction of act. This act, being for the welfare of various political subdivisions of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to affect the purposes hereof.

Section 6.34 (9). Effect of partial invalidity of act. The provisions of this act are severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of

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competent jurisdiction, the decision of such court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

Section 6.34 (10). The Commission, or any Commission or body which had or which may in the future succeed to the powers, duties and liabilities vested in the Commission created hereby, shall have power and is hereby authorized at one time, or from time to time, to provide by resolution for the issuance of negotiable revenue bonds in a sum determined by the Commission for each issuance and a total sum for cumulative issuances outstanding at any one time of the Commission for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost as herein defined of any one or more projects. The principal and interest of such revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the special fund herein provided for such payment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding the interest allowed by the Revenue Bond Law as now provided or may hereinafter be provided by amendment thereto, payable semi-annually, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their date or dates, shall be payable in such medium of payment as to both principal and interest as may be determined by the Commission, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the Commission, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Commission in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds.

Section 6.34 (11) All portions of the Charter or amendments thereto or all ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.

Section 6.34 (12) If any part of this ordinance shall be declared void, it is the intent and the purpose hereof that all other provisions not so declared void shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 6.34 (13) The Clerk of the City is hereby authorized and directed to cause a notice, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and hereby incorporated by reference, to be published in the Times Journal Post the official newspaper in which Sheriff's advertisements are published in Bleckley County, in which the City is located, once a week for three weeks within a period of sixty days immediately preceding the day of the final adoption of this ordinance. The Clerk of the City is also hereby authorized and directed to cause the publisher of the Times Journal Post to execute an affidavit of such publication.

This ordinance was introduced and read at a lawful meeting of the Council of the City of Cochran held on October 13, 2020 and read the second time, passed, and adopted in like meeting held on November 10, 2020.

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Attest:
s/ TRACY JONES Tracy Jones, City Clerk

s/ BILLY YEOMANS Honorable Billy Yeomans, Mayor

COCHRAN COUNCIL MEMBERS

s/ ANDREW LEMMON Honorable Andrew Lemmon

s/ KEITH ANDERSON Honorable Keith Anderson

s/ JIMMY JONES Honorable Jimmy Jones

s/ GARY ATES Honorable Gary Ates

s/ CARLA COLEY Honorable Carla Coley

Honorable Rufus Veal

CLERK'S CERTIFICATE

NOW COMES the undersigned Clerk of the City of Cochran, Georgia (the "City"), keeper of the records and seal thereof, and certifies that the foregoing pages of typewritten matter constitute a true and correct copy of an Ordinance duly adopted by the City in a public meeting properly and lawfully assembled on November 10, 2020, in compliance with Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 50-14-1, which meeting was open to the public and at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, the original of which Ordinance has been entered in the official records of the City and is in my official possession, custody and control and that such Ordinance is in full force and effect as of the date herein below set forth.

This 10 day of November, 2020.

[SEAL]

s/ TRACY JONES Tracy Jones, Clerk

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF BLECKLEY

Personally appeared before the undersigned attesting officer Pam Burney who, on oath deposes and says that [s/he] is the publisher of that newspaper known as the Times Journal Post, which publishes a weekly edition, and that the Times Journal Post published on Thursday of each week is the newspaper in which Sheriffs advertisements for Bleckley County are published. Further deposing, [s/he] says that as publisher of that newspaper, s/he] is the person duly vested with authority to sign for that newspaper in all such matters and things as contained in this affidavit, and further says that the foregoing and attached Notice of Intention to Amend the Charter of the City of Cochran, Georgia was published in the Times Journal Post on the 8th day of October, and on the 15th day of October, and on the 22nd day of October, 2020.

This 11th day of December, 2020.

__________________ Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of December, 2020.

s/ PAM BURNEY Times Journal Post, Publisher

s/ PRUDENCE MARGARET PRICE

Notary Public, Laurens County, Georgia My Commission Expires 04-27-23
[SEAL]

C20-083

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF COCHRAN, GEORGIA BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965" CITY OF COCHRAN, GEORGIA BLECKLEY COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that an ordinance will be introduced on October 13, 2020 and read for final adoption on the 10th day of November, 2020 to amend the Charter of the City of Cochran Georgia, which was created by an act amended on April 11, 2012, as amended, so as to authorize the City of Cochran, Georgia to create a joint utility commission for the purpose of acquiring constructing operating, maintaining and contracting with respect to the sale and distribution of natural gas. A copy of the proposed amendment to the Charter of the

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City of Cochran, Georgia and is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Bleckley County Georgia for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public, all as required by law.

October 8, 15, 22, 2020

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State December 14, 2020. __________

CITY OF PERRY MID-STATE ENERGY COMMISSION; CREATE.

Ordinance No. 2020-27

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PERRY, GEORGIA BY ADDING A NEW SECTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING SECTION 1.15, TO BE DESIGNATED AS SECTION 1.16, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL POWERS. DUTIES, AND AUTHORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PERRY, GEORGIA WITH RESPECT TO A JOINT UTILITY COMMISSION; TO REPEAL ALL OTHER ACTS AND ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, the City of PERRY, Georgia, a municipal corporation of the State of Georgia (the "City"), operates pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and its Charter, approved March 29, 1983, as amended; and

WHEREAS, the City has now determined that it is necessary to make certain amendments to its Charter pursuant to its home rule powers granted pursuant to Article IX, Section II, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia and O.C.G.A. Section 36-35-1 through 36-35-7; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Perry, Georgia, and IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED, by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 1. The Charter of the City of PERRY, Georgia, which was established by an Act creating a new Charter for the City of PERRY, Georgia, approved on March 29, 1983, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

SECTION 1.16. Title. This may be cited as the "Mid-State Energy Commission Act."

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(a) Definitions. (1) The word "Cities" means, collectively, the City of Byron, Georgia, the City of Cochran, Georgia, the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, the City of Perry, Georgia, and the City of Warner Robins, Georgia. (2) The word "Commission" means the Mid-State Energy Commission created by subsection (c) of this act. (3) The word "JONG" means Jointly Owned Natural Gas, a partnership created by written agreement between the City of Cochran, Georgia, the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, the City of Perry, Georgia, and the City of Warner Robins, Georgia on or about January 15, 1953, as amended from time to time. (4) The word "project" means all "undertakings" under the Revenue Bond Law, including without limitation, the acquisition and construction of all necessary and usual facilities for the obtaining of one or more sources of natural gas supply and the distribution and sale of natural gas to users and consumers, including counties and municipalities for the purpose of resale, inside and outside the territorial boundaries of the Cities and the operation, maintenance, additions, improvements, and extensions of such facilities so as to assure an adequate natural gas utility system deemed by the Commission necessary or convenient for the efficient operation of such type of undertaking. (5) The terms "revenue bonds" and "bonds," as used in this act, means revenue bonds as defined and provided for in Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A. known as the "Revenue Bond Law," as amended, and such type of obligations may be issued by the Commission as authorized under the "Revenue Bond Law" and, in addition, shall also mean obligations of the Commission, the issuance of which are hereinafter specifically provided for in this act. (6) The word "service area" means any area within or without the Cities, includes without limitation, the area served jointly by the Cities or by JONG, and all other areas to the extent such areas are not currently served by another gas utility. (b) Purpose of Commission. Without limiting the generality of any provisions of this act, the general purpose of the Commission is declared to be that of effecting efficient intergovernmental projects among the Cities, including, without limitation, acquiring an adequate source or sources of natural gas and thereafter the distribution of same to the natural gas systems of current and future customers; but such general purpose shall not restrict the Commission from selling and delivering natural gas directly to consumers in those areas where neither any county nor any municipality deems it desirable or feasible to furnish natural gas; nor shall it restrict the Commission from selling and delivering natural gas to counties which do not adjoin the Cities or to municipalities located therein. The Commission is intended to replace JONG as its successor-in-interest. (c) Commission created; members; terms; eligibility; officers; quorum; compensation. (1) There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Mid-State Energy Commission which shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of

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Georgia and a public corporation and by that name, style, and title, said body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. The Commission shall be deemed a subordinate entity of each and all of the Cities. (2) The Commission shall consist of five (5) members who shall be determined and selected as follows:
(a) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Byron, Georgia;
(b) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Cochran, Georgia;
(c) One member shall be a person appointed by the City Commission of the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia:
(d) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Perry, Georgia;
(e) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Warner Robins, Georgia. (3) The members shall serve at the pleasure of the respective appointing Mayor or City Commission and each Mayor or City Commission shall have the right and authority to remove any member from the Commission and to appoint replacements as may be required to fill vacancies. (4) No person shall hold the office of Commission member if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to O.C.G.A. 45-2-1 or any other general law. (5) The Commission shall elect one of its members as chairman and another as vice chairman. The Commission may also select a secretary and treasurer, who need not necessarily be members of the Commission. Three (3) members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy on the Commission shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Commission. (6) The members of the Commission shall each be entitled to compensation for their services at a rate periodically reviewed and set by the Commission, payable monthly. All such compensation payable by the Commission shall be in addition to any compensation otherwise payable to any member of the Commission by any municipality or county by virtue of any municipal or county elective office held by such member. All members shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. No reimbursement or payment shall be made by the Commission for travel, meal, or entertainment expenses for members of the Commission unless on each occasion the incurring of such expenses for the same are approved in advance by the Commission at one of its public meetings. The Commission shall have perpetual existence. (d) General powers. (1) The Commission shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purpose and provisions of this article including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power:

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(a) to have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; (b) to acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise, and to hold, lease and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character for its corporate purposes; (c) [to acquire in its own name by purchase, on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper, or by condemnation in accordance with the provisions of any and all existing laws applicable to the condemnation of property for public use, real property or rights of easements therein or franchises necessary or convenient for its corporate purposes, and to use the same so long as its corporate existence shall continue and to lease or make contracts with respect to the use of or dispose of the same in any manner it deems to the best advantage of the Commission, the Commission being under no obligation to accept and pay for any property condemned under this act except from the funds provided under the Commission of this act, and in any proceedings to condemn, such orders may be made by the court having jurisdiction of the suit, action or proceedings as may be just to the Commission and to the owners of the property to be condemned, and no property shall be acquired under the provisions of this act on which any lien or other incumbrance exists, unless at the time such property is so acquired a sufficient sum of money be deposited in trust to pay and redeem the fair value of such lien or incumbrance; and if the Commission shall deem it expedient to construct any project on any other lands the title to which shall then be in the State of Georgia, the governor is hereby authorized to convey, for and in behalf of the state title to such lands to the Commission upon payment to the state treasurer for the credit of the general fund of the state of the reasonable value of such lands, such value to be determined by three (3) appraisers to be agreed upon by the governor and the chairman of the Commission;] (d) to appoint, select and employ, officers, agents and employees, including engineering, architectural and construction experts, fiscal agents and attorneys, and fix their respective compensations; (e) to make contracts, leases and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient, including contracts for construction of projects and leases of projects or contracts with respect to the use of projects which it causes to be erected or acquired, and any and all persons, firms and corporations and any and all political subdivisions, departments, institutions or agencies of the state are hereby authorized to enter into contracts, leases or agreements with the Commission upon such terms and for such purposes as they deem advisable; and without limiting the generality of the above, authority is specifically granted to municipal corporations and counties and to the Commission to enter into contracts, lease agreements, or other undertakings relative to the furnishing of natural gas and related services and facilities by the Commission to such municipal corporations and counties for a term not exceeding 50 years, including, but not limited to, the operation and maintenance of natural gas systems owned by the Cities; (f) to construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate and manage projects, as hereinabove defined; the cost of any such project to be paid in whole or in part from [the proceeds of revenue bonds of the Commission or

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from] such proceeds and any grant from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof;
(g) to accept loans and/or grants of money or materials or property of any kind from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the United States of America or such agency or instrumentality may impose;
(h) [to borrow money for any of its corporate purposes and to issue negotiable revenue bonds payable solely from funds pledged for that purpose, and to provide for the payment of the same and for the rights of the holders thereof;]
(i) to exercise any power usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions, which is not in conflict with the constitution and laws of this state; and
(j) to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly given in this act. (e) Conversion from JONG. (1) Without limiting the foregoing in any way, the Commission shall have all the powers formerly delegated to JONG by the Cities. (2) The Cities hereby delegate to the Commission all power to construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate and manage any real or personal property owned by JONG. (3) The Cities shall prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of the Commission by intergovernmental agreement. (f) Rates, charges and revenues; use. The Commission is hereby authorized to prescribe and fix and collect rates, fees, tolls or charges, and to revise from time to time and collect such rates, fees, tolls or charges for the services, facilities or commodities furnished[, and in anticipation of the collection of the revenues of such undertaking or project, to issue revenue bonds as herein provided to finance in whole or in part the cost of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of the natural gas utility system, and to pledge to the punctual payment of said bonds and interest thereon, all or any part of the revenues of such undertaking or project, including the revenues of improvements, betterments or extensions thereto thereafter made.] (g) Tax exempt status. The properties of the Commission, both real and personal, are declared to be public properties used for the benefit and welfare of the people of the State of Georgia, and not for purposes of private or corporate benefit and income, and such properties and the Commission shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of any city, county, or the state or any political subdivision thereof. (h) Liberal construction of act. This act, being for the welfare of various political subdivisions of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to affect the purposes hereof. (i) Effect of partial invalidity of act. The provisions of this act are severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of such court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

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(j) The Commission, or any Commission or body which had or which may in the future succeed to the powers, duties and liabilities vested in the Commission created hereby, shall have power and is hereby authorized at one time, or from time to time, to provide by resolution for the issuance of negotiable revenue bonds in a sum determined by the Commission for each issuance and a total sum for cumulative issuances outstanding at any one time of the Commission for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost as herein defined of any one or more projects. The principal and interest of such revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the special fund herein provided for such payment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding the interest allowed by the Revenue Bond Law as no provided or may hereinafter be provided by amendment thereto, payable semi-annually, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their date or dates, shall be payable in such medium of payment as to both principal and interest as may be determined by the Commission, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the Commission, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Commission in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds.

Section 2. All portions of the Charter or amendments thereto or all ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.

Section 3. If any part of this ordinance shall be declared void, it is the intent and the purpose hereof that all other provisions not so declared void shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 4. The Clerk of the City is hereby authorized and directed to cause a notice, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and hereby incorporated by reference, to be published in the Houston Home Journal, the official newspaper in which Sheriff's advertisements are published in Houston County, in which the City is located, once a week for three weeks within a period of sixty days immediately preceding the day of the final adoption of this ordinance. The Clerk of the City is also hereby authorized and directed to cause the publisher of the Houston Home Journal to execute an affidavit of such publication.

This ordinance was introduced and read at a lawful meeting of the Council of the City of Perry, held on November 3, 2020 and read the second time, passed, and adopted in like meeting held on November 17, 2020.

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s/ ANNIE WARREN Annie Warren, City Clerk

CITY OF PERRY, GEORGIA
s/ RANDALL WALKER Randall Walker, Mayor

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PERRY GEORGIA
BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS
"THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965"

CITY OF PERRY, GEORGIA HOUSTON COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that an ordinance will be introduced on November 3, 2020 and read for final adoption on the 17th day of November, 2020, to amend the Charter of the City of Perry, Georgia, which was created by an act amended on March 29, 1983, as amended, so as to authorize the City of Perry, Georgia to create a joint utility commission for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating, maintaining and contracting with respect to the sale and distribution of natural gas.

A copy of this proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Perry, Georgia is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Perry, and is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Houston County, Georgia, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public, all as required by law.

CLERK'S CERTIFICATE

NOW COMES the undersigned Clerk of the City of Perry, Georgia (the "City"), keeper of the records and seal thereof, and certifies that the foregoing pages of typewritten matter constitute a true and correct copy of an Ordinance duly adopted by the City in a public meeting properly and lawfully assembled on November 17, 2020, in compliance with Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 50-14-1, which meeting was open to the public and at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, the original of which Ordinance has been entered in the official records of the City and is in my official possession, custody and control and that such Ordinance is in full force and effect as of the date herein below set forth.

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This 18th day of November, 2020.

[SEAL]

s/ ANNIE WARREN Annie Warren, Clerk

Georgia, Houston County

Personally appeared before me this date, Cheri M. Adams Publisher of Houston Home Journal, Perry, Georgia, the Official Legal Organ of Houston County, Georgia who certifies that the Legal Notice

Miscellaneous

was published in Houston Home Journal on the following dates:

10/28/2020 11/04/2020 11/11/2020

This November 11, 2020

s/ CHERI M. ADAMS Cheri M. Adams Publisher of the Houston Home Journal Perry, GA 31069

Sworn and subscribed before me this November 11, 2020

s/ KERRI CROSBY Kerri Crosby Notary Public, Houston County My Commission expires November 23, 2022

[SEAL]

161031 Intention to Amend Charter City of Perry

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PERRY GEORGIA BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965"

CITY OF PERRY GEORGIA HOUSTON COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that an ordinance will be introduced on November 3, 2020 and read for final adoption on the 17th day of November 2020 to amend the Charter of the City of Perry, Georgia which was created by an act amended on March 29, 1983, as amended, so as to authorize the City of Perry, Georgia to create a joint utility commission for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating, maintaining and contracting with respect to the sale and distribution of natural gas.

A copy of this proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Perry is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Perry, and is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Houston County, Georgia, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public, all as required by law.

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF HOUSTON

Personally appeared before the undersigned attesting officer, Cheri Adams, who, on oath deposes and says that she is the publisher of that newspaper known as the which publishes a weekly edition, and that the Houston Home Journal published on Wednesday and Saturday of each week is the newspaper in which Sheriff's advertisements for Houston County are published. Further deposing, she says that as publisher of that newspaper, she is the person duly vested with authority to sign for that newspaper in all such matters and things as contained in this affidavit, and further says that the foregoing and attached Notice of Intention to Amend the Charter of the City of Perry, Georgia was published in the Houston Home Journal on the 28th day of October, and on the 4th day of November, and on the 11th day of November, 2020.

This 11th day of November, 2020.

s/ CHERI ADAMS Cheri Adams, Publisher

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Sworn to and subscribed before me this 11th day of November, 2020.

s/ KERRI CROSBY

Notary Public, Houston County, Georgia

[SEAL]

My Commission Expires s/ November 23, 2020

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PERRY GEORGIA BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965"

CITY OF PERRY, GEORGIA HOUSTON COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that an ordinance will be introduced on November 3, 2020 and read for final adoption on the 17th day of November 2020 to amend the Charter of the City of Perry, Georgia which was created by an act amended on March 29, 1983, as amended, so as to authorize the City of Perry, Georgia to create a joint utility commission for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating, maintaining and contracting with respect to the sale and distribution of natural gas.

A copy of this proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Perry is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Perry, and is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Houston County, Georgia, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public, all as required by law.

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Filed in the Office of Secretary of State December 16, 2020. __________

CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE MID-STATE ENERGY COMMISSION; CREATE.

ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 2020-3

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE, GEORGIA BY ADDING A NEW SECTION SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL POWERS, DUTIES, AND AUTHORITY OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE, GEORGIA WITH RESPECT TO A JOINT UTILITY

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COMMISSION; TO REPEAL ALL OTHER ACTS AND ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, a municipal corporation of the State of Georgia (the "City"), operates pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and its Charter, with an effective date of January 1, 1992, as amended; and

WHEREAS, the City has now determined that it is necessary to make certain amendments to its Charter pursuant to its home rule powers granted pursuant to Article IX, Section II, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia and O.C.G.A. Section 36-35-1 through 36-35-7; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, and IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED, by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 1. The Charter of the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, which was established by an Act creating a new Charter for the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, with an effective date of January 1, 1992, as amended, is hereby amended by adding a new section to read as follows:

"Title. This may be cited as the "Mid-State Energy Commission Act."

Section 1. Definitions. (a) The word "Cities" means, collectively, the City of Byron, Georgia, the City of Cochran, Georgia, the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, the City of Perry, Georgia, and the City of Warner Robins, Georgia. (b) The word "Commission" means the Mid-State Energy Commission created by Section 4 of this act. (c) The word "JONG" means Jointly Owned Natural Gas, a partnership created by written agreement between the City of Cochran, Georgia, the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, the City of Perry, Georgia, and the City of Warner Robins, Georgia on or about January 15, 1953, as amended from time to time. (d) The word "project" means all "undertakings" under the Revenue Bond Law, including without limitation, the acquisition and construction of all necessary and usual facilities for the obtaining of one or more sources of natural gas supply and the distribution and sale of natural gas to users and consumers, including counties and municipalities for the purpose of resale, inside and outside the territorial boundaries of the Cities and the operation, maintenance, additions, improvements, and extensions of such facilities so as to assure an adequate natural gas utility system deemed by the Commission necessary or convenient for the efficient operation of such type of undertaking.

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(e) The terms "revenue bonds" and "bonds," as used in this act, means revenue bonds as defined and provided for in Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., known as the "Revenue Bond Law," as amended, and such type of obligations may be issued by the Commission as authorized under the "Revenue Bond Law" and, in addition, shall also mean obligations of the Commission, the issuance of which are hereinafter specifically provided for in this act. (f) The word "service area" means any area within or without the Cities, includes without limitation, the area served jointly by the Cities or by JONG, and all other areas to the extent such areas are not currently served by another gas utility.

Section 3. Purpose of Commission. Without limiting the generality of any provisions of this act, the general purpose of the Commission is declared to be that of effecting efficient intergovernmental projects among the Cities, including, without limitation, acquiring an adequate source or sources of natural gas and thereafter the distribution of same to the natural gas systems of current and future customers; but such general purpose shall not restrict the Commission from selling and delivering natural gas directly to consumers in those areas where neither any county nor any municipality deems it desirable or feasible to furnish natural gas; nor shall it restrict the Commission from selling and delivering natural gas to counties which do not adjoin the Cities or to municipalities located therein. The Commission is intended to replace JONG as its successor-in-interest.

Section 4. Commission created; members; terms; eligibility; officers; quorum; compensation. (a) There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Mid-State Energy Commission which shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of Georgia and a public corporation and by that name, style, and title, said body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. The Commission shall be deemed a subordinate entity of each and all of the Cities. (b) The Commission shall consist of five (5) members who shall be determined and selected as follows:
(1) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Byron, Georgia;
(2) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Cochran, Georgia;
(3) One member shall be a person appointed by the City Commission of the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia;
(4) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Perry, Georgia;
(5) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Warner Robins, Georgia.

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(c) The members shall serve at the pleasure of the respective appointing Mayor or City Commission and each Mayor or City Commission shall have the right and authority to remove any member from the Commission and to appoint replacements as may be required to fill vacancies. (d) No person shall hold the office of Commission member if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to O.C.G.A. 45-2-1 or any other general law. (e) The Commission shall elect one of its members as chairman and another as vice chairman. The Commission may also select a secretary and treasurer, who need not necessarily be members of the Commission. Three (3) members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy on the Commission shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Commission. (f) The members of the Commission shall each be entitled to compensation for their services at a rate periodically reviewed and set by the Commission, payable monthly. All such compensation payable by the Commission shall be in addition to any compensation otherwise payable to any member of the Commission by any municipality or county by virtue of any municipal or county elective office held by such member. All members shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. No reimbursement or payment shall be made by the Commission for travel, meal, or entertainment expenses for members of the Commission unless on each occasion the incurring of such expenses for the same are approved in advance by the Commission at one of its public meetings. The Commission shall have perpetual existence.

