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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 67A - CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ZONING ACTIONS (§§ 36-67A-1 — 36-67A-6) › Section 36-67A-3 - Disclosure of campaign contributions

(a)
When any applicant for rezoning action has made, within two years immediately preceding the filing of that applicant's application for the rezoning action, campaign contributions aggregating $250.00 or more to a local government official who will consider the application, it shall be the duty of the applicant to file a disclosure report with the governing authority of the respective local government showing:
(1)
The name and official position of the local government official to whom the campaign contribution was made; and
(2)
The dollar amount and description of each campaign contribution made by the applicant to the local government official during the two years immediately preceding the filing of the application for the rezoning action and the date of each such contribution.
(b)
The disclosures required by subsection (a) of this Code section shall be filed within ten days after the application for the rezoning action is first filed.
(c)
When any opponent of a rezoning action has made, within two years immediately preceding the filing of the rezoning action being opposed, campaign contributions aggregating $250.00 or more to a local government official of the local government which will consider the application, it shall be the duty of the opponent to file a disclosure with the governing authority of the respective local government showing:
(1)
The name and official position of the local government official to whom the campaign contribution was made; and
(2)
The dollar amount and description of each campaign contribution made by the opponent to the local government official during the two years immediately preceding the filing of the application for the rezoning action and the date of each such contribution.
(d)
The disclosure required by subsection (c) of this Code section shall be filed at least five calendar days prior to the first hearing by the local government or any of its agencies on the rezoning application.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 67A - CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ZONING ACTIONS (§§ 36-67A-1 — 36-67A-6) › Section 36-67A-4 - Penalties

Any person knowingly failing to comply with the requirements of this chapter or violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 67A - CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ZONING ACTIONS (§§ 36-67A-1 — 36-67A-6) › Section 36-67A-5 - Appointment of disinterested special master if governing authority unable to attain a quorum

(a)
Where one or more disqualifications required by this chapter result in the inability of the governing authority of the county or municipality to attain a quorum for the purpose of making a final decision when considering a rezoning action, the governing authority immediately shall petition the superior court wherein the property which is the subject of the rezoning is located for appointment of a disinterested special master for the purpose of hearing evidence regarding the proposed rezoning action and making a recommendation to the petitioning governing authority. The court, in its order appointing the special master, shall give such directions for notice and the service thereof as well as for the time in which a hearing must be held and recommendations issued as are just and appropriate under the circumstances and as are consistent with this chapter.
(b)
The disinterested special master provided for in this Code section shall be appointed by the judge or judges of the superior courts of each judicial circuit and shall discharge the duties provided for in this Code section. The special master so appointed must be a competent attorney at law, be of good standing in his profession, and have at least three years' experience in the practice of law. He shall hold office at the pleasure of the judge and shall be removable at any time with or without cause. The court, in its order appointing the special master, shall designate the person or entity responsible for compensating the special master at a rate not less than $50.00 per day nor more than $250.00 per day for the time actually devoted to the hearing and consideration of the matter.
(c)
The special master shall consider any factors relevant in balancing the interest in promoting the public health, safety, morality, or general welfare against the right to the unrestricted use of property.
(d)
The hearing provided for in this Code section and all records pertinent thereto shall be open and available to the public.
(e)
Nothing contained in this Code section shall be construed as a delegation of the final decision-making powers of the governing authority to the special master and the recommendation of the special master is not a final decision as to the rezoning action. Where a special master has been appointed and has made a recommendation, the disqualification requirement of Code Section
36-67A-2
shall be waived.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 67A - CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN ZONING ACTIONS (§§ 36-67A-1 — 36-67A-6) › Section 36-67A-6 - Voting on zoning decision if ordinance being adopted for first time or ordinance being revised pursuant to comprehensive plan

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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 68 - MERGER OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT WITH COUNTY (§§ 36-68-1 — 36-68-4) › Section 36-68-1 - Constitutional authority; purpose

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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 68 - MERGER OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT WITH COUNTY (§§ 36-68-1 — 36-68-4) › Section 36-68-2 - Optional features of enabling local law

