07 LC 35
0639S
The
House Committee on Intragovernmental Coordination - Local Legislation offers the
following substitute to HB 776:
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act providing for the filling of vacancies in the membership of the
Hospital Authority of Floyd County, approved March 1, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p.
2057), as amended, so as to change certain provisions relating to the manner of
filling such vacancies; to provide for related matters; 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 providing for the filling of vacancies in the membership of the Hospital
Authority of Floyd County, approved March 1, 1973 (Ga. L. 1973, p. 2057), as
amended, is amended by inserting a new Section 1 as follows:
"SECTION
1.
Except
as provided in Section 2 of this Act, each vacancy occurring in the membership
of the Hospital Authority of Floyd County shall be filled by a person selected
by the Floyd County Grand Jury meeting next following the occurrence of such
vacancy. The hospital authority shall nominate one candidate for each such
vacancy and submit the name of the candidate to the Board of Commissioners of
Floyd County for its approval. Following the approval of the candidate by the
county commissioners, the hospital authority shall submit to the foreman of the
grand jury the name of the candidate and a certified statement of the chairman
of the hospital authority indicating the board of commissioners has approved the
nomination. The grand jury shall then either accept or reject the candidate by
a majority vote. The foreman of the grand jury shall notify the chairman of the
hospital authority of its decision. Should the grand jury reject the initial
or subsequent candidates, then the hospital authority shall continue to submit
another candidate for the grand jury´s consideration in the same manner
provided for the initial candidate until a candidate has been accepted. In the
event a grand jury fails to fill a vacancy, the next succeeding grand jury shall
fill such vacancy in the manner provided in this section."
SECTION
2.
Said
Act is further amended by revising Section 2 as follows:
"SECTION
2.
One
member of the hospital authority shall be a member of the Board of Commissioners
of Floyd County. Such member shall be selected by the board of commissioners
from its own membership. The member so selected shall remain a member of the
hospital authority during his or her term of office as a commissioner.
Successors to such member shall likewise be selected by the board of
commissioners from its own membership, and any vacancy occurring in the office
of such member shall be filled by the board of commissioners in the same manner.
In the event any such member ceases to be a member of the board of commissioners
for any reason, he or she shall also cease to be a member of the hospital
authority, and the vacancy thus created shall be filled as herein
provided."
SECTION
3.
Said
Act is further amended by inserting a new Section 3 as follows:
"SECTION
3.
Any
member of the hospital authority who is in office on the effective date of this
Act or any person selected to fill a vacancy in such office whose term of office
would normally expire on December 31, 2008, shall continue to serve until such
time as he or she is replaced by a member of the Board of Commissioners of Floyd
County selected in the manner provided in Section 2 of this Act, and all future
vacancies in such office shall be filled in the manner provided in Section 2 of
this Act."
SECTION
4.
This
Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its
becoming law without such approval.
SECTION
5.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.