Section 5. General powers. (a) The Commission shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purpose and provisions of this article including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power:
(1) to have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; (2) to acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise, and to hold, lease and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character for its corporate purposes; (3) [to acquire in its own name by purchase, on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper, or by condemnation in accordance with the provisions of any and all existing laws applicable to the condemnation of property for public use, real property or rights of easements therein or franchises necessary or convenient for its corporate purposes, and to use the same so long as its corporate existence shall continue and to lease or make contracts with respect to the use of or dispose of the same in any manner it deems to the best advantage of the Commission, the Commission being under no obligation to accept and pay for any property condemned under this act except from the funds provided under the Commission of this act, and in any proceedings to condemn, such orders may be made by the court having jurisdiction of the suit, action or proceedings as may be just to the Commission and to the owners of the property to be condemned, and no property shall be acquired under the provisions of this act on which

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any lien or other incumbrance exists, unless at the time such property is so acquired a sufficient sum of money be deposited in trust to pay and redeem the fair value of such lien or incumbrance: and if the Commission shall deem it expedient to construct any project on any other lands the title to which shall then be in the State of Georgia, the governor is hereby authorized to convey, for and in behalf of the state title to such lands to the Commission upon payment to the state treasurer for the credit of the general fund of the state of the reasonable value of such lands, such value to be determined by three (3) appraisers to be agreed upon by the governor and the chairman of the Commission;]
(4) to appoint, select and employ, officers, agents and employees, including engineering, architectural and construction experts, fiscal agents and attorneys, and fix their respective compensations;
(5) to make contracts, leases and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient, including contracts for construction of projects and leases of projects or contracts with respect to the use of projects which it causes to be erected or acquired, and any and all persons, firms and corporations and any and all political subdivisions, departments, institutions or agencies of the state are hereby authorized to enter into contracts, leases or agreements with the Commission upon such terms and for such purposes as they deem advisable; and without limiting the generality of the above, authority is specifically granted to municipal corporations and counties and to the Commission to enter into contracts, lease agreements, or other undertakings relative to the furnishing of natural gas and related services and facilities by the Commission to such municipal corporations and counties for a term not exceeding 50 years, including, but not limited to, the operation and maintenance of natural gas systems owned by the Cities;
(6) to construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate and manage projects, as hereinabove defined; the cost of any such project to be paid in whole or in part from [the proceeds of revenue bonds of the Commission or from] such proceeds and any grant from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof;
(7) to accept loans and/or grants of money or materials or property of any kind from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the United States of America or such agency or instrumentality may impose;
(8) to borrow money for any of its corporate purposes and to issue negotiable revenue bonds payable solely from funds pledged for that purpose, and to provide for the payment of the same and for the rights of the holders thereof;
(9) to exercise any power usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions, which is not in conflict with the constitution and laws of this state; and
(10) to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly given in this act.

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Section 6. Conversion from JONG. (a) Without limiting the foregoing in any way, the Commission shall have all the powers formerly delegated to JONG by the Cities. (b) The Cities hereby delegate to the Commission all power to construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate and manage any real or personal property owned by JONG. (c) The Cities shall prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of the Commission by intergovernmental agreement.

Section 7. Rates, charges and revenues; use. The Commission is hereby authorized to prescribe and fix and collect rates, fees, tolls or charges, and to revise from time to time and collect such rates, fees, tolls or charges for the services, facilities or commodities furnished[, and in anticipation of the collection of the revenues of such undertaking or project, to issue revenue bonds as herein provided to finance in whole or in part the cost of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction. improvement, betterment or extension of the natural gas utility system, and to pledge to the punctual payment of said bonds and interest thereon, all or any part of the revenues of such undertaking or project, including the revenues of improvements, betterments or extensions thereto thereafter made.

Section 8. Tax exempt status. The properties of the Commission, both real and personal, are declared to be public properties used for the benefit and welfare of the people of the State of Georgia, and not for purposes of private or corporate benefit and income, and such properties and the Commission shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of any city, county, or the state or any political subdivision thereof.

Section 9. Liberal construction of act. This act, being for the welfare of various political subdivisions of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to affect the purposes hereof.

Section 10. Effect of partial invalidity of act. The provisions of this act are severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of such court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

Section 11. The Commission, or any Commission or body which had or which may in the future succeed to the powers, duties and liabilities vested in the Commission created hereby, shall have power and is hereby authorized at one time, or from time to time, to provide by resolution for the issuance of negotiable revenue bonds in a sum determined by the Commission for each issuance and a total sum for cumulative issuances outstanding at any one time of the Commission for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost as herein defined of any one or more projects. The principal and interest of

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such revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the special fund herein provided for such payment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding the interest allowed by the Revenue Bond Law as now provided or may hereinafter be provided by amendment thereto, payable semi-annually, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their date or dates, shall be payable in such medium of payment as to both principal and interest as may be determined by the Commission, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the Commission, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Commission in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds.

Section 2. All portions of the Charter or amendments thereto or all ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.

Section 3. If any part of this ordinance shall be declared void, it is the intent and the purpose hereof that all other provisions not so declared void shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 4. The Clerk of the City is hereby authorized and directed to cause a notice, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and hereby incorporated by reference, to be published in the Hawkinsville Dispatch, the official newspaper in which Sheriff's advertisements are published in Pulaski County, in which the City is located, once a week for three weeks within a period of sixty days immediately preceding the day of the final adoption of this ordinance. The Clerk of the City is also authorized and directed to cause the publisher of the Hawkinsville Dispatch to execute an affidavit of such publication.

This ordinance was introduced and read at a lawful meeting of the City Commission of the City of Hawkinsville held on November 2, 2020 and read the second time, passed, and adopted in like meeting held on December 7, 2020.

[SEAL]

CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE, GEORGIA

Attest:
s/ DIANNA CARNEY Dianna Carney, City Clerk

s/ SHELLY BERRYHILL Shelly Berryhill, Chairman

CLERK'S CERTIFICATE

NOW COMES the undersigned Clerk of the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia (the "City"), keeper of the records and seal thereof, and certifies that the foregoing pages of typewritten matter constitute a true and correct copy of an Ordinance duly adopted by the City in a public

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meeting properly and lawfully assembled on December 7, 2020, in compliance with Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 50-14-1, which meeting was open to the public and at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, the original of which Ordinance has been entered in the official records of the City and is in my official possession, custody and control and that such Ordinance is in full force and effect as of the date herein below set forth.

This 7 day of December, 2020.

[SEAL]

s/ DIANNA CARNEY Dianna Carney, City Clerk

Exhibit "A"

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE, GEORGIA
BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS
"THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965"

CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE, GEORGIA PULASKI COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that an ordinance will be introduced on November 2, 2020 and read for final adoption on the 7th day of December, 2020, to amend the Charter of the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, which was created by an act effective on January 1, 1992, as amended, so as to authorize the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia to create a joint utility commission for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating, maintaining and contracting with respect to the sale and distribution of natural gas.

A copy of this proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Hawkinsville and in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Pulaski County, Georgia, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public, all as required by law.

This 7 day of DECEMBER, 2020

s/ DIANNA CARNEY Dianna Carney, City Clerk

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State January 8, 20201.

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF PULASKI

Personally appeared before the undersigned attesting officer, Chuck Southerland, who, on oath deposes and says that he is the publisher of that newspaper known as the Hawkinsville Dispatch, which publishes a weekly edition, and that the Hawkinsville Dispatch published on Tuesday of each week is the newspaper in which Sheriff's advertisements for Pulaski County are published. Further deposing, he says that as publisher of that newspaper, he is the person duly vested with authority to sign for that newspaper in all such matters and things as contained in this affidavit, and further says that the foregoing and attached Notice of Intention to Amend the Charter of the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia was published in the Hawkinsville Dispatch on the 27 day of October, and on the - day of -- , and on the day of -- , 2020.

This 27 day of October, 2020.

s/ CHUCK SOUTHERLAND Chuck Southerland, Publisher, Hawkinsville Dispatch

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 27 day of October, 2020.

s/ SHERRY VAUGHN Notary Public (Seal)

[SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE, GEORGIA
BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965"

CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE, GEORGIA, PULASKI COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that an ordinance will be introduced on November 2, 2020 and read for final adoption on the 7th day of December, 2020, to amend the Charter of the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, which was created by an act amended effective January 1, 1992, as amended, so as to authorize the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia to create a joint utility

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commission for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating, maintaining and contracting with respect to the sale and distribution of natural gas.

A copy of this proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Hawkinsville and in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Pulaski County, Georgia, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public, all as required by law.

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State January 13, 2021. __________

CITY OF WARNER ROBINS MID-STATE ENERGY COMMISSION; CREATE.

NO. 36-20 CITY OF WARNER ROBINS COUNTY OF HOUSTON STATE OF GEORGIA

ORDINANCE

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WARNER ROBINS BY ADDING A NEW SECTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING Section_, TO BE DESIGNATED AS NEW_SECTION, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL POWERS, DUTIES, AND AUTHORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WARNER ROBINS, GEORGIA WITH RESPECT TO A JOINT UTILITY COMMISSION; TO REPEAL ALL OTHER ACTS AND ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, the City of WARNER ROBINS, Georgia, a municipal corporation of the State of Georgia (the "City"), operates pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and its Charter, approved July 29, 2020, as amended; and

WHEREAS, the City has now determined that it is necessary to make certain amendments to its Charter pursuant to its home rule powers granted pursuant to Article IX, Section II, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia and O.C.G.A. Section 36-35-1 through 36-35-7; and

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED that the governing authority of the City of Warner Robins, by the authority of the same, as follows:

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Section 1. The Charter of the City of Warner Robins, Georgia, which was established by an Act creating a new Charter for the City of Warner Robins, Georgia, approved on July 29, 2020, as amended, is hereby amended by adding new sections to read as follows:

"New_Section. Title. This may be cited as the "Mid-State Energy Commission Act."

Section_2. Definitions. (a) The word "Cities" means, collectively, the City of Byron, Georgia, the City of Cochran, Georgia, the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, the City of Perry, Georgia, and the City of Warner Robins, Georgia. (b) The word "Commission" means the Mid-State Energy Commission created by [Section 4] of this act. (c) The word "JONG" means Jointly Owned Natural Gas, a partnership created by written agreement between the City of Cochran, Georgia, the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, the City of Perry, Georgia, and the City of Warner Robins, Georgia on or about January 15, 1953, as amended front time to time. (d) The word "project" means all "undertakings" under the Revenue Bond Law, including without limitation, the acquisition and construction of all necessary and usual facilities for the obtaining of one or more sources of natural gas supply and the distribution and sale of natural gas to users and consumers, including counties and municipalities for the purpose of resale, inside and outside the territorial boundaries of the Cities and the operation, maintenance, additions, improvements, and extensions of such facilities so as to assure an adequate natural gas utility system deemed by the Commission necessary or convenient for the efficient operation of such type of undertaking. (e) [The terms "revenue bonds" and "bonds," as used in this act, means revenue bonds as defined and provided for in Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., known as the "Revenue Bond Law," as amended, and such type of obligations may be issued by the Commission as authorized under the "Revenue Bond Law" and, in addition, shall also mean obligations of the Commission, the issuance of which are hereinafter specifically provided for in this act.] (f) The word "service area" means any area within or without the Cities, includes without limitation, the area served jointly by the Cities or by JONG, and all other areas to the extent such areas are not currently served by another gas utility.

Section_3. Purpose of Commission. Without limiting the generality of any provisions of this act, the general purpose of the Commission is declared to be that of effecting efficient intergovernmental projects among the Cities, including, without limitation, acquiring an adequate source or sources of natural gas and thereafter the distribution of same to the natural gas systems of current and future customers; but such general purpose shall not restrict the Commission from selling and delivering natural gas directly to consumers in those areas where neither any county nor any municipality deems it desirable

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or feasible to furnish natural gas; nor shall it restrict the Commission from selling and delivering natural gas to counties which do not adjoin the Cities or to municipalities located therein. The Commission is intended to replace JONG as its successor-in-interest.

Section_4. Commission created; members; terms; eligibility; officers; quorum; compensation. (a) There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Mid-State Energy Commission which shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of Georgia and a public corporation and by that name, style, and title, said body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. The Commission shall be deemed a subordinate entity of each and all of the Cities. (b) The Commission shall consist of five (5) members who shall be determined and selected as follows:
(1) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Byron, Georgia;
(2) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Cochran, Georgia;
(3) One member shall be a person appointed by the City Commission of the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia;
(4) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Perry, Georgia;
(5) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Warner Robins, Georgia. (c) The members shall serve at the pleasure of the respective appointing Mayor or City Commission and each Mayor or City Commission shall have the right and authority to remove any member from the Commission and to appoint replacements as may be required to fill vacancies. (d) No person shall hold the office of Commission member if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to O.C.G.A. 45-2-1 or any other general law. (e) The Commission shall elect one of its members as chairman and another as vice chairman. The Commission may also select a secretary and treasurer, who need not necessarily be members of the Commission. Three (3) members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy on the Commission shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Commission. (f) The members of the Commission shall each be entitled to compensation for their services at a rate periodically reviewed and set by the Commission, payable monthly. All such compensation payable by the Commission shall be in addition to any compensation otherwise payable to any member of the Commission by any municipality or county by virtue of any municipal or county elective office held by such member. All members shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their

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duties. No reimbursement or payment shall be made by the Commission for travel, meal, or entertainment expenses for members of the Commission unless on each occasion the incurring of such expenses for the same are approved in advance by the Commission at one of its public meetings. The Commission shall have perpetual existence.

Section_5. General powers. (a) The Commission shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purpose and provisions of this article including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power:
(1) to have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; (2) to acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise, and to hold, lease and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character for its corporate purposes; (3) [to acquire in its own name by purchase, on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper, or by condemnation in accordance with the provisions of any and all existing laws applicable to the condemnation of property for public use, real property or rights of easements therein or franchises necessary or convenient for its corporate purposes, and to use the same so long as its corporate existence shall continue and to lease or make contracts with respect to the use of or dispose of the same in any manner it deems to the best advantage of the Commission, the Commission being under no obligation to accept and pay for any property condemned under this act except from the funds provided under the Commission of this act, and in any proceedings to condemn, such orders may be made by the court having jurisdiction of the suit, action or proceedings as may be just to the Commission and to the owners of the property to be condemned, and no property shall be acquired under the provisions of this act on which any lien or other incumbrance exists, unless at the time such property is so acquired a sufficient sum of money be deposited in trust to pay and redeem the fair value of such lien or incumbrance; and if the Commission shall deem it expedient to construct any project on any other lands the title to which shall then be in the State of Georgia, the governor is hereby authorized to convey, for and in behalf of the state title to such lands to the Commission upon payment to the state treasurer for the credit of the general fund of the state of the reasonable value of such lands, such value to be determined by three (3) appraisers to be agreed upon by the governor and the chairman of the Commission,] (4) to appoint, select and employ, officers, agents and employees, including engineering, architectural and construction experts, fiscal agents and attorneys, and fix their respective compensations; (5) to make contracts, leases and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient, including contracts for construction of projects and leases of projects or contracts with respect to the use of projects which it causes to be erected or acquired, and any and all persons, firms and corporations and any and all political subdivisions, departments, institutions or agencies of the state are hereby authorized to enter into contracts, leases or agreements with the Commission upon such terms and for such purposes as they deem

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advisable; and without limiting the generality of the above, authority is specifically granted to municipal corporations and counties and to the Commission to enter into contracts, lease agreements, or other undertakings relative to the furnishing of natural gas and related services and facilities by the Commission to such municipal corporations and counties for a term not exceeding 50 years, including, but not limited to, the operation and maintenance of natural gas systems owned by the Cities;
(6) to construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate and manage projects, as hereinabove defined; the cost of any such project to be paid in whole or in part from [the proceeds of revenue bonds of the Commission or from] such proceeds and any grant from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof;
(7) to accept loans and/or grants of money or materials or property of any kind from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the United States of America or such agency or instrumentality may impose;
(8) [to borrow money for any of its corporate purposes and to issue negotiable revenue bonds payable solely from funds pledged for that purpose, and to provide for the payment of the same and for the rights of the holders thereof;]
(9) to exercise any power usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions, which is not in conflict with the constitution and laws of this state; and
(10) to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly given in this act.

Section 6. Conversion from JONG. (a) Without limiting the foregoing in any way, the Commission shall have all the powers formerly delegated to JONG by the Cities. (b) The Cities hereby delegate to the Commission all power to construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate and manage any real or personal property owned by JONG. (c) The Cities shall prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of the Commission by intergovernmental agreement.

Section_7. Rates, charges and revenues; use. The Commission is hereby authorized to prescribe and fix and collect rates, fees, tolls or charges, and to revise from time to time and collect such rates, fees, tolls or charges for the services, facilities or commodities furnished[, and in anticipation of the collection of the revenues of such undertaking or project, to issue revenue bonds as herein provided to finance in whole or in part the cost of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of the natural gas utility system, and to pledge to the punctual payment of said bonds and interest thereon, all or any part of the revenues of such undertaking or project, including the revenues of improvements, betterments or extensions thereto thereafter made.]

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Section_8. Tax exempt status. The properties of the Commission, both real and personal, are declared to be public properties used for the benefit and welfare of the people of the State of Georgia, and not for purposes of private or corporate benefit and income, and such properties and the Commission shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of any city, county, or the state or any political subdivision thereof.

Section_9. Liberal construction of act. This act, being for the welfare of various political subdivisions of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to affect the purposes hereof.

Section_10. Effect of partial invalidity of act. The provisions of this act are severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of such court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

Section_11. The Commission, or any Commission or body which had or which may in the future succeed to the powers, duties and liabilities vested in the Commission created hereby, shall have power and is hereby authorized at one time, or from time to time, to provide by resolution for the issuance of negotiable revenue bonds in a sum determined by the Commission for each issuance and a total sum for cumulative issuances outstanding at any one time of the Commission for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost as herein defined of any one or more projects. The principal and interest of such revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the special fund herein provided for such payment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding the interest allowed by the Revenue Bond Law as now provided or may hereinafter be provided by amendment thereto, payable semi-annually, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their date or dates, shall be payable in such medium of payment as to both principal and interest as may be determined by the Commission, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the Commission, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Commission in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds.

Section 2. All portions of the Charter or amendments thereto or all ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.

Section 3. If any part of this ordinance shall be declared void, it is the intent and the purpose hereof that all other provisions not so declared void shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 4. The Clerk of the City is hereby authorized and directed to cause a notice, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and hereby incorporated by reference, to be

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published in the Houston Home Journal the official newspaper in which Sheriff's advertisements are published in Houston County, in which the City is located, once a week for three weeks within a period of sixty days immediately preceding the day of the final adoption of this ordinance. The Clerk of the City is also hereby authorized and directed to cause the publisher of the Houston Home Journal to execute an affidavit of such publication.

This ordinance was introduced and read at a lawful meeting of the Council of the City of Warner Robins held on November 16, 2020 and read the second time, passed, and adopted in like meeting held on December 7, 2020.

[SEAL] Attest:
s/ MANDY STELLA Mandy Stella, City Clerk

CITY OF WARNER ROBINS, GEORGIA
s/ RANDY TOMS Randy Toms, Mayor

Georgia, Houston County

Personally appeared before me this date, Cheri M. Adams, Publisher of Houston Home Journal, Perry, Georgia, the Official Legal Organ of Houston County, Georgia who certifies that the Legal Notice

Miscellaneous

was published in Houston Home Journal on the following dates:

11/04/2020 11/11/2020 11/18/2020

This November 18, 2020

s/ CHERI M. ADAMS Cheri M. Adams Publisher of the Houston Home Journal Perry, GA 31069

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Sworn and subscribed before me this November 18, 2020

s/ KERRI CROSBY Kerri Crosby Notary Public, Houston County My Commission expires November 23, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WARNER ROBINS, GEORGIA BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965"

CITY OF WARNER ROBINS, GEORGIA HOUSTON COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that an ordinance will be introduced on November 16, 2020 and read for final adoption on the 7th day of December, 2020, to amend the Charter of the City of Warner Robins, Georgia, which was created by an act amended on July 29, 2020, as amended, so as to authorize the City of Warner Robins. Georgia to create a joint utility commission for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating, maintaining and contracting with respect to the sale and distribution of natural gas.
A copy of this proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Warner Robins, Georgia is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Warner Robins, and is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Houston and Peach Counties, Georgia, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public, all as required by law.

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State February 3, 2021. __________

CITY OF CHAMBLEE CITY COUNCIL; MAYOR'S VOTE; QUORUM.

MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ORDINANCE

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 791

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA, ARTICLE 3, SECTION 3. "MAYOR'S VOTE; QUORUM; VOTE
REQUIRED TO DECIDE QUESTION" TO PROVIDE THAT THE MAYOR OR MAYOR PRO TEM AND THREE (3) COUNCIL MEMBERS SHALL

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CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS, THAT THREE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES SHALL BE REQUIRED TO DECIDE ANY QUESTION, AND FOR ALL OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES

BE IT ORDAINED AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHAMBLEE, GEORGIA THAT SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE 3 OF THE CHARTER SHALL BE DELETED IN ITS ENTIRETY AND SUBSTITUTED IN LIEU THEREOF SHALL BE A NEW SECTION 3 OF ARTICLE 3 WHICH SHALL READ AS FOLLOWS:

SECTION 3. Mayor's vote; quorum; vote required to decide question.

The mayor shall not have a vote except in case of a tie. The mayor or the mayor pro tem. and three (3) council members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Three affirmative votes shall be required to decide any question pending before them. When the mayor and the mayor pro tem. are both present at a meeting, the mayor pro tem. shall vote as any other member of council. When the mayor is not present, the mayor pro tem. shall not vote except in case of a tie.

The foregoing was proposed by Council member Mock with a motion that the same be adopted. Said motion was seconded by Council member Mesa . Same was then put to a vote and 4 Council members voted in favor of the Ordinance and 0 Council members voted against the Ordinance. Said motion was thereupon declared passed and duly adopted this 16th day of February ,2020. 2021 EDN

s/ EMMIE D. NIETHAMMER Emmie Niethammer, City Clerk City of Chamblee, Georgia

Approved this 16th of February , 20201. EDN

s/ R. ERIC CLARKSON The Honorable R. Eric Clarkson Mayor, City of Chamblee, Georgia

Approved as to form:

First Reading: January 19 , 20201 EDN

s/ JOE FOWLER City Attorney

Second Reading: February 16 , 20201 EDN

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for said county and state, Carolyn J. Glenn, Publisher of The Champion Newspaper, published at Decatur, County of DeKalb, State of Georgia, and being the official organ for the publication of legal advertisements for said county, who being duly sworn, states on oath that the report of Amend Article 3, Section 3 "Mayor's Vote: Quorum; Vote Required to Decide Question" was published in said newspaper on the following date(s): 01/14/21, 01/21/21, 01/28/21

s/ CAROLYN JERNIGAN GLENN CAROLYN J. GLENN, PUBLISHER

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 01/29/21.

s/ JACQUELINE BRYANT Notary Public My commission expires September 06, 2022 [SEAL]

CITY OF CHAMBLEE PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that an Ordinance has been introduced to amend the Charter of the City of Chamblee, Georgia (Ga. Laws 1935, p. 976, et seq. approved March 28, 1935) so as to ++amend Article 3, Section 3 "Mayor's Vote: Quorum; Vote Required to Decide Question" ++of the Charter and related laws of the City so to provide that the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem and three (3) Council members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, that three affirmative votes shall be required to decide any question. A copy of the proposed Ordinance to amend the Charter is on file in the Office of the City Clerk of the City of Chamblee, Georgia and the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court DeKalb County, Georgia for the purpose of examination and spection by the public.

