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GA SB579
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/21/2024
Primary Sponsor
Carden Summers
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AI Summary
- Amends the City of Cordele charter to eliminate the separately elected chairperson position and replace it with an at-large commission member, maintaining a five-member commission (four ward members plus one at-large)
- Requires the city commission to elect a mayor from among its own members at the first meeting in January each year; the mayor may only vote in case of a tie or to create a majority, and has veto power over ordinances (overridable by three commissioners)
- Redesignates the vice chairperson position as mayor pro tempore, elected annually by the commission, who presides and assumes mayoral duties during the mayor's absence or disability
- Transfers responsibility for recommending the annual operating budget from the chairperson to the city manager, with the commission retaining authority to amend and adopt the final budget
- Election provisions take effect on staggered dates: election scheduling provisions on January 1, 2025; budget provisions upon gubernatorial approval; all other provisions on January 1, 2026, with current officeholders serving out their existing terms
Legislative Description
City of Cordele; transition the office of chairperson to at large commission member; mayor to be selected by and among the commission members; provide
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/26/2024
Committee Referrals
Intragovernmental Coordination3/21/2024
State and Local Governmental Operations3/13/2024
Full Bill Text
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