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GA Code § 45-12-53 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 3 - Appointments and Vacancies|§ 45-12-53. Appointments Not Subject to Senate Confirmation

 No appointment by the Governor shall be subject to confirmation by the Senate unless the statute under which such appointment is made requires confirmation or confirmation is otherwise required by law.   (Ga. L. 1941, p. 289, § 2.)   Law reviews.   - For article discussing control of tenure of executive officers by the president and the Governor, see Ga. B.J. 13 (1941).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Construction of statutory provisions.    - In the enactment of O.C.G.A. §§ 45-12-53 and45-12-54, the General Assembly intended that gubernatorial appointments to statutory offices are not subject to senatorial confirmation unless: (1) that requirement is specifically included with the statutory power of appointment; or (2) the appointment is to a "board," a "commission," or a "bureau" that is created or established by law. 2003 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 2003-5.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 38 Am. Jur. 2d, Governor, §§ 4, 5.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers, §§ 47, 55, 61. 81A C.J.S., States, § 173.
GA Code § 45-12-55 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 3 - Appointments and Vacancies|§ 45-12-55. Governor Authorized to Appoint Attorneys as Executive Counsel; Compensation

 The Governor shall be authorized to appoint attorneys to serve as his or her executive counsel for such periods of time as he or she deems advisable. The salaries, expenses, and all other remunerations of the attorneys appointed by the Governor as his or her executive counsel shall be determined by the Governor and paid from funds appropriated to or otherwise made available to the office of the Governor.   (Ga. L. 1967, p. 102, § 3; Ga. L. 1975, p. 879, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 797, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 7 Am. Jur. 2d, Attorney General, §§ 1, 10, 17 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 7A C.J.S., Attorney General, §§ 3, 13.
GA Code § 45-12-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 3 - Appointments and Vacancies|§ 45-12-56. Appointment of Secretaries and Clerical Personnel; Compensation

 The Governor shall have power to appoint his own secretaries and to provide such other clerical personnel as may be required in his office. The salaries and compensation of secretaries and clerical personnel so appointed shall be paid from funds appropriated for such purposes.   (Code 1882, § 5119; Civil Code 1895, § 5822; Civil Code 1910,§ 6488; Code 1933, § 40-304; Ga. L. 1973, p. 665, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Employment of staff for advisory commission.   - The Governor had authority to create the State Crime Commission as an advisory body with no substantive state powers, to secure federal assistance for criminal justice planning functions, and to employ a staff for the commission from appropriations made available for that purpose; since the commission does not exercise executive, legislative, or judicial powers of the state, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. I, Sec. II, Para. III does not prohibit the combination of judicial, legislative, or executive officers in its composition. 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 75-142.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 38 Am. Jur. 2d, Governor, § 5. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 276.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers, §§ 47, 55. 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 171, 172, 206.
GA Code § 45-12-57 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 3 - Appointments and Vacancies|§ 45-12-57. Governor's Messenger - Authority to Appoint; Compensation

  The Governor, in his discretion, may appoint a messenger for the office of the Governor or may have that duty performed by some other state employee engaged by him under the general authority granted to him.   The salary of a messenger appointed by the Governor shall be $950.00 per annum. If the duty is performed by some other state employee engaged by the Governor, it shall be done without additional compensation.    (Orig. Code 1863, §§ 120, 1572; Code 1868, §§ 115, 1634; Code 1873, §§ 124, 1640; Code 1882, §§ 124, 1640; Civil Code 1895, §§ 144, 282; Civil Code 1910, §§ 167, 317; Code 1933, §§ 40-306, 40-307; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 45.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 38 Am. Jur. 2d, Governor, § 5. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 275.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers, § 55. 81A C.J.S., States, § 172.
GA Code § 45-12-58 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 3 - Appointments and Vacancies|§ 45-12-58. Governor's Messenger - Duties

 The messenger shall perform such duties for the office of the Governor and for other state officers and such other service connected with the state business at the capitol as the Governor shall prescribe and he shall be governed by such rules and regulations as the Governor may adopt.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 121; Code 1868, § 116; Code 1873, § 125; Code 1882, § 125; Civil Code 1895, § 145; Civil Code 1910, § 168; Code 1933, § 40-308.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 230.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers, § 198. 81A C.J.S., States, § 240.
GA Code § 45-12-59 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 3 - Appointments and Vacancies|§ 45-12-59. Governor's Messenger - Special Messenger

