O.C.G.A. § 36-89-5 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 89 / Section 36-89-5
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-89-5
Status: in_force

(a) The state revenue commissioner shall administer this chapter and shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this chapter, including specific instructions to local governments. The state revenue commissioner may adopt procedures for partial or installment distribution of grants when the commissioner determines that a full distribution will only result in the necessity of return of funds under subsection (b) of this Code section.

(a) The state revenue commissioner shall administer this chapter and shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration of this chapter, including specific instructions to local governments. The state revenue commissioner may adopt procedures for partial or installment distribution of grants when the commissioner determines that a full distribution will only result in the necessity of return of funds under subsection (b) of this Code section.

(b) If any excess funds remain from the funds granted to any county, municipality, or county or independent school district under this chapter, after the county, municipality, or county or independent school district complies with the credit requirements of Code Section 36-89-4 , such excess funds shall be returned by the county, municipality, or county or independent school district to the Department of Revenue.

(b) If any excess funds remain from the funds granted to any county, municipality, or county or independent school district under this chapter, after the county, municipality, or county or independent school district complies with the credit requirements of Code Section 36-89-4 , such excess funds shall be returned by the county, municipality, or county or independent school district to the Department of Revenue.
O.C.G.A. § 36-74-30 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 74 / Section 36-74-30
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-74-30
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of this article to provide an additional or supplemental means of obtaining compliance with local codes. Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit a local governing body through its code enforcement officer from enforcing its codes by any other lawful means including criminal and civil proceedings; provided, however, that a local governing body shall not pursue a specific instance of an alleged violation of an ordinance against one violator before both a code enforcement board and a magistrate, municipal, or other court authorized to hear ordinance violations.

(a) It is the intent of this article to provide an additional or supplemental means of obtaining compliance with local codes. Nothing contained in this article shall prohibit a local governing body through its code enforcement officer from enforcing its codes by any other lawful means including criminal and civil proceedings; provided, however, that a local governing body shall not pursue a specific instance of an alleged violation of an ordinance against one violator before both a code enforcement board and a magistrate, municipal, or other court authorized to hear ordinance violations.

(b) No local government is authorized to perform investigations or inspections of residential rental property unless there is probable cause to believe there is or has been a violation or violations of applicable codes, and in no event may a local government require the registration of residential rental property. Conditions which appear to be code violations which are in plain view may form the basis for probable cause.

(b) No local government is authorized to perform investigations or inspections of residential rental property unless there is probable cause to believe there is or has been a violation or violations of applicable codes, and in no event may a local government require the registration of residential rental property. Conditions which appear to be code violations which are in plain view may form the basis for probable cause.
O.C.G.A. § 36-82-72 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 82 / Section 36-82-72
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-82-72
Status: in_force

If any part or portion of Code Sections 36-82-67 through 36-82-71 and this Code section is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to create a debt of a governmental body or to be unenforceable or ineffective, the remaining parts and portions thereof shall not be affected thereby in any way, but the part or portion so held unenforceable and ineffective shall be severed and rescinded from this article. The intention of the General Assembly not to permit any governmental body to be deprived of its property or to be susceptible or liable to forfeiture shall be controlling.
O.C.G.A. § 36-68-1 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 68 / Section 36-68-1
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-68-1
Status: repealed

This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority of Article IX, Section III, Paragraph II, subparagraph (b) of the Constitution. It is the purpose of this chapter to grant authority to the General Assembly to provide by local law for a form of governmental reorganization whereby the charter of a municipality is repealed in order for the county in which the municipality is located to succeed to the corporate powers, functions, rights, assets, and liabilities of the municipality. This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out effectively such purpose.
O.C.G.A. § 36-83-7 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 83 / Section 36-83-7
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-83-7
Status: in_force

The State Depository Board, through the state treasurer, may assist local governments in developing effective cash management policies and in investing funds that are temporarily in excess of operating needs by:

(1) Explaining investment opportunities provided by the local government investment pool to local governments through publications and other appropriate means;

(1) Explaining investment opportunities provided by the local government investment pool to local governments through publications and other appropriate means;

(2) Informing local governments of the state's practice and experience in investing short-term funds; and

(2) Informing local governments of the state's practice and experience in investing short-term funds; and

(3) In consultation with the Department of Community Affairs, providing technical assistance in the investment of idle funds to municipalities and counties that request such assistance.

(3) In consultation with the Department of Community Affairs, providing technical assistance in the investment of idle funds to municipalities and counties that request such assistance.
O.C.G.A. § 36-69-4 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 69 / Section 36-69-4
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-69-4
Status: in_force

Whenever the employees of any political subdivision or institution within the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia are rendering aid outside their political subdivision or campus, respectively, and pursuant to the authority contained in this chapter, such employees shall have the same powers, duties, rights, privileges, and immunities as if they were performing their duties in the political subdivision or on the campus of the institution in which they are normally employed.
O.C.G.A. § 36-18-1 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 18 / Section 36-18-1
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-18-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term “cable television system” means a nonbroadcast facility consisting of a set of transmission paths and associated generation, reception, transmission, and control equipment, under common ownership and control, that distributes or is designed to distribute to subscribers the signals of one or more television broadcast stations and programs received via satellite, microwave, video tape, or video discs or produced by the franchised cable system.
O.C.G.A. § 36-71-3 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 71 / Section 36-71-3
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-71-3
Status: in_force

(a) Municipalities and counties which have adopted a comprehensive plan containing a capital improvements element are authorized to impose by ordinance development impact fees as a condition of development approval on all development pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. After the transition period provided in this chapter, development exactions for other than project improvements shall be imposed by municipalities and counties only by way of development impact fees imposed pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(a) Municipalities and counties which have adopted a comprehensive plan containing a capital improvements element are authorized to impose by ordinance development impact fees as a condition of development approval on all development pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. After the transition period provided in this chapter, development exactions for other than project improvements shall be imposed by municipalities and counties only by way of development impact fees imposed pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, that portion of a project for which a valid building permit has been issued prior to the effective date of a municipal or county development impact fee ordinance shall not be subject to development impact fees so long as the building permit remains valid and construction is commenced and is pursued according to the terms of the permit.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, that portion of a project for which a valid building permit has been issued prior to the effective date of a municipal or county development impact fee ordinance shall not be subject to development impact fees so long as the building permit remains valid and construction is commenced and is pursued according to the terms of the permit.

(c) Payment of a development impact fee shall be deemed to be in compliance with any municipal or county requirement for the provision of adequate public facilities or services in regard to the system improvements for which the development impact fee was paid.

(c) Payment of a development impact fee shall be deemed to be in compliance with any municipal or county requirement for the provision of adequate public facilities or services in regard to the system improvements for which the development impact fee was paid.
O.C.G.A. § 36-69a-9 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 69A / Section 36-69a-9
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-69A-9
Status: in_force

The authority of this chapter shall be cumulative to and in addition to any rights, powers, or authority otherwise authorized under the Constitution or general laws of this state.
O.C.G.A. § 36-44-23 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 44 / Section 36-44-23
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-44-23
Status: in_force

The powers provided by this chapter are intended by the General Assembly to be cumulative and supplemental to any powers heretofore provided by law for counties, municipalities, and consolidated governments of this state and not in lieu of any such heretofore existing powers.
O.C.G.A. § 36-74-20 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 74 / Section 36-74-20
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-74-20
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article shall apply to enforcement boards created on or after January 1, 2003.
O.C.G.A. § 36-74-25 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 74 / Section 36-74-25
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-74-25
Status: in_force

Each enforcement board shall have the power to:

(1) Adopt rules for the conduct of its hearings, which rules shall, at a minimum, ensure that each side has an equal opportunity to present evidence and argument in support of its case;

(1) Adopt rules for the conduct of its hearings, which rules shall, at a minimum, ensure that each side has an equal opportunity to present evidence and argument in support of its case;

(2) Subpoena alleged violators and witnesses to its hearings, with the approval of the court with jurisdiction over a criminal violator of the county or municipal code or ordinance. Subpoenas may be served by the sheriff, marshal, or police department of the county or by the police department of the municipality or by any other individual authorized by Code Section 24-13-24 to serve subpoenas;

(2) Subpoena alleged violators and witnesses to its hearings, with the approval of the court with jurisdiction over a criminal violator of the county or municipal code or ordinance. Subpoenas may be served by the sheriff, marshal, or police department of the county or by the police department of the municipality or by any other individual authorized by Code Section 24-13-24 to serve subpoenas;

(3) Subpoena evidence to its hearings in the same way as provided in paragraph (2) of this Code section, with the approval of the court with jurisdiction over a criminal violator of the county or municipal code or ordinance;

(3) Subpoena evidence to its hearings in the same way as provided in paragraph (2) of this Code section, with the approval of the court with jurisdiction over a criminal violator of the county or municipal code or ordinance;

(4) Take testimony under oath; and

(4) Take testimony under oath; and

(5) Issue orders having the force of law to command whatever steps are necessary to bring a violation into compliance.

