05 LC
25 3875/AP
House
Bill 512 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Hanner of the
148th
and Rynders of the
152nd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the Lee County Utilities Authority, approved April 17,
1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6419), as amended, so as to change the composition of such
authority; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating the Lee County Utilities Authority, approved April 17, 1992 (Ga. L.
1992, p. 6419), as amended, is amended by striking Section 2 and inserting in
lieu thereof the following:
"SECTION
2.
Lee County Utilities Authority.
Lee County Utilities Authority.
There
is created a body corporate and politic to be known as the Lee County Utilities
Authority, which shall be deemed to be a political subdivision of the State of
Georgia and a public corporation, and by that name, style, and title said body
may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded,
complain and defend in all courts of law and equity. The authority shall
consist of seven members, each of whom shall be a citizen of Lee County and two
of whom may, but shall not be required to, be members of the board of
commissioners of Lee County. Each member of the authority shall be appointed by
a majority vote of the board of commissioners of Lee County for a term of four
years and until his or her successor shall be appointed and seated; except that
each person serving as an appointed member of the authority on January 1, 2005,
shall continue to serve the remainder of his or her then current term and until
a successor shall be appointed by majority vote of the board of commissioners of
Lee County. The members of the authority shall be eligible for reappointment.
The authority shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among its
members; and such officers may, but shall not be required to, be members of the
board of commissioners of Lee County. The authority shall also elect a secretary
and a treasurer or a secretary-treasurer, who may or may not be members of the
authority. Four members of the authority shall constitute a quorum. No vacancy
on the authority shall impair the power of a quorum to exercise all the rights
and perform all the duties of the authority. Each member of the authority who is
not a member of the board of commissioners of Lee County shall be entitled to
compensation for their services at the rate of $100.00 per month, and all
members of the authority shall be reimbursed for the actual expenses necessarily
incurred in the performance of their duties. The authority shall make rules and
regulations for its own government. The authority shall have perpetual
existence."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.