Bill Text: GA SB201 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Henry County; board of commissioners; terms of office; change method of filling vacancies

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-04-20 - Effective Date [SB201 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-SB201-Engrossed.html

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11 LC 21 1118

Senate Bill 201

By: Senators Jones of the 10th, Jeffares of the 17th and Davenport of the 44th

AS PASSED SENATE

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend an Act providing for a new Board of Commissioners of Henry County, approved March 28, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3680), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 5232), and by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4159), so as to provide for terms of office; to change the method of filling vacancies; to provide for submission of this Act for approval under the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act providing for a new Board of Commissioners of Henry County, approved March 28, 1974 (Ga. L. 1974, p. 3680), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1990 (Ga. L. 1990, p. 5232), and by an Act approved April 25, 2002 (Ga. L. 2002, p. 4159), is amended in Section 2 by designating the provisions of subsection (a) as paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and by adding a new paragraph to read as follows:

"(2) The members of the board of commissioners serving on July 1, 2011, shall continue to serve the remainder of their terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The successor to the commissioner from Commissioner District 3 shall be elected at the general election in 2012 and shall take office on January 1, 2013, to serve a term of two years. His or her successors shall be elected quadrennially thereafter to serve terms of four years. The terms of office of the remaining commissioners shall be unaffected by the provisions of this paragraph."

SECTION 2.

Said Act is further amended in Section 3 by revising paragraph (1) of subsection (c) as follows:

"(1) If, at the time the vacancy occurs, there are less than 360 days until the date of the next general election, a qualified successor from the district in which the vacancy occurred shall be elected by the remaining members of the board to serve until the first day of January following the next general election. A qualified successor shall be elected at the next general election to serve for the balance of the unexpired term or for the next term, whichever shall be applicable, and shall take office immediately upon the results of such election being certified by the election superintendent. If the vacancy is in the office of chairperson, the vice chairperson shall serve as chairperson until a successor shall be elected as provided herein, and, during such period, the board of commissioners shall be composed of five members."

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.