(5) Issue orders having the force of law to command whatever steps are necessary to bring a violation into compliance.
O.C.G.A. § 36-66b-1 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 66B / Section 36-66b-1
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-66B-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Mobile Broadband Infrastructure Leads to Development (BILD) Act.”
O.C.G.A. § 36-5-29 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 5 / Section 36-5-29
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-5-29
Status: in_force

(a) Compensation to which a member of a county governing authority is entitled under general or local law, including amounts provided for in Code Sections 36-5-27 and 36-5-28 shall be increased by multiplying said amounts by the percentage which equals 2.5 percent times the number of completed, four-year terms of office served by such member of a county governing authority where such terms have been completed after December 31, 2004, effective the first day of January following the completion of each such period of service.

(a) Compensation to which a member of a county governing authority is entitled under general or local law, including amounts provided for in Code Sections 36-5-27 and 36-5-28 shall be increased by multiplying said amounts by the percentage which equals 2.5 percent times the number of completed, four-year terms of office served by such member of a county governing authority where such terms have been completed after December 31, 2004, effective the first day of January following the completion of each such period of service.

(b) For a member of a county governing authority elected to two-year terms of office or six-year terms of office, the percentage increase provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be 1.25 percent times the number of completed two-year terms or 3.75 percent times the number of completed six-year terms as applicable.

(b) For a member of a county governing authority elected to two-year terms of office or six-year terms of office, the percentage increase provided for in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be 1.25 percent times the number of completed two-year terms or 3.75 percent times the number of completed six-year terms as applicable.
O.C.G.A. § 36-11-2 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 11 / Section 36-11-2
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-11-2
Status: in_force

Except where otherwise provided by law, each county governing authority shall audit all claims against its respective county. Every such claim, or such part as may be allowed, must be registered. The county governing authority or its clerk must give the claimant an order on the treasurer for the same; in the order, it shall specifically designate upon what particular fund such order is drawn, out of which payment is to be made.
O.C.G.A. § 36-85-12 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 85 / Section 36-85-12
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-85-12
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew the certificate of authority of any agency when and if, after investigation, he finds that: (1) Any certificate of authority issued to the agency was obtained by fraud; (2) There was any material misrepresentation in the application for the certificate of authority; (3) The agency, any fund established by the agency, the administrator of a fund, or any marketing representative has otherwise shown itself to be untrustworthy or incompetent; (4) The agency, any fund established by the agency, the administrator of a fund, or any marketing representative has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the Commissioner promulgated pursuant to this chapter; (5) The agency, any fund established by the agency, or the administrator of a fund has misappropriated, converted, illegally withheld, or refused to pay over upon proper demand any moneys which belong to a member or a person otherwise entitled thereto and which have been entrusted to the agency, fund, or administrator in its fiduciary capacities; or (6) The agency or any fund established by the agency is found to be in an unsound condition or in such condition as to render its future transaction of business in this state hazardous to its members.

(a) The Commissioner may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew the certificate of authority of any agency when and if, after investigation, he finds that:

(1) Any certificate of authority issued to the agency was obtained by fraud;

(1) Any certificate of authority issued to the agency was obtained by fraud;

(2) There was any material misrepresentation in the application for the certificate of authority;

(2) There was any material misrepresentation in the application for the certificate of authority;

(3) The agency, any fund established by the agency, the administrator of a fund, or any marketing representative has otherwise shown itself to be untrustworthy or incompetent;

(3) The agency, any fund established by the agency, the administrator of a fund, or any marketing representative has otherwise shown itself to be untrustworthy or incompetent;

(4) The agency, any fund established by the agency, the administrator of a fund, or any marketing representative has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the Commissioner promulgated pursuant to this chapter;

(4) The agency, any fund established by the agency, the administrator of a fund, or any marketing representative has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or the rules and regulations of the Commissioner promulgated pursuant to this chapter;

(5) The agency, any fund established by the agency, or the administrator of a fund has misappropriated, converted, illegally withheld, or refused to pay over upon proper demand any moneys which belong to a member or a person otherwise entitled thereto and which have been entrusted to the agency, fund, or administrator in its fiduciary capacities; or

(5) The agency, any fund established by the agency, or the administrator of a fund has misappropriated, converted, illegally withheld, or refused to pay over upon proper demand any moneys which belong to a member or a person otherwise entitled thereto and which have been entrusted to the agency, fund, or administrator in its fiduciary capacities; or

(6) The agency or any fund established by the agency is found to be in an unsound condition or in such condition as to render its future transaction of business in this state hazardous to its members.

(6) The agency or any fund established by the agency is found to be in an unsound condition or in such condition as to render its future transaction of business in this state hazardous to its members.

(b) Before the Commissioner shall revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew the certificate of authority of any agency, he shall give the agency an opportunity to be fully heard and to introduce evidence in its behalf. In lieu of revoking, suspending, or refusing to issue or renew the certificate of authority of any agency for any of the causes enumerated in this Code section, after hearing as provided in this Code section, the Commissioner may place the fund and its administrator on probation for a period of time not to exceed one year when, in his judgment, he finds that the public interest and the interests of the fund's members would not be harmed by the continued operation of the fund. At any hearing provided for by this Code section, the Commissioner or his designee shall have authority to administer oaths to witnesses. Any witness testifying falsely after taking an oath commits the offense of perjury.

(b) Before the Commissioner shall revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew the certificate of authority of any agency, he shall give the agency an opportunity to be fully heard and to introduce evidence in its behalf. In lieu of revoking, suspending, or refusing to issue or renew the certificate of authority of any agency for any of the causes enumerated in this Code section, after hearing as provided in this Code section, the Commissioner may place the fund and its administrator on probation for a period of time not to exceed one year when, in his judgment, he finds that the public interest and the interests of the fund's members would not be harmed by the continued operation of the fund. At any hearing provided for by this Code section, the Commissioner or his designee shall have authority to administer oaths to witnesses. Any witness testifying falsely after taking an oath commits the offense of perjury.

(c) No fund shall be voluntarily dissolved or otherwise voluntarily cease to function unless: (1) Written approval is first obtained from the Commissioner; and (2) The Commissioner determines that all claims and other legal obligations of the fund have been paid or that adequate provisions for such payment have been made.

(c) No fund shall be voluntarily dissolved or otherwise voluntarily cease to function unless:

(1) Written approval is first obtained from the Commissioner; and

(1) Written approval is first obtained from the Commissioner; and

(2) The Commissioner determines that all claims and other legal obligations of the fund have been paid or that adequate provisions for such payment have been made.

(2) The Commissioner determines that all claims and other legal obligations of the fund have been paid or that adequate provisions for such payment have been made.
O.C.G.A. § 36-15-8 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 15 / Section 36-15-8
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-15-8
Status: in_force

The county governing authority shall furnish necessary space, offices, lights, heat, and water for the maintenance of the county law library.
O.C.G.A. § 36-3-20 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 3 / Section 36-3-20
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-3-20
Status: in_force

When the boundary line between two or more counties is in dispute and the grand jury of either county presents that the boundary line needs to be marked out and defined, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the superior court in the county where the presentments were made to certify the presentments to the Governor. The Governor shall appoint some suitable and competent land surveyor, who shall not reside in either county, to survey, mark out, and define the boundary line in dispute and to return the survey with plat to the Secretary of State's office to be recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose.
O.C.G.A. § 36-70-5 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 70 / Section 36-70-5
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-70-5
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, nothing in this article shall limit or compromise the right of the governing body of any county or municipality to exercise the power of zoning.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, nothing in this article shall limit or compromise the right of the governing body of any county or municipality to exercise the power of zoning.

(b) Any municipality which is as of April 17, 1992, an inactive municipality shall not on or after April 17, 1992, exercise any powers under this article or exercise any zoning powers, until and unless the municipality is restored to active status by the enactment of an appropriate new or amended charter by local Act of the General Assembly. Any municipality which becomes an inactive municipality after April 17, 1992, shall not after becoming inactive exercise powers under this article or exercise any zoning powers, until and unless the municipality is restored to active status by the enactment of an appropriate new or amended charter by local Act of the General Assembly.