 Where there is no messenger or where the duty cannot be performed by the person acting as messenger, the Governor, if necessary, may employ some person, for a reasonable compensation, to perform any service which is the duty of a messenger.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 122; Code 1868, § 117; Code 1873, § 126; Code 1882, § 126; Civil Code 1895, § 146; Civil Code 1910, § 169; Code 1933, § 40-309.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 38 Am. Jur. 2d, Governor, § 5.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers, § 198. 81A C.J.S., States, § 240.
GA Code § 45-12-60 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 3 - Appointments and Vacancies|§ 45-12-60. Payment of Compensation of Persons Whose Compensation Not Prescribed

 All persons who are employed by the Governor but for whom no compensation is prescribed shall be paid, at his discretion, out of the money appropriated therefor. If no money shall be thus appropriated and the employment shall be indispensable, he shall pay them out of any contingent funds.   (Orig. Code 1863, § 1573; Code 1868, § 1635; Code 1873, § 1641; Code 1882, § 1641; Civil Code 1895, § 283; Civil Code 1910, § 318; Code 1933, § 40-312.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Compensation of special agent.   - This section gives the Governor the right to prescribe compensation for the employment of a special agent, if no compensation has been fixed by law and no appropriation made therefor, and provides that such payment shall be made out of the contingent funds. 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 300.   Fund used to pay expenses.   - Reimbursement of the expenses of private citizens serving on the Governor's Committee on Housing in Georgia must be made directly from the operating expenses portion of the budget of the Executive Department, not the Governor's emergency fund. 1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 70-44.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 276.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers, § 403. 81A C.J.S., States, § 206.
GA Code § 45-12-61 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 3 - Appointments and Vacancies|§ 45-12-61. Campaign Contributions and Judicial Appointments

  As used in this Code section, the terms "campaign committee," "contribution," and "expenditure" shall have the meanings set forth in Code Section 21-5-3.   No person shall be eligible for appointment to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeals, the superior courts, or the state courts if such person has made a contribution to or expenditure on behalf of the Governor or the Governor's campaign committee either: (1) in the 30 day period preceding the vacancy, unless the person requests and is provided a refund of such contribution or reimbursement for such expenditure; or (2) on or after the date the vacancy occurs.     (Code 1981, §45-12-61, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 859, § 27/HB 48.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2005, p. 859, § 28, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the provisions of that Act do not apply to any violation occurring prior to January 9, 2006.   Law reviews.   - For article on 2005 enactment of this Code section, see 22 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 119 (2005).
GA Code § 45-12-190 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 5 - Gubernatorial Transition|§ 45-12-190. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as "The Gubernatorial Transition Act."   (Ga. L. 1971, p. 769, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 38 Am. Jur. 2d, Governor, § 11 et seq.
GA Code § 45-12-191 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 5 - Gubernatorial Transition|§ 45-12-191. Legislative Intent and Purpose of Article

 It is the purpose of this article to promote the orderly transfer of the executive power in connection with the expiration of the term of office of a Governor and the inauguration of a new Governor. The interest of the state requires that such transitions in the office of Governor be accomplished so as to assure continuity in the conduct of the affairs of the state government. Any disruption occasioned by the transfer of the executive power could produce results detrimental to the safety and well-being of the state and its people. Accordingly, it is the intent of the General Assembly that appropriate actions be authorized and taken to avoid or minimize any disruption. In addition to the specific provisions contained in this article directed toward that purpose, it is the intent of the General Assembly that all officers of the state government conduct the affairs of the state government for which they exercise responsibility and authority so as to:    Be mindful of problems occasioned by transitions in the office of Governor;   Take appropriate lawful steps to avoid or minimize disruptions that might be occasioned by the transfer of the executive power; and   Otherwise promote orderly transitions in the office of Governor.    (Ga. L. 1971, p. 769, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 230.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 235-239.
GA Code § 45-12-192 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 5 - Gubernatorial Transition|§ 45-12-192. "Governor-Elect" Defined

