06 LC
35 0206
House
Resolution 1923
By:
Representatives Jacobs of the
80th,
Chambers of the
81st,
Oliver of the
83rd,
Millar of the
79th,
and Jennings of the
82nd
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the House Study Committee on the Restructuring of DeKalb County Government; and
for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
DeKalb
Countýs
form of government is unique in the state of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
the local Act of the General Assembly which established this unique form of
county government and fixed the powers and duties of the officers constituting
the governing authority was enacted in 1981 (Ga. L.1981, p. 4304);
and
WHEREAS,
many portions of the local Act may be amended only after approval by the voters
of DeKalb County in a referendum; and
WHEREAS,
DeKalb
Countýs
form of government was adopted after careful study by several committees,
political representatives, and civic organizations; and
WHEREAS,
DeKalb County has been through many changes in the nearly 25 years since the
adoption of its form of government, and the time has come for another careful
study to determine if a reorganization of the
countýs
government could provide a government more representative of the
countýs
citizens and more efficient in the delivery of government services for the
citizens of the county; and
WHEREAS,
the citizens of DeKalb County would be well served if a distinguished committee
took a critical look at what changes, if any, might best serve the residents of
the county.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that there is created
the House Study Committee on the Restructuring of DeKalb County Government. The
committee shall consist of seven members to be appointed by the Speaker of the
House of Representatives who shall be members who make up the DeKalb County
delegation in the House. The members of the committee shall determine by
majority vote who shall serve as chairperson of the committee. The committee
shall work in cooperation with any similar committee established by the Senate.
The chairperson shall call all meetings of the committee.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the committee shall undertake a study of the
conditions, needs, issues, and problems mentioned above or related thereto and
recommend any action or legislation the committee deems necessary or
appropriate. The committee may conduct such meetings at such places and at such
times as it may deem necessary or convenient to enable it to exercise fully and
effectively its powers, perform its duties, and accomplish the objectives and
purposes of this resolution. The committee shall, whenever possible, meet with
any similar committee established by the Senate. The legislative members of the
committee shall receive the allowance provided for in Code Section 28-1-8 of the
Official Code of Georgia Annotated. All funds necessary to carry out the
provisions of this resolution shall come from funds appropriated to the House of
Representatives. The expenses and allowances authorized by this resolution
shall not be received by any member of the committee for more than five days
unless additional days are authorized. In the event the committee makes a report
of its findings and recommendations, with suggestions for proposed legislation,
if any, such report shall be made on or before December 1, 2006. The committee
shall stand abolished on December 1, 2006.