07 LC 21
9252/AP
House
Bill 601 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Benton of the
31st
and McCall of the
30th
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act entitled "An Act to create a board of county commissioners for the
county of Jackson," approved December 18, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 257), as
amended, particularly by an Act approved March 16, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3570),
so as to provide for new commissioner districts; to provide for currently
serving commissioners; to provide for the submission of this Act for approval;
to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act entitled "An Act to create a board of county commissioners for the county of
Jackson," approved December 18, 1901 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 257), as amended,
particularly by an Act approved March 16, 1999 (Ga. L. 1999, p. 3570), is
amended by revising subsections (b) and (c) of Section 2 as
follows:
"(b)
For the purpose of electing members of the board of commissioners, Jackson
County shall be divided into four commissioner districts. One member of the
board shall be elected for each such district. Those districts shall consist of
the described territory of Jackson County contained in the description attached
to this Act and made a part hereof and further identified as: Plan Name:
jackccp4 Plan Type: Local User: Staff Administrator: Jackson.
(c)
When used in such attachment, the terms 'Tract' and 'BG' (Block Group) shall
mean and describe the same geographical boundaries as provided in the report of
the Bureau of the Census for the United States decennial census of 2000 for the
State of Georgia. The separate numeric designations in a Tract description
which are underneath a 'BG' heading shall mean and describe individual Blocks
within a Block Group as provided in the report of the Bureau of the Census for
the United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. Any part
of Jackson County which is not included in any such district described in that
attachment shall be included within that district contiguous to such part which
contains the least population according to the United States decennial census of
2000 for the State of Georgia. Any part of Jackson County which is described in
that attachment as being in a particular district shall nevertheless not be
included within such district if such part is not contiguous to such district.
Such noncontiguous part shall instead be included within that district
contiguous to such part which contains the least population according to the
United States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia. Except as
otherwise provided in the description of any commissioner district, whenever the
description of such district refers to a named city, it shall mean the
geographical boundaries of that city as shown on the census map for the United
States decennial census of 2000 for the State of Georgia."
SECTION
2.
It
is the purpose of this Act to reapportion the districts from which members of
the board of commissioners of Jackson County are to be elected in the November,
2008, general election and in subsequent general elections. It is not the
intention of the General Assembly to affect the membership of current members of
the board, their terms of office, or the manner in which their successors shall
be elected, and such matters shall remain as provided by law on the effective
date of this Act until otherwise amended by law, except to the extent of
reapportioning the districts represented by such members.
SECTION
3.
It
shall be the duty of the attorney of the board of commissioners of Jackson
County to submit this Act for approval pursuant to Section 5 of the federal
Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended.
SECTION
4.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.