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GA SB333
Bill
Status
Passed
2/13/2024
Primary Sponsor
Clint Dixon
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AI Summary
- Incorporates the City of Mulberry as a new municipality in unincorporated northeastern Gwinnett County, Georgia, offering limited services: planning and zoning, code enforcement, and storm-water collection and disposal
- Explicitly prohibits the city from assessing, levying, or collecting ad valorem (property) taxes on real or personal property, with a millage rate capped at 0 mills; nonproperty tax revenue sources must be cost-neutral to homeowners
- Establishes a five-member city council elected by district for four-year terms (two consecutive term limit), with the mayor appointed from among councilmembers by majority vote rather than directly elected; mayor salary set at $9,000/year and councilmember salary at $8,000/year
- Requires a referendum concurrent with the 2024 general primary election for voter approval, followed by a special election for initial councilmembers on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November 2024, with the charter taking full effect January 1, 2025
- Provides a transition period through December 31, 2026, during which Gwinnett County continues providing existing government services at the same cost, except that the county may not modify zoning within the city and the city may independently assume code enforcement and planning/zoning powers at any time with notice
Legislative Description
City of Mulberry; incorporate
Last Action
Effective Date 2024-02-13
2/13/2024
Committee Referrals
Intragovernmental Coordination2/6/2024
State and Local Governmental Operations1/9/2024
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