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HB 801: Long County; Board of Commissioners; revise powers of chairperson

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House Bill 801 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representative DeLoach of the 167th

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

To amend an Act to re-create and establish the Board of Commissioners of Long County, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3755), as amended, so as to revise the powers of the chairperson of the board of commissioners; to provide for a county manager; to provide an effective date; 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 to re-create and establish the Board of Commissioners of Long County, approved March 10, 1988 (Ga. L. 1988, p. 3755), as amended, is amended by revising Section 4 and adding a new section to read as follows: "SECTION 4.

Chairperson.

The chairperson of the board shall:

(1) Preside at all meetings of the board unless otherwise adopted by appropriate resolution. The rules of order shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order unless otherwise adopted by appropriate resolution; and

(2) Be recognized as the official head of Long County, Georgia, by state, federal, and other authorities.

SECTION 4.1.

County manager.

(a) The board shall employ a county manager who shall be responsible for the supervision, direction, and control of the administration of the affairs of Long County. The board shall, by appropriate ordinance, set and determine the terms and conditions of employment, limitations of authority, scope of duties, compensation, and grounds for termination of the county manager.

(b) In the event of a vacancy in the office of county manager, whether by reason of death, incapacity, or termination, the board may, by majority vote upon a proper motion at a meeting held pursuant to Code Section 50-14-1 of the O.C.G.A., authorize the chairperson of the board to serve as interim county manager; provided, however, that such authorization shall expire 90 days following such vote by the board."

SECTION 2.

This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2025.

SECTION 3.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.