Emmie Niethammer City Clerk

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State March 17, 2021. __________

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON

RESOLUTION/ORDINANCE NO. 21-02-468

A RESOLUTION AND ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA

WHEREAS, Article IX, Section II, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, entitled Home Rule for Municipalities, allows the General Assembly of the State of Georgia to provide by law for the self-government of municipalities, which the General Assembly has done with The Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965, O.C.G.A. 36-35-1, et seq.; and

WHEREAS, O.C.G.A. 36-35-3 provides that the governing authority of each municipal corporation shall have legislative power to adopt clearly reasonable ordinances, resolutions and regulations relating to its property, affairs, and local government for which no provision has been made by general law and which are not inconsistent with the Constitution or any charter provision applicable thereto; and

WHEREAS, O.C.G.A. 36-35-3 provides that a municipal corporation may, as an incident of its home rule power, amend its charter, except where prohibited pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-35-6; and

WHEREAS, the Council desires to amend the Charter of the City of Milton so as to clarify that the meeting agendas prepared by the Mayor shall include all business submitted pursuant to the internal rules of City Council procedures as adopted by the Mayor and Council; and

WHEREAS, the Council additionally desires to amend the Charter of the City of Milton to establish that the Mayor and City Council, when necessary, may call for a Charter Commission to review and make recommendations for any City Charter changes, subject to any limitations that may be imposed by the Mayor and City Council as to which portions of the Charter may be reviewed; and

WHEREAS, the modifications provided for in this Resolution and Ordinance may be lawfully completed by home rule; and

WHEREAS, O.C.G.A. 36-35-3 provides that, in order to amend its charter, a municipal corporation must duly adopt ordinances at two regular consecutive meetings of the municipal governing authority, not less than seven (7) nor more than sixty (60) days apart; and

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WHEREAS, pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-35-3, a notice, containing a synopsis of the proposed amendment and stating that a copy of the proposed amendment is on file in the office of the City Clerk and in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public, shall be published in the official organ of the county of the legal situs of the municipal corporation or in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipal corporation once a week for three weeks within a period of 60 days immediately preceding its final adoption; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-35-3 a legal ad identifying this Home Rule charter revision was published in the City's legal organ, The Milton Herald, for the weeks beginning January 25, 2021, January 31, 2021, and February 7, 2021; and

WHEREAS, those requirements applicable to amendments to the charter of a municipal corporation by a resolution or ordinance duly adopted by the municipality's governing authority as set forth in O.C.G.A. 36-35-3 have been met and satisfied, and, specifically, notice of the consideration of this Resolution and Ordinance has been advertised and this Resolution and Ordinance has been duly adopted by the governing authority at two regularly consecutive meetings in compliance with O.C.G.A. 36-35-3; and

WHEREAS, in this Resolution and Ordinance, text that is underlined/bolded shall represent additions to the Charter; text that is stricken-through shall represent deletions from the Charter; and

WHEREAS, a majority of the Council deems it to be in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Milton that the Act be further amended.

NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Milton hereby ordains and resolves that the Charter of the City of Milton shall be amended as follows:

Section 3.22. Section 3.22(b) Powers and Duties of Mayor subparagraph (10) is amended as follows:

(b) The mayor shall:

(10) Prepare or have prepared an agenda for each meeting of the city council which shall include all business submitted pursuant to those internal rules of city council procedures duly adopted by the mayor, any councilmember, the city manager, and the city attorney and council; and

GEORGIA LAWS 2022 SESSION Section 7.18. Section 7.18 Charter Commission is amended as follows:

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At the first regularly scheduled city council meeting in December, 2011, and every 5 years thereafter, the mayor and city council shall call for a charter commission to review the city's experience and recommend to the General Assembly any changes to the City Charter. The mayor and city council may, when deemed necessary, call for a Charter commission to review the city's experience and recommend to the General Assembly or city council, as appropriate, any changes to the City Charter. The mayor and city council, when calling for a Charter commission, may provide limitations as to those portions of the Charter that are to be reviewed. Members of the Charter commission shall be appointed as follows: one by the mayor, one by the city council, and one by each member of the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate whose district lies wholly or partially within the corporate boundaries of the City of Milton. All members of the Charter commission must reside in the City of Milton. The commission must complete the recommendations within six months of its creation.

SEVERABILITY

If any portion of this Resolution and Ordinance or the application thereof shall be held invalid or unconstitutional, the other provisions of this Resolution and Ordinance shall not be affected, and thus, the provisions of this Resolution and Ordinance are declared severable.

REPEALER

Any other Ordinance, Resolution, or local law, or portion thereof, now in effect, that is in conflict with any of the provisions of this Resolution and Ordinance is hereby repealed.

EFFECTIVE DATE

This Resolution and Ordinance shall become effective when all required documents have been filed with the Secretary of State and in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court of Fulton County as required by O.C.G.A. 36-35-5.

ADOPTION AT TWO CONSECUTIVE MEETINGS

This Resolution and Ordinance was adopted at two (2) regular consecutive meetings of the Council of the City of Milton held on the 1st day of February, 2021 and the 17th day of February, 2021, as required by O.C.G.A. 36-35-3.

BE IT SO RESOLVED AND ORDAINED, the public's health, safety, and welfare demanding it, this 17th day of February, 2021, by the Council of the City of Milton, Georgia.

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Attest:

s/ JOE LOCKWOOD Joe Lockwood, Mayor

s/ TAMMY L. LOWIT Tammy L. Lowit, City Clerk [SEAL]

PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT

STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON, GA

Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came Kimberly Tyson, who, being duly sworn, according to law, says she is an agent of Appen Media Group, Inc. publishers of the Milton Herald, the official newspaper published in Alpharetta, GA, in said county and state, and that the publication of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in said newspaper as provided by law on the following dates: 1/28/21, 2/4/21, and 2/11/21.

s/ KIMBERLY TYSON Kimberly Tyson Advertising Assistant Appen Media Group, Inc.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this March 5, 2021

s/ Notary Public [SEAL]

HEIDI ALATAR

NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS

Re: Proposed Amendment to the Charter of the City of Milton, Georgia

Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of Milton, Georgia will consider amendments to Sections 3.22(b)(10) and 7.18 of the Charter of the City of Milton pursuant to the Georgia Constitution, Article IX, Sec. II, Para. II and O.C.G.A. 36-35-1, et seq., at the Council's regular meetings on February 1, 2021 and February 17, 2021 at 6:00 p.m. in

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the City Council Chambers located at 2006 Heritage Walk, Milton, Georgia 30004. The proposed modifications to the Charter of the City of Milton, Georgia shall (1) clarify that the meeting agendas prepared by the Mayor shall include all business submitted pursuant to the internal rules of City Council procedures as adopted by the Mayor and Council and (2) establish that the Mayor and City Council, when necessary, may call for a Charter Commission to review and make recommendations for any City Charter changes, subject to any limitations that may be imposed by the Mayor and City Council as to which portions of the Charter may be reviewed. Copies of the proposed amendments are on file and available for the purposes of examination and inspection by the public with the City Clerk in the City of Milton City Hall and in the Office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Fulton County.

Council of the City of Milton, Georgia

Filed in the Office of Secretary of State March 17, 2021. __________

TOWN OF HOMER MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS; COMPENSATION.

FIRST ADOPTION: February 9, 2021 PUBLISHED: February 17, 2021 PUBLISHED: February 24, 2021 PUBLISHED: March 3, 2021
PASSED AND ADOPTED: March 9, 2021

AN ORDINANCE NO. 21-039

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE TOWN CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF HOMER, GEORGIA, TO INCREASE THE SALARIES FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. 36-35-4; TO PROVIDE A SALARY FOR THE MAYOR OF $150.00 PER MEETING FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY COUNCIL MEETING AND $150.00 PER WORK SESSION FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY WORK SESSION; TO PROVIDE A SALARY FOR EACH COUNCILMEMBER OF $100.00 PER MEETING FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY COUNCIL MEETING AND $100.00 PER WORK SESSION FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY WORK SESSION; TO PROVIDE FOR A REDUCTION IN THE MEETING COMPENSATION FOR FAILURE TO ATTEND EITHER MEETING; TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR ATTENDANCE AT SPECIAL OR CALLED MEETINGS AND ADDITIONAL MEETINGS AND APPROVED TRAINING; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ARE

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ALSO ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES ACTUALLY AND NECESSARILY INCURRED BY THEM IN CARRYING OUT THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES; TO REPEAL CONFLICTING PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Homer, Georgia, is authorized by O.C.G.A. 36-35-4, to enact an Ordinance setting the salary for the Mayor and each Councilmember of the Town Council and

WHEREAS, the proper administration of the Town necessitates a sacrifice of time and effort, for which, the Mayor and each Councilmember should be partially compensated;

NOW, THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Town Council of the Town of Homer, Georgia, and it is hereby ordained by the authority of same, as follows:

Section 1. AMENDMENT OF SECTION 2.4 OF THE TOWN CHARTER.

Section 2.4 of the Town Charter (Ga.L. 2004, p. 4033) is hereby amended, by striking in its entirety Section 2.4 and substituting in lieu thereof a new Section 2.4 which shall read as follows:

Section 2.4 Compensation and Expenses. The Mayor shall receive compensation of $150.00 per meeting and each Councilmember shall receive compensation of $100.00 per meeting as compensation for attendance at each month's regular Council meeting and each regular work session (which is also a meeting). Failure to attend a meeting or work session shall result in a prorata reduction for missing the meeting or meetings. For attending a special or called Council meeting (unless replacing a regular monthly meeting or regular monthly work session), attending training (each day deemed a separate meeting), or being the Council representative at a non-Council meeting (Chamber of Commerce, County, or other "non-Council" meetings) up to a maximum of twelve (12) additional meetings, the Mayor shall receive compensation of $50.00 per meeting and each Councilmember shall receive compensation of $50.00 per meeting. If approved by the Council, either before or after the further additional meeting or meetings, when a member of the Council has already attended twelve (12) additional meetings, then for attending further additional meetings as a representative of the Council (Chamber of Commerce, County or other "non-Council" meetings), and/or further authorized training (with each day of training counting as a separate meeting), the Mayor shall receive additional compensation of $50.00 per meeting attended and each Council member shall receive additional compensation of $50.00 per meeting attended. The Mayor and Councilmembers shall receive reimbursement for expenses actually and necessarily incurred by them in carrying out their official duties. The Council shall be authorized to change their compensation and expenses for their

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services as provided by ordinance and in accordance with Chapter 35 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A.

Section 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

The Ordinance is hereby adopted and effective upon passage, with the salary increase to become effective upon the first day of January, 2022, the public health, safety, and general welfare demanding it.

Section 3. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.

The Charter and all Ordinances that are in conflict with this Ordinance, are repealed to the extent of the conflict.

SO PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 9th day of March, 2021.

HOMER TOWN COUNCIL

By: s/ DOUG CHEEK Mayor s/ JAMES DUMAS Councilperson s/ CLIFTON B. HILL, JR. Councilperson s/ JERRY W. PAYNE Councilperson

Councilperson

Attest:

Councilperson

s/ CAROL AYERS Town Clerk Carol Ayers

CERTIFICATION

Comes now, Carol Ayers, the Town Clerk of the Town of Homer, Georgia, and pursuant to the direction and authorization of the Town Council of the Town of Homer, Georgia, hereby certifies that this copy of the home-rule ordinance which amends the Town Charter for the Town of Homer, Georgia, to provide a salary increase for the Mayor and Town

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Council, is true, correct and accurate. I make this certification in order to conform to the requirements of O.C.G.A. 36-35-5, and I, through the Attorney of the Town, will see to the proper filing of this charter amendment with the Secretary of State of the State of Georgia, and with the Banks County Superior Court Clerk.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 12th day of March , 2021

s/ CAROL AYERS Homer Town Clerk Carol Ayers

s/ TRACEY N. KING Notary Public My Commission Expires: Jan. 16, 2025 (Attach Notary Seal) [SEAL]

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned officer duly authorized by law to administer oaths, Mike Buffington, Co-Publisher of The Banks County News, who, after being duly sworn, states under oath, of his own personal knowledge, the following:

The advertisement listed below,

NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED AMENDMENT - amend the Town Charter to provide for a salary increase for the Mayor and Town Council for the Town of Homer, Georgia, etc

appeared in The Banks County News, the legal organ of Banks County, Georgia, on the following dates:

February 17, 24, March 3, 2021

Documents were produced and are kept by The Banks County News in the ordinary course of business, and constitute business records of The Banks County News, and I am a custodian of the documents.

s/ MIKE BUFFINGTON Mike Buffington, Co-Publisher

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s/ BETTY B. SMALL Notary Public

[SEAL]

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE TOWN CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF HOMER, GEORGIA, TO INCREASE THE SALARIES FOR THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. 36-35-4; TO PROVIDE A SALARY FOR THE MAYOR OF $150.00 PER MEETING FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY COUNCIL MEETING AND $150.00 PER WORK SESSION FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY WORK SESSION; TO PROVIDE A SALARY FOR EACH COUNCILMEMBER OF $100.00 PER MEETING FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY COUNCIL MEETING AND $100.00 PER WORK SESSION FOR ATTENDANCE AT THE REGULAR MONTHLY WORK SESSION; TO PROVIDE FOR A REDUCTION IN THE MEETING COMPENSATION FOR FAILURE TO ATTEND EITHER MEETING; TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR ATTENDANCE AT SPECIAL OR CALLED MEETINGS AND ADDITIONAL MEETINGS AND APPROVED TRAINING; TO PROVIDE THAT THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL ARE ALSO ENTITLED TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES ACTUALLY AND NECESSARILY INCURRED BY THEM IN CARRYING OUT THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES; TO REPEAL CONFLICTING PROVISIONS OF THE CHARTER AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
A copy of the proposed ordinance to amend the Town Charter of the Town of Homer, Georgia, to provide a salary increase for the Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Homer, Georgia is available for inspection through the Town Clerk at Homer Town Hall, 943 Historic Homer Highway, Homer, Georgia and in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Banks County, at the Banks County Courthouse, 144 Yonah-Homer Road, Homer, Georgia. The public is invited to attend and observe the meeting.

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State March 31, 2021. __________

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CITY OF ATLANTA PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE AND IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT; APPROPRIATION; REVISE.

CITY COUNCIL ATLANTA, GEORGIA

21-O-0082

AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS J. P. MATZIGKEIT, HOWARD SHOOK, ANDRE DICKENS, MATT WESTMORELAND, AMIR R. FAROKHI AND DUSTIN HILLIS AS SUBSTITUTED AND AMENDED BY FINANCE/EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE TO AMEND CHARTER SUBPART A, ARTICLE 6, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 6-315 (B) SUBSECTION (3) OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE THREE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT (3.5%) APPROPRIATION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT TO FIVE PERCENT (5%) IN ORDER TO ENSURE ADEQUATE ANNUAL, DEDICATED CAPITAL ACCOUNT FUNDING FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.(1ST READING 2/1/21; 2ND READING, 1ST ADOPTION 3/15/21)

WHEREAS, the City of Atlanta is responsible for maintaining its streets, sidewalks, curbs, gutters bridges and other areas of the public right-of-way (collectively known as "Public Infrastructure" for the benefit of its residents and visitors; and,

WHEREAS, in 2015, aware of the city's backlog at that time of $900 million, the City Council created the Public Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvement Account by requiring that three and one-half (3.5%) percent of the city's annual budget be appropriated in a phased-in approach over five (5) years to ensure adequate funding was annually available for maintenance and repair of city streets, sidewalks, bridges and other aging infrastructure needs; and

WHEREAS, even though the prescribed amounts have been appropriated in a phased in approach since 2016, now requiring three and one-half percent (3.5%) of the City's General Fund for the Public Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvement Account, due to the City's continuing critical infrastructure repair needs, backlog and increases in maintenance and construction costs over time, it is apparent that the annual, dedicated funding percentage needs to be increased in order to adequately address public infrastructure repairs and maintenance; and

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WHEREAS, using the same phased approach of one-half percent (0.5%) per year, the City Council desires to extend the annual appropriation to the Public Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvement Account and increase the overall percentage to five percent (5%) to be phased in over three years (3): four percent (4%) for Year 1, four and one half percent (4.5%) for Year 2 and five percent (5%) for Year 3, provided that the Projected Unrestricted Fund Balance of the General Fund, in a year where an increase would take effect, is above 20% of the Proposed Revenue Budget and the Proposed Revenue Budget, from all sources, exceeds the prior year's Adopted Budget; and

WHEREAS, these funds shall be placed in a dedicated capital account and spending shall be recommended by the Commissioner of the Atlanta Department of Transportation and approved by City Council to be used solely for the purpose of capital investment for routine maintenance, repair and replacement of public infrastructure, and not for the purpose funding administrative or personnel costs; and

WHEREAS, any allocated funds to the Public Infrastructure Maintenance and Improvement Account that are not spent in a fiscal year will carry over to the following fiscal year, and such funds will be available to be spent in addition to the required percentage allocation for the following fiscal year.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA HEREBY ORDAINS as follows:

SECTION 1: The City of Atlanta Charter Subpart A, Article 6 (entitled "Revenue and Fund Administration"), Chapter 3 (entitled "Fiscal Control"), Section 6-315 (entitled "Fund balance policy"), Subsection (b) (3) shall be amended to read as follows:

(b)(3) Prior to the fund balance being encumbered for any expenditure in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, five percent (5) percent of the general fund budget at the beginning of each fiscal year shall be appropriated to a dedicated capital account in the City's Capital Finance Fund, solely for capital investment to ensure adequate annual funding for routine maintenance, repair, and replacement of public infrastructure.

SECTION 2: That the Chief Financial Officer is hereby authorized to create a Capital Finance Fund (3503) project (500085) and award (92558) for the purpose of capital investment for routine maintenance, repair, and replacement of public infrastructure.

SECTION 3: That each at the beginning of each fiscal year the budget will be amended for five percent of the General Fund Budget for that fiscal year as follows:

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TRANSFER TO APPROPRIATIONS

FUND

DEPT ORG ACCOUNT F/A CODE

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FUND SRC

1001

330301

6110049 4210000

000000 00000

GENERAL FUND

CAPITAL PROJECT ADMINISTRATION

OPER TRANSF OUT TO 3503

HIGHWAYS DEFAULT DEFAULT & STREETS ADMIN

ADD TO ANTICIPATIONS

FUND

DEPT ORG ACCOUNT F/A CODE

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3912001 0000000

CAPITAL FINANCE FUND

REVENUE

OPER TRANSF FRM FUND 1001

DEFAULT

PROJ 000000 DEFAULT

FUND SRC 00000 DEFAULT

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PTAEO:

PROJECT

AWARD

500085

92558

PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUND

PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUND

FDOA:

FUND

DEPT ORG

ACCOUNT F/A CODE PROJ

FUND SRC

3503

330301 5999999

4210000

500085

92558

CAPITAL FINANCE FUND

CAPITAL PROJECT ADMINISTRATION

PROJECTS AND GRANTS BUDGET

HIGHWAY S & STREETS ADMIN

PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUND

PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT FUND

SECTION 4: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are waived to the extent of any conflict.

ADOPTED as amended by the Atlanta City Council APPROVED per City Charter Section 2-403

APR 19, 2021 APR 28, 2021

A true copy, s/ FORIS WEBB III Foris Webb III Municipal Clerk

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s/ AMIR R. FAROKHI Amir R. Farokhi, Councilmember, District 2

s/ ANDRE DICKENS Andre Dickens, Councilmember, Post 3 At Large

s/ HOWARD SHOOK Howard Shook, Councilmember, District 7

s/ MATT WESTMORELAND Matt Westmoreland, Councilmember, Post 2 At Large

s/ J.P. MATZIGKEIT J.P. Matzigkeit, Councilmember, District 8

PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT

STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for said county and state, Carolyn J. Glenn, Publisher of The Champion Newspaper, published at Decatur, County of DeKalb, State of Georgia, and being the official organ for the publication of legal advertisements for said county, who being duly sworn, states on oath that the report of Ordinance 21-o-0082

was published in said newspaper on the following date(s): 03/11/21, 03/18/21, 04/01/21

s/ CAROLYN JERNIGAN GLENN CAROLYN J. GLENN, PUBLISHER

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 04/02/21.

s/ JACQUELINE BRYANT Notary Public My commission expires September 06, 2022 [SEAL]

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA

Notice is hereby given that ++Ordinance 21-o-0082++ has been introduced to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta (Ga. Laws, 1996, p. 4469, et seq.) approved April 15, 1996, as amended said Ordinance being captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHARTER SUBPART A, ARTICLE 6, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 6-315 (B) SUBSECTION (3) OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE THREE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT (3.5%) APPROPRIATION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT TO FIVE PERCENT (5%) IN ORDER TO ENSURE ADEQUATE ANNUAL, DEDICATED CAPITAL ACCOUNT FUNDING FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. A copy of the proposed Ordinance and Charter Amendment is on file with the Office of the Municipal Clerk of the City of Atlanta available upon request and in the Offices of the clerks of the Superior Courts of Fulton and DeKalb Counties, Georgia for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public and can be provided upon request.

PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT

STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON

Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came the undersigned who, being duly sworn, according to law, says she is an agent of ALM Media, LLC., publishers of the Daily Report, the official newspaper published in Atlanta, GA, in said county and state, and that the publication, of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in said newspaper as provided by law on the following dates: 03/11/2021 and 04/01/2021.

s/ ALECIA SEALS

s/ K MARTIN Subscribed and sworn to before me this April, 1, 2021 [SEAL]

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NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA

Notice is hereby given that Ordinance 21-o-0082 has been introduced to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta (Ga. Laws. 1996, p. 4469, et seq.) approved April 15, 1996, as amended said Ordinance being captioned as follows:

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHARTER SUBPART A, ARTICLE 6, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 6-315 (B) SUBSECTION (3) OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE THREE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT (3.5%) APPROPRIATION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT TO FIVE PERCENT (5%) IN ORDER TO ENSURE ADEQUATE ANNUAL, DEDICATED CAPITAL ACCOUNT FUNDING FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

A copy of the proposed Ordinance and Charter Amendment is on file with the Office of the Municipal Clerk of the City of Atlanta available upon request and in the Offices of the clerks of the Superior Courts of Fulton and DeKalb Counties, Georgia for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public and can be provided upon request.

PROOF OF PUBLICATION STATE OF GEORGIA

PUBLIC NOTICE

Before the undersigned authority personally appeared , who on oath says that he/she is a Legal Advertising Representative of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, a Daily newspaper published in said City and State that is a newspaper of general circulation in Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Meriweather, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Polk, Rockdale, Walton, White, Banks, Butts, Dawson, Franklin, Gilmer, Gordon, Habersham, Haralson, Lamar, Lumpkin, Madison, Monroe, Murray, Oconee, Pickens, Pike, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties, and State of Georgia, and that the attached copy of legal Advertising was published 3 time(s) in said newspaper on 03/11/2021 and last date of Publication 04/01/2021.

Signed

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Sworn or affirmed to, and subscribed before me, this 7th day of April, 2021 in Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day and year aforesaid.

Signed

SARAH PEREZ

(Notary)

SARAH PEREZ

Notary Public - State of New York

No. 01PE6397402

Qualified in Erie County

My Commission Expires 09/03/2023

legal public notice

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
ATLANTA Notice is hereby given that Ordinance 21-o-0082 has been introduced to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta (Ga. Laws, 1996, p. 4469, et seq.) approved April 15, 1996, as amended said Ordinance being captioned as follows: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHARTER SUBPART A, ARTICLE 6, CHAPTER 3, SECTION 6-315 (B) SUBSECTION (3) OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE THREE AND ONE-HALF PERCENT (3.5%) APPROPRIATION OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA GENERAL BUDGET FOR THE PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT TO FIVE PERCENT (5%) IN ORDER TO ENSURE ADEQUATE ANNUAL, DEDICATED CAPITAL ACCOUNT FUNDING FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT OF PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. A copy of the proposed Ordinance and Charter Amendment is on file with the Office of the Municipal Clerk of the City of Atlanta available upon request and in the Offices of the clerks of the Superior Courts of Fulton and DeKalb Counties, Georgia for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public and can be provided upon request.

Filed in the Office of Secretary of State May 19, 2021. __________

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CITY OF BYRON MID-STATE ENERGY COMMISSION; CREATE.

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BYRON BY ADDING A NEW SECTION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ARTICLE VII, SECTION 7.10-7.17 GENERAL PROVISIONS, TO BE DESIGNATED AS ARTICLE VIII, SECTIONS 1-4 JOINT VENTURES AND AUTHORITIES, SO AS TO PROVIDE FOR ADDITIONAL POWERS, DUTIES, AND AUTHORITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BYRON, GEORGIA WITH RESPECT TO A JOINT UTILITY COMMISSION; TO REPEAL ALL OTHER ACTS AND ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, the City of Byron, Georgia, a municipal corporation of the State of Georgia (the "City"), operates pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and its Charter, approved February 13, 1941, as amended; and

WHEREAS, the City has now determined that it is necessary to make certain amendments to its Charter pursuant to its home rule powers granted pursuant to Article IX, Section II, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia and O.C.G.A. Section 36-35-1 through 36-35-7; and

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Byron, Georgia, and IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED, by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 1. The Charter of the City of Byron, Georgia, which was established by an Act creating a new Charter for the City of Byron, Georgia, approved on February 13, 1941, as amended, is hereby amended by adding new sections to read as follows:

Section 1.10. Title: Mid State Energy Commission Act.

