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OFFICIAL CODE OF GEORGIA ANNOTATED 2012 Supplement Including Acts ofthe 2012 Regular Session ofthe General Assembly Prepared by The Code Revision Commission The Office of Legislative Counsel and The Editorial StaffofLexisNexis® Published UnderAuthority ofthe State ofGeorgia Volume 42A Index to Local and Special Laws L-Z and General Laws ofLocal Application Place in Pocket of Corresponding Volume ofMain Set LexisNexis® Charlottesville,Virginia — Copyright© 1994 2012 BY The State of Georgia All rights reserved. ISBN978-0-327-11074-3 5009629 (Pub.41805) 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 ofLocalApplication for Counties, Municipalities and Judicial Circuits in light of legislation enacted during the 2012 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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Suggestions are especially welcome with respect to Acts which may be superseded or obsolete but which are still in "current" because they have not been specifically repealed or because there was uncertainty as to their status. in Digitized by the Internet Archive 2013 in http://archive.org/details/govlawgasupp42aindexlz LOCAL AND SPECIAL LAWS LAWRENCEVILLE, CITYOF. Current. LAGRANGE, CITYOF. Charterof1986. Current. Amended, 2011 p. 3906. Charterof1968. 2012 p. 5213. Amended, 2012 p. 5750 (Ord). LEARY, CITYOF. Hotels, motels, inns, lodgings. Current. Hotel/motel tax. See within this heading, Charter of2010, 2010 p. 3577. Noncurrent. "Taxation." Redevelopment and otherpowers. Charter of1975, 1975 p. 4401. Authority to exercise,Act of2010, 2010 p. ARempeenadleedd,,21091803pp..33597479.. 3556. Corporate limits. Taxation. Extended,Act of1983, 1983 p. 3949. Hotel/motel tax,Act of2010, 2010 p. 4113. Charterof1975 repealed, 2010 p. 3577. LAMAR COUNTY. LECROY, TROOPER CHADWICKT. Current. Current. Board ofeducation. Dedication ofTrooper Chadwick T. Election, school superintendent LeCroyMemorial Bridge, 2012 p. 863. appointment,Act of1971. LEE COUNTY. Amended, 2012 p. 4416. Current. Commissioners. Board ofeducation. Board established,Act of1943. Reconstituted, election, school Amended, 2012 p. 4422. superintendent,Act of1993. LANCE, PFC SAMUEL STEPHENS. Amended, 2011 Ex. Sess. p. 532. Commissioners. Current. Memorial intersection designated, 2011 Board established,Act of1921. pp. 900, 924. Amended, 2011 Ex. Sess. p. 537. Conveyances. LANIERCOUNTY. State property, 2010 p. 1017. Current. Magistrate court. Board ofeducation. Clerk. Established,Act of1970. Appointmentby chiefmagistrate,Act of Amended, 2012 p. 3763. 2010, 2010 p. 4107. Commissioners. Law libraryfee,Act of1998. Board established,Act of1933. Amended, 2010 p. 3897. Amended, 2012 p. 3768. LENNING, CONNOR. LAURENS COUNTY. Current. Current. Memorial highway designated, 2011 p. Board ofeducation. 900. Election, districts,Act of1986. LEWIS, PRESTONB. JR. Amended, 2012 p. 4286. Current. Commissioners. Dedication ofPreston B. Lewis, Jr., Board established,Act of1893. Memorial Highway, 2012 pp. 394, 863. Amended, 2012 p. 3694. LIBERTYCOUNTY. Conveyances. Current. Easement ofstate property, 2010 p. 1043. Board ofeducation. LAVONIA, CITYOF. Established, elections,Act of1986. Current. Amended, 2012 p. 4238. Charterof2002. Commissioners. Amended, 2010 p. 3655. Board established,Act of1935. Taxation. Amended, 2012 p. 4228. Excise tax on rooms, accommodations, etc Conveyances. to promote tourism,Act of2012, 2012 State property. p. 5199. Easement, 2012 p. 1330. Homestead exemption from city taxes for Liberty County IndustrialAuthority. seniorcitizens,Act of2011, 2011 p. General provisions,Act of1964. 