(b) Any municipality which is as of April 17, 1992, an inactive municipality shall not on or after April 17, 1992, exercise any powers under this article or exercise any zoning powers, until and unless the municipality is restored to active status by the enactment of an appropriate new or amended charter by local Act of the General Assembly. Any municipality which becomes an inactive municipality after April 17, 1992, shall not after becoming inactive exercise powers under this article or exercise any zoning powers, until and unless the municipality is restored to active status by the enactment of an appropriate new or amended charter by local Act of the General Assembly.

(c) Any county which has located within its boundaries all or any part of any inactive municipality shall have full authority to exercise through its governing body all planning and zoning powers within the area of such inactive municipality within the county, in the same manner as if such area were an unincorporated area.

(c) Any county which has located within its boundaries all or any part of any inactive municipality shall have full authority to exercise through its governing body all planning and zoning powers within the area of such inactive municipality within the county, in the same manner as if such area were an unincorporated area.
O.C.G.A. § 36-91-116 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 91 / Section 36-91-116
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-91-116
Status: in_force

(a) In the event of a material default by the private entity, the local government may terminate, with cause, the comprehensive agreement and exercise any other rights and remedies that may be available to it at law or in equity, including, but not limited to, claims under the maintenance, performance, or payment bonds; other forms of security; or letters of credit required by Code Section 36-91-115 .

(a) In the event of a material default by the private entity, the local government may terminate, with cause, the comprehensive agreement and exercise any other rights and remedies that may be available to it at law or in equity, including, but not limited to, claims under the maintenance, performance, or payment bonds; other forms of security; or letters of credit required by Code Section 36-91-115 .

(b) The local government may elect to assume the responsibilities and duties of the private entity of the qualifying project, and in such case, it shall succeed to all of the right, title, and interest in such qualifying project subject to statutory limitations on the availability of future appropriated or otherwise unobligated funds.

(b) The local government may elect to assume the responsibilities and duties of the private entity of the qualifying project, and in such case, it shall succeed to all of the right, title, and interest in such qualifying project subject to statutory limitations on the availability of future appropriated or otherwise unobligated funds.

(c) The power of eminent domain shall not be delegated to any private entity with respect to any project commenced or proposed pursuant to this article. Any local government having the power of condemnation under state law may exercise such power of condemnation to acquire the qualifying project in the event of a material default by the private entity. Any person who has perfected a security interest in the qualifying project may participate in the condemnation proceedings with the standing of a property owner.

(c) The power of eminent domain shall not be delegated to any private entity with respect to any project commenced or proposed pursuant to this article. Any local government having the power of condemnation under state law may exercise such power of condemnation to acquire the qualifying project in the event of a material default by the private entity. Any person who has perfected a security interest in the qualifying project may participate in the condemnation proceedings with the standing of a property owner.

(d) In the event the local government elects to take over a qualifying project pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section, the local government may develop the qualifying project, impose user fees, and impose and collect lease payments for the use thereof.

(d) In the event the local government elects to take over a qualifying project pursuant to subsection (b) of this Code section, the local government may develop the qualifying project, impose user fees, and impose and collect lease payments for the use thereof.
O.C.G.A. § 36-74-47 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 74 / Section 36-74-47
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-74-47
Status: in_force

No lien imposed under this article shall continue for a period longer than 20 years after the certified copy of an order imposing a fine has been recorded, unless within that time an action to foreclose on the lien is commenced in a court of competent jurisdiction. In an action to foreclose on a lien, the prevailing party is entitled to recover all costs, including a reasonable attorney's fee, that it incurs in the foreclosure. The continuation of the lien effected by the commencement of the action shall not be good against creditors or subsequent purchasers for valuable consideration without notice, unless a notice of lis pendens is recorded.
O.C.G.A. § 36-44-12 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 44 / Section 36-44-12
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-44-12
Status: in_force

The existence of a tax allocation district shall terminate when the local legislative body, by resolution, dissolves the district, but no such resolution may be adopted until all redevelopment costs have been paid.
O.C.G.A. § 36-82-75 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 82 / Section 36-82-75
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-82-75
Status: in_force

Within 20 days from the date of service of the notice provided for in Code Section 36-82-74 , the district attorney or the Attorney General shall prepare and file, in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county issuing the bonds or of the county in which the governmental body is located, a petition directed to the superior court of such county in the name of the state and against the governmental body desiring to issue the revenue bonds. The petition shall set forth service of the notice, the name of the governmental body seeking to issue the bonds, the amount of bonds to be issued, for what purpose the bonds are to be issued, what interest they are to bear, how much principal and interest is to be paid annually, when the bonds are to be paid in full, and the security to be pledged to the payment of the bonds; provided, however, the petition may provide for a maximum interest rate and a maximum annual principal and interest payment. The district attorney or the Attorney General shall obtain from the judge of the court an order requiring the governmental body by its proper officers to show cause, at such time and place, either in term or chambers, within 20 days from the filing of the petition, as the judge may direct, why the bonds and the security for the payment thereof should not be confirmed and validated. The petition and order shall be served in the manner now provided by law for the service of petitions upon counties, governmental bodies, or political subdivisions. The officers of the governmental body shall make sworn answers to the petition within the time prescribed.
O.C.G.A. § 36-37-8 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 37 / Section 36-37-8
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-37-8
Status: in_force

Notice of intention to make such sale, lease, or other disposition of a municipal waterworks or electric or gas plant, setting out the price and other general terms and conditions of the proposed sale, lease, or disposition, shall be given by publication once a week for three consecutive weeks in some newspaper published in the municipality and, if no newspaper is published in the municipality, then in some newspaper published in the county in which the municipality is located and, if there is no such newspaper, then in some newspaper having a general circulation in the municipality. After ten days from the last publication of such notice, the plant may be disposed of unless, within ten days after the last publication of the notice, a petition signed by not less than 20 percent of the qualified voters of the municipality is filed, objecting to and protesting against the sale, lease, or disposition. If the petition, so signed, is filed, the sale shall not be made unless submitted to a special election ordered for the purpose of determining whether a majority, which shall constitute two-thirds of those voting at the election, favors the sale, lease, or other disposition. Such election shall be ordered by the municipality to be held not less than 50 days after the date of the filing of the objecting petition with the municipality. The election shall be held in accordance with and in all respects be governed by the Acts of the General Assembly in regard to elections to determine whether municipalities shall issue bonds or not. The notice of the election shall state its purpose.
O.C.G.A. § 36-11-7 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 11 / Section 36-11-7
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-11-7
Status: in_force

The private property of the citizens of a county shall not be bound by any judgment obtained against the county. Such judgment, if binding, shall be satisfied from money raised by lawful taxation.
O.C.G.A. § 36-37-4 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 37 / Section 36-37-4
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-37-4
Status: in_force

Any person may convey to the mayor and council of any municipal corporation in this state any money or property to be held by the mayor and council in trust, the corpus or increase thereof to be expended, as directed by such conveyance, in the improvement or preservation and care of any cemetery or of the burial lots of such owner therein. The mayor and council shall receive and hold the property and execute such trusts, according to the terms thereof, as other trusts are executed under the laws of this state. They shall make annual returns to the judge of the probate court and shall be entitled to such commissions as are paid to other trustees, but they shall not be required to give bond.
O.C.G.A. § 36-81-4 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 81 / Section 36-81-4
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-81-4
Status: in_force

(a) Unless provided to the contrary by local charter or local Act, each local government may appoint a budget officer to serve at the will of the governing authority.

(a) Unless provided to the contrary by local charter or local Act, each local government may appoint a budget officer to serve at the will of the governing authority.

(b) In those units of local government in which there is no budget officer, the governing authority shall perform all duties of the budget officer as set forth in Code Section 36-81-5 .

(b) In those units of local government in which there is no budget officer, the governing authority shall perform all duties of the budget officer as set forth in Code Section 36-81-5 .

(c) Nothing in this Code section shall preclude the utilization of an executive budget, under which an elected or appointed official, authorized by charter or local law and acting as the chief executive of the governmental unit, exercises the initial budgetary policy-making function, while another individual, designated as provided in this Code section as budget officer, exercises the administrative functions of budgetary preparation and control.

