HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTION NO. 11-08-185son* STATE OF GEORGIA RESOLUTION NO. 11-08-185
COUNTY OF FULTON
Ak.A A RESOLUTION BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA ADOPTING A PREPAID
WIRELESS 9-1-1 CHARGE.
WHEREAS, O.C.G.A. § 36-35-3(a) authorizes the governing authority of the City to adopt clearly
reasonable ordinances, resolutions and regulations;
WHEREAS, O.C.G.A. § 46-5-134.2(b) and 0), as amended by Act No. 187, Georgia Laws 2011,
authorizes municipalities operating a 9-1-1 public safety answering point to impose by resolution a
prepaid wireless 9-1-1 charge in the amount of 75 cents per retail transaction;
WHEREAS, O.C.G.A. § 46-5-134.2 provides that such charges shall be collected by sellers of prepaid
wireless telecommunications services, remitted to the State Revenue Commissioner, and then distributed
to local governments that adopt a resolution or ordinance pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 46-5-134.2(b) and 0);
WHEREAS, the City operates a 9-1-1 public safety answering point; and
WHEREAS, the governing authority thus desires to impose a prepaid wireless 9-1-1 charge in
the amount of 75 cents per retail transaction.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mayor and Council of the City of Milton, Georgia
does hereby levy and impose a prepaid wireless 9-1-1 charge in the amount of 75 cents per retail
transaction as authorized by O.C.G.A. § 46-5-134.2 (b) and j. Such charge shall be collected by sellers,
A`" as defined in O.C.G.A. § 46-5-134.2 (a) (8), and remitted to the State Revenue Commissioner in
conformance with O.C.G.A. § 46-5-134.2. Funds received by the City from charges imposed by this
Resolution shall be deposited in the Emergency Telephone System Fund maintained by the City pursuant
to O.C.G.A. § 46-5-134 and kept separate from general revenue of the City, all such funds to be used
exclusively for the purposes authorized by O.C.G.A. § 46-5-134 (e) and (f); and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the City Clerk is hereby directed to file with the State
Revenue Commissioner a certified copy of this Resolution, in accordance with O.C.G.A. § 46-5-134.2 0)
(1), within ten (10) days of enactment of this Resolution. This Resolution shall become effective on
January 1, 2012.
ORDAINED this 1 st day of August, 2011.
Approved:
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Joe Lockwood ayor
Attest:
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Clerk
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STATE OF GEORGIA
,t,„ COUNTY OF FULTON
RESOLUTION NO. 11-01-168
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE FIVE ETHICS PRINCIPLES FOR THE
CONDUCT OF CITY OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Georgia Municipal Association have established a
Certified City of Ethics Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Milton, Georgia, wishes to be certified as a Certified City of Ethics
under the GMAC program; and
WHEREAS, part of the certification process requires the Mayor and Council to subscribe to the
ethics principles approved by the GMA Board;
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Milton, GA while in a regular called
meeting on January 5, 2011 at 6:00p.m. that
SECTION 1. As a group as individuals, the governing authority subscribes to the
following ethics principles and pledges to conduct its affairs accordingly:
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• Serve Others, Not Ourselves;
• Use Resources With Efficiency and Economy;
• Treat All People Fairly;
• Use The Power of Our Position For The Well Being of Our Constituents;
and
• Create An Environment Of Honesty, Openness And Integrity.
SECTION 2. That this Resolution shall become effective upon its adoption;
SECTION 3. That resolutions in conflict with this resolution are hereby repealed.
RESOLVED, this the 5th day of January, 2011.
Approved:
Joe Lockwoo or
Attest:
Su ie Gordon, City Clerk
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Karen Thurman, City Council
District 1
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William Lusk, City o
District 3
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Burt Hewitt, City Council
District 4
Ke Lon ria, City Counc'
District 5
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District 6