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GA SB534
Bill
Status
Passed
4/12/2012
Primary Sponsor
Rick Jeffares
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AI Summary
- Amends and replaces Articles I through VII of the City of McDonough, Georgia (Henry County) charter, originally approved April 16, 1981, to comprehensively restate the city's incorporation, boundaries, and municipal powers
- Establishes a governing authority composed of a mayor and six councilmembers serving four-year terms, elected in staggered biennial nonpartisan elections, with four district seats and two at-large seats; candidates must have been city residents for at least one year prior to election
- Creates a Municipal Court with jurisdiction over city ordinance violations and traffic cases, empowered to impose fines up to $1,000, imprisonment up to 180 days, or both; judges must be at least 21 years old and members of the State Bar of Georgia
- Grants the city broad powers including property taxation, eminent domain, bonding authority, franchise grants (limited to 15-year terms), zoning and planning, utility operations, and the authority to levy occupation taxes, service charges, and special assessments with lien enforcement mechanisms
- Requires an annual independent audit of all city accounts, mandates that all binding city contracts be in writing and approved by the mayor and council, and provides that charter violations not otherwise specified are punishable by fines up to $1,000 or imprisonment up to six months
Legislative Description
McDonough, City of; provide for incorporation, boundaries, and powers of the city
Last Action
Effective Date
4/12/2012
Committee Referrals
Intragovernmental Coordination - Local3/26/2012
State and Local Governmental Operations3/21/2012
Full Bill Text
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