GA HB586

Provides a new charter for the City of Reynolds, Georgia, replacing the previous charter approved August 16, 1915, establishing the city's governing structure as a mayor and six at-large councilmembers elected to four-year terms with a two-consecutive-term limit

Requires 12 months of city residency to be eligible for mayor or council, sets a quorum at the mayor (or mayor pro tem) plus three councilmembers, and requires an affirmative vote of four councilmembers to adopt ordinances, resolutions, or motions

Establishes a municipal court with authority to impose fines up to $1,000 and imprisonment up to 180 days, with contempt penalties capped at $200 or ten days in jail, and provides for certiorari review through the Superior Court of Taylor County

Sets biennial nonpartisan municipal elections in odd-numbered years on the Tuesday following the first Monday in November, with candidates elected by plurality and council seats staggered across two election cycles (Posts III and IV with the mayor; Posts I, II, V, and VI alternating)

Grants broad municipal powers including ad valorem taxation, eminent domain, bonding authority, franchise grants (limited to 35 years), special assessments, and requires an annual independent audit, an operating budget adopted by July 1, and centralized purchasing procedures