(c) Nothing in this Code section shall preclude the utilization of an executive budget, under which an elected or appointed official, authorized by charter or local law and acting as the chief executive of the governmental unit, exercises the initial budgetary policy-making function, while another individual, designated as provided in this Code section as budget officer, exercises the administrative functions of budgetary preparation and control.
O.C.G.A. § 36-40-45 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 40 / Section 36-40-45
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-40-45
Status: in_force

Funds distributed under this article by the Office of the State Treasurer shall be paid to the municipal corporation in the name of the municipal treasurer or other official or officials authorized to receive municipal funds, as listed in the certificate required by Code Section 36-40-42 . Such funds shall be expended by the municipal corporation only for the purposes prescribed in Code Section 36-40-41 .
O.C.G.A. § 36-70-26 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 70 / Section 36-70-26
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-70-26
Status: in_force

Each county shall file the agreement for the implementation of strategy required by Code Section 36-70-21 with the department. The department shall, within 30 days of receipt, verify that the strategy includes the components enumerated in Code Section 36-70-23 and the minimum criteria enumerated in Code Section 36-70-24 . The department, however, shall neither approve nor disapprove the specific elements or outcomes of the strategy.
O.C.G.A. § 36-86-1 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 86 / Section 36-86-1
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-86-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Local Government Efficiency Act.”
O.C.G.A. § 36-71-10 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 71 / Section 36-71-10
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-71-10
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality or county which adopts a development impact fee ordinance shall provide for administrative appeals to the governing body or such other body as designated in the ordinance of a determination of the development impact fees for a particular project.

(a) A municipality or county which adopts a development impact fee ordinance shall provide for administrative appeals to the governing body or such other body as designated in the ordinance of a determination of the development impact fees for a particular project.

(b) A developer may pay a development impact fee under protest in order to obtain a development approval or building permit, as the case may be. A developer making such payment shall not be estopped from exercising the right of appeal provided by this chapter, nor shall such developer be estopped from receiving a refund of any amount deemed to have been illegally collected.

(b) A developer may pay a development impact fee under protest in order to obtain a development approval or building permit, as the case may be. A developer making such payment shall not be estopped from exercising the right of appeal provided by this chapter, nor shall such developer be estopped from receiving a refund of any amount deemed to have been illegally collected.

(c) A municipality or county development impact fee ordinance may provide for the resolution of disputes over the development impact fee by binding arbitration through the American Arbitration Association or otherwise.

(c) A municipality or county development impact fee ordinance may provide for the resolution of disputes over the development impact fee by binding arbitration through the American Arbitration Association or otherwise.
O.C.G.A. § 36-7-1 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 7 / Section 36-7-1
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-7-1
Status: in_force

There must be one county surveyor for each county. The surveyor is empowered to appoint one or more assistants or deputies, for whose conduct he is responsible.
O.C.G.A. § 36-72-11 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 72 / Section 36-72-11
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-72-11
Status: in_force

Should any applicant or descendant be dissatisfied with a decision of the governing authority, he or she, within 30 days of such decision, may file an appeal in the superior court of the county in which the cemetery or burial ground is located in addition to the superior courts enumerated in Code Section 50-13-19 .
O.C.G.A. § 36-39-24 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 39 / Section 36-39-24
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-39-24
Status: in_force

No action shall be sustained (1) to set aside any assessment, (2) to enjoin the governing body from making, fixing, or collecting the assessment or issuing or levying executions therefor or issuing bonds or providing for their payment, or (3) contesting the validity thereof on any grounds or for any reason other than the failure of the governing body to adopt and publish the preliminary resolution provided for in Code Section 36-39-3 in cases requiring such resolution and its publication or to give notice of the hearing of the return of the appraisers as provided for in Code Section 36-39-14 , unless such action is commenced within 30 days after the passage of the ordinance making the assessment final.
O.C.G.A. § 36-2-1 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 2 / Section 36-2-1
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-2-1
Status: in_force

(a) Each county is divided into militia districts according to its territory and population.

(a) Each county is divided into militia districts according to its territory and population.

(b) Militia districts are to remain the same as presently organized until changed in the manner prescribed in this chapter.

(b) Militia districts are to remain the same as presently organized until changed in the manner prescribed in this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 36-42-6 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 42 / Section 36-42-6
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-42-6
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipal corporation may, by proper resolution adopted subsequent to its resolution activating its authority:

(1) Change its designation of the downtown development area to a geographical area within the municipal corporation which, in the judgment of the governing body, at the time constitutes the central business district, provided that any such change in the downtown development area shall be effective prospectively from the adoption of the resolution providing therefor and shall not affect any project of, or any action taken by, the authority within or with respect to the downtown development area as defined prior to such change becoming effective; and

(1) Change its designation of the downtown development area to a geographical area within the municipal corporation which, in the judgment of the governing body, at the time constitutes the central business district, provided that any such change in the downtown development area shall be effective prospectively from the adoption of the resolution providing therefor and shall not affect any project of, or any action taken by, the authority within or with respect to the downtown development area as defined prior to such change becoming effective; and

(2) Appoint directors of the authority which the governing body of the municipal corporation is authorized to appoint; and

(2) Appoint directors of the authority which the governing body of the municipal corporation is authorized to appoint; and

(3) Disapprove any proposed issue of revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations of the authority, in the manner provided in this chapter.

(3) Disapprove any proposed issue of revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations of the authority, in the manner provided in this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 36-91-70 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 91 / Section 36-91-70
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-91-70
Status: in_force

Performance bonds shall be required for all public works construction contracts subject to the requirements of this chapter with an estimated contract amount greater than $100,000.00; provided, however, that a governmental entity may require a performance bond for public works construction contracts that are estimated at $100,000.00 or less. No public works construction contract requiring a performance bond shall be valid for any purpose unless the contractor shall give such performance bond. The performance bond shall be in the amount of at least the total amount payable by the terms of the contract and shall be increased as the contract amount is increased.
O.C.G.A. § 36-2-3 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 2 / Section 36-2-3
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-2-3
Status: in_force

Whenever it is necessary and expedient to lay out a new militia district, to change the lines of old districts, or to consolidate or abolish old districts, the judge of the probate court may, at any time, appoint three commissioners who are citizens of the district or districts from which it is proposed to make the new district or to change the lines thereof, whose duty it shall be to lay out and define the lines and to report the same to the judge of the probate court. The commissioners shall have authority to engage the services of a competent surveyor to assist them in their duties. The surveyor shall be paid for his services, out of the county treasury, the same compensation county surveyors are paid for similar services rendered to a citizen. If the judge of the probate court approves the report of the commissioners, he shall have all proceedings in the matter entered on his minutes, after which the district laid out or the line changed or defined shall be known and regarded accordingly.
O.C.G.A. § 36-67a-1 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 67A / Section 36-67a-1
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-67A-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Applicant” means any person who applies for a rezoning action and any attorney or other person representing or acting on behalf of a person who applies for a rezoning action.

(1) “Applicant” means any person who applies for a rezoning action and any attorney or other person representing or acting on behalf of a person who applies for a rezoning action.

(2) “Business entity” means any corporation, partnership, limited partnership, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, or trust.

(2) “Business entity” means any corporation, partnership, limited partnership, firm, enterprise, franchise, association, or trust.

(2.1) “ Campaign contribution ” means a “contribution” as defined in paragraph (7) of Code Section 21-5-3 .

(2.1) “ Campaign contribution ” means a “contribution” as defined in paragraph (7) of Code Section 21-5-3 .

(3) “Financial interest” means all direct ownership interests of the total assets or capital stock of a business entity where such ownership interest is 10 percent or more.

(3) “Financial interest” means all direct ownership interests of the total assets or capital stock of a business entity where such ownership interest is 10 percent or more.

(4) “Local government” means any county or municipality of this state.

(4) “Local government” means any county or municipality of this state.

(5) “Local government official” means any member of the governing authority of a local government or any member of a planning or zoning commission.

(5) “Local government official” means any member of the governing authority of a local government or any member of a planning or zoning commission.

(6) “Member of the family” means the spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, son, or daughter of a local government official.

(6) “Member of the family” means the spouse, mother, father, brother, sister, son, or daughter of a local government official.

(6.1) “Opponent” means any person who opposes a rezoning action or any attorney or other person representing or acting on behalf of a person who opposes a rezoning action.

(6.1) “Opponent” means any person who opposes a rezoning action or any attorney or other person representing or acting on behalf of a person who opposes a rezoning action.

(6.2) “Oppose” means to appear before, discuss with, or contact, either orally or in writing, any local government or local government official and argue against a rezoning action.

(6.2) “Oppose” means to appear before, discuss with, or contact, either orally or in writing, any local government or local government official and argue against a rezoning action.

(6.3) “Person” means an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, labor organization, or any other organization or group of persons.

(6.3) “Person” means an individual, partnership, committee, association, corporation, labor organization, or any other organization or group of persons.

(7) “Property interest” means the direct ownership of real property and includes any percentage of ownership less than total ownership.

