Georgia Code, Title 50, Chapter 8, Article 4 - Metropolitan Area Planning and Development Commissions
- § 50-8-80 - Definitions
As used in this article, the term: (1) "Area" means a standard metropolitan statistical area located wholly within this state as defined by the...
- § 50-8-81 - Legislative Intent
It is in the public interest to create an agency composed of officials of political subdivisions and private citizens to coordinate planning and development...
- § 50-8-82 - Creation of Metropolitan Area Planning and Development Commission; First Meeting
There is created a metropolitan area planning and development commission in each area of this state having a population of more than 1,000,000 according...
- § 50-8-83 - Powers, Duties, and Obligations of Regional Commission
A commission shall be, for its area, a regional commission as defined in and with all the powers, duties, and obligations of a regional...
- § 50-8-84 - Composition of Membership of Commission; Redistricting of Areas Removed From Jurisdiction of Existing Commission
(a) The members of a commission for an area shall consist of: (1) The chairman of the board of commissioners of each county within...
- § 50-8-85 - Terms of Office; Removal From Office; Filling of Vacancies
(a) The public members of a commission shall have terms of office concurrent with their respective terms of public office. Members at large of...
- § 50-8-86 - Quorum; Votes Equally Weighted
A quorum for taking action at a meeting of a commission may be set in such manner as the bylaws of the commission shall...
- § 50-8-87 - Chairman; Election; Powers and Duties; Salary and Expense Allowances; Removal
(a) The chairman of a commission shall be elected by the commission from among its members for a two-year term, but no person shall...
- § 50-8-88 - Election of Officers; Compensation of Officers and Members
A commission shall elect such officers as it deems necessary for the conduct of its affairs, including a secretary and treasurer, who need not...
- § 50-8-89 - Executive Director; Selection and Appointment
A commission shall appoint an executive director to serve at the pleasure of the commission as the principal operating administrator for the commission. An...
- § 50-8-90 - Terms of Employment of Officers, Employees, and Agents; Power to Contract With Private Individuals; Officers and Employees to Be Public Employees
A commission may prescribe the compensation, benefits, and all terms and conditions of employment of its officers, employees, and agents. A commission may contract...
- § 50-8-91 - Establishment of Advisory Committees; Appointment of Members; Compensation
A commission may establish and appoint persons to advisory committees to assist the commission in the performance of its duties. Members of advisory committees...
- § 50-8-92 - Development Guides; Contents
A commission shall prepare and adopt and from time to time amend, change, or repeal, after appropriate study and such public hearings as may...
- § 50-8-93 - Review of Area Plans; Designation As Official Planning Agency; Responsibility to Carry Out Assigned or Delegated Planning Functions for an Area
(a) It is in the public interest and it is provided by this article that: (1) A commission review each area plan prepared for...
- § 50-8-94 - Submission by Municipality and County of Area Plan; Comment and Recommendation; Public Hearing Upon Request for Reconsideration of Recommendation
(a) Each municipality within an area and each county within an area shall submit to the commission for comment and recommendation thereon every area...
- § 50-8-95 - Submission by Public Entity of Area Plan; Review; Public Hearing Upon Request for Reconsideration of Recommendation
(a) A commission shall review every area plan prepared for use within the area by a public authority, public commission, public board, public utility,...
- § 50-8-96 - Commission to Review All Applications of Governmental Entities for State or Federal Loan or Grant; Procedure
A commission shall review all applications of municipalities, counties, authorities, commissions, boards, or agencies within the area for a loan or grant from the...
- § 50-8-97 - Commission to Engage in Continuous Program of Research, Study, and Planning of Matters Affecting Its Area
A commission shall engage in a continuous program of research, study, and planning of matters affecting its area including but not limited to: (1)...
- § 50-8-98 - Determination of Whether Plan is Area Plan Under Code Section 50-8-80; Procedure; Authorization to Adopt Bylaws, Rules, and Regulations
(a) A commission shall have and exercise all power and authority which may be necessary or convenient to enable it to perform and carry...
- § 50-8-99 - Authorization to Accept Gifts, Loans, and Grants From Governments and Agencies
In carrying out the purposes of this article, a commission shall be authorized to contract with, apply for, and accept gifts, loans, and grants...
- § 50-8-99.1 - Commission Authorized to Be Contracting Agent for Certain Local Governments
(a) For purposes of this Code section, the term "participating affected local government" means the governing body of a political subdivision which is or...
- § 50-8-100 - Annual Report to General Assembly and to Each Political Subdivision and Supporting Agency; Contents
On or before February 1 of each year, a commission shall report to the General Assembly of this state and to each political subdivision...
- § 50-8-101 - Books of Account; Annual Population Estimates; Operating Funds; Annual Program and Budget
(a) A commission shall keep books of account which shall be independently audited at least once in each full calendar year during which a...
- § 50-8-102 - Submission of Negative or Unfavorable Recommendation Based Upon Stale Data
A commission shall not submit a negative or unfavorable recommendation which is based upon any data which has been accumulated for a period of...
- § 50-8-103 - Determination of Effective Dates of Certain Code Sections by Resolution of Commission or by Operation of Law
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a commission shall determine by resolution the timing and sequence of the assumption of such duties, powers,...
Last modified: October 14, 2016