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GA HB986
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/20/2020
Primary Sponsor
Derrick Jackson
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AI Summary
- Members of a county or municipal governing authority appointed as directors of development authorities are prohibited from serving as chairperson or chief executive officer of that authority; no more than one governing authority member may be appointed as a director
- Defines "massively municipalized county" as any county without a consolidated or unified government where municipal corporate limits cover 95 percent or more of the county's land area
- County development authorities operating in massively municipalized counties must obtain approval from the relevant board of education and the governing authority of any affected municipality before purchasing property, undertaking projects, or granting tax abatements
- Newly incorporated municipalities within a massively municipalized county are exempt from the municipal approval requirement for the first five years following their incorporation
- Agreements entered into by a development authority prior to the Act's effective date are grandfathered and not subject to the new approval requirements
Legislative Description
Local government; members of a county or municipal governing authority appointed as directors of development authorities shall not serve as chairpersons or chief executive officers of such authorities; provide
Last Action
House Second Readers
2/24/2020
Full Bill Text
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