3964. Amended, 2010 p. 4105. LOCALAND SPECIAL LAWS LILBURN, CITYOF. LUMPKIN COUNTY. Current. Current. Charterof2002. Board ofeducation. Amended, 2011 p. 3763. Election,Act of1982. Redevelopment powers. Amended, 2011 Ex. Sess. p. 336. Authority to exercise,Act of2007, 2007 p. Commissioners. 3835. Board established,Act of2001. Noncurrent. Amended, 2011 Ex. Sess. p. 331. Charter of2002. Magistrate court. Amended, 2010 p. 3538 (Reffailed). Clerk. LINCOLN COUNTY. Appointmentby chiefmagistrate,Actof Current. 2010, 2010 p. 4071. Taxation. Board ofeducation. Homestead exemption from school taxes for Election. seniorcitizens and disabled,Act of Districts, vacancies,Actof1986. Amended, 2012 p. 4565. 2008, 2008 p. 4109. Commissioners. LYERLY, TOWN OF. Board established,Act of1949. Current. Amended, 2012 p. 4561. Charterof2012, 2012 p. 4934. LONG COUNTY. Noncurrent. Current. Charterof1976, 1976 p. 4051. Board ofeducation. Repealed, 2012 p. 4934. Established,Act of1977. LYONS, CITYOF. Amended, 2012 p. 4300. Current. Commissioners. Conveyances. Board recreated and established,Act of State property, 2011 p. 862. 1988. M Amended, 2012 p. 4295. LONG, WILLIAMG. MACON-BIBB COUNTY. Current. Current. Dedication William G. LongInterchange Charterof2012, 2012 p. 5595 (Ref). at RidgewalkParkway, 2012 pp. 394, Tax commissioner. 863. Continuation under restructured LOWERCHATTAHOOCHEE REGIONAL government, 2012 p. 5595 (Ref). AIRPORTAUTHORITY. Office established,Act of1941, 1941 p. 754. Current. MACON, CITYOF. Established,Act of2006. Current. Amended, 2010 p. 3570. Charterof1977. 2012 p. 5050. Amended, 2011 pp. 4255 (Ord), 4380 (Ord). LOWERCHATTAHOOCHEE REGIONAL Community enhancement authority. TRANSPORTATIONAUTHORITY. Macon-Bibb County Community Current. EnhancementAuthority. See within Established,Act of2012, 2012 p. 5019. tChoimsmhuenadiitnyg,En"Mhaacnocne-mBeinbtbACuotuhnortiyty." LOWNDES COUNTY. Conveyances. Current. State property, 2011 p. 862. Board ofeducation. Hotels, motels, inns, lodgings. Election,Act of1992. Hotel/motel tax,Act of2010. See within Amended, 2012 p. 3970. this heading, "Taxation." Commissioners. Macon-Bibb County Community Board established,Act of2011, 2011 p. EnhancementAuthority, 3508. Established,Act of2012, 2012 p. 5270. Amended, 2012 p. 4275. Macon-Bibb County HospitalAuthority. Board reconstituted,Act of2003, 2003 pp. Conveyance ofstate property, 2011 p. 862. 4034, 4492. Transitional provisions relatingto Repealed (effective January 1, 2011), restructured government, 2012 p. 5595 2009 p. 3877. (Ref). 2011 p. 3508. Macon-Bibb County TransitAuthority. Conveyances. Established,Act of1980. State property, 2011 p. 862. Amended, 2012 p. 5216. Noncurrent. Macon WaterAuthority. Commissioners. Employees' pension plan. Board established,Act of2009, 2009 p. 3877. Established,Act of1953. Repealed, 2011 p. 3508. Amended, 2012 p. 5637. LOCALAND SPECIAL LAWS MACON, CITY OF—Cont'd MARIETTA, CITYOF—Cont'd — — Current Cont'd Current Cont'd — Macon WaterAuthority Cont'd Georgia Gone With the Wind Trail. Established,Act of1966. Designation, 2012 p. 394. Amended, 2012 p. 4569. MARION COUNTY. Restructuringofgovernment into county-wide government. Current. Charter ofMacon-Bibb County of2012, Board ofeducation. 