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Augusta Richmond GA
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ORDINANCE NO'5871
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CONSOLIDATION ACT,
1995 GA. LAWS, P. 3648, PURSUANT TO SECTION 15
OF SAID ACT, AND PURSUANT TO THE HOME RULE
PROVISIONS OF ..THE GEORGIA CONSTITUTION, SO AS
TO CHANGE THE NAME AND DESIGNATION OF THE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, TO CHANGE THE NAME AND
DESIGNATION OF THE CHAIRPERSON-MAYOR, THE VICE
CHAIRPERSON~MAYOR PRO TEMPORE AND OF THE
COMMISSIONERS-COUNCILPERSONS; TO PROVIDE AN
EFFECTIVE DATE; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION-
COUNCIL, AND IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY AUTHORITY OF SAME AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.
The "ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE GOVERNING
AUTHORITY OF RICHMOND COUNTY SHALL BE A BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
CONSISTING OF A CHAIRPERSON-MAYOR AND TEN MEMBERS, TO DESIGNATE THE
BOARD AS THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION-COUNCIL AND THE
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AS COMMISSIONERS-COUNCILPERSONS, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSESII, 1995 Ga. Laws, p. 3648 (hereinafter referred to as the
Consolidation Act) is hereby amended such that the designation of
the Board of Commissioners of Richmond County as the IIAugusta-
Richmond County Commission-Council" is hereby changed such that it
shall be designated as, the "Augusta-Richmond County Commission.1I
All references to the "Augusta-Richmond County Commission-Council"
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are amended by substituting. in lieu thereof the. designation
"Augusta-Richmond County Commission, 11 and all references to the
"Commission-Council" are amended by substituting in lieu thereof
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the designation "Commission".
Section 2. The Consolidation Act is further amended by
changing the designation of the "Mayor-Chairperson" to the "Mayor",
and by substituting the designation "Mayor" for each and every
reference to the "Mayor-Chairperson" in said Act.
Section 3. The Consolidation Act is further amended by
changing the designation of the "Vice Chairperson-Mayor Pro
Tempore" to the "Mayor Pro Tempore", and by substituting the
designation "Mayor Pro Tempore" for each and every reference to
"Vice-Chairperson-Mayor Pro Tempore" in said Act.
Section 4. The Consolidation Act is further amended by
changing the designation of "Commissioner-Councilperson". to
"Commissioner", and by substituting the designation "Commissioner"
for each and every. reference to "Commissioner-Councilperson" in
said Act.
Section 5. This Ordinance is adopted by the Augusta-
Richmond County Commission-Council pursuant to the provisions of
the Constitution of th~ State of Georgia which provides for Home
Rule by Counties, and further pursuant to the provisions of Section
15 of said Consolidation Act.
Section 6. All laws or ordinances or parts of laws or
ordinances in conflict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
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Section 7.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon
its being filed with the Secretary of State of Georgia in
accordance with all. applicable law.
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Adopted this
17
day of September
1996 and this
day of October
, '1996.
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