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0089/AP
House
Bill 1256 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Hembree of the
67th,
Hightower of the
68th,
Nix of the
69th,
Smith of the
70th,
Cooke of the
18th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the Western Area Regional Radio System Authority, approved
May 17, 2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4521), so as to remove the City of Douglasville as
a member of such authority; to add Coweta County as a member of such 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 Western Area Regional Radio System Authority, approved May 17,
2004 (Ga. L. 2004, p. 4521), is amended by revising subsections (b) and (e) of
Section 3 as follows:
"(b)
The authority shall consist of eight members who shall be appointed by the
establishing local governments in the following manner: (1) Carroll County,
Georgia, shall appoint two members to the authority; (2) Coweta County, Georgia,
shall appoint two members to the authority; (3) Haralson County, Georgia, shall
appoint two members to the authority; and (4) Heard County, Georgia, shall
appoint two members to the authority. The members of the authority who were in
office as of January 1, 2012, shall continue in office for the terms to which
they were appointed and until successors are appointed and qualified as provided
in this Act. Thereafter, all appointments shall be made for terms of four years
and until successors are appointed and qualified. 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, shall have been a resident of the jurisdiction of the
establishing local government which appointed him or her for at least two years
prior to the date of his or her appointment, and shall not have been convicted
of a felony. Any member of the authority may be selected and appointed to
succeed himself or herself."
"(e)
Four members of the authority shall constitute a quorum with at least three of
the members being from different establishing local governments. No vacancy on
the authority shall impair the right of the quorum to exercise all the rights
and perform all the duties of the authority."
SECTION
2.
Said
Act is further amended by revising paragraph (4) of Section 4 as
follows:
"(4)
'Establishing local governments' means the Board of Commissioners of Carroll
County, Georgia; the Board of Commissioners of Coweta County, Georgia; the Board
of Commissioners of Haralson County, Georgia; and the Board of Commissioners of
Heard County, Georgia."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.