(a)
Subject to the requirements of Code Section
36-68-3
, when the charter of a municipality is repealed by local law as a part of achieving a governmental reorganization described in Code Section
36-68-1
, the General Assembly may also provide by local law for any of the following matters:
(1)
The form of government of the county which is the successor to the corporate powers, functions, rights, properties, and obligations of the municipality;
(2)
The county to constitute a municipality as well as a county for the purposes of the application of the general laws and Constitution of this state;
(3)
The exercise by the county of the powers vested in the former municipality and in municipalities generally as well as the powers vested in the county and counties generally;
(4)
The county to receive any grants or other types of funds or revenues which the former municipality was entitled to receive as well as grants or other types of funds or revenues which the county is entitled to receive;
(5)
The status of the county relative to any municipalities, other than the municipality having its charter repealed, located wholly or partially within such county;
(6)
The transfer of all assets and properties of the municipality to the county;
(7)
The assumption by the county of all contractual and other obligations of the municipality;
(8)
The transfer of employees of the municipality to the county and for the preservation of any rights of such employees and their beneficiaries existing under any retirement or pension system of the municipality; and
(9)
Any other matters reasonably necessary or convenient to achieve and implement effectively a governmental reorganization described by Code Section
36-68-1
.
(b)
A local law enacted pursuant to the authority of subsection (a) of this Code section may provide for such procedures, requirements, and limitations as may be reasonably necessary to control the subjects included within such local law, and the provisions of said subsection (a) shall not be construed to limit the manner in which the General Assembly may by local law control the subjects described by said subsection (a).
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 68 - MERGER OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT WITH COUNTY (§§ 36-68-1 — 36-68-4) › Section 36-68-3 - Mandatory features of enabling local law

(a)
Local laws enacted pursuant to the authority of this chapter shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1)
A local law enacted pursuant to the authority of Code Section
36-68-2
shall provide for the creation of a special tax district consisting of the territory lying within the corporate boundaries of the municipality for the purpose of the successor county government levying a tax therein sufficient to retire the bonded indebtedness of the municipality which was outstanding on the effective date of the repeal of the charter of the municipality;
(2)
The effectiveness of local laws described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection shall be contingent upon their approval by the governing authorities of the affected municipality and county prior to the referendums provided for in paragraphs (3) and (4) of this subsection;
(3)
The effectiveness of a local law repealing the charter of a municipality shall be contingent upon its approval by a majority of the voters voting within the municipality and upon the parallel local law described by paragraph (4) of this subsection becoming effective; and
(4)
The effectiveness of a local law enacted pursuant to the authority of Code Section
36-68-2
shall be contingent upon its approval by a majority of the voters voting throughout the territorial boundaries of the applicable county and upon the parallel local law described by paragraph (3) of this subsection becoming effective.
(b)
The requirement for a referendum to repeal a municipal charter under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) of this Code section shall apply to the repeal of a municipal charter only when such repeal is a part of a governmental reorganization described by Code Section
36-68-1
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 68 - MERGER OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT WITH COUNTY (§§ 36-68-1 — 36-68-4) › Section 36-68-4 - Conditions under which county containing no municipality deemed to constitute a consolidated government; election; consolidated government to constitute a municipal corporation as well as a county for certain purposes

