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GA HB1258
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/20/2012
Primary Sponsor
Debbie Buckner
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AI Summary
- Amends the Columbus, Georgia, consolidated government charter (originally approved April 5, 1993) to require that public notices be published in the newspaper with the largest circulation in Columbus, in addition to any newspaper of general circulation
- Applies the largest-circulation newspaper requirement to notices for creating, expanding, merging, or reducing urban services districts, as well as public hearings on establishing the first urban services districts
- Requires the largest-circulation newspaper be used for special election notices when a mayor or councilor vacancy occurs, initiative petition notices, and proposed annual operating and capital budget summaries
- Extends the same publication requirement to advertisements for the sale, exchange, or transfer of real property owned by the consolidated government and to public hearing notices on proposed budgets
- Corrects clerical errors in the charter, including updates to references to the State Court of Muscogee County, council redistricting procedures, and council district boundary definitions based on the 2010 U.S. Census
Legislative Description
Columbus, City of; certain notices to be made in newspaper having largest circulation; provide
Last Action
Senate Read and Referred
3/21/2012
Committee Referrals
State and Local Governmental Operations3/21/2012
Intragovernmental Coordination - Local3/14/2012
Full Bill Text
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