LOCAL GOVERNMENT Infrastructure Growth: Amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Local Government, so as to Provide for the Creation of Townships; Provide a Short Title; Provide for the Requirements for the Creation of Such Townships; Provide for Boards of Township Supervisors; Provide for Powers, Duties, and Functions of Such Town Supervisors; Provide for Officers, Meetings, Elections, and Filling of Vacancies for Such Town Supervisors; to Provide for Certain Immunities; Provide that Property Within Such Townships Shall Not Be Subject to Municipal Annexation; Provide for the Enactment of Ordinances; Prohibit Certain Conflicts of Interest; Provide for an Audit; Provide for a Transition of Services: Provde that a County Shall Continue to Provide Services in the Township that are Not Delegated by Law to the Township; Conform Related Laws; Provide for Related Matters; Provide for an Effective Date and for Automatic Repeal Under Certain Circumstances; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes

Authors

Georgia State University Law Review

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The bill would have authorized the General Assembly to create townships. The bill's purpose is to give local residents the ability to create a township, which is a more limited form of local government than counties or municipalities. The bill would have established requirements for creating a township. The bill provides for boards of town supervisors and establishes their authority, powers, and duties. The bill also outlines the rules of annexation and deannexation of property, and provides for the transfer of development rights between governing bodies.

Recommended Citation

Georgia State University Law Review, LOCAL GOVERNMENT Infrastructure Growth: Amend Title 36 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, Relating to Local Government, so as to Provide for the Creation of Townships; Provide a Short Title; Provide for the Requirements for the Creation of Such Townships; Provide for Boards of Township Supervisors; Provide for Powers, Duties, and Functions of Such Town Supervisors; Provide for Officers, Meetings, Elections, and Filling of Vacancies for Such Town Supervisors; to Provide for Certain Immunities; Provide that Property Within Such Townships Shall Not Be Subject to Municipal Annexation; Provide for the Enactment of Ordinances; Prohibit Certain Conflicts of Interest; Provide for an Audit; Provide for a Transition of Services: Provde that a County Shall Continue to Provide Services in the Township that are Not Delegated by Law to the Township; Conform Related Laws; Provide for Related Matters; Provide for an Effective Date and for Automatic Repeal Under Certain Circumstances; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes, 24 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2012).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol24/iss1/12