Georgia CommonsHR1890: HR1890 Rockdale Board of Commissioners; appoint members to vacant seats on the Rockdale County Water and Sewerage Authority; urge
Last action March 31, 2026 · House Second Readers
A House resolution urges the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners to fill vacant and holdover seats on the Rockdale County Water and Sewerage Authority board.
In plain language
The Rockdale County Water and Sewerage Authority is supposed to be governed by a seven member board appointed by the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners. This resolution says the county commissioners have gone years without appointing new members when terms expired, leaving some seats vacant and others filled by holdover members long past their original terms. The resolution does not change any law. It simply urges the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners to use the appointment power they already have to fill the vacant seats and replace holdover members. It also directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send copies of the resolution to the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners.
What the bill does
- Urges the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners to appoint members to vacant seats on the Rockdale County Water and Sewerage Authority board.
- Calls on the commissioners to replace any holdover members still serving after their terms expired.
- Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners.
- Does not create any new legal requirement or penalty; it is a formal request rather than a binding law.
Who it affects
The Rockdale County Board of Commissioners, the Rockdale County Water and Sewerage Authority and its current and holdover board members, and the residents of Rockdale County who rely on the authority's water and sewer services.
Why it matters
An authority board with unfilled seats and long-serving holdover members can create uncertainty about who is legally authorized to make decisions for Rockdale County's water and sewer system, and this resolution publicly pressures the county commission to resolve that by making current appointments.
Key provisions
- Cites the 1995 Act creating the Rockdale County Water and Sewerage Authority (Ga. L. 1995, p. 3994), which set up a seven member board appointed by the county commission.
- States that the commission has for years failed to appoint new members after prior members' terms expired.
- Resolves that the House urges the commission to appoint members to vacant seats, including seats held by holdover members.
- Directs the Clerk of the House to send copies of the resolution to the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners.
From the bill
“urging the Rockdale County Board of Commissioners to exercise the power given to them1 under current law and appoint members to the vacant seats on the Rockdale County Water2 and Sewerage Authority, including any seats held by holdover me mbers”
“the failure to appoint new members has left some of the authority's seats vacant11 and left other seats occupied by holdover members for years beyond the expiration of their12 original terms”
Status timeline
- House Second Readers (House)
- House First Readers (House)
- House Hopper (House)
Sponsors
- Rhonda Taylor (D, HD-092)
Topics
- Rockdale County
- water and sewer authority
- local government appointments
- county commission