Bill Text: GA HR881 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: County functions; incorporated and unincorporated areas; limit - CA
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-09 - House Second Readers [HR881 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2011-HR881-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 881
By:
Representatives Lindsey of the
54th,
Willard of the
49th,
Long of the
61st,
Riley of the
50th,
Wilkinson of the
52nd,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Proposing
an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia so as to limit the
functions performed in its incorporated areas by any county with more than 90
percent of its citizens residing in one or more municipal corporations and
provide that any other functions performed in the unincorporated area shall be
funded only from special district fees, assessments, and taxes; to provide for
submission of this amendment for ratification or rejection; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
IX, Section III of the Constitution is amended by adding a new Paragraph to read
as follows:
"Paragraph
III.
Limitation
of functions of municipalized
counties. Any
county which is not a consolidated government and which has more than 90 percent
of its citizens residing within one or more municipal corporations shall within
such municipal corporations exercise only those functions which are required to
be performed by counties under general state law. Any functions other than
those required to be performed under general state law that the county performs
in its unincorporated area shall be funded only from special district fees,
assessments, and taxes levied and collected only within a special district
consisting of the unincorporated area of the county. The provisions of this
Paragraph shall, with respect to any county to which this Paragraph applies,
control over the provisions of Article IX, Section II, Paragraphs I and III,
relating, respectively, to home rule for counties and supplementary powers of
local governments."
SECTION
2.
The
above proposed amendment to the Constitution shall be published and submitted as
provided in Article X, Section 1, Paragraph II of the Constitution. The ballot
submitting the above proposed amendment shall have written or printed thereon
the following:
|
"( ) YES
( ) NO
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Shall
the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to limit the functions performed in
its incorporated areas by any county with more than 90 percent of its citizens
residing in one or more municipal corporations and provide that any other
functions performed in the unincorporated area shall be funded only from special
district fees, assessments, and taxes?"
|
All
persons desiring to vote in favor of ratifying the proposed amendment shall vote
"Yes." All persons desiring to vote against ratifying the proposed amendment
shall vote "No" If such amendment shall be ratified as provided in said
Paragraph of the Constitution, it shall become a part of the Constitution of
this state.
