Georgia CommonsHB 982: Barnesville, City of; city council; change description of election districts
Enrolled version, the latest LegiScan holds · Last action May 11, 2026 · Passed
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House Bill 982 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By: Representatives Camp of the 135th and Dickey of the 134th
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
To amend an Act providing a new charter for the City of Barnesville, approved March 11, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3865), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3510), so as to change the description of the election districts for the city council; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for continuation in office of current members; 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 providing a new charter for the City of Barnesville, approved March 11, 1987 (Ga. L. 1987, p. 3865), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 12, 2005 (Ga. L. 2005, p. 3510), is amended by revising Section 2.10 as follows: "SECTION 2.10.
(a) The legislative authority of the government of this city, except as otherwise specifically provided in this charter, shall be vested in a city council to be composed of a mayor and five councilmembers. The mayor and councilmembers shall be elected in the manner provided by this charter.
(b) For the purpose of electing members of the city council, the City of Barnesville is divided into five districts. Such districts shall be and correspond to those five numbered districts described in and set forth in Appendix B attached hereto and further identified as 'User: Barnesville Plan Name: barnesville-p1-2025 Plan Type: Local'.
(c) For the purposes of such plan:
(1) The term 'VTD' shall mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a district description which are underneath a VTD heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks within a VTD as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia; and
(2) Except as otherwise provided in the description of any district, whenever the description of any district refers to a named city, it shall mean the geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census maps for the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.
(d) Any part of the City of Barnesville which is not included in any district described in subsection (b) of this section shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.
(e) Any part of the City of Barnesville which is described in subsection (b) of this section as being included in a particular district shall nevertheless not be included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district. Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of 2020 for the State of Georgia.
(f) Those members of the city council who are serving as such on the effective date of this Act and any person selected to fill a vacancy in any such office shall continue to serve as such members until the regular expiration of their respective terms of office and upon the election and qualification of their respective successors.
(g) Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the council serving from those former districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act."
SECTION 2.
Said Act is further amended by striking Appendix B and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
"APPENDIX B
User: Barnesville
Plan Name: barnesville-p1-2025 Plan Type: Local
District 001
County Lamar GA
VTD BARNESVILLE FBC
Block 970300
2036 2037 2038 2039 3017 3018 4015 4016 4017 4028 4030 4034 4035 4036 4040
VTD L C S C
Block 970202
1002 1003 1004 1018 1029 1030 2010 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2034 Block 970300
2035 2040 2041 2042 2043 3020 3021 4025 4037 4038 4039 4041 4042 4043
District 002
County Lamar GA
VTD BARNESVILLE FBC
Block 970300
1004 1010 1011 1016 1017 1018 1024 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 1032 1033 1037 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3014 3015 3016 3019 VTD MILNER
Block 970300
1012 1019
District 003
County Lamar GA
VTD BARNESVILLE FBC
Block 970201
1048
Block 970202
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2011 2012 2013 2024 2025 3005 3007 3008 3009 3010 3011 3012 3013 3018 3019 3020 3021 3022 3024
Block 970300
1001 1007 1008 1009 3012 3013 VTD L C S C
Block 970202
2008 2009
VTD SENIOR CITIZEN BLDG
Block 970202
3015
District 004
County Lamar GA
VTD BARNESVILLE FBC
Block 970201
1028 1029
VTD L C S C
Block 970201
2009 2055
Block 970202
1020 1025 1038 2007 2033 VTD SENIOR CITIZEN BLDG
Block 970201
1045 1046 1047 1056 1058 1059 1060 1061 1062 2006 2007 2008 2056
District 005
County Lamar GA
VTD L C S C
Block 970202
1000 1001 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1014 1015 1035 2018"
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.