Bill Text: GA HB1257 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Effingham County; Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues; revise powers and duties of chairperson
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-01 - Effective Date [HB1257 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HB1257-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Effingham County; Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues; revise powers and duties of chairperson
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-01-01 - Effective Date [HB1257 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HB1257-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 1257
By:
Representatives Burns of the
157th
and Purcell of the
159th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the
County of Effingham, approved July 26, 1921 (Ga. L. 1921, p. 466), as amended,
so as to revise the powers and duties of the chairperson of the board; to
provide for meetings; to provide for quorum and voting; to provide an effective
date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating a Board of Commissioners of Roads and Revenues for the County of
Effingham, approved July 26, 1921 (Ga. L. 1921, p. 466), as amended, is amended
by revising Section 2 as follows:
"SECTION
2.
The
chairperson shall be the official spokesperson for the board. At the first
regular meeting in January of each year, the board shall elect from its members
a vice chairperson. In the event of the death, disqualification, or resignation
of the chairperson, the vice chairperson shall perform the duties and have the
authority of the chairperson until a new chairperson is elected or appointed as
provided in this Act. The vice chairperson shall preside at board meetings in
the absence of the chairperson. In the event of a vacancy in the office of vice
chairperson, the board shall elect a new vice chairperson to serve for the
remainder of the unexpired term."
SECTION
2.
Said
Act is further amended by revising Section 5 as follows:
"SECTION
5.
The
board shall hold its regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays of each
month in the Office of the Board of Commissioners of the County of Effingham.
The board may meet in extraordinary session, as often as the affairs of the
county may require, upon the call of the chairperson or any other three members
of the board. The chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the board and
shall have the authority to set the agenda and order of the agenda for the
meetings. Board members and staff shall have the authority to place items on
the agenda for consideration by the board in accordance with ordinances,
resolutions, or policies adopted by the board."
SECTION
3.
Said
Act is further amended by revising Section 6 as follows:
"SECTION
6.
At
all meetings of the board, four commissioners shall constitute a quorum, and no
order shall be passed, no business transacted, nor any other action taken in
regard to any county matter except upon the vote of at least three members. At
least three votes shall be necessary to decide any question. The chairperson
shall vote on matters before the board only if necessary to break a
tie."
SECTION
4.
This
Act shall become effective on January 1, 2013.
SECTION
5.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.