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HB 134 - Macon-Bibb County; Joint Unification Study Commission

Randall, William (Billy) C (127th)	Lucas, David E (124th)	Graves, David B (125th)
Reichert, Robert A. B. (126th)	Birdsong, Kenneth W (123rd)

Status Summary	HC:	LLeg	SC:	SLGO	FR:	01/15/99	LA:	02/09/99	Signed by Governor

First Reader Summary

A BILL to authorize the funding of a Joint Unification Study Commission created by the governing authorities of Bibb County and the City of Macon; and for other purposes.

HB 134                                             LC 10 2651 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To authorize the funding of a Joint Unification Study 
  1- 2  Commission created by the governing authorities of Bibb 
  1- 3  County and the City of Macon; to provide for the 
  1- 4  ratification of certain actions taken by Bibb County and the 
  1- 5  City of Macon; to provide for the membership of the 
  1- 6  Unification Study Commission; to provide for reports by such 
  1- 7  commission; to provide for matters relative thereto; to 
  1- 8  provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and 
  1- 9  for other purposes. 
 
  1-10       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1-11                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-12  The resolutions of the governing authorities of Bibb County 
  1-13  and the City of Macon creating a Unification Study 
  1-14  Commission for the purpose of determining and making 
  1-15  recommendations to the General Assembly respecting 
  1-16  intergovernmental relations and operations between the City 
  1-17  of Macon, Bibb County, and other political subdivisions 
  1-18  within the county are hereby ratified.  The recommendations 
  1-19  of the commission may include but are not limited to 
  1-20  proposals for the unification, merger, or consolidation of 
  1-21  local governments, repeal of municipal charters, and other 
  1-22  proposals for governmental reorganization to achieve a more 
  1-23  efficient and effective delivery of governmental services. 
 
  1-24                           SECTION 2. 
 
  1-25  The membership of the commission shall be as established by 
  1-26  resolutions duly adopted by the governing authorities of 
  1-27  Bibb County and the City of Macon.  Should a vacancy occur 
  1-28  in the membership of the commission, the governing authority 
  1-29  that appointed the member whose post has been rendered 
  1-30  vacant for any reason shall elect a new member to fill the 
  1-31  vacancy. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1                           SECTION 3. 
 
  2- 2  The governing authorities of the City of Macon and Bibb 
  2- 3  County are each authorized to expend funds for the purpose 
  2- 4  of providing financial support for the operations of the 
  2- 5  commission created by the aforesaid resolutions. 
 
  2- 6                           SECTION 4. 
 
  2- 7  Whenever the commission shall determine from time to time 
  2- 8  that funds are needed for its operations, it shall by 
  2- 9  resolution request the same of the county and the city, and 
  2-10  the governmental authorities of the two governments shall 
  2-11  supply such funds to the commission in equal shares upon a 
  2-12  determination by the two governments that such funds are 
  2-13  reasonably necessary for the commission's purposes. 
 
  2-14                           SECTION 5. 
 
  2-15  The Unification Study Commission created by resolutions of 
  2-16  the city and county shall report to members of the General 
  2-17  Assembly whose senatorial and representative districts lie 
  2-18  wholly or partially within Bibb County by December 1, 2000, 
  2-19  and shall make another report to such members of the General 
  2-20  Assembly upon the completion of the commission's study if 
  2-21  such study is not completed by December 1, 2000.  Such 
  2-22  reports shall also be made to the governing authorities of 
  2-23  the city and county. 
 
  2-24                           SECTION 6. 
 
  2-25  This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the 
  2-26  Governor or upon its becoming law without such approval. 
 
  2-27                           SECTION 7. 
 
  2-28  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2-29  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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