(a)
If as of July 1, 2007, or at any time thereafter there exists in this state a county in which no part of any municipal corporation is located, then the governing authority of that county may elect that the county shall thenceforth be deemed to be and constituted as a consolidated government for purposes of the laws of this state. In order to be effective under this Code section, the election by the county governing authority must comply with all of the following conditions:
(1)
The election shall be carried out by the adoption of an appropriate resolution by the county governing authority which must be adopted by unanimous vote of the members of the governing authority voting thereon and ratified by a majority of the electors of the county voting in a referendum;
(2)
The election must be made by the county governing authority within one calendar year after July 1, 2007, or such later date as this Code section becomes applicable to the county;
(3)
The county must at the time of election be providing at least three of the services specified in subsection (b) of Code Section
36-30-7.1
; and
(4)
Within 30 days after the adoption of the resolution and ratification by the electors of the county a certification of election must be filed by the county with the Department of Community Affairs in such form and manner as may be specified by the department.
(b)
A county which is constituted as a consolidated government under this Code section shall constitute a municipal corporation as well as a county for the purpose of the application of the general laws and Constitution of this state. Such a county may exercise the powers vested in municipalities generally as well as the powers vested in the county by general or local law. When similar but not identical laws apply to counties and municipalities and a determination must be made as to which law applies, the county which is constituted as a consolidated government may elect which law to proceed under.
(c)
When a county has become subject to this Code section, no municipal corporation may thereafter be created in or extend into the county.
Added by 2007 Ga. Laws 324,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2007.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69 - MUTUAL AID (§§ 36-69-1 — 36-69-10) › Section 36-69-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Mutual Aid Act."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69 - MUTUAL AID (§§ 36-69-1 — 36-69-10) › Section 36-69-2 - "Local emergency" defined

As used in this chapter, the term "local emergency" means the existence of conditions of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the territorial limits of a political subdivision of the state or on a campus of an institution within the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia caused by natural disasters, riots, civil disturbances, or other situations presenting major law enforcement and other public safety problems, which conditions are or are likely to be beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment, and facilities of that political subdivision of the state and which require the combined forces of other political subdivisions of the state to combat.
Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 416,§ 5-4, eff. 7/1/2018.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69 - MUTUAL AID (§§ 36-69-1 — 36-69-10) › Section 36-69-3.1 - Out-of-state contracts and mutual aid agreements

Any county or municipality in this state shall be authorized to enter into contracts and mutual aid agreements with counties or municipalities of any other state or with any agency of the United States for the provision of law enforcement services in a local emergency to the extent that the laws of such other state or the United States permit such joint contracts or agreements to furnish one another assistance in law enforcement. Any such contract or mutual aid agreement shall have incorporated therein the provisions of Code Sections
36-69-4
through
36-69-8
. Any such contract or mutual aid agreement entered into by a county shall not become effective until approved by the sheriff of such county.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69 - MUTUAL AID (§§ 36-69-1 — 36-69-10) › Section 36-69-4 - Powers and duties of employees of political subdivision or institution within the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia who are rendering aid

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.
Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 416,§ 5-4, eff. 7/1/2018.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69 - MUTUAL AID (§§ 36-69-1 — 36-69-10) › Section 36-69-5 - Responsibility for expenses and compensation of employees

Unless otherwise provided by contract, the political subdivision or institution within the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia which furnishes any equipment pursuant to this chapter shall bear the loss or damage to such equipment and shall pay any expense incurred in the operation and maintenance thereof. Unless otherwise provided by contract, the political subdivision or institution within the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia furnishing aid pursuant to this chapter shall compensate its employees during the time of rendering of such aid and shall defray the actual travel and maintenance expenses of such employees while they are rendering such aid. Such compensation shall include any amounts paid or due for compensation due to personal injury or death while such employees are engaged in rendering such aid.
Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 416,§ 5-4, eff. 7/1/2018.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69 - MUTUAL AID (§§ 36-69-1 — 36-69-10) › Section 36-69-6 - Applicability of privileges, immunities, exemptions, and benefits

All of the privileges and immunities from liability; exemption from laws, ordinances, and rules; and all pension, insurance, relief, disability, workers' compensation, salary, death, and other benefits which apply to the activity of such officers, agents, or employees of any such political subdivision or institution within the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia when performing their respective functions within the territorial limits of their respective political subdivisions or campuses shall apply to such officers, agents, or employees to the same degree, manner, and extent while engaged in the performance of any of their functions and duties extraterritorially under the provisions of this chapter relating to mutual aid. The provisions of this Code section shall apply with equal effect to paid, volunteer, and auxiliary employees.
Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 416,§ 5-4, eff. 7/1/2018.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69 - MUTUAL AID (§§ 36-69-1 — 36-69-10) › Section 36-69-7 - Liability for acts or omissions of responding agency employees

