Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority; method of appointing the membership; change

Brunswick and Glynn development board rules change

Beginning July 1, 2025, the law changes the Brunswick and Glynn County Development Authority’s five-member board. Glynn County and the City of Brunswick jointly approve appointments to Seats 1–4. The Authority submits one candidate at a time, offering another if rejected. After three candidates are rejected in a row, the county and city appoint someone by resolution. The Authority must identify current members holding Seats 1–4 within 10 days after July 1, 2025. It must send those designations to the county and city. Members holding those seats on June 30, 2025, keep serving through their scheduled term endings. Seat 1 ends June 30, 2026; Seat 2 ends June 30, 2027. Seat 3 ends June 30, 2028; Seat 4 ends June 30, 2029. Each current member can serve one more consecutive four-year term if reappointed. Later terms last four years and begin July 1. Members in Seats 1–4 can serve no more than two consecutive full four-year terms. They must then wait at least two years before reappointment. Partial terms do not count, leaving members eligible for two additional full terms. The county commission appoints its chair or vice-chair to Seat 5. That seat’s first term runs August 1 through December 31, 2025. Later terms last one year beginning January 1, with a limit of four consecutive terms. All members must be Glynn County residents and taxpayers. Members in Seats 1–4 cannot be county or city officers or employees. Removal for cause requires written notice, a hearing, and unanimous approval by the other four members. Removed members are permanently barred from reappointment. The Authority must adopt consistent bylaws and written policies covering attendance, notice, responses, and hearings. Vacancies use the original appointment process, and replacements finish the remaining term. Members whose terms end stay until successors are appointed and qualified. The board elects a chair and vice-chair from its members, plus a secretary-treasurer who need not be a member. The Seat 5 member cannot hold a board officer role. Each appointee must take an oath before a notary or another authorized officer. The law creates no direct household payment or tax change.