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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-70-23. Required components.
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heading_path: LOCAL GOVERNMENT / Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations / COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES / (EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2026.) SERVICE DELIVERY
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-70-23. Required components.

Each local government service delivery strategy shall include the following components:

(1) An identification of all local government services presently provided or primarily funded by each general purpose local government and each authority within the county, or providing services within the county, and a description of the geographic area in which the identified services are provided by each jurisdiction;

(2) An assignment of which local government or authority, pursuant to the requirements of this article, will provide each service, the geographic areas of the county in which such services are to be provided, and a description of any services to be provided by any local government to any geographic area outside its geographical boundaries. In the event two or more local governments within the county are assigned responsibility for providing identical services within the same geographic area, the strategy shall include an explanation of such arrangement;

(3) A description of the source of the funding for each service identified pursuant to paragraph (2) of this Code section; and

(4) An identification of the mechanisms to be utilized to facilitate the implementation of the services and funding responsibilities identified pursuant to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this Code section.

## History

Code 1981, § 36-70-23, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1567, § 1; reenacted without change, Ga. L. 2024, p. 1044, § 1/HB 1407, effective January 1, 2026.

## Editor's Notes

This Code section is set out twice in this Code. See the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this article.

Ga. L. 2024, p. 1044, § 1/HB 1407, effective January 1, 2026, reenacted this Code section without change.