Neither a public safety agency which requests assistance pursuant to Code Section
36-69-3
nor the political subdivision or institution of the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia in which the public safety agency is located shall be liable for any acts or omissions of employees of a responding public safety agency rendering assistance extraterritorially under the provisions of this chapter.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69 - MUTUAL AID (§§ 36-69-1 — 36-69-10) › Section 36-69-8 - Construction of chapter

(a)
The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed as creating a duty on the part of any public safety agency of a local political subdivision or institution within the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia to respond to a request from any public safety agency of another local political subdivision or institution of the University System of Georgia or the Technical College System of Georgia as authorized in Code Section
36-69-3
.
(b)
Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (e) of Code Section
36-69-3
, the provisions of this chapter shall not be construed as creating a duty on the part of a public safety agency rendering assistance extraterritorially to stay at the scene of a local emergency for any length of time. Such responding public safety agency may depart the scene of a local emergency at any time at the discretion of the officer in command of the public safety agency rendering assistance extraterritorially at the scene of the local emergency.
Amended by 2018 Ga. Laws 416,§ 5-4, eff. 7/1/2018.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69 - MUTUAL AID (§§ 36-69-1 — 36-69-10) › Section 36-69-9 - Cumulative authority of chapter

(a)
The authority of this chapter shall be cumulative to and in addition to mutual aid resource pacts authorized under Chapter 6 of Title 25 or contracts between political subdivisions for the provision of services authorized under Section II of Article IX of the Constitution.
(b)
The authority of this chapter shall be cumulative to and in addition to any rights, powers, or authority exercised by the sheriffs of this state as of July 1, 1988.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69 - MUTUAL AID (§§ 36-69-1 — 36-69-10) › Section 36-69-10 - Emergencies to which chapter not applicable

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any emergency in which the chief executive of a political subdivision assigns or makes available for duty the employees, property, or equipment of the subdivision relating to fire fighting, engineering, rescue, health, medical and related services, and to police, transportation, construction, and similar items or services for emergency management purposes outside of the physical limits of the subdivision as provided in Code Section
38-3-27
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69A - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 36-69A-1 — 36-69A-9) › Section 36-69A-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Interlocal Cooperation Act."
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 137,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69A - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 36-69A-1 — 36-69A-9) › Section 36-69A-2 - Purpose

It is the purpose of this chapter to permit counties and municipalities in this state the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with localities in other states on a basis of mutual advantage and provide services and facilities in a manner and pursuant to forms of governmental organization that will accord best with geographic, economic, population, and other factors influencing the needs and development of local communities.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 137,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69A - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 36-69A-1 — 36-69A-9) › Section 36-69A-3 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Public agency" means:
(A)
Any political subdivision of this state other than a county school district or independent school district;
(B)
Any volunteer fire department;
(C)
Any volunteer rescue squad;
(D)
Any agency of the state government or of the United States; and
(E)
Any political subdivision of another state.
(2)
"State" means a state of the United States.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 137,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69A - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 36-69A-1 — 36-69A-9) › Section 36-69A-5 - Preservation of sovereign immunity

An agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter between or among one or more counties or municipalities of this state and one or more public agencies of another state or of the United States shall not constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity. All of the privileges and immunities from liability; exemption from laws, ordinances, and rules; and all pension, insurance, relief, disability, workers' compensation, salary, death, and other benefits which apply to the activity of such officers, agents, or employees of any such political subdivision or institution within the University System of Georgia when performing their respective functions within the territorial limits of their respective political subdivisions or campuses shall apply to such officers, agents, or employees to the same degree, manner, and extent while engaged in the performance of any of their functions and duties extraterritorially under the provisions of this chapter relating to mutual aid. The provisions of this Code section shall apply with equal effect to paid, volunteer, and auxiliary employees. In any case or controversy involving performance or interpretation thereof or liability thereunder, no action may be brought except in the state or superior court of the county in this state which executed the agreement or the county in this state in which a city in this state is located which executed the agreement.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 137,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69A - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 36-69A-1 — 36-69A-9) › Section 36-69A-6 - Submission of agreements to and approval by officers or agencies with applicable powers of control

