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CODE OF GEORGIA OFFICIAL ANNOTATED Supplement 2015 Including Acts of the 2015 Regular Session of the General Assembly Prepared by The Code Revision Commission The Office of Legislative Counsel and The Editorial Staff of LexisNexis® Published Under Authority of the State of Georgia Volume 42A Index to Local and Special Laws L-Z and General Laws of Local Application Place in Pocket of Corresponding Volume of Main Set LexisNexis® Charlottesville^Virginia — © Copyright 1994 2015 BY The State of Georgia All rights reserved. ISBN 978-0-327-11074-3 (set) 5009632 Foreword to the Supplement This supplement to Volume 42A contains updates to the Index to Local and Special Laws L-Z as well as to the General Laws of Local Application for Counties, Municipalities and Judicial Circuits in light of legislation enacted during the 2015 Regular Session of the General Assembly. The supplement to Volume 42 contains updates to the Index to Local and Special Laws A-K. References. 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Memorial Highway, 2014 p. 86. LANCE, PFC SAMUEL STEPHENS. LAGRANGE, CITY OF. Current, Current, Memorial intersection designated, 2011 Charter of 1968. pp. 900, 924. Amended, 2012 p. 5750 (Ord). Hotels, motels, inns, lodgings. LANE, SR., JOHN DAVID DUKE. Hotel/motel tax. See within this heading, Current, ‘Taxation.” Dedication of John David Duke Lane, Sr. Redevelopment and other powers. Memorial Bridge, 2015 p. 642. Authority to exercise. Act of 2010, 2010 p. LANGSTON, TROOPER FIRST CLASS 3556. DONWARD FRANCIS. Taxation. Current, Hotel/motel tax. Act of2010, 2010 p. 4113. Dedication ofTrooper First Class LAKE ALLATOONA PRESERVATION Donward Francis Langston Memorial AUTHORITY. Bridge, 2014 p. 495. Noncurrent, LANIER COUNTY. Established, Act of 1999, 1999 p. 4815. Current, Repealed, 2015 p. 4110. Board of education. LAKELAND, CITY OF. Established, Act of 1970. Current, Amended, 2012 p. 3763. Charter of2015, 2015 p. 4082. 2015 p. 3706. Noncurrent, Commissioners. Charter of 1925, 1925 p. 1217. Board established. Act of 1933. Amended, 1929 pp. 1117, 1118. Amended, 2012 p. 3768. 1939 p. 1131. 2015 p. 3701. 1945 p. 988. Probate court. 1949 p. 763. Judge. 1953 Jan.-Feb. Sess. p. 2169. Elections to be nonpartisan. Act of 2014, 1971 p. 3394. 2014 p. 3579. 1974 p. 2697. LANIER ISLANDS PARKWAY. 1997 p. 4811 (Ord). Current, Repealed, 2015 p. 4082. Dedication of Lanier Islands Parkway, LAKE PARK, CITY OF. 2013 p. 951. Current, 2014 p. 86. Charter of 1973. Amended, 2014 p. 86. Amended, 2015 p. 3743. LAURENS COUNTY. LAMAR COUNTY. Current, Current, Board of education. Board of education. Election, districts. Act of 1986. Election, school superintendent Amended, 2012 p. 4286. appointment, Act of 1971. Commissioners. Amended, 2012 p. 4416. Board established, Act of 1893. Commissioners. Amended, 2012 p. 3694. Board established. Act of 1943. 2013 p. 3806. Amended, 2012 p. 4422. Conveyances. Conveyances. Easement of state property, 2010 p. 1043. State property, 2015 p. 1459. 2013 p. 898. 1 d dd 2 LOCALAND SPECIAL LAWS LAURENS COUNTY —Conf LEE COUNTY—Confd — — Current Conf Current Cont’d — Conveyances Conf Magistrate court. — Easement ofstate property Cont’d Clerk. 2014 p. 544. Appointment by chiefmagistrate. Act of State property. 