05 LC 21
8405
House
Bill 863
By:
Representatives Scott of the
153rd
and Roberts of the
154th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating a board of commissioners for Tift County, approved August
9, 1917 (Ga. L. 1917, p. 396), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April
17, 1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 4015), and an Act approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L.
1985, p. 4875), so as to repeal a requirement that certain commissioners must
resign on or before a certain date in order to run for chairperson of the board
of commissioners; provide that the board of commissioners of Tift County may
establish procedures relative to competitive bids on county purchases of new
material, supplies, and equipment and contracts for county work; to provide for
public inspection; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating a board of commissioners for Tift County, approved August 9, 1917
(Ga. L. 1917, p. 396), as amended, particularly by an Act approved April 17,
1975 (Ga. L. 1975, p. 4015), and by an Act approved March 28, 1985 (Ga. L. 1985,
p. 4875), is amended by striking in its entirety subsection (c) of Section 4A,
which reads as follows:
"(c)
A member of the board of commissioners from commissioner districts 2, 4, and 5
shall be ineligible to be elected to the position of chairman of the board of
commissioners (commissioner district 3) unless such member from commissioner
district 2, 4, or 5 resigns as a member of the board of commissioners prior to
May 1 of the year in which the general election is held to elect the
chairman."
SECTION
2.
Said
Act is further amended by inserting after Section 10 a new section to read as
follows:
"Section
10A.
The
board of commissioners of Tift County may establish procedures relative to
county purchases of new material, supplies, and equipment and contracts for
county work less than $10,000.00 so as to effect the utmost economy consistent
with efficiency and quality. The board may provide for advertisement in any
manner it may deem advisable. A copy of all such procedures shall be kept on
file in the office of the board and shall be open for inspection by the
public."
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.