Section 1.20. Definitions. (a) The word "Cities" means, collectively, the City of Byron, Georgia, the City of Cochran, Georgia, the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, the City of Perry, Georgia, and the City of Warner Robins, Georgia. (b) The word "Commission" means the Mid-State Energy Commission created by Section 4 of this act. (c) The word "JONG" means Jointly Owned Natural Gas, a partnership created by written agreement between the City of Cochran, Georgia, the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia, the City of Perry, Georgia, and the City of Warner Robins, Georgia on or about January 15, 1953, as amended from time to time.

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(d) The word "project" means all "undertakings" under the Revenue Bond Law, including without limitation, the acquisition and construction of all necessary and usual facilities for the obtaining of one or more sources of natural gas supply and the distribution and sale of natural gas to users and consumers, including counties and municipalities for the purpose of resale, inside and outside the territorial boundaries of the Cities and the operation, maintenance, additions. improvements, and extensions of such facilities so as to assure an adequate natural gas utility system deemed by the Commission necessary or convenient for the efficient operation of such type of undertaking. (e) The terms "revenue bonds" and "bonds," as used in this act, means revenue bonds as defined and provided for in Article 3 of Chapter 82 of Title 36 of the O.C.G.A., known as the "Revenue Bond Law," as amended, and such type of obligations may be issued by the Commission as authorized under the "Revenue Bond Law" and, in addition, shall also mean obligations of the Commission, the issuance of which are hereinafter specifically provided for in this act. (f) The word "service area" means any area within or without the Cities, includes without limitation, the area served jointly by the Cities or by JONG, and all other areas to the extent such areas are not currently served by another gas utility.

Section 1.30. Purpose of Commission. Without limiting the generality of any provisions of this act, the general purpose of the Commission is declared to be that of effecting efficient intergovernmental projects among the Cities, including, without limitation, acquiring an adequate source or sources of natural gas and thereafter the distribution of same to the natural gas systems of current and future customers; but such general purpose shall not restrict the Commission from selling and delivering natural gas directly to consumers in those areas where neither any county nor any municipality deems it desirable or feasible to furnish natural gas; nor shall it restrict the Commission from selling and delivering natural gas to counties which do not adjoin the Cities or to municipalities located therein. The Commission is intended to replace JONG as its successor-in-interest.

Section 1.40. Commission created: members; terms; eligibility; officers; quorum; compensation. (a) There is hereby created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Mid-State Energy Commission which shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of Georgia and a public corporation and by that name, style, and title, said body may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. The Commission shall be deemed a subordinate entity of each and all of the Cities. (b) The Commission shall consist of five (5) members who shall be determined and selected as follows:

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(1) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Byron, Georgia;
(2) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Cochran, Georgia;
(3) One member shall be a person appointed by the City Commission of the City of Hawkinsville, Georgia;
(4) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Perry, Georgia;
(5) One member shall be the Mayor or a person appointed by the Mayor of the City of Warner Robins, Georgia. (c) The members shall serve at the pleasure of the respective appointing Mayor or City Commission and each Mayor or City Commission shall have the right and authority to remove any member from the Commission and to appoint replacements as may be required to fill vacancies. (d) No person shall hold the office of Commission member if that person is ineligible for such office pursuant to O.C.G.A. 45-2-1 or any other general law. (e) The Commission shall elect one of its members as chairman and another as vice chairman. The Commission may also select a secretary and treasurer, who need not necessarily be members of the Commission. Three (3) members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy on the Commission shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all the rights and perform all the duties of the Commission. (f) The members of the Commission shall each be entitled to compensation for their services at a rate periodically reviewed and set by the Commission, payable monthly. All such compensation payable by the Commission shall be in addition to any compensation otherwise payable to any member of the Commission by any municipality or county by virtue of any municipal or county elective office held by such member. All members shall be reimbursed for their actual expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of their duties. No reimbursement or payment shall be made by the Commission for travel, meal, or entertainment expenses for members of the Commission unless on each occasion the incurring of such expenses for the same are approved in advance by the Commission at one of its public meetings. The Commission shall have perpetual existence.

Section 1.50. General powers. (a) The Commission shall have all powers necessary or convenient to carry out and effectuate the purpose and provisions of this article including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power:
(1) to have a seal and alter the same at pleasure; (2) to acquire by purchase, lease or otherwise, and to hold, lease and dispose of real and personal property of every kind and character for its corporate purposes; (3) to acquire in its own name by purchase, on such terms and conditions and in such manner as it may deem proper, or by condemnation in accordance with the provisions of

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any and all existing laws applicable to the condemnation of property for public use, real property or rights of easements therein or franchises necessary or convenient for its corporate purposes, and to use the same so long as its corporate existence shall continue and to lease or make contracts with respect to the use of or dispose of the same in any manner it deems to the best advantage of the Commission, the Commission being under no obligation to accept and pay for any property condemned under this act except from the funds provided under the Commission of this act, and in any proceedings to condemn, such orders may be made by the court having jurisdiction of the suit, action or proceedings as may be just to the Commission and to the owners of the property to be condemned, and no property shall be acquired under the provisions of this act on which any lien or other encumbrance exists, unless at the time such property is so acquired a sufficient sum of money be deposited in trust to pay and redeem the fair value of such lien or encumbrance; and if the Commission shall deem it expedient to construct any project on any other lands the title to which shall then be in the State of Georgia, the governor is hereby authorized to convey, for and in behalf of the state title to such lands to the Commission upon payment to the state treasurer for the credit of the general fund of the state of the reasonable value of such lands, such value to be determined by three (3) appraisers to be agreed upon by the governor and the chairman of the Commission;
(4) to appoint, select and employ, officers, agents and employees, including engineering, architectural and construction experts, fiscal agents and attorneys, and fix their respective compensations;
(5) to make contracts, leases and to execute all instruments necessary or convenient, including contracts for construction of projects and leases of projects or contracts with respect to the use of projects which it causes to be erected or acquired, and any and all persons, firms and corporations and any and all political subdivisions, departments, institutions or agencies of the state are hereby authorized to enter into contracts, leases or agreements with the Commission upon such terms and for such purposes as they deem advisable; and without limiting the generality of the above, authority is specifically granted to municipal corporations and counties and to the Commission to enter into contracts, lease agreements, or other undertakings relative to the furnishing of natural gas and related services and facilities by the Commission to such municipal corporations and counties for a term not exceeding 50 years, including, but not limited to, the operation and maintenance of natural gas systems owned by the Cities;
(6) to construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate and manage projects, as hereinabove defined; the cost of any such project to be paid in whole or in part from the proceeds of revenue bonds of the Commission or from such proceeds and any grant from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof:
(7) to accept loans and/or grants of money or materials or property of any kind from the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality thereof, upon such terms and conditions as the United States of America or such agency or instrumentality may impose;

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(8) to borrow money for any of its corporate purposes and to issue negotiable revenue bonds payable solely from funds pledged for that purpose, and to provide for the payment of the same and for the rights of the holders thereof;
(9) to exercise any power usually possessed by private corporations performing similar functions, which is not in conflict with the constitution and laws of this state; and
(10) to do all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers expressly given in this act.

Section 1.60. Conversion from JONG. (a) Without limiting the foregoing in any way, the Commission shall have all the powers formerly delegated to JONG by the Cities. (b) The Cities hereby delegate to the Commission all power to construct, erect, acquire, own, repair, remodel, maintain, add to, extend, improve, equip, operate and manage any real or personal property owned by JONG. (c) The Cities shall prescribe rules and regulations for the operation of the Commission by intergovernmental agreement.

Section 1.70. Rates, charges and revenues; use. The Commission is hereby authorized to prescribe and fix and collect rates, fees, tolls or charges, and to revise from time to time and collect such rates, fees, tolls or charges for the services, facilities or commodities furnished, and in anticipation of the collection of the revenues of such undertaking or project, to issue revenue bonds as herein provided to finance in whole or in part the cost of the acquisition, construction, reconstruction, improvement, betterment or extension of the natural gas utility system, and to pledge to the punctual payment of said bonds and interest thereon, all or any part of the revenues of such undertaking or project, including the revenues of improvements, betterments or extensions thereto thereafter made.

Section 1.80. Tax exempt status. The properties of the Commission, both real and personal, are declared to be public properties used for the benefit and welfare of the people of the State of Georgia, and not for purposes of private or corporate benefit and income, and such properties and the Commission shall be exempt from all taxes and special assessments of any city, county, or the state or any political subdivision thereof.

Section 1.90. Liberal construction of act. This act, being for the welfare of various political subdivisions of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to affect the purposes hereof.

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Section 1.91. Effect of partial invalidity of act. The provisions of this act are severable, and if any of its provisions shall be held unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision of such court shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.

Section 1.92. The Commission, or any Commission or body which had or which may in the future succeed to the powers, duties and liabilities vested in the Commission created hereby, shall have power and is hereby authorized at one time, or from time to time, to provide by resolution for the issuance of negotiable revenue bonds in a sum determined by the Commission for each issuance and a total sum for cumulative issuances outstanding at any one time of the Commission for the purpose of paying all or any part of the cost as herein defined of any one or more projects. The principal and interest of such revenue bonds shall be payable solely from the special fund herein provided for such payment. The bonds of each issue shall be dated, shall bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding the interest allowed by the Revenue Bond Law as now provided or may hereinafter be provided by amendment thereto, payable semi-annually, shall mature at such time or times not exceeding 40 years from their date or dates, shall be payable in such medium of payment as to both principal and interest as may be determined by the Commission, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the Commission, at such price or prices and under such terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Commission in the resolution providing for the issuance of the bonds.

Section 2. All portions of the Charter or amendments thereto or all ordinances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby repealed.

Section 3. If any part of this ordinance shall be declared void, it is the intent and the purpose hereof that all other provisions not so declared void shall remain in full force and effect.

Section 4. The Clerk of the City is hereby authorized and directed to cause a notice, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and hereby incorporated by reference, to be published in the The Leader Tribune, Fort Valley, Georgia the official newspaper in which Sheriff's advertisements are published in Peach County, in which the City is located, once a week for three weeks within a period of sixty days immediately preceding the day of the final adoption of this ordinance. The Clerk of the City is also hereby authorized and directed to cause the publisher of the The Leader Tribune to execute an affidavit of such publication.

This ordinance was introduced and read at a lawful meeting of the Council of the City of Byron held on October 12 , 2020 and read the second time, passed, and adopted in like meeting held on December 14 , 2020.

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[SEAL] Attest:
s/ TELINA ALLRED Telina Allred, City Clerk

CITY OF BYRON, GEORGIA
s/ MICHAEL L. CHIDESTER Michael L. Chidester, Mayor
s/ MICHAEL S. CHUMBLEY Michael S. Chumbley, Mayor Pro-Tem

s/ JAMES RICHARDSON James Richardson, Council Member

s/ RUSTY ADAMS Rusty Adams, Council Member

s/ (ABSENT) Alan C. Dorsey, Council Member

s/ CHRISTOPHER C. HODGES Christopher C. Hodges, Council Member

CLERK'S CERTIFICATE

NOW COMES the undersigned Clerk of the City of Byron, Georgia (the "City"), keeper of the records and seal thereof, and certifies that the foregoing pages of typewritten matter constitute a true and correct copy of an Ordinance duly adopted by the City in a public meeting properly and lawfully assembled on December 14 , 2020, in compliance with Official Code of Georgia Annotated Section 50-14-1, which meeting was open to the public and at which a quorum was present and acting throughout, the original of which Ordinance has been entered in the official records of the City and is in my official possession, custody and control and that such Ordinance is in full force and effect as of the date herein below set forth.

This 14th day of December , 2020.

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s/ TELINA ALLRED Telina Allred, City Clerk

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Personally appeared before me on this date, Judy Robinson, Publisher of The Leader Tribune, the official legal organ for Peach County, Georgia, who certifies that the legal notice was published in The Leader Tribune on the following dates:

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BYRON, GEORGIA BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965". CITY OF BYRON, GEORGIA, PEACH COUNTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN ORDINANCE WILL BE INTRODUCED ON OCTOBER 12, 2020 AND READ FOR FINAL ADOPTION ON THE 14TH DAY OF DECEMBER, TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BYRON, GEORGIA, WHICH WAS CREATED BY AN ACT AMENDED ON DECEMBER 10, 2018 AS AMENDED, SO AS TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY OF BYRON, GEORGIA TO CREATE A JOINT UTILITY COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING, CONSTRUCTING, OPERATING, MAINTAINING AND CONTRACTING WITH RESPECT TO THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL GAS. A COPY OF THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BYRON, GEORGIA IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE CITY OF BYRON, AND IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT OF PEACH COUNTY, GEORGIA, FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXAMINATION AND INSPECTION BY THE PUBLIC, ALL AS REQUIRED BY LAW.

#1623, NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BYRON, GEORGIA BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965"
RAN 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 2020

This 09 Day of DECEMBER , 20 20

s/ JUDY ROBINSON Judy Robinson, Publisher

Sworn and subscribed before me this 09 day of DECEMBER , 20 20

s/ SHERRY LITTLE Notary Public [SEAL]

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BYRON, GEORGIA BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965"

CITY OF BYRON, GEORGIA PEACH COUNTY

Notice is hereby given that an ordinance will be introduced on October 12, 2020 and read for final adoption on the 14th day of December, to amend the Charter of the City of Byron, Georgia, which was created by an act amended on December 10, 2018, as amended, so as to authorize the City of Byron, Georgia to create a joint utility commission for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, operating, maintaining and contracting with respect to the sale and distribution of natural gas.
A copy of this proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Byron, Georgia is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Byron, and is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Peach County, Georgia, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public, all as required by law.

City of Byron 1623 Notice of Intention to Amend Charter of The City of Byron, Georgia by ordinance pursuant to the provisions of that Act of The General Assembly known as "The Municipal Home Rule Act of 1963" 10/21, 10/28, 11/4, 2020

STATE OF GEORGIA

COUNTY OF PEACH

Personally appeared before the undersigned attesting officer, Judy Robinson, who, on oath deposes and says that she is the publisher of that newspaper known as the Leader Tribune which publishes a weekly edition, and that the Leader Tribune published on Wed. of each week is the newspaper in which Sheriff's advertisements for Peach County are published. Further deposing, she says that as publisher of that newspaper, she is the person duly vested with authority to sign for that newspaper in all such matters and things as contained in this affidavit, and further says that the foregoing and attached Notice of Intention to Amend the Charter of the City of Byron, Georgia was published in the Leader Tribune on the 21 day of October , and on the 28 day of October , and on the 4 day of November , 2020.

This 9 day of December 2020.

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Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9 day of December , 2020.

s/ SHERRY LITTLE Notary Public, Peach County, Georgia My Commission Expires June 9, 2023

[SEAL]

Filed in the Office of Secretary of State May 24, 2021. __________

CITY OF ATLANTA CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD; MEMBERSHIP; REVISE.

CITY COUNCIL ATLANTA, GEORGIA

21-O-0107

AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS ANDRE DICKENS AND JOYCE M. SHEPERD TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 1996 GA LAWS P. 4469, ET SEQ., ADOPTED UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965, O.C.G.A. SECTION 36-35-1 ET SEQ. AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING PART I (CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS), SUBPART A (CHARTER), APPENDIX IV. (CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD), SECTION 3. (APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS) SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE TWO YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS WHO SHALL EACH APPOINT A MEMBER TO SERVE ON THE ATLANTA CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD WHO SHALL BE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 30 AT THE TIME OF THE APPOINTMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES. 1ST READING, 2/15/21; 2ND READING, 1ST ADOPTION 3/1/21; DUE TO A DELAY IN THE CHARTER REQUIRED ADVERTISING THIS WILL BE A 3RD READING, 2ND ADOPTION, WITH THE FINAL READING AND FINAL ADOPTION TO OCCUR ON 5/3/21)

WHEREAS, the Atlanta Citizen Review Board ("ACRB") was established pursuant to Ordinance 07-O-014, adopted by the City Council on May 5, 2007, and approved as law May 13, 2007, to provide citizen oversight of misconduct accusations against sworn members of the police and corrections departments in the City of Atlanta; and

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WHEREAS, there were subsequent amendments to the modify the operations and oversight responsibilities of the ACRB and to expand its authority and powers; and

WHEREAS, Ordinance 20-O-1445 was adopted by the City Council on July 15, 2020 to expand the membership of the board from 13 to 15 members to include the addition of two members between the ages of 18 and 30 who shall be appointed by youth serving organizations; and

WHEREAS, the voices and participation of younger Atlanta residents have not been represented among the diverse membership of the board and has been a concern raised by the younger generation and elected officials, the addition of the members of the younger generation will ensure that more voices are heard and represented in the work of civilian oversight; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance 20-O-1477 adopted on August 17, 2020, the City Council amended the City Charter to include the Atlanta Citizen Review Board as a permanent board and further strengthened the role of the body; and

WHEREAS, the leadership of the Atlanta Citizen Review Board has identified two youth serving organizations who are qualified to nominate and appoint members between the ages of 18 to 30 to serve on the ACRB.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, HEREBY ORDAINS, as follows:

SECTION 1: That Part I (Charter And Related Laws), Subpart A (Charter), Appendix IV. (Citizen Review Board). Section 3. (Appointment of Members) is amended as follows (with permanently added text in bold underlined font):

Section 3. - Appointment of members

(a) The 15 members of the board shall be appointed as follows and said appointments shall be confirmed by the city council: (1) One member shall be appointed by the mayor; (2) One member shall be appointed by the city council; (3) One member shall be appointed by the president of council with previous experience as a law enforcement professional; (4) One member shall be appointed by Neighborhood Planning Unit ("NPU") group A-F; (5) One member shall be appointed by NPU group G-L; (6) One member shall be appointed by NPU group M-R; (7) One member shall be appointed by NPU group S-Z;

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(8) One member shall be appointed from the Gate City Bar Association; (9) One member shall be appointed from the Atlanta Bar Association; (10) One member shall be appointed by the League of Women Voters of Atlanta-Fulton County; (11) One member shall be appointed by the Atlanta Business League; (12) One member shall be appointed by the Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda; (13) One member shall be appointed the Urban League of Greater Atlanta; (14) One member between the ages of 18-30 shall be appointed by the Atlanta University Center Consortium. Inc.; and (15) One member between the ages of 18-30 shall be appointed by the Street Smart Youth Project, Inc.

SECTION 2: That the Atlanta City Code of Ordinances Part II - General Ordinances, Article XVI. Board, Councils, Commissions and Authorities, is amended to delete Division 11. - Citizen Review Board in its entirety, as these provisions have been transferred to the City Charter and incorporated as Appendix IV.

SECTION 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the terms of this ordinance are hereby repealed.

ADOPTED by the Atlanta City Council APPROVED per City Charter Section 2-403

MAY 03, 2021 MAY 12, 2021

A true copy, s/ FORIS WEBB III Foris Webb III Municipal Clerk

SPONSOR SIGNATURES

s/ ANDRE DICKENS Andre Dickens, Councilmember, Post 3 At Large

s/ JOYCE M. SHEPERD Joyce M. Sheperd, Councilmember, District 12

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PROOF OF PUBLICATION STATE OF GEORGIA

PUBLIC NOTICE

Before the undersigned authority personally appeared , who on oath says that he/she is a Legal Advertising Representative of the Atlanta Journal Constitution, a Daily newspaper published in said City and State that is a newspaper of general circulation in Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Meriweather, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Polk, Rockdale, Walton, White, Banks, Butts, Dawson, Franklin, Gilmer, Gordon, Habersham, Haralson, Lamar, Lumpkin, Madison, Monroe, Murray, Oconee, Pickens, Pike, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties, and State of Georgia, and that the attached copy of Legal Advertising was published 3 time(s) in said newspaper on 04/08/2021 and last date of Publication 04/22/2021.

Signed

M. LIGHT (Legal Advertising Agent)

Sworn or affirmed to, and subscribed before me, this 23rd day of April, 2021 in Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day and year aforesaid.

Signed

SARAH PEREZ

(Notary)

SARAH PEREZ

Notary Public - State of New York

No. 01PE6397402

Qualified in Erie County

My Commission Expires 09/03/2023

legal public notice

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PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA

Notice is hereby given that Ordinance 21-O-0107 has been introduced to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta (Ga. Laws, 1996, p. 4469, et seq.) approved April 15, 1996, as amended, said Ordinance being captioned as follows:

AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS ANDRE DICKENS AND JOYCE M. SHEPERD TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 1996 GA LAWS P. 4469, ET SEQ. ADOPTED UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965, O.C.G.A. SECTION 36-35-1 ET SEQ., AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING PART I (CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS), SUBPART A (CHARTER), APPENDIX IV, (CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD), SECTION 3. (APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS) SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE TWO YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS WHO SHALL EACH APPOINT A MEMBER TO SERVE ON THE ATLANTA CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD WHO SHALL BE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 30 AT THE TIME OF THE APPOINTMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

A copy of the proposed Ordinance and Charter Amendment is on file in the Office of the Municipal Clerk of the City of Atlanta available upon request and in the Offices of the clerks of the Superior Courts of Fulton and DeKalb Counties, Georgia for the purposes of examination and inspection by the public.

PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT

STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON

In Re: Ad # 522582

Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came the undersigned who, being duly sworn, according to law, says she is an agent for the ALM, LLC publishers of the Daily Report, the official legal organ of Fulton County, published in Atlanta, Georgia, in said county and state, and that the publication, of which is annexed is true copy, was published in said newspaper as provided by law on the following dates: 4/08/21, 4/15/21, 4/22/21, ____

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s/ ALECIA SEALS Agent of the Daily Report

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20TH day of May, 2021

s/ K. MOSLEY Signature, Notary Public K. Mosley [SEAL] My Commission Expires Apr. 22, 2022 Location: Fulton County, Georgia

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA

Notice is hereby given that Ordinance 21-O-0107 has been introduced to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta (Ga. Laws, 1996, p. 4469, et seq.) approved April 15, 1996, as amended, said Ordinance being captioned as follows:

AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS ANDRE DICKENS AND JOYCE M. SHEPERD TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 1996 GA LAWS P. 4469, ET SEQ., ADOPTED UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965, O.C.G.A. SECTION 36-35-1 ET SEQ. AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING PART I (CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS), SUBPART A (CHARTER), APPENDIX IV, (CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD), SECTION 3. (APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS) SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE TWO YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS WHO SHALL EACH APPOINT A MEMBER TO SERVE ON THE ATLANTA CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD WHO SHALL BE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 30 AT THE TIME OF THE APPOINTMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

A copy of the proposed Ordinance and Charter Amendment is on file in the Office of the Municipal Clerk of the City of Atlanta available upon request and in the Offices of the clerks of the Superior Courts of Fulton and DeKalb Counties, Georgia for the purposes of examination and inspection by the public.

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF DEKALB

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public within and for said county and state, Carolyn J. Glenn, Publisher of The Champion Newspaper, published at Decatur, County of DeKalb, State of Georgia, and being the official organ for the publication of legal advertisements for said county, who being duly sworn, states on oath that the report of Ordinance 21-O-0107

was published in said newspaper on the following date(s): 04/08/21, 04/15/21, 04/22/21

s/ CAROLYN JERNIGAN GLENN CAROLYN J. GLENN, PUBLISHER

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 04/23/21.

s/ JACQUELINE BRYANT Notary Public My commission expires September 06, 2022 [SEAL]

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA

Notice is hereby given that Ordinance 21-O-0107 has been introduced to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta (Ga. Laws, 1996, p. 4469, et seq.) approved April 15, 1996, as amended, said Ordinance being captioned as follows:

AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS ANDRE DICKENS AND JOYCE M. SHEPERD TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 1996 GA LAWS P. 4469, ET SEQ., ADOPTED UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965, O.C.G.A. SECTION 36-35-1 ET SEQ. AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING PART I (CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS), SUBPART A (CHARTER), APPENDIX IV, (CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD), SECTION 3. (APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS) SO AS TO DESIGNATE THE TWO YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS WHO SHALL EACH APPOINT A MEMBER TO SERVE ON THE ATLANTA CITIZEN REVIEW BOARD WHO SHALL

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BE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 18 AND 30 AT THE TIME OF THE APPOINTMENT; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

A copy of the proposed Ordinance and Charter Amendment is on file in the Office of the Municipal Clerk of the City of Atlanta available upon request and in the Offices of the clerks of the Superior Courts of Fulton and DeKalb Counties, Georgia for the purposes of examination and inspection by the public.

