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GA HB1116
Bill
Status
Passed
3/2/2022
Primary Sponsor
Tommy Benton
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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
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