--- title: HB 1367. Fulton County; appointment of a certain number of board members in the case of vacancies on the board; provide collection: bills id: 2025-2026/hb1367 cite_as: HB 1367, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1367 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1367.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1367/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73347 date: 2026-05-12 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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Fulton County; appointment of a certain number of board members in the case of vacancies on the board; provide ## Text House Bill 1367 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE) By: Representatives Roberts of the 52nd, Bazemore of the 69th, Silcox of the 53rd, Cannon of the 58th, Au of the 50th, and others A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend an Act creating one or more community improvement districts in unincorporated Fulton County, approved April 3, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5460), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 2, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4065), so as to provide for the appointment of a certain number of board members in the case of vacancies on the board; to provide for special elections for certain vacancies; to provide for notice; 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 creating one or more community improvement districts in unincorporated Fulton County, approved April 3, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 5460), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 2, 1998 (Ga. L. 1998, p. 4065), is amended by revising subsection (b) of Section 5 as follows: "(b) The initial board members to be elected as provided herein shall be elected in a caucus of electors which shall be held within 60 days after the adoption of the resolutions and obtaining the written consents herein provided at such time and place within the district as the Fulton County Board of Commissioners shall designate after notice thereof shall have been given to said electors by publishing the same in the legal organ of Fulton County as hereinafter provided and contacting each elector by U.S. mail at the address indicated in the property rolls. Thereafter, there shall be conducted biennially, not later than 60 days following the last day for filing ad valorem property returns in Fulton County, a caucus of said electors at such time and place within the district as the board shall designate in such notice for the purpose of electing board members to those positions which have terms expiring or are vacant. If a vacancy occurs in an elected position on the board, the remaining members of the board shall, by majority vote within 60 days, appoint an elector to fill such vacancy. A board member appointed by the majority vote of the board to fill a vacancy shall only serve until the next regularly scheduled election, regardless of the actual duration of the unexpired term of the board member vacating the position. At no time shall the board include more than two members who were appointed by other board members. If a vacancy occurs while two board members appointed by the board are currently serving on the board, then a special election shall be called to fill the unexpired term as provided for in this subsection. If a vacancy occurs for which a special election is required, the board shall, within 60 days of the vacancy, call an election to be held within 60 days of such call, unless the vacancy occurs within 180 days of the next regularly scheduled election, in which case a special election may, but need not, be called. For any special election held pursuant to this subsection, notice of the special election shall be given to the electors by publishing notice of the special election in the legal organ of Fulton County on four dates, at least 45 days, 31 days, 17 days, and 10 days, respectively, prior to such election and by contacting each elector at least 31 days prior to the election by U.S. mail at the address indicated in the property rolls." SECTION 2. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the bill. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia House bill would change how a Fulton County community improvement district fills board vacancies, limiting how many members can be appointed rather than elected and requiring special elections in some cases. ### Plain-language summary Fulton County has a community improvement district created by a 1987 law and amended in 1998. That district's governing board normally elects members through a biennial caucus of property owners in the district. This bill changes what happens when a seat becomes vacant between elections. Under the bill, remaining board members can appoint someone to fill a vacancy within 60 days, but that appointed member only serves until the next regular election. The board can never have more than two appointed members at once. If a third vacancy would occur while two appointed members are already serving, the board must instead call a special election, generally within 60 days, with detailed public notice requirements including newspaper publication and mailed notice to property owners. The bill repeals conflicting laws and does not state a delayed effective date. ### What it does - Lets the Fulton County community improvement district board fill a vacant elected seat by majority vote of remaining members within 60 days. - Limits an appointed board member's term to only until the next regularly scheduled election, no matter how much time remains in the original term. - Caps the board at no more than two currently serving appointed members at any time. - Requires a special election, instead of an appointment, if a vacancy occurs while two appointed members are already serving. - Sets special election notice rules requiring publication in Fulton County's legal organ on four specific timelines and mailed notice to property owners at least 31 days before the election. ### Who it affects Property owners and electors within the Fulton County community improvement district affected by this law, the district's governing board members, and the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, which oversees notices and district administration under the original 1987 and 1998 acts. ### Why it matters The change affects how much control appointed, rather than elected, board members can have over a local improvement district that likely makes decisions about taxes or spending within its boundaries. Capping appointments at two and requiring special elections beyond that keeps a majority of the board accountable to elections rather than internal appointment. ### Key provisions - Section 1 revises subsection (b) of Section 5 of the 1987 Act (as amended in 1998) governing board elections and vacancies. - Vacancies can be filled by majority board vote within 60 days, but the appointee serves only until the next regular election. - The board may never have more than two members serving who were appointed rather than elected. - If a vacancy would create a third appointed member, a special election must be called, generally within 60 days of the vacancy, unless it falls within 180 days of a regular election. - Special election notice must be published in Fulton County's legal organ four times, at 45, 31, 17, and 10 days before the election, plus mailed notice to electors at least 31 days beforehand. - Section 2 repeals conflicting laws. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-05-12) - Last action: Effective Date 2026-05-12 (2026-05-12) - Sponsors: Shea Roberts, Debra Bazemore, Deborah Silcox, Park Cannon, Michelle Au, Phil Olaleye - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/73347 > The history, votes, and amendments (886 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/hb1367.md?full=1