07 LC 38
0230
House
Bill 362
By:
Representatives Bryant of the
160th,
Gordon of the
162nd,
Jackson of the
161st,
Day of the
163rd,
Stephens of the
164th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act creating a new charter for the City of Garden City, approved April
17, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 3581), as amended, so as to provide for the election
by the mayor and the city council of a president of council who shall assume the
duties of the mayor in the event that the mayor and the mayor pro tem are
unavailable; to provide that the mayor pro tem and the president pro tem be
elected by secret ballot; to provide for an effective date; 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 Garden City, approved April 17, 1973
(Ga. L. 1973, p. 3581), as amended, is amended by revising subsection (b) of
Section 2.20 as follows:
"(b) The Council shall meet for organization at its first regular meeting next following the meeting where the oath of office has been administered. The Council, by a majority vote of all members thereof, shall elect one of their number to be Mayor Pro Tem, who shall serve for a term of two years and until his successor is elected and qualified. The Council shall also, by majority vote of all the members thereof, elect one of their number, other than the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, to be President of Council who shall assume the Mayor´s position in the event that the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem are both unavailable. The President of Council shall serve for a term of two years and until his successor is elected and qualified. If the Mayor Pro Tem or President of Council leave office before their respective terms have expired, he shall be replaced by a majority vote of Council at any regular meeting of the City Council. The election for both the Mayor Pro Tem and President of Council may be conducted by secret ballot during an open meeting whereat the vote count is announced, with the ballots case being subject to public inspection."
"(b) The Council shall meet for organization at its first regular meeting next following the meeting where the oath of office has been administered. The Council, by a majority vote of all members thereof, shall elect one of their number to be Mayor Pro Tem, who shall serve for a term of two years and until his successor is elected and qualified. The Council shall also, by majority vote of all the members thereof, elect one of their number, other than the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem, to be President of Council who shall assume the Mayor´s position in the event that the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem are both unavailable. The President of Council shall serve for a term of two years and until his successor is elected and qualified. If the Mayor Pro Tem or President of Council leave office before their respective terms have expired, he shall be replaced by a majority vote of Council at any regular meeting of the City Council. The election for both the Mayor Pro Tem and President of Council may be conducted by secret ballot during an open meeting whereat the vote count is announced, with the ballots case being subject to public inspection."
SECTION
2.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
3.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.