HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No 11 12 198STATE OF GEORGIA
COUNTY OF FULTON
RESOLUTION NO. 11-12-198
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING A CHARTER COMMISSION
FOR THE CITY OF MILTON, GEORGIA
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MILTON HEREBY RESOLVES while in
regular session on the 5th day of December, 2011 as follows:
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 7.18 of the Charter for the City of Milton,
Georgia, five years after the inception of the City of Milton, the mayor and city
council shall call for a Charter Commission to review the city's experience and
recommend to the General Assembly any changes to the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, the City of Milton was incorporated December 1, 2006; and
WHEREAS, in accord with Section 7.18 of the Charter, the Milton Charter
Commission must be established on Monday, December 5, 2011; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interests of the citizens of the City of Milton to establish
a Charter Commission to undertake a review of the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, it is further in the interests of the citizens of the City of Milton that
the Charter Commission receive input from the elected officials of Milton as to
those areas of the Charter in need of potential revision or adjustment; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Council may each appoint one member to
the Charter Commission; and
WHEREAS, each member of the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate
whose district lies wholly or partially within the corporate boundaries of the City
of Milton may appoint one member to the Charter Commission; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Council have determined that their
appointees shall be as set forth below;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THIS COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MILTON, GEORGIA, as follows:
1. That a Charter Commission is hereby established to review the city's experience
and recommend to the General Assembly any changes to the City Charter.
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2. That the newly formed Charter Commission may assemble for organizational
purposes as quickly as practicable following formation, but shall not assemble for
purposes of discussing substantive charter -related issues until at least January 15,
2012.
3. That the City Council for the City of Milton shall, at the first regular Council
meeting in January 2012, consider and approve a detailed list of those Milton
Charter areas and issues for which it would request that the Charter Commission
specifically review. This list shall be provided to the Charter Commission at its
introductory meeting.
4. This draft list of Milton Charter areas and issues shall be assembled by city staff,
in conjunction with the City Manager, and shall be placed on the December 12,
2011, City Council work session agenda for consideration in order that a final list
may be approved by the City Council at its first regular meeting in January 2012.
5. All members of the Charter Commission must reside in the City of Milton.
6. The Mayor hereby appoints Robert Meyers to serve on the City of Milton's
Charter Commission.
7. The City Council hereby appoints David Shannon to serve on the City of Milton's
Charter Commission.
8. Each member of the Georgia House of Representatives and Senate whose district
lies wholly or partially within the corporate boundaries of the City of Milton shall
appoint one member to the Charter Commission as follows:
Senator John Albers (Senate District 56) hereby appoints Ron Wallace;
Representative Jan Jones (House District 46) hereby appoints Gordon Hunter; and
Senator David Shafer (Senate District 48) hereby appoints George Ragsdale.
9. The Milton Council further hereby appoints the City Manager to serve in an ex
officio capacity with respect to the Charter Commission and provide as much input
as is needed by the Commission.
10. The Charter Commission must complete its review and make recommendations by
June 5, 2012.
11. The City Attorney or an attorney from that office shall attend the meetings of the
Charter Commission to provide substantive and procedural legal guidance, and to
ensure all necessary minutes and other procedural protocols are observed.
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RESOLVED this 5th day of December, 2011.
Approved:
Joe Lock o d, Mayor
Attest:
Sudie AM Gordon, City Clerk
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