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O.C.G.A. § 36-35-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as ‘‘The Municipal Home Rule Act of 1965.’’ History. — Ga. L. 1947, p. 1118, § 1; Ga. L. 1951, p. 116, § 1; Ga. L. 1965, p. 298, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 36-35-2 Incorporation, dissolution, merger, and boundary changes by local Act or under general law; annexation of deannexed property
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(a) No municipal corporation shall be incorporated, dissolved, merged, or consolidated with any other municipal corporation, or have its municipal boundaries changed except by local Act of the General Assembly or by such methods as may be provided by general law. (b) Whenever any…
O.C.G.A. § 36-35-3 Adoption of ordinances, rules, and regulations; amendment of charters and amendment or repeal of ordinances, rules, and regulations by petition and referendum
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(a) The governing authority of each municipal corporation shall have legislative power to adopt clearly reasonable ordinances, resolutions, or regulations relating to its property, affairs, and local government for which no provision has been made by general law and which are not…
O.C.G.A. § 36-35-4 Compensation and benefits for employees and members of governing authority; conditions and requirements governing increases for elective members of governing authority
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(a) The governing authority of each municipal corporation is authorized to fix the salary, compensation, and expenses of its municipal employees and the members of its municipal governing authority and to provide insurance, retirement, and pension benefits, coverage under federal…