Bill Text: GA HB1255 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Eatonton-Putnam Water and Sewer Authority; composition; change certain provisions
Spectrum:
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-11 - Effective Date [HB1255 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HB1255-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 1255 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Channell of the
116th,
Kidd of the
141st,
and Hudson of the
124th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the Eatonton-Putnam Water and Sewer Authority, approved
May 10, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 4090), as amended, particularly by an Act
approved May 11, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 4363), so as to change
certain provisions relating to the composition of the authority; to provide for
related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating the Eatonton-Putnam Water and Sewer Authority, approved
May 10, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 4090), as amended, particularly by an Act
approved May 11, 2009 (Ga. L. 2009, p. 4363), is amended by
revising subsection (b) of Section 2 as follows:
"(b)
The authority shall consist of five members. One member shall be the
chairperson of the Board of Commissioners of Putnam County, Georgia or such
officer's designee; one member shall be the Mayor of the City of Eatonton,
Georgia or such officer's designee; one member shall be appointed by the Board
of Commissioners of Putnam County (the 'county member'); one member shall be
appointed by the Mayor and Council of Eatonton (the 'city member'); and one
member shall be appointed by the foregoing four members (the 'at large member').
With respect to the initial appointments of the county member, the city member,
and the at large member, the county member shall be appointed for a term of four
years or until a successor is appointed, the city member shall be appointed for
a term of three years or until a successor is appointed, and the at large member
shall be appointed for a term of two years or until a successor is appointed.
Thereafter, all appointments of the county member, the city member, and the at
large member shall be made for terms of four years or until successors are
appointed. Immediately after such appointments the members of the authority
shall enter upon their duties. To be eligible for appointment as a member of
the authority a person shall be at least 21 years of age and a resident of
Putnam County for at least two years prior to the date of his or her
appointment. No person shall be eligible for appointment to the authority who
has been convicted of a felony. With the exception of the designees of the
chairperson of the Board of Commissioners and the Mayor of the City of Eatonton,
members of the Board of Commissioners of Putnam County and the Council of the
City of Eatonton shall not be eligible for appointment. A member of the
authority may be selected and appointed to succeed himself or herself for a
maximum of one four-year term."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.