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AMENDED RESOLUTION
AMENDED RESOLUTION RESTATING THE AUTHORIZATION OF THE AUGUSTA-
RICHMOND COUNTY LAND BANK AUTHORITY; CREATING A NEW COMPOSITION
OF THE LAND BANK BOARD WHICH SHALL BE SELECTED BY THE AUGUSTA-
RICHMOND COUNTY COMMISSION FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERSHIP; PROVIDING
A TERM FOR SAID MEMBERS; PROVIDING FOR RELATED MATTERS; PROVIDING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE; TO REPEAL CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, O.c.G.A. S 48-4-60, et seq., provides that upon adoption of a Resolution by
a consolidated government a Land Bank Authority may be established to be a public body
corporate and politic with the power to sue and be sued, to accept and issue deeds in its name,
and to have other powers necessary and incidental to, carry out the purposes of such Land Bank
Authorities; and
WHEREAS said Land Bank has been established by an enabling Resolution as adopted
by the Augusta Richmond County Commission on July 16, 1997 and readopted on September 6,
2005; and
WHEREAS O.C.G.A. S 48-4-62 requires that the Land Bank Board be composed of four
members to be appointed by the governing authority of the consolidated government;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE AUGUSTA RICHMOND COUNTY
COMMISSION AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1
Section 5 of said Resolution as adopted on July 16, 1997 and readopted on September 6,
2005, is deleted in its entirety there from and said section 5 is hereby amended and restated to
read:
Section 5. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF RICHMOND COUNTY LAND
BANK AUTHORITY; COMPOSITION.
(a) Said Richmond County Land Bank Authority shall be managed and controlled by a
Board composed of four (4) members to be appointed by the Augusta-Richmond County
Commission. Said Board shall be composed as follows:
1. Director of License and Inspection (or his designee to be approved by the
Augusta-Richmond County Commission) of Augusta-Richmond County;
and
2. Tax Commissioner (or his designee to be approved by the Augusta-
Richmond County Commission) of Augusta-Richmond County; and
3. Executive Director of Planning and Zoning (or his designee to be
approved by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission) of Augusta-
Richmond County; and
4. Administrator (or his designee to be approved by the Augusta-Richmond
County Commission) of Augusta-Richmond County.
(b) One member of the Augusta-Richmond County Commission, as selected by the
Augusta-Richmond County Commission, who shall serve ex officio without voting
authority and who shall serve a two (2) year term commencing from the date of his or
her appointment and until his or her successor is duly qualified and appointed.
Section 2.
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Duly adopted by the Augusta-Richmond County Commission this I day of
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Augusta-Richmond County
Commission
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By: c!2:et~
As its Mayor
Attest:
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