2010, 2010 p. 4107. Easement for utilities, 2015 p. 130. Law hbrary fee. Act of 1998. Amended, 2010 p. 3897. LAVISTAHILLS» CITY OF. LEESBURG, CITY OF. CurrenU Current. Charter of2015, 2015 p. 3943. Charter of 1973. LAVONIA, CITY OF. Amended, 2014 p. 4454 (Ord). Current. LENNING, CONNOR. Charter of2002. Current. Amended, 2010 p. 3655. Memorial hi|d^way designated, 2011 p. 2013 p. 3662. 900. Taxation. LESLIE, CITY OF. Excise tax on rooms, accommodations, etc Current. to promote tourism. Act of2012, 2012 Charter of2015, 2015 p. 4252. p. 5199. Noncurrent. Homestead exemption from city taxes for Charter of 1977, 1977 p. 3614. senior citizens. Act of2011, 2011 p. Amended, 1980 p. 42^. 3964. 1989 p. 5397. LAWRENCEVnXE BUILDING Repeal^, 2015 p. 4252. AUTHORITY. LEWIS, PRESTON B. JR. Current. Current. Established, Act of2015, 2015 p. 4219. Dedication of Preston B. Lewis, Jr., LAWRENCEVILLE, CITY OF. Memorial Hi^way, 2012 pp. 394, 863. LIBERTY COUNTY. Current. Charter of 1986. Current. Amended, 2011 p. 3906. Board of education. 2012 p. 5213. Established, elections. Act of 1986. 2015 pp. 4119, 4617 (Ord). Amended, 2012 p. ^38. LawrenceviUe BuildingAuthority. See Commissioners. LAWRENCEVILLE BUILDING Board established. Act of 1935. AUTHORTTY. Amended, 2012 p. 4228. Conveyances. LEARIE CITY OF. State property, 2014 p. 506. Current. Easement, 2012 p. 1330. Charter of2010, 2010 p. 3577. 2015 p. 130. Noncurrent. Liberty County Industrial AuHiority. Charter of 1975, 1975 p. 4401. General provisions, Act of 1964. Amended, 1983 p. 3949. Amended, 2010 p. 4105. Repealed, 2010 p. 3577. State court. Corporate limits. Established, Act of 1916. Extended, Act of 1983, 1983 p. 3949. Amended, 1950 p. 2042. Charter of 1975 repealed, 2010 p. 3577. 1953 Jan.-Feb. Sess. pp. 2105, 2180. LECROY, TROOPER CHADWICK 1983 p. 3899. T. Current. ULBURN, CITY OF. Dedication ofTrooper Chadwick T. Current. Memoi^ LeCroy Bridge, 2012 p. 863. Charter of2002. LEE COUNTY. Amended, 2011 p. 3763. Redevelopment powers. Current. Board of education. Authority to exercise. Act of2007, 2007 p. 3835. Reconstituted, election, school Noncurrent. superintendent, Act of 1993. Charter of2002. Amended, 2011 Ex. Sess. p. 532. Commissioners. Amended, 2010 p. 3538 (Reffailed). Board established. Act of 1921. LILES, PAUL V., JR, Amended, 2011 Ex. Sess. p. 537. Current. Conveyances. Dedication of Paul V. Liles, Jr. Bridge, State property, 2010 p. 1017. 2015 pp. 621, 642. LOCALAND SPECIAL LAWS 3 LINCOLN COUNTY. LOWNDES COUNTY—Contd — Current. Current Cont’d Board of education. Commissioners. Election. Board estabhshed. Act of2011, 2011 p. Districts, vacancies, Act of 1986. 3508. Amended, 2012 p. 4565. Amended, 2012 p. 4275. Commissioners. Board reconstitute. Act of2003, 2003 pp. Board established. Act of 1949. 4034, 4492. Amended, 2012 p. 4561. Repealed (effective January 1, 2011), LOCUST GROVE, CITY OF. 2009 p. 3877. Current. 2011 p. 3508. Charter of 1976. Conveyances. Amended, 2013 p. 3800. State property, 2011 p. 862. 2014 p. 4096. Easement for utihties, 2015 p. 130. Magistrate court. LOGANVILLE, CITY OF. Estabhshed, Act of 1967. Current. Charter of 1988. Amended, 2013 p. 3711. Probate court. Amended, 2013 pp. 4775 (Ord), 4804 (Ord). Judge. LONG COUNTY. Nonpartisan election, 2013 p. 3709. Current. State court. Board ofeducation. Estabhshed, Act of 1901. Established, Act of 1977. Amended, 2014 p. 4274. Amended, 2012 p. 4300. Taxation. Commissioners. Excise tax on pubhc accommodations to Board recreated and established. Act of promote tourism, conventions, etc. Act 1988. of 2015, 2015 p. 3847. Amended, 2012 p. 4295. Noncurrent. LONG, WILLIAM G. Commismoners. Current. Board estabhshed. Act of 2009, 2009 p. Dedication William G. Long Interchange 3877. at Ridgewalk Parkway, 2012 pp. 394, Repealed, 2011 p. 3508. 