In the event that an agreement made pursuant to this chapter shall deal in whole or in part with the provision of services or facilities with regard to which an officer or agency of the state government has constitutional or statutory powers of control, the agreement shall, as a condition precedent to its entry into force, be submitted to the state officer or agency having such power of control and shall be approved or disapproved by such state officer or agency as to all matters within such officer's or agency's jurisdiction.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 137,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69A - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 36-69A-1 — 36-69A-9) › Section 36-69A-7 - Powers of counties or municipalities in carrying out agreements

Any county or municipality entering into an agreement pursuant to this chapter may appropriate funds and may sell, lease, give, or otherwise supply the administrative joint board or other legal or administrative entity created to operate the joint or cooperative undertaking by providing such personnel or services therefor as may be within its legal power to furnish.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 137,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69A - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 36-69A-1 — 36-69A-9) › Section 36-69A-8 - Contracts with agencies of other states for the performance of governmental services, activities, or undertakings

Any one or more counties or municipalities in this state may contract with any one or more public agencies of another state to perform any governmental service, activity, or undertaking which each public agency entering into the contract is authorized by law to perform; provided, however, that such contract shall be authorized by the governing body of each party to the contract. Such contract shall set forth fully the purposes, powers, rights, objectives, and responsibilities of the contracting parties.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 137,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 69A - INTERLOCAL COOPERATION ACT (§§ 36-69A-1 — 36-69A-9) › Section 36-69A-9 - Cumulative authority

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.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 137,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 70 - COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-29) › Article 1 - PLANNING (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-6) › Section 36-70-1 - Legislative intent and purpose

The local governments of the State of Georgia are of vital importance to the state and its citizens. The state has an essential public interest in promoting, developing, sustaining, and assisting local governments. In addition, the natural resources, environment, and vital areas of the state are of vital importance to the state and its citizens. The state has an essential public interest in protecting and preserving the natural resources, the environment, and the vital areas of the state. The purpose of this article is to provide for local governments to serve these essential public interests of the state by authorizing and promoting the establishment, implementation, and performance of coordinated and comprehensive planning by municipal governments and county governments, and this article shall be construed liberally to achieve that end. This article is enacted pursuant to the authority granted the General Assembly in the Constitution of the State of Georgia, including, but not limited to, the authority provided in Article III, Section VI, Paragraphs I and II(a)(1) and Article IX, Section II, Paragraphs III and IV.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 70 - COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-29) › Article 1 - PLANNING (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-6) › Section 36-70-3 - Powers of municipalities and counties

The governing bodies of municipalities and counties are authorized:
(1)
To develop, or to cause to be developed pursuant to a contract or other arrangement approved by the governing body, a comprehensive plan;
(2)
To develop, establish, and implement land use regulations which are consistent with the comprehensive plan of the municipality or county, as the case may be;
(3)
To develop, establish, and implement a plan for capital improvements which conforms to minimum standards and procedures and to make any capital improvements plan a part of the comprehensive plan of the municipality or county, as the case may be;
(4)
To employ personnel, or to enter into contracts with a regional commission or other public or private entity, to assist the municipality or county in developing, establishing, and implementing its comprehensive plan;
(5)
To contract with one or more counties or municipalities, or both, for assistance in developing, establishing, and implementing a comprehensive plan, regardless of whether the contract is to obtain such assistance or to provide such assistance; and
(6)
To take all action necessary or desirable to further the policy of the state for coordinated and comprehensive planning, without regard for whether any such action is specifically mentioned in this article or is otherwise specifically granted by law.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 436,§ 16, eff. 7/1/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 70 - COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-29) › Article 1 - PLANNING (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-6) › Section 36-70-4 - Municipality and county as members of regional commissions; membership dues; participation in compiling Department of Community Affairs data base