2012 p. 5595 (Ref). Reconstituted, election, districts, vacancies, Generally. See MACON-BIBB COUNTY. chairperson, compensation,Act of2002. Retirement system. Amended, 2012 p. 3832. Transition ofpension obligations to Commissioners. restructured government, 2012 p. 5595 Board established,Act of1951. (Ref). Amended, 2012 p. 4138. Taxation. MARSHALL, RAYMOND ROYAL. Hotel/motel tax,Act of2010, 2010 p. 4117. Current. MACON COUNTY. Memorial intersection designated, 2011 p. Current. 924. Board ofeducation. Established, elections,Act of1985. MAYSVILLE, CITYOF. Amended, 2011 Ex. Sess. p. 498. Current. Commissioners. Charterof2010, 2010 p. 3959. Board established,Act of1872. Amended, 2011 p. 3503. Amended, 2011 Ex. Sess. p. 504. 2012 p. 5786 (Ord). Conveyances. Noncurrent. State property, 2012 p. 1180. Charterof2007, 2007 p. 3995 (Refnot held). MADISON COUNTY. Amended, 2009 p. 3683 (2007Act repealed). Current. Repealed, 2010 p. 3959. Board ofeducation. Repealed, 2010 p. 3959. Members, districts, elections,Act of1988. MAYSVILLE, TOWN OF. Amended, 2012 p. 4106. Noncurrent. Commissioners. Board established,Act of1965. Charterof1909, 1909 p. 1110. ConvAemyeanndceeds,.2012 p. 4112. Am1e9n2d0edp.,11293158. p. 743. State property, 2011 p. 862. 1927 p. 1382. 2012 p. 1180. 1966 p. 3321. 1970 p. 3000. MANAC, PFC DON. 1976 p. 3715. Current. Repealed, 2007 p. 3995 (New Charter, Memorialbridge designated, 2011 p. 924. Reincorporation as CityXRefnotheld). MANCHESTER, CITYOF. 2010 p. 3959. Current. MCDONOUGH, CITY OF. Charterof1909. Current. Amended, 2012 p. 4486. Charterof2012, 2012 p. 5452. MANDER, PATROLMANDONALD J. Amended, 2012 p. 5479 (Ref). Current. Noncurrent. Dedication ofPatrolman DonaldJ. Charterof1981, 1981 p. 3387. ManderMemorial Underpass, 2012 p. Amended, 1999 p. 4147. 863. 2001 p. 4722 (Ord). MANSFIELD, CITYOF. 2012 p. 5452 (repealingcharter as amended). Current. Charter of2012, 2012 p. 5419. MCDUFFIE COUNTY. Noncurrent. Current. Charterof1988, 1988 p. 4240. Board ofeducation. Repealed, 2012 p. 5419. Established,Act of1972. MARIETTA, CITYOF. Amended, 2012 p. 3820. Current. Commissioners. Charterof1977. Board established,Act of1955. Amended, 2010 p. 3628. Amended, 2012 p. 3815. Cobb County-MariettaWaterAuthority. Conveyances. Established,Act of1951. State property. Amended, 2011 p. 4097. Easement, 2012 p. 1231. LOCALAND SPECIAL LAWS MCINTOSH COUNTY. METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID Current. TRANSITAUTHORITY—Cont'd — Board ofeducation. Current Cont'd Election,Act of1980. Georgia Code 1981. Amended, 2012 p. 3646. Section 32-9-13. Commissioners. Enacted, 2010 p. 778. Board established,Act of1876. Section 32-9-14. Amended, 2012 p. 3653. Enacted, 2010 p. 778. Conveyances. Local sales and use taxproceeds. State property, 2012 p. 1180. Use bypublic transit authorities. Motorvehicle registration periods,Act of Enacting Georgia Code 1981, Section 2010, 2010 p. 3958. 32-9-13, 2010 p. 778. Noncurrent. MILLEDGEVILLE, CITYOF. Motorvehicle registration periods,Act of Current. 1997, 1997 p. 3861. Conveyances. MCRIepNeTalYeRdE,,20T10OWp.N39O5F8.. EaseCmoeunnttya,cr2o0s1s1spt.at8e20p.roperty in Baldwin Current. Waterutility system. Charterof2012, 2012 p. 4993. Easement across state propertyin Baldwin Noncurrent. County, 2011 p. 820. Charterof1971, 1971 p. 2370. MILLERCOUNTY. Amended, 1980 p. 3932. 