863. LUMPKIN COUNTY. LOONEY, TROOPER FREDERICK Current. HERMAN. Board of education. Current. Election, Act of 1982. Dedication of Trooper Frederick Herman Amended, 2011 Ex. Sess. p. 336. Looney Memorial Hi^way, 2013 p. Commismoners. 1018. Board estabhshed, Act of2001. LORD, JIMMY B. Amended, 2011 Ex. Sess. p. 331. Lumpkin County Water and Sewerage Current. Dedication of Jimmy B. Lord Highway, Authority. 2015 p. 642. Estabhshed, Act of 1984. LOWE, JUDGE WILLIAM JEFFREY. Amended, 2014 p. 4214. Magistrate court. Current. Clerk. Dedication of Judge William Jeffi^y Appointment by chiefmagistrate. Act of Lowe Memori^ Highway, 2013 p. 951. 2010, 2010 p. 4071. LOWER CHATTAHOOCHEE REGIONAL Taxation. AIRPORT AUTHORITY. Homestead exemption from school taxes for Current. senior citizens and disabled. Act of Established, Act of2006. 2008, 2008 p. 4109. Amended, 2010 p. 3570. LYERLY, TOWN OF. 2012 p. 5050. Current. LOWER CHATTAHOOCHEE REGIONAL Charter of2012, 2012 p. 4934. TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. Noncurrent. Current. Charter of 1976, 1976 p. 4051. Established, Act of2012, 2012 p. 5019. Repealed, 2012 p. 4934. LOWNDES COUNTY. LYONS, CITY OF. Current. Current. Board of education. Charter of2013, 2013 p. 4280. Election, Act of 1992. Conveyances. Amended, 2012 p. 3970. State property, 2011 p. 862. 4 LOCALAND SPECIAL LAWS LYONS, cmr OF —Cont’d MACON, CITY OF -Cont’d — Noncurrent, Current Cont’d Charter of 1907, 1907 p. 765. Macon Water Authority. Amended, 1914 p. 974. Employees* pension plan. 2015 1925 p. 1109. Established, Act of 1953. 1952 p. 2026. Amended, 2012 p. 5637. 1963 pp. 2352, 2356. p. 3671. 1968 p. 2052. Established, Act of 1966. 1969 p. 3241. Amended, 2012 p. 4569. 1970 p. 2722. 2013 p. 3505. 1971 p. 2982. 2014 pp. 3889, 4210. 1978 p. 3037. 2015 p. 4080. 1979 p. 4871 (Ord). Restructuring of government into 1980 pp. 3499, 4716 (Ord). county-wide government. 1982 p. 5296 (Ord). Charter ofMacon-Bibb County of2012, 1985 p. 3714. 2012 p. 5595. 1986 p. 4795. Generally. See MACON-BIBB COUNTY. Repealed, 2013 p. 4280. Retirement system. Eligibility. M Freeze, 2014 p. 4429 (Ord). Fire and pohce employees’ retirement MACON-BIBB COUNTY. system. Eligibihty and participation. Current. Charter of2012, 2012 p. 5595. Freeze, 2014 p. 4435 (Ord). Amended, 2013 pp. 3501, 3942. Transition ofpension obhgations to 2014 p. 4155. restructuied government, 2012 p. 5595. Taxation. 2015 pp. 4566 (Ord), 4569 (Ord). Community improvement districts. HotelAnotel tax. Act of2010, 2010 p. 4117. Established, A^ of2014, 2014 p. 4048. MACON COUNTY. Tax commissioner. Current. Continuation under restructured Board ofeducation. government, 2012 p. 5595. Established, elections. Act of 1985. Office establish^. Act of 1941, 1941 p. 754. Amended, 2011 Ex. Sess. p. 498. MACON, CITY OF. Commissioners. Board established, Act of 1872. Current, Charter of 1977. Amended, 2011 Ex. Sess. p. 504. Conveyances. Amended, 2011 pp. 4255 (Ord), 4380 (Ord). 