08 LC 18
7133/AP
House
Bill 1406 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representative Hill of the
21st
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Waleska, approved May 4,
1992 (Ga. L. 1992, p. 6774), as amended, so as to provide for four-year terms of
office for the mayor and councilmembers; to provide for staggered terms of
office; to provide for the initial implementation of the staggered terms; to
provide for the authority for this Act; to repeal conflicting laws; and for
other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act creating a new charter for the City of Waleska, approved May 4, 1992 (Ga. L.
1992, p. 6774), as amended, is amended by revising Section 2.11 as
follows:
"SECTION
2.11.
Elections
Elections
(a)
The mayor and councilmembers shall be elected in the manner provided by general
law and this charter. All primaries and elections shall be held and conducted
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the O.C.G.A., the
"Georgia Election Code," as now or hereafter amended. The city shall by
ordinance prescribe such rules and regulations it deems appropriate to fulfill
any options and duties under the "Georgia Election
Code."
(b) The mayor and councilmembers who are in office on the effective date of this Act shall serve until the expiration of the term of office to which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(b) The mayor and councilmembers who are in office on the effective date of this Act shall serve until the expiration of the term of office to which they were elected and until their successors are elected and qualified.
(c)
The mayor and members of the city council shall serve for terms of four years
and until their respective successors are elected and qualified. No person
shall be eligible to serve as mayor or councilmember unless that person shall be
a United States citizen 18 years of age or older, has been a resident of the
city for 12 months prior to the date of the election of the mayor and
councilmembers, continues to reside within the city during the member´s
period of service, and shall be registered and qualified to vote in the
municipal elections of this city.
(d) The three councilmembers elected in November, 2005, whose terms normally expire on December 31, 2009, shall remain in office until December 31, 2009, and until their successors are elected and qualified. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2009, and quadrenially thereafter, the successors to such three councilmembers shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election.
(e) The mayor and three councilmembers elected in November, 2004, whose terms normally expire on December 31, 2008, shall remain in office until December 31, 2008, and until their successors are elected and qualified. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2008, the successors to the mayor and such three councilmembers shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of three years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2011, and quadrenially thereafter, the successors to the mayor and such three councilmembers shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election."
(d) The three councilmembers elected in November, 2005, whose terms normally expire on December 31, 2009, shall remain in office until December 31, 2009, and until their successors are elected and qualified. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2009, and quadrenially thereafter, the successors to such three councilmembers shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election.
(e) The mayor and three councilmembers elected in November, 2004, whose terms normally expire on December 31, 2008, shall remain in office until December 31, 2008, and until their successors are elected and qualified. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2008, the successors to the mayor and such three councilmembers shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of three years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election. On the Tuesday next following the first Monday in November, 2011, and quadrenially thereafter, the successors to the mayor and such three councilmembers shall be elected and shall serve for terms of office of four years and until their successors are elected and qualified and shall take office on the first day of January immediately following their election."
SECTION
2.
This
Act is enacted pursuant to the authority provided in Code Section 21-2-541.2 of
the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.