HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION NO. 09-01-70STATE OF GEORGIA
FULTON COUNTY
RESOLUTION NO. 09-01-70
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA
TO SET QUALIFYING FEES FOR MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
The Council of the City of Milton hereby resolves while in regular session on the 5th day of
January, 2009 at 6:00 pm:
WHEREAS, effective January 1, 1999, the Georgia Municipal and Georgia Election
Codes were combined into one known as the Georgia Election Code; and
WHEREAS, such Code provides at § 21-2-131(a)(1) that qualifying fees shall be fixed
not 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 if a salaried office; and
WHEREAS, in compliance with House Bill 1470, the City of Milton will be holding
elections for the Mayor and Council Seats from District 1, District 3, and District 5 in 2009; 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:
The following qualifying fees shall apply to candidates seeking municipal office in the
election to be held November 3, 2009:
Mayor $690.00
City Councilmember $390.00
2.
Let a copy of this Resolution be published in a newspaper of general circulation
following its adoption.
The above Resolution was read and approved by the Mayor and Council of the City of
Milton on the 5t" day of January, 2009.
Attest:
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Gwi�� rn
ette R. Marchiafava, City Clerk
(Seal)
Joe Lockwood, yor