HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 19-01-501 - 01/23/2019 - Resolution - Set Qualifing Fees - ElectionsSTATE OF GEORGIA
FULTON COUNTY
RESOLUTION NO. 19-01-501
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA
TO SET QUALIFYING FEES FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
WHEREAS, such Code provides at § 21-2-13 1 (a)(1)(A) that qualifying fees shall be
fixed no later than February 1 of any year in which a general election is to be held; and
WHEREAS, State law provides that such fees shall be three percent (3%) of the total
gross salary of the office paid in the preceding year of a salaried office, including all
supplements authorized by law; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with its Charter, the City of Milton will be holding elections
for Council Seats for District 1 /Post 2, District 2/Post 2, and District 3/Post 2 in 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Internal Revenue Service has held that Councilmembers hold salaried
positions;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton, Georgia, pursuant
to their authority do hereby adopt a Resolution as follows:
1.
The following qualifying fees shall apply to candidates seeking municipal office in the
election to be held November 5, 2019:
City Councilmember - $390.00
2.
Let a copy of this Resolution be published in the City's legal organ following its
adoption.
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The above Resolution was read and approved by the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton on
the 23rd day of January 2019.
Attest:
Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk
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Joe Lockwood, ayor
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