Georgia CommonsHB 637: Cobb County; board of commissioners; revise a requirement for public hearings
Enrolled version, the latest LegiScan holds · Last action May 13, 2025 · Passed
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House Bill 637 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Cummings of the 39th, Cooper of the 45th, Wilkerson of the 38th, Smith of the 41st, Campbell of the 35th, and others
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend an Act to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners for Cobb County, Georgia, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4492), as amended, so as to revise a requirement for public hearings before the commission is authorized to spend over $100,000.00 to employ an independent consultant or conduct an independent study; to provide for other related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
An Act to amend an Act creating the board of commissioners for Cobb County, Georgia, approved April 4, 1991 (Ga. L. 1991, p. 4492), as amended, is amended by revising Section 11A as follows:
"Section 11A.
Before the commission expends county funds of $200,000.00 or more to employ an independent consultant or consulting firm or to conduct an independent study or survey, it shall hold a public hearing thereon. At least 15 days' notice of the time and place of the hearing shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. Consultants to be used in support of construction or renovation projects shall be exempt from this section."
SECTION 2.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.