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GA Code § 36-18-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 18 - Regulation of Cable Television Systems|§ 36-18-5. Applicability of Chapter

 This chapter shall not apply to any cable television system owned or operated by a city, a county, or a school system as to operations within the geographical area of such city, county, or school system.   (Ga. L. 1981, p. 865, § 5; Ga. L. 2004, p. 990, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 36 Am. Jur. 2d, Franchises from Public Entities, §§ 36, 37.   C.J.S.   - 37 C.J.S., Franchises, §§ 26, 27.
GA Code § 36-20-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 20 - County Leadership Training|§ 36-20-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia County Leadership Act."    (Code 1981, §36-20-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1642, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-20-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 20 - County Leadership Training|§ 36-20-2. Legislative Findings and Intent

 The General Assembly finds and declares that it is in the best interests of the citizens of this state to require newly elected members of a county governing authority, prior to taking office, to attend a course of training and education on matters pertaining to the administration and operation of county government.The purpose of such course shall be to instruct such individuals in the powers, duties, and responsibilities of their positions of public trust.    (Code 1981, §36-20-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1642, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-20-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 20 - County Leadership Training|§ 36-20-3. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Academy" means the Georgia County Leadership Academy.   "Board" means the Board of the Georgia County Leadership Academy.   "County governing authority" means the governing authority as defined in paragraph (7) of Code Section 1-3-3 and an elected chief executive officer of a county.   "State" means the State of Georgia and any department, board, bureau, commission, or other agency thereof.     (Code 1981, §36-20-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1642, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-20-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 20 - County Leadership Training|§ 36-20-4. Training of Elected Members of County Governing Authority

  All persons elected as members of a county governing authority who were not serving as members of a county governing authority on July 1, 1990, shall enroll in, attend, and satisfactorily complete a course of training and education of at least 18 hours on matters pertaining to the administration and operations of county governments.Such course of training and education shall include, but not be limited to, orientation in local government finance and budgeting; methods of taxation; planning; public works and utilities; parks and recreation; environmental management; public safety, health, and welfare; personnel management; responsiveness to the community; the ethics, duties, and responsibilities of members of a county governing authority or a chief executive officer; and such other matters as may be deemed necessary and appropriate by the academy.   All expenses incurred by a newly elected member of a county governing authority related to the course of training and education authorized and required by subsection (a) of this Code section, including the reasonable costs of housing, travel, and meals, shall be paid from public funds appropriated for such purposes.All expenses not paid for by state funds shall be paid from county funds by the county governing authority whose newly elected member or members shall attend such course.     (Code 1981, §36-20-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1642, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-20-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 20 - County Leadership Training|§ 36-20-5. Georgia County Leadership Academy

  There is created and established the Georgia County Leadership Academy. Except as otherwise provided in Code Section 36-20-4, all costs of operating and conducting the academy shall be paid for from public funds appropriated for such purposes.   The academy shall have the power, duty, and authority to design, implement, and administer the course of training and education required by Code Section 36-20-4.   The initial course of training and education required by Code Section 36-20-4 shall be conducted by the academy on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of 1990 and completed before January 1, 1991. Subsequent courses shall be conducted by the academy biennially between the Tuesday after the first Monday in November and before January 1 of the following year or as otherwise changed by general law.The academy shall have sole responsibility for determining the exact date or dates the course of training and education shall be conducted.   The academy shall establish guidelines and procedures to permit any person elected or appointed as a member of a county governing authority after January 1 of a calendar year or any person who is unable to attend or complete the course of training and education when offered by the academy due to medical disability, providential cause, or any other reason deemed sufficient by the academy, to comply with the requirements of Code Section 36-20-4.   The academy shall perform such other duties and have such other powers and authority as may be necessary and proper or as prescribed by general law.     (Code 1981, §36-20-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1642, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-20-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 20 - County Leadership Training|§ 36-20-6. Board Supervision of Georgia County Leadership Academy