(7) “Property interest” means the direct ownership of real property and includes any percentage of ownership less than total ownership.

(8) “Real property” means any tract or parcel of land and, if developed, any buildings or structures located on the land.

(8) “Real property” means any tract or parcel of land and, if developed, any buildings or structures located on the land.

(9) “Rezoning action” means action by local government adopting an amendment to a zoning ordinance which has the effect of rezoning real property from one zoning classification to another.

(9) “Rezoning action” means action by local government adopting an amendment to a zoning ordinance which has the effect of rezoning real property from one zoning classification to another.
O.C.G.A. § 36-91-54 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 91 / Section 36-91-54
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-91-54
Status: in_force

The obligee in any bid bond required to be given in accordance with this article shall be entitled to maintain an action thereon at any time upon any breach of such bond; provided, however, that no action may be instituted on the bonds or security deposits after one year from the completion of the contract and the acceptance of the public work by the governmental entity.
O.C.G.A. § 36-63-5 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 63 / Section 36-63-5
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-63-5
Status: in_force

(a) There is created in and for each county and municipal corporation in this state a public body corporate and politic, to be known as the “resource recovery development authority” of such county or municipal corporation. No authority shall transact any business or exercise any powers under this chapter until the governing body of the county or municipal corporation, by proper ordinance or resolution, declares that there is a need for an authority to function in the county or municipal corporation.

(a) There is created in and for each county and municipal corporation in this state a public body corporate and politic, to be known as the “resource recovery development authority” of such county or municipal corporation. No authority shall transact any business or exercise any powers under this chapter until the governing body of the county or municipal corporation, by proper ordinance or resolution, declares that there is a need for an authority to function in the county or municipal corporation.

(b) Any number of counties and municipal corporations, whether or not located in the same county or within a county participating in the formation of a joint authority, may jointly form an authority, to be known as the “joint resource recovery development authority” for such counties and municipal corporations. No authority shall transact any business or exercise any powers under this chapter until the governing authorities of the units of local government involved declare, by ordinance or resolution, that there is a need for an authority to function and until the governing authorities authorize the chief elected official of the unit of local government to enter into an agreement with the other units of local government for the activation of an authority and such agreement is executed.

(b) Any number of counties and municipal corporations, whether or not located in the same county or within a county participating in the formation of a joint authority, may jointly form an authority, to be known as the “joint resource recovery development authority” for such counties and municipal corporations. No authority shall transact any business or exercise any powers under this chapter until the governing authorities of the units of local government involved declare, by ordinance or resolution, that there is a need for an authority to function and until the governing authorities authorize the chief elected official of the unit of local government to enter into an agreement with the other units of local government for the activation of an authority and such agreement is executed.

(c) A copy of such ordinances, resolutions, and agreements shall be filed with the Secretary of State, who shall maintain a record of all authorities activated under this chapter.

(c) A copy of such ordinances, resolutions, and agreements shall be filed with the Secretary of State, who shall maintain a record of all authorities activated under this chapter.
O.C.G.A. § 36-82-22 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 82 / Section 36-82-22
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-82-22
Status: in_force

Prior to the hearing provided for in Code Section 36-82-21 , the clerk of the superior court of the county in which the hearing is to be held shall publish in a newspaper, once during each of the two successive weeks immediately preceding the week in which the hearing is to be held, a notice to the public that on the day specified in the order providing for the hearing the same will be heard. Such newspaper shall be the official organ of the county in which the sheriff's advertisements appear.
O.C.G.A. § 36-39-26 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 39 / Section 36-39-26
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-39-26
Status: in_force

The bonds shall be sold by the governing body at not less than par and the proceeds thereof shall be applied to the payment of the contract price and other expenses incurred pursuant to this chapter. Alternatively, such bonds in the amount that is necessary for the purpose may be turned over and delivered to the contractor at par value in payment of the amount due him on his contract, and the portion thereof which is necessary to pay other expenses incident to and incurred in providing for the improvements shall be sold or otherwise disposed of as the governing body directs.
O.C.G.A. § 36-92-1 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 92 / Section 36-92-1
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-92-1
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Claim” means any demand against a local government entity for money for a loss caused by negligence of a local government entity officer or employee using a covered motor vehicle while carrying out his or her official duties or employment.

(1) “Claim” means any demand against a local government entity for money for a loss caused by negligence of a local government entity officer or employee using a covered motor vehicle while carrying out his or her official duties or employment.

(2) “Covered” motor vehicle means: (A) Any motor vehicle owned by the local government entity; and (B) Any motor vehicle leased or rented by the local government entity.

(2) “Covered” motor vehicle means:

(A) Any motor vehicle owned by the local government entity; and

(A) Any motor vehicle owned by the local government entity; and

(B) Any motor vehicle leased or rented by the local government entity.

(B) Any motor vehicle leased or rented by the local government entity.

(3) “Local government entity” means any county, municipal corporation, or consolidated city-county government of this state. Such term shall not include a local school system.

(3) “Local government entity” means any county, municipal corporation, or consolidated city-county government of this state. Such term shall not include a local school system.

(4) “ Local government officer or employee ” means: (A) An officer, agent, servant, attorney, or employee of a local government entity; or (B) A sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other agent, servant, or employee of a sheriff's office.

(4) “ Local government officer or employee ” means:

(A) An officer, agent, servant, attorney, or employee of a local government entity; or

(A) An officer, agent, servant, attorney, or employee of a local government entity; or

(B) A sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other agent, servant, or employee of a sheriff's office.

(B) A sheriff, deputy sheriff, or other agent, servant, or employee of a sheriff's office.

(5) “Loss” means personal injury, disease, death, damage to tangible property, including lost wages and economic loss to the person who suffered the injury, disease, or death; pain and suffering; mental anguish; loss of consortium; and any other element of actual damages recoverable in actions for negligence.

(5) “Loss” means personal injury, disease, death, damage to tangible property, including lost wages and economic loss to the person who suffered the injury, disease, or death; pain and suffering; mental anguish; loss of consortium; and any other element of actual damages recoverable in actions for negligence.

(6) “Motor vehicle” means any automobile, bus, motorcycle, truck, trailer, or semitrailer, including its equipment, and any other equipment permanently attached thereto, designed or licensed for use on the public streets, roads, and highways of the state.

(6) “Motor vehicle” means any automobile, bus, motorcycle, truck, trailer, or semitrailer, including its equipment, and any other equipment permanently attached thereto, designed or licensed for use on the public streets, roads, and highways of the state.

(7) “Occurrence” means an accident involving a covered motor vehicle.

(7) “Occurrence” means an accident involving a covered motor vehicle.
O.C.G.A. § 36-66c-12 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 66C / Section 36-66c-12
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-66C-12
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, an applicant may collocate a small wireless facility on a decorative pole, or may replace a decorative pole with a new decorative pole, in the event the existing decorative pole will not structurally support the attachment, only upon satisfaction of the following:

(1) The issuance of a permit under subsection (a) of Code Section 36-66C-6 ; and

(1) The issuance of a permit under subsection (a) of Code Section 36-66C-6 ; and

(2)(A) Compliance with any objective and reasonable aesthetic and structural requirements that have been made publicly available in writing by the authority at least 30 days prior to submission of the application; provided, however, that any such requirements shall not have the effect of materially inhibiting any wireless provider's technology or service, and compliance with any such requirements shall not be considered a part of the small wireless facility for purposes of the size restrictions in the definition of small wireless facility; or (B) In the absence of any such requirements, a replacement decorative pole shall be substantially similar in height and appearance to the decorative pole being replaced. The authority shall operate authority fixtures on the replaced decorative pole, and, absent an agreement to the contrary between the authority and the wireless provider that is confirmed by email or other writing, the authority shall take ownership of the new decorative pole.

(2)(A) Compliance with any objective and reasonable aesthetic and structural requirements that have been made publicly available in writing by the authority at least 30 days prior to submission of the application; provided, however, that any such requirements shall not have the effect of materially inhibiting any wireless provider's technology or service, and compliance with any such requirements shall not be considered a part of the small wireless facility for purposes of the size restrictions in the definition of small wireless facility; or

(2)(A) Compliance with any objective and reasonable aesthetic and structural requirements that have been made publicly available in writing by the authority at least 30 days prior to submission of the application; provided, however, that any such requirements shall not have the effect of materially inhibiting any wireless provider's technology or service, and compliance with any such requirements shall not be considered a part of the small wireless facility for purposes of the size restrictions in the definition of small wireless facility; or

(B) In the absence of any such requirements, a replacement decorative pole shall be substantially similar in height and appearance to the decorative pole being replaced.

