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Senate
Resolution 1114
By:
Senators Jones of the 10th, Butler of the 55th, Weber of the 40th, Adelman of
the 42nd and Miles of the 43rd
A
RESOLUTION
Creating
the Senate 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 SENATE that there is created the Senate Study
Committee on the Restructuring of DeKalb County Government. The committee shall
consist of the following members: seven members of the Senate who shall be
members who make up the DeKalb County delegation in the Senate. The chairperson
of the DeKalb County delegation in the Senate shall serve as chairperson of the
committee. 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 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 Senate. 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 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.