Bill Text: GA HB1455 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Marietta, City of; city council meetings; modify provisions
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Passed) 2010-07-01 - Effective Date [HB1455 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB1455-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 1455 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Manning of the
32nd,
Cooper of the
41st,
Dooley of the
38th,
Teilhet of the
40th,
Ehrhart of the
36th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act reincorporating the City of Marietta, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga.
L. 1977, p. 3541), as amended, so as to modify provisions relating to the
meetings of the city council; to provide for agenda work sessions; 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 reincorporating the City of Marietta, approved March 23, 1977 (Ga. L. 1977,
p. 3541), as amended, is amended in Section 2.9 by adding new subsections
to read as follows:
"(c) The council shall hold a monthly agenda work session on the Monday before the regular council meeting unless changed as prescribed by ordinance. The agenda work session shall be limited to the purpose of preparing, reviewing, and amending the upcoming council meeting agenda, and the council is further authorized to discuss, but not take action on other items, if any, placed on the work session agenda except for a veto override to vetoes occurring within the work session. The agenda work session shall be held at least two days prior to the regular monthly council meeting.
(d) The council shall hold a monthly agenda review session one hour preceding the regular council meeting. The review session shall be limited to the purpose of reviewing the council meeting agenda and is further authorized to discuss, but not take action on other items, if any, placed on the review session agenda and executive session as requested.
(e) The council may hold a specially called council meeting work session the night or nights of the council committee meetings for the purpose of conducting executive sessions and moving items forward from the executive session to the regular monthly council meeting including a veto override to vetoes occurring within the work session. No other action shall be taken at such meeting."
"(c) The council shall hold a monthly agenda work session on the Monday before the regular council meeting unless changed as prescribed by ordinance. The agenda work session shall be limited to the purpose of preparing, reviewing, and amending the upcoming council meeting agenda, and the council is further authorized to discuss, but not take action on other items, if any, placed on the work session agenda except for a veto override to vetoes occurring within the work session. The agenda work session shall be held at least two days prior to the regular monthly council meeting.
(d) The council shall hold a monthly agenda review session one hour preceding the regular council meeting. The review session shall be limited to the purpose of reviewing the council meeting agenda and is further authorized to discuss, but not take action on other items, if any, placed on the review session agenda and executive session as requested.
(e) The council may hold a specially called council meeting work session the night or nights of the council committee meetings for the purpose of conducting executive sessions and moving items forward from the executive session to the regular monthly council meeting including a veto override to vetoes occurring within the work session. No other action shall be taken at such meeting."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective on July 1, 2010.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.