(B) In the absence of any such requirements, a replacement decorative pole shall be substantially similar in height and appearance to the decorative pole being replaced.

The authority shall operate authority fixtures on the replaced decorative pole, and, absent an agreement to the contrary between the authority and the wireless provider that is confirmed by email or other writing, the authority shall take ownership of the new decorative pole.
O.C.G.A. § 36-9-8 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 9 / Section 36-9-8
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-9-8
Status: in_force

The public grounds and other county property are placed in the keeping of the sheriff of the county, subject to the order of the county governing authority; and it is his or her duty to preserve them from injury or waste and to prevent intrusions upon them.
O.C.G.A. § 36-66c-16 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 66C / Section 36-66c-16
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-66C-16
Status: in_force

Absent an agreement to the contrary that is made public and that is available for adoption upon the same terms and conditions to any requesting wireless provider, an authority shall not require an applicant to perform services unrelated to the collocation for which approval is sought, such as in-kind contributions to the authority, including reserving fiber, conduit, or space on a utility pole or a wireless support structure for the authority, and such authority may not require an applicant to transfer small wireless facilities, poles, decorative poles, or support structures to the authority, provided that the authority may require transfer of an authority pole replaced by the applicant to accommodate its collocation.
O.C.G.A. § 36-36-15 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 36 / Section 36-36-15
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-36-15
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the term “used for residential purposes” means any lot or tract five acres or less in size on which is constructed a habitable dwelling unit.
O.C.G.A. § 36-67a-6 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 67A / Section 36-67a-6
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-67A-6
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prohibit a local government official from voting on a zoning decision when the local government is adopting a zoning ordinance for the first time or when a local government is voting upon a revision of the zoning ordinance initiated by the local government pursuant to a comprehensive plan as defined in Chapter 70 of this title.
O.C.G.A. § 36-64-3 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 64 / Section 36-64-3
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-64-3
Status: in_force

The governing body of any county or municipality may establish a system of supervised recreation. It may, by resolution or ordinance, vest the power to provide, maintain, and conduct parks, playgrounds, recreation centers, and other recreational activities and facilities in the board of education, park board, or other existing body or in a recreation board, as the governing body may determine. Any board so designated shall have the power to maintain and equip parks, playgrounds, recreation centers, and the buildings thereon; to develop, maintain, and operate all types of recreation facilities; and to operate and conduct facilities on properties controlled by other authorities. It may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, employ playleaders, playground or community center directors, supervisors, recreation superintendents, or such other officers or employees as it deems are needed. The recreation authority is authorized to develop a program of recreational activities and services designated to meet the various leisure time interests of all people.
O.C.G.A. § 36-36-16 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 36 / Section 36-36-16
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-36-16
Status: in_force

(a) Local Acts of the General Assembly proposing annexation of any area composed of more than 50 percent by acreage of property used for residential purposes shall be adopted pursuant to the procedures of this article.

(a) Local Acts of the General Assembly proposing annexation of any area composed of more than 50 percent by acreage of property used for residential purposes shall be adopted pursuant to the procedures of this article.

(b) Such bill may include a requirement for referendum approval of the annexation under such terms and conditions as specified in such local law; provided, however, that if the number of residents in the area to be annexed exceeds 3 percent of the population of the municipal corporation or 500 people, whichever is less, as determined by the most recent United States decennial census, referendum approval shall be required in the area to be annexed. The cost of holding the referendum required by this article shall be paid from funds of the municipality proposing the annexation.

(b) Such bill may include a requirement for referendum approval of the annexation under such terms and conditions as specified in such local law; provided, however, that if the number of residents in the area to be annexed exceeds 3 percent of the population of the municipal corporation or 500 people, whichever is less, as determined by the most recent United States decennial census, referendum approval shall be required in the area to be annexed. The cost of holding the referendum required by this article shall be paid from funds of the municipality proposing the annexation.
O.C.G.A. § 36-7-10 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 7 / Section 36-7-10
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-7-10
Status: in_force

The fees for surveys made by the county surveyor for private or corporate benefit shall be paid by the person or corporation ordering the survey. The fees for surveys made by order of the county governing authority shall be paid out of county funds. The fees for surveys made by order of court, unless otherwise agreed upon, are to be taxed in the bill of costs and shall have the effect of a judgment lien upon the land surveyed, if not paid by the party bound for costs.
O.C.G.A. § 36-30-13 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 30 / Section 36-30-13
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-30-13
Status: in_force

Except as provided in subsection (g) of Code Section 21-4-13 , in the event that all seats on the governing authority of a municipality are vacant, the election superintendent of the county in which the municipality is located shall have the authority to call for a special election to fill the vacant offices and to conduct, or to appoint a superintendent of elections for the municipality for the purpose of conducting, the special election. The board of registrars for the county shall prepare the electors list for the special election.
O.C.G.A. § 36-85-11 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 85 / Section 36-85-11
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-85-11
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner shall require each administrator to have and maintain a fidelity bond in an amount which the Commissioner deems appropriate but which is not less than $100,000.00.

(a) The Commissioner shall require each administrator to have and maintain a fidelity bond in an amount which the Commissioner deems appropriate but which is not less than $100,000.00.

(b) Errors and omissions coverage or other appropriate liability insurance in an amount which is not less than that specified by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner shall be maintained at all times by an administrator of a fund; and a certificate by the insurer or other appropriate evidence of such coverage shall be filed with the Commissioner by the fund.

(b) Errors and omissions coverage or other appropriate liability insurance in an amount which is not less than that specified by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner shall be maintained at all times by an administrator of a fund; and a certificate by the insurer or other appropriate evidence of such coverage shall be filed with the Commissioner by the fund.

(c) Each administrator shall maintain an office in this state for the payment, processing, and adjustment of the claims of the fund or funds which it represents.

(c) Each administrator shall maintain an office in this state for the payment, processing, and adjustment of the claims of the fund or funds which it represents.
O.C.G.A. § 36-17-25 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 17 / Section 36-17-25
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-17-25
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the state revenue commissioner to administer this article. The commissioner shall have the authority to promulgate such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary for the effective administration of this article.
O.C.G.A. § 36-82-26 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 82 / Section 36-82-26
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-82-26
Status: in_force

The costs of the proceedings shall be paid in any event by the county, municipality, or political subdivision desiring to issue the bonds.
O.C.G.A. § 36-60-15 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 60 / Section 36-60-15
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-60-15
Status: in_force

Each county or municipality in this state is authorized to accept the title to property subject to a contract for lease purchase or installment purchase and is authorized to transfer title back to the vendor in the name of the county or municipality in the event that the contract is not fully consummated.
O.C.G.A. § 36-11-4 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 11 / Section 36-11-4
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-11-4
Status: in_force

(a) When there are enough funds to pay all outstanding orders and other forms of indebtedness due which the treasurer is authorized to pay, such debts may be paid indiscriminately without regard to their dates. When there are enough funds to pay all forms of indebtedness dated prior to some particular date, all such forms of indebtedness may likewise be paid indiscriminately. When there are insufficient funds to pay all forms of indebtedness of equal degree, they shall be paid ratably. Under all other circumstances, debts should be paid in the order of their dates.

(a) When there are enough funds to pay all outstanding orders and other forms of indebtedness due which the treasurer is authorized to pay, such debts may be paid indiscriminately without regard to their dates. When there are enough funds to pay all forms of indebtedness dated prior to some particular date, all such forms of indebtedness may likewise be paid indiscriminately. When there are insufficient funds to pay all forms of indebtedness of equal degree, they shall be paid ratably. Under all other circumstances, debts should be paid in the order of their dates.

(b) If any person holding county orders fails to present them by December 1 to the county treasurer for payment, such orders shall be postponed in favor of all orders which were so presented and were not paid for want of funds.

