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STATE OF GEORGIA
FULTON COUNTY
RESOLUTION NO. R22-12-636
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA
TO AUTHORIZE A MUNICIPAL SUPERINTENDENT TO CONDUCT
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
WHEREAS, the Official Code of Georgia Annotated ("O.C.G.A.") outlines at § 21-2-70
et seq. the powers and duties of election superintendents in both counties and municipalities; and
WHEREAS, O.C.G.A. § 21-2-70.1 provides that a municipal superintendent shall be
selected by the governing authority in a public meeting and the municipal superintendent shall
conduct all municipal elections held within the municipality; and
WHEREAS, by ordinance and intergovernmental agreement, the Fulton County Board
of Elections and Registration has historically operated as the superintendent for municipal
elections; and
WHEREAS, the Milton Municipal Election Feasibility Committee researched whether
the City of Milton should conduct its municipal elections; and
WHEREAS, the Committee determined that the city would realize significant cost
savings to conduct its own city elections;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton, Georgia, pursuant
to their authority do hereby adopt a Resolution as follows:
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The City of Milton shall appoint a municipal superintendent to conduct City elections.
Such appointment shall occur at a future City Council meeting.
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The municipal superintendent to be appointed by the City of Milton shall oversee and
conduct the first municipal election in the City of Milton during the 2023 municipal election
cycle.
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The municipal superintendent to be appointed by the City of Milton, or his or her
successor, shall continue to oversee and conduct municipal elections in the City of Milton until
such direction is rescinded or modified by the City Council.
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' The City Manager is directed to take any additional actions, to include any necessary
ordinance or intergovernmental agreement amendments, deemed appropriate to fulfill the
objectives of this Resolution and return same to the City Council.
This Resolution was read and approved by the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton
on the 19th day of December 2022.
Attest:
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P yton 'son, Mayor
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