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State May 27, 2021. __________

CITY OF ALBANY CODE ENFORCEMENT; DIRECTOR; DUTIES.

21-114 AN ORDINANCE
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 36, CHAPTER 35 OF THE OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED, AS AMENDED, AMENDING SECTION 8A OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ALBANY RE DIRECTOR OF ALBANY CODE ENFORCEMENT DEPARTMENT; REPEALING PRIOR ORDINANCES AND CHARTER PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Albany to delete certain provisions of Section 8A of the City Charter as depicted in Section 1 below; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Albany that hereafter Section 8A will read as depicted in Section 2 below,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Albany, Georgia and it is hereby ordained by authority of same:

SECTION 1. Sec. 8A. - Director of Albany Code Enforcement Department.

The director of the code enforcement department shall have the power, authority, and responsibility to discharge the duties of a department head of a law enforcement agency as defined by the Official Code of Georgia, Annotated 35-8-2(4) [O.C.G.A. 35-8-2(4)] and, in addition thereto, shall perform such other duties as the city manager and/or board of city commissioners may from time to time prescribe. The department is responsible for enforcing all city ordinances, particularly building and zoning ordinances, environmental ordinances, business license (occupation tax) ordinances and the false alarm ordinance. The code enforcement department shall be established as a law enforcement unit as defined

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by the Official Code of Georgia, Annotated 35-8-2(7) [O.C.G.A. 35-8-2(7)]. The department is also responsible to fulfill the code enforcement functions for Dougherty County as agreed to by House Bill 489 Service Delivery agreements, and therefore has authority to perform said duties in the unincorporated area of Dougherty County.

SECTION 2. Sec. 8A. - Director of Albany Code Enforcement Department.

The director of the code enforcement department shall have the power, authority, and responsibility to discharge the duties of a department head. The director shall perform such other duties as the city manager and/or board of city commissioners may from time to time prescribe. The department is responsible for enforcing all city ordinances, particularly building and zoning ordinances, environmental ordinances, business license (occupation tax) ordinances and the false alarm ordinance. The department is also responsible to fulfill the code enforcement functions for Dougherty County as agreed to by House Bill 489 Service Delivery agreements, and therefore has authority to perform said duties in the unincorporated area of Dougherty County.

SECTION 3. Pursuant to the provisions of 36-35-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, this Ordinance shall become effectively immediately upon its adoption by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Albany, Georgia at two regularly scheduled consecutive meetings and after compliance with all of the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965, as amended.

SECTION 4. All Ordinances, or parts of Ordinances, and all Charter provisions, or parts of Charter provisions, in conflict herewith are repealed.

ATTEST:

s/ BO DOROUGH MAYOR

s/ SONJA TOLBERT CITY CLERK

Adopted: 1st reading: 2nd reading:

April 27, 2021 May 25, 2021

1st Reading Introduced By: s/ Chad Warbington 2nd Reading Introduced By: s/ Chad Warbington

[SEAL]

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I do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy.

s/ SONJA TOLBERT May 26, 2021

City Clerk

Date

Albany, GA

Affidavit of Publication

Georgia, Dougherty County

Personally, appeared before the undersigned, an officer, authorized to administer oaths, Phil Cody, who being sworn, says that he is an Employee with The Albany Herald Publishing Inc. a corporation with principal offices at Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, and having general circulation within the area of Dougherty, Early, Clay, Calhoun, Mitchell, Decatur, Baker, Worth, Lee, Terrell, Miller, Randolph, Turner, Sumter and Seminole counties, and that the ad for

Intention to Amend Charter (Ad #2)

SERVICE BY PUBLICATION, a True Copy of which is affixed hereto, was published in the Albany Herald in all its editions for

May 4, 11, 18, 2021

s/ PHIL CODY Phil Cody

Sworn to and subscribed before me at Albany, Georgia this 3rd Day of June

, 2021

s/ AMBER JEFFCOAT Notary Public [SEAL]

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ALBANY, GEORGIA
BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS
"THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965"

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Notice is hereby given that an ordinance was introduced on April 27, 2021, and will be read for final adoption on May 25, 2021, to amend the Charter of the City of Albany, Georgia, which was created by an act amended on August 18, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 370), as amended, so as to amend Section 8A re deleting requirement that Director of Albany Code Enforcement Department must be POST certified.

A copy of this proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Albany, Georgia is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Albany, and is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dougherty County, Georgia, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public, all as required by law.

This 4th day of May, 2021.

C. Nathan Davis City Attorney City of Albany, Georgia

Filed in the Office of Secretary of State June 10, 2021. __________

CITY OF ALBANY CITY COUNCIL; OFFICERS; MANNER OF ELECTION.

AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED

21-115

AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 36, CHAPTER 35 OF THE OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED, AS AMENDED, AMENDING SECTION 3 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ALBANY MANDATING APPOINTMENTS; REPEALING PRIOR ORDINANCES AND CHARTER PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Albany that the provision in Section 3 (i) mandating appointments be made "on the second Monday in January of 2014, and on the

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second Monday in January every two years thereafter" be deleted as depicted in Section 1 below; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Albany that hereafter Section 3(i) will read as depicted in Section 2 below,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Albany, Georgia and it is hereby ordained by authority of same:

SECTION 1. (i) Election of officers; terms; rights reserved; acceptance of gifts, etc. The board of city
commissioners shall on the second Monday in January of 2014, and on the second Monday in January every two years thereafter, elect a city manager, a city attorney and such assistant city attorney(s) it shall it shall deem appropriate, a city clerk, an assistant city clerk, and at the pleasure of the board, may elect a chief judge for the municipal court for Albany and an associate judge or such part-time, full-time, or stand-by judges as it shall deem appropriate. One or more assistant city managers may be appointed by the city manager with the concurrence and approval of the board of city commissioners, and, if appointed, shall discharge such functions and duties as shall be assigned to him/her by the city manager. All other officers and employees of city, except those specifically mentioned above, shall be appointed by the city manager, and shall not be elected or employed for any specific term, but shall be retained so long as the duties of the job are performed with efficiency.

SECTION 2. (i) Election of officers; terms; rights reserved; acceptance of gifts, etc. The board of city
commissioners shall on the fourth Tuesday in January 2023 and on the fourth Tuesday in January every two (2) years thereafter elect a city manager, a city attorney and such assistant city attorney(s) it shall deem appropriate, a city clerk, an assistant city clerk, and at the pleasure of the board, may elect a chief judge for the municipal court for Albany and an associate judge or such part-time, full-time, or stand-by judges as it shall deem appropriate. One or more assistant city managers may be appointed by the city manager with the concurrence and approval of the board of city commissioners, and, if appointed, shall discharge such functions and duties as shall be assigned to him/her by the city manager. All other officers and employees of city, except those specifically mentioned above, shall be appointed by the city manager, and shall not be elected or employed for any specific term, but shall be retained so long as the duties of the job are performed with efficiency.

SECTION 3. Pursuant to the provisions of 36-35-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, this Ordinance shall become effectively immediately upon its adoption by the

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Board of Commissioners of the City of Albany, Georgia at two regularly scheduled consecutive meetings and after compliance with all of the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965, as amended.

SECTION 4. All Ordinances, or parts of Ordinances, and all Charter provisions, or parts of Charter provisions, in conflict herewith are repealed.

ATTEST: s/ SONJA TOLBERT CITY CLERK

s/ KATHY SHEEHAN MAYOR

Adopted: 1st reading: April 27, 2021 2nd reading: May 25, 2021

1st Reading Introduced By: Mayor Bo Dorough 2nd Reading Introduced By: Jon Howard

[SEAL]

[SEAL]

I do hereby certify that this is true and correct copy.

s/ SONJA TOLBERT City Clerk Albany, GA

May 26, 2021 Date

Affidavit of Publication

Georgia, Dougherty County

Personally, appeared before the undersigned, an officer, authorized to administer oaths, Phil Cody, who being sworn, says that he is an Employee with The Albany Herald Publishing Inc. a corporation with principal offices at Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, and having general circulation within the area of Dougherty, Early, Clay, Calhoun, Mitchell, Decatur, Baker, Worth, Lee, Terrell, Miller, Randolph, Turner, Sumter and Seminole counties, and that the ad for

Intention to Amend Charter (Ad #3)

SERVICE BY PUBLICATION, a True Copy of which is affixed hereto, was published in the Albany Herald in all its editions for

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May 4. 11. 18. 2021

s/ PHIL CODY Phil Cody

Sworn to and subscribed before me at Albany, Georgia this 3rd Day of June, 2021

s/ AMBER JEFFCOAT Notary Public [SEAL]

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ALBANY, GEORGIA BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965."

Notice is hereby given that an ordinance was introduced on April 27, 2021, and will be read for final adoption on May 25, 2021, to amend the Charter of the City of Albany, Georgia, which was created by an act amended on August 18, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 370), as amended, so as to amend Section 3(i) re appointments of City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, Municipal Court Judge, et al. to take place on the fourth Tuesday in January 2023 and on the fourth Tuesday in January every two (2) years thereafter.

A copy of this proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Albany, Georgia is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Clerk of the City of Albany, and is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dougherty County, Georgia, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the pubic, all as required by law.

This 4th day of May, 2021.

C. Nathan Davis City Attorney City of Albany, Georgia

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State June 10, 2021. __________

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CITY OF ALBANY CITY MANAGER; PURCHASING AUTHORITY; REVISE.

21-116 AN ORDINANCE
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 36, CHAPTER 35 OF THE OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED, AS AMENDED, AMENDING SECTION 4 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ALBANY RE THE CITY MANAGER'S PURCHASING AUTHORITY; ESTABLISHING LIMITATIONS; REPEALING PRIOR ORDINANCES AND CHARTER PROVISIONS IN CONFLICT AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Albany to delete certain provisions of Subsections (d)(8) and (d)(14) of the City Charter as depicted in Section 1 below; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City of Albany that hereafter Subsections (d)(8) and (d)(14) will read as depicted in Section 2 below,

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Albany, Georgia and it is hereby ordained by authority of same:

SECTION 1. (d)(8) To make and execute all lawful purchases on behalf of the city as to matters within his or her jurisdiction, except such as may be otherwise provided by law or by ordinance passed by the commission; provided, that no purchase or obligation involving over $100,000 shall be valid and binding until after approval of the commission.

(d)(14) The city manager shall be the purchasing agent for the city by whom purchases of supplies, equipment and services for city departments maybe made and approved by the city manager, provided, that all purchase agreements made by him or her requiring the expenditures of money in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) shall be approved by the board of city commissioners. In the capacity of purchasing agent he or she shall conduct all sales of personal property which the commission may authorize to be sold, and which have become unnecessary or unfit for the city's use; all purchases and sales shall conform to such regulations as the board of city commissioners may from time to time prescribe, but in any case, if an amount in excess of $5,000.00 be involved, opportunity for competition shall be given after reasonable advertisement thereof.

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SECTION 2. (d)(8) To make and execute all lawful purchases on behalf of the city as to matters within his or her jurisdiction, except such as may be otherwise provided by law or by ordinance passed by the commission; provided, that no purchase or obligation involving over $40,000.00 shall be valid and binding until after approval of the commission.

(d)(14) The city manager shall be the purchasing agent for the city by whom purchases of supplies, equipment and services for city departments maybe made and approved by the city manager, provided, that all purchase agreements made by him or her requiring the expenditures of money in excess of Forty Thousand Dollars ($40,000.00) shall be approved by the board of city commissioners. In the capacity of purchasing agent he or she shall conduct all sales of personal property which the commission may authorize to be sold, and which have become unnecessary or unfit for the city's use; all purchases and sales shall conform to such regulations as the board of city commissioners may from time to time prescribe, but in any case, if an amount in excess of $5,000.00 be involved, opportunity for competition shall be given after reasonable advertisement thereof.

SECTION 3. Pursuant to the provisions of 36-35-3 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, this Ordinance shall become effectively immediately upon its adoption by the Board of Commissioners of the City of Albany, Georgia at two regularly scheduled consecutive meetings and after compliance with all of the provisions of the Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965, as amended.

SECTION 4. All Ordinances, or parts of Ordinances, and all Charter provisions, or parts of Charter provisions, in conflict herewith are repealed.

ATTEST:

s/ BO DOROUGH MAYOR

s/ SONJA TOLBERT CITY CLERK

Adopted: 1st reading: April 27, 2021 2nd reading: May 25, 2021

1st Reading Introduced By: Mayor Bo Dorough 2nd Reading Introduced By: Jon Howard

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I do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy.

[SEAL]

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s/ SONJA TOLBERT May 26, 2021

City Clerk

Date

Albany, GA

Affidavit of Publication

Georgia, Dougherty County

Personally, appeared before the undersigned, an officer, authorized to administer oaths, Phil Cody, who being sworn, says that he is an Employee with The Albany Herald Publishing Inc. a corporation with principal offices at Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, and having general circulation within the area of Dougherty, Early, Clay, Calhoun, Mitchell, Decatur, Baker, Worth, Lee, Terrell, Miller, Randolph, Turner, Sumter and Seminole counties, and that the ad for

Intention to Amend Charter (Ad #1)

SERVICE BY PUBLICATION, a True Copy of which is affixed hereto, was published in the Albany Herald in all its editions for

May 4, 11, 18, 2021

s/ PHIL CODY Phil Cody

Sworn to and subscribed before me at Albany, Georgia this 3rd Day of June , 2021

s/ AMBER JEFFCOAT Notary Public [SEAL]

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ALBANY, GEORGIA
BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THAT ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS
"THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965"

Notice is hereby given that an ordinance was introduced on April 27, 2021, and will be read for final adoption on May 25, 2021, to amend the Charter of the City of Albany, Georgia, which was created by an act amended on August 18, 1923 (Ga. L. 1923, p. 370), as amended, so as to amend Section 4(d)(8) recapping the City Manager's purchasing authority at $40,000.

A copy of this proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Albany, Georgia is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Albany and is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dougherty County, Georgia, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public, all as required by law

This 4th day of May, 2021

C. Nathan Davis City Attorney City of Albany, Georgia

222 Pine Ave., Ste. 560 Albany, GA 31701 229.431.2805 (office) 229.431.3206 (facsimile)

Filed with the Secretary of State June 10, 2021 __________

CITY OF TIFTON CITY COUNCIL; ORDINANCES; MANNER OF ADOPTION.

CITY OF TIFTON, GEORGIA

ORDINANCE NO. 2021-10

[ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHARTER BY HOME RULE]

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TIFTON BY AMENDING ARTICLE II SECTION 2.21(b) TO PROVIDE FOR THE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCES UPON FIRST READING AND DELETING ARTICLE II SECTION 2.23

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IN ITS ENTIRETY; TO PROVIDE FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; TO REPEAL ALL OTHER ACTS AND ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

WHEREAS, the City of Tifton, Georgia, a municipal corporation of the State of Georgia (the "City") operates pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of Georgia and its charter, approved April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3970), as amended; and

WHEREAS, the City has now determined that it is necessary to make certain amendments to its Charter pursuant to its home rule powers granted pursuant to Article IX, Section II, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia and O.C.G.A. Sections 36-35-1 through 36-35-7.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TIFTON, GEORGIA, by the authority of the same, as follows:

Section 1. The Charter of the City of Tifton, Georgia, which was established by an Act creating a Charter for the City of Tifton, Georgia, approved on April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3970), as amended, is hereby amended by amending Article II Section 2.21 of the Charter [Ordinance form; procedures] to provide for the adoption of ordinances upon first reading to read as follows:

(b) An ordinance may be introduced by any councilmember and be read at a regular or special meeting of the county council. Ordinances shall be considered and adopted or rejected by the city council in accordance with the rules which it shall establish. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the clerk shall as soon as possible distribute a copy to the mayor and each councilmember and shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the clerk and at such other public places as the city council may designate.

The Charter of the City of Tifton, Georgia, which was established by an Act creating a Charter for the City of Tifton, Georgia, approved on April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3970), as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting Article II Section 2.23 of the Charter [Emergencies] in its entirety.

Section 2. All portions of the Charter or amendments thereto or all ordinances in conflict herewith be and same are hereby repealed.

Section 3. If any part of this ordinance shall be declared void, it is the intent and purpose hereof that all other provisions not so declared void shall remain in full force and effect.

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Section 4. The Clerk of the City is hereby authorized and directed to cause a notice, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A"and hereby incorporated by reference, to be published in The Tifton Gazette, the official newspaper in which Sheriff's advertisements are published in Tift County, in which the City is located, once a week for three weeks within a period of sixty days immediately preceding the day of the final adoption of this ordinance. The Clerk of the City is also hereby authorized and directed to cause the publisher of The Tifton Gazette to execute an affidavit of such publication.

This ordinance was introduced and read at a lawful meeting of the Council of the City of Tifton held on May 17, 2021, and read the second time, passed, and adopted in like meeting held on June 21, 2021.

s/ JULIE B. SMITH Julie B. Smith Mayor

Approved as to Form:

Attest:

s/ ROBERT C. WILMOT Robert C. Wilmot City Attorney

s/ JESSICA WHITE Jessica White City Clerk

Exhibit A Ordinance No. 2021-10

CITY OF TIFTON COUNTY OF TIFT STATE OF GEORGIA

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TIFTON, GEORGIA, BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS
"THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965"

Notice is hereby given that an ordinance will be introduced on May 17, 2021 and read for final adoption on June 21, 2021 to amend the Charter of the City of Tifton, Georgia, which was created by an Act on April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3970), as amended, so as to provide for the adoption of ordinances upon first reading and to delete procedures for adoption of ordinances for emergencies and for other purposes.

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A copy of this proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Tifton, Georgia is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Tifton, and is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Tift County, Georgia, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public, all as required by law. A copy of the ordinance will be filed with the Georgia Secretary of State upon passage.

This 18th day of May, 2021.

Jessica White City Clerk City of Tifton, Georgia

Filed in the Office of the Clerk of Tift Superior Court on May 19, 2021.

AFFIDAVIT

I, Laurie Gay, Advertising Manager, do hereby certify that the legal Advertisement(s) for

Charter Amendment

was/were published in Tifton Gazette on 5/26; 6/2, 6/9/2021

Subscribed and sworn to me, in the County of Lowndes in the State of Georgia on this 9th day of June 2021.

s/ DEBORAH RENNARD Notary Public Signature [SEAL]

s/ LAURIE GAY Advertising Manager

Public Notices

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO AMEND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF TIFTON, GEORGIA, BY ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY KNOWN AS "THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF1965"

Notice is hereby given that an ordinance will be introduced on May 17, 2021 and read for final adoption on June 21, 2021 to amend the Charter of the City of Tifton, Georgia, which was created by an Act on April 4, 1997 (Ga. L. 1997, p. 3970), as amended, so as to provide for the adoption of ordinances upon first reading and to delete procedures for adoption of ordinances for emergencies and for other purposes.

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A copy of this proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Tifton, Georgia is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Tifton, and is on file in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Tift County, Georgia, for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public, all as required by law. A copy of the ordinance will be filed with the Georgia Secretary of State upon passage.

Filed in the Office of Secretary of State July 13, 2021. __________

CITY OF ATLANTA BUILDING THE BELOVED COMMUNITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND; CREATE.

CITY COUNCIL ATLANTA, GEORGIA

21-O-0777

****AN ORDINANCE BY COUNCILMEMBERS MATT WESTMORELAND, CARLA SMITH, JOYCE M. SHEPERD, MARCI COLLIER OVERSTREET, ANDREA L. BOONE, MICHAEL JULIAN BOND, DUSTIN R. HILLIS, ANDRE DICKENS, NATALYN M. ARCHIBONG AND ANTONIO BROWN AS SUBSTITUTED BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 1996 GA LAWS P. 4469, ET SEQ., ADOPTED UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965, O.C.G.A. SECTION 36-35-1 ET SEQ. AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING PART I (CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS), SUBPART A (CHARTER), ARTICLE 6 (REVENUE AND FUND ADMINISTRATION), CHAPTER 3 (FISCAL CONTROL), TO ESTABLISH THE "BUILDING THE BELOVED COMMUNITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND" BY ADDING A NEW PARAGRAPH (4) TO CREATE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPROPRIATING TWO PERCENT (2.0%) OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO BE PHASED IN OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR TO ENSURE ADEQUATE ANNUAL FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.(1ST READING 10/4/21; 2ND READING, 1ST ADOPTION 11/15/21) (FAVORABLE ON SUBSTITUTE BY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT/HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE 10/26/21)

WHEREAS: More than half a century ago, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King first preached of building the "Beloved Community," a vision for a world free not only of poverty, hunger and homelessness-- but racism, discrimination, bigotry, and prejudice; and

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WHEREAS: Central to realizing this vision is the concept of genuine social and economic inclusiveness for all people; and

WHEREAS: Decades later, the birthplace of Dr. King is home to the highest income inequality and lowest social mobility rates in the nation; and

WHEREAS: This can change-- but it requires a serious commitment to tackle one of our most-pressing challenges: housing affordability; and

WHEREAS: Dr. King declared that creating the Beloved Community would require "a qualitative change in our souls as well as a quantitative change in our lives;" and

WHEREAS: Atlanta stands in front of such an opportunity today; and

WHEREAS: As rent and home prices skyrocket -- often in response to infrastructure the City itself has built from the Atlanta BeltLine to the new Westside Park -- our local government has an obligation to do more to support our legacy residents who have been most impacted by the tremendous change and rapid growth Atlanta has experienced; and

WHEREAS: Without stable and affordable housing, basic public interest outcomes for Atlanta households including but not limited to educational attainment, job security, entrepreneurial opportunity, health, and wealth, are sharply hampered. Failure to address housing stability completely undermines other investments or initiatives with improved social or economic objectives; and

WHEREAS, New dollars are especially needed for the construction and preservation of affordable housing in more affluent parts of Atlanta to ensure racial and socioeconomic diversity across our city; and

WHEREAS: In June 2019, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms published the One Atlanta Housing Affordability Action Plan, built around the two aligned goals of creating or preserving 20,000 affordable homes by 2026 as well as investing $1 billion from public, private, and philanthropic sources in the production and preservation of affordable housing; and

WHEREAS, the One Atlanta: Housing Affordability Action Plan called for the development of new funding sources, including the expansion of the Housing Opportunity Bond Program and the establishment of a recurring local funding sources dedicated to affordable housing; and

WHEREAS: In September 2018, similar initiatives were included in the final recommendations presented by HouseATL, a comprehensive and diverse group of

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highly-respected business, nonprofit, government, and philanthropic leaders who came together to develop next steps on how Atlanta could tackle its affordability challenges; and

WHEREAS: The two documents provided detailed and necessary next steps to protect those who have called Atlanta home for generations and residents of various income levels for decades into the future; and

WHEREAS: On January 4, 2020, Council unanimously adopted 20-O-1779, which authorized a $100 million housing opportunity bond that will produce or preserve nearly 3,500 units of affordable housing; and

WHEREAS, the City now desires to further commit itself to progress on this important issues by establishing of a recurring local funding sources dedicated to affordable housing; and

WHEREAS, the City also desires to amend the Code by adding a new paragraph (4) to Subsection (b) of Section 6-315 to direct appropriate levels of funding to affordable housing initiatives by setting aside two percent (2.0%) of the City of Atlanta general fund budget to be phased in over a three-year period at the beginning of each fiscal year to ensure adequate annual funding for affordable housing initiatives; one percent (1.0%) for FY23; one and one-half percent (1.5%) for FY24; and two percent (2.0%) for FY25, provided that the Projected Unrestricted Fund Balance of the General Fund (excluding Non-spendable allocations of the General Fund's Fund Balance), in a year where an increase would take effect, is above 20% of the Proposed Revenue Budget and the Proposed Revenue Budget, from all sources, exceeds the prior year's Inflation Adjusted Funded Budget based on the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell as reported by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA GA, HEREBY ORDAINS, as follows:

SECTION 1: The City of Atlanta Charter Subpart A, Article 6 (entitled "Revenue and Fund Administration"), Chapter 3 (entitled "Fiscal Control), Section 6-315 (entitled "Fund balance policy") shall be amended by adding a new paragraph (4) to Subsection (b) of Section 6-315, which shall read as follows:

(4) Prior to the fund balance being encumbered for any expenditure in Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, two percent (2.0%) of the general fund budget at the beginning of each fiscal year shall be appropriated to a dedicated Affordable Housing Fund, solely to ensure adequate funding for affordable housing.