(b) If any person holding county orders fails to present them by December 1 to the county treasurer for payment, such orders shall be postponed in favor of all orders which were so presented and were not paid for want of funds.
O.C.G.A. § 36-36-40 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 36 / Section 36-36-40
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-36-40
Status: in_force

Nothing within this article shall prohibit the municipal corporation from requiring the residents of the newly annexed area to use utilities owned by the municipal corporation when they are available.
O.C.G.A. § 36-36-1 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 36 / Section 36-36-1
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-36-1
Status: in_force

The procedures set forth in this article shall apply to all annexations pursuant to this chapter and to annexation by local Act of the General Assembly.
O.C.G.A. § 36-66c-19 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 66C / Section 36-66c-19
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-66C-19
Status: in_force

In the event of any conflict between the provisions of this chapter and the provisions of Chapter 66B of this title, this chapter shall control as to the collocation of small wireless facilities and the construction, installation, maintenance, modification, operation, and replacement of poles or support structures by wireless providers in the right of way.
O.C.G.A. § 36-75-6 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 75 / Section 36-75-6
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-75-6
Status: in_force

A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the authority. However, any action with respect to any project of the authority must be approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the directors.
O.C.G.A. § 36-36-34 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 36 / Section 36-36-34
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-36-34
Status: in_force

Whenever the governing body of a municipal corporation receives an application pursuant to Code Section 36-36-32 , it shall, after investigation, determine whether such application complies with the requirements of this article. If it is determined that the application does not comply with this article, the governing body shall notify in writing the persons presenting the application, stating wherein the application is deficient. If it is determined that the application does comply with this article, the municipal governing body shall proceed to act on the application in accordance with Code Section 36-36-36 .
O.C.G.A. § 36-16-3 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 16 / Section 36-16-3
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-16-3
Status: in_force

The judge of the probate court and the county board of education are made the sole judges of the admissibility of any matter or document which may be submitted to the judge of the probate court for filing, should any question arise as to the historical value of such matter or document so submitted; and the judge of the probate court and the board of education sitting in regular session shall have authority to accept or reject any matter so submitted, provided that the judge of the probate court shall be required to deposit in the historical container all documents in his office pertaining to records of Confederate soldiers and widows of such soldiers, as well as soldiers and their surviving spouses of all other wars of our nation, a record of which he may have in his office, and to make proper notations thereof in the book of record.
O.C.G.A. § 36-66b-6 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 66B / Section 36-66b-6
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-66B-6
Status: in_force

In the regulation of the placement or construction of any new wireless facility or wireless support structure, a local governing authority shall not:

(1) Condition the approval of any application for a new wireless support structure on a requirement that a modification or collocation to such structure be subject to a review that is inconsistent with the requirements of Code Section 36-66B-4 ;

(1) Condition the approval of any application for a new wireless support structure on a requirement that a modification or collocation to such structure be subject to a review that is inconsistent with the requirements of Code Section 36-66B-4 ;

(2) Require the removal of existing wireless support structures or wireless facilities as a condition to approval of an application for a new wireless facility or wireless support structure unless such existing wireless support structure or wireless facility is abandoned and owned by the applicant; or

(2) Require the removal of existing wireless support structures or wireless facilities as a condition to approval of an application for a new wireless facility or wireless support structure unless such existing wireless support structure or wireless facility is abandoned and owned by the applicant; or

(3) Require the applicant to place an antenna or other wireless communications equipment on publicly owned land or on a publicly or privately owned water tank, building, or electric transmission tower as an alternative to the location proposed by the applicant.

(3) Require the applicant to place an antenna or other wireless communications equipment on publicly owned land or on a publicly or privately owned water tank, building, or electric transmission tower as an alternative to the location proposed by the applicant.
O.C.G.A. § 36-15-12 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 15 / Section 36-15-12
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-15-12
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, this chapter shall not apply to a city court, which is authorized to try state traffic offenses, of any city of this state having a population of 300,000 or more according to the United States decennial census of 1980 or any future such census.
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-10 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 1 / Section 36-1-10
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-1-10
Status: in_force

The county governing authority is authorized, whenever it deems it necessary to do so, to employ an expert accountant to examine and report on the books, vouchers, and accounts of any county officer whose duty it is under the law to handle county funds. The expert accountant may reside in the county in which he is to be employed or elsewhere.
O.C.G.A. § 36-16-4 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 16 / Section 36-16-4
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-16-4
Status: in_force

The judge of the probate court shall be required to keep a suitable record and index in a book prepared for that purpose of all matter placed in the historical container, with notations as to the nature of the matter on file, by whom, and when placed on file. He shall be entitled to a fee of 25¢, payable by the person filing such historical matter, for each article or document so deposited by such person for preservation with him, provided that the county historian may submit documents for preservation without payment of a fee to the judge of the probate court.
O.C.G.A. § 36-38-2 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 38 / Section 36-38-2
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-38-2
Status: in_force

Whenever a municipal corporation invests its sinking fund in bonds issued by itself, if such bonds mature at a date beyond the maturity of other bonds of such municipal corporation such later bonds may be sold by the municipal corporation or the sinking fund commission and the funds therefrom used to retire earlier municipal bonds as they mature.
O.C.G.A. § 36-38-4 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 38 / Section 36-38-4
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-38-4
Status: in_force

Every issue of municipal bonds shall provide that at the owner's option the same may be registered in the owner's name, both as to principal and interest.
O.C.G.A. § 36-86-3 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 86 / Section 36-86-3
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-86-3
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Local government unit” includes each county in the state, each municipality in the state, each consolidated government in the state, and each local authority in the state which operates any local government service delivery program but does not include local school systems.

(1) “Local government unit” includes each county in the state, each municipality in the state, each consolidated government in the state, and each local authority in the state which operates any local government service delivery program but does not include local school systems.

(2) “Service” or “local government service” includes any and all services provided by a local government unit, including but not limited to the following: (A) Law enforcement; (B) Fire protection and fire safety; (C) Road and street construction and maintenance; (D) Public transportation; (E) Water supply and distribution; (F) Waste-water, sewage, and storm-water collection and disposal; (G) Public housing; (H) Public health services; (I) Enforcement of building, housing, plumbing, and electrical codes and other similar codes; (J) Parks and recreation systems; (K) Planning and zoning; (L) Solid waste management; and (M) Electric or gas utility services.

(2) “Service” or “local government service” includes any and all services provided by a local government unit, including but not limited to the following:

(A) Law enforcement;

(A) Law enforcement;

(B) Fire protection and fire safety;

(B) Fire protection and fire safety;

(C) Road and street construction and maintenance;

(C) Road and street construction and maintenance;

(D) Public transportation;

(D) Public transportation;

(E) Water supply and distribution;

(E) Water supply and distribution;

(F) Waste-water, sewage, and storm-water collection and disposal;

(F) Waste-water, sewage, and storm-water collection and disposal;

(G) Public housing;

(G) Public housing;

(H) Public health services;

(H) Public health services;

(I) Enforcement of building, housing, plumbing, and electrical codes and other similar codes;

(I) Enforcement of building, housing, plumbing, and electrical codes and other similar codes;

(J) Parks and recreation systems;

(J) Parks and recreation systems;

(K) Planning and zoning;

(K) Planning and zoning;

(L) Solid waste management; and

(L) Solid waste management; and

(M) Electric or gas utility services.

(M) Electric or gas utility services.
O.C.G.A. § 36-39-28 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 39 / Section 36-39-28
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-39-28
Status: in_force

At any time within 60 days after the assessments are finally determined and fixed, the municipal corporation may file a petition in the superior court of the county in which the municipal corporation is situated, along with a copy of the ordinance, in which petition shall be alleged the fact of the passage and approval of the ordinance, the street or part of a street affected thereby, the character of paving or other improvement intended, and the approximate estimate of the cost. The petition shall allege that the ordinance is authorized by law and that it will create a lien on all real property abutting on such street or part of a street for the payment by the owner of each lot or parcel of land so abutting of the pro rata share of expense assessed to each lot or parcel of land, as well as on any street or other railroad therein, if any such there are, and shall pray for a judgment by the court declaring the ordinance valid, legal, and binding and that the liens be set up as alleged. It shall not be necessary in such petition to allege the names of the owners of the abutting property or railroads to be affected, but it shall be sufficient to describe the street or portion thereof to be improved and to indicate that the property on the street is to be charged with the expense.
O.C.G.A. § 36-82-64 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 82 / Section 36-82-64
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-82-64
Status: in_force

Revenue bonds may be issued under this article in one or more series; may bear such date or dates; may mature at such time or times, not exceeding 40 years from their respective dates; may bear interest at such rate or rates not exceeding 9 percent per annum, payable at such time or times; may be payable in such medium of payment at such place or places; may be in such denomination or denominations; may be in such form, either coupon or registered; may carry such registration, conversion, and exchangeability privileges; may be subject to such terms of redemption, with or without premium; may be declared or become due before the maturity date thereof; may be executed in such manner; and may contain such terms, covenants, assignments, and conditions as the resolution or resolutions authorizing the issuance of such bonds may provide. All bonds issued under this article bearing the signature of officers in office on the date of the signing thereof shall be valid and binding, notwithstanding that before delivery thereof and payment therefor such officers whose signatures appear thereon shall have ceased to be officers of the governmental body issuing the bonds. Pending the preparation of the definitive bonds, interim receipts, in such form and with such provisions as the governing body may determine, may be issued to the purchaser or purchasers of bonds to be issued under this article. Such bonds and interim receipts shall be negotiable for all purposes. Such bonds shall be and are declared to be nontaxable for any and all purposes.
O.C.G.A. § 36-75-12 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 75 / Section 36-75-12
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-75-12
Status: in_force

Those public safety and judicial facilities authorities created and activated pursuant to this chapter that have issued the $50 million maximum aggregate amount of bonds permitted under paragraph (13) of Code Section 36-75-7 shall be subject to the provisions of Code Section 36-75-11 when such bonded indebtedness is reduced and such authorities desire to issue additional bonds for new projects.
O.C.G.A. § 36-12-5 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 12 / Section 36-12-5
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-12-5
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever any person dies in this state and the decedent, his or her family, and his or her immediate kindred are indigent and unable to provide for the decedent's decent interment or cremation, the governing authority of the county wherein the death occurs shall make available from county funds a sum sufficient to provide a decent interment or cremation of the deceased indigent person or to reimburse such person as may have expended the cost thereof voluntarily, the exact amount thereof to be determined by the governing authority of the county but shall not exceed the lesser of the actual costs of interment or cremation.

