The Act grants immunity, under certain circumstances, to both the State of Georgia and to county and municipal governments for computer errors related to the processing of dates and times.
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The Act authorizes the State Attorney General to bring civil or criminal judicial actions in his or her discretion to enforce Georgia open and public meetings law.
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The Act expands the coverage of Georgia law prohibiting labor strikes by state employees to prohibit labor strikes by all essential public employees. Those public employees whose absence would endanger the health, safety, public welfare, and morals of the populace of Georgia are not allowed to strike, nor are they
The Act changes certain provisions of title 40 of the Georgia Code, by defining terms to eliminate confusion, by providing that license plates and revalidation decals be issued to vehicle owners instead of assigned to vehicles, by providing that license plates and revalidation decals be transferred between vehicles in certain
The Act provides that an applicant for state employment must submit to an established test for the use of illegal drugs. An applicant who is offered employment and either tests positive for illegal drugs or refuses to submit to such a test shall be disqualified from state employment. This disqualification
The Act amends the Code section relating to public access to and inspection of public records. It broadens the term agency as used in that Code section to include a corporation that has membership composed of counties or political subdivisions of counties and that derives substantial parts of its operating
The Act permits counties and local municipalities to offset the price they would normally pay for property condemned in an eminent domain proceeding by the amount of any existing special assessment tax liens on the property. The purpose of the Act is to encourage urban development by allowing municipal or
HB 83 provides a program of state grants to be available to local governments interested in assessing the need for and desirability of consolidation of local government units and service delivery programs. It further provides for the availability of state grants for the purpose of planning and implementing consolidation should
The Act clarifies the procedures used by cities and counties for the local adoption of zoning ordinances, and amends certain definitions in the Georgia Zoning Procedures Law. The Act eliminates any ambiguity as to the hearing and notice process which must be utilized by local governments.
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SB 604 amends title 50 of the Georgia Code by changing several provisions addressing the requirements of open meetings of state government agencies and access to public records. The most significant changes include requiring prior notice to the public of the subject of emergency meetings, limiting access to public meetings
The Act eliminates the requirement that the state auditor audit certain regulatory agencies every six years for the purpose of determining whether their continued existence is warranted. In addition, it repeals previous statutes which would have terminated specific agencies on specified dates.
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The Act provides for disqualification of a zoning official from voting on a rezoning application where there is a conflict of interest. The Act expands a rezoning applicant's reporting requirements of political contributions to zoning officials. A rezoning applicant's agents (including attorneys) must disclose their contributions.
The Act requires that regulated electric utilities submit to the Public Service Commission an integrated resource plan for meeting long-range energy needs, which the Commission must approve or devise a plan of its own. The Act also requires that the Commission certify the construction or sale of electric plants, purchases
These two Acts provide for random drug testing of state employees involved in certain high-risk occupations, for the suspension of any state employee convicted of drug-related offenses, and for prescribed periods of ineligibility from state employment for applicants who have been convicted of drug-related offenses.
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The Act empowers the governing authorities of municipal corporations to authorize the mayor to enter into contracts with public and private entities, involving property or facilities used for criminal justice purposes, on behalf of municipal corporations. Monetary, durational and population, limitations on the exercise of this power are provided.
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