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(5) Prior to the appropriation of any funds in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection, the Chief Financial Officer shall present a report to the City Council addressing any concerns or considerations during the annual budget adoption process and making a recommendation to approve, reject, or modify any appropriations, including those set forth in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection.

SECTION 2: That the Chief Financial Officer is hereby authorized and directed to create an Affordable Housing Trust Account to support affordable housing initiatives, where payments, donations, and grant monies received for this initiative shall be deposited into the following account.

SECTION 3: During the budget creation the budget will be amended for the percentage indicated in the above whereas clause of the General Fund Budget for that fiscal year as follows:

Annual Budget Entry each year:

TRANSFER TO APPROPRIATIONS

FUND

DEPT ORG ACCOUNT F/A CODE

1001

040301

6110116 1320000

GENERAL Exe Chief

FUND

Operating

Office

OPER TRANSF OUT TO 7701

Chief Executive

PROJ 000000 DEFAULT

FUND SRC 00000 DEFAULT

ADD TO ANTICIPATIONS

FUND

DEPT ORG ACCOUNT F/A CODE

7701

040301

3912001 1320000

TRUST FUND

Exe Chief Operating Office

OPER TRANSF FRM FUND 1001

Chief Executive

PROJ
600465
Affordable Housing Trust

FUND SRC
69999
Funding Source for Trust Projects

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ADD TO ANTICIPATIONS

Fund

Department Account

Function Activity

Project

7701

040301

3710001

1320000 600465

TRUST FUND

Exe Chief Operating Office

Private

Chief

Contributions Executive

& Donations

Affordable Housing Trust

Funding Source
69999
Funding Source for Trust Projects

ADD TO APPROPRIATIONS

Fund

Department Account

Function Activity

7701

040301

5212001 1320000

Exe Chief Operating Office

Consulting / Chief Professional Executive Services

Project
600465 Affordable Housing Trust

Funding Source
69999
Funding Source for Trust Projects

SECTION 4: That all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed for purposes of this ordinance only, and to the extent of the conflict.

ADOPTED by the Atlanta City Council APPROVED per City Charter Section 2-403

DEC 06, 2021 DEC 15, 2021

A true copy, s/ FORIS WEBB III Foris Webb III Municipal Clerk

SPONSOR SIGNATURES

s/ MATT WESTMORELAND Matt Westmoreland, Councilmember, Post 2 At Large

s/ CARLA SMITH Carla Smith, Councilmember, District 1

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s/ JOYCE M. SHEPERD Joyce M. Sheperd, Councilmember, District 12

s/ MARCI COLLIER OVERSTREET Marci Collier Overstreet, Councilmember, District 11

s/ ANDREA L. BOONE Andrea L. Boone, Councilmember, District 10

s/ MICHAEL JULIAN BOND Michael Julian Bond, Councilmember, Post 1 At Large

s/ DUSTIN R. HILLIS Dustin R. Hillis, Councilmember, District 9

s/ ANDRE DICKENS Andre Dickens, Councilmember, Post 3 At Large

s/ NATALYN MOSBY ARCHIBONG s/ ANTONIO BROWN

Natalyn Mosby Archibong,

Antonio Brown, Councilmember,

Councilmember, District 5

District 3

Certified by Presiding Officer
CERTIFIED 12/6/2021
ATLANTA CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT
s/ FELICIA A. MOORE
Mayor's Action

Certified by Clerk
CERTIFIED 12/6/2021
MUNICIPAL CLERK s/ FORIS WEBB III

ADOPTED BY COUNCIL 12/06/2021

PUBLIC NOTICE

Before the undersigned authority personally appeared , who on oath says that he/she is a Legal Advertising Representative of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, a Daily newspaper published in said City and State that is a newspaper of general circulation in Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Hall, Heard, Henry, Jackson, Jasper, Meriweather, Morgan, Newton, Paulding, Polk, Rockdale, Walton, White, Banks, Butts, Dawson, Franklin, Gilmer, Gordon, Habersham, Haralson, Lamar, Lumpkin, Madison, Monroe, Murray, Oconee, Pickens, Pike, Spalding, and Whitfield Counties, and State of Georgia, and that the attached copy of Legal Advertising was published 3 time(s) in said newspaper on 11/04/2021 and last date of Publication 11/18/2021.

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M. LIGHT (Legal Advertising Agent)

Sworn or affirmed to, and subscribed before me, this 24th day of November, 2021 in Testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, the day and year aforesaid.

Signed s/ [SEAL]

CAROL SMITH (Notary)

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA

Notice is hereby given that Ordinance 21-O-0777 has been introduced to amend the Charter of the City of Atlanta (Ga. Laws, 1996, p. 4469, et seq.) approved April 15, 1996, as amended, said Ordinance being captioned as follows:

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 1996 GA LAWS P. 4469, ET SEQ., ADOPTED UNDER AND BY VIRTUE OF THE AUTHORITY OF THE MUNICIPAL HOME RULE ACT OF 1965, O.C.G.A SECTION 36-35-1 ET SEQ. AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING PART I (CHARTER AND RELATED LAWS), SUBPART A (CHARTER), ARTICLE 6 (REVENUE AND FUND ADMINISTRATION). CHAPTER 3 (FISCAL CONTROL), TO ESTABLISH THE "BUILDING THE BELOVED COMMUNITY AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND" BY ADDING A NEW PARAGRAPH (4) TO CREATE AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPROPRIATING TWO PERCENT (2.0%) OF THE CITY OF ATLANTA GENERAL FUND BUDGET TO BE PHASED IN OVER A THREE-YEAR PERIOD AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH FISCAL YEAR TO ENSURE ADEQUATE ANNUAL FUNDING FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING INITIATIVES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

A copy of the proposed Ordinance and Charter Amendment is on file in the Office of the Municipal Clerk of the City of Atlanta, provided upon request, and in the Offices of the clerks of the Superior Courts of Fulton and DeKalb Counties, Georgia for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public.

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State January 19, 2022. __________

GEORGIA LAWS 2022 SESSION CITY OF DOUGLASVILLE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

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Ordinance Number ORD-2021-12

AN ORDINANCE

To repeal section 2.14 of the Charter of the City of Douglasville; to amend section 2-364 of the Code of Ethics of the City of Douglasville to prohibit conduct constituting conflict of interest; to repeal any conflicting ordinances; and other purposes.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of Douglasville, Georgia, and it is hereby ordained by the authority thereof as follows:

SECTION ONE

That section 2.14 of the Charter of the City of Douglasville is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 2.14 Reserved.

SECTION TWO

That section 2-364 of the Code the City of Douglasville is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 2-364 Standards of conduct.

(a) Elected officials and appointed officials of the city are trustees and servants of the residents of the city and shall act in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of such residents.

(b) Conflict of interest No elected official or appointed official of the city or any agency or political entity to which this charter applies shall knowingly:

(1) Engage in any business or transaction or have a financial or other personal interest, direct or indirect, which is incompatible with the proper discharge of that person's official duties or which would tend to impair the independence of that person's judgment or action in the performance of that person's official duties;

(2) Engage in or accept private employment or render services for private interests when such employment or service is incompatible with the proper discharge of that person's

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official duties or would tend to impair the independence of that person's judgment or action in the performance of that person's official duties;

(3) Disclose confidential information, including information obtained at meetings which are closed pursuant to Chapter 14 of Title 50 of the O.C.G.A., concerning the property, government, or affairs of the governmental body which that person is engaged without proper legal authorization or use such information to advance the financial or other private interest of that person or others;

(4) Solicit or accept anything of value, (and for the purpose of this section, the term "thing of value" shall have the meaning provided by Code Section 16-10-2 of the O.C.G.A., as now enacted or hereafter amended) whether in the form of service, loan, thing, or promise, from any persons, firms, or corporation which to that person's knowledge is interested, directly or indirectly in business dealings with the governmental body by which that person is engaged; provided, however, that an elected official who is a candidate for public office may accept campaign contributions and services in connection with any such campaign;

(5) Represent other private interests in any action or proceeding against this city or any portion of its government; or

(6) Vote or otherwise participate in the negotiation of in the making of any contract with any business or entity in which that person has a financial interest.

(c) Disclosure Any elected official or appointed official who shall have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within any department of the city shall disclose such interest to the city council. The mayor or any councilmember who has a financial interest in any matter pending before the city council shall disclose such interest and such disclosure shall be entered on the records of the city council, and that person shall disqualify himself or herself from participating in any decision or vote relating thereto. Any elected official or appointed official who shall have any financial interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract or matter pending before or within such entity shall disclose such interest to the governing body of such agency or entity.

(d) Use of public property No elected official or appointed official of the city or any agency or entity to which this charter applies shall use properly owned by such governmental entity for personal benefit, convenience, or profit except in accordance with policies promulgated by the city council or the governing body of such agency or entity.

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(e) Contracts voidable and rescindable Any violation of this section which occurs with the knowledge, express or implied, of a party to a contract or sale shall render such contract or sale voidable at the option of the city council.

(f) Ineligibility of elected official Except where authorized by law, neither the mayor nor any councilmember shall hold any other elective or compensated appointive office in the city or otherwise be employed by said government or any agency thereof during the term for which that person was elected. No former councilmember and no former mayor shall hold any compensated appointive office in the city for which compensation (other than reimbursement for actual expenses) is paid until one year after the expiration of the term for which that person was elected.

(g) Political activities of appointed board members and employees No city employee, and no appointed member of any board, commission or authority created by or exclusively for the City of Douglasville, shall continue to serve in such employment or appointment after qualifying as a candidate for election: (1) for any public office which is inconsistent, incompatible, or in conflict with his continuing duties as a city employee or appointed board member, or (2) for the office of the city's mayor or councilmember. Such determination of inconsistency, incompatibility, or conflict shall be made by the mayor and city council either immediately upon election or at any time such conflict may arise.

(h) Penalties for violation:

(1) Any elected official or appointed official who knowingly conceals such financial interest or knowingly violates any of the requirements of this section shall be guilty of malfeasance in office or position and shall be deemed to have forfeited that person's office or position.

(2) Any elected official or appointed official of the city who shall forfeit an office or position as described in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be ineligible for appointment or election to a position in the city government for a period of three years thereafter.

(i) Improper use of city communication devices. No city official shall make use of city owned computers or city-owned electronic communication devices in a manner that: (i) is hateful, bullying, or harassing toward any person or group, and (ii) is expressly based on race, religion, color, age, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability; the penalties for violation of this subsection shall be limited to censure, written or oral reprimand, and request for resignation.

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(j) Improper use of social media. No city official shall make use of electronic social media in a manner that: (i) identifies the official by association with the city and purports to be in the person's official capacity with the city, and (ii) is hateful, bullying, or harassing toward any person or group, and (iii) is expressly based on race, religion, color, age, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, or disability; the penalties for violation of this subsection shall be limited to censure, written or oral reprimand, and request for resignation.

(k) Unearned per diem or expenses. No city official shall draw per diem or expense monies from the city to attend a seminar, convention, or conference and then fail to attend some portion of the seminar, convention, or conference without refunding the per diem or expense monies to the city.

(l) Use of public employees. No city official shall use the attorney or attorneys who are employed or appointed by the city for personal or private business without paying just compensation. No city official shall use his superior position to request or require an employee to:

(1) Do clerical or other work on behalf of his family, business, social, church, or charitable or fraternal interests;

(2) Purchase goods and services to be used for personal, business, or political purposes; or

(3) Work for him personally without offering just compensation.

(m) Special favors for others. No city official shall grant or make available to any person or entity any consideration, treatment, advantage or favor beyond that which it is the general practice to grant or make available to the public at large. No city official shall ask or require any city employee to grant or make available to any person or entity any consideration, treatment, advantage or favor beyond that which it is the general practice to grant or make available to the public at large or to exercise any discretionary authority except in accordance with established law.

(n) Open meetings. Meetings of the city council and all other city commissions, and agencies shall be conducted in accordance with the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Title 50, Chapter 14, as amended, and Title 36, Chapter 80, Section 1, as amended, as it applies to municipalities.

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(o) Use or abuse of drugs, controlled substances or alcohol while operating a city-owned vehicle.

(1) Drug and alcohol use prohibited while driving. Alcohol or controlled substance use by a driving official shall be prohibited. Abuse of prescribed drugs by a driving official shall be prohibited. This shall include the use or possession of controlled substances, the abuse of prescription medications, the possession of prescription medications by anyone other than the person for whom the medication was prescribed, and the use or abuse of alcohol, while driving a city-owned vehicle.

(2) Prescription drug use. Any official using prescription medication while driving or just before driving a city-owned vehicle shall do so in strict accordance with medical directions. It is the official's responsibility to notify the prescribing physician of the driving the official is planning to do and to ensure that the physician approves the use of the prescription medication while the official is driving.

The abuse and/or inappropriate use of legally prescribed drugs, including driving when the official knows or should know that he is potentially impaired due to prescription drug use, shall be prohibited and shall be deemed a violation of this policy.

(3) Testing required after an accident. The occurrence of an automobile accident resulting in property damage, bodily injury or death, shall constitute reasonable cause for drug and alcohol testing of a driving official, promptly after the accident. A driving official shall take a test whenever, while driving a city-owned vehicle, the driving official is involved in an automobile accident resulting in property damage, bodily injury or death. Such testing shall be required regardless of whether there is other evidence of use of alcohol or drugs by the driving official.

Immediately after such an accident, the subject driving official shall contact the city manager, who will arrange for prompt testing. Additionally, it shall be the duty of every official who witnesses an accident where another official is driving a city-owned vehicle; to promptly notify the city manager of any such accident.

Driving officials shall, at the time of testing, provide the testing laboratory with a list of those prescriptions and over-the-counter medications the official recently has used. The list of medications shall be kept confidential until there has been result. The list of medications shall be disclosed only to the medical review officer, who will determine whether the positive result was due to the lawful and medically approved use of any of the listed medications.

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(4) Consent for testing. Before a drug and/or alcohol test is administered, or after a test for convenience, a driving official involved in an automobile accident will be asked to sign a consent form authorizing the test and permitting release of test results to the City of Douglasville, the medical review officer and to the public generally. The consent form shall provide a space for the official to acknowledge that he has been notified of the requirements of this policy. If the driving official is not conscious or is unable to consent for other reasons after an accident and immediately prior to testing, then the driving official will be deemed to have consented to testing by virtue of having elected to drive the city-owned vehicle.

(5) Refusal to consent or to test. An official who refuses to sign the required consent form or to submit to a drug and/or alcohol test as required shall be deemed to have violated this policy. An official who fails to appear at the designated collection site to submit to a required drug and/or alcohol test when so directed by the mayor, the mayor pro tempore or the city manager shall be deemed to have refused to submit to the test shall be deemed to have violated this policy. A "no show" shall include any attempt to adulterate a test sample or otherwise frustrate, impair, or otherwise impede the testing process.

(6) Testing laboratory guidelines. All testing procedures shall be administered and accounted for by an approved laboratory and/or medical facility operating in compliance with the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) or College of American Pathologists (CAP) guidelines.

Urine samples shall be provided in a private restroom stall or similar enclosure so that officials may not be viewed while providing the sample, unless circumstances require monitored testing. Outer garments, bags, briefcases, purses, or other containers will not be permitted into the test area. The water in the commode shall be colored with dye to protect against dilution of test samples. If the drug and/or alcohol test is to be conducted using a specimen other than urine (e.g. hair, saliva, blood, etc.), the sample shall be collected in a manner consistent with the privacy of the official and the need to minimize the possibility of adulteration and/or mislabeling of the sample.

Whenever an initial test for drugs and alcohol is found to be positive, the laboratory will then carry out additional tests pursuant to laboratory testing guidelines to confirm that the initial positive indication was correct, if the second procedure also indicates the presence of drugs or alcohol, the test result is considered a Confirmed Positive Result.

(7) Results of testing. Any results of an official's drug and alcohol screening shall be non-confidential. A confirmed positive result for use or abuse of controlled substances, drugs or alcohol for a driving official shall be evidence of violation of this article X.

GEORGIA LAWS 2022 SESSION (8) Violations. Each of the following shall be a violation of this article X:

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(i) The use or abuse of controlled substances drugs or alcohol by a driving official, without regard to whether such conduct results in an automobile accident;
(ii) Failure by a driving official to promptly report an automobile accident in which the driving official was involved;
(iii) Failure by a witnessing official to promptly report an automobile accident in which a driving official was involved;
(iv) Failure by a driving official to submit to and cooperate with drug and alcohol testing after an accident; and
(v) Failure by a driving official to sign the consent form for drug and alcohol testing after an automobile accident in which the driving official was involved.

SECTION THREE

That subsection 2-365(1) of The Code of the City of Douglasville is hereby amended to read as follows:

(1) Additional regulations. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, state law and the Charter of the city shall be controlling in the event of an actual conflict with the provisions of this article. This article shall be interpreted to supplement, and not replace, said provisions of state law, the Charter, any other ordinance, resolution or act now existing.

SECTION FOUR

This ordinance shall become effective on the date after the second enactment.

SECTION FIVE

All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.

Ordained this the 5th day of April, 2021.

s/ ROCHELLE ROBINSON Rochelle Robinson, Mayor

s/ TERRY MILLER Terry Miller, Mayor Pro Tem

s/ MARK ADAMS Mark Adams, Councilmember

s/ DR. LASHUN B. DANLEY Dr. LaShun B. Danley, Councilmember

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Sam Davis, Councilmember

s/ HOWARD M. ESTES Howard M. Estes, Councilmember

s/ NYCOLE N. MILLER Nycole N. Miller, Councilmember

s/ CHRIS WATTS Chris "Coach" Watts, Councilmember

Attest:

s/ VICKI L. ACKER Vicki L. Acker, City Clerk

Ordained this the 19th day of April, 2021.

s/ ROCHELLE ROBINSON Rochelle Robinson, Mayor

s/ TERRY MILLER Terry Miller, Mayor Pro Tem

s/ MARK ADAMS Mark Adams, Councilmember

Dr. LaShun B. Danley, Councilmember

s/ SAM DAVIS Sam Davis, Councilmember

s/ HOWARD M. ESTES Howard M. Estes, Councilmember

s/ NYCOLE N. MILLER Nycole N. Miller, Councilmember

s/ CHRIS WATTS Chris "Coach" Watts, Councilmember

Attest:

s/ VICKI L. ACKER Vicki L. Acker, City Clerk

Affidavit of Publication

STATE OF GEORGIA }

SS

COUNTY OF DOUGLAS}

Melissa Wilson, being duly sworn, says:

That she is the Ad Director of the Douglas County Sentinel, a daily newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia; that the publication, a copy of which is attached hereto, was published in the said newspaper on the following dates:

March 09. 2021 March 16, 2021 March 23, 2021

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Publisher's Fee: $70

That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated on those dates:

SIGNED: s/

MELISSA WILSON

Subscribed to and sworn to me this 23rd day of March, 2021.

s/

SARAH HENNESSY

Notary Public, Carroll County, Georgia

[SEAL]

NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION FOR CHARTER AMENDMENT

Take notice that on April 5 and 19, 2021, the Mayor and Council for the City of Douglasville will consider amending the Douglasville City Charter so as to repeal that provisions of section 2.14 concerning conflict of interest, and to enact provisions on conflict of interest in the Administration Ordinance of the City Code. Copies of the proposed amendment are on file in the office of the Douglasville City Clerk and the Douglas County Clerk of Superior Court, for the purposes of examination and inspection by the public.

Given this 3rd day of March, 2021.

Vicki Acker Douglasville City Clerk

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State February 3, 2022. __________

CITY OF GRIFFIN CITY COUNCIL; DISTRICTS.

AN ORDINANCE

No. 22 - 01

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, AT SECTION 2.3. DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED; APPORTIONMENT OF

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ELECTION DISTRICTS BASED UPON POPULATION, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY GRANTED AT O.C.G.A. SECTION 36-35-4.1 AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH AT O.C.G.A. SECTION 36-35-3(1)(b) FOR ENACTMENT OF HOME RULE ORDINANCES; TO REAPPORTION MUNICIPAL ELECTION DISTRICTS BASED UPON PUBLICATION OF THE UNITED STATES DECENNIAL CENSUS OF 2020; TO ESTABLISH NEW ELECTION DISTRICT BOUNDARIES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION AND PERTINENT LAWS, GOVERNING FUTURE ELECTIONS FOR MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS; TO ESTABLISH AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF GRIFFIN, GEORGIA, AND IT IS ESTABLISHED AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The Charter of the City of Griffin, Georgia, is hereby amended at Sec. 2.3, DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED, APPORTIONMENT OF ELECTION DISTRICTS BASED UPON POPULATION, pursuant to the authority of O.C.G.A. Section 36-35-4.1 by adoption of this Home Rule Ordinance, enacted in accordance with the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 36-35-3(1)(b), for purposes of reapportioning the municipal election districts of the City following publication of the U.S. Decennial Census of 2020. There is hereby adopted that certain reapportionment plan, known and described as "Scenario 1b", as prepared by FloAnalytics, dated January 4, 2022 and attached hereto as Exhibits "A"-"C", which by reference are incorporated as if fully set out herein. Said plan sets forth and defines the boundaries of single-member Election Districts 1 through 6, by reference to corresponding official Census tracts and blocks. Exhibit "A" is a map of the new districts; Exhibit "B" is the summary statistics for the plan; and Exhibit "C" sets forth the 2020 Census Tracts and Blocks within each district.

As amended, Section 2.3 of the Charter of the City of Griffin shall read as follows:

"Section 2.3. Districts established; apportionment of election districts based upon population

(a) The original apportionment of the city into six single-member election districts was in accordance with the consent decree in REID, et al v. MARTIN, et al., Civil Action File No. C-84-60N, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Thereafter, the commission, following publication of each U.S. Decennial Census, has reapportioned election districts by Home Rule ordinance under the authority of O.C.G.A. 36-35-4.1. The current election plan, by reference to 2020 Census Tracts and Blocks within each election district, is set forth in subsection (c) below.

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(b) Future reapportionment of election districts shall be adopted by Home Rule ordinance enacted in accordance with paragraph (1) of subsection (b) of O.C.G.A 36-35-3. Such ordinance shall incorporate by reference a reapportionment plan based upon official census tract and block references to the most recent U.S. Decennial Census, by district, following the criteria of O.C.G.A. 36-35-4.1 and other applicable law.