(a)
Each municipality and county shall automatically be a member of the regional commission for the region which includes such municipality or county, as the case may be.
(b)
Each municipality and county shall pay, when and as they become due, the annual dues required for membership in its regional commission.
(c)
Each municipality and county shall participate in compiling a Georgia data base and network, coordinated by the department, to serve as a comprehensive source of information available, in an accessible form, to local governments and state agencies.
Amended by 2008 Ga. Laws 436,§ 16, eff. 7/1/2009.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 70 - COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-29) › Article 1 - PLANNING (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-6) › Section 36-70-5 - Effect of chapter on county and municipal zoning powers

(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.
(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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 70 - COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-29) › Article 1 - PLANNING (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-6) › Section 36-70-6 - Promotion of deployment of broadband services by broadband services providers

(a)
As used in this Code section, the terms "broadband services" and "broadband services provider" shall have the same meanings as provided in Code Section
50-40-1
.
(b)
The governing bodies of municipalities and counties shall provide in any comprehensive plan for the promotion of the deployment of broadband services by broadband services providers.
Added by 2018 Ga. Laws 423,§ 3-1, eff. 5/7/2018.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 70 - COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-29) › Article 2 - SERVICE DELIVERY (§§ 36-70-20 — 36-70-29) › Section 36-70-20 - [Effective Until 1/1/2026] Legislative intent

The intent of this article is to provide a flexible framework within which local governments in each county can develop a service delivery system that is both efficient and responsive to citizens in their county. The General Assembly recognizes that the unique characteristics of each county throughout the state preclude a mandated legislative outcome for the delivery of services in every county. The process provided by this article is intended to minimize inefficiencies resulting from duplication of services and competition between local governments and to provide a mechanism to resolve disputes over local government service delivery, funding equity, and land use. The local government service delivery process should result in the minimization of noncompatible municipal and county land use plans and in a simple, concise agreement describing which local governments will provide which service in specified areas within a county and how provision of such services will be funded.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 70 - COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-29) › Article 2 - SERVICE DELIVERY (§§ 36-70-20 — 36-70-29) › Section 36-70-20 - [Effective 1/1/2026] Legislative intent

The intent of this article is to provide a flexible framework within which local governments in each county can develop a service delivery system that is both efficient and responsive to citizens in their county. The General Assembly recognizes that the unique characteristics of each county throughout the state preclude a mandated legislative outcome for the delivery of services in every county. The process provided by this article is intended to minimize inefficiencies resulting from duplication of services and competition between local governments and to provide a mechanism to resolve disputes over local government service delivery, funding equity, and land use. The local government service delivery process should result in the minimization of incompatible municipal and county land use plans and in a simple, concise agreement describing which local governments will provide which service in specified areas within a county and how provision of such services will be funded.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 698,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2026.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 70 - COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-29) › Article 2 - SERVICE DELIVERY (§§ 36-70-20 — 36-70-29) › Section 36-70-21 - [Effective Until 1/1/2026] Deadline date for implementation agreement

Each county and municipality shall execute an agreement for the implementation of a local government service delivery strategy as set forth in this article by July 1, 1999.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 70 - COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-29) › Article 2 - SERVICE DELIVERY (§§ 36-70-20 — 36-70-29) › Section 36-70-21 - [Effective 1/1/2026] Deadline date for implementation agreement

(a)
Each county and municipality shall execute an agreement for the implementation of a local government service delivery strategy as set forth in this article :
(1)
By December 31st of each year following the year in which the county's ten-year comprehensive plan update is due in accordance with the rules promulgated by the department pursuant to this chapter or Article 1 of Chapter 8 of Title 50; and
(2)
Within 180 days of the occurrence of an event requiring review and revision pursuant to subsection (b) of Code Section
36-70-28
.
(b)
For municipalities located within multiple counties, the review and deadline for an agreement for the implementation of a local government service delivery strategy shall be applicable for the portion of the municipality that lies within a given county in conjunction with such county's review and deadline.
(c)
The provisions of this article shall not apply to any consolidated government in which no other municipal corporation exists within the county.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 698,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2026.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 70 - COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-29) › Article 2 - SERVICE DELIVERY (§§ 36-70-20 — 36-70-29) › Section 36-70-22 - [Effective Until 1/1/2026] Date for process initiation

