05 LC 21
8144
House
Bill 721
By:
Representatives Howard of the
121st,
Murphy of the
120th,
Warren of the
122nd,
Anderson of the
123rd,
and Burmeister of the
119th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act providing for the continued existence of the Richmond County
Department of Health and for the management and control of such department by
the Richmond County Board of Health, approved March 7, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p.
3192), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996,
p. 4102), so as to change the method for appointments; to provide a limitation
of their consecutive terms of office; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act providing for the continued existence of the Richmond County Department of
Health and for the management and control of such department by the Richmond
County Board of Health, approved March 7, 1955 (Ga. L. 1955, p. 3192), as
amended, particularly by an Act approved April 4, 1996 (Ga. L. 1996, p. 4102),
is amended by striking Section 1 in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a
new Section 1 to read as follows:
"SECTION
1.
(a) The
membership of the Richmond County Board of Health for the Richmond County
Department of Health shall be composed as follows:
(1)
One member from the Augusta-Richmond County Commission-Council appointed by such
commission-council;
(2)
The president of the Richmond County Board of Education or his or her
designee;
(3)
One member appointed by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission-Council from a
list of three nominated by the Richmond County Medical Society;
(4)
One member appointed by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission-Council from a
list of three nominated by the Stoney Medical, Dental & Pharmaceutical
Association;
(5)
One member appointed by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission-Council from a
list of three nominated by the Richmond County Board of Health;
(6)
One member appointed by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission-Council from a
list of three nominated by the Tenth District of the Georgia Nurses Association;
and
(7)
Five members at large appointed by the Augusta-Richmond County
Commission-Council.
(b)
The members of the board of health in office on February 1, 1996, shall serve
out the terms of office to which they were appointed. As new members are
appointed, such members shall be appointed for terms of office of four years and
until their successors are appointed and qualified; provided, however, that the
terms of office of the members of the board of health provided for in paragraphs
(1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section shall be terms of office of one
year. New appointments shall be made such that the requirements of subsection
(a) of this section are met at the earliest date possible. The appointment of
additional members required by this Act shall be made by the Augusta-Richmond
County Commission-Council in compliance with subsection (a) of this section,
provided that the initial term of office of one of such appointments shall be
two years. Except for successors appointed to the board of health under
paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) of this section for one-year terms of
office, the remaining successors to the members provided for in this section
shall be appointed as provided in this section for terms of four years and until
their successors are appointed and qualified. Members may succeed themselves;
provided, however, that no person currently on such board of health or appointed
to such board of health after the effective date of this section shall serve
more than three consecutive terms of
office."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.