(c) City of Griffin, Georgia Redistricting Scenario 1b, as prepared by FloAnalytics, January 4, 2022:

District 1 Spalding GA County
Census Tract 1603.00 Blocks 1002, 1004 through 1014, 1017 through 1030
Census Tract 1604.02 Blocks 1009, 1011 through 1013, 1016 through 1021, 1023 through 1028, 1030 through 1048, 2015, 2020, 3000 through 3030
Census Tract 1608.00 Blocks 2004 through 2006, 3000 through 3005, 3025, 3026

District 2 Spalding GA County
Census Tract 1605.00 Block 2032
Census Tract 1607.01 Blocks 2003 through 2008, 2015 through 2017
Census Tract 1608.00 Blocks 1008 through 1047, 2000 through 2003, 2007 through 2028, 2033, 2062 through 2064, 3014 through 3024, 3027 through 3035, 3038 through 3044, 3047 through 3050
Census Tract 1609.00 1003, 1007, 1008, 1015, 1018 through 1020, 1024, 2014 through 2017, 3000 through 3043, 3046

District 3 Spalding GA County
Census Tract 1608.00 Blocks 2049 through 2060
Census Tract 1609.00 Blocks 2044, 2049, 3044, 3048, 3050 through 3055
Census Tract 1611.00 Blocks 1000 through 1022, 2000, 2001, 2007, 2010 through 2019, 2021 through 2023, 2027, 3000 through 3018, 3020, 3022, 3023, 3025, 3026, 3035

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Census Tract 1612.02 Blocks 1000 through 1002, 1009 through 1013, 1018, 1019, 1028 through 1030, 1037, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2019 through 2021, 4000 through 4007, 4010, 4011, 4013, 4014, 4022, 4023

District 4 Spalding GA County Census Tract 1607.01
Blocks 1000, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 through 2014, 2023, 2028 through 2032, 2035 Census Tract 1608.00
Blocks 2029 through 2032, 2034 through 2048, 2061, 3036, 3037, 3045; 3046 Census Tract 1612.01
Blocks 2002 through 2005, 3000, 3001 Census Tract 1612.02
Blocks 1003 through 1008, 1014 through, 1017, 1020 through 1024, 1026, 1027, 1031, 1032, 1035, 1036, 2002, 2005 through 2007, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2022, 2025 through 2030, 3000 through 3002, 3004, 3006, 3008 through 3010, 3013 through 3015, 4008, 4009, 4012, 4015 through 4021

District 5 Spalding GA County
Census Tract 1604.01 Blocks 2007, 2017
Census Tract 1604.02 Blocks 1001 through 1008, 1014, 1015
Census Tract 1605.00 Blocks 1018 through 1024, 2000 through 2002, 2007 through 2010, 2014 through 2017, 2020 through 2031, 2034, 3005, 3011, 3016 through 3018, 3020 through 3022, 3025
Census Tract 1607.01 Blocks 3000 through 3003, 3011, 3012, 3019 through 3022, 3024, 3037, 3038, 3039
Census Tract 1607.02 Blocks 1000, 1001
Census Tract 1608.00 Blocks 3006 through 3013, 3051

District 6 Spalding GA County
Census Tract 1607.01 Blocks 1006 through 1008, 2018 through 2022, 2024 through 2027, 3004, 3007 through 3010, 3013, 3014, 3017, 3018, 3032 through 3035

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Census Tract 1607.02 Blocks 1010, 1011
Census Tract 1612.02 Blocks 1025, 1033, 1034, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016"

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Section 2. Upon final adoption of this Ordinance, the Mayor shall date and sign an original map illustrating the election districts herein adopted (Exhibit "A"), as attested by the Secretary, with the City Seal affixed. The original shall be displayed and maintained for public inspection and copying in the Office of the City Manager; and a copy thereof published as an appendix to the City Charter.

Section 3. Upon enactment, this ordinance shall be spread upon the Minutes of the two regular consecutive meetings at which it was read and acted upon; and a certified copy shall be filed with the Secretary of State of Georgia.

Section 4. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its adoption and shall govern the election of members of the governing municipal body in all municipal elections held thereafter until publication of a future U.S. Decennial Census.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

First Reading: January 11, 2022 Second Reading: January 25, 2022

A NOTICE OF PROPOSED HOME RULE ORDINANCE containing a synopsis of the proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Griffin, Georgia, in the form attached hereto, was published in The Griffin Daily News, the legal organ of Spalding County, Georgia, on January 7, 14 & 21, 2022.

EXHIBIT "A"

[MAP]

EXHIBIT "B"

Griffin Redistricting Summary Statistics Scenario 1b--DRAFT--Subject to change 01/04/2022

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Ideal Population Criterion

Ideal Population

3,915

Overall Range

7.9%

<5.0% 5.0 - 10.0% >10.0%

Total Population & Deviation per District

District Total

Over/

Deviation

Population Under Ideal From Ideal

1

3,771

-144

-3.7%

2

3,901

-14

-0.3%

3

3,975

61

1.5%

4

3,905

-10

-0.2%

5

4,081

167

4.3%

6

3,854

-61

-1.5%

District

White

Total Population by Race/Ethnicity per District

Black or African American

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Native Hawaiian
and Pacific Islander

Some Other Race

Two or More Races

Hispanic/ Latino

1 9.8% 79.8% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 3.0% 6.6% 2 19.7% 71.3% 0.3% 0.1% 0.0% 0.6% 2.7% 5.3% 3 82.1% 8.4% 0.2% 1.0% 0.0% 0.1% 3.8% 4.5% 4 46.6% 44.1% 0.3% 0.8% 0.2% 0.8% 3.9% 3.3% 5 37.7% 47.4% 0.3% 2.4% 0.0% 0.6% 3.9% 7.7% 6 23.5% 67.5% 0.1% 1.9% 0.0% 0.3% 2.7% 4.0%
2020 Census P.I. 94-171 Redistricting Data Summary Files Total Population by race and Hispanic/Latino origin.

District
1 2 3 4 5 6

White
17.5% 30.0% 77.7% 54.6% 44.4% 36.7%

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CVAP by Race/Ethnicity per District

Black or African American

American Indian or Alaska Native

Asian

Native Hawaiian
and Pacific Islander

78.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.0%

65.7% 0.2% 0.2% 0.0%

15.4% 0.0% 1.4% 0.0%

38.2% 0.0% 3.0% 0.0%

49.7% 0.4% 0.8% 0.0%

59.6% 0.1% 0.0% 0.0%

Two or More Races
0.2% 0.3% 2.1% 0.0% 0.6% 0.8%

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Hispanic/ Latino
4.2% 3.6% 3.5% 4.2% 4.2% 2.8%

EXHIBIT "C"
City of Griffin, GA Redistricting Scenario 1 2020 Census Blocks
District 1 Spalding GA County
Census Tract 1603.00 Blocks 1002, 1004 through 1014, 1017 through 1030
Census Tract 1604.02 Blocks 1009, 1011 through 1013, 1016 through 1021, 1023 through 1028, 1030 through 1048, 2015, 2020, 3000 through 3030
Census Tract 1608.00 Blocks 2004 through 2006, 3000 through 3005, 3025, 3026
District 2 Spalding GA County
Census Tract 1605.00 Block 2032
Census Tract 1607.01 Blocks 2003 through 2008, 2015 through 2017

Census Tract 1608.00 Blocks 1008 through 1047, 2000 through 2003, 2007 through 2028, 2033, 2062 through 2064, 3014 through 3024, 3027 through 3035, 3038 through 3044, 3047 through 3050

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Census Tract 1609.00 1003, 1007, 1008, 1015, 1018 through 1020, 1024, 2014 through 2017, 3000 through 3043, 3046

District 3 Spalding GA County
Census Tract 1608.00 Blocks 2049 through 2060
Census Tract 1609.00 Blocks 2044, 2049, 3044, 3048, 3050 through 3055
Census Tract 1611.00 Blocks 1000 through 1022, 2000, 2007, 2010 through 2019, 2021 through 2023, 2027, 3000 through 3018, 3020, 3022, 3023, 3025, 3026, 3035
Census Tract 1612.02 Blocks 1000 through 1002, 1009 through 1013, 1018, 1019, 1028 through 1030, 1037, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2019 through 2021, 4000 through 4007, 4010, 4011, 4013, 4014, 4022, 4023

District 4 Spalding GA County
Census Tract 1607.01 Blocks 1000, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009 through 2014, 2023, 2028 through 2032, 2035
Census Tract 1608.00 Blocks 2029 through 2032, 2034 through 2048, 2061, 3036, 3037, 3045, 3046
Census Tract 1612.01 Blocks 2002 through 2005, 3000, 3001
Census Tract 1612.02 Blocks 1003 through 1008, 1014 through 1017, 1020 through 1024, 1026, 1027, 1031, 1032, 1035, 1036, 2002, 2005 through 2007, 2010, 2014, 2017, 2022, 2025 through 2030, 3000 through 3002, 3004, 3006, 3008 through 3010, 3013 through 3015, 4008, 4009, 4012, 4015, through 4021

District 5 Spalding GA County
Census Tract 1604.01 Blocks 2007, 2017
Census Tract 1604.02 Blocks 1001 through 1008, 1014, 1015
Census Tract 1605.00 Blocks 1018 through 1024, 2000 through 2002, 2007 through 2010, 2014 through 2017, 2020 through 2031, 2034, 3005, 3011, 3016 through 3018, 3020 through 3022, 3025

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Census Tract 1607.01 Blocks 3000 through 3003, 3011, 3012, 3019 through 3022, 3024, 3037, 3038, 3039
Census Tract 1607.02 Blocks 1000, 1001
Census Tract 1608.00 Blocks 3006 through 3013, 3051

District 6 Spalding GA County
Census Tract 1607.01 Blocks 1006 through 1008, 2018 through 2022, 2024 through 2027, 3004, 3007 through 3010, 3013, 3014, 3017, 3018, 3032 through 3035
Census Tract 1607.02 Blocks 1010, 1011
Census Tract 1612.02 Blocks 1025, 1033, 1034, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016

CERTIFICATION

I, JESSICA W. O'CONNOR, do hereby certify that I am the Secretary of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Griffin, Georgia, and in that capacity serve as custodian of public records for said City and its Board of Commissioners. Attached hereto is a true and exact copy of a Home Rule Ordinance pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-35-3(b)(1), adopted by the Board at two consecutive, regular meetings, held January 11 and 25, 2022, the original of which appears in the official Minutes of said meetings. A synopsis of said ordinance was published in The Griffin Daily News, the legal organ of Spalding County, Georgia on January 7, 14 and 21, 2022, as required by Chapter 35 of Title 36. Said Ordinance, as adopted, remains in full force and effect and has not been subsequently amended. All meetings were duly called and conducted in compliance with the Georgia Open Meetings Law, with a quorum present.

This 31st day January, 2022.

(SEAL)

s/ JESSICA W. O'CONNOR Jessica W. O'Connor Secretary, Bd. of Commissioners City of Griffin, Georgia

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Affidavit of Publication

STATE OF GA }

SS

COUNTY OF SPALDING }

Joy Gaddy, being duly sworn, says:

That she is Publisher of The Griffin Daily News, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in Griffin, Spalding County, GA; that the publications, a copy of which is attached hereto, was published in the said newspaper on the following dates:

January 07, 2022 January 14, 2022 January 21, 2022

That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated on those dates.

SIGNED: s/

JOY GADDY

Subscribed to and sworn to me this 21st day of January 2022.

s/ [SEAL]

WILLIAM PATRICK MILLICAN

NOTICE OF PROPOSED HOME RULE ORDINANCE AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF GRIFFIN, GEORGIA
TO REAPPORTION ELECTION DISTRICTS

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the City of Griffin, Georgia, is proposing enactment of a Home Rule ordinance, pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-35-3(1)(b) amending the Charter of the City, at Section 2.3. DISTRICTS ESTABLISHED; APPORTIONMENT OF ELECTION DISTRICTS BASED UPON POPULATION, for the purpose of adopting an election district reapportionment plan for future election of members of the governing body based upon the publication of the 2020 U.S. Decennial Census. The proposed ordinance will adopt the plan identified as "Scenario 1, prepared by FloAnalytics, dated October 20, 2021"; all plans considered for adoption may be viewed on the City of Griffin's website, www.cityofgriffin.com, under the REDISTRICTING link. Upon final adoption, the ordinance will be filed with the Secretary of State.

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Readings of the proposed ordinance will occur at two consecutive regular meetings, to be held January 11, 2022 and January 25, 2022, at 6:00 p.m. EST in the Elmer W. George Municipal Hall, One Griffin Center, 2d Floor, 100 S. Hill Street, Griffin, Georgia. Copies of the proposed ordinance are available for public inspection and copying in the City Manager's Office, 3d Floor Administration, One Griffin Center, and in the office of the Clerk of Superior Court, Spalding County Courthouse, Griffin, Georgia; the proposed ordinance is also available on the City of Griffin's website.

Persons interested in this proceeding may appear at either meeting and make comments. Comments may also be made prior to the meetings through the REDISTRICTING portal on the City's website.

It is the policy of the City of Griffin to ensure that communications with members of the public with disabilities be as effective as communications with others. The City may furnish appropriate accommodation where necessary to afford an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, any program, service, or activity conducted by the City. In determining what type of accommodation is necessary, the City will give primary consideration to the request of the individual with disabilities. If you require accommodation to participate in this process, please contact Stephanie Woods, ADA Coordinator, (770) 229-2923 or by email to hr@cityofgriffin.com as far in advance of a meeting as possible.

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State February 23, 2022. __________

CITY OF DOUGLASVILLE CORPORATE BOUNDARIES.

Ordinance Number ORD-2022-1

AN ORDINANCE

To amend Subsection 1.11(a) of the Charter of the City of Douglasville, Georgia, to describe the corporate boundaries of the City consistent with previously enacted annexations and for purposes of reapportioning its municipal electoral districts consistent with the 2020 Census and other legal requirements; to adopt a map and supporting text for this purpose; to provide effective dates; to repeal any conflicting ordinances; and other purposes.

BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of Douglasville, Georgia, and it is hereby ordained by the authority thereof as follows:

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Subsection 1.11(a) of the Charter of the City of Douglasville, Georgia is hereby amended to read as follows:

(a) The boundaries of this city shall be those existing on January 14, 2022, with such alterations as may be made from time to time in the manner provided by law. The boundaries existing on January 14, 2022 are as described below, as to blocks and tracts according to the 2020 United States Decennial Census:

WARD 1

130970805052002 130970805052009

130970805081002 130970805081003

130970805081013 130970805081015

130970805082010 130970805083001

130970806071006 130970806071007

130970805052010 130970805052011 130970805052012 130970805052013 130970805053000 130970805053001 130970805053002 130970805053003

130970805081004 130970805081005 130970805081006 130970805081007 130970805081009 130970805081010 130970805081011 130970805081012

130970805081016 130970805082000 130970805082001 130970805082002 130970805082003 130970805082004 130970805082006 130970805082007

130970805083002 130970805083014 130970805092002 130970806082026 130970806082027 130970806082046 130970805092004 130970806071005

130970806071009 130970806071013 130970806071015 130970806082025 130970806082028 130970806082029 130970806082044 130970806082047

WARD 2

130970802012014 130970802012016 130970802012021 130970802031001 130970802031014 130970802032002 130970802032003 130970802032004

130970803032003 130970803032017 130970803032004 130970803032018 130970803032006 130970803032019 130970803032007 130970803032020 1309708030320011 130970803032021 130970803032012 130970803032022 130970803032013 130970803032023 130970803032014 130970803032024

130970803032027 130970803032028 130970803032029 130970803032030 130970803032031 130970803032032 130970803032033 130970803032034

130970803033015 130970803033016 130970803033017 130970803033023 130970803041002 130970803041003 130970803041004 130970803041005

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130970802032006 130970802042010

130970803032015 130970803032016

130970803032025 130970803032026

130970803033002 130970803033014

130970803041006 130970803041007

130970803041008 130970803041009 130970803041010 130970803041011 130970803041012 130970803041013 130970803041014 130970803041015 130970803041017 130970803041018

130970803041019 130970803041020 130970803042000 130970803042001 130970803042002 130970803042003 130970803042004 130970803042005 130970803042006 130970803042007

130970803042008 130970803042009 130970803042010 130970803042011 130970803042012 130970803042013 130970803042014 130970803042015 130970803042016 130970803042017

130970803042018 130970803042019 130970803042020 130970803042021 130970803042022 130970803042023 130970803042024 130970803042025 130970803042026 130970803042027

130970803042028 130970803042029 130970803042030 130970803042031 130970803042032 130970803042033 130970803042034 130970803043000 130970803043001 130970803043002

130970803043004 130970803043005 130970803043006 130970803043007 130970803043008 130970803043009 130970803043010 130970803043011 130970803043013 130970803043015

130970803043016 130970803044000 130970803044001 130970803044002 130970803044003 130970803044004 130970803044006 130970803052000 130970803052004 130970803054009

130970804031000 130970804031003 130970804031018 130970804081021 130970805052007 130970805052008 130970806082002 130970806082003 130970806082004 130970806082005

130970806082012 130970806082015 130970806082017 130970806082020 130970806082037 130970806082038 130970806082048 130970803052003 130970803052015 130970806081008

130970806081010 130970806081011 130970806081012 130970806081013 130970806081014 130970806081016 130970806081018 130970806081020 130970806081022 130970806082033

130970806082041 130970806082042 130970806082043

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130970803052025 130970803052027 130970803052029 130970803062007 130970803062010 130970803062013 130970803062014 130970803051002 130970803051003 130970803051004

130970803051005 130970803051006 130970803051007 130970803051008 130970803051010 130970803051011 130970803051012 130970803051013 130970803051014 130970803051015

130970803051016 130970803051017 130970803052006 130970803052007 130970803052008 130970803052009 130970803052010 130970803052011 130970803052012 130970803052014

130970803052017 130970803052018 130970803052019 130970803052023 130970803052024 130970803053003 130970803053007 130970803053008 130970803061000 130970803061003

130970803061008 130970803061009 130970803061010 130970803061011 130970803062000 130970803062001 130970803062002 130970803062003 130970803062004 130970803062005

130970803062006 130970803062008 130970803062009 130970803063001 130970803063002 130970803063003 130970803063005 130970803063006 130970803063007 130970803071005

130970803071010 130970803071011 130970803071015 130970803072000 130970803072001 130970803072002 130970803072005 130970803072006 130970803072007 130970803072009

130970804081005

WARD 4

130970805092007 130970805092010 130970805091000 130970805091001 130970805091018 130970805092006

130970805092019 130970805122000 130970805122002 130970805122007 130970806071000 130970806071001

130970806072013

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130970805092012 130970805092013 130970805092014 130970805092015

130970806071019 130970806072000 130970806072004 130970806072007

WARD 5

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130970801042007 130970801042008 130970801042009 130970801043003 130970801043006 130970801043013 130970801043014 130970801043017 130970801051003 130970801051007

130970801051010 130970801051013 130970801051014 130970801051015 130970801051019 130970801051020 130970801051027 130970801051041 130970801052016 130970801052017

130970801052018 130970801052019 130970801052025 130970801052028 130970801052030 130970801052031 130970801052033 130970801063032 130970801072007 130970801072014

130970801072018 130970801072019 130970802032005 130970806021001 130970806021002 130970806021004 130970806024000 130970806024001 130970806024002 130970806024003

130970806024004 130970806024005 130970806024007 130970806024008 130970806024009 130970806024010 130970806024011 130970806024012 130970806024013 130970806024014

130970806024015 130970806024016 130970806024017 130970806024024 130970806024025 130970806024028 130970806024030 130970806024036 130970806024037 130970806024038

130970806024039 130970806024041 130970806024042

The boundaries of this city at all times shall be shown on a map, a written description, or any combination thereof, to be retained permanently in the office of the clerk of the city and to be designated, as the case may be: "Official Map (or Description) of the corporate limits of the City of Douglasville, Georgia." Photographic, typed, or other copies of such map or

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description certified by the clerk shall be admitted as evidence in all courts and shall have the same force and effect as with the original map or description.

SECTION TWO

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-35-4.1, the map and supporting text attached as Exhibit A is adopted as the City of Douglasville reapportionment plan, based on the 2020 Census.

SECTION THREE

This ordinance shall become effective in the date after the second enactment.

SECTION FOUR

All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed.

First enactment this the 18th day of January, 2022.

s/ ROCHELLE ROBINSON Rochelle Robinson, Mayor

s/ TERRY MILLER Terry Miller, Mayor Pro Tem

s/ MARK E. ADAMS Mark Adams, Councilmember

s/ LASHUN B. DANLEY Dr. LaShun B. Danley, Councilmember

s/ SAM DAVIS Sam Davis, Councilmember

s/ HOWARD M. ESTES Howard M. Estes, Councilmember

ABSENT Nycole N. Miller, Councilmember

s/ CHRIS WATTS Chris "Coach" Watts, Councilmember

Attest:

s/ VICKI L. ACKER Vicki L. Acker, City Clerk

Adopted and ordained this the 7th day of February, 2022.

s/ ROCHELLE ROBINSON Rochelle Robinson, Mayor

s/ TERRY MILLER Terry Miller, Mayor Pro Tem

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s/ MARK E. ADAMS Mark Adams, Councilmember

s/ LASHUN B. DANLEY Dr. LaShun B. Danley, Councilmember

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s/ SAM DAVIS Sam Davis, Councilmember

s/ HOWARD M. ESTES Howard M. Estes, Councilmember

ABSENT Nycole N. Miller, Councilmember

s/ CHRIS WATTS Chris "Coach" Watts, Councilmember

Attest:

s/ VICKI L. ACKER Vicki L. Acker, City Clerk

EXHIBIT "A"

[MAP]

Ward
1 2 3 4 5

PROPOSED WARD MAP 01/14/2022

Population

Deviation % Deviation

Ideal Population

4,838

(112)

-2.26%

4,950

9,912

12

0.12%

9,900

10,054

154

1.56%

9,900

4,964

14

0.28%

4,950

4,882

(68)

-1.37%

4,950

Total Overall Range

34,650 3.82%

Ward

EXISTING WARD MAP

Population

Deviation

% Deviation

1

5,225

275

5.56%

2

9,695

(205)

-2.07%

Ideal Population
4,950
9,900

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3

10,167

4

5,039

5

4,524

267 89
(426)

2.70% 1.80% -8.61%

Total Overall Range

34,650 14.17%

9,900 4,950 4,950

Affidavit of Publication

STATE OF GEORGIA}

SS

COUNTY OF DOUGLAS}

Rachael Raney, being duly sworn, says:

That she is Publisher of the Douglas County Sentinel, a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in Douglasville, Douglas County, Georgia; that the publication, a copy of which is attached hereto, was published in the said newspaper on the following dates:

January 18, 2022 January 25, 2022 January 27, 2022 February 01, 2022

That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated on those dates.

SIGNED:

s/ RACHEL RANEY

Subscribed to and sworn to me this 1st day of February 2022.

s/ SARAH HENNESSY [SEAL]

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Take notice that on January 18 and February 7, 2022, the Mayor and Council for the City of Douglasville will consider amending the Douglasville City Charter so as to revise the provisions of Section 1.11 concerning corporate boundaries and wards and to adopt a new map reflecting the changes in corporate boundaries and wards. Copies of the proposed amendment are on file in the office of the Douglasville City Clerk and the Douglas County Clerk of Superior Court, for the purposes of examination and inspection by the public.

Given this 11th day of January, 2022

Vicki Acker Douglasville City Clerk Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State February 23, 2022.
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CITY OF DAWSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL; DISTRICT.

Subject Matter: Charter Amendment Redistricting First Reading and Adoption: February 7, 2022
Second Reading and Final Adoption: February 21, 2022 Publication dates: Feb. 2, 2022, Feb. 9, 2022, Feb. 16, 2022 Filed with DC Clerk of Court (publication version): January 27, 2022 Filed with DC Clerk of Court (adopted version): March 1, 2022
Filed with Georgia Secretary of State: March 1, 2022

ORDINANCE NO. 03-2022

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF DAWSONVILLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF REAPPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. 36-35-3 AND 36-35-4.1

WHEREAS, the Charter of the City of Dawsonville, Georgia provides in Section 5.11(e) there shall be four (4) council member districts of approximately equal populations that shall be created and modified as required.