Each county shall initiate the process for developing a local government service delivery strategy after July 1, 1997, but no later than January 1, 1998. Initiation of the strategy shall be accomplished by the provision of a written notice from the county to the governing bodies of all municipalities located wholly or partially within the county or providing services within the county and to other counties providing services within the county. Such notice shall state the date, time, and place for a joint meeting at which designated representatives of all local governing bodies shall assemble for the purpose of commencing deliberations on the service delivery strategy. The notice shall be sent not more than 45 and not less than 15 days prior to the meeting date. In the event the county governing authority fails to initiate the process by January 1, 1998, any municipality within the county may do so by sending a written notice, containing the required information, to the county and all other municipalities.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 70 - COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-29) › Article 2 - SERVICE DELIVERY (§§ 36-70-20 — 36-70-29) › Section 36-70-22 - [Effective 1/1/2026] Date for process initiation

(a)
(1)
Each county shall initiate the process for developing a local government service delivery strategy required by paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of Code Section
36-70-21
no earlier than April 1st and no later than July 1st of the year following any year in which the county's ten-year comprehensive plan update is due.
(2)
Each county shall initiate the process for developing a local government service delivery strategy required by a triggering event under paragraph (2) of subsection (a) of Code Section
36-70-21
no later than 30 days following the occurrence of the event. If the county does not initiate such process within the 30 day period, any municipality in the county may initiate the process.
(3)
Any municipality affected by a change in service delivery or revenue distribution arrangements as described in subsection (b.1) of Code Section
36-70-28
may initiate the process of amending a local government service delivery strategy pursuant to subsection (b.1) of Code Section
36-70-28
.
(b)
Initiation of the strategy shall be accomplished by the provision of a written notice from the county to the governing bodies of all municipalities located wholly or partially within the county or providing services within the county and to other counties providing services within the county. Such notice shall:
(1)
State the date, time, and place for a joint meeting at which designated representatives of all local governing bodies shall assemble for the purpose of commencing deliberations on the service delivery strategy;
(2)
Be sent not more than 45 and not less than 15 days prior to the meeting date; and
(3)
Identify all local governments to which the notice will be delivered.
(c)
In the event the county governing authority fails to initiate the process by July 1 of the year following any year in which the county's ten-year comprehensive plan update is due, any municipality within the county may do so by sending a written notice, containing the required information, to the county and all other municipalities.
Amended by 2024 Ga. Laws 698,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2026.
This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 36 - LOCAL GOVERNMENT (§§ 36-1-1 — 36-93-1) › PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (§§ 36-60-1 — 36-76-11) › Chapter 70 - COORDINATED AND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND SERVICE DELIVERY BY COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES (§§ 36-70-1 — 36-70-29) › Article 2 - SERVICE DELIVERY (§§ 36-70-20 — 36-70-29) › Section 36-70-22.1 - [Effective 1/1/2026] [Written notice with written proposal of local government service delivery strategy; modification]

(a)
Within 60 days of the initiation of the process for developing a local government service delivery strategy, all local governments that received the written notice provided for in Code Section
36-70-22
shall provide all other local governments identified in such written notice with a written proposal of a local government service delivery strategy containing the components required by Code Section
36-70-23
, and in compliance with the criteria required by Code Section
36-70-24
to gether with all such factual information, data, and evidence supporting such proposal.
(b)
Such written proposal for each local government may be modified periodically with written notice provided to all local governments that received the written notice provided for in Code Section
36-70-22
; provided, however, that written proposals shall be finalized by each local government prior to an agreement to enter into nonbinding arbitration under Code Section 36-70-25.2 and the judicial process provided for in Code Section 36-70-25.3. Modifications to written proposals pursuant to this subsection may include written responses to any written proposal of another local government in the same county.
(c)
All such written proposals and supporting documentation shall be considered public records and subject to disclosure pursuant to Code Section
50-18-71
.
Added by 2024 Ga. Laws 698,§ 1, eff. 1/1/2026.