2013 pp. 4675 (Ord), 4679 (Ord), 4708 State property, 2012 p. 1180. (Ord), 4787 (Ord), 4795 (Ord), 4799 Easement over state property, 2013 p. 898. (Ord). 2014 pp. 4429 (Ord), 4435 (Ord). 2015 p. 130. Community enhancement authority. MADISON, CITY OF. Macon-Bibb Coimly Community Current. S^ Enhancement Authority. within Charter of 1891. this heading, ‘‘Macon-Bibb County Amended, 2013 p. 4818 (Ord). Community Enhancement Authority.’’ MADISON COUNTY. Conveyances. Current, State property, 2011 p. 862. Board of education. Hotels, motels, inns, lodgings. Members, districts, elections. Act of 1988. Hotel/motel tax. Act of2010. See within Amended, 2012 p. 4106. this heading, ‘Taxation.” Board of elections and registration. Macon-Bibb County Community EnhancementAuthority. Established, Act of2013, 2013 p. 3936. Commissioners. Established, Act of2012, 2012 p. 5270. Board established. Act of 1965. Amended, 2014 p. 3529. Macon-Bibb County HospitalAuthority. Amended, 2012 p. 4112. Conveyances. Conveyance ofstate property, 2011 p. 862. State property, 2011 p. 862. Transitional provisions relating to 2012 p. 1180. restructured government, 2012 p. 5595. Macon-Bibb County I)ransit Authority. MANAC, PFC DON. Established, Act of 1980. Current. Amended, 2012 p. 5216. Memorial bridge designated, 2011 p. 924. LOCALAND SPECIAL LAWS 5 MANCHESTER, CITY OF. MAYSVILLE, TOWN OF —Contd — CurrenU Noncurrent Cont’d — Charter of 1909. Charter of 1909 Cont’d — Amended, 2012 p. 4486. Amended Cont’d 2014 p. 3692. 1927 p. 1382. MANDER, PATROLMAN DONALD 1966 p. 3321. J. 1970 p. 3000. Current, 1976 p. 3715. Dedication of Patrolman Donald J. Repealed, 2007 p. 3995 (New Charter, Mander Memorial Underpass, 2012 p. Reincorporation as CityXRefnot held). 863. 2010 p. 3959. MANSFIELD, CITY OF. MCCAYSVILLE, CITY OF. Current, Current, Charter of2012, 2012 p. 5419. Charter of 1996. Noncurrent, Amended, 2015 p. 4642 (Ord). Charter of 1988, 1988 p. 4240. MCCLELLAND, JIM, SR. Repealed, 2012 p. 5419. Current, POW MARIETTA, CITY OF. Dedication of Jim McClelland, Sr. Current, Memorial Bridge, 2013 p. 951. Charter of 1977. MCDONOUGH, CITY OF. Amended, 2010 p. 3628. Current, Cobb County-Mêtta WaterAuthority. Charter of2012, 2012 p. 5452. Established, Act of 1951. Taxation. Amended, 2011 p. 4097. Excise tax, Act of2013, 2013 p. 3665. Georgia Gone I^th the î^d Trail. Noncurrent, Designation, 2012 p. 394. Charter of 1981, 1981 p. 3387. MARION COUNTY. Amended, 1999 p. 4147. 2001 p. 4722 (Ord). Current, 2012 p. 5452 (repealing charter as Board of education. amended). Reconstituted, election, districts, vacancies, Charter of2012. chairperson, compensation. Act of2002. Amended, 2012 p. 5479 (Ref&iled). Amended, 2012 p. 3832. MCDOUGALD MEMORIAL PARWAY. Commismoners. Board established. Act of 1951. Current, Dedication ofMcDougald Memorial Amended, 2012 p. 4138. MARSHALL, RAYMOND ROYAL. Parkway, 2014 p. 86. MCDUFFIE COUNTY. Current, Memorial intersection designated, 2011 p. Current, Board of education. 924. Established, Act of 1972. MARSHALLVILLE, CITY OF. Amended, 2012 p. 3820. 