WHEREAS, the City of Dawsonville's current voting district posts were created utilizing data obtained from the 2010 United States Census;

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WHEREAS, the City utilized the services of the Georgia Mountain Regional Commission to analyze available data and information from the most recent decennial census to describe population growth and change;

WHEREAS, the Georgia Mountain Regional Commission determined population growth and shifts resulted in uneven voting districts;

WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council have determined that such reapportionment is necessary due to the addition and shift of the population of the City of Dawsonville since the previous census and thus have determined the below Charter amendment reapportioning said Council Voting Districts is necessary;

WHEREAS, Article IX, Section II, Paragraph II of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, titled Home Rule for Municipalities, permits the General Assembly of the State of Georgia to provide by law for the self-government of municipalities, which the General Assembly has done with The Municipal Home Rule of 1965, O.C.G.A. 36-35-1, et seq.;

WHEREAS, the United States Constitution requires voting districts be drawn to give maximum effect to one-person/one-vote as required by the 14th Amendment to the Constitution;

WHEREAS, O.C.G.A. 36-35-4.1 authorizes municipalities to reapportion election districts for the next municipal elections when the municipality is on notice wherein districts may be unconstitutionally out of balance;

WHEREAS, Georgia law also establishes each reapportioned district shall be formed of contiguous territory with boundary lines be at the center of streets or other well-defined boundaries, the variations in populations among the districts created comply with the one person-one vote requirements of the Constitution, and the reapportionment is limited to the extent necessary to establish one person-one vote limits and that the number of representative districts may not be changed, O.C.G.A. 36-35-4.1(b);

WHEREAS, the data obtained and analyzed by the Georgia Mountain Regional Commission, using criteria and methods where are generally accepted in the field of demography and relying on data that is generally relied upon by demographers, establishes the current district lines must be revised to comply with the one person-one vote mandate of the United States Constitution and the requirements of O.C.G.A. 36-35-4.1(b);

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WHEREAS, a notice of the proposed Charter Amendment, authorized by the General Assembly pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-35-3 was published in the Legal Organ for Dawson County for each of three (3) weeks within sixty (60) days of the final action on this ordinance, O.C.G.A. 35-35-3(b)(1);

WHEREAS, the title of these Ordinances shall have been read and the Ordinance duly adopted at two (2) consecutive City Council meetings not less than seven (7) nor more than sixty (60) days apart, as required by Georgia law;

NOW THEREFORE, the Mayor and Council for the City of Dawsonville, at consecutive Regular meetings of the Governing Authority for the City of Dawsonville, does HEREBY DECLARE AND ORDAIN as follows:

1. The statements and conclusions contained in the "Whereas" paragraphs above are made the findings of fact of the City Council.

2. Any previous maps, depictions, or representations of the voting district posts found in the Charter of the City of Dawsonville are hereby REPEALED in their Entirety.

3. A new Appendix A is hereby enacted and described as shown in the attached Exhibit 1 illustrating the new district lines.

4. The City Attorney is directed to provide notice of this redistricting to the Georgia Secretary of State and to the Legislative Reapportionment Office within 30 days of this Ordinance, and to the Office of the United States Attorney General, to the extent the law requires such communication.

SO ADOPTED AND ORDAINED by the City Council of Dawsonville, Georgia this 21 day of February, 2022.

MAYOR AND DAWSONVILLE CITY COUNCIL

By: s/ MIKE EASON Mike Eason, Mayor

s/ CALEB PHILLIPS Caleb Phillips, Council Member Post 1

s/ WILLIAM ILLG William Illg, Council Member Post 2

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s/ JOHN WALDEN John Walden, Council Member Post 3

ATTESTED TO BY:

s/ MARK FRENCH Mark French, Council Member Post 4

s/ BEVERLY A. BANISTER Beverly A. Banister, City Clerk [SEAL]

EXHIBIT 1

[MAPS]

GEORGIA, DAWSON COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE, SUPERIOR COURT FILED FOR RECORD AT 1:36 PM 03.01.2022 Recorded in BPA Book 51 Page 64.72 This 1 day of March 2022

s/BEVERLY A. BANISTER

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION

State of Georgia County of Dawson

Personally appeared before the undersigned, Megan Lewis, who having been duly sworn, on oath, says that she is the Inside Sales Representative of Dawson County News, and that the Advertisement was Published in Dawson County News:

Ad# 104040 Local Government PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT Published: DCN Dawson County News: 2/2/2022, 2/9/2022, 2/16/2022

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s/ Megan Lewis Megan Lewis, Affiant Verified ___X_____

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Sworn to and Subscribed before me

This 16th day of February 2022.

Christina Maeann Rose Notary Public, my commission expires September 22, 2024.

NOTICE OF PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT In accord with the O.C.G.A. 36-35-(b)(1) the Public is hereby notified that the Mayor and Council of the City of Dawsonville, Georgia shall consider on Monday, February 7, 2022, beginning at 5:00 p.m. and on Monday, February 21, 2022, beginning at 5:00 p.m. as part of the regular monthly meetings of the Mayor and Council at City Hall, 415 Highway 53 East, Dawsonville, Georgia 30534, Second Floor, Pete Gilleland Council Chambers, the below titled ordinance: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF DAWSONVILLE FOR THE PURPOSE OF REAPPORTIONMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS PURSUANT TO O.C.G.A. 36-35-3 AND 36-35-4.1. The purpose of the ordinance is to revise the district boundaries in the City of Dawsonville to the extent necessary to comply with Georgia and Federal law based upon the results of the 2020 decennial census. A copy of the proposed ordinance amending the Charter is on file in the office of the Clerk of the City of Dawsonville, and in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court of Dawson County.

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State March 23, 2022. __________

CITY OF SOUTH FULTON REMOVAL OF OFFICERS; CITY MANAGER; CITY ATTORNEY; MANNER OF APPOINTMENT.

STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON CITY OF SOUTH FULTON

ORD2022-003

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY OF SOUTH FULTON'S CHARTER ARTICLE II, GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ELECTION AND REMOVAL,

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SECTION 2.16 (b) (1); ARTICLE III, ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT GENERAL AUTHORITY AND ORDINANCE, SECTION 3.23 (a); AND ARTICLE IV, ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS, SECTION 4.12 (a) (1) & (2) AND FOR OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES

(Sponsored by Councilmembers Catherine Rowell, Carmalitha Gumbs and Mayor Pro Tem Helen Willis)

WHEREAS, the City of South Fulton ("City") is a municipal corporation duly organized end existing under the laws of the State of Georgia;

WHEREAS, the duly elected governing authority of the City is the Mayor and Council thereof ("City Council");

WHEREAS, pursuant to City Charter Section 3.10A, the City has established a City council-City manager form of government;

WHEREAS, the full and complete legislative and policy making authority of the City resides in the part-time city council;

WHEREAS, O.C.G.A. 36-35-6 authorizes the City to amend its municipal charter through a duly adopted ordinance that has been legally advertised in the official organ of the county of the legal situs of the municipal corporation or in a newspaper of general circulation; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to City Charter Section 3.10 (b), the City Council is authorized to adopt ordinances and amendments it deems necessary, expedient, or helpful for the health, welfare, safety, comfort and well-being of the inhabitants of the City.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH FULTON HEREBY ORDAINS as follows:

Section 1. The City of South Fulton Charter, Article II, Government Structure, Election & Removal is hereby amended by deleting certain sentences and/or paragraphs and to read as follows:

ARTICLE II. - GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ELECTIONS, AND REMOVAL

Section 2.16 (b)(l) is hereby amended by striking this paragraph in its entirety as shown below.

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(a) The mayor, a councilmember, or other appointed officers provided for in this charter shall be removed from office for any one or more of the following causes: (1) Failure to uphold the Constitution, laws, and regulations of the United States, the State of Georgia, this charter, and the code of ordinances of the city; (2) Discrimination by the dispensing of special favors or privileges to anyone, whether or not for remuneration; (3) Engaging in any business with the government, either directly or indirectly, which is inconsistent with the conscientious performance of his or her governmental duties; (4) Using any information coming to him or her confidentially in the performance of governmental duties as a means for making private profit; (5) Failure to expose corruption wherever discovered; (6) Soliciting, accepting, or agreeing to accept gifts, loans, gratuities, discounts, favors, hospitality, or services from any person, association, or corporation under circumstances from which it could reasonably be inferred that a major purpose of the donor is to influence the performance of the member's official duties; (7) Accepting any economic opportunity under circumstances where he or she knows or should know that there is a substantial possibility that the opportunity is being afforded him or her with intent to influence his or her conduct in the performance of his or her official duties; (8) Engaging in other conduct which is unbecoming to a member or which constitutes a breach of public trust; (9) Taking any official action with regard to any matter under circumstances in which he or she knows or should know that he or she has a direct or indirect monetary interest in the subject matter of such matter or in the outcome of such official action; (10) Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude; (11) Failure at any time to possess any qualifications of office as provided by this charter or by law; (12) Knowingly violating Section 2.15 this charter; (13) Abandonment of office or neglect to perform the duties thereof; and (14) Moving residency out of the district such councilmember was elected from.
(b) Removal of any officer pursuant to subsection (a) of this section shall be accomplished by one of the following methods: (1) By the vote of five councilmembers after an investigative hearing. In the event an elected officer is sought to be removed by the action of the city council, such officer shall be entitled to a written notice specifying the ground or grounds for removal and detailing the evidence against the officer. The officer shall be entitled to a public hearing which shall be held not less than 30 days after the service of such written notice. Such public hearing shall be presided over by an independent hearing officer, with the accuser and the

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accused given equal opportunity to present evidence and call witnesses. Any elected officer sought to be removed from office as provided in this section shall have the right of appeal from the decision of the city council via certiorari to the Superior Court of Fulton County; or (2) By an order of the Superior Court of Fulton County following a hearing on a complaint seeking such removal brought by any resident of the City of South Fulton.

Section 2. The City of South Fulton Charter, Article III, Organization of Government, General Authority and Ordinances is hereby amended by deleting certain sentences and/or paragraphs and to read as follows:

ARTICLE III. - ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT, GENERAL AUTHORITY, AND ORDINANCES

Section 3.23 (a) is hereby amended by striking the following sentences in this paragraph as shown below.

Sec. 3.23. City manager; appointment; qualifications; compensation; removal.

(a) The mayor shall nominate a city manager for an indefinite term and shall set the city manager's initial compensation, subject to confirmation by the city council. The city manager shall be nominated solely on the basis of that person's executive and administrative qualifications. In the event that the city council does not confirm the mayor's nomination, the mayor shall appoint another individual as the city manager and such second nomination shall also be subject to confirmation by the city council. If a second nomination and a subsequent third nomination for the city manager are not confirmed by the city council, the mayor shall appoint an individual meeting the qualifications established by this charter who shall serve as the city manager without such appointment needing to be confirmed by the city council. (b) The mayor or a councilmember may recommend the removal of the city manager from office in accordance with the following procedures: (1) In response to such recommendation, the city council shall adopt by affirmative vote of five of its members a preliminary resolution which must state the reasons for removal and may suspend the city manager from duty for a period not to exceed 45 days. (2) Within ten days after a copy of the resolution is delivered to the city manager, that person may file with the city council a written request for a public hearing. This hearing shall be held within 30 days after the request is filed. The city manager may file with the city council a written reply not later than five days before the hearing; and (3) If the city manager has not requested a public hearing within the time specified in paragraph (2) of this subsection, the city council may adopt a final resolution for removal, which may be made effective immediately, by an affirmative vote of five of its members.

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If the city manager has requested a public hearing, the city council may adopt a final resolution for removal, which maybe made effective immediately, by an affirmative vote of five of its members at anytime after the public hearing. (c) The city manager shall continue to receive the city manager's salary until the effective date of a final resolution of removal.

Section 3. The City of South Fulton Charter, Article IV, Administrative Affairs is hereby amended by deleting certain clauses, sentences and/or paragraphs and to read as follows:

ARTICLE IV. - ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS

Section 4.12 (a) (1) and (2) is hereby amended by striking the following clause contained in paragraph (a) (1) and also by striking paragraph (a) (2) in its entirety as shown below.

Sec. 4.12. City attorney.

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection. The Mayor shall nominate and the city council shall confirm by a majority vote a city attorney who shall be a member of the State Bar of Georgia and shall have actively practiced law for at least seven years.

(2) In the event that the city council does not confirm the mayor's nomination, the mayor shall appoint another individual to be the city attorney and such second nomination shall also be subject to confirmation by the city council. If a second nomination and a subsequent third nomination for city attorney are not confirmed by the city council, the mayor shall appoint an attorney meeting the qualifications established by the section who shall serve as city attorney without such appointment needing to be confirmed by the city council.

(b) The mayor shall have the authority to remove the city attorney for good cause; provided, however, that an affirmative vote of five members of the city council may prevent the removal by determining that good cause for removal does not exist. If requested by a majority vote of the city council, the mayor shall provide in writing the reasons for such removal. Good cause may include but not limited to the following:

(1) Incompetence, misfeasance, or malfeasance in office;

(2) Conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude or a crime punishable as a felony;

(3) Failure at any time to possess any of the qualifications of office as provided by this section;

(4) Gross misconduct in reference to the duties of office; or

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(5) Abandonment of office or neglect to perform the duties thereof.

(c) The city attorney shall be responsible for representing and defending the city in all litigation in which the city is a party, may be the prosecuting officer in the municipal court, shall attend the meetings of the council as directed, shall advise the city council, mayor, and other officers and employees of the city concerning legal aspects of the city's affairs, and shall perform such other duties as may be required by virtue of the position of the city attorney. The mayor shall set the compensation of the city attorney.

(d) An individual shall be designated as the city attorney, and such individual shall be an employee of the city. The city attorney shall not engage in the private practice of law, nor while serving as city attorney shall such individual represent any other governmental body, authority, agency, board, public corporation, or political subdivision.

(e) The city attorney shall be the department head for the city law department, and the city may hire assistant city attorneys to assist the city attorney as the mayor and city council deem necessary and appropriate.

(f)(1) Where not inconsistent with the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct enacted by the State Bar of Georgia and the rulings of the Supreme Court of Georgia, this subsection shall govern the city attorney.

(2) The city attorney represents the city acting through its duly elected and appointed officials.

(3) If the city attorney knows that an elected or appointed officer, employee, or other person associated with the city is engaged in action, intends to act, or refuses to act in a matter related to the representation that is a violation of a legal obligation to the city, or a violation of law that reasonably might be imputed to the city, and that is likely to result in substantial injury to the city, then the city attorney shall proceed as is reasonably necessary in the best interest of the city. Unless the city attorney reasonably believes that it is not necessary in the best interest of the city to do so, the city attorney shall refer the matter to a higher authority in the city, including, if warranted by the circumstances, to the mayor and city council.

(4) Except as provided in paragraph (5) of this subsection, if despite the city attorney's efforts in accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection the mayor and city council insist upon or fail to address in a timely and appropriate manner an action, or a refusal to act, that is clearly a violation of law, and the city attorney reasonably believes that the violation is reasonably certain to result in substantial injury to the city, then the city attorney may reveal information relating to the representation whether or not Rule 1.6 of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Georgia permits such disclosure, but only if and to

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the extent the city attorney reasonably believes necessary to prevent substantial injury to the city.

(5) Paragraph (4) of this subsection shall not apply with respect to information relating to a city attorney's, or any other attorney's, representation of the city to investigate an alleged violation of law, or to defend the city or an officer, employee, or other constituent associated with the city against a claim arising out of an alleged violation of law.

(6) In dealing with the city's elected and appointed officers, officials and employees, and other constituents, the city attorney shall explain the identity of the client when the city attorney knows or reasonably should know that the city's interests are adverse to those of the individuals with whom the city attorney is dealing."

Section 4. It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Mayor and Council that: (a) All sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this Ordinance are or were, upon their enactment, believed by the City Council to be fully valid, enforceable and constitutional.

(b) To the greatest extent allowed by law, every section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is severable from every other section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance. No section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is mutually dependent upon any other section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance.

(c) In the event that any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this Ordinance shall, for any reason whatsoever, be declared invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable by the valid judgment or decree of any court of competent jurisdiction, it is the express intent of the City Council that such invalidity, unconstitutionality or unenforceability shall, to the greatest extent allowed by law, not render invalid, unconstitutional or otherwise unenforceable any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or sections of the Ordinance.

Section 5. All Ordinances and parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed.

Section 6. The City Attorney, City Clerk and/or contracted City Codifier are authorized to make non-substantive formatting and renumbering edits to this ordinance for proofing, codification, and supplementation purposes. The final version of all ordinances shall be filed with the clerk.

Section 7. The effective date of this Ordinance shall be the date of adoption unless provided otherwise by the City Charter or state and/or federal law.

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The foregoing ORDINANCE No. 2022-003, adopted on January 25, 2022 was offered by Councilmember Willis, who moved its approval. The motion was seconded by Councilmember Gumbs, and being put to a vote, the result was as follows:

khalid kamau, Mayor Carmalitha Gumbs Catherine Foster Rowell Helen Zenobia Willis,
Mayor Pro Tem Jaceey Sebastian
(Abstained) Corey Reeves Natasha Williams Mark Baker (Abstained)

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First Reading

December 14, 2021

Second Reading January 25, 2022

THIS ORDINANCE adopted this 25th day of January 2022.

CITY OF SOUTH FULTON, GEORGIA

_______________________________________ khalid kamau, MAYOR

ATTEST:

s/ COREY E. ADAMS

2/16/22

COREY E. ADAMS, SR., CITY CLERK

[SEAL]

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

s/ VINCENT D. HYMAN 1/26/22 VINCENT D. HYMAN, CITY ATTORNEY

MAYOR'S SIGNATURE PAGE

The mayor, within ten (10) business days following receipt of an ordinance, shall return it to the city clerk with or without the mayor's approval or with the mayor's veto. If an

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ordinance has been approved by the mayor or if it is returned to the city clerk neither approved nor disapproved, it shall become law upon its return to the city clerk. However, if the mayor fails to return an ordinance to the city clerk within ten (10) business days of receipt, it shall become law at 12:00 Midnight on the tenth business day after receipt.

The mayor acknowledges receipt of the noted item listed below:

Date of Adoption: January 25, 2022 Item Number: ORD2022-003

Subject: AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY OF SOUTH FULTON'S CHARTER ARTICLE II, GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ELECTION AND REMOVAL, SECTION 2.16 (b) (1); ARTICLE III, ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT GENERAL AUTHORITY AND ORDINANCE, SECTION 3.23 (a); AND ARTICLE IV, ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS, SECTION 4.12 (a) (1) & (2) AND FOR OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES

Date Received by Mayor:

January 27, 2022

_____ APPROVED _____ DISAPPROVED

Mayor's Signature: _______________________________________________

Date to City Clerk: _______________________________________________

* Mayor did not sign CA 2/16/22

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SOUTH FULTON, GEORGIA

Notice is hereby given that the attached Ordinance having ordinance number ORD2022-002 was introduced to City Council for its first read, on December 14, 2021, which is intended to amend the Charter of the City of South Fulton, Georgia, pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-35-1, et seq and may come before City Council for final approval on or after January 25, 2022, as amended, said Ordinance being captioned as follows:

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY OF SOUTH FULTON'S CHARTER ARTICLE II, GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ELECTION AND REMOVAL, SECTION 2.16 (b) (1); ARTICLE III, ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT GENERAL AUTHORITY AND ORDINANCE, SECTION 3.23 (a); AND ARTICLE IV, ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS, SECTION 4.12 (a) (1) & (2) AND FOR OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES

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A copy of the proposed Ordinance and Charter Amendment is on file in the Office of the Municipal Clerk of the City of South Fulton, Georgia and in the Offices of the clerks of the Superior Courts of Fulton County, Georgia for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public.

This 13th day of January 2022.

s/ COREY ADAMS Corey Adams City Clerk for City of South Fulton, Georgia

PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT

STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON

In Re: Ad # 571628

Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came the undersigned who, being duly sworn, according to law, says she is an agent for the ALM, LLC publishers of the Daily Report, the official legal organ of Fulton County, published in Atlanta, Georgia, in said county and state, and that the publication, of which is annexed is true copy, was published in said newspaper as provided by law on the following dates: 1/05/22, 1/12/22, 1/19/22, 1/24/22

s/ ALECIA SEAL Agent of the Daily Report

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 24TH day of January, 2022

s/ K. MOSLEY Signature, Notary Public K. Mosley [SEAL] My Commission Expires Apr. 22, 2022 Location: Fulton County, Georgia

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STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF FULTON

Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came the undersigned who, being duly sworn, according to law, says she is an agent of ALM Media, LLC., publishers of the Daily report, the official newspaper published in Atlanta, GA, in said county and state, and that the publication, of which the annexed is a true copy, was published in said newspaper as provided by law on the following dates: 01/05/2022, 01/12/2022, 01/19/2022 and 01/24/2022.

s/ K. MOSLEY

s/ K. MARTIN Subscribed and sworn to before me this January 24, 2022 [SEAL]

NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SOUTH FULTON, GEORGIA

Notice is hereby given that the attached Ordinance having ordinance number ORD2022-002 was introduced to City Council for its first read on December 14, 2021, which is intended to amend the Charter of the City of South Fulton, Georgia, pursuant to O.C.G.A. 36-35-1, et seq and may come before City Council for that approval on or after January 25, 2022, as amended, said Ordinance being captioned as follows:

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY OF SOUTH FULTON'S CHARTER ARTICLE II, GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE, ELECTION AND REMOVAL, SECTION 2.16(b)(1); ARTICLE III, ORGANIZATION OF GOVERNMENT GENERAL AUTHORITY AND ORDINANCE, SECTION 3.23 (a); AND ARTICLE IV, ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS, SECTION 4.12 (a) (1) & (2) AND FOR OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES

A copy of the proposed Ordinance and Charter Amendment is on file in the Office of the Municipal Clerk of the City of South Fulton, Georgia and in the Offices of the clerks of the Superior Courts Fulton County, Georgia for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public.

This 13th day of January 2022.

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Corey Adams City Clerk for City of South Fulton, Georgia

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State March 28, 2022. __________

CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE ORDINANCES; PROCEDURES.

STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF PULASKI

ORDINANCE NO.: 2021-3

WHEREAS, the City's governing authority is authorized, pursuant to Official Code of Georgia Annotated 36-35-3(b), to amend its charter in limited circumstances; and

WHEREAS, acting pursuant to said statute, notice of this charter amendment was duly advertised in The Hawkinsville Dispatch and News and made available to the public in the offices of the city clerk and the clerk of the Pulaski Superior Court; and

WHEREAS, the City Commissioners find this amendment to be in the best interest of the City.

NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE ORDAINS that the charter of the City of Hawkinsville be amended as follows:

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Section 2.22(b) of the city charter shall be deleted in its entirety and the following inserted in lieu thereof:

"An ordinance may be introduced by any commissioner and be read at a regular or special meeting of the board of commissioners. Ordinances shall be considered and adopted or rejected by the board of commissioners in accordance with the rules which it shall establish; provided, however, an ordinance shall not be adopted the same day it is introduced, except for emergency ordinances provided in Section 2.24 or upon unanimous consent of all members present at the meeting at which the ordinance is introduced. Upon introduction of any ordinance, the clerk shall as soon as possible distribute a copy to each commissioner and shall file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the clerk and at such other public places as the board of commissioners may designate."

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If any ordinance, or part thereof, is in conflict herewith, this this ordinance shall have preference. If any provisions of this ordinance are held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect any of the other provisions which can be given effect without the invalid provision, and, to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.

BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance was adopted at regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners held on November 1, 2021
and December 6, 2021.

CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE, GEORGIA

By: s/ HENRY CRAVEY Henry Cravey, Commission Chair

Attest: s/ DIANNA CARNEY Dianna Carney, City Clerk

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLISHER

STATE OF GEORGIA COUNTY OF PULASKI

Personally appeared before me, the undersigned officer, duly authorized to administer oath in said State and County, Charlie C. Southerland, who, having been duly sworn, deposes and says on oath that he is the publisher of the Hawkinsville Dispatch & News, that, as such, he is authorised to make this Affidavit, and that the attached advertisement

CITY OF HAWKINSVILLE CHARTER UPDATE

was published on OCTOBER 26, & NOVEMBER 2, 9, 2021

in the Hawkinsville Dispatch & News, a local newspaper of general circulation and the official legal organ of Pulaski County, Georgia.

This 31st day of JANUARY, 2022.

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s/ CHARLIE C. SOUTHERLAND Charlie C. Southerland, Publisher Hawkinsville Dispatch & News

Sworn to and subscribed Before me this 31st day of JANUARY, 2022.

s/ SHERRY VAUGHN Sherry Vaughn, Notary Public [SEAL]

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of the City of Hawkinsville will consider, at their regular meetings to be held on November 1, 2021 and December 6, 2021, an ordinance amending Sec. 22.2 of the City Charter to allow adoption of ordinances on the day of introduction by unanaimous consent of all commissioners present.

Copies of the proposed amendment are available for inspection by the public in the office of the city clerk at Hawkinsville City Hall and the Officer of the Clerk of the Pulaski Superior Court.

Filed in the Office of the Secretary of State March 31, 2022.