  The academy shall be under the direction and supervision of the board of the Georgia County Leadership Academy.The board shall have the power and duty to organize, administer, control, oversee, and advise the academy so that the academy is operated in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.   The academy is assigned to the Department of Community Affairs for administrative purposes only, as prescribed in Code Section 50-4-3.     (Code 1981, §36-20-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1642, § 1; Ga. L. 2020, p. 493, § 36/SB 429.)    The 2020 amendment,  effective July 29, 2020, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted "chapter" for "article" at the end of subsection (a).
GA Code § 36-20-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 20 - County Leadership Training|§ 36-20-7. Membership of Board

 The board shall consist of seven members and shall be composed of the commissioner of the Department of Community Affairs, the director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government of the University of Georgia, the administrator of Governmental Training of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government of the University of Georgia, the president of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia, the executive director of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia, and two members appointed by the Governor.Members of the board appointed by the Governor shall serve for four-year terms.    (Code 1981, §36-20-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1642, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-20-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 20 - County Leadership Training|§ 36-20-8. Acceptance by Board of Federal, State, or Local Appropriations, Grants, or Contributions; Authority to Enter Into Contracts, Leases, or Agreements

  The board may accept appropriations, grants, gifts, donations, or contributions from the federal government; the state government; any county, municipal, or local government; any board, bureau, commission, agency, or establishment of any such government; any other organization, firm, or corporation, public or private; and any individual or groups of individuals in furtherance of the services, purposes, duties, responsibilities, or functions vested in the board and academy.   The board is authorized to make such contracts, leases, or agreements as may be necessary and convenient to carry out the duties and purposes for which the board is created.The board is authorized to enter into contracts, leases, or agreements with any person, firm, or corporation, public or private, upon such terms and for such purposes as may be deemed advisable by the board.     (Code 1981, §36-20-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1642, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-20-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 20 - County Leadership Training|§ 36-20-9. Report on Accomplishments of Academy

 On or before February 1 of each year, the director of the Carl Vinson Institute of Government, on behalf of the board, shall make a report to the Governor, the chairman of the Senate State and Local Governmental Operations Committee, and the chairman of the State Planning and Community Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives. The report shall include a summary of the accomplishments of the academy during the preceding calendar year, including, but not limited to, the total number of members of a county governing authority who attended the course of training and education offered by the academy; an outline of the academy's programs for the current calendar year; an evaluation of the programs and services offered by the academy; and recommendations, if any, for legislation as may be necessary to improve the programs and services offered by the academy.    (Code 1981, §36-20-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 10, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 10, § 36.)
GA Code § 36-21-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 21 - Group Health Benefits Program|§ 36-21-1. Legislative Intent

 It is declared to be the intent of the General Assembly that a method be provided whereby counties and certain other entities of this state may, in the discretion of their respective governing bodies, provide group health and other employee benefits to their employees through a common administrative and investment system. Such a system based on joint participation will permit counties and other entities, regardless of size, to provide certain benefits to their employees, will reduce overall administrative costs which might be prohibitive if undertaken individually, and will make possible better investment opportunities. It is intended that this chapter be liberally construed to effectuate this intent.    (Code 1981, §36-21-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1190, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-21-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 21 - Group Health Benefits Program|§ 36-21-2. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Benefit system" or "system" means the plan or plans of employee benefits offered and administered pursuant to this chapter.   "Board" means the board of directors of the ACCG Group Health Benefits Program, Inc.   "Contract" means a contract executed pursuant to this chapter between the board and a county.   "Corporation" means the ACCG Group Health Benefits Program, Inc., a corporation established under Chapter 3 of Title 14, the "Georgia Nonprofit Corporation Code," created to provide benefits pursuant to this chapter.   "County" means the group health benefits program operated by the corporation; the Association County Commissioners of Georgia and any affiliate; any Georgia county government; any consolidated city-county government; or any public authority, commission, board, or similar body created or activated by an Act of the General Assembly or by resolution or ordinance of the county governing authority, individually or jointly with any other political subdivision or subdivisions of the State of Georgia, pursuant to the Constitution or an Act of the General Assembly and which carries out its function on a county-wide basis, a multicounty basis, or wholly within the unincorporated area of a county.   "Employee" means any salaried or hourly rated person employed by a county. Notwithstanding any laws to the contrary, the term also includes any appointed or elected member of the governing authority of a county, the chief legal officer and any associate legal officer, and any other elected or appointed county official.   "Employee benefits" means group health benefits, group short-term disability benefits, group death benefits, group accidental death and dismemberment benefits, and such other benefits as from time to time the board may deem advisable.   "Member county" means a county which has contracted to become a member of the benefit system as provided for in this chapter.     (Code 1981, §36-21-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1190, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-21-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 21 - Group Health Benefits Program|§ 36-21-3. Corporation Governed by a Board of Directors; Powers, Duties, and Operations; Bond; Administrative Expenses

