HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 6939 TECHNICAL EDITORIAL CHANGES CITY CODE
Ordinance No. b~ '1
ORDINANCE TO AMEND VARIOUS TITLES OF THE AUGUSTA-
RICHMOND COUNTY CODE; TO PROVIDE FOR TECHNICAL AND
EDITORIAL CHANGES IN THE AUGUSTA CODE; TO PROVIDE FOR
SEVERABILITY; TO PROVIDE AN EFFECTIVE DATE; AND, FOR
OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSES.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE AUGUSTA-RICHMOND
COUNTY COMMISSION AND IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE
AUTHORITY OF THE SAME, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
PURPOSE
The purpose of this ordinance is to provide for
editorial and technical changes in the course of the
re-codification of the Augusta-Richmond County Code,
2006 Edition.
SECTION 2.
The Augusta-Richmond County Code, Section
3-1-1 et seq., and Section 1-3-43 are hereby amended by
deleting all references in said Sections to "Bush
Field" or "Bush Field Municipal Airport" and replacing
the same with the name, "Augusta Regional Airport at
Bush Field;"
SECTION 3.
The Augusta-Richmond County Code, Title 1,
Article 2.1, ~ 1-4-15, is hereby amended to delete the
word "six" in the last sentence of said section and
substitute therefore the word "four" so that said
S 1-4-15 when amended reads as follows:
Sec. 1-4-15. Creation;
directors--Composition,
members.
The Downtown Development
Authorities Law (Ga. Laws 1981,
page 1 744 et seq. , as amended,
codified as Chapter 36-42-4, Ga. Code
Ann. ) (The "Act"), which was enacted
by the General Assembly of the State
of Georgia, creates for every
municipal corporation in the State of
Georgia a public body corporate and
poli tic to be known as the Downtown
Development Authorities law of such
municipal corporation, which will
consist of a board of seven directors.
to be appointed by the governing body
of such municipal corporation for
initial terms. of two, four, and
six years and thereafter for staggered
terms of four years.
board
terms
of
of
SECTION 4.
The Augusta-Richmond County Code, Section
1-4-56(b) shall be amended by deleting therefrom said
section, in its entirety, and replacing it with the
following:
(b) Five (5) persons of the county
shall be appointed as commis-
sioners of the Housing Authority,
such appointees to be appointed
for the terms and for the purposes
as set out In the Housing
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Authorities Laws of Georgia of
1937. The Quality Housing and
Work Responsibility Act of 1998
requires The Board of each public
housing agency to contain no less
than one member who is directly
assisted by the public housing
agency. O.C.G.A. S 8-3-1 et seq.
(as amended), relating to Housing
Authorities, provides for the
appointment of one or two
additional commissioners who shall
be known as resident commissioner
of said City, County and Regional
Housing Authorities in compliance
with Federal Law.
SECTION 5.
The Augusta-Richmond County Code, Section
S 1-4-65 is hereby deleted in its entirety and lS
amended by replacing the same with the following:
One trustee and the successors of
that trustee shall be appointed by the
Commission among the Commissioners and
shall serve for a term the shorter of
4 years or until no longer a
Commissioner. Appointment of all
other successor trustees shall be made
by the Commission as hereinafter
provided from the names of three
(3) persons submitted by the County
Hospi tal Authority to the Commission;
however, the name of no person shall
be submitted by the Hospital Authority
for consideration for appointment to
the Board of Trustees unless and
except that the person whose name is
being submitted for membership shall
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have been personally consulted with by
the Hospital Authority, and has agreed
to serve in the event of his
appointment; and all shall be
residents of the county.l
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See O.C.G.A. S 31-7-72(c); 1985 Ga.
Laws 3892-3894.
SECTION 6.
S 1-4-66 of the Code of Augusta lS hereby
amended by striking the same in its entirety and
substituting in lieu thereof, the following:
~ 1-4-66 Same Advisors and their
selection and qualifications
In addition to the regular members
of the Board of Trustees of Hospital
Authori ty, the Volunteer Board of the
University Hospital shall have the
right to appoint one of its members as
an advisor to the Board of Trustees,
but such advisor shall not be a member
of the Board of Trustees, shall have
no voting power in matters handled by
such Board and such advisor's services
shall be advisory only in all matters.
SECTION 7.
The Augusta-Richmond County Code,
S 1-4-105 is hereby amended by inserting "and" after
"branch libraries" and before "deposits," and by
striking from said section the following: "and
bookmobile service."
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SECTION 8.
The Augusta-Richmond County Code, Title 1,
S 1-4-106 (a) is hereby stricken in its entirety and
there is substituted therefore the following:
(a) The governing body of the Augusta-
Richmond County Public Library
shall be a board of trustees
composed of ten (10) members, one
appointed by each Augusta
Commissioner with the possibility
of two additional members
appointed by the Richmond County
Legislative Delegation.
(1) Members shall be appointed for
a four (4) year term beginning
on April 1 of the year in which
the appointing Commissioner
assumes office and until their
successors are appointed. If a
member of the board resigned or
is removed for cause, a new
member will be appointed to
fill the unexpired term.
(2) Should the Richmond County
Legislative Delegation choose
to appoint two (2) members as
provided in the Consolidation
Act, such members shall serve
for a term of four (4) years.
S 1-4-106 (c) is hereby stricken in its
entirety and there is substituted therefore the
following:
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(c) Committees of the board of trustees
may be appointed from time to time by
the president as needed.
SECTION 9.