1984 p. 3624. Current. 1997 p. 4295. Commissioners. Repealed, 2012 p. 4993. Board established,Act of1983. MCSWEEN, EOD TECHNICIANFIRST Amended, 2010 p. 4192 (Ord). CLASSJOSEPHADAM. MILNER, CITYOF. Current. Current. Dedication ofEOD Technician First Charterof2012, 2012 p. 5224. ClassJosephAdam McSween Noncurrent. Memorial Intersection, 2012 p. 863. Charterof1969, 1969 p. 3475. MENLO, CITY OF. Amended, 1972 p. 2628. Current. 1982 p. 4486. Charterof2011, 2N0o1n1cup.rr4e1n3t2.. Rep2e0a0l7edp,p.24031624,p.45425224.(Ord). Charterof1903, 1903 p. 588. MILTON, CITY OF. Amended, 1941 p. 1671 Current. 1961 p. 2497. City ofMilton Public Buildings and 1963 p. 2825. FacilitiesAuthority. 1973 p. 2319. Established,Act of2007. 1976 p. 2836. Amended, 2012 p. 5153. 1993 p. 4843. MITCHELL COUNTY. Repealed, 2011 p. 4132. Current. MERIWETHERCOUNTY. Board ofeducation. Current. Election,Act of1970. Board ofeducation. Amended, 2012 p. 4411. Election, school superintendent,Act of1985. Commissioners. Amended, 2012 p. 4373. Board established,Actof1873. Commissioners. Amended, 2012 p. 4405. Board established,Act of1871. Conveyances. Amended, 2012 p. 4365. State property, 2012 p. 1180. METROPOLITANATLANTARAPID MONROE COUNTY. TRANSITAUTHORITY. Current. Current. Board ofeducation. Board ofdirectors. Reconstituted, election, school EnactingGeorgia Code 1981, Section superintendent,Act of1993. 32-9-14, 2010 p. 778. Amended, 2012 p. 4381. Clayton County. Commissioners. Full participation, sales tax levied in Board established,Act of1907. support ofMARTA. Amended, 2011 p. 3912 (Reconstituted). Question submitted to non-binding 2012 p. 4388. referendum,Act of2010, 2010 p. Conveyances. 3565 (Refpassed). State property, 2011 p. 862. LOCALAND SPECIAL LAWS MONROE COUNTY—Cont'd MOUNTAIN PARK, CITY OF. — Current Cont'd Current. Monroe County Public Facilities Charterof1982. Authority. Amended, 2010 p. 3560. Established,Act of2008. MUELLER,ANNE O. Amended, 2012 p. 5201. Current. Probate court. Bridge designated, 2011 p. 900. Judge. MURRAY COUNTY. Nonpartisan election,Actof2012, 2012 p. Current. 5055. Board ofeducation. MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Election,Act of1990. Current. Amended, 2012 p. 3809. Board ofeducation. Board ofelections. Election,Act of1979. Established,Act of1984. Amended, 2012 p. 4489. Amended, 2012 p. 4967. Commissioners. MUSCOGEE COUNTY. Board established,Act of1953. Current. Amended, 2011 p. 3625. Conveyances. 2012 p. 4118. Conveyances. State property, 2010 p. 1017. State property, 2012 p. 1180. Scho2o0l12syps.t1e1m8.0. MONTICELLO, CITYOF. School district. Current. Established,Act of1949. Charterof1959. Amended, 2012 pp. 4577, 5585. Amended, 2011 p. 3627. MOORE, JAMES C. N Current. Corridordesignated, 2010 p. 362. NELSON, CITYOF. MORELAND, TOWN OF. Current. Current. Charterof1992. Charterof1985. Amended, 2012 p. 5718 (Ord). Amended, 2012 p. 5159 (Ref). NEWTON COUNTY. MORGAN COUNTY. Current. Current. Airport authority. Board ofeducation. Covington MunicipalAirportAuthority. Election, school superintendent, Established,Act of2010. See appointment,Act of1985. COVINGTON, CITYOF. Amended, 2012 p. 3948. Board ofeducation. Commissioners. Election, school superintendent, Board established,Act of1935. appointment,Act of1967. Amended, 2012 p. 3941. Amended, 2012 p. 