  Any county in this state may enter into a contract with the board for the purpose of providing employee benefits to its employees.   The corporation shall be governed by a board of directors, which shall be appointed and shall serve in accordance with the bylaws of the corporation. The board shall be authorized to operate and administer the benefit system in accordance with its bylaws and such other rules and regulations as may be established by the board as necessary or desirable for the administration of the benefit system.   The board shall maintain a fidelity bond, and errors and omissions coverage or other appropriate liability insurance, in an amount deemed sufficient by the board.   The administrative expenses of the board, including all operational expenses, fees, compensation, and other costs, shall be paid from funds held by it and may be chargeable by it to either principal or income or both, as determined by it, as of any valuation date. Further, the board shall have the authority to allocate expenses among member counties on the basis of costs.     (Code 1981, §36-21-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1190, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-21-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 21 - Group Health Benefits Program|§ 36-21-4. Annual Audits

 The benefit system authorized under this chapter shall have an annual audit of its books and accounts performed by a certified public accountant. Such audit shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A copy of such audit shall be made available to member counties.    (Code 1981, §36-21-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1190, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-21-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 21 - Group Health Benefits Program|§ 36-21-5. Establishment of Benefit Plans

    The board has the power to establish one or more plans which may be adopted by any county that meets the criteria established by the board. The employees to be covered, the benefits to be provided, and the terms and conditions for benefits shall be provided in the plan. A county is empowered to adopt such a plan by ordinance and to execute an agreement with the board to provide employee benefits as provided in the plan. The agreement and plan entered into by each member county may constitute a separate plan, unless the contract between the board and one or more counties specifically provides that funds of the counties are to be pooled and treated as a single plan. A plan providing employee benefits may provide for the method of funding such benefits through the use of insurance, self-funding, or otherwise.   Any agreement between the board and a county which provides for self-funded benefits shall contain a provision that such benefits are to be provided, to the extent fixed in the plan, by the county and that the corporation does not guarantee the benefits.     The board is authorized to specify in the plan reasonable employee classifications.   Counties are authorized to appropriate funds to provide the benefits specified in such plan and to pay their portion of the administrative costs of the board in administering the system. Each county is authorized to pay the total contribution on behalf of its employees or to provide that a portion be deducted from the salaries of participating employees.   Contributions paid by a county shall be paid from county funds which are on hand or which will be collected in the year the contribution is made and shall not be deemed to create a debt of the county.     (Code 1981, §36-21-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1190, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-21-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 21 - Group Health Benefits Program|§ 36-21-6. Investment of Funds

 The board is authorized to invest and reinvest funds held by it, in accordance with the bylaws of the corporation, in any investments which are legal investments for domestic insurance companies under the laws of this state or in any investments authorized for trustees of private employee benefit plans by the federal Employees Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.    (Code 1981, §36-21-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1190, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-21-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 21 - Group Health Benefits Program|§ 36-21-7. Funds Not Subject to Process, Levy, or Attachment; Nonassignability

 Funds held by the board of trustees or for its account shall not be subject to process, levy, or attachment; nor shall benefits arising under this chapter or any contract pursuant to this chapter be assignable unless otherwise specifically permitted under the plan of benefits.    (Code 1981, §36-21-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1190, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-21-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 21 - Group Health Benefits Program|§ 36-21-8. Chapter Exempt From Regulation Under Title 33

 The provision of employee benefits pursuant to this chapter shall not be subject to regulation under Title 33.    (Code 1981, §36-21-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1190, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-21-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 21 - Group Health Benefits Program|§ 36-21-9. Tax-Exempt Status

 The employee benefit system shall be exempt from state and local taxes and fees.    (Code 1981, §36-21-9, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1190, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-21-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 21 - Group Health Benefits Program|§ 36-21-10. State Debt Not Created

 Nothing in this chapter shall create a debt of the State of Georgia.    (Code 1981, §36-21-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1190, § 1.)
GA Code § 36-30-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 30 - General Provisions|§ 36-30-1. Meaning of Terms "City," "Town," "Municipality," or "village."

