08 LC 35
0415/AP
House
Bill 869 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)
By:
Representatives Mitchell of the
88th,
Oliver of the
83rd,
Watson of the
91st,
Jacobs of the
80th,
Chambers of the
81st,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend an Act to abolish the offices of tax-receiver and tax-collector of DeKalb
County, Georgia, to create the office of County Tax-Commissioner of DeKalb
County, Georgia, and for other purposes, approved August 18, 1927 (Ga. L. 1927,
p. 558), as amended, so as to change certain provisions relating to the filling
of vacancies for the office of tax commissioner; to provide an effective date;
to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
An
Act to abolish the offices of tax-receiver and tax-collector of DeKalb County,
Georgia, to create the office of County Tax-Commissioner of DeKalb County,
Georgia, and for other purposes, approved August 18, 1927 (Ga. L. 1927, p. 558),
as amended, is amended by revising Section 5 as follows:
"SECTION
5.
Be
it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the term of office of said
Tax-Commissioner shall be four years, and the first election of County
Tax-Commissioner of DeKalb County shall be held at the same time and under the
same laws as other county officers are now elected at the general election for
county officers in the year 1928, and quadrennially thereafter, and the person
elected shall enter upon the duties of the office hereby created on January 1,
1929. If a vacancy should occur then the office shall be filled by special
election to be held not less than 45 days nor more than 120 days after the
vacancy occurs. The person elected shall serve the remainder of the unexpired
term; provided, however, that if it is not more than six months between the time
such election can be held and the expiration of the existing term, the interim
tax-commissioner shall discharge the duties of the office for the balance of the
term, and there shall be no special election. The office shall be filled by a
majority vote of the qualified voters residing in DeKalb County. If the vacancy
occurs within 150 days of a scheduled general election, then the vacancy may be
filled by general election. Until an election is held, the office shall be
filled in the same manner as vacancies are now filled in the office of
tax-collector, and the next highest ranking employee to the former
tax-commissioner shall serve as the interim tax-commissioner. Any interim
tax-commissioner who qualifies to run for the office of tax-commissioner shall
not be designated as the incumbent on the election ballot used to fill such
vacancy."
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.