2012 Current, 2013 p. 3526. Charter of 1987. Board of elections and registration. Amended, 2015 p. 3521. Established, Act of 1990. MASSEY, TROOPER ROY CECIL. Amended, 2015 p. 4031. Commissioners. Current, Dedication ofTrooper Roy Cecil Massey Board established, Act of 1955. Memoried Hi^way, 2013 p. 1018. Amended, 2012 p. 3815. Conveyances. MAYSVILLE, CITY OF. State property, 2013 p. 972. Current, Easement, 2012 p. 1231. Charter of2010, 2010 p. 3959. Coroner. Amended, 2011 p. 3503. General provisions. Act of 1959. p. 5786 (Ord). Amended, 2015 p. 3520. Noncurrent, MCINTOSH COUNTY. Charter of2007, 2007 p. 3995 (Refnot held). Current, Amended, 2009 p. 3683 (2007 Act repealed^ Board of education. Repealed, 2010 p. 3959. Election, Act of 1980. MAYSVILLE, TOWN OF. Amended, 2012 p. 3646. Noncurrent, 2014 p. 4254. Charter of 1909, 1909 p. 1110. Board of elections and registration. Amended, 1918 p. 743. Established, Act of 2006. 1920 p. 1235. Amended, 2015 p. 4027. 6 LOCALAND SPECIAL LAWS MCINTOSH COUNTY-Cont’d MERIWETHER COUNTY—Cont’d — — Current Cont'd Current Contd Commissioners. Commissioners. Board established, Act of 1876. Board established. Act of 1871. Amended, 2012 p. 3653. Amended, 2012 p. 4365. 2014 p. 4249. Conveyances. Conveyances. State property, 2014 p. 506. State property, 2012 p. 1180. Easement, 2015 p. 130. Easement, 2014 p. 544. Lease, 2015 p. 1459. 2015 p. 130. Motor vehicle registration periods. Act of METROPOLITANATLANTARAPID 2010, 2010 p. 3958. TRANSIT AUTHORITY. NoncurrenU Current, Motor vehicle registration periods, Act of Clayton County. 1997, 1997 p. 3861. Fiill participation, sales tax levied in Repealed, 2010 p. 3958. MARTA support of MCINTYRE, TOWN OF. Question submitted to non-binding Current, referendum. Act of2010, 2010 p. Charter of2012, 2012 p. 4993. 3565 (Refpassed). Noncurrent, Established, Act of 1965. Charter of 1971, 1971 p. 2370. Amended, 2014 p. 634. Amended, 1980 p. 3932. 2015 p. 3532. 1984 p. 3624. Noncurrent, 1997 p. 4295. Board ofdirectors. Repeal^, 2012 p. 4993. Enacting Georgia Code 1981, Section 32-9- MCRAE, CITY OF. 14, 2010 p. 778. Current, Consolidation with Helena, City of. Repcêd, 2014 p. 649. Georgia Code 1981. Incorporation as dty ofMcê-Helena, Section 32-9-13. 2014 p. 3736. Noncurrent, Enacted, 2010 p. 778. Charter of 1963, 1963 p. 2482. Repealed, 2014 p. 649. Amended, 1968 pp. 2^5, 2729. Section 32-9-14. 1979 p. 3488. Enacted, 2010 p. 778. 2003 pp. 4811 (Ord), 4816 (Ord). Repealed, 2014 p. 649. Repealed, 2014 p. 3736. Local sales and use tax proceeds. MCRAE-HELENA, CITY OF. Use by pubhc transit authorities. Current, Enacting Georgia Code 1981, Section 32- Charter of2014, 2014 p. 3736. 9-13, 2010 p. 778. MCSWEEN, EOD TECHNICIAN FIRST Repealed, 2014 p. 649. CLASS JOSEPH ADAM. METIER, CITY OP. Current, Current, EOD Dedication of Technician First Taxation. Class Joseph Adam McSween Excise tax on public accommodations to Memorial Intersection, 2012 p. 863. promote tourism, conventions, etc. Act MENLO, CITY OF. of 2014, 2014 p. 3851. Current, MBLLEDGEVILLE-BALDWIN COUNTY Charter of2011, 2011 p. 4132. UNIFIED GOVERNMENT. Noncurrent, Current, Charter of 1903, 1903 p. 588. Amended, 1941 p. 1671. Charter of2015, 2015 p. 3582 (Ref). 1961 p. 2497. MILLEDGEVILLE, CITY OF. 1963 p. 2825. Current, 1973 p. 2319. Conveyances. 1976 p. 2836. Easement across state property in Baldwin 1993 p. 4843. County, 2011 p. 820. Repealed, 2011 p. 4132. State property. MERIWETHER COUNTY. Easements for certain utilities, 2015 p. Current, 130. Board of education. Milledgeville-Baldwin county unified Election, school superintendent. Act of government. See MILLEDGEVILLE- BALDWIN COUNTY UNIFIED 1985. Amended, 2012 p. 4373. GOVERNMENT.