 Wherever the words "city," "town," "municipality," or "village" appear in the statutory laws of this state, such words shall be construed as synonymous, and the General Assembly so declares this to be its intention in the use of these words; such words shall be held to mean a municipal corporation as defined by statutory law and judicial interpretation.   (Ga. L. 1964, p. 170, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "Selected Oddities in Georgia Municipal Law," see 9 Ga. L. Rev. 783 (1975). For article, "Researching Georgia Law," see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 741 (2015).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    This section is not unconstitutional for being a legislative restriction of the judiciary. Holloway v. Mayor of Whitesburg, 225 Ga. 152, 166 S.E.2d 576 (1969).    This section does not operate to diminish the power of a city to impose a sentence after violations of penal ordinances of the city. City of Albany v. Key, 124 Ga. App. 16, 183 S.E.2d 20 (1971).    Cited in City of Jonesboro v. Clayton County Water Auth., 136 Ga. App. 768, 222 S.E.2d 76 (1975).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 56 Am. Jur. 2d, Municipal Corporations, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions, § 1 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 62 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 1 et seq.   ALR.    - Irrigation district as municipality within the tax laws, 17 A.L.R. 81; 55 A.L.R. 639.
GA Code § 36-30-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 30 - General Provisions|§ 36-30-5. Inclusion of Residency in Annexed Territory in Computing Period of Residence Necessary to Qualify for Office

 Whenever the charter of any incorporated municipality provides for a prior period of residency in the municipality as a qualification for the election or appointment of any person to any office or position in the municipal government, residence in territory which is afterwards annexed to the municipality shall be deemed residence within the municipality for the purpose of computing the period of residence to make one eligible to hold such office or position.   (Ga. L. 1963, p. 426, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 56 Am. Jur. 2d, Municipal Corporations, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions, § 212.   C.J.S.   - 62 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, §§ 419, 423 et seq.
GA Code § 36-30-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 30 - General Provisions|§ 36-30-8. Confinement of Violators of Ordinances

 The right and power to organize work gangs or other means of confinement and to confine at labor therein, for a term not exceeding 30 days, persons convicted of violating the ordinances of municipal corporations is conferred on the municipal corporations or their respective authorities. In addition to other punishment allowed by law, municipal corporations, by and through their municipal courts, shall have the right and power to punish persons convicted of violating the ordinances of such municipal corporations by confinement or confinement at labor for a period of time not to exceed 30 days.   (Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 179, § 1; Code 1933, § 69-205.)   Law reviews.   - For article, "Cities and Towns in Georgia: A Distinction with a Difference?," see 14 Mercer L. Rev. 385 (1963).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    One purpose of this section is the broadening of powers of municipalities by permitting the imposition of an alternative sentence, which had previously been held to be taboo because it was coercive in nature. City of Albany v. Key, 124 Ga. App. 16, 183 S.E.2d 20 (1971).    This section is permissive, and not mandatory. City of Albany v. Key, 124 Ga. App. 16, 183 S.E.2d 20 (1971).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 21A Am. Jur. 2d, Criminal Law, §§ 862, 863. 56 Am. Jur. 2d, Municipal Corporations, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions, § 361.   C.J.S.   - 72 C.J.S., Prisons and Rights of Prisoners, §§ 1, 4.
GA Code § 36-30-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 36 - Local Government|Chapter 30 - General Provisions|§ 36-30-9. Compensation of Law Enforcement Officers

 It shall be unlawful for any municipal corporation to provide commissions or percentages of any fines and bond forfeitures derived from any arrests made by law enforcement officers as compensation or any part thereof. The sole basis of compensating such employees shall be by a fixed salary, to be provided by the governing authority of such municipal corporation.   (Ga. L. 1963, p. 479, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-32/HB 233.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2015).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 70 Am. Jur. 2d, Sheriffs, Police, and Constables, §§ 41, 42, 45.   C.J.S.   - 63 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 634 et seq.