(a) Whenever any person dies in this state and the decedent, his or her family, and his or her immediate kindred are indigent and unable to provide for the decedent's decent interment or cremation, the governing authority of the county wherein the death occurs shall make available from county funds a sum sufficient to provide a decent interment or cremation of the deceased indigent person or to reimburse such person as may have expended the cost thereof voluntarily, the exact amount thereof to be determined by the governing authority of the county but shall not exceed the lesser of the actual costs of interment or cremation.

(b) The Department of Corrections is authorized to reimburse the governing authority of the county where expenditures have been made in accordance with this Code section for the burial or cremation of any inmate under the authority, jurisdiction, or control of the Department of Corrections; but in no case shall the governing authority of the county be entitled to reimbursement where the decedent was in the custody of a county correctional institution or other county correctional facility.

(b) The Department of Corrections is authorized to reimburse the governing authority of the county where expenditures have been made in accordance with this Code section for the burial or cremation of any inmate under the authority, jurisdiction, or control of the Department of Corrections; but in no case shall the governing authority of the county be entitled to reimbursement where the decedent was in the custody of a county correctional institution or other county correctional facility.
O.C.G.A. § 36-88-1 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 88 / Section 36-88-1
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-88-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Enterprise Zone Employment Act of 1997.”
O.C.G.A. § 36-39-22 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 39 / Section 36-39-22
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-39-22
Status: in_force

The defendant shall have the right to file an affidavit denying that the whole or any part of the amount for which the execution issued is due and stating what amount he admits to be due, which amount so admitted to be due shall be paid and collected before the affidavit is received and the affidavit shall be received for the balance. All affidavits, including those filed by railroads or street railways against whom execution is issued for the cost and expense of paving, shall set out in detail the reasons why the affiant claims the amount is not due. When received by the municipal marshal or chief of police, such affidavits shall be returned to the superior court of the county wherein the municipal corporation is located. They shall be tried and the issue shall be determined as in cases of illegality, subject to all the pains and penalties provided for in other cases of illegality for delay under the laws of this state.
O.C.G.A. § 36-90-8 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 90 / Section 36-90-8
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-90-8
Status: in_force

The immunity from antitrust liability afforded to local governments by the provisions of Code Sections 36-65-1 and 36-65-2 shall not apply to public providers in the offering and providing of services as defined in this chapter; and public providers shall be subject to applicable antitrust liabilities, subject, however, to the provisions of the federal Local Government Antitrust Act of 1984, 15 U.S.C. Sections 34 - 36 .
O.C.G.A. § 36-90-1 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 90 / Section 36-90-1
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-90-1
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Local Government Cable Fair Competition Act of 1999.”
O.C.G.A. § 36-81-6 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 81 / Section 36-81-6
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-81-6
Status: in_force

(a) On a date after the conclusion of the hearing required in subsection (f) of Code Section 36-81-5 , the governing authority shall adopt a budget ordinance or resolution making appropriations in such sums as the governing authority may deem sufficient, whether greater or less than the sums presented in the proposed budget. The budget ordinance or resolution shall be adopted at a public meeting which shall be advertised in accordance with the procedures set forth in subsection (e) of Code Section 36-81-5 at least one week prior to the meeting.

(a) On a date after the conclusion of the hearing required in subsection (f) of Code Section 36-81-5 , the governing authority shall adopt a budget ordinance or resolution making appropriations in such sums as the governing authority may deem sufficient, whether greater or less than the sums presented in the proposed budget. The budget ordinance or resolution shall be adopted at a public meeting which shall be advertised in accordance with the procedures set forth in subsection (e) of Code Section 36-81-5 at least one week prior to the meeting.

(b) The budget may be prepared in any form that the governing authority deems most efficient in enabling it to make the fiscal policy decisions embodied in the budget, but such budget shall be subject to the provisions of this article.

(b) The budget may be prepared in any form that the governing authority deems most efficient in enabling it to make the fiscal policy decisions embodied in the budget, but such budget shall be subject to the provisions of this article.
O.C.G.A. § 36-82-183 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 82 / Section 36-82-183
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-82-183
Status: in_force

The department shall administer, operate, and manage the system. Action taken by the department, however, shall not constitute an opinion of the department on any legal matters with respect to the federal or state tax treatment of any bonds. Without limiting the generality of the department's power and authority to administer, operate, and manage the system, the department shall make such determinations and decisions, promulgate such rules, require the use of such forms, establish such procedures, and otherwise administer, operate, and manage the system in such respects as may be, in the department's determination, necessary, desirable, or incident to its responsibilities as the administrator, operator, and manager of the system. The General Assembly recognizes and acknowledges that the department will encounter situations which have not been foreseen or provided for in this article and expressly delegates to the department the power and authority to administer, operate, and manage the system in all situations and circumstances, both foreseen and unforeseen, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the power and authority to control and establish procedures for controlling any misuse or abuses of the system and the power and authority to resolve conflicts or inconsistencies, if any, in this article or which may arise in administering, operating, or managing the system pursuant to this article. Any decision which the commissioner or the department makes, and any action or inaction by the commissioner or the department, in administering, managing, and operating the system shall be final and conclusive and shall not be subject to any review, whether judicial, administrative, or otherwise, and shall not be covered by, subject to, or required to comply with or satisfy any provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.” The system depends upon the truthfulness of representations made and information submitted in or accompanying applications. The department may use all of the power and authority granted in this article, and such other power or authority as the commissioner may deem necessary or appropriate, in order to take action against those who fail to comply with any of the provisions of this article or who fail to display the truthfulness, which shall include the completeness necessary to avoid untruthfulness by omission, which the commissioner deems necessary for the system. Without limiting the generality of this article, the General Assembly expressly delegates to the department the power and authority to control, permit to be used, or refuse to permit to be used any allocation which would reduce the state ceiling under Section 146(m) of the Federal Code, dealing with the private activity portion of governmental use bonds; and the department, to accomplish this end, may impose requirements upon any issuer, including any other agency or department of the state or any county or municipality or agency, department, or authority of a county or municipality within the state.
O.C.G.A. § 36-17-24 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 17 / Section 36-17-24
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-17-24
Status: in_force

The taxing authority of each county receiving funds pursuant to this article shall show in a prominent manner on the tax bill of each ad valorem taxpayer the dollar amount of credit against ad valorem property taxes which the taxpayer is receiving as a result of the funds allocated and shall show that such credit is a result of the passage of such Code sections by the General Assembly. Each such tax bill shall also show in a prominent manner the amount of any surplus, from the funds allotted to the county by such Code sections, after compliance by the county with subsection (b) of Code Section 36-17-21 and subsection (b) of Code Section 36-17-22 , retained by the governing authority of the county. The form of the notice shall be as prescribed by the state revenue commissioner, who shall determine and certify to the appropriate state fiscal officer the amount of funds to which each county is entitled pursuant to this article. The determination of the state revenue commissioner shall be final and the appropriate state fiscal officer shall disburse the funds pursuant to the certification.
O.C.G.A. § 36-2-4 — GA Code / Title 36 / Chapter 2 / Section 36-2-4
Georgia Code Title 36. Local Government § 36-2-4
Status: in_force

It is the duty of the judge of the probate court, when a new district is laid out, immediately to transmit to the Governor the proceedings in the matter, duly certified, from his minutes and to publish them for 30 days at the door of the courthouse and in the newspaper where he does his official advertising.