08 LC 21
9815
House
Bill 1461
By:
Representatives Shipp of the
58th,
Watson of the
91st,
Mosby of the
90th,
Drenner of the
86th,
Abrams of the
84th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
create the DeKalb County Justice Technology Fund; to specify the uses to which
moneys deposited into the fund may be put; to provide for the auditing and
accounting for such fund; to provide for a supervising board for such fund and
the authority, powers, and duties thereof; to provide for related matters; to
provide an effective date and automatic repeal; to repeal conflicting laws; and
for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
As
used in this Act, the term:
(1)
'Executive committee' means the Executive Committee of the DeKalb County
Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.
(2)
'Fund' means the DeKalb County Justice Technology Fund.
SECTION
2.
The
DeKalb County Justice Technology Fund is hereby established.
SECTION
3.
The
fund shall be under the control and supervision of the Executive Committee of
the DeKalb County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. The executive
committee shall have the sole authority to direct the expenditure of funds for
technology for the justice system in DeKalb County and may authorize reasonable
expenditures for authorized projects from the fund, as necessary. The fund
shall be maintained by the county treasurer, who shall:
(1)
Maintain accurate records of all funds collected or expended in accordance with
this Act;
(2)
Reconcile the account using acceptable accounting methods and
procedures;
(3)
Be subject to the same audit requirements as all other like funds in the county;
and
(4)
Provide the executive committee with quarterly reports of all expenditures and
collections of the fund.
SECTION
4.
Moneys
deposited into the fund shall be used to support and fund the planning and
implementation of criminal justice information projects approved by the
executive committee but shall not be used to supplant those funds appropriated
by the DeKalb County Board of Commissioners for technology projects in the
criminal justice system. Any unexpended funds shall remain in the fund until
needed for criminal justice information initiatives as determined by the
executive committee.
SECTION
5.
This
Act shall become effective on August 1, 2008, and shall be repealed by operation
of law on June 30, 2013.
SECTION
6.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.