HB 411: Banks County; Board of Commissioners; change description of districts

House Bill 411 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representative Erwin of the 32nd

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

To amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Banks County, approved August 19, (Ga. L. 1916, p. 349), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 17, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 4500), so as to change the description of the commissioner districts; to provide for definitions and inclusions; to provide for the continuation in office of current members; to provide for effective dates; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Act creating a board of commissioners for Banks County, approved August 19, 1916 (Ga. L. 1916, p. 349), as amended, particularly by an Act approved February 17, 2022 (Ga. L. 2022, p. 4500), is amended by revising Section 2 as follows: "SECTION 2.

(a) For the purpose of electing members of the board of commissioners, Banks County shall be divided into five commissioner districts. Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4 shall be and correspond to those four numbered districts described in Appendix A, attached to and made a part of this Act and further identified as 'User: Banks CC Plan Name: BanksCC-2025 Plan Type: Local'. Commissioner District 5 shall be comprised of the entire geographic area of Banks County and the person elected from such district shall serve as the chairperson of the board of commissioners. (b)(1) For the purposes of such plan:

(A) 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

(B) 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.

(2) Any part of Banks County which is not included in any district described in subsection (a) 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.

(3) Any part of Banks County which is described in subsection (a) 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."

SECTION 2.

(a) Those members of the Board of Commissioners of Banks County 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.

(b) Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4, as they exist immediately prior to the effective date of this Act, shall continue to be designated as Commissioner Districts 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively, but as newly described under this Act, and on and after the effective date of this Act, such members of the board serving from those former commissioner districts shall be deemed to be serving from and representing their respective districts as newly described under this Act.

SECTION 3.

This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval.

SECTION 4.

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

User: Banks CC

Plan Name: BanksCC-2025

Plan Type: Local

District 001

County Banks GA

VTD 0110004 - BUSHVILLE

Block 970200

3051 3060

Block 970300

2002 2003 2004 2045 2046 2047 2048 2049 2050 2051 2052 2053 2054 2055 2057 2058 2059 2060 Block 970400

1014 1017 1018 1019 1020 1025 1026 1027 1028 1029 1030 1031 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2048 2049 2060 2061 2062 2063 2064 2065 2066 2067 2068 2069 2070 2071 2072 2073 2074 2075 VTD 0110006 - DAVIDS

VTD 0110013 - WILMONTS

Block 970200

2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 2041 2042 2043 2044 2045 2046 2047 2051 2054 3000 3001 3002 3003 3004 3005 3006 3007 3010 3011 3012 3013 3018 3019 3020 3021 District 002

County Banks GA

VTD 0110002 - BALDWIN

VTD 0110003 - BERLIN

VTD 0110005 - COLUMBIA

VTD 0110007 - GOLDEN HILL

Block 970100

4017 4018 4019 4020 4021

Block 970200

1001 1004 1020 1021

VTD 0110009 - HOLLINGSWORTH

VTD 0110012 - WASHINGTON

District 003

County Banks GA

VTD 0110007 - GOLDEN HILL

Block 970100

1000 1001 1002 1003 1004 1005 1006 1007 1008 1009 1010 1011 1012 1013 1014 1015 1016 1017 1018 1033 1034 1035 1036 1037 1040 1041 1042 1043 1044 1045 1047 4000 4001 4002 4003 4004 4005 4007 4008 4009 4010 4014 4015 4016 4022 4023 4030 VTD 0110008 - GROVE RIVER

VTD 0110011 - POPLAR SPRINGS

District 004

County Banks GA

VTD 0110001 - ANDERSON

VTD 0110004 - BUSHVILLE

Block 970200

3059

VTD 0110010 - HOMER

VTD 0110013 - WILMONTS

Block 970200

3008 3009 3014 3015 3016 3017