4157. MORROW, CITYOF. Commissioners. Board established,Act of1967. Current. Amended, 2012 p. 4148. Hotels, motels, inns, lodgings. Conveyances. Hotel/motel tax,Act of2010. See within State property. this heading, "Taxation." Easement, 2012 p. 1231. Taxation. Hotel/motel tax,Act of2010, 2010 p. 4143. NIX, JUDGE KENNETH O. Current. MOULTRIE, CITY OF. Dedication ofJudge Kenneth O. Nix Current. Highway, 2012 p. 863. Taxation. NORCROSS, CITYOF. Excise tax on rooms, accommodations, etc Current. to promote tourism,Act of2012, 2012 Charterof1990. MOUNpT.A4I83N8.CITY, TOWN OF. Am2e0n1d2edp.,42901171.p. 4036. Current. Noncurrent. Charterof1907. Charterof1990. Amended, 2010 pp. 3834, 3936. Amended, 2010 pp. 3698 (Reffailed), 3700 2011 p. 4289 (Ord). (Reffailed). LOCALAND SPECIAL LAWS NORTH GEORGIAELECTRIC PAULDING COUNTY—Cont'd MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION. Current—Cont'd Current. Board ofelections andregistration. Easement across state property, 2011 p. Established,Act of2007. 820. Amended, 2011 p. 3783. Commissioners. Board established,Act of1975. OAK GROVE CEMETERYAUTHORITY. Amended, 2012 p. 4451. Current. PAYNE CITY, CITYOF. Establishment ofauthority,Act of2012, Current. 2012 p. 5194. Restructuringofgovernment into OGLETHORPE COUNTY. county-wide government. Current. Charter ofMacon-Bibb Countyof2012, Board ofeducation. 2012 p. 5595 (Ref). Election, school superintendent, Generally. See MACON-BIBB COUNTY. appointment,Act of1967. PEACH COUNTY. Amended, 2011 Ex. Sess. p. 427. Current. Commissioners. Board ofeducation. Board established,Act of1986. CounAtmeynsduerdv,ey2o0r1.1 Ex. Sess. p. 423. AddAimteinodneald,me2m0b1e2rsp.,3d6i1s3t.ricts,Actof1990. Commissioners. Office ofelected surveyor abolished, appointment, term,Act of2011, 2011 p. Board established,Act of1964. 3634. Amended, 2012 p. 3607. Veterans Memorial highway. OXFORD, CITYOF. Designated, 2010 p. 339. Current. Charterof2001. PEACHTREE CITY, CITYOF. Amended, 2011 p. 3653. Current. Taxation. City ofPeachtree CityPublic Facilities Homestead exemption from citytaxes,Act Authority. of2011, 2011 p. 3650. Established,Act of2011, 2011 p. 4121. Public utilities authority. See within this heading, "City ofPeachtree CityPublic FacilitiesAuthority." PALMETTO, CITYOF. PEACHTREE CORNERS, CITYOF. Current. Taxation. Current. Homestead exemption from city taxes for Charter of2011, 2011 p. 3729. senior citizens,Act of2009, 2009 p. Incorporation,Act of2011, 2011 p. 3729. 3842 (Refresults unknown). PICKENS COUNTY. PARRISH, ROY. Current. Current. Commissioners. Parkway designated, 2011 pp. 900, 924. Board established,Act of2010, 2010 p. 2012 p. 394. 3704. PARROTT, TOWN OF. Amended, 2012 p. 3602. Pickens County Water and Sewer Current. Authority. Charterof2011, 2011 p. 3937. Established,Act of1969. Noncurrent. Charterof1889, 1889 p. 834. Amended, 2012 p.No5n2c1u8r.rent. Amended, 1903 p. 654. Commissioner. 1911 p. 1501. 11997879 pp.. 35143003.(Res.). OffAimceenedsetadb,li1s9he4d5,pA.c7t2o6.f1920, 1920 p. 598. Repealed, 2011 p. 3937. 1953 Nov.-Dec. Sess. p. 2186. PAUGH, DEPUTYJAMES D. 11996624 pp.. 22105616.. DediMceamtoiorniaolfDHeipghuwtaCyuyJr,rae2mn0et1.s2Dp.p.P3a6,ug39h4, 863. 111999776186 ppp... 223533925352... PAULDING COUNTY. 1982 p. 4501. Current. 1986 p. 4381. Board ofeducation. 1993 p. 4720. Election,Act of1968. Repealed, 1991 p. 4212 (Reffailed). Amended, 2012 p. 4621. 2010 p. 3704.