The Augusta-Richmond County Code S 2-2-28
is hereby amended to delete therefrom the reference to
"P.O. Box 1477, Augusta, Georgia 30903," and substitute
in lieu thereof, the following: "P.O. Box 9270,
Augusta, Georgia 30903."
SECTION 10. The Augusta-Richmond County Code, S 2-2-32
is hereby amended so as to delete all references to
"Metropolitan" in said section so that all references
to the "Augusta Metropolitan Convention and Visitors
Bureau, Inc.," are changed to "Augusta Convention and
Visitors Bureau, Inc."
SECTION 11. The Augusta-Richmond County Code S 2-4-4
and S 2-4-6 is hereby amended by deleting from said
sections all references to the "Housing and
Neighborhood Development Department" and there lS
substituted therefore the following: "The Housing and
Community Development Department."
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SECTION 12. The Augusta-Richmond County Code lS hereby
amended by striking S 7-4-64 in its entirety; and,
S 7-1-16 of the Augusta-Richmond County Code, Title 7
lS hereby amended as follows:
deleted is the "Standard Building Code, 2000
Edition" and in substitution therefore there is hereby
inserted the "International Building Code, 2006
Edition;"
deleted are all references to the "Standard
Plumbing Code, 2000 Edition" and there is substituted
therefore the "International Plumbing Code, 2006
Edition";
deleted are all references to the "Standard Gas
Code, 2006 Edition" and there is substituted therefore
the "International Fuel Gas Code, 2006 Edition";
deleted are all references to the "Standard
Mechanical Code, 1994 Edition" and there is substituted
therefore the "International Mechanical Code, 2006
Edition";
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deleted are all references to the "National
Electrical Code, 1996 Edition" and there is substituted
therefore the "National Electrical Code, 2005 Edition";
deleted are all references to the "Standard Fire
Prevention Code, 2000 Edition" and there is substituted
therefore the "International Fire Code, 2006 Edition";
deleted are all references to "CABO 1 and 2 Family
Dwelling Code, 2000 Edition" and there is substituted
therefore the "International Residential Code, 2006
Edition";
deleted are all references to the "CABO Model
Energy Code, 1995 Edition" and there is substituted
therefore the "International Energy Conservation Code,
2000 Edition"; and,
deleted are all references to the "Standard Housing
Code, 2003 Edition" and there is substituted therefore
the "International Property Maintenance Code, 2003
Edition."
SECTION 13. The Augusta-Richmond County Code
S 7-3-46(i) (1) is hereby amended to strike therefrom
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the reference to "Article 5, Chapter 4 of Title 48 of
the O.C.G.A." and is substituted therefore the
following: "O.C.G.A. S 41-2-12."
SECTION 14. Sub-sections (b) and (c) In Section 1-10-
71, "Major Purchase Contracts" are hereby deleted from
the Code of Augusta and are re-stated in their entirety
as follows:
(b) Major purchase contracts. Capital equip-
ment, construction and all serVlces
purchase contracts with a value of twenty
thousand dollars ($20,000.00) or more must
have:
(1) Specific proj ect concept approval by
the Commission;
(2) Specific budget approval (listed in
budget) or special funding authori-
zation by the Commission;
(3) Commission approval of the source
selection method and award of
contract; and
(4) Contract to be signed by the Mayor.
(c) Standard purchase contracts. Goods and
services purchase contracts with a value
less than twenty thousand dollars
($20,000.00)but more than one thousand
five hundred dollars ($1,500.00) must
have:
(1) General proj ect concept approval by
the Commission and/or Augusta-
Richmond County Administrator;
(2) General budget approval (e.g. could
be unspecified within a larger ac-
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count) by the Commission and specific
budget approval of the Administrator,
or special funding authorization by
the Commission or the Administrator
(if the transfer of funds is
necessary and general project concept
not approved previously by the
Commission);
(3) Administrator approval of source se-
lection method and award of contract;
and
(4) Contract to be signed by the Mayor.
SECTION 15.
Subsections (c) (30) and (80) in Section 5-
3-1, "General provisions" are hereby deleted from the
Code of Augusta and are re-stated in their entirety as
follows:
(30) Flow Proportioned. A composite sample
that is collected continuously or
discreetly. Discreet sampling may be
flow-proportioned by varying the time
interval between each aliquot. All
composites must be flow-proportioned
to each stream flow at time of
collection of aliquot or to the total
flow since the previous aliquot.
(80) Upset. An exceptional incident in
which there is unintentional and tem-
porary noncompliance with categorical
Pretreatement Standards because of
factors beyond the control of the
industrial user. An upset does not
include noncompliance to the extent
caused by operational error, impro-
perly designed treatment facilities,
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lack of preventive maintenance, or
careless or improper operation.
SECTION 16.
Sections 1-10-1 through 1-10-95 Chapter
10, "Purchasing" are hereby modified by deleting every
occurrence of the word "purchasing" and substituting
the word "procurement" therefor.
SECTION 17. All ordinances and parts of ordinances In
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 18. This ordinance shall be able to become
effective upon its adoption.
SECTION 19. If any section, provlSlon or clause of any
part of this ordinance lS declared invalid or
unconstitutional or if the provlslons of any part of
this ordinance as applied to any particular situation
or set of circumstances be declared invalid or
unconstitutional such invalidity shall not be construed
to affect portions of this ordinance not so held to be
invalid.
Duly adopted this .2
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200.6- .
day of IIh'l LL4; .J/JIJ!j, ..
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lfp- Mayor . .
Seal
Attest:
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Clerk ~f ommisslon
First reading: r~. Dec 11, 2006
Second reading:
T;mll.<1ry ~ ?007
Publish in the Augusta Chronicle January 18, 2007
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