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GA HB1116

Bill

Status

Passed

3/2/2022

Primary Sponsor

Tommy Benton

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Origin

House of Representatives

2021-2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands the Jackson County Board of Commissioners from a chairperson and four district commissioners to a chairperson and five district commissioners, effective January 1, 2023
  • Redraws all five commissioner district boundaries based on the 2020 U.S. decennial census data, with districts defined by specific VTD and census block designations in the redistricting plan "JacksonCC-2022"
  • Establishes staggered elections: commissioners from Districts 3, 4, and 5 elected in November 2022; the chairperson and commissioners from Districts 1 and 2 elected in November 2024, with all terms lasting four years
  • Revises quorum and voting requirements so that any four commissioners (or the chairperson plus three commissioners) constitute a quorum, and no official action may be taken without the affirmative vote of at least four board members
  • Requires formal sealed bids for all county purchases exceeding $30,000, with bid advertisements published for two consecutive weeks in the official county organ, unless the board declares an emergency

Legislative Description

Jackson County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts

Last Action

Effective Date 2022-03-02

3/2/2022

Committee Referrals

State and Local Governmental Operations2/8/2022
Intragovernmental Coordination2/2/2022

Full Bill Text

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