Bill Text: GA HB682 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Byron, City of; city administrator; provide
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-05-11 - Effective Date [HB682 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HB682-Introduced.html
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House
Bill 682 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representative Sellier of the
136th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act providing a charter for the City of Byron, approved February 13,
1941 (Ga. L. 1941, p. 1210), as amended, so as to provide for city
administrator; to provide for the selection of such administrator; to provide
for terms for such administrator; to provide for qualifications to serve as city
administrator; to provide for duties; to provide for the authority to assess,
levy, and collect ad valorem taxes on all real and personal property within the
City of Byron; to provide for a method for establishing such taxes; 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 providing a charter for the City of Byron, approved February 13, 1941 (Ga.
L. 1941, p. 1210), as amended, is amended by adding a new section to read as
follows:
"SECTION
19.
City Administrator.
City Administrator.
(a)
The city council, in its sole discretion, may name a city administrator to
administer the day-to-day operations of the city, subject to general direction
from the City Council. The administrator shall be selected on the basis of his
or her executive and administrative qualifications and need not be a resident of
the City of Byron when appointed but after such selection, and during his or her
tenure of office, shall be a resident within the city. The mayor and city
council members of the City of Byron shall be ineligible to serve as city
administrator during their respective terms of office.
(b)
The appointment shall be for an indefinite term, and the administrator may be
removed at any time by a majority vote of the city council.
(c)
The city administrator may also be the clerk or treasurer, or both, as
authorized by the city council.
(d)
Before any city administrator shall be qualified, he or she shall give a surety
bond payable to the city in such amount as city council shall deem appropriate
to secure and indemnify the city by reason of his or her default, misfeasance,
or nonfeasance in the performance of his or her duties and shall be required to
take the same oath as provided for council members.
(e)
The city council shall by ordinance set out and stipulate the duties and
responsibilities of the city administrator, and when appointed and qualified,
said city administrator shall have all such rights, powers, and responsibilities
as stipulated in such ordinance; but at all times the city administrator shall
be subordinate to the mayor and council with no rights and powers except such as
are delegated by the city council. The city council, by ordinance, shall also
be authorized to provide for the designation of an assistant city administrator
to serve in the city administrator's absence. Nothing in said ordinance or in
this section shall diminish the rights, authority, or powers of the mayor as
chief executive officer of the city."
SECTION
2.
Said
Act is further amended by revising Section 31 as follows:
"SECTION
31.
Taxes; Millage Rate; Due Dates; Payment Methods.
Taxes; Millage Rate; Due Dates; Payment Methods.
(a)
Property
Taxes. The city council may assess, levy,
and collect an ad valorem tax on all real and personal property within the
corporate limits of the city that is subject to such taxation by the state and
county. This tax is for the purpose of raising revenues to defray the costs of
operating the city government, of providing governmental services, for the
repayment of principal and interest on general obligations, and for any other
public purpose as determined by the city council in its discretion.
(b)
Millage Rate; Due
Dates; Payment Methods. The city council
by ordinance or resolution shall establish a millage rate for the city property
tax, a due date, and the time period within these taxes must be paid. The city
council, by ordinance or resolution, may provide for the payment of these taxes
by installments or in one lump sum as well as authorize the voluntary payment of
taxes prior to the time when due."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.