08 LC 21
9696
House
Bill 1386
By:
Representatives Lindsey of the
54th,
Willard of the
49th,
Holmes of the
61st,
Stanley-Turner of the
53rd,
Kaiser of the
59th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Fulton County, approved
December 3, 1880 (Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 508), as amended, so as to provide that the
Board of Commissioners of Fulton County shall review all county boards,
commissions, and authorities at least once every seven years; to provide for
procedures; to provide for the abolishment of any such county entity not so
reviewed; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating the Board of Commissioners of Fulton County, approved December 3,
1880 (Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 508), as amended, is amended by adding a new section to
read as follows:
"SECTION
4A.
The
board of commissioners shall not later than August 1, 2008, compile a list of
all county boards, commissions, and authorities and schedule a review of each
such county entity to be completed not later than July 1, 2010. Thereafter, the
board shall review each county entity not less frequently than once every seven
years. In its review, the board shall consider the relevance of the
entity´s mission, its effectiveness in accomplishing its mission, the cost
effectiveness of its accomplishments, and how the mission might be accomplished
more effectively. Any board, commission, or authority, except for any such
entity created by general law, which is not reviewed as provided in this section
shall be abolished at the end of the time prescribed for the review and shall
not be authorized to accept or expend any public funds."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.