 As used in this article, the term "Governor-elect" means the apparent successful candidate for the office of Governor who is declared duly elected by the State Election Board.   (Ga. L. 1971, p. 769, § 3.)
GA Code § 45-12-193 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 5 - Gubernatorial Transition|§ 45-12-193. Services and Facilities to Be Provided to Governor-Elect; Compensation of Staff Members; Limitation on Expenditure of Funds; Designation of Assistant to Make Designation or Findings of Necessity

  The Governor-elect is authorized, in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as Governor, to use necessary services and facilities, including:   Suitable office space appropriately equipped with furniture, furnishings, office machines, equipment, and office supplies, as determined by the Governor-elect or his designee provided for in subsection (d) of this Code section, at such place or places within the state as the Governor-elect shall designate;   Payment of the compensation of members of office staffs designated by the Governor-elect at rates determined by him. Any employee of any agency of any branch of the state government may be detailed to such staffs on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis with the consent of the head of the agency; and while so detailed such employee shall be responsible only to the Governor-elect for the performance of his duties. Any employee so detailed shall continue to receive the compensation provided pursuant to law for his regular employment and shall retain the rights and privileges of such employment without interruption. Notwithstanding any other law, persons receiving compensation as members of office staffs under this paragraph, other than those detailed from agencies, shall be nonclassified personnel;   Payment of expenses for the procurement of services of experts or consultants or organizations thereof for the Governor-elect, at rates not to exceed $100.00 per diem for individuals;   Payment of travel expenses and subsistence allowances as may be appropriate, including rental by the state government of hired motor vehicles found necessary by the Governor-elect, as authorized for persons employed intermittently or for persons serving without compensation;   Communications services found necessary by the Governor-elect; and   Payment of expenses for necessary printing and binding.     The Governor-elect shall expend no funds for the provision of services and facilities under this article in connection with any obligations incurred by him until he is declared duly elected by the State Election Board.   Each Governor-elect shall be entitled to conveyance of all mail matter sent by him in connection with his preparations for the assumption of official duties as Governor.   Each Governor-elect may designate an assistant authorized to make on his behalf such designations or findings of necessity as may be required in connection with the services and facilities to be provided under this article.    (Ga. L. 1971, p. 769, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 45.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 230.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 167, 235-239.
GA Code § 45-12-194 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 5 - Gubernatorial Transition|§ 45-12-194. Services and Facilities to Be Provided to Former Governor

 A succeeding Governor is authorized to provide, upon request, to each former Governor, for a period not to exceed three months from the date of the expiration of his term of office as Governor, for use in connection with winding up the affairs of his office, necessary services and facilities of the same general character as authorized by this article to be provided to a Governor-elect. Any person appointed or detailed to serve a former Governor under authority of this Code section shall be appointed or detailed in accordance with and shall be subject to Code Section 45-12-193.   (Ga. L. 1971, p. 769, § 4.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 230.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, § 254.
GA Code § 45-12-195 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 5 - Gubernatorial Transition|§ 45-12-195. Appropriation of Funds for Gubernatorial Transition

 Such funds as may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this article may be appropriated to the Governor-elect in an amount not to exceed $50,000.00 for any one gubernatorial transition. The Governor shall include in the budget transmitted to the General Assembly, for the fiscal year in which his regular term of office will expire, a proposed appropriation for carrying out the purposes of this article.   (Ga. L. 1971, p. 769, § 5.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 72 Am. Jur. 2d, States, Territories, and Dependencies, § 80.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 236, 237, 255.
GA Code § 45-12-200 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 6 - Planning and Development|§ 45-12-200. Legislative Findings and Purpose

 Coordinated and comprehensive planning by all levels of government within the State of Georgia is of vital importance to the state and its citizens. The state has an essential public interest in promoting, developing, sustaining, and assisting coordinated and comprehensive planning by all levels of government. This article is intended to provide for the coordination of planning, at the direction of the Governor, by departments, agencies, commissions, and other institutions of the state, and this article shall be liberally construed to achieve that end.    (Code 1981, §45-12-200, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 1.1.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "Georgia Wetlands: Values, Trends, and Legal Status," see 41 Mercer L. Rev. 791 (1990).
GA Code § 45-12-201 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 6 - Planning and Development|§ 45-12-201. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Council" means the Governor's Development Council.   "Planning" means the process of determining actions which state agencies shall take.   "State agency" means any department, agency, commission, or other institution of the executive branch of the government of the State of Georgia.     (Code 1981, §45-12-201, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 1.1.)
GA Code § 45-12-202 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 6 - Planning and Development|§ 45-12-202. Governor's Development Council Created

 The Governor's Development Council is created in the office of the Governor.    (Code 1981, §45-12-202, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 1.1.)
GA Code § 45-12-203 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 6 - Planning and Development|§ 45-12-203. Council Membership; Chair; Meetings

  The members of the board of directors of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority provided by Code Section 50-32-4, upon their initial appointment and thereafter, shall constitute the membership of the council. Membership on that authority or the council shall not constitute an appointment to an office of honor or trust for purposes of subsection (a) of Code Section 50-32-4.   The chair of the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority shall serve as the chair of the council.   The council shall hold meetings as often as the chair determines, but not more than 12 days each year. The chair may call special meetings upon adequate written, personal, telephone, or facsimile notice to members of the council. A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum for conducting business. No member may act through a proxy, designee, or delegate. The council may establish, from time to time, such additional rules and procedures as the council deems appropriate for conducting the council's business. These rules and procedures may be established in bylaws or in such other form as the council deems appropriate.     (Code 1981, §45-12-203, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 1.1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 45; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2039, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1399, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 112, § 5.)   Law reviews.   - For note on 1999 amendment to this Code section, see 16 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 233 (1999).
GA Code § 45-12-204 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 6 - Planning and Development|§ 45-12-204. Powers and Duties of Council

 The council, at the direction of the Governor and subject to this article, shall perform the following functions:    Advise the Governor on the state's economic development policy;   Coordinate, supervise, and review planning by state agencies. This shall include, but shall not be limited to, coordination of long-range planning and coordination of the location and construction of public facilities on the basis of state, regional, and local considerations identified in the comprehensive state-wide plan developed by the Governor with the assistance of the Department of Community Affairs; and   Establish procedures for, and take action to require, communication and coordination among state agencies in any respect which the council deems necessary or appropriate in order to further the coordination of planning by state agencies.     (Code 1981, §45-12-204, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 1.1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2039, § 2.)
GA Code § 45-12-205 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 6 - Planning and Development|§ 45-12-205. Attachment to Department of Community Affairs; Technical Support

 The council shall be attached to the Department of Community Affairs for administrative purposes. The Department of Community Affairs and the Office of Planning and Budget shall provide technical support to the council as directed by the chair and approved by the Governor.    (Code 1981, §45-12-205, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 1.1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2039, § 3; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1399, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 112, § 6.)   Law reviews.   - For note on 1999 amendment to this Code section, see 16 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 233 (1999).
GA Code § 45-12-206 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 6 - Planning and Development|§ 45-12-206. Cooperation of State Agencies, Counties, Municipalities, and Other Political Subdivisions With Council

 All state agencies and all counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions of the state, regional commissions, and other public agencies or public authorities shall have the power and authority to take all actions which may be necessary or appropriate to respond to inquiries and requests from the council, to cooperate with the council in carrying out its duties, and otherwise to take any action which the Governor or the council may direct or require in carrying out their duties under this article.    (Code 1981, §45-12-206, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 1.1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 181, § 22/HB 1216.)
GA Code § 45-12-207 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 12 - Governor|Article 6 - Planning and Development|§ 45-12-207. Construction of Article

 The provisions of this article shall not be construed so as to permit an agency to initiate, carry out, fail to perform, or otherwise take actions in any manner which is not authorized by law applicable to such agency or the subject matter. The provisions of this article shall not be construed so as to authorize an agency to locate, fail to locate, construct, or fail to construct public projects or facilities in any manner which is inconsistent with the directives of the General Assembly as specified in the authorization of such public projects or facilities.    (Code 1981, §45-12-207, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1317, § 1.1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 415, § 45.)
GA Code § 45-13-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 45 - Public Officers and Employees|Chapter 13 - Secretary of State|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 45-13-1. Election

 There shall be a Secretary of State who shall be elected at the same time and in the same manner as the Governor.   (Ga. L. 1872, p. 80, § 6; Code 1873, § 80; Code 1882, § 80; Civil Code 1895, § 176; Civil Code 1910, § 205; Code 1933, § 40-501.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 86.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, § 171.