Bill Text: GA HR1589 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: County functions; more than 80 percent of land in one or more municipal corporations; limit - CA
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-11 - House Second Readers [HR1589 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR1589-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1589
By:
Representatives Lindsey of the
54th
and Ashe of the
56th
A
RESOLUTION
Proposing
an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to limit the
functions performed by any county with more than 80 percent of its land area
located in one or more municipal corporations to those functions required by law
or authorized by intergovernmental contract; to provide for submission of this
amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other purposes.
BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
IX, Section III of the Constitution is amended by adding a new Paragraph to read
as follows:
"Paragraph
III.
Limitation
of functions of municipalized
counties. Any
county which is not a consolidated government and which has more than 80 percent
of its land area located within one or more municipal corporations shall
exercise only those functions which are: (1) required to be performed by
counties under general state law; or (2) authorized to be performed pursuant to
an intergovernmental contract between the county and one or more municipal
corporations located wholly or partially within that county. The provisions of
this Paragraph shall, with respect to any county to which this Paragraph
applies, control over the provisions of Article IX, Section II, Paragraphs I and
III, relating respectively to home rule for counties and supplementary powers of
local governments."
SECTION
2.
The
above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as
provided in Article X, Section I, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot
submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon
the following:
|
"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Constitution of Georgia be amended to limit the functions performed by any
county with more than 80 percent of its land area located in one or more
municipal corporations to those functions required by law or authorized by
intergovernmental contract?"
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All
persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote
"Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment
shall vote "No." If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said
Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of
this state.
