Bill Text: GA HB1266 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Acworth Lake Authority; change membership requirements
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-11 - Effective Date [HB1266 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HB1266-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 1266 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Setzler of the
35th,
Carson of the
43rd,
Morgan of the
39th,
Evans of the
40th,
Parsons of the
42nd,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the Acworth Lake Authority, approved February 19, 1951
(Ga. L. 1951, p. 265), as amended, so as to change membership requirements; to
change the number required for a quorum; to provide for 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 the Acworth Lake Authority, approved February 19, 1951 (Ga. L.
1951, p. 265), as amended, is amended by revising Section 2 as
follows:
"SECTION
2.
There
is hereby created a body corporate and politic, to be known as the Acworth Lake
Authority, which shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of
Georgia and a public corporation, and by that name, style, and title, said body
may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded,
and complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. The authority shall
consist of five members, one of whom shall be the mayor of the City of Acworth
in Cobb County, and four members who shall be selected by the mayor and council
of that city being the governing body of the City of Acworth. The term of
office on the authority of the mayor of the City of Acworth shall be for the
same term that he or she is acting as mayor of said city, and he or she shall be
the chairperson of the Acworth Lake Authority. In addition to the chairperson
provided for above, the authority shall select one of its members as
secretary-treasurer. The initial four members of the Acworth Lake Authority,
other than the mayor of the City of Acworth, shall be elected at the first
meeting of the mayor and council of the City of Acworth in the month of May,
1964. One member elected at that time shall serve for one year and until the
election and qualification of his or her successor at the first meeting of the
mayor and council of the City of Acworth in the month of May, 1965; another
member elected in May, 1964, shall serve for two years and until the election
and qualification of his or her successor at the first meeting of the mayor and
council of the City of Acworth in the month of May, 1966; another member elected
in May, 1964, shall serve for three years and until the election and
qualification of his or her successor at the first meeting of the mayor and
council of the City of Acworth in the month of May, 1967; and another member
elected in May, 1964, shall serve for four years and until the election and
qualification of his or her successor at the first meeting of the mayor and
council of the City of Acworth in the month of May, 1968. Thereafter, the terms
of all members of the authority, other than the mayor of the City of Acworth,
shall be for four years and until their successors are elected and qualified so
that staggered terms for members, other than the mayor of the City of Acworth,
shall exist. Three members of the authority shall constitute a quorum. Each
member of the authority shall have one vote, including the chairperson, on any
issue or matter. A majority of the quorum shall be empowered to exercise all
the rights and perform all the duties of the authority, and no vacancy on the
authority shall impair the right of the quorum to act. In the event of a
vacancy on the authority through death, resignation, or otherwise, such vacancy
shall be filled for the unexpired term of the member ceasing to be a member of
such authority in the same manner that such member originally became a member of
the authority. The membership of the authority shall serve without compensation
except that they shall be reimbursed for the actual expenses necessarily
incurred in the performance of their duties. The authority shall make